{"rewrite":{"id":"r_bc54377ab6ebfd4a33b95b6f","clusterId":"c_83733ee7f35fc2caf104d626","slug":"chiikawa-film-passes-15-84-billion-yen-as-english-dub-hits-youtube","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Chiikawa Film Passes 15.84 Billion Yen as English Dub Hits YouTube","summary":"The Chiikawa film earned over 15.84 billion yen and sold about 10.86 million tickets, the top film in Japan this year. The franchise's English YouTube channel opened on September 19 and will stream full English dub episodes of the anime starting October 1. The film opened on July 24.","whyItMatters":"Chiikawa's theatrical run and a dedicated English YouTube channel put the franchise's money and its English-language rollout in the same news cycle, with no new production announced behind either.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe film passed Weathering With You on cumulative box office, and the franchise\u0026#39;s English channel opened on September 19. Full English dub episodes of the anime follow on October 1.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSentai Filmworks holds the license and streams the anime on HIDIVE with English subtitles. ODK Media\u0026#39;s Amasian TV began streaming 20 episodes in August in the United States, and a new series premiered in July 2025.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Chiikawa film's 15.84 billion yen and 10.86 million tickets make it Japan's top film this year, but the English dub on YouTube targets the overseas audience the theatrical run could not reach.","twitterPost":"Chiikawa's film sold 10.86 million tickets in Japan. The English dub on YouTube is how the franchise reaches viewers who never had a theater run.","threadsPost":"The Chiikawa film's 15.84 billion yen domestic total came from 10.86 million tickets, a number that reflects repeated local viewings. The English dub arriving on YouTube on October 1 is a separate strategy: capturing overseas viewers who never had access to the theatrical run.","newsletterBlurb":"The Chiikawa film has earned over 15.84 billion yen and sold about 10.86 million tickets, making it the top film in Japan this year. The franchise also opened an English YouTube channel on September 19, with full English dub episodes of the anime starting October 1. Sentai Filmworks streams the anime on HIDIVE with subtitles.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-23/chiikawa-film-earns-15.84-billion-yen-tv-anime-streams-english-dub-on-youtube-on-october-1/.242099\",\"title\":\"Chiikawa Film Earns 15.84 Billion Yen; TV Anime Streams English Dub on YouTube on October 1\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4564,"outputTokens":543,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791079169,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T01:56:11.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T01:58:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T01:58:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_83733ee7f35fc2caf104d626","canonicalTitle":"News\nChiikawa Film Earns 15.84 Billion Yen; TV Anime Streams English Dub on YouTube on October 1","representativeArticleId":"a_f524f2152df8202ff7207be2","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Chiikawa\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-23T18:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-23T18:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T01:58:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-23/chiikawa-film-earns-15.84-billion-yen-tv-anime-streams-english-dub-on-youtube-on-october-1/.242099","title":"News\nChiikawa Film Earns 15.84 Billion Yen; TV Anime Streams English Dub on YouTube on October 1"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Chiikawa"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}