"Chiikawa" is a popular manga that illustrator Nagano has been posting on X (formerly Twitter) since 2020. It won the Japan Character Award 2022, and further won the Grand Prix for two consecutive years at the Japan Character Award 2024 and Japan Character Award 2025. The gap between the small and cute characters and the harsh world setting has garnered widespread popularity from adults to children, with followers now exceeding 4.61 million.
The anime "Chiikawa" is currently broadcast every Tuesday and Thursday around 7:36 AM within "Mezamashi TV" on the Fuji TV network. Additionally, "Chiikawa The Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island," the first theatrical film for "Chiikawa," is scheduled to be released on July 24, 2026.
■Episode 154 "Pajama Party-z 11"
[Synopsis]
Chiikawa and the others confront the large bird with deck brushes in hand
(C)ナガノ / ちいかわ製作委員会
