TV series

Aggretsuko

2018–2023 · 5 seasons

Cute animal characters voicing painfully relatable office frustrations, then screaming death metal; a funny, surprisingly tender watch about work and growing up.

Created by: Rareko
Genres: Animation, Comedy
Starring: Kaolip, Rareko, Shingo Katou

Overview: Frustrated with her thankless office job, Retsuko the Red Panda copes with her daily struggles by belting out death metal karaoke after work.
How it feels: Satirical, light, warm and melancholic. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Work, identity, friendship, isolation
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Created by: Rareko
Genres: Animation, Comedy
Starring: Kaolip, Rareko, Shingo Katou

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
identity
friendship
isolation
ambition
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

Cast

KaolipRetsuko (voice)
RarekoRetsuko-(death metal ver.) (voice)
Shingo KatouHaida (voice) / Resasuke (voice) / CEO (voice)
Rina InoueFenneko (voice) / Tsunoda (voice) / Puko (voice) / Inui (voice)
Sohta AraiTon (voice)/Komiya (voice)/Manumaru (voice)/Yoga instructor (voice)/Anai (voice)/Hyodo (voice)
Maki TsurutaDirector Gori (voice) / Tsubone (voice)
Komegumi KoiwasakiWashimi (voice)
Yuki TakahashiKabae (voice)
SayumiManaka (voice)
RimaMigi (voice)
ArisaHidarin (voice)

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Genres: animation, comedy
Created by: Rareko
Written by: Rareko, Sanrio
Starring: Kaolip, Rareko, Shingo Katou, Rina Inoue, Sohta Arai, Maki Tsuruta, Komegumi Koiwasaki, Yuki Takahashi
Length: 5 seasons, 50 episodes, 15 min each
Network: Netflix
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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