"Chiikawa" is a popular manga posted on X (formerly Twitter) 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 4.6 million to date.

The new series of the anime "Chiikawa" has been airing since July 2025 within "Mezamashi TV" on the Fuji Television Network. Additionally, as the first theatrical release of "Chiikawa," "Chiikawa The Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island" is scheduled to be released on July 24, 2026. The long-form story called the "Siren Arc," which Nagano wrote for the film, will be adapted into a movie.

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