The three friends

Chiikawa

ちいかわ

The small white hero of the series. A crybaby who scares easily, but finds real courage when friends need help.

English: Chiikawa
Japanese: ちいかわ
Chinese (Taiwan): 吉伊卡哇
Chinese (Hong Kong): 吉伊卡哇
Chinese (Mainland): 吉伊卡哇
Korean: 치이카와

Traits

Small and white, with round earsCries easily but never gives upSpeaks mostly in short sounds and gesturesFights with a pink sasumata (pole weapon)Lives in a house won in a yogurt prize drawDoesn't like broccoliOfficial birthday: May 1

See Chiikawa in the original manga

Nagano posts the original strips on X. You can show one right here.

Nagano's post on XJul 16, 2020

The first strip of a story (in volume 1 of the Japanese books)

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Rakko
Pochette Yoroi-san
Muchauman
Momonga

Sources

『映画ちいかわ人魚の島のひみつ』公式サイト CHARACTERS
TVアニメ「ちいかわ」公式サイトキャラクター
アニメハック「『映画ちいかわ』キャラクター情報まとめ初登場回・声優キャスト・豆知識」（2026/7/25）
ニコニコ大百科「ちいかわ(キャラクター)」
Wikipedia「ちいかわなんか小さくてかわいいやつ」
TVアニメ「ちいかわ」公式ニュース：お誕生日限定☆新作スペシャルアニメ放送決定！（5/1はちいかわ&ハチワレの誕生日）
KAI-YOU「うさぎ、草むしり検定2級にしれっと合格ちいかわの悪戦苦闘の裏で」（2025/7/9）
講談社『ちいかわなんか小さくてかわいいやつ（2）』
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