【RILAKKUMA】Celebrating 20th Anniversary! Can you relax just by looking at it?
【RILAKKUMA】Celebrating 20th Anniversary! Can you relax just by looking at it?
2023-08-01

Hello everyone~! Today, I would like to celebrate and introduce a certain work that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2023, featuring super cute characters! I'm Saori from Kawaii Republic!

Hello everyone. Wow~! 20th anniversary! That's amazing and congratulations! I'm Boss from Kawaii Republic, curious about what kind of cute characters will appear.

I think Boss probably knows it too! It's a work featuring these cute bears that are very popular even in Kawaii Republic!
【RILAKKUMA】Celebrating 20th Anniversary! Can you relax just by looking at it? Lots of cute Rilakkuma merchandise depicting the daily life of adorable bears are massively released in 2023!?
https://kawaii-republic.com/product/tag_page.html?tags=12&ref=blog
What is RILAKKUMA? (About the work)
RILAKKUMA is a work that depicts the daily lives of loose and cute characters created by San-X Co., Ltd.
The origin of the name RILAKKUMA is because the main character is a “relaxing bear”. There is a slight difference between the setting announced by San-X Co., Ltd. and the setting thought by the illustrator, Kondo Aki-Sensei, who created the characters.
The protagonist, Rilakkuma, is a mysterious bear that suddenly showed up at a woman's house named Kaoru-San one day.
However, there is a zipper on his back, and you can sometimes see a mysterious polka-dot cloth. Therefore, it is not a real bear, but its true identity remains a mystery.
He enters Kaoru-San's house without permission and relaxes freely, but when she took her eyes off, two bear-like creatures and a bird-like creature had increased. (This story has also been animated, so you can follow the story somewhat)
2023 is a memorable year marking the 20th anniversary of Rilakkuma's birth, and this year is definitely the year when cute Rilakkuma goods will be released.

Wait a minute!!!

There's one bear I don't know about!!!!!
●Chairoikoguma
https://kawaii-republic.com/product/tag_page.html?tags=73&ref=blog

Oh, you don't know this one? Indeed, this is a very cute one who recently joined the crew...... So let's introduce these cute bears and birds featured in the RILAKKUMA series in the future! Everyone, please pay attention to the RILAKKUMA series celebrating its 20th anniversary this year!
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