[DeepL Translation - needs review] Volume 1 of the long-awaited book version of the popular series by "self-tutoring bear" Nagano!
This is a fun, sad, and a bit hard-hitting story of small and cute "Chiikawas" (a.k.a. "Chiikawas") and their daily lives.
They are loved by everyone and treated kindly, and they want to live like this...but there are many unidentifiable beings around them!
But there are always smiles all around "Chiikawa," who lives each day to the fullest, eating delicious food...
Chiikawa... How to describe Chiikawa...? Perhaps the best description is "They're just little guys and they're doing their best 😭."
Personally, my biggest challenge with this series is the handwriting-like font, especially for reading kanji. I'd encourage people to check out the sample chapters on Bookwalker, etc before buying.
That being said, I love Chiikawa. It's one of the few books I actually give up the shelf space for physical copies. It's cute, but with a touch of melancholy that