Production

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An initial pitch was made by Tokyo representatives at Netflix in 2016.^[1] The series was announced publicly in 2017 and was originally slated for a 2018 release.^[2]

Director Masahito Kobayashi drew inspiration from Wes Anderson's films, such as Fantastic Mr. Fox and Isle of Dogs.^[1] Kaoru, who had appeared as a silhouette in the original Rilakkuma comic series, was given a physical presence and her experiences were drawn from the female staff members.^[1] The fictional city that the show takes place in, Ogigaya, is a mash-up of the Ogikubo and Asagaya neighborhoods in Tokyo.^[1] The series was made at Dwarf Studio, who previously made stop motion Domo-kun animation.^[3] 10 separate stages were set up, with the staff filming about 10 seconds of footage per day simultaneously.^[1]

In 2018, Netflix announced the show would be released on April 19, 2019, and star Mikako Tabe as Kaoru.^[4] Original characters created for the series, Tokio, Hayate, and Sayu, were introduced in March 2019.^[5] Aside from playing Hayate, Takayuki Yamada also played an assortment of minor roles in the series, including the shaved ice stand man in episode 4, the man in the Yuriko horror movie, Kaoru's landlord, Kaoru's boss, the fisherman in episode 8, the photographer in episode 10, and the alien in episode 11.^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e St. Michel, Patrick (April 18, 2019). "Bear essentials: Rilakkuma's adorable stop-motion debut". The Japan Times. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
^ "「リラックマ」初のこま撮りアニメ、脚本は『かもめ食堂』の荻上直子氏が担当" [Rilakkuma's first stop-motion animation, written by Naoko Ogiue of Kamome Shokudo]. Oricon (in Japanese). October 18, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 26, 2018). "Rilakkuma and Kaoru Stop-Motion Anime Unveils Cast, Trailer, April 19 Debut". Anime News Network.
^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 26, 2018). "Rilakkuma and Kaoru Stop-Motion Anime Unveils Cast, Trailer, April 19 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
^ "『リラックマとカオルさん』だけじゃない! 個性豊かなキャラクター初解禁" [It's not just "Rilakkuma and Kaoru-san"!]. Oricon (in Japanese). March 27, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
^ "山田孝之、『リラックマとカオルさん』で一人何役?" [Takayuki Yamada, what role do you play in "Rilakkuma and Kaoru-san"?]. Oricon (in Japanese). May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

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