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  • Artist Info: Rilakkuma (リラックマ Rirakkuma, a combination of the Japanese pronunciation of relax and the Japanese word for bear) is a Japanese character produced by the San-X company who debuted in 2003. Rilakkuma and Tarepanda, another San-X character, have been described as "huge hits in Japan" by The New York Times. As of May 2010, Rilakkuma ranked as the fifth most popular character in Japan in a survey of the Character Databank.<br />
    The San-X company puts staff members under obligation to create one cute character per month. Aki Kondo (also the creater of Okutan to Dannachan) saw a TV show about dogs. She wished to own a pet because at that time she was very busy working and hoped for a more relaxing life. Rilakkuma is an embodiment of her wish.<br />
    In July 2009, Bandai released an exclusive edition of Rilakkuma-themed notebook computers. emotion_yatta emotion_yatta <br />
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    リラックマ (Rilakkuma)は、サンエックスでコンドウアキによってデザインされたグッズ用キャラクターである。 emotion_yatta emotion_yatta
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