Anime · NBC
Rilakkuma
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Rilakkuma actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Rilakkuma reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Spectacle.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
No matter what your day brings, Rilakkuma—always by your side—is stepping out of the everyday and into a laid-back, expansive world of animation. A moment that makes your heart feel light and carefree. Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, keep Rilakkuma close by. An exciting new story is about to unfold.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Megumi InoueProducer
- Yuma TakahashiExecutive Producer
- Taichi NakamuraExecutive Producer
- Rina TomitaProducer
- Masato SuzukiExecutive Producer
- Wataru HatakeyamaExecutive Producer
Direction
- Jun SogaDirector
- Kana FujishiroDirector
- Toichiro MasudaDirector
- Tomomi TakeuchiDirector
- Yugo ShibazakiDirector
- Yoshimi ItazuDirector
Cinematography
- Takahiro OkumuraDirector of Photography
Music
- Yoshiya IkedaOriginal Music Composer
- Kota YokosekiOriginal Music Composer
- Mizuki KannoOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- CrunchyrollStreaming
- Crunchyroll Amazon ChannelStreaming
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