Series synopsis
Polar Bear Cafe, also known as しろくまカフェ is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on TV Osaka on April 5, 2012. It ended on March 28, 2013. It stars Takahiro Sakurai, Jun Fukuyama, Hiroshi Kamiya and Yuichi Nakamura.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Takahiro Sakurai as Polar Bear (voice)
- Jun Fukuyama as Panda (voice)
- Hiroshi Kamiya as Penguin (voice)
- Yuichi Nakamura as Grizzly (voice)
- Daisuke Ono as Llama (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 102 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 102 | April 5, 2012 | March 28, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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 Polar Bear Café, a café run by a Polar Bear who is holding interviews for a part-time position with his faithful customer Penguin. |
April 5, 2012 |
| 2 |
Panda-kun's Employment Panda applies for the job but fails the interview, with the job going to a human girl named Sasako instead. However, the others soon point Panda towards a part-time job at a nearby zoo. |
April 5, 2012 |
| 3 |
Everyone's Café Panda, Penguin and Llama come up with ideas for if they ran their own café. |
April 12, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Osaka |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 5, 2012 |
| Last aired | March 28, 2013 |
| Runtime | 12 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |