Chiikawa Jet to Fly ANA Domestic Routes From Late October
The collaboration pairs one of Japan's most commercially active manga franchises with a major airline, extending Chiikawa's reach into the travel sector and giving ANA a seasonal promotional aircraft that will rotate across multiple domestic routes.
Key Facts
- The Chiikawa Jet, a Boeing 767-300 with aircraft number JA609A, will begin operating on ANA domestic routes in late October 2026.
- The aircraft design features eight characters, including Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Rabbit, with different artwork on the left and right sides of the fuselage.
- ANA's special website for the collaboration opened on August 3, 2026, revealing the aircraft, headrest covers, and paper cup designs.
- The Chiikawa Jet may operate on routes from Tokyo Haneda, Itami, and Nagoya, with destinations including Sapporo, Matsuyama, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, and Okinawa.
- Collaboration merchandise featuring the characters in ANA uniforms is planned, with details to be announced later.
Reporting from 3 sources: Inside, Anime Anime, Nijimen.
ANA and the Chiikawa franchise have announced a collaboration that will put a specially designed aircraft on domestic routes starting in late October 2026. The Chiikawa Jet, a Boeing 767-300 with aircraft number JA609A, will feature eight characters from the series, including Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Rabbit, on its fuselage. The design differs between the left and right sides of the plane, with seasonal motifs from across Japan scattered around the characters. ANA's special website opened on August 3, 2026, revealing the aircraft design, headrest covers, and paper cups used for in-flight drinks. The headrest covers feature the same character-filled design as the aircraft and cannot be taken home. The paper cups come in one design showing the three main characters. Collaboration merchandise featuring the characters in ANA uniforms is also planned, with details to be announced later. The Chiikawa Jet is scheduled to operate on routes from Tokyo Haneda, Itami, and Nagoya, with specific destinations including Sapporo, Matsuyama, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, and Okinawa. Actual routes may change depending on operating conditions.
- The special website opened August 3, 2026, and the collaboration was announced the same day through the official Chiikawa goods account on X and ANA's site.
- ANA frames the tie-up by comparing Chiikawa and friends overcoming difficulties with the airline's own crews working together to keep planes flying.
- The aircraft design is split by side, and ANA's site adds a note to "look for the four-leaf clover," making the fuselage itself a search game. Nijimen points out that passengers will likely see only one side, so spotters may want to watch from an airport observation deck.
- The headrest cover carries the line "Let's fly through the sky with Chiikawa and friends" and cannot be taken home.
- The collaboration goods page on the special site currently reads "Coming Soon," with lineup and purchase details to follow.
- Chiikawa is a manga by illustrator Nagano, originally posted on X, with Kodansha's book version available through volume 8. A TV anime has aired within Fuji TV's "Mezamashi TV" since April 2022, and the first film, "Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island," opened July 24, 2026.
- Route coverage is widest from Tokyo Haneda, with Sapporo, Itami, Matsuyama, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, and Okinawa listed. Itami and Nagoya each connect to Sapporo, and Nagoya also links to Okinawa. Routes are not fixed until the day of operation and may shift if irregularities occur.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.