{"rewrite":{"id":"r_98f9d437b1d392e8b6dc5118","clusterId":"c_e84738e0457957dbf8231c9d","slug":"chiikawa-characters-to-perform-at-fns-kayousai-summer","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Chiikawa Characters to Perform at FNS Kayousai Summer","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe characters Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi from the theatrical anime \u003ci\u003eMovie Chiikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island\u003c/i\u003e will appear on the July 1 live broadcast of \u003ci\u003e2026 FNS Kayousai Summer\u003c/i\u003e on Fuji TV. They will perform the movie\u0026#39;s opening theme \u0026#34;Kutsuzure\u0026#34; together with the Suginami Children\u0026#39;s Choir in the show\u0026#39;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 \u0026#34;Luminous\u0026#34; for the Elbaf arc of the \u003ci\u003eOne Piece\u003c/i\u003e TV anime.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Chiikawa characters cross from merchandise into television music performance, a rare crossover for a franchise built on silent manga panels.","twitterPost":"Chiikawa characters performing on FNS Kayousai bridges the gap between silent manga and live broadcast television.","threadsPost":"Chiikawa characters performing on a music show is a notable shift for a franchise that built its identity on mute manga panels and soft goods. The move opens a new distribution channel for Nagano's property.","newsletterBlurb":"The Chiikawa characters will make their first TV performance of the movie opening theme \"Kutsuzure\" with the Suginami Children's Choir on the July 1 broadcast of FNS Kayousai Summer. The song has lyrics by creator Nagano and is sung by Hachiware.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Comic Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/675603\",\"title\":\"Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Others to Perform at FNS Kayousai, Debut Movie OP with Suginami Children's Choir\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3895,"outputTokens":592,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781128415,"createdAt":"2026-06-10T21:40:46.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-10T21:45:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-10T21:45:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e84738e0457957dbf8231c9d","canonicalTitle":"ちいかわ・ハチワレたちがFNS歌謡祭に出演　杉並児童合唱団とともに映画のOP初披露","representativeArticleId":"a_390d3a57d4036a80cda256a4","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Chiikawa: The Movie - The Secret of Mermaid Island\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"Chiikawa\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Nagano\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-10T21:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-12T03:27:31.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-12T03:41:55.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Comic Natalie","url":"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/675603","title":"ちいかわ・ハチワレたちがFNS歌謡祭に出演　杉並児童合唱団とともに映画のOP初披露"},{"source":"Anime Anime","url":"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/06/12/99980.html","title":"「ちいかわ」ハチワレがシマエナガに!? うさぎはソフトクリームぺろぺろ♪北海道・小樽に「ちいかわもぐもぐ本舗」OPNE＆限定グッズ登場"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Chiikawa: The Movie - The Secret of Mermaid Island"],"manga_titles":["Chiikawa"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Nagano"],"type":"news","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["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."]}