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San-X's 'Sumikko Gurashi' Characters Get Anime Film This Year
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official Twitter account for San-X's "Sumikko Gurashi" (Living in the Corner) characters announced on Tuesday that the characters are inspiring an anime film that will debut in Japan this year. Fanworks is animating the film.
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Sumikko Gurashi debuted in 2012 as slightly negative characters who like to stay in the corner of a room. The characters include "Shirokuma," a polar bear who is sensitive to cold; "Penguin?" (with a question mark in its name), a penguin who is unsure if it is actually a penguin; "Tonkatsu," a piece of pork cutlet that was left uneaten; "Neko," a shy cat; and "Tokage," who hides his nature as one of the last dinosaurs.
The franchise has inspired toys, books, stationery material, and video games.
San-X's "Rilakkuma" character is also inspiring the Rilakkuma and Kaoru (Rilakkuma to Kaoru-san) anime that will debut globally on Netflix on April 19.
Sources: Sumikko Gurashi Twitter account, Comic Natalie