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These Are the 10 Tearjerking Chiikawa Episodes

Our selection criterion was that within a single original post, friendship, parting, or consideration appears as a concrete action, and the afterglow of the relationship remains after reading. The 10 chosen episodes: two people walking hand in hand, three friends welcoming a small companion, an oden shared at the table, the decision to send it back to the cave, a parting gift of sweets, the moment of returning an embrace, tears shed all alone, a pink juice, friends spoken of at a cherry-blossom party, and a confession about a lost blue ribbon. Rather than a ranking, they are arranged in an order close to their release order.

Only two episodes feature tears as the main focus. The remaining eight center on small actions—walking in step, handing over food, rushing to someone's side. Rather than relying on sad events alone, the happy times themselves turn into the weight of parting—that's what makes it so Chiikawa. Instead of flashy tragedies, these 10 episodes let the texture of kindness hit home afterward.

The first six episodes run from the daily life of two characters holding hands to a changed form after welcoming a small friend; the following three cover Chiikawa and the trio's daily life after the parting; and the last one is the scene where Hachiware confesses to losing a precious ribbon. The joy of meeting and the loneliness after loss can be compared within a single flow.

1. Chiikawa and Hachiware Walk Hand in Hand

Against a pale yellow background, Chiikawa and Hachiware stand side by side holding hands. They simply narrow their eyes, blush, and gently swing their joined arms. Nothing indicating the incidents happening in the same chapter—like the cave or the red switch—is placed nearby; a white flower symbol adds a gentle air. Precisely because there is no conversation or incident, the happiness of having someone who walks at the same pace comes through directly in this single post.

2. The Three Welcome a Small Friend

The small creature that came from the cave settles into Chiikawa's arms as if relieved. When Usagi approaches, it leaps excitedly at Usagi's face, and they hit it off so well that they run and roll on the grass. Usagi doesn't push it away, and Hachiware exchanges a look with Chiikawa, delighted that it has been accepted as a new friend. Celebrating being able to play together before even asking what it is—that innocence makes this a heartwarming episode.

3. Sharing Oden at the Same Table

As Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi gather around a big pot of oden, the small creature quietly waits by the plate offered to it. When Chiikawa scoops up an easy-to-eat portion and brings it to its mouth, it hesitates briefly before accepting, and Hachiware and Usagi cheer out loud. No rushing it to eat, but waiting for its comfort zone before welcoming it to the same table. That careful kindness sinks in more deeply than the lively meal itself.

4. The Decision to Send It Back to the Cave Despite Loving It

Hearing from Yoroi-san (Armor Knight) that it may be a dangerous Mimic-type, Chiikawa carries the small friend back toward the original cave. In the dark interior, they set it on the ground and try to return to the exit, but the hesitation doesn't fade—caught between wanting to stay friends and the judgment to avoid danger. A horn-like part stretches toward the group as they turn away, and the scene freezes at the moment Yoroi-san signals something is wrong. It's not letting go out of dislike—that lingering bitterness stays with you.

5. The Place of Parting Turns into a Moment of Sharing Sweets

Yellow light spills from the horn of the small friend returned to the cave, and when it falls to the ground it turns into sweets on paper. Hachiware realizes it's food, and as Chiikawa, Usagi, and even the returned Yoroi-san each put one in their mouths, it tastes of fragrant crust and sweet filling. The place they came to in order to send it away transforms into a place where they share the hospitality it offered. The unexplained gift reads as a farewell greeting more eloquent than words.

6. Right After Returning the Embrace, Its Form Changes

Having eaten the sweet, Yoroi-san judges that the creature before them may be friendly. As Hachiware and Chiikawa relax, delighted that they can stay together from now on, Chiikawa embraces it—and its small arms wrap around Chiikawa's back in return. But the next moment, the brown shell swells and it transforms into a large form with thick arms and legs. The sensation of mutual understanding and the overturned reassurance fit within the same post, a bittersweet turn that makes the joy hard to simply let go of.

7. Chiikawa Cries Alone After Laughing and Going Home

With the golden figure they got from a capsule toy, Hachiware and Chiikawa play at pretending to play instruments. When Hachiware says he's glad Chiikawa is feeling better, Chiikawa responds energetically—yet pauses for just a moment upon hearing those words. In the evening, alone at home, Chiikawa remembers the small friend that left the figure on the desk, crouches on the floor, and sheds tears. Precisely because the smiles while playing were not a lie, the loneliness after coming home cuts deep.

8. The Two Arrive Carrying Pink Juice

Hachiware and Usagi visit Chiikawa's home, where he is crying over the one who left. What the two offer, thinking Chiikawa still isn't back to his usual self, is pink juice squeezed from tree nuts. Chiikawa holds the bowl with both hands, drinks it down, and calms down a little. Immediately after, attention shifts to the strange sight of a white lump on the floor slowly melting—but the heart of this episode is the kindness of bringing a drink and coming to visit, without trying to erase the sadness.

9. The Cherry-Blossom Table Answers the Trio's Relationship

Under the cherry blossoms, as Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi eat dango, Yoroi-san asks about the three's connection. Hachiware answers plainly, without overcomplicating it—they're together as friends—while Chiikawa and Usagi simply keep savoring their own dango. It's not some big incident proving the relationship, but the time spent sharing the same food in the same place that serves as the answer. A quiet declaration of friendship where the everyday scene speaks louder than any explanation.

10. Hachiware Confesses to Losing the Blue Ribbon

In a lively spot, munching on something like a fried sweet, Hachiware repeatedly tries to bring something up but falters on the words. Eventually, eyes welling with tears, he confesses to Chiikawa that he lost the ribbon he was given. The shocked Chiikawa drops the food in his hands. The post ends before any reply is shown, leaving not only the pain of losing something precious, but also the feeling of wanting to confide precisely because the other person matters. The pauses in his hesitant speech grip the heart.

Fan Theories: Tears Gather Around Compassion Rather Than Tragedy

Among Japanese fans on X, reactions cite crying or nearly crying at the cookie ribbon and blue ribbon, the Weeding Certification, the pinky promise and hand-holding in the movie, and the scene of eating an apple alone. The ribbons in particular are embraced not for the objects themselves, but for the friendship that tries to protect even the feelings the other person cherished. Meanwhile, some strongly point to the lonely meals, so the gateway to tears splits between effort, friendship, and daily life after partings. The view that it's not the big incidents but the moments where everyday kindness reverses into something moving that stirs the heart fits best.

Weeding CertificationVoices citing it connect it to the sight of Chiikawa voluntarily taking on something he struggles with. The blue ribbon episode was also cited in succession as a moving chapter that follows. It's not only moments of effort paying off—daily life spent acting for a friend's sake, and even the loneliness left after fun times, are received as moving episodes.

Reading in Release Order Links the Afterglow of Partings

Episodes 1 through 9 areposts placed in Volume 3's "Switch" and "Stay Cheerful"allowing you to follow the shrinking distance with the small friend and the return to daily life after parting. Episode 10 isa scene from Volume 4's "Praise Ribbon". Rather than picking out only the crying scenes, reading in order from the accepting dinner table and the calm of the cherry-blossom party naturally conveys the size of what was lost. In the post list, you can also browse the surrounding original posts, making it well suited to reading with the full afterglow included.

In "Switch," the hand-holding post and the oden table come before the decision to return the friend to the cave. In "Stay Cheerful" too, the story moves from playing with the figure to tears shed alone, then continues into the visit that follows. It's not just the emotional peaks but the ordinary time surrounding them that gives the parting its full dimension.