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Season 1, 102 episodes

Episode 1: Welcome to Polar Bear's Café
- Now playing
- 12m
- Apr 5, 2012
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.
Episode 2: Panda-kun's Employment
- 12m
- Apr 5, 2012
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.
Episode 3: Everyone's Café
- 12m
- Apr 12, 2012
Panda, Penguin and Llama come up with ideas for if they ran their own café.
Episode 4: The Café's Flower Viewing Party
- 12m
- Apr 12, 2012
Everyone goes to a flower viewing party and Penguin gets very drunk.
Episode 5: Polar Bear at the Zoo
- 12m
- Apr 19, 2012
Polar Bear and Penguin come to the zoo Panda works at, where they have trouble catching Panda when he's awake and visit the other attractions.
Episode 6: Panda's Anguish
- 12m
- Apr 19, 2012
Panda and the other animals discuss the problems they face doing their jobs.
Episode 7: Obsessed with Smartphones
- 12m
- Apr 26, 2012
After seeing everyone with smartphones, Panda convinces his mother to buy him one, only for him to soon break the panda cover it had.
Episode 8: Super Fun Driving Lesson
- 12m
- Apr 26, 2012
Wanting to learn some driving techniques, Penguin joins Polar Bear and Panda on a drive.
Episode 9: Panda Gets Enthusiastic
- 12m
- May 3, 2012
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.
Episode 10: Everyone's Parfait
- 12m
- May 3, 2012
Polar Bear decides to do a parfait fair, and tries to come up with special parfaits to serve.
Episode 11: Panda's Diet
- 12m
- May 10, 2012
Following an incident at work, Panda feels he is overweight and decides to go on a diet.
Episode 12: Strive for It! Wild Panda
- 12m
- May 10, 2012
Panda decides he needs to get in touch with his wild side, so Polar Bear takes him to meet his childhood friend Grizzly.
Episode 13: Mr Handa's Remodeling Plan
- 12m
- May 17, 2012
Feeling he could do with being more popular, Panda decides to give Handa a makeover.
Episode 14: The Great Love Love Driving Operation
- 12m
- May 17, 2012
Having received his driving license, Penguin is tested by Polar Bear to try and achieve his 'dating license.'
Episode 15: A Magazine Interview Comes By
- 12m
- May 24, 2012
Polar Bear is interviewed about his café by a magazine and its editor, who is a shoebill.
Episode 16: Salmon Hunter: Mr. Grizzly
- 12m
- May 24, 2012
Panda joins Polar Bear and Grizzly to catch some ingredients.
Episode 17: Rin Rin Deeply Moved! Panda's House!
- 12m
- May 31, 2012
Rin Rin gets excited when he gets to make a delivery to Panda's house and meet his family.
Episode 18: Mr. Penguin's Confession
- 12m
- May 31, 2012
The others try to support Penguin as he tries to work up the courage to confess to Penko.
Episode 19: Mr. Handa's Blind Date?
- 12m
- Jun 7, 2012
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: Mr. Handa's Blind Date!
- 12m
- Jun 7, 2012
When one of the guys cancels, Panda and Polar Bear fill in for the guy's side.
Episode 21: Mr. Penguin's Broken Heart
- 12m
- Jun 14, 2012
Penguin gets heartbroken when he assumes Penko is dating Tortoise.
Episode 22: Panda's Night Out
- 12m
- Jun 14, 2012
Panda joins Polar Bear and Grizzly on a night out, visiting a batting center and a public bath.
Episode 23: Panda, Tired of Boredom
- 12m
- Jun 21, 2012
Panda and Full Time Panda attempt to distract themselves during a boring and rainy day at the zoo, much to Handa's chagrin.
Episode 24: Panda's Advice Room for Troubles
- 12m
- Jun 21, 2012
Handa once again questions his love life, but finds some peace during his first visit to Polar Bear Café.
Episode 25: Tanabata Decorations
- 12m
- Jun 28, 2012
As the café prepares for a Tanabata party, everyone has trouble deciding what they should wish for.
