"Chiikawa" is a popular manga posted on X that illustrator Nagano began serializing in 2020. It won the grand prix at the "Japan Character Awards 2022" and the "Japan Character Awards 2024" announced in July 2024. The gap between the small and cute characters and the harsh worldview has garnered widespread popularity from adults to children, and followers have surpassed 4.5 million to date.
The new series of the anime "Chiikawa" is currently airing within "Mezamashi TV" on Fuji TV affiliates starting from July 15, 2025. Additionally, "Chiikawa's" first theatrical film, "Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island," is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2026.
■Episode 145 "Pajama Parties 2"
[Synopsis]
Rōdō no Yoroi-san sings while working...
(C)nagano / chiikawa committee
