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 ...

You can check it out above. The twenty-five second teaser gives a sense for the animation style, while the official synopsis, which you can see below, provides fans with a bare-bones glimpse into the ...

The latest title added to Netflix’s growing collection of original anime series is Rilakkuma and Kaoru. The first trailer is ... absolutely and amazingly adorable. Seriously, try not the squeal. Based ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Rilakkuma is a soft toy bear who showed up one day to live with a young ...

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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 ...

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 ...

There are life lessons here, but nothing too preachy and the pleasure is in the details of the beautiful animation, from Kaoru cracking an egg and making omu rice to Rilakkuma's brown bear suit ...

Adulting problems, who’s got them? We got them too. Maybe that’s why this new Netflix animation is making us a soft mess. Rilakkuma and Kaoru is a slice-of-life series about a young hard working woman ...

A sense of panic takes over Kaoru when she receives a ransom note demanding a stack of pancakes in exchange for the safe return of Rilakkuma. During a sudden power outage, Kaoru and her friends are ...