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Should you watch Rilakkuma and Kaoru tonight?

A short stop-motion anime celebrating the San-X character's 15th anniversary. The character's story begins when the titular Rilakkuma suddenly appears in the apartment of office worker Kaoru and begins living there, spending every day idling around. He has a zipper on his back, but the contents remain unknown.

2019ONA13 episodes11 min/ep7.4/10 average score
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The opening is more atmosphere than hook.

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