Chiikawa Characters to Perform at FNS Kayousai Summer
The appearance brings the Chiikawa franchise to a major music variety broadcast for the first time, with the movie's opening theme performed live by the characters and a children's choir.
Key Facts
- Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi will appear on the July 1, 2026 live broadcast of FNS Kayousai Summer on Fuji TV.
- The characters will perform the opening theme 'Kutsuzure' from Movie Chiikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island with the Suginami Children's Choir.
- The performance marks the first television performance of the song 'Kutsuzure.'
- The theme has lyrics by Nagano, the original creator of Chiikawa, and is sung by Hachiware, voiced by Makoto Tanaka.
- The announcement was the second wave of artists for the music special; the first wave included Aina the End, who will perform the opening theme for the Elbaf arc of the One Piece TV anime.
Reporting from 2 sources: Comic Natalie, Anime Anime.
Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi will appear on the July 1 broadcast of 2026 FNS Kayousai Summer on Fuji TV. They will perform the opening theme "Kutsuzure" from Movie Chiikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island with the Suginami Children's Choir for the first time on television.
The characters Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi from the theatrical anime Movie Chiikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island will appear on the July 1 live broadcast of 2026 FNS Kayousai Summer on Fuji TV. They will perform the movie's opening theme "Kutsuzure" together with the Suginami Children's Choir in the show's first television performance of the song. The theme has lyrics by Nagano, the original creator of Chiikawa, and is sung by Hachiware, voiced by Makoto Tanaka. The announcement came as the second wave of artists for the music special. The first wave included Aina the End, who will perform the opening theme "Luminous" for the Elbaf arc of the One Piece TV anime.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.