Polar Bear Cafe

Polar Bear Cafe

2012
Polar Bear Cafe
Polar Bear Cafe

Polar Bear Cafe

8 | en | Animation

Pushed by his mother to stop lazing around the house, a Panda searches for a part-time job but has troubling finding one to accommodate his laziness. He soon stumbles upon the Shirokuma Cafe, run by a Polar Bear who is holding interviews for a part-time position with his faithful customer Penguin. Panda applies for the job but fails the interview, with the job instead going to a human girl named Sasako. However, the others soon point Panda towards a part-time job at a nearby zoo.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP102  Cherry Blossom Viewing in Spring
Mar. 28,2013
Cherry Blossom Viewing in Spring

Polar Bear becomes downhearted when Penguin expresses interest in moving house, though feels relieved once he hears he just intends to renew his apartment lease. Afterwards, everyone gathers around to have a cherry blossom viewing party, looking back on the year they've spent together.

EP101  Mr. Peguin's Secret
Mar. 28,2013
Mr. Peguin's Secret

Panda becomes curious about what Penguin does when he's not at the cafe.

EP100  Mr. Llama's Time Capsule
Mar. 21,2013
Mr. Llama's Time Capsule

Llama, Sasako and the others visit their hometown to find a time capsule Llama buried five years ago. Upon arriving, however, they discover the tree he buried it under is in the middle of a private property.

EP99  Mr. Grizzly's Reunion
Mar. 21,2013
Mr. Grizzly's Reunion

Grizzly is visited by his mother, who embarrasses him a little when she starts serving home cooking in his bar. After trying it for himself, however, it soon turns out to be a big hit.

EP98  White Day
Mar. 14,2013
White Day

Handa tries to figure out what to get Sasako for White Day.

EP97  I Became a Doll
Mar. 14,2013
I Became a Doll

The group become paper dolls as they converse in the real world.

EP96  Sloth's Trip
Mar. 14,2013
Sloth's Trip

Panda and the others end up joining Sloth on a long walk to the hot springs, wanting to get their on his own two feet.

EP95  Even More, What Is Roasting?
Mar. 07,2013
Even More, What Is Roasting?

Polar Bear teaches Masaki how a coffee's richness differs based on how it is prepared. He later learns Tree Kangaroo will let him start roasting his own coffee beans.

EP94  South Pole Squad Penguinger
Mar. 07,2013
South Pole Squad Penguinger

The Pygoscelis Penguins are approached by a TV studio to do a televised version of South Pole Squad Penginger alongside Yama Arashi, with some of the other animals making cameos.

EP93  The Animal Doctor
Feb. 28,2013
The Animal Doctor

Polar Bear develops a fever and goes to the animal hospital for some medicine. Panda and Penguin decide to come over to look after him, only to end up catching fevers themselves.

EP92  Doll Festival
Feb. 28,2013
Doll Festival

The younger penguins set up a display for Hina Matsuri, which goes a little awry when the cafe-goers make their own contributions. Grizzly is called in to help them set it up, only to realize that, besides Sasako, there are no girls around to celebrate it.

EP91  Smelt Fishing
Feb. 21,2013
Smelt Fishing

Polar Bear and the others go to the frozen lakes to do some smelt fishing, though soon get distracted. After Grizzly helps to catch a whole bunch, Polar Bear sets up an igloo cafe to make use of their ingredients.

EP90  Rin Rin and Mei Mei's Super Exciting Plan
Feb. 21,2013
Rin Rin and Mei Mei's Super Exciting Plan

Rin Rin and Mei Mei find they have some common interests and work together to think of a plan to get closer to Panda and Handa. However, Rin Rin ends up catching a fever, so Mei Mei decides to instead look after him.

EP89  The Zoo in the Rain
Feb. 14,2013
The Zoo in the Rain

When a Valentine's couple end up insulting Panda after two weeks of straight work, Penguin stands up against them. Panda soon cheers up after a new part-time panda is found and gives his thanks to Penguin.

EP88  The Everyday Zoo
Feb. 14,2013
The Everyday Zoo

Panda is shocked to learn that Full-Time Panda has been transferred to a zoo in Singapore. He agrees to work full time until another panda is hired, causing some worry amongst his friends.

EP87  Mr. Full-Time Panda, Mr. Llama and Rin Rin
Feb. 07,2013
Mr. Full-Time Panda, Mr. Llama and Rin Rin

Affter a long day at work, Mr. Full-time Panda and Mr. Llama decide to have a few drinks. They later invite Rin Rin, who takes the drunk Panda and Llama to Grizzly's bar, where everyone there gets drunk into the morning.

EP86  The Secret to Delicious Coffee
Feb. 07,2013
The Secret to Delicious Coffee

Masaki is told how coffee can taste different depending on how it's prepared, and wonders if he can win over the Red Squirrels with advice from Polar Bear.

EP85  Pun Café
Feb. 07,2013
Pun Café

Fed up with Polar Bear's annoying puns, Grizzly and Penguin try to get everyone in town to beat Polar Bear at his own game.

EP84  Mr. Grizzly' First Love
Jan. 31,2013
Mr. Grizzly' First Love

Polar Bear and Grizzly think back to their high school days, where Grizzly had a crush on a girl Grizzly named Tsukiko.

EP83  Polar Bear's Insomnia
Jan. 31,2013
Polar Bear's Insomnia

The gang try and help Polar Bear as he has trouble sleeping due to insomnia.

EP82  The Café in the Afternoon
Jan. 24,2013
The Café in the Afternoon

Sasako and Llama reminisce about their elementary school days.

EP81  Scattering Beans with Everyone
Jan. 24,2013
Scattering Beans with Everyone

The café holds a Setsubun event, where everyone takes turns being the ogre.

EP80  Panda Mama's Gardening
Jan. 17,2013
Panda Mama's Gardening

After Panda upsets Panda-Mama by eating her tulips, he tries and find something to replace them.

EP79  The Hammock Sea
Jan. 17,2013
The Hammock Sea

Polar Bear sets up a hammock in his garden and invites Panda and Penguin to laze around with him.

EP78  New Year's Guest
Jan. 10,2013
New Year's Guest

Penguin comes to visit Panda's home whilst the cafe is closed, which doesn't please Panda very much.

EP77  The Animals' Hidden Talent Competition
Jan. 10,2013
The Animals' Hidden Talent Competition

As the New Year rolls in, the Polar Bear's Cafe holds a hidden talent contest.

EP76  For Whom Does the Bell Toll?
Dec. 20,2012
For Whom Does the Bell Toll?

Polar Bear, Panda, Penguin, Sasako and Llama spend New Year's Eve together, where they reminisce about the past year. They are soon joined by the other animals to see the New Year in.

EP75  Big Cleaning at the Café
Dec. 20,2012
Big Cleaning at the Café

Polar Bear ropes in everyone to do some spring cleaning around the cafe before Panda-Mama brings a salmon for everyone to have hotpot.

EP74  Christmas Trouble
Dec. 13,2012
Christmas Trouble

Penguin, eager to show off his storytelling, tries in vain to find a party to appear at before deciding on Bar the Grizzly. Panda and Mei Mei argue over whose picture should be sent to Handa as a Christmas present, and Llama and Alpaca use their wool to create scarves and other garments.

EP73  Christmas Planning
Dec. 13,2012
Christmas Planning

Panda wonders whether he'll get a present for Christmas — until Rin Rin shows up with a knitted pochette for Panda, which the latter accepts reluctantly.

EP72  Grizzly's Hibernation!
Dec. 06,2012
Grizzly's Hibernation!

When Grizzly does get to hibernate, he is rudely interrupted by Polar Bear, who takes him to the driving range. When Panda and Penguin turn up, Grizzly, cranky from lack of sleep, takes them all out to a hot pot bistro.

EP71  Grizzly's Hibernation Preparations!
Dec. 06,2012
Grizzly's Hibernation Preparations!

The pandas look for ways to hibernate at the zoo, but Handa calls them out on it. Grizzly takes Polar Bear shopping for a pillow to sleep on during hibernation.

EP70  Mr. Handa's Present
Nov. 29,2012
Mr. Handa's Present

Handa asks for Polar Bear and Lesser Panda's help in figuring out what to get Sasako for Christmas.

EP69  Sloth Wants to Work
Nov. 29,2012
Sloth Wants to Work

Sloth starts working part-time at the cafe, though it doesn't prove easy with his speed.

EP68  Mr Penguin's New Love
Nov. 22,2012
Mr Penguin's New Love

The gang hear from Llama that Penguin has been visiting the neighbouring town's Brown Bear Cafe. As Polar Bear decides to check it out, he learns Penguin has gained a crush on the waitress penguin there, deciding not to come to Polar Bear's Cafe until he works up the courage to ask her out.

EP67  Wolf's Occupation Change
Nov. 22,2012
Wolf's Occupation Change

Wolf ends up quitting his job at a bakery, so Tiger recruits him for his sweets shops. After Wolf hears about a position at a famous bakery from Panda-Mama, Tiger encourages Wolf to go for it, and he manages to get the job.

