Chiikawa Anime Halts New Episodes for 25-Episode Rebroadcast
The pause comes while the Chiikawa film is the top earner at the Japanese box office this year, so the rebroadcast routes viewers from the theatrical run back toward the episodes the film draws on.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The Chiikawa anime will temporarily pause regular airing of new episodes and run a revival rebroadcast of 25 older episodes until December 25. The run focuses on episodes early in the anime's life and episodes tied to Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu, the film that opened in Japan on July 24. The anime's new series premiered in July 2025, following a previous rebroadcast period that began in April 2025.
The revival run starts on the anime's regular Friday slot and continues through December 25. The 25 episodes selected lean on the early part of the run, plus episodes connected to Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu, which opened in Japan on July 24 and has earned over 15.84 billion yen (about US$100 million) on about 10.86 million tickets.
The anime premiered in April 2022 and aired every Friday inside Fuji TV's Mezamashi Terebi before moving to Tuesdays and Fridays in April 2023. Sentai Filmworks licensed it and streams it on HIDIVE with English subtitles. The July 2025 series is the latest run to stop regular airing.
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