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Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 102
Creators: Aloha Higa
Networks: TV Osaka , TV Aichi , TV Tokyo
Status: Ended
First Air Date: Apr 5, 2012
Recent Air Date: Mar 28, 2013
Run Time: m
In Production: No
Original Language: Japanese
Age Rating: NR
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Episode 1
05 April 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.
Episode 2
05 April 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.
Episode 3
12 April 2012 - Everyone's Café
Panda, Penguin and Llama come up with ideas for if they ran their own café.
Episode 4
12 April 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.
Episode 5
19 April 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.
Episode 6
19 April 2012 - Panda's Anguish
Panda and the other animals discuss the problems they face doing their jobs.
Episode 7
26 April 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.
Episode 8
26 April 2012 - Super Fun Driving Lesson
Wanting to learn some driving techniques, Penguin joins Polar Bear and Panda on a drive.
Episode 9
03 May 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.
Episode 10
03 May 2012 - Everyone's Parfait
Polar Bear decides to do a parfait fair and tries to come up with some special parfaits to serve.
Episode 11
10 May 2012 - Panda's Diet
Following an incident at work, Panda feels he is overweight and decides to go on a diet.
Episode 12
10 May 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.
Episode 13
17 May 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.
Episode 14
17 May 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.'
Episode 15
24 May 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.
Episode 16
24 May 2012 - Salmon Hunter: Mr. Grizzly
Panda joins Polar Bear and Grizzly to catch some ingredients.
Episode 17
31 May 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.
Episode 18
31 May 2012 - Mr. Penguin's Confession
The others try to support Penguin as he tries to work up the courage to confess to Penko.
Episode 19
07 June 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.
Episode 20
07 June 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.
Episode 21
14 June 2012 - Mr. Penguin's Broken Heart
Penguin gets heartbroken when he assumes Penko is dating Tortoise.
Episode 22
14 June 2012 - Panda's Night Out
Panda joins Polar Bear and Grizzly on a night out, visiting a batting center and a public bath.
Episode 23
21 June 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.
Episode 24
21 June 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.
Episode 25
28 June 2012 - Tanabata Decorations
As the café prepares for a Tanabata party, everyone has trouble deciding what they should wish for.
Episode 26
28 June 2012 - Panda's Wish
Noticing Handa seems to have a crush on Sasako, Panda tries to help him work up his confidence.
Episode 27
05 July 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.
Episode 28
05 July 2012 - Let's Go to the Beach!
Polar Bear, Panda and Penguin take a trip to the beach.
Episode 29
12 July 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.
Episode 30
12 July 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.
Episode 31
19 July 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.
Episode 32
19 July 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.
Episode 33
26 July 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.
Episode 34
26 July 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.
Episode 35
02 August 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.
Episode 36
02 August 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.
Episode 37
09 August 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.
Episode 38
09 August 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.
Episode 39
16 August 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.
Episode 40
16 August 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.
Episode 41
23 August 2012 - Panda Is No Longer a Panda
Panda is reassigned to one part of the zoo after another — even serving as a zookeeper.
Episode 42
23 August 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.
Episode 43
30 August 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.
Episode 44
30 August 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.
Episode 45
06 September 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.
Episode 46
06 September 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.
Episode 47
13 September 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.
Episode 48
13 September 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.
Episode 49
20 September 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.
Episode 50
20 September 2012 - Their Childhood Days
As Polar Bear gets Grizzly to help out with a few things, he tells about how they first met.
Episode 51
27 September 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.
Episode 52
27 September 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.
Episode 53
04 October 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.
Episode 54
04 October 2012 - What's Jacu Coffee!?
The Red Squirrels teach Misaki about how coffee changes taste depending on how much it has been roasted.
Episode 55
11 October 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.
Episode 56
11 October 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.
Episode 57
18 October 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.
Episode 58
18 October 2012 - Mr. Penguin Goes Flying
Penguin has aspirations of flight so the others try various attempts to get him airborne.
Episode 59
25 October 2012 - Halloween
Polar Bear, Panda and Penguin go trick or treating on Halloween, getting some curious treats from the homes they visit.
Episode 60
25 October 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.
Episode 61
01 November 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.
Episode 62
01 November 2012 - Idol: Yama Arashi!
Panda Mama goes with King Penguin Mama to a concert by porcupine pop group Yama Arashi.
Episode 63
08 November 2012 - The Café Garden
Polar Bear takes the others to see the café's garden where all the ingredients are grown.
Episode 64
08 November 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.
Episode 65
15 November 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.
Episode 66
15 November 2012 - Panda Corner's Project
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Episode 67
22 November 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.
Episode 68
22 November 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.
Episode 69
29 November 2012 - Sloth Wants to Work
Sloth starts working part-time at the cafe, though it doesn't prove easy with his speed.
Episode 70
29 November 2012 - Mr. Handa's Present
Handa asks for Polar Bear and Lesser Panda's help in figuring out what to get Sasako for Christmas.
Episode 71
06 December 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.
Episode 72
06 December 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.
Episode 73
13 December 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.
Episode 74
13 December 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.
Episode 75
20 December 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.
Episode 76
20 December 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.
Episode 77
10 January 2013 - The Animals' Hidden Talent Competition
As the New Year rolls in, the Polar Bear's Cafe holds a hidden talent contest.
Episode 78
10 January 2013 - New Year's Guest
Penguin comes to visit Panda's home whilst the cafe is closed, which doesn't please Panda very much.
Episode 79
17 January 2013 - The Hammock Sea
Polar Bear sets up a hammock in his garden and invites Panda and Penguin to laze around with him.
Episode 80
17 January 2013 - Panda Mama's Gardening
After Panda upsets Panda-Mama by eating her tulips, he tries and find something to replace them.
Episode 81
24 January 2013 - Scattering Beans with Everyone
The café holds a Setsubun event, where everyone takes turns being the ogre.
Episode 82
24 January 2013 - The Café in the Afternoon
Sasako and Llama reminisce about their elementary school days.
Episode 83
31 January 2013 - Polar Bear's Insomnia
The gang try and help Polar Bear as he has trouble sleeping due to insomnia.
Episode 84
31 January 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.
Episode 85
07 February 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.
Episode 86
07 February 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.
Episode 87
07 February 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.
Episode 88
14 February 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.
Episode 89
14 February 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.
Episode 90
21 February 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.
Episode 91
21 February 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.
Episode 92
28 February 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.
Episode 93
28 February 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.
Episode 94
07 March 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.
Episode 95
07 March 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.
Episode 96
14 March 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.
Episode 97
14 March 2013 - I Became a Doll
The group become paper dolls as they converse in the real world.
Episode 98
14 March 2013 - White Day
Handa tries to figure out what to get Sasako for White Day.
Episode 99
21 March 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.
Episode 100
21 March 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.
Episode 101
28 March 2013 - Mr. Peguin's Secret
Panda becomes curious about what Penguin does when he's not at the cafe.
Episode 102
28 March 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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Production | Producer |
Tomokazu Iizumi
|
| Directing | Director |
Mitsuyuki Masuhara
|
| Writing | Series Composition |
Toru Hosokawa
|
| Visual Effects | Color Designer |
Kayoko Nishi
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| Department | Role | Name |