EP66  Panda Corner's Project
Nov. 15,2012
Panda Corner's Project

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EP65  Panda Corner's Contest / Coffee Roaster Masaki
Nov. 15,2012
Panda Corner's Contest / Coffee Roaster Masaki

Panda becomes depressed as the penguin hero show appears to take customers away from the panda corner. Rin-Rin suggests to Panda that the zoo put on a photo contest to attract more customers. Meanwhile, Masaki has a go at roasting coffee, learning the meaning behind hand picking coffee beans. Despite some initial interest in the photo contest, the panda corner is still overshadowed by the penguin show, which Penguin also participates in. Thus Polar Bear suggests the Panda family put on their own performance, which proves to be a big hit.

EP64  Sales Penguin's Sales
Nov. 08,2012
Sales Penguin's Sales

The sales penguins attempt to pitch their penguin trading card game to Handa so they can sell it in the zoo's shop, even suggesting they hold a penguin themed hero show to attract customers.

EP63  The Café Garden
Nov. 08,2012
The Café Garden

Polar Bear takes the others to see the café's garden where all the ingredients are grown.

EP62  Idol: Yama Arashi!
Nov. 01,2012
Idol: Yama Arashi!

Panda Mama goes with King Penguin Mama to a concert by porcupine pop group Yama Arashi.

EP61  Mr. Penguin's Dilemma!
Nov. 01,2012
Mr. Penguin's Dilemma!

As Penguin is put under the pressure to choose one of the Penko sisters, Llama helps him to differentiate between them, but this soon backfires.

EP60  Llama Day
Oct. 25,2012
Llama Day

Tired of being passed over all the time, Llama suggests the zoo should hold a Llama Day. However, the animals struggle with coming up with ideas to make Llama more appealing.

EP59  Halloween
Oct. 25,2012
Halloween

Polar Bear, Panda and Penguin go trick or treating on Halloween, getting some curious treats from the homes they visit.

EP58  Mr. Penguin Goes Flying
Oct. 18,2012
Mr. Penguin Goes Flying

Penguin has aspirations of flight so the others try various attempts to get him airborne.

EP57  Panda's New Part Time Job
Oct. 18,2012
Panda's New Part Time Job

Panda goes through various part time jobs, including a car dealership, a stock marketer and a lecturer, where he somehow manages to make the respective companies successful and even become a CEO.

EP56  RinRin Is Invited
Oct. 11,2012
RinRin Is Invited

RinRin is invited out drinking by Full Time Panda, who is curious as to why he considers Panda to be cute but not him.

EP55  Panda's Apology
Oct. 11,2012
Panda's Apology

Polar Bear attempts to fill in for Panda but is questioned by the police. As way of apologise, Panda decides to give Polar Bear a day off by working at the cafe, though it's not as easy as he thinks.

EP54  What's Jacu Coffee!?
Oct. 04,2012
What's Jacu Coffee!?

The Red Squirrels teach Misaki about how coffee changes taste depending on how much it has been roasted.

EP53  Animal Field Baseball
Oct. 04,2012
Animal Field Baseball

The zoo animals from the Polar Bear's Cafe and the wild animals from Grizzly's bar face off against each other in a baseball match.

EP52  Reunion at the Grizzly Bar
Sep. 27,2012
Reunion at the Grizzly Bar

At the Grizzly Bar, a Tiger, Wolf and Lion have a little reunion. As they lament how they've lost their youth, Polar Bear, who used to be a rap artist, gives them a surprise performance as a present.

EP51  The New Panda
Sep. 27,2012
The New Panda

As Full Time Panda takes on a side job, he starts to worry when he learns a temp Panda will be coming to the zoo, feeling he might be replaced. As Temp Panda arrives and acts rather sternly towards the other pandas, a ballot is held as to who should be the central panda.

EP50  Their Childhood Days
Sep. 20,2012
Their Childhood Days

As Polar Bear gets Grizzly to help out with a few things, he tells about how they first met.

EP49  Mr. Penguin's Hobbies
Sep. 20,2012
Mr. Penguin's Hobbies

Penguin puts on an art exhibition, although none of the paintings are original and go unappreciated by the customers. After Polar Bear and Panda see the exhibit, they and Penguin discuss what hobbies they and other café regulars have.

EP48  A Sports Day Filled with Animals
Sep. 13,2012
A Sports Day Filled with Animals

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.

EP47  Panda's Apprenticeship
Sep. 13,2012
Panda's Apprenticeship

Panda 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.

