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Chiikawa Halloween 2026 Designs Land on Talking ODM for Limited Run

Talking ODM, the print-on-demand service that lets buyers pair a design with a product, added a limited Chiikawa Halloween line on September 1. The set, called Chiikawa HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2026, carries six designs and goes on sale at noon, running through November 1. Three of the motifs are named: a Halloween scene with Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi; Edamame Kurimanju; and Ichigo Daifuku Rakko. The remaining three are not specified in the announcement. The designs can be printed across nine product types: T-shirts, long-sleeve T-shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags, satin frill drawstring bags, eco bags, mini towels, and mugs. The lineup also adds a pullover parka as a new product option. Talking ODM's model means each of the six motifs is available on every product, so the Halloween art is not tied to a single item. The sale period covers the full Halloween season and extends into early November.

4d ago

Chiikawa Movie Holds First Place as No New Films Enter Japan's Top 10

The weekend box office ranking for August 21-23, released by Kogyo Tsushinsha, shows "Movie Chiikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island" in first place with 825,800 attendees and 1.242 billion yen, pushing its cumulative totals past 7.66 million attendees and 11 billion yen. No new films entered the top 10, and the top four slots were unchanged from the previous week.