Welcome, Chitose-chan

Overview

Chitose-chan is a penguin who lives in Kyoto. Getting in touch with people and getting fed delicious food as she curiously walks around Kyoto streets is her favourite thing to do. The story features popular places in Kyoto like Kiyomizu Temple, Ginkaku Temple, and Gion from the Penguin's point of view. This is a short story about a penguin that is nostalgic and warm, curing and relieving the heart.

Episodes

Episode 1

S01E01 Episode 1

October 6, 2018 3 min
Chitose is an emperor penguin chick that lives in Kyoto. She's visiting Arashiyama today. The people in the neighborhood all know her and try to say hi, but...
Episode 2

S01E02 Episode 2

October 13, 2018 3 min
Chitose is taking the train to visit the Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine. As she waddles through the torii gates, she comes to a fork in the road! Maybe the two women near her know where to...
Episode 3

S01E03 Episode 3

October 20, 2018 3 min
Chitose is taking a walk through the night streets, when she comes across an oden cart filled with laughter and friendly warmth.
Episode 4

S01E04 Episode 4

October 27, 2018 3 min
Chitose has arrived at the Philosopher's Walk. Faced with a long straight road she starts running without realizing it. But then, out of nowhere, a frog jumps into her path...
Episode 5

S01E05 Episode 5

November 3, 2018 3 min
Chitose learns about Yatagarasu, the deity of safe travels. She slaps a sticker onto her wrapping cloth and starts walking around Shimogamo-Jinja, and then...
Episode 6

S01E06 Episode 6

November 10, 2018 3 min
Chitose takes a stroll alongside Kamogawa river. It looks like this is a place where couples tend to gather. Chitose wants some attention, but no one seems to pay her any mind.
Episode 7

S01E07 Episode 7

November 17, 2018 3 min
Chitose has a run in with a lovely maiko. She seems to be feeling down while gazing at her reflection in some glass. But then Chitose hears about how drinking from the Otowa waterfall will...
Episode 8

S01E08 Episode 8

November 24, 2018 3 min
Chitose watches over a family that's passing by. It seems to remind her of her penguin mother. Chitose follows the family, which leads her to Ginkakuji Temple.
Episode 9

S01E09 Episode 9

December 1, 2018 3 min
Chitose has come to visit Kenninji temple. She sees a little boy pretending to be Fuujin, and ends up pretending herself. And that's when the real Fuujin and Raijin actually show up...
Episode 10

S01E10 Episode 10

December 8, 2018 3 min
Chitose has stopped by the Kyoto Aquarium. There's a lot of other penguins here. Chitose tries to sneak into the penguin area, and then...
Episode 11

S01E11 Episode 11

December 15, 2018 3 min
Chitose's in a bad mood today. Nothing seems to be working out. In spite of it all, she somehow ends up at the very tall Kyoto Tower.
Episode 12

S01E12 Episode 12

December 22, 2018 3 min
Chitose is asked to do some shopping, and finds herself in the bustling December streets of Nishiki Market. She tries to buy the items on the list she was given, but she can't find the...
Episode 13

S01E13 Episode 13

January 5, 2019 3 min
Chitose's friend Chihiro Tachibana is a member of an art club at her school. She asks Chitose to model for her at Nanzen-ji Temple, but it looks like she might have other things on her...
Episode 14

S01E14 Episode 14

January 12, 2019 3 min
Chitose is never seen without her cloth, but there's now a hole in it. She heads to a fabric shop hoping to find material to patch it, but why is she so attached to that...
Episode 15

S01E15 Episode 15

January 19, 2019 3 min
Chitose is visiting the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine. She gets a lesson about the person memorialized there, Sugawara no Michizane, but she catches sight of a strange silhouette...
Episode 16

S01E16 Episode 16

January 26, 2019 3 min
One morning, Chitose encounters some grade schoolers on their commute. It looks like there's one little boy trailing behind the others, though. From that point on, Chitose starts showing up at the same time every...
Episode 17

S01E17 Episode 17

February 2, 2019 3 min
Chitose's stomach is rumbling as she waddles the streets of Kyoto at night. An office worker invites her to join him for dinner. As Chitose scarfs down her food, he focuses on drinking... and complaining...
Episode 18

S01E18 Episode 18

February 9, 2019 3 min
Chitose is taking shelter from the rain, when a lady shows up with a paper lantern. Enchanted by the idea, Chitose tries to find out if there's a lantern that looks like a bird.
Episode 19

S01E19 Episode 19

February 16, 2019 3 min
Chitose heads to Sanzen-in Temple with her friend Chiaki to enjoy some ice cucumbers. That's when an elderly couple seems to gets his name wrong...
Episode 20

S01E20 Episode 20

February 23, 2019 3 min
Chitose has come to the river in Kifune. But because all the restaurants are fully reserved, she sadly has to leave. She was headed to Kifune Shrine when she sees some trees with wishes tied...
Episode 21

S01E21 Episode 21

March 2, 2019 3 min
On the day of the Gozan no Okuribi, Chitose encounters an old lady who wants to see the bonfire from the location she watched it at when she was younger. Chitose tries to help her...
Episode 22

S01E22 Episode 22

March 9, 2019 3 min
Chitose is cooling off at the house of her friends, the Tachibana family. There, Chiaki's sister makes fun of him for not finishing his essay. But all of a sudden, a creature rumored to live...
Episode 23

S01E23 Episode 23

March 16, 2019 3 min
Chitose and Chiaki spot a figure on Mount Kurama that might be Yukinosuke. They both chase after what they've seen when Chitose takes a spill from the stairs...
Episode 24

S01E24 Episode 24

March 23, 2019 3 min
As the sun sets, everyone heads home. And it seems like Chitose is headed somewhere as well... but wherever could she be going?

Cast

Shinichi Tsutsumi
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Narrator
Kotori Koiwai
Kotori Koiwai
Female (voice) / Narrator (voice)
Koji Yusa
Koji Yusa
Male (voice)

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