Chiikawa Movie Characters Grace anan Special Edition Cover
The film's box office has reached 92 billion yen as of August 17, approaching 100 billion within a month of release, and this magazine collaboration reflects the movie's broad mainstream appeal beyond typical anime media.
Key Facts
- The anan issue 2509 special edition, featuring the Chiikawa movie on its cover, releases on August 26, 2026, priced at 1,300 yen.
- The cover depicts Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi embraced by Siren, while the back cover features Shimajiro.
- The special edition includes a bonus sticker sheet titled "Island Memories Full of Stickers" with scenes from the film's island adventure.
- The issue includes interviews with voice actors Aoki Haruka, Tanaka Makoto, Ozawa Ari, Suzuki Minori, and Mogami Tsuguo, plus director Oikawa Kei.
- The Chiikawa movie has earned 92 billion yen at the Japanese box office as of August 17, 2026.
Reporting from 5 sources: Denfaminicogamer, KAI-YOU, Magmix, Nijimen, and 1 more.
The special edition of the women's weekly magazine anan, issue 2509, will feature the film Chiikawa: The Movie - The Secret of Mermaid Island on its cover when it goes on sale August 26. The cover shows Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi embraced by Siren, a key character from the movie, with special processing that evokes the sea. The back cover features Shimajiro, a character whose popularity has grown since the film's release. The issue includes interviews with voice actors Aoki Haruka (Chiikawa), Tanaka Makoto (Hachiware), Ozawa Ari (Usagi), Suzuki Minori (Siren), and Mogami Tsuguo (Shimajiro), as well as director Oikawa Kei. A special bonus exclusive to this edition is a sticker sheet titled "Island Memories Full of Stickers," featuring iconic scenes from the film's island adventure. The magazine also includes a photo shoot of the Chiikawa characters from their appearance on the 2026 FNS Music Festival Summer. The special edition is priced at 1,300 yen and will be available at bookstores, convenience stores, and online bookstores nationwide.
- The cover also includes Momonga and the Mermaid, not just the three leads and Siren, per the Magmix and Anime Anime pieces.
- The back cover carries the copy "A cool and reliable guy appears on the back cover!" and "Proud of our taste," with small drawings of katsu curry, shellfish soup, Hito-ha, and Futaba around Shimajiro, according to Nijimen.
- Anime Anime notes the back cover details include AA batteries, the professor, and a "bird" attached to Shimajiro.
- The sticker sheet is marked "NOT FOR SALE" and includes Nitsuke and Bin Yoyo stickers, per Nijimen and Magmix.
- One sticker reproduces the Siren's song-and-dance scene with the line "オリに入れて、なんかずっとくらいとこ," which KAI-YOU says is popular with fans.
- The magazine's feature theme is "Share Life 2026," and the regular edition of issue 2509 ships the same day with identical article content, differing only in cover, back cover, and bonus, per Anime Anime's product notes.
- Online bookstores are already selling out, but the official announcement says additional copies will be added sequentially and physical stores will have stock on release day, Magmix reports.
- Fan reactions on social media include "These stickers are ominous," "So Shima Jiro finally appears in anan," and "In terms of having a half-naked man on the cover, anan hasn't changed," per Magmix.
- The issue date is September 2, 2026, and the release date is Wednesday, August 26, 2026, per Nijimen.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 5 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Denfaminicogamer 『映画ちいかわ』が女性週刊誌「anan」に登場。スペシャルエディション版の表紙が解禁、バックカバーはカッコよくて頼れるやつ「島二郎」
- KAI-YOU 映画『ちいかわ』が『anan』で特集 セイレーンと島二郎が特別版のカバーを飾る
- Magmix 「何をシェアする気だ」ちいかわの“ちょっと不穏”な付録に反響 島二郎のananデビューも話題に
- Nijimen 「ちいかわ×anan」セイレーンが表紙、島二郎がバックカバーに！8月26日発売＆付録は「島のおもいでいっぱいシール」
- Anime Anime 「映画ちいかわ」ちいかわ、ハチワレ、うさぎをセイレーンが抱きしめる♪キュートな「anan」発売☆ 付録は冒険の名シーンシール【8月26日】