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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Netflix is continuing on its strong push into anime production and licensing in 2019, and one of the bigger series coming to the streaming service this year is also one of the most adorable. A stop ...

Netflix is moving full speed ahead with its anime vision, and the site is poised to expand its original takes this month. Not only will Netflix hit fans up with a brand-new Ultraman anime, but ...

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 ...

As part of its 2019 anime slate, Netflix also released a trailer for Rilakkuma and Kaoru, a new stop-motion series launching on April 19th, 2019. Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: ...

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 ...

Netflix has been treating us to plenty of new and experimental animated projects, from lovely fantasy epics like The Dragon Prince, to the controversial shorts series Love, Death, and Robots, to the ...

Kaoru is dejected when her friends' busy lives prevent them from attending their annual Hanami. Rilakkuma can’t make pancakes without burning them. A sense of panic takes over Kaoru when she receives ...