San-X characters

is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company San-X and created by Aki Kondo. San-X portrays Rilakkuma as an anthropomorphized teddy bear close to his bear friends Korilakkuma and Chairoikoguma, along with a bird Kiiroitori. After the character's debut in 2003, Rilakkuma has been featured on stationery and merchandise created by San-X, as well as multiple collaboration cafès. Along with picture books and comics, a stop-motion animation series titled Rilakkuma and Kaoru was broadcast in 2019.

San-X characters

thumb|right|Kogepan, described by T: The New York Times Style Magazine as a character who "reads self-help books like How to Become a Delicious Bread to stave off despair"

San-X characters

thumb|Tarepanda, described by creator Hikaru Suemasa as "strange", with a "fixed gaze" Tarepanda (たれぱんだ) is a kawaii (cute) panda-like character released by the Japanese company San-X in 1998. The term means droopy in Japanese. The character was created by , who was inspired by being exhausted at work. Three picture books and a fanbook by Suemasa were published in Japan. A Tarepanda video game was released for the WonderSwan in 1999, and another one for the PlayStation in 2000. A Tarepanda OVA was released in 2000.