Episode 26: Panda's Wish
- 12m
- Jun 28, 2012
Panda notices that Handa has a crush on Sasako, and tries to help him work up his confidence.
Episode 27: Enthusiastic Polar Bear
- 12m
- Jul 5, 2012
As Panda laments having nothing to do and Polar Bear wishes he had more free time, Polar Bear gets the idea to take Panda's place at the zoo.
Episode 28: Let's Go to the Beach!
- 12m
- Jul 5, 2012
Polar Bear, Panda and Penguin take a trip to the beach.
Episode 29: Weeding in the Summer
- 12m
- Jul 12, 2012
The backyard of Polar Bear Café needs weeding, but Penguin seems to be the only one taking things seriously.
Episode 30: Mr. Penguin's Romance
- 12m
- Jul 12, 2012
Penguin finally works up the courage to confess to Penko, asking her out every day for a week.
Episode 31: Mr. Grizzly Goes On an Adventure
- 12m
- Jul 19, 2012
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: A Strange Restaurant
- 12m
- Jul 19, 2012
A salaryman from another town arrives at Polar Bear Café for the first time.
Episode 33: Let's Go Camping!
- 12m
- Jul 26, 2012
Polar Bear, Panda, Penguin and Grizzly go on a camping trip together, where Penguin and Grizzly find they have a lot in common.
Episode 34: Rin Rin and the High School Girl
- 12m
- Jul 26, 2012
Rin Rin, believing he has met another panda lover, asks a high school girl to accompany him to the zoo.
Episode 35: The Café's Ghost Stories
- 12m
- Aug 2, 2012
The café decides to hold a night of telling ghost stories, much to an easily-frightened Handa's dismay.
Episode 36: Panda Runs Away from Home
- 12m
- Aug 2, 2012
Panda decides to run away from home when his mother decides to lump his birthday celebration with his siblings.
Episode 37: There Are Many Kinds of Penguins
- 12m
- Aug 9, 2012
As Penguin joins the gang to the pool along with his nephew, he ends up having to deal with an easily irritated King Penguin Mama and the Penko sisters.
Episode 38: What Is Baisen!?
- 12m
- Aug 9, 2012
After becoming amazed by the taste of the Polar Bear 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: The Ideal Single Life
- 12m
- Aug 16, 2012
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: Summer Festival
- 12m
- Aug 16, 2012
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: Panda Is No Longer a Panda
- 12m
- Aug 23, 2012
Panda is reassigned to one part of the zoo after another — even serving as a zookeeper.
Episode 42: Mei Mei's Prince
- 12m
- Aug 23, 2012
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: Sales Penguin
- 12m
- Aug 30, 2012
The trio of Pygoscelis penguins from the water park try to figure out how to sell their excess of penguin cards.
Episode 44: Mr. Penguin's Picnic
- 12m
- Aug 30, 2012
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.
Episode 45: Mr. Handa's Discussion
- 12m
- Sep 6, 2012
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: Panda Mama's Daily Life
- 12m
- Sep 6, 2012
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 Café, where they end up taxing his sanity.
Episode 47: Panda's Apprenticeship
- 12m
- Sep 13, 2012
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 to match his level of laziness.
Episode 48: A Sports Day Filled with Animals
- 12m
- Sep 13, 2012
Polar Bear abruptly tasks Sasako with being the host 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: Mr. Penguin's Hobbies
- 12m
- Sep 20, 2012
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: Their Childhood Days
- 12m
- Sep 20, 2012
As Polar Bear gets Grizzly to help out with a few things, they remember how they first met.
Episode 51: The New Panda
- 12m
- Sep 27, 2012
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: Reunion at the Grizzly Bar
- 12m
- Sep 27, 2012
At Grizzly Bar, a Tiger, Wolf and Lion have a little reunion. As they lament how they've lost their youth, they are treated to a surprise performance by a legendary rapper.
Episode 53: Animal Field Baseball
- 12m
- Oct 4, 2012
The zoo animals from Polar Bear Café and the wild animals from Grizzly Bar face off against each other in a baseball match.
