Chickip Dancers
{{short description|Japanese anime television series}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
|name=Chickip Dancers
|image=Chickip Dancers.jpg
|ja_kanji=チキップダンサーズ
|ja_romaji=Chikippu Dansāzu
|genre=Slice of life}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
|type=tv series
|director=Rareko
|producer=
|writer=Rareko
Shigenori Tanabe
|music=
|studio=Fanworks
|network=NHK Educational TV
|first=October 5, 2021
|last=March 25, 2024
|episodes=78
|episode_list=#Episode list
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|Chickip Dancers|チキップダンサーズ|Chikippu Dansāzu|lead=yes}} is a Japanese anime television series produced by Fanworks, based on San-X's series of mascot characters of the same name. It aired 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.
Characters
; {{Nihongo|Chicken Bone|ほねチキン}}{{cite web|date=February 12, 2021|title=Eテレミニアニメ新シリーズ「チキップダンサーズ」 2021年10月より放送開始決定！|url=https://www6.nhk.or.jp/anime/topics/detail.html?i=10267|access-date=February 15, 2021|language=Japanese}}{{cite web|date=October 7, 2022|title=チキップダンサーズ POP UP SHOPの開催が決定♪|url=https://www.san-x.co.jp/blog/toretate/2022/10/-pop-up-shop-2.html|access-date=August 1, 2023|language=Japanese}}
; {{Nihongo|Milky Ice|ぎゅうにゅうアイス}}
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. 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".{{cite web|title=サンエックスキャラクター初の地上波TVアニメシリーズ 2021年10月よりNHK Eテレでスタート！|url=https://fanworks.co.jp/news/20210212/|access-date=February 12, 2021|language=Japanese}}{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=February 12, 2021|title=San-X Reveals Chickip Dancers October TV Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-12/san-x-reveals-chickip-dancers-october-tv-anime/.169416|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=February 12, 2021}}{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Chickip Dancers Anime Shorts Reveal Cast, Theme Song Video, October 5 Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-01/chickip-dancers-anime-shorts-reveal-cast-theme-song-video-october-5-premiere/.176886|publisher=Anime News Network|date=September 1, 2021|access-date=September 1, 2021}}
Aside from the anime series, character goods and other media mix will also be developed.{{cite web|date=February 14, 2021|title=TVアニメシリーズ『チキップダンサーズ』2021年10月スタート！|url=https://animageplus.jp/articles/detail/35478|access-date=February 15, 2021|language=Japanese}}
A second season aired from September 27, 2022, to March 28, 2023,{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Chickip Dancers Anime Gets 2nd Season on September 27|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-08/chickip-dancers-anime-gets-2nd-season-on-september-27/.188498|publisher=Anime News Network|date=August 8, 2022|access-date=August 8, 2022}} and a third season aired from September 25, 2023, to March 25, 2024.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Chickip Dancers Anime Season 3 Video Teases New Characters|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-11/chickip-dancers-anime-season-3-video-teases-new-characters/.202209|publisher=Anime News Network|date=September 11, 2023|access-date=December 17, 2024}}
= Episode list =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Chicken Bone and Coach Skipping Frog
| TranslitTitle = Hone Chikin to Sukippu Gaeru Sensei
| NativeTitle = ほねチキンとスキップガエル先生
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|5}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Rattling at the Lottery
| TranslitTitle = Fukubiki de Garagara
| NativeTitle = ふくびき で ガラガラ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Rareko
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|12}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Dancing to the Piano
| TranslitTitle = Piano de Dansu
| NativeTitle = ピアノ で ダンス
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|19}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Scrubbing in the Bath
| TranslitTitle = Ofuro de Goshigoshi
| NativeTitle = おふろ で ゴシゴシ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|26}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Clicking with Cosmetics
| TranslitTitle = Keshō de Bibibi
| NativeTitle = けしょう で ビビビッ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Rareko
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|2}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Fussing with Radio Control
| TranslitTitle = Rajikon de Buibui
| NativeTitle = ラジコン で ぶいぶい
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|9}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Squealing at the Club
| TranslitTitle = Kurabu de Kyukyukyu
| NativeTitle = クラブ で きゅきゅきゅ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|16}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Dabbling with Paint
| TranslitTitle = Enogu de Petapeta
| NativeTitle = えのぐ で ぺたぺた
