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Polar Bear's Café

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Shirokuma Cafe revolves around a Canadian white bear that quits his boring job and starts a cafeteria near a zoo. He loves telling tall tales and always brags about himself. According to him, he was picked up by a human couple who owns a diner while he was drifting around on an iceberg. Though he has lost all contact with his Canadian family, he has discovered a new home in serving the diners' clientele, thanks to the kind couple. His café is an embodiment of his personality. The place is always packed with many regulars, animals and humans, who are drawn by his charismatic magnetism.

2012·24m24 minGHDSUBCC

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Studio Studio Pierrot

Chiikawa

Chiikawa

ちいかわ

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Non Non Biyori Nonstop

のんのんびより のんすとっぷ

Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii OVA

Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii OVA

ヲタクに恋は難しい

Mr. Villain's Day Off

Mr. Villain's Day Off

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Polar Bear's Café

Comedy, Slice of Life, Anthropomorphic, Iyashikei, Josei

Shirokuma Cafe revolves around a Canadian white bear that quits his boring job and starts a cafeteria near a zoo. He loves telling tall tales and always brags about himself. According to him, he was picked up by a human couple who owns a diner while he was drifting around on an iceberg. Though he has lost all contact with his Canadian family, he has discovered a new home in serving the diners' clientele, thanks to the kind couple. His café is an embodiment of his personality. The place is always packed with many regulars, animals and humans, who are drawn by his charismatic magnetism.