EP46  Panda Mama's Daily Life
Sep. 06,2012
Panda Mama's Daily Life

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.

EP45  Mr. Handa's Discussion
Sep. 06,2012
Mr. Handa's Discussion

Mr 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.

EP44  Mr. Penguin's Picnic
Aug. 30,2012
Mr. Penguin's Picnic

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.

EP43  Sales Penguin
Aug. 30,2012
Sales Penguin

The 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.

EP42  Mei Mei's Prince
Aug. 23,2012
Mei Mei's Prince

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.

EP41  Panda Is No Longer a Panda
Aug. 23,2012
Panda Is No Longer a Panda

Panda is reassigned to one part of the zoo after another — even serving as a zookeeper.

EP40  Summer Festival
Aug. 16,2012
Summer Festival

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.

EP39  The Ideal Single Life
Aug. 16,2012
The Ideal Single Life

Panda 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.

EP38  What Is Baisen!?
Aug. 09,2012
What Is Baisen!?

After becoming amazed by the taste of the Polar Bear's Café brand of black coffee, a man named Misaki decides to become the pupil of a tree kangaroo in order to learn how to roast coffee beans.

EP37  There Are Many Kinds of Penguins
Aug. 09,2012
There Are Many Kinds of Penguins

As Penguin joins the gang to the pool along with his nephew, he ends up having to deal with an easily irritated king penguin and the Penko sisters.

EP36  Panda Runs Away from Home
Aug. 02,2012
Panda Runs Away from Home

Panda decides to run away from home when his mother decides to lump his birthday celebration with his siblings.

EP35  The Cafe's Ghost Stories
Aug. 02,2012
The Cafe's Ghost Stories

The café decides to hold a night of telling ghost stories, much to an easily-frighted Handa's dismay.

EP34  Rin Rin and the High School Girl
Jul. 26,2012
Rin Rin and the High School Girl

A high school girl is asked by Rintarou to accompany him to the zoo, believing it to be a date, only to find he just wanted someone to talk about how cute Panda is.

EP33  Let's Go Camping!
Jul. 26,2012
Let's Go Camping!

Polar 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.

EP32  A Strange Restaurant
Jul. 19,2012
A Strange Restaurant

A salaryman from another town arrives at the Polar Bear's Café for the first time and is astounded by the various customers.

EP31  Mr. Grizzly Goes On an Adventure
Jul. 19,2012
Mr. Grizzly Goes On an Adventure

As 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.

EP30  Mr. Penguin's Romance
Jul. 12,2012
Mr. Penguin's Romance

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.

EP29  Weeding in the Summer
Jul. 12,2012
Weeding in the Summer

The backyard of the Polar Bear's Café needs weeding, but Penguin seems to be the only one taking things seriously.

EP28  Let's Go to the Beach!
Jul. 05,2012
Let's Go to the Beach!

Polar Bear, Panda and Penguin take a trip to the beach.

EP27  Enthusiastic Polar Bear
Jul. 05,2012
Enthusiastic Polar Bear

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.

EP26  Panda's Wish
Jun. 28,2012
Panda's Wish

Noticing Handa seems to have a crush on Sasako, Panda tries to help him work up his confidence.

EP25  Tanabata Decorations
Jun. 28,2012
Tanabata Decorations

As the café prepares for a Tanabata party, everyone has trouble deciding what they should wish for.

EP24  Panda's Advice Room for Troubles
Jun. 21,2012
Panda's Advice Room for Troubles

Handa once again questions his love life once but finds some peace during his first visit to the Polar Bear's Café.

EP23  Panda, Tired of Boredom
Jun. 21,2012
Panda, Tired of Boredom

Panda and the Full-time Panda attempt to distract themselves during a boring and rainy day at the zoo, much to Handa's chagrin.

EP22  Panda's Night Out
Jun. 14,2012
Panda's Night Out

Panda joins Polar Bear and Grizzly on a night out, visiting a batting center and a public bath.

EP21  Mr. Penguin's Broken Heart
Jun. 14,2012
Mr. Penguin's Broken Heart

Penguin gets heartbroken when he assumes Penko is dating Tortoise.

EP20  Mr. Handa's Blind Date!
Jun. 07,2012
Mr. Handa's Blind Date!

When one of the guys cancels, Panda and Polar Bear fill in for the guy's side. However, the girls become more interested in Panda than they are in Handa.

EP19  Mr. Handa's Blind Date?
Jun. 07,2012
Mr. Handa's Blind Date?

Thanks to Panda's interference, Handa is set up by his fellow employee, Kirino, to go on a mixer to meet some girls.

