Fans Soothed by Hachiware's Futon 'Kneading' as Usagi's Funny Sleeping Pose Also Gets Buzz in Chiikawa Episode 182

Episode 182 of the anime Chiikawa showed Hachiware (voiced by Makoto Tanaka) sleeping while 'kneading' the futon, with Chiikawa (voiced by Haruka Aoki) watching the scene with a warm smile.

The story opens at Hachiware's house, where Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi (voiced by Ari Ozawa) are sleeping together. Their stomachs full, all three seem to have dozed off right where they were. When Chiikawa wakes up in the middle of the night and looks to the side, Hachiware is still fast asleep, 'kneading... kneading...' the futon. After rolling over, Hachiware starts clenching and opening both hands, 'squeeze... open...'. Chiikawa gazes fondly at Hachiware's defenseless sleeping figure.

Standing out with a sleeping pose in stark contrast to Hachiware's was Usagi. Although shown only briefly, Usagi sleeping with rump and tail facing the camera caught the attention of many viewers.

On social media, viewers posted a stream of comments about being soothed by the irresistible cuteness of episode 182, such as "Hachiware's sleeping pose is so cute," "Hachiware is kneading while asleep!" and "I want to watch Hachiware sleeping together with Chiikawa!" Other reactions included "Usagi is snoring so loudly!" and "Everything is cute, but Usagi's way of sleeping is the one that made me laugh."