Chickip Dancers
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| Chickip Dancers | |
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| チキップダンサーズ (Chikippu Dansāzu) | |
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| Genre | Slice of life |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Rareko |
| Written by | Rareko Shigenori Tanabe |
| Studio | Fanworks |
| Original network | NHK Educational TV |
| Original run | October 5, 2021 – March 25, 2024 |
| Episodes | 78 |
Chickip Dancers (Japanese: チキップダンサーズ, Hepburn: Chikippu Dansāzu) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Fanworks, based on San-X's series of anthropomorphized food characters of the same name. The five minutes per episode show is the first terrestrial broadcast TV anime with San-X characters. It aired on NHK Educational TV from October 2021 to March 2022. A second season aired from September 2022 to March 2023, and a third season premiered aired from September 2023 to March 2024. A video game, soundtrack CD and several children's books based on the series have been released.
- Chicken Bone (ほねチキン)[1][2] - A bone-in chicken who is timid but also curious.[3]
- Coach Skipping Frog (スキップガエル先生)[1] - The group's dance teacher, a frog who is always skipping.[3]
- Dango (だんご)[1] - A dango (dumpling) who is like an older sister, calmly watching over everyone.[3]
- Milky Ice (ぎゅうにゅうアイス)[1] - A milk ice cream who is a sweet boy.[3]
- Kushikatsu (くしかつ)[1] - A kushikatsu (deep fried meat skewer) with a lot of allure.[3]
- Gristle (なんこつ)[1] - A piece of chicken cartilage yakitori who is constantly training.[3]
- Candy Apple (りんごあめ)[1] - A candy apple who is full of energy.[3]
Production and release
On February 12, 2021, San-X revealed the "Chickip Dancers," a new series of mascot characters that would star in an anime television series of the same name. It is a short anime, and each episode is five minutes long.[4] This is the first terrestrial television broadcast anime with San-X characters.[5][6] The series is produced by Fanworks and directed by Rareko, who is also overseeing the series' scripts alongside Shigenori Tanabe. It aired from October 5, 2021 to March 29, 2022 on NHK Educational TV. Erino Yumiki performed the opening theme "Chickip Dance".[7][8][5]
A second season aired from September 27, 2022, to March 28, 2023,[4] and a third season aired from September 25, 2023, to March 25, 2024.[9]
Aside from the anime series, character goods and other media mix were also planned to be developed.[7][10] A Chickip Dancers video game for Nintendo Switch was released in 2022,[11][12] and a soundtrack CD was released the same year.[13] Several Chickip Dancers children's books were published in Japan by Shogakukan.[13][14]
Episode list
| No. | Title [15] | Written by [a] | Original release date [16] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chicken Bone and Coach Skipping Frog" Transliteration: "Hone Chikin to Sukippu Gaeru Sensei" (Japanese: ほねチキンとスキップガエル先生) | Shigenori Tanabe | October 5, 2021 |
| 2 | "Rattling at the Lottery" Transliteration: "Fukubiki de Garagara" (Japanese: ふくびき で ガラガラ) | Rareko | October 12, 2021 |
| 3 | "Dancing to the Piano" Transliteration: "Piano de Dansu" (Japanese: ピアノ で ダンス) | Shigenori Tanabe | October 19, 2021 |
| 4 | "Scrubbing in the Bath" Transliteration: "Ofuro de Goshigoshi" (Japanese: おふろ で ゴシゴシ) | Shigenori Tanabe | October 26, 2021 |
| 5 | "Clicking with Cosmetics" Transliteration: "Keshō de Bibibi" (Japanese: けしょう で ビビビッ) | Rareko | November 2, 2021 |
| 6 | "Fussing with Radio Control" Transliteration: "Rajikon de Buibui" (Japanese: ラジコン で ぶいぶい) | Shigenori Tanabe | November 9, 2021 |
| 7 | "Squealing at the Club" Transliteration: "Kurabu de Kyukyukyu" (Japanese: クラブ で きゅきゅきゅ) | Shigenori Tanabe | November 16, 2021 |
| 8 | "Dabbling with Paint" Transliteration: "Enogu de Petapeta" (Japanese: えのぐ で ぺたぺた) | Shigenori Tanabe | November 23, 2021 |
| 9 | "Bubbling in the Pool" Transliteration: "Pūru de Bukubuku" (Japanese: プール で ぶくぶく) | Rareko | November 30, 2021 |
| 10 | "Popping Fairy[17]" Transliteration: "Mizu to Abura no Yōsei" (Japanese: みずとあぶらのようせい) | Rareko | December 7, 2021 |
| 11 | "Tap Tap Swipe" Transliteration: "Tappu Tappu Suwaipu" (Japanese: タップタップスワイプ) | Rareko | December 14, 2021 |
| 12 | "No No Watering Can" Transliteration: "Nō Nō Jōro" (Japanese: ノーノーじょうろ) | Shigenori Tanabe | December 21, 2021 |
| 13 | "Festival Drumming" Transliteration: "Omatsuri Dondon" (Japanese: おまつりどんどん) | Rareko | December 28, 2021 |
| 14 | "Grabbing Crane" Transliteration: "Toru Toru Kurēn" (Japanese: とるとるクレーン) | Shigenori Tanabe | January 4, 2022 |
| 15 | "Clap, Clap, Clappity Clap" Transliteration: "Panpan Papa Pan" (Japanese: パンパンパパパン) | Shigenori Tanabe | January 11, 2022 |
| 16 | "It's a Library!" Transliteration: "Toshokan Deshī!" (Japanese: としょかんでしー！) | Rareko | January 18, 2022 |
| 17 | "Smooth and Shiny" Transliteration: "Tsurutsuru Pikapika" (Japanese: つるつるぴかぴか) | Shigenori Tanabe | January 25, 2022 |
| 18 | "Thick Image Change" Transliteration: "Imechen de Mossā" (Japanese: イメチェンでもっさー) | Shigenori Tanabe | February 1, 2022 |
| 19 | "Bouncing with a Jump Rope" Transliteration: "Nawatobi de Puipui" (Japanese: なわとびでぷいぷい) | Shigenori Tanabe | February 8, 2022 |
| 20 | "A Total Hide-and-Seek Shock" Transliteration: "Kakurenbo de Tsuntaka" (Japanese: かくれんぼでツンタカ) | Shigenori Tanabe | February 15, 2022 |
| 21 | "Snoring while Sleeping" Transliteration: "Ohirune de Gorogoro" (Japanese: おひるねでゴロゴロ) | Shigenori Tanabe | February 22, 2022 |
| 22 | "Footprints All Over" Transliteration: "Ashiato Petapeta" (Japanese: あしあとペタペタ) | Shigenori Tanabe | March 1, 2022 |
| 23 | "Trembling at a Ghost" Transliteration: "Obake de Gakuburu" (Japanese: おばけでガクブル) | Shigenori Tanabe | March 8, 2022 |
| 24 | "Sumo Without Delay" Transliteration: "Sumō de Tonton" (Japanese: すもうでとんとん) | Shigenori Tanabe | March 15, 2022 |
| 25 | "Shooting Up Steadily" Transliteration: "Gungun Nyokinyoki" (Japanese: ぐんぐんニョキニョキ) | Rareko | March 22, 2022[b] |
| 26 | "Boneless Chicken" Transliteration: "Hone Nashi Chikin" (Japanese: ほねなしチキン) | Shigenori Tanabe | March 29, 2022 |
