Chiikawa the Movie slips to #4 in its 11th weekend with a cumulative ¥17.17 billion, while the Star Detective Precure! film falls to #5 in week three. Madoka Magica Walpurgisnacht: Rising re-enters at
The Chiikawa Christmas Market is set to run from November 24 to December 25, 2026, at Toyosuna Park in Chiba, featuring photo spots, themed food, limited merchandise, and interactive activities.
Chiikawa launches a starry-night 2027 Years Item lineup, cozy belly warmers, and a variety of pochi bags, rolling out from October 2025 onward.
New Chiikawa merchandise is on the way, including New Year money envelopes, Bookmark Collection Vol.6, and Collection File Vol.4, rolling out from mid-October and December 2026.
The Chiikawa TV anime will temporarily halt new episode broadcasts from October 2, switching to a 25-episode revival run through December 25, kicking off with the fan-favorite “Nantoka Vania” arc.
A new blind-pack sticker collection based on Nagano’s Chiikawa goes on sale at bookstores across Japan from September 28, featuring 9 types at 660 yen each.
The “Chiikawa Pocket Mini POP UP STORE” event kicks off at Sapporo PARCO on September 18, 2026, bringing past merchandise collections to fans across Japan.
The Chiikawa film “Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu” announces 4DX screenings from Sept. 5, plus vocal cheer and auto-controlled penlight events, after hitting ¥11 billion in 31 days.
ODK Media’s Amasian TV is now streaming 20 episodes of the Chiikawa anime for free in the U.S. with English subtitles and Japanese audio — no subscription required.
Rewatching “Kappa no Kuu to Natsuyasumi” as an adult reveals a far darker, more complex film than childhood memory suggests — one that never shied away from human selfishness.
Comic Natalie’s most-read article for Aug 6–12, 2026 was the fourth Chiikawa × Kura Sushi collaboration campaign, set to run from August 21 through September 30.
Anime critic Fujitsu Ryōta argues that the Chiikawa film transcends its fairy-tale structure through silence, song, and a narrative crack that forces audiences to imagine what Chiikawa never says alou
Fuji TV’s brand-new summer event “Odaiba FunRising” kicked off on 25 July 2026, bringing Chiikawa, Puppet Sunsun, and an Odoru Daisosasen museum together until 23 August.
Shobido has launched a new Chiikawa collection featuring four embroidered Boston bags and three limited-edition hair care items, available now across Japan.
To mark the theatrical debut of “Chiikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island,” TVer is streaming all 120 episodes of the Chiikawa anime for free from July 24 to August 23, 2026.
The official site for Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu has revealed two new cast members — Momoka Terasawa and Sayumi Suzushiro — ahead of the film’s July 24 Japanese release.
