Storyline
Discover the story behind the screen.
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.
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Episodes
Episode 1 · Cherry Blossom
Kaoru is dejected when her friends' busy lives prevent them from attending their annual Hanami. Rilakkuma can’t make pancakes without burning them.
Episode 2 · Kidnapped
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.
Episode 3 · Rainy Season
Heavy rains bring an unlikely growth of mushrooms inside the home, and Kaoru's spirits are dampened when she's the subject of office gossip.
Episode 4 · Fireworks
While Rilakkuma is able to wholeheartedly enjoy the food and games at the summer festival, Kaoru grows frustrated by her own perpetual indecisiveness.
Episode 5 · Ghost Girl
During a sudden power outage, Kaoru and her friends are stopped dead in their tracks when a spirit from beyond the grave makes a surprise visit.
Episode 6 · Fortune-Telling
After a streak of bad luck in the last days of summer, Kaoru sees a psychic, who implies that her three roommates are the cause of her problems.
Episode 7 · Slim Down
To help her lose weight -- and to catch a glimpse of the cute deliveryman -- Kaoru keeps ordering more and more costly exercise equipment online.
Episode 8 · Getting a Job
Seeing Kaoru struggle with her finances, Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma and Kiiroitori take it upon themselves to find part-time jobs -- with mixed results.
Episode 9 · Snowman
With a blanket of December snow covering the entire neighborhood, Rilakkuma offers his knit cap to a poor snowman who looks so cold.
Episode 10 · Hawaii
The roommates bring the sounds of aloha into their home to brighten Kaoru's day when a colleague's engagement in Hawaii brings her down.
Episode 11 · Sleepless Night
Thinking a streak of light in the night sky was a UFO, Korilakkuma tries to call it back by building a pyramid-shaped beacon out of junk.
Episode 12 · The First Day
In this flashback episode, Kaoru reminisces about the time she wanted a pet cat, but met the delightful bears who would become her roommates instead.
Episode 13 · Moving Out
As their apartment's demolition date draws near, Kaoru searches for a new place, and they all do their best to toss out the things they don't need.