EP18  Mr. Penguin's Confession
May. 31,2012
Mr. Penguin's Confession

The others try to support Penguin as he tries to work up the courage to confess to Penko.

EP17  Rin Rin Deeply Moved! Panda's House!
May. 31,2012
Rin Rin Deeply Moved! Panda's House!

Rintaro gets excited when he gets to make a delivery to Panda's house and meet his family.

EP16  Salmon Hunter: Mr. Grizzly
May. 24,2012
Salmon Hunter: Mr. Grizzly

Panda joins Polar Bear and Grizzly to catch some ingredients.

EP15  A Magazine Interview Comes By
May. 24,2012
A Magazine Interview Comes By

Polar Bear is interviewed about his café by a magazine headed up by the editor who is a Shoebill.

EP14  The Great Love Love Driving Operation
May. 17,2012
The Great Love Love Driving Operation

Having received his driving license, Penguin is tested by Polar Bear to try and achieve his 'dating license.'

EP13  Mr Handa's Remodeling Plan
May. 17,2012
Mr Handa's Remodeling Plan

Feeling he could do with being more popular, Panda decides to give Handa a makeover, although it ends up turning into a day out with Handa paying for everything.

EP12  Strive for It! Wild Panda
May. 10,2012
Strive for It! Wild Panda

Panda decides he needs to get in touch with his wild side, so Polar Bear takes him to meet his childhood friend, Grizzly, who runs a bar.

EP11  Panda's Diet
May. 10,2012
Panda's Diet

Following an incident at work, Panda feels he is overweight and decides to go on a diet.

EP10  Everyone's Parfait
May. 03,2012
Everyone's Parfait

Polar Bear decides to do a parfait fair and tries to come up with some special parfaits to serve.

EP9  Panda Gets Enthusiastic
May. 03,2012
Panda Gets Enthusiastic

As Panda has to fill in for the full-time panda for a week, he is forced to ride packed trains for work. He cheers up and becomes more energetic when he starts receiving flowers from a supposed fan named Rin-Rin, only to later learn it was the male flower shop owner, Rintaro Hayashi.

EP8  Super Fun Driving Lesson
Apr. 26,2012
Super Fun Driving Lesson

Wanting to learn some driving techniques, Penguin joins Polar Bear and Panda on a drive.

EP7  Obsessed with Smartphones
Apr. 26,2012
Obsessed with Smartphones

After seeing everyone with smartphones, Panda convinces his mother to buy him one, only for him to soon break the panda cover it had. Polar Bear cheers Panda up by making him an origami panda cover, only for him to end breaking the actual phone.

EP6  Panda's Anguish
Apr. 19,2012
Panda's Anguish

Panda and the other animals discuss the problems they face doing their jobs.

EP5  Polar Bear at the Zoo
Apr. 19,2012
Polar Bear at the Zoo

Polar Bear and Penguin come to the zoo Panda works at, where they have trouble catching Panda when he's awake and visiting the other attractions.

EP4  The Café's Flower Viewing Party
Apr. 12,2012
The Café's Flower Viewing Party

Everyone goes to a flower viewing party where Penguin gets very drunk and goes on about a penguin he likes.

EP3  Everyone's Café
Apr. 12,2012
Everyone's Café

Panda, Penguin and Llama come up with ideas for if they ran their own café.

EP2  Panda-kun's Employment
Apr. 05,2012
Panda-kun's Employment

Penguin point Panda towards a part-time job at a petting zoo, where he works with a full-time panda entertaining school children.

EP1  Welcome to Polar Bear's Café
Apr. 05,2012
Welcome to Polar Bear's Café

Pushed by his mother to stop lazing around the house, a Panda searches for a part-time job but has troubling finding one to accommodate his laziness. He soon stumbles upon the Polar Bear Café, run by a Polar Bear who is holding interviews for a part-time position with his faithful customer Penguin.

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Released: 2012-04-05 | Released Producted By: , Country: Japan Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/shirokumacafe/top.html
Synopsis

Pushed by his mother to stop lazing around the house, a Panda searches for a part-time job but has troubling finding one to accommodate his laziness. He soon stumbles upon the Shirokuma Cafe, run by a Polar Bear who is holding interviews for a part-time position with his faithful customer Penguin. Panda applies for the job but fails the interview, with the job instead going to a human girl named Sasako. However, the others soon point Panda towards a part-time job at a nearby zoo.

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Cast

Jun Fukuyama , Takahiro Sakurai , Hiroshi Kamiya

Director

Mitsuyuki Masuhara

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