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|23}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = Bubbling in the Pool
| TranslitTitle = Pūru de Bukubuku
| NativeTitle = プール で ぶくぶく
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Rareko
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|30}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = Popping Fairy{{cite web|date=October 7, 2022|title=チキップダンサーズ POP UP SHOPの開催が決定♪|url=https://www.san-x.co.jp/blog/toretate/2022/10/-pop-up-shop-2.html|access-date=August 1, 2023|language=Japanese}}
| TranslitTitle = Mizu to Abura no Yōsei
| NativeTitle = みずとあぶらのようせい
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Rareko
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|7}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Tap Tap Swipe
| TranslitTitle = Tappu Tappu Suwaipu
| NativeTitle = タップタップスワイプ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Rareko
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|14}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = No No Watering Can
| TranslitTitle = Nō Nō Jōro
| NativeTitle = ノーノーじょうろ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|21}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| Title = Festival Drumming
| TranslitTitle = Omatsuri Dondon
| NativeTitle = おまつりどんどん
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Rareko
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|28}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| Title = Grabbing Crane
| TranslitTitle = Toru Toru Kurēn
| NativeTitle = とるとるクレーン
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|04}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| Title = Clap, Clap, Clappity Clap
| TranslitTitle = Panpan Papa Pan
| NativeTitle = パンパンパパパン
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|11}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| Title = It's a Library!
| TranslitTitle = Toshokan Deshī!
| NativeTitle = としょかんでしー！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Rareko
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|18}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| Title = Smooth and Shiny
| TranslitTitle = Tsurutsuru Pikapika
| NativeTitle = つるつるぴかぴか
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|25}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| Title = Thick Image Change
| TranslitTitle = Imechen de Mossā
| NativeTitle = イメチェンでもっさー
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|02|01}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| Title = Bouncing with a Jump Rope
| TranslitTitle = Nawatobi de Puipui
| NativeTitle = なわとびでぷいぷい
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|02|08}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| Title = A Total Hide-and-Seek Shock
| TranslitTitle = Kakurenbo de Tsuntaka
| NativeTitle = かくれんぼでツンタカ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|02|15}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| Title = Snoring while Sleeping
| TranslitTitle = Ohirune de Gorogoro
| NativeTitle = おひるねでゴロゴロ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|02|22}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| Title = Footprints All Over
| TranslitTitle = Ashiato Petapeta
| NativeTitle = あしあとペタペタ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|01}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| Title = Trembling at a Ghost
| TranslitTitle = Obake de Gakuburu
| NativeTitle = おばけでガクブル
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|08}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| Title = Sumo Without Delay
| TranslitTitle = Sumō de Tonton
| NativeTitle = すもうでとんとん
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|15}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| Title = Shooting Up Steadily
| TranslitTitle = Gungun Nyokinyoki
| NativeTitle = ぐんぐんニョキニョキ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Rareko
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|22}}{{efn|This episode aired at 18:50 p.m. JST, an hour and 30 minutes after the original air time on NHK Educational TV.}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| Title = Boneless Chicken
| TranslitTitle = Hone Nashi Chikin
| NativeTitle = ほねなしチキン
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shigenori Tanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|29}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
}}
Notes
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References
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.san-x.co.jp/chickipdancers/}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{ann|anime|24039}}
{{Fanworks}}
Category:Animated television series about animals
Category:Anime with original screenplays
Category:Fanworks (animation studio)
Category:Slice of life anime and manga
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