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Information

Released
Spring
Rated
G
Studio
Studio Pierrot
Region of Origin
Japan

Languages

Original Audio
Japanese
Audio
Japanese
Subtitles
English

Details

Format
TV Show
Episodes
50
Episode Length
24 min
Status
Finished
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Episode 1Polar Bear’s CafePanda, part of generation cupcake, is prodded by his mother to get a job, but he just wants to eat bamboo. While avoiding his mother's ire he happens upon a cafe run by Polar Bear, who just so happens to be looking for a part-time employee.25m
Episode 2Everyone’s Cafe / Cafe’s Cherrry Blossom ViewingThe patrons of Polar Bear’s Café have their own idea on the dream café, which starts to take form. But when the cherry blossoms start to fall, thoughts turn to having a viewing party.25m
Episode 3Polar Bear Goes to the Zoo / Panda’s ProblemsPanda has convinced Polar Bear and Penguin to visit him at the zoo. Being their first time, Polar Bear seems to want to go places he is strictly forbidden. Back at the Café, the zoo workers discuss the pains of stereotypes.25m
Episode 4Obsessed with Smartphones / Super Fun Driving LessonPenguin is excited about his new smartphone. But the café patrons are not impressed until Panda shows them his new phone. Along with a new smartphone, Penguin is taking driving classes to get his license. Polar Bear has agreed to give him a few pointers.25m
Episode 5Panda Gets Enthusiastic / Everyone’s ParfaitFull Time Panda is away for a week, so Panda has to work his shifts. He gets some encouragement from a fan name Rin Rin, who he searches for every day. Mr. Polar Bear wants to serve a special menu and when word gets around it will be Parfaits, everyone has a suggestion.25m
Episode 6Panda’s Diet / Strive for it! Wild PandaAfter breaking the slide at work, Panda has decided to lose some weight. His ideal body shape is far from his current look. To fit his new look, Panda wants to be wilder but he admits he was born meek. An invite from Polar Bear leads Panda to the bar, Grizzly’s25m
Episode 7Mr. Handa’s Remodeling Plan / The Great Love Love Driving OperationPanda's new obsession is with popularity, and he attempts to raise Mr. Handa’s popularity with the help of Polar Bear. Penguin finally got his license but now has to get his dating license before he can take Miss Penko out for a drive.25m
Episode 8A Magazine Interview Comes By / Salmon Hunter: Mr. GrizzlyFurafura Walker Monthly. What should be a simple interview proves to be anything but thanks to Furafura's unique editor in chief. The Café is closed for the day so Polar Bear can get fresh ingredients. A hungry and curious Panda joins Polar Bear and Grizzly Bear on their fishing trip.25m
Episode 9Rin Rin Deeply Moved! Panda’s House! / Mr. Penguin’s ProposalRin Rin the florist gets a truly random opportunity to visit the home of Panda, whom he adores. But just meeting Panda Mama and Panda Sister might be too much for him. Meanwhile, Mr. Penguin is getting pumped up to ask Miss Penko out on a date.25m
Episode 10Mr. Handa’s Group Blind Date? / Mr. Handa’s Group Blind Date!After eating Mr. Handa's very plain lunch, Panda gets Mr. Handa invited on a group date in hopes his lunches improve. But when the third male drops out, Panda goes to the café to find a replacement.25m
Episode 11Mr. Penguin’s Broken Heart / Panda’s Night OutWhile in the park, Mr. Penguin sees Miss Penko on a date. Grizzly stops by and tells Polar Bear it’s a guy’s night out.25m
Episode 12Panda, Tired of Boredom / Panda’s Advice Room for TroublesA rainy day at the zoo leads Panda and his fellow animals to think of creative ways to pass the time. Panda is still worried that Mr. Handa does not have a girlfriend.25m
Episode 13Tanabata Decorations / Panda’s WishThe patrons and staff of Polar Bear’s Café prep for Tanabata. This is Panda’s first Tanabata and he is concerned about what to wish for.25m
Episode 14Enthusiastic Polar Bear / Let’s Go to the Beach!As Panda laments having nothing to due whilst Polar Bear wishes he had more free time, Polar Bear takes Panda's place at the zoo pretending to be a panda, proving to be a hit. Later, Polar Bear, Panda and Penguin take a trip to the beach.25m
Episode 15Weeding in the Summer / Mr. Penguin’s RomanceThe backyard of Polar Bear's Café needs weeding, but Penguin seems to be the only one taking things seriously. Later, Penguin finally works up the courage to confess to Penko, asking her out every day for a week. However, it turns out he inadvertently asked out seven identical girl penguins, leading to disaster when they all show up on the day.25m
Episode 16Mr. Grizzly Goes On an Adventure / A Strange RestaurantAs the café starts serving a shaved ice dessert called "Polar Bear", Grizzly gets the wrong idea and believes Polar Bear had been eaten by otters. Later, a salaryman from another town arrives at the Polar Bear's Café for the first time and is astounded by the various customers.25m
Episode 17Let’s Go Camping! / Rin Rin and the High School GirlPolar Bear, Panda, Penguin and Grizzly go on a camping trip together, where Penguin and Grizzly find they have a lot in common whilst trying to keep Polar Bear and Panda in check. Later, Rin Rin asks a high school girl to accompany him to the zoo; the girl accepts, believing it to be a date, only to find that he just wanted someone to talk to about how cute Panda is.25m
Episode 18The Cafe’s Ghost Stories / Panda Runs Away from HomeThe café decides to hold a night of telling ghost stories, much to an easily-frighted Handa's dismay. Later, Panda decides to run away from home when his mother decides to lump his birthday celebration with his siblings.25m
Episode 19There Are Many Kinds of Penguins / What Is Baisen!?Polar Bear, Panda, and Penguin go to a water park. Penguin takes along his nephew, but ends up being cowed by Mama King Penguin, while her son and Penguin's nephew become fast friends. The Penko sisters have also tailed Penguin there, while Panda is on the receiving end of King Penguin Mama's grousing about how emperor penguins (like Penguin) are considered superior — and a trio of Pygoscelis penguins out to sell penguin cards. Sasako, on the other hand, rode the train too far and arrives late at the water park. After becoming amazed by the taste of Polar Bear's Café's brand of black coffee, a man named Masaki decides to become the pupil of a tree kangaroo in order to learn how to roast coffee beans.25m
Episode 20The Ideal Single Living / Summer FestivalPanda imagines a dream life living on his own. After struggling to find a place that meets his expectations, Panda, along with Penguin, check out where the other animals live. Later, Polar Bear and Grizzly run a stand together at a summer festival, joined by a relative of Panda's, Lesser Panda. After selling everything, the gang enjoy the sights of the festival.25m
Episode 21Panda Is No Longer a Panda / Mei Mei’s PrincePanda is reassigned to one part of the zoo after another — even serving as a zookeeper. Later, Panda's sister Mei Mei goes on about her crush on Mr Handa. However, after seeing Handa and Ms Badger at a realty office, Panda believes that the two are getting married.25m
Episode 22Sales Penguin / Mr. Penguin PicnicThe trio of Pygoscelis penguins from the water park try to figure out how to sell their excess of penguin cards, eventually settling on creating a concentration game with them, which becomes a hit. Meanwhile, Penguin ends up having to date all the Penko sisters equally, but still has trouble telling them apart. Sasako suggests he give the sisters differently colored ribbons to better identify them, but it backfires when they decide to trade them with each other.25m
Episode 23Mr. Handa’s Discussion / Panda Mama’s Daily LifeMr Handa meets up with Polar Bear to ask his advice on how to ask Sasako out, but Polar Bear seems to be more interested in the food where the meeting takes place. Meanwhile, Sasako winds up serving several good-looking men who come into the café, which worries Panda and Penguin. Later, Panda Mama goes to buy walnuts and learns the trick of stuffing the bag full from Mama Red Squirrel, and then endures a lecture from King Penguin Mama on how to eat at an all-you-can-eat cake buffet. The group then decides to eat at Polar Bear's Café, where they end up taxing his sanity.25m
Episode 24Panda’s Apprenticeship / A Sports Day Filled with AnimalsPanda decides he wants to become someone's apprentice but is rather picky about who his master is. He eventually settles on becoming Sloth's apprentice, but quits due to not being able match his levels of laziness. Later, Polar Bear abruptly tasks Sasako with being the emcee of a sport competition for animals (in which Handa is the only human participant), while Panda Mama and Mama Red Squirrel quarrel over how to prepare rice balls.25m

