TV series

Rilakkuma and Kaoru

2019 · 1 season

A gentle, charming stop-motion slice of life that feels like a warm hug, with quiet moments of everyday melancholy.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, light and melancholic. Slow-burning and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, work, isolation, healing
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
work
isolation
healing
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none