Chikomaru , a 4-panel manga that is popular on social media, is being adapted into a short form anime that is being published to the official Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions YouTube channel. Haruka Suzuki writes, directs and provides character designs for the series at animation studio Pie in the sky. Hana Sato provides the voice of the lead character, Chikomaru , while Tsuyoshi Koyama provides the voice of her downstairs neighbor, Kirin . Kotori Koiwai performs the ending theme, which is entitled “Kyo wa Nanisuru” (“Today is Nothing to Be Afraid Of”). Related: Chibi Godzilla Raids Again Stomps YouTube with New English Subtitles Chikomaru follows the everyday life of Chikomaru, a cute but somewhat pitiful hamster who lives in an apartment with a very thin floor. The short anime celebrates three years of the manga's serialization, and the manga has accumulated over 100 million views on various social media platforms and is especially popular with women in their 20s and 30s.
- 1/25/2024
- by Paul Chapman
- Crunchyroll
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