Takahiro SakuraiShirokumaJun FukuyamaPandaHiroshi KamiyaPenguinAya EndouSasakoYuuichi NakamuraGrizzlyDaisuke OnoLlamaToshiyuki MorikawaPanda MamaKatsuyuki KonishiFull-time PandaAkiko YajimaLesser PandaKishou TaniyamaNamakemonoNobuyuki HiyamaKing PenguinSayuri YahagiPenkoDaisuke HirakawaGentoo PenguinTomokazu SugitaAgohimo PenguinAloha HigaOriginal CreatorMitsuyuki MasuharaDirectorToru HosokawaSeries CompositionAya TakanoCharacter DesignAtsuho MatsumotoDirector of PhotographyKenji KondouMusic

About

Polar Bear's Café

Comedy, Slice of Life, Anthropomorphic, Iyashikei, Josei

Shirokuma Cafe revolves around a Canadian white bear that quits his boring job and starts a cafeteria near a zoo. He loves telling tall tales and always brags about himself. According to him, he was picked up by a human couple who owns a diner while he was drifting around on an iceberg. Though he has lost all contact with his Canadian family, he has discovered a new home in serving the diners' clientele, thanks to the kind couple. His café is an embodiment of his personality. The place is always packed with many regulars, animals and humans, who are drawn by his charismatic magnetism.

Official Site

Information

Released
Spring
Rated
G
Studio
Studio Pierrot
Region of Origin
Japan

Languages

Original Audio
Japanese
Audio
Japanese
Subtitles
English

Details

Format
TV Show
Episodes
50
Episode Length
24 min
Status
Finished