Social Media Digest

Realism in animation

Recently, Chiikawa, a tiny hamster, has risen to prominence as a beloved anime character among Chinese youth, amassing over 900 million views on Chinese lifestyle platform Xiaohongshu.

Chiikawa, also known as Something Small and Cute, is an animated series based on a manga by Japanese author Mamoru Nagano. The storyline revolves around three adorable protagonists: Chiikawa the hamster, Hachiware the cat, and Usagi the rabbit.