Episode 54: What's Jacu Coffee!?
- 12m
- Oct 4, 2012
The Red Squirrels teach Misaki about how coffee changes taste depending on how much it has been roasted.
Episode 55: Panda's Apology
- 12m
- Oct 11, 2012
Polar Bear attempts to fill in for Panda but is questioned by the police. To apologize, Panda decides to give Polar Bear a day off by working at the café.
Episode 56: RinRin Is Invited
- 12m
- Oct 11, 2012
Rin Rin 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: Panda's New Part Time Job
- 12m
- Oct 18, 2012
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.
Episode 58: Mr. Penguin Goes Flying
- 12m
- Oct 18, 2012
Penguin has aspirations of flight, and the others try to help him experience it for the first time.
Episode 59: Halloween
- 12m
- Oct 25, 2012
Polar Bear, Panda and Penguin go trick or treating on Halloween, getting some curious treats from the homes they visit.
Episode 60: Llama Day
- 12m
- Oct 25, 2012
Tired of being passed over all the time, Llama suggests the zoo should hold a Llama Day. However, the animals struggle to come up with ideas to make it appealing.
Episode 61: Mr. Penguin's Dilemma!
- 12m
- Nov 1, 2012
Penguin is pressured to choose one of the Penko sisters. Llama helps him differentiate between them, but this backfires.
Episode 62: Idol: Yama Arashi!
- 12m
- Nov 1, 2012
Panda Mama goes with King Penguin Mama to a concert by porcupine pop group Yama Arashi.
Episode 63: The Café Garden
- 12m
- Nov 8, 2012
Polar Bear takes the others to see the café's garden, where all the ingredients are grown.
Episode 64: Sales Penguin's Sales
- 12m
- Nov 8, 2012
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: Panda Corner's Contest / Coffee Roaster Masaki
- 12m
- Nov 15, 2012
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 tries to roast coffee himself, and learns the meaning behind hand picking coffee beans.
Episode 66: Panda Corner's Project
- 12m
- Nov 15, 2012
Despite some initial interest in the photo contest, the panda corner is still overshadowed by the penguin show. Polar Bear suggests the panda family put on their own performance.
Episode 67: Wolf's Occupation Change
- 12m
- Nov 22, 2012
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.
Episode 68: Mr Penguin's New Love
- 12m
- Nov 22, 2012
The gang hear from Llama that Penguin has been visiting the neighboring town's Brown Bear Café. After Polar Bear decides to check it out, he learns Penguin has gained a crush on the waitress penguin there.
Episode 69: Sloth Wants to Work
- 12m
- Nov 29, 2012
Sloth starts working part-time at the café, though it doesn't prove easy with his speed.
Episode 70: Mr. Handa's Present
- 12m
- Nov 29, 2012
Handa asks for Polar Bear and Lesser Panda's help in figuring out what to get Sasako for Christmas.
Episode 71: Grizzly's Hibernation Preparations!
- 12m
- Dec 6, 2012
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: Grizzly's Hibernation!
- 12m
- Dec 6, 2012
When Grizzly starts his hibernation, 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: Christmas Planning
- 12m
- Dec 13, 2012
Panda wonders whether he'll get a present for Christmas — until Rin Rin shows up with a knitted pochette for Panda.
Episode 74: Christmas Trouble
- 12m
- Dec 13, 2012
Penguin, eager to show off his storytelling, tries in vain to find a party to appear at before deciding on Grizzly Bar. 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: Big Cleaning at the Café
- 12m
- Dec 20, 2012
Polar Bear ropes in everyone to do some spring cleaning around the café.
Episode 76: For Whom Does the Bell Toll?
- 12m
- Dec 20, 2012
Polar Bear, Panda, Penguin, Sasako and Llama spend New Year's Eve together, where they reminisce about the past year.
Episode 77: The Animals' Hidden Talent Competition
- 12m
- Jan 10, 2013
As the New Year rolls in, the Polar Bear Café holds a hidden talent contest.
