"Chiikawa" is a popular manga posted on X, which illustrator Nagano began serializing in 2020. It won the grand prize 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 the number of followers has surpassed 4.5 million to date.
The new series of the anime "Chiikawa" is currently airing on Fuji TV's "Mezamashi TV" starting from July 15, 2025. Additionally, "Chiikawa's" first theatrical film, "Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu," 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
