‘Chiikawa’ was always darker than it looked

“Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Mermaid Island” is shaping up to be one of the summer’s biggest hits while surprising some viewers with its dark thematic undercurrents. | © Nagano / 2026 "Chikawa the Movie" Production Committee / VIA PR TIMES It’s hard to walk around Japan without coming across the cuddly characters of “Chiikawa,” the web manga by the artist Nagano. They dangle from han

[sjn]

"What many didn’t expect from an animated summer-vacation movie was something closer to Dostoevsky than Hello Kitty, " ここすき

[mats3003]

Google翻訳で読んだら、ちいかわが千川になってて、ながのが勝手に長野になってて、翻訳の勉強が足りないと思った

[gabill]

海外レビューではこれも好き https://letterboxd.com/nekomamushi/film/chiikawa-the-movie-the-secret-of-the-mermaid/

[esbee]

自動翻訳で読んだ。ちいかわが「千川」になったw／『簡単で高収入のモンスターハンターの仕事のチラシを見つけた主人公トリオ――猫のようなハチワレと元気いっぱいのウサギ―― 』www

[ahya0922]

映画ちいかわ英語評

[maturi]

“南花千作手川井勇”(“Something Small and Cute”)と　何を使って翻訳するとこんなことに◇https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rains_of_Castamere　ゲームオブスローンズの最高最悪のエピソードと並べられる島二郎たち

[kari-ko]

美しい英文だ。

[uk_usa_tv]

“Mermaid Island” adapts one of the series’ most infamous story arcs — the closest “Chiikawa” comes to its own “Red Wedding” moment.

[hagakuress]

ぐぬぬ。What many didn’t expect from an animated summer-vacation movie was something closer to Dostoevsky than Hello Kitty, with stunned social media users describing it as “a horror movie.” They’re not entirely wrong.

[pikopikopan]

ちいかわ映画が記事に／自動翻訳だとちいかわが「千川」に