Rilakkuma's short anime is in its third season, Rilakkuma: Ki Mama ni Manpuku Biyori, with the same directing and music team at Production I.G. The character brand is running a heavy collaboration slate through late 2026, including new Yanoman craft kits and puzzles in November and a first Chico apparel tie-up on October 19.
The Rilakkuma short anime is now on its third season. The second season, Rilakkuma: Tekuteku Sekai Ryoko, debuted on April 4 and aired on TBS with Crunchyroll streaming, and the third, Rilakkuma: Ki Mama ni Manpuku Biyori, was announced when episode 24 ended. Yoshimi Itazu and Yumi Kamakura direct at Production I.G, with Chiyo Morita on character design and Kouta Yokoseki, Yoshiya Ikeda, and Mizuki Kanno composing. YOASOBI vocalist Lilas Ikuta narrates and performs the theme song "stay with me." The anime's retail presence follows the broadcast: an Enmych Kuji lottery began October 9 at Lawson, bookstores, and hobby shops, with plushies as the top prizes.
Collaboration merchandise is the larger part of the slate. Maison de FLEUR ran its seventh collection on September 26, and Chico launched a first roomwear line on October 19. Korilakkuma and OLIVE des OLIVE return for a third winter line in late November. A Korilakkuma Rabbit pop-up opened at LUMINE EST Shinjuku on October 1 and moves to Shinsaibashi PARCO from October 30. The Haikyu!! crossover has 12 newly drawn visuals from Production I.G and a pop-up store tour running from November 20 in Harajuku and Abeno, then Sapporo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima from December 18.
Two tie-ups sit outside apparel. The Rilakkuma and Ofuro Cafe collaboration returns for a third year as "Ofuro Agari no Goyururi Time 2027," from January 8 to April 4, 2027, at 12 locations, with Karin no Yu in Chiba excluded and the BASIC RILAKKUMA design series covering the baths and facilities. Yanoman will release HAKOBEYA palm-sized interior kits at 3,080 yen each in three scenes, plus a Woody Puzzle LigMe line, in late November 2026.
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Yanoman will release two Rilakkuma product series in late November 2026. HAKOBEYA is a palm-sized DIY interior kit assembled by inserting acrylic and wooden parts, with no tools needed and about 20 minutes to build. It comes in three scenes at 3,080 yen each, lit by a CR2032 battery sold separately. Woody Puzzle LigMe is a two-type wooden jigsaw puzzle line.
Rilakkuma and the fashion brand Chico have collaborated for the first time on a line of roomwear and accessories with heart motifs in fluffy materials. The items go on sale at Chico stores and online from Monday, October 19, 2026. The lineup includes Heart Design Roomwear at 13,750 yen, Heart Motif Plush Charm at 4,950 yen, Fur Tote with Heart Charm at 8,690 yen, and Face Motif Fur Pouch at 5,550 yen, each in two types.
The Rilakkuma and Ofuro Cafe collaboration runs again as "Ofuro Agari no Goyururi Time 2027," from January 8 to April 4, 2027, at 12 ofuro cafe locations nationwide. Ofuro Cafe Karin no Yu in Chiba is excluded. This year the worldview of the design series "BASIC RILAKKUMA" covers the baths and facilities. Collaboration baths, photo spots, limited cafe menus, Rilakkuma meet-and-greets, limited novelties, and cafe-exclusive original goods are planned. Services differ by location.
The anime "Rilakkuma" is getting an Enmych Kuji lottery, released sequentially from October 9, 2026 at Lawson stores, bookstores, hobby shops and other lottery-handling stores nationwide. Draws cost 800 yen with tax included. Prizes A through C are plushies of Rilakkuma and Kiiroitori, Korilakkuma, and Chairoikoguma. The Last Prize is a roughly 40cm BIG plushie of Rilakkuma in Sinbad's costume.
Nijimen reports that 12 newly drawn Rilakkuma and Haikyu!! collaboration visuals have been revealed, produced by Production I.G. They place Karasuno, Aoba Johsai, Nekoma, Fukurodani, and Inarizaki characters alongside Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma, and friends. A POP UP STORE tour runs from November 20 to December 6, 2026 at baseyard tokyo stores in Harajuku and Abeno Q's Mall, then December 18, 2026 to January 17, 2027 in Sapporo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima.
San-X's Rilakkuma and Maison de FLEUR announced their seventh collaboration, set to go on sale on September 26, 2026 at Maison de FLEUR stores and the official web store STRIPE CLUB. The collection has 11 item types built around Korilakkuma and Chairoikoguma, including a cup holder offered for the first time and plush toys in houndstooth outfits.
Rilakkuma and friends are joining SASUKE Ninja Warrior for a merchandise line tied to the World Cup 2026 season. Shirts, towels, stickers, keychains, folders, and tin cases are available through TBS's online shop, with prices from 385 yen to 3,960 yen. The collaboration was announced on August 6.
Rilakkuma and SHIBUYA109 Shibuya store are collaborating from August 14 to August 30, 2026, with original visuals, four collaboration sweets, a lucky draw event, photo spots, and a greeting event with Rilakkuma. The sweets are sold at MOG MOG STAND on basement floor 2, and novelties include an acrylic carabiner and a fan.
The anime "Rilakkuma" and TBS's "SASUKE" are collaborating to mark "SASUKE World Cup 2026." Collaboration goods, including T-shirts and die-cut stickers, will be sold, and a limited-time collaboration cafe will open at Akasaka Branch Park from August 27, 2026.
Rilakkuma and SHIBUYA109 will hold their first collaboration, SHIBUYA109 × Rilakkuma Lab., from August 14 to August 30, 2026, at the Shibuya store in Tokyo. The event features new illustrations of Rilakkuma and friends in white coats, photo spots, collaboration menus, limited goods, and a greeting event with Rilakkuma himself.
San-X will run a limited-time cafe stand at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza from August 1 to August 12, 2026. The event offers five collaboration drinks with straw markers, new goods featuring Rilakkuma, Sumikko Gurashi, and other San-X characters, plus purchase bonuses including square photo cards and acrylic charms.
Aniplex revealed a promotional video for the Rilakkuma short anime on Saturday, confirming it is entering a second season. The series, titled Rilakkuma: Tekuteku Sekai Ryokō, debuted on April 4 and airs on TBS, with Crunchyroll streaming. Yoshimi Itazu and Yumi Kamakura direct at Production I.G.