Episode 78: New Year's Guest
- 12m
- Jan 10, 2013
Penguin comes to visit Panda's home while the café is closed, which doesn't please Panda very much.
Episode 79: The Hammock Sea
- 12m
- Jan 17, 2013
Polar Bear sets up a hammock in his garden and invites Panda and Penguin to laze around with him.
Episode 80: Panda Mama's Gardening
- 12m
- Jan 17, 2013
After Panda upsets Panda Mama by eating her tulips, he tries to find something to replace them.
Episode 81: Scattering Beans with Everyone
- 12m
- Jan 24, 2013
The café holds a Setsubun event, where everyone takes turns being the ogre.
Episode 82: The Café in the Afternoon
- 12m
- Jan 24, 2013
Sasako and Llama reminisce about their elementary school days.
Episode 83: Polar Bear's Insomnia
- 12m
- Jan 31, 2013
Polar Bear has trouble sleeping, and the others try to cure his insomnia.
Episode 84: Mr. Grizzly' First Love
- 12m
- Jan 31, 2013
Polar Bear and Grizzly think back to their high school days, where Grizzly had a crush on a grizzly bear named Tsukiko.
Episode 85: Pun Café
- 12m
- Feb 7, 2013
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: The Secret to Delicious Coffee
- 12m
- Feb 7, 2013
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: Mr. Full-Time Panda, Mr. Llama and Rin Rin
- 12m
- Feb 7, 2013
After a long day at work, Full-Time Panda and Llama decide to have a few drinks. They later invite Rin Rin, who takes the drunk Full-Time Panda and Llama to Grizzly Bar.
Episode 88: The Everyday Zoo
- 12m
- Feb 14, 2013
Panda is shocked to learn that Full-Time Panda has accepted a transfer to a zoo in Singapore.
Episode 89: The Zoo in the Rain
- 12m
- Feb 14, 2013
Panda agrees to work full time until another panda is hired, causing some worry amongst his friends.
Episode 90: Rin Rin and Mei Mei's Super Exciting Plan
- 12m
- Feb 21, 2013
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.
Episode 91: Smelt Fishing
- 12m
- Feb 21, 2013
Polar Bear and the others go to the frozen lakes to do some smelt fishing, though they soon get distracted.
Episode 92: Doll Festival
- 12m
- Feb 28, 2013
The younger penguins set up a display for Hinamatsuri, which goes a little awry when the café-goers make their own contributions.
Episode 93: The Animal Doctor
- 12m
- Feb 28, 2013
Polar Bear develops a fever and goes to the animal hospital for some medicine. Panda and Penguin drop by to look after him.
Episode 94: South Pole Squad Penguinger
- 12m
- Mar 7, 2013
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: Even More, What Is Roasting?
- 12m
- Mar 7, 2013
Polar Bear teaches Masaki how a coffee's richness differs based on how it is prepared.
Episode 96: Sloth's Trip
- 12m
- Mar 14, 2013
Panda and the others end up joining Sloth on a long walk to the hot springs.
Episode 97: I Became a Doll
- 12m
- Mar 14, 2013
The group become paper dolls as they converse in the real world.
Episode 98: White Day
- 12m
- Mar 14, 2013
Handa tries to figure out what to get Sasako for White Day.
Episode 99: Mr. Grizzly's Reunion
- 12m
- Mar 21, 2013
Grizzly is visited by his mother, who embarrasses him when she starts serving home cooking in his bar.
Episode 100: Mr. Llama's Time Capsule
- 12m
- Mar 21, 2013
Llama, Sasako and the others visit their hometown to find a time capsule Llama buried five years ago.
Episode 101: Mr. Penguin's Secret
- 12m
- Mar 28, 2013
Panda becomes curious about what Penguin does when he's not at the café.
Episode 102: Cherry Blossom Viewing in Spring
- 12m
- Mar 28, 2013
Polar Bear becomes downhearted when Penguin expresses interest in moving away. Afterwards, everyone gathers around to have a cherry blossom viewing party, looking back on the year they've spent together.

