Something small and cute
Chiikawa is finally here from Japan to fill your hearts with cuteness, friendship, and joy!
Chiikawa is finally here from Japan to fill your hearts with cuteness, friendship, and joy!
What started as a social media manga created by the illustrator Nagano, and named for the main character, Chiikawa has become one of the most beloved characters in Japan today.
Chiikawa, along with best friends Hachiware and Usagi, have touched the hearts of millions with the heartwarming and emotional tales of their daily lives.
Set in a cozy yet fantastical world, they work hard and sometimes struggle — but together they pull each other through and have fun.
Across Japan you can find them in books, a TV series, themed cafes, trains, and even their own merchandise store on Tokyo Station Character Street. And now these friends are here for you!
Small, cute, and full of personality — meet everyone from Chiikawa’s world.
Chiikawa
Hachiware
Usagi
Friend
Friend
Friend
Friend
Friend
Friend
Rakko
Kurimanju
Momonga
Shisa
Furuhonya
Catch a ride on a flying sunfish, discover giant sweets, and find unlimited steamed rice in the woods.
Everything you wanted to know about something small and cute.
You can impress your friends by speaking Japanese! Well, sort of. Chiikawa is pronounced the same in English as it is in Japanese: chee-ee-kow-wah.
Chiikawa is something small and cute!
Chiikawa comes from the Japanese phrase “Nanka Chiisakute Kawaii Yatsu” meaning “something small and cute”. Chiisai means small, and kawaii means cute. Put them together and you get Chiikawa!
Yes! Chiikawa’s closest friends are Hachiware and Usagi. Together they have good days and bad days, just like us. They laugh, they cry, they dance. As caring best friends, they lift each other up — and they always try to find the fun in any situation.
Chiikawa lives in a fantastical world that has some similarities to ours. Inhabitants love food, they exercise, and they go to work and earn money to buy things just like we do.
Everyone in Chiikawa’s world works for a living. Knights dressed in armor assign duties including the popular job of weeding. When you pass the weeding exam, you can earn more money and buy more things. Another popular job is hunting, because monsters sometimes mysteriously appear and need to be banished.
It’s full of surprises. In this world you can catch a ride on a flying sunfish and discover giant sweets just there for the eating. There is also unlimited steamed rice found in the middle of the woods.
Very popular! Millions of fans follow the manga on social media. Many tune into the TV show twice a week and also collect cute plush and other merchandise. Chiikawa has taken over the Tokyo Sky Tree, trains & buses, cafes, the local aquarium, and more. Even Japanese baseball and soccer teams have collaborated with Chiikawa!
@Chiikawa.official
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