"Their Rice Balls Matched!" Chiikawa and Friends Share a Cheerful Onigiri Picnic, Drawing Reactions of "They Look So Happy" — Chiikawa Episode 170

In episode 170 of the Chiikawa anime, a picnic scene where Chiikawa (voiced by Haruka Aoki), Hachiware (voiced by Makoto Tanaka), and Usagi (voiced by Ari Ozawa) happily eat onigiri together became a hot topic for its heartwarming exchange.

Episode 170, the third installment of the picnic arc, opens with a scene of the group eating lunch in the forest. Hachiware goes first, presenting salt-seasoned onigiri marked with the imprint of his own paw pads, saying, "I made enough for everyone." Chiikawa then pulls out a batch of lumpy, misshapen onigiri from his bear-shaped pouch. Hachiware can't help but laugh, delighted that the onigiri they'd each prepared turned out to be the same. The scene captures a picnic overflowing with happiness.

The scene drew comments from viewers, including, "Everyone eating onigiri together looks so happy," and "Chiikawa eating Hachiware's salt onigiri, and Hachiware eating Chiikawa's lumpy onigiri — it's so nice seeing them get along."