While it's been commonplace in Japan for decades, the sub genre of 'slice-of-life' animated features is fairly rare for western audiences, much less entire series with a kid-friendly approach. Many in ...

Rilakkuma, for those who might not be familiar, is a mascot that was originally created by the company of San-X, and focused on a number of stuffed animals that lived with a modern working woman in ...

Rilakkuma and Kaoru is a stop-motion animation series that debuted on Netflix in 2019. Based on the San-X characters Rilakkuma and Korilakuma, it follows the adventures of the toy-like bears who find ...

The first episode of Netflix’s Rilakkuma and Kaoru has the stop-motion anime’s human protagonist looking forward to meeting up with her friends for their annual picnic. First, though, she’s got to get ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. That all sounds like the usual offerings — but wait, what’s this we have here? A cuddly stuffed bear with bear ...

The Netflix stop-motion animation Rilakkuma and Kaoru is about the daily life of a young woman and her lazy roommate. The character Rilakkuma means “relaxing bear,” and everyone thought it was, well, ...

Sanrio fans have long celebrated Hello Kitty as the queen of cute, but now another beloved Japanese mascot is stepping back into the spotlight. Rilakkuma, the famously laid-back bear from San-X, will ...

“Rilakkuma and Kaoru,” a stop-motion animated series released on Netflix in 2019, is only 13 episodes long, each with a duration of only around 12 minutes. For viewers accustomed to shows with ...

Despite the proliferation of cute character mascots in Japan, Rilakkuma has proven to be an international favorite ever since company San-X debuted him in 2003. After all, who wouldn’t say no to a ...

You can now make reservations for the cute Rilakkuma 20th Anniversary Café, which opens from March 9 to April 16 From March 9 to April 16, Box Cafe & Space is turning into the Rilakkuma 20th ...