Plot Synopsis

This quarter-hour animated series follows Retsuko, a 25-year-old red panda, who is frustrated with her thankless office job in the accounting department of a trading company in Tokyo. All she wants is to do her job and get through the day, but when frustrations reach a boiling point, she vents through death metal karaoke. As Retsuko enters her fifth year at a prestigious trading firm, she struggles to motivate herself everyday as the daily stress from work takes a toll. Tired of her wholesome good-girl persona at work, Retsuko is drawn to the free-spirited lifestyle of her former high school classmate, Puko. Retsuko loses the will to tackle the daily grind after Puko asks her to join a new business venture. A fed up Retsuko talks back to her supervisor. On Friday, April 20, 2018 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT, Netflix released the 10-episode first season of AGGRETSUKO.

On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT, Netflix released the 10-episode second season of AGGRETSUKO. From her mother meddling in her personal affairs to a nightmarish new coworker, Retsuko's still got a lot to rage about in her karaoke sessions. In the 15-minute season opener, "Time to Grow Up," Retsuko becomes increasingly frustrated with her mother's overbearing ways. Director Ton demands the team be tough on their incoming new hire.

Netflix released the 10-episode third season of AGGRETSUKO on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT. This season, Retsuko's rage rises another octave when she finds herself moonlighting with an underground idol group to pay off her debts. In the Season 3 premiere, "The Blessings of Life," Retsuko, with her romance over, fills the void with a virtual boyfriend, but her savings take a massive hit when she spends recklessly on in-game purchases.

The entire 10-episode fourth season of AGGRETSUKO dropped on Thursday, December 16, 2021 on Netflix. Retsuko turns up the volume to stop Haida from making the biggest mistake ever when a sly new company president takes the office to a new extreme. In the season opener, "Someone from Work," with a new apartment and a collection of weapons, Retsuko moves forward after her attack, but her relationship with Haida remains at a standstill.
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The fifth and final season of AGGRETSUKO debuted on Thursday, February 16, 2023 on Netflix, as the streaming service released the entire 10-episode new season. In this final season, Retsuko faces her biggest challenge yet when she's thrown head first into the world of politics. Get out the vote for Retsuko! Season 5 is comprised of nine 18-minute episodes and a 34-minute series finale.