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South China Morning Post
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Chiikawa fans brave Hong Kong summer swelter for ‘preheat' fun before exhibition
Hong Kong fans of the popular Japanese manga series Chiikawa braved the sweltering sun to take pictures of art installations featuring popular characters on Saturday and snapped up tickets online for a coming exhibition, with some saying the event will keep them in the city over the summer. Advertisement Dozens of people queued up near the Space Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui on Saturday morning for a 'preheat celebration' ahead of the official exhibition opening next month, featuring the three most recognisable characters – Chiikawa, Usagi and Hachiware. It is the second summer in a row that the exhibition's organiser, Hong Kong design studio AllRightsReserved, will host a large-scale event using an anime icon. Last year's Doraemon exhibition attracted crowds and was said to have boosted business in the area. Saturday's preheat celebration allowed fans to take pictures at the installations while visitors will be able to buy merchandise with local characteristics at next month's exhibition. Three of the main characters in the series are Hachiware (left), Chiikawa and Usagi. Photo: Dickson Lee Among the fans on Saturday was Heidi Chung, 28, who works in public affairs. She said that the coming exhibition, where products including keychains, clothes and bags will be sold, would foster community cohesion and benefit the local economy because of the charisma of the characters.
The Star
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Japanese manga Chiikawa exhibition to be held in Hong Kong in August
An exhibition centred on the hugely popular Japanese manga series Chiikawa will be held in Hong Kong this summer, with the event to include eight localised characters created in the form of dim sum such as har gow and siu mai as part of the city's latest efforts to cash in on the intellectual property economy. The exhibition's organiser, Hong Kong design studio AllRightsReserved, will sell tickets and distribute free ones for the three-week 'Chiikawa Days' show in August. The show will have indoor and outdoor elements in Tsim Sha Tsui and will be subject to stringent crowd control management. The show is part of efforts to encourage Hongkongers to remain in the city with their families over the summer, at a time when more residents are crossing the border for various holidays. It is the second summer in a row that the studio has hosted such an event, with last year seeing it hold a Doraemon show. 'The city has the necessary talent and experience, supported by a robust legal framework. However, to successfully develop the IP economy, including hosting IP-related events, one crucial element is uniqueness and localisation,' AllRightsReserved founder Lam Shu-kam told the Post on Wednesday. Chiikawa, which means 'something small and cute', is the name of the titular hamster protagonist created by Japanese artist Nagano. The series gained popularity as a web comic in 2017, capturing fans' hearts with its adorable characters while exploring deeper themes of survival and failure. The popularity of the manga and its merchandise in Hong Kong previously led to chaos in packed shops and inflated prices on the resale market. In April, Chiikawa goods went up for sale at Harbour City shopping centre and attracted hundreds of buyers and scalpers, leading to disputes over people jumping queues. AllRightsReserved said the coming exhibition would be held between August 1 and 24 at K11 Musea shopping centre. Its promotional campaign will involve collaborations with other companies such as insurance firm Manulife, contactless payment system Octopus and fast food chain McDonald's. The show will display more than 100 three-dimensional sculptures of Chiikawa characters, a nine-metre-tall (29.5-feet-tall) inflatable set and lifelike recreations of scenes from the manga. An anticipated highlight of the event will be the showcasing of eight characters specially designed for Hong Kong and inspired by the city's yum cha culture. They are Chiikawa Chinese thousand-layer cake, Hachiware Chinese sausage roll, Usagi siu mai , Momonga glutinous rice dumpling, Shisa rice roll, Kurimanju beef siu mai , Rakko sponge cake and Furuhonya har gow . Tickets to the show will be available on the online travel platform Klook from July 5. As part of the launch, a free outdoor show will be held at Salisbury Garden in Tsim Sha Tsui on the same day. Chiikawa mascots will be on display for selfies. About 10,000 free gifts, including balloons and limited editions of character party sets, will be given away to visitors at four MTR stations on Sunday and at Salisbury Garden on July 5. Interested parties must register via Klook in advance and obtain a QR code for redemption as part of crowd management measures.
South China Morning Post
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Japanese manga Chiikawa exhibition to be held in Hong Kong in August
An exhibition centred on the hugely popular Japanese manga series Chiikawa will be held in Hong Kong in the summer, with the event to include eight localised characters created in the form of dim sum such as har gow and siu mai as part of the city's latest efforts to cash in on the intellectual property economy. The exhibition's organiser, Hong Kong design studio AllRightsReserved, will sell tickets and distribute free ones for the three-week 'Chiikawa Days' show in August. The show will have indoor and outdoor elements in Tsim Sha Tsui and will be subject to stringent crowd control management. The show is part of efforts to encourage Hongkongers to remain in the city with their families over the summer, at a time when more residents are crossing the border for various holidays. It is the second summer in a row that the studio has hosted such an event, with last year seeing it hold a Doraemon show 'The city has the necessary talent and experience, supported by a robust legal framework. However, to successfully develop the IP economy, including hosting IP-related events, one crucial element is uniqueness and localisation,' AllRightsReserved founder Lam Shu-kam told the Post on Wednesday.
Yahoo
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- General
- Yahoo
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South China Morning Post
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Doraemon showcase, a hit in Hong Kong, set for world tour beginning in Shanghai
A Doraemon exhibition in Hong Kong that attracted 5 million locals and tourists last summer set the stage for its 10-destination global tour, which will start soon in Shanghai, the organiser has told the Post. Advertisement Lam Shu-kam, the founder of design studio AllRightsReserved, said in an interview on Monday that some overseas visitors, including event organisers, ticketing companies and venue owners went to the exhibition in Tsim Sha Tsui last year and pitched to him the idea of bringing it to their cities. 'This shows that Hong Kong is an influential window to the world,' he said. The Shanghai show will be similar to the one in Hong Kong but with a touch of local flavour, Lam Shu-kam says, Photo: Handout The family friendly '100% Doraemon & Friends Tour', which took place last July and August at the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui, featured 135 large-scale models of the famous robot cat created by the late Japanese manga master Fujiko F. Fujio. Advertisement Lam said the Shanghai show would be similar to the one in Hong Kong but with a touch of local flavour. It would have both a free zone and a ticketed one at Jing An Kerry Centre between March 29 and May 5, with merchandise for sale.
