"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 achieved the Grand Prix for two consecutive years at the Japan Character Award 2024 and 2025. The gap between the small, cute characters and the harsh world they inhabit has garnered wide popularity among both adults and children, with over 4.66 million followers to date.
The anime "Chiikawa" is currently broadcasting every Tuesday and Thursday around 7:36 AM within Fuji TV's "Mezamashi TV." Furthermore, the series' first theatrical film, "Chiikawa The Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island," is scheduled for release on July 24, 2026.
Episode 160: "The Praised Ribbon 1"
[Synopsis]
Hachiware tells Chiikawa and the others that his ribbon was praised...
(C)ナガノ / ちいかわ製作委員会
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