Masahito Kobayashi
Director
Rilakkuma and Kaoru (2019)
Season 1
Kaoru's unexpected new roommate is Rilakkuma, a bear with a zipper on its back that spends each day just lazing around -- but is impossible to hate.
Released April 19, 2019
Episode 12 min
10+
Genres: Animation, Anime, Anime: Slice of Life, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Short
Keywords: tmdb.slice-of-life, tmdb.stop-motion, tmdb.anime, tmdb.kodomo, tmdb.working-life, tmdb.bear, tmdb.house + 16 more, imdb.stop-motion-animation, imdb.bear, imdb.slice-of-life, imdb.stop-motion, imdb.home, imdb.house, imdb.life, imdb.friendship, mdblist.ext.common-sense-selection, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.anime-animation, imdb.stop-animation, mdblist.netflix-original, tmdb.roommates, tmdb.office-lady-ol, mdblist.anime-dub
Watch Providers: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Production Companies: Dwarf Studios
Network: Netflix
7.5
S1E1 - Cherry Blossom
Kaoru is dejected when her friends' busy lives prevent them from attending their annual Hanami. Rilakkuma can’t make pancakes without burning them.
April 19, 2019, midnight
8.0
S1E2 - Kidnapped
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.
April 26, 2019, midnight
7.5
S1E3 - Rainy Season
Heavy rains bring an unlikely growth of mushrooms inside the home, and Kaoru's spirits are dampened when she's the subject of office gossip.
May 3, 2019, midnight
8.0
S1E4 - Fireworks
While Rilakkuma is able to wholeheartedly enjoy the food and games at the summer festival, Kaoru grows frustrated by her own perpetual indecisiveness.
May 10, 2019, midnight
9.0
S1E5 - Ghost Girl
During a sudden power outage, Kaoru and her friends are stopped dead in their tracks when a spirit from beyond the grave makes a surprise visit.
May 17, 2019, midnight
7.0
S1E6 - Fortune-Telling
After a streak of bad luck in the last days of summer, Kaoru sees a psychic, who implies that her three roommates are the cause of her problems.
May 24, 2019, midnight
7.5
S1E7 - Slim Down
To help her lose weight -- and to catch a glimpse of the cute deliveryman -- Kaoru keeps ordering more and more costly exercise equipment online.
May 31, 2019, midnight
7.5
S1E8 - Getting a Job
Seeing Kaoru struggle with her finances, Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma and Kiiroitori take it upon themselves to find part-time jobs -- with mixed results.
June 1, 2019, midnight
7.0
S1E9 - Snowman
With a blanket of December snow covering the entire neighborhood, Rilakkuma offers his knit cap to a poor snowman who looks so cold.
June 7, 2019, midnight
7.0
S1E10 - Hawaii
The roommates bring the sounds of aloha into their home to brighten Kaoru's day when a colleague's engagement in Hawaii brings her down.
June 14, 2019, midnight
8.0
S1E11 - Sleepless Night
Thinking a streak of light in the night sky was a UFO, Korilakkuma tries to call it back by building a pyramid-shaped beacon out of junk.
June 21, 2019, midnight
8.0
S1E12 - The First Day
In this flashback episode, Kaoru reminisces about the time she wanted a pet cat, but met the delightful bears who would become her roommates instead.
June 28, 2019, midnight
8.5
S1E13 - Moving Out
As their apartment's demolition date draws near, Kaoru searches for a new place, and they all do their best to toss out the things they don't need.
July 5, 2019, midnight
Network: Netflix
Episode Runtime: 12 min.
Season Runtime: 160 min.
Released: April 19, 2019
Last Air Date: July 5, 2019, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 10+
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