Where to watch & read Chiikawa
Official ways only — updated Oct 13, 2026

Chiikawa started as a web manga that the creator, Nagano, posts on X in Japanese. Here is every official way to watch the anime and read the manga outside Japan that we could confirm.

Anime

English dub — Chiikawa Official (YouTube)Since Oct 1, 2026English dub · Everywhere except Japan · Free · New episodes most weeks
Full episodes, about one minute each, labeled Season 1. The episodes are blocked in Japan, so viewers in Japan can't play them.
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Amasian TVSince Aug 20, 2026Japanese with English subtitles · USA only · Free with ads · 20 selected episodes
A fixed selection of 20 food-themed episodes from Season 1, on the web, phones and connected TVs.
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Mezamashi TV on YouTube (Fuji TV)Japanese only · Watchable outside Japan when we checked · Free · Each episode stays up for one week
Fuji TV's official channel posts each episode for a week after it airs on TV. There are no English subtitles. From Oct 2 to Dec 25, 2026 the TV slot shows reruns; new episodes return in January 2027.
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Fuji TV "Mezamashi TV" (TV in Japan)Since Apr 4, 2022Japanese · Japan · Free · Tue & Fri around 7:38 a.m. JST
The original broadcast, inside the morning show Mezamashi TV.
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Korean dub — AniBox (YouTube)Korean dub · South Korea only · Free
A full playlist from Daewon's anime channel. In Korea the series is called 먼작귀 (Meonjakgwi).
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Bilibili official accountChinese platform · Mainland China · Follows the Japanese airings
Bilibili marks this as the official Chiikawa anime account. We could not confirm whether the episodes are dubbed or subtitled.
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Manga

The original strips are posted on X by Nagano (@ngnchiikawa). The Japanese books are published by Kodansha.

There is no official English edition of the manga yet (as of October 13, 2026). The original strips are free to read on Nagano's X account, in Japanese.

Language	Title	Publisher	Volumes
Japanese (original, on X)	ちいかわ (なんか小さくてかわいいやつ)	Posted by Nagano on X (@ngnchiikawa)	Ongoing since Jan 2020 (free on X)
Japanese	ちいかわなんか小さくてかわいいやつ	Kodansha	1–8; vol. 9 on Nov 20, 2026
Chinese (Traditional)	吉伊卡哇這又小又可愛的傢伙	Taiwan Kadokawa	1–6 (latest Dec 2024)
Chinese (Simplified)	吉伊卡哇：那些又小又可爱的家伙们	Baihuazhou Literature and Art Publishing House	1–2 confirmed (Nov 2024)
Korean	먼작귀 (먼가 작고 귀여운 녀석-치이카와)	Daewon C.I. (Miu)	1–5 (latest Feb 2024)
German	Chiikawa – Süßer kleiner Fratz	TOKYOPOP	1–4
French	Chiikawa – Petits, mimis et zarbis	nobi nobi!	1–2 (2025)
Spanish	Chiikawa	ECC Ediciones	1–3; on hold since 2025

Official accounts

Chiikawa Official (@chiikawa.international)YouTube · English
chiikawa.officialInstagram · English
chiikawaofficial.comWebsite · English
Chiikawa Pocket (game) English accountX · English
Spiralcute (character licensing company)Website · English
Nagano — the original web manga (@ngnchiikawa)X · Japanese
TV anime official siteWebsite · Japanese
Chiikawa Info (official news site)Website · Japanese

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