2012 to 2013
1 season
12m per episode
Animation
Comedy

7.8TMDB(13)

Overview

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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Ran for 1 season and 102 episodes (2012 to 2013)
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Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 102
Original title: しろくまカフェ
First aired: April 5, 2012
Last aired: March 28, 2013
Original language: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Season 1, 102 episodes

Episode 1: Welcome to Polar Bear's Café
- Now playing
- 12m
- Apr 5, 2012
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.
Episode 2: Panda-kun's Employment
- 12m
- Apr 5, 2012
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.
Episode 3: Everyone's Café
- 12m
- Apr 12, 2012
Panda, Penguin and Llama come up with ideas for if they ran their own café.
Episode 4: The Café's Flower Viewing Party
- 12m
- Apr 12, 2012
Everyone goes to a flower viewing party and Penguin gets very drunk.
Episode 5: Polar Bear at the Zoo
- 12m
- Apr 19, 2012
Polar Bear and Penguin come to the zoo Panda works at, where they have trouble catching Panda when he's awake and visit the other attractions.
Episode 6: Panda's Anguish
- 12m
- Apr 19, 2012
Panda and the other animals discuss the problems they face doing their jobs.
Episode 7: Obsessed with Smartphones
- 12m
- Apr 26, 2012
After seeing everyone with smartphones, Panda convinces his mother to buy him one, only for him to soon break the panda cover it had.
Episode 8: Super Fun Driving Lesson
- 12m
- Apr 26, 2012
Wanting to learn some driving techniques, Penguin joins Polar Bear and Panda on a drive.
Episode 9: Panda Gets Enthusiastic
- 12m
- May 3, 2012
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.
Episode 10: Everyone's Parfait
- 12m
- May 3, 2012
Polar Bear decides to do a parfait fair, and tries to come up with special parfaits to serve.
Episode 11: Panda's Diet
- 12m
- May 10, 2012
Following an incident at work, Panda feels he is overweight and decides to go on a diet.
Episode 12: Strive for It! Wild Panda
- 12m
- May 10, 2012
Panda decides he needs to get in touch with his wild side, so Polar Bear takes him to meet his childhood friend Grizzly.
Episode 13: Mr Handa's Remodeling Plan
- 12m
- May 17, 2012
Feeling he could do with being more popular, Panda decides to give Handa a makeover.
Episode 14: The Great Love Love Driving Operation
- 12m
- May 17, 2012
Having received his driving license, Penguin is tested by Polar Bear to try and achieve his 'dating license.'
Episode 15: A Magazine Interview Comes By
- 12m
- May 24, 2012
Polar Bear is interviewed about his café by a magazine and its editor, who is a shoebill.
Episode 16: Salmon Hunter: Mr. Grizzly
- 12m
- May 24, 2012
Panda joins Polar Bear and Grizzly to catch some ingredients.
Episode 17: Rin Rin Deeply Moved! Panda's House!
- 12m
- May 31, 2012
Rin Rin gets excited when he gets to make a delivery to Panda's house and meet his family.
Episode 18: Mr. Penguin's Confession
- 12m
- May 31, 2012
The others try to support Penguin as he tries to work up the courage to confess to Penko.
Episode 19: Mr. Handa's Blind Date?
- 12m
- Jun 7, 2012
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: Mr. Handa's Blind Date!
- 12m
- Jun 7, 2012
When one of the guys cancels, Panda and Polar Bear fill in for the guy's side.
Episode 21: Mr. Penguin's Broken Heart
- 12m
- Jun 14, 2012
Penguin gets heartbroken when he assumes Penko is dating Tortoise.
Episode 22: Panda's Night Out
- 12m
- Jun 14, 2012
Panda joins Polar Bear and Grizzly on a night out, visiting a batting center and a public bath.
Episode 23: Panda, Tired of Boredom
- 12m
- Jun 21, 2012
Panda and Full Time Panda attempt to distract themselves during a boring and rainy day at the zoo, much to Handa's chagrin.
Episode 24: Panda's Advice Room for Troubles
- 12m
- Jun 21, 2012
Handa once again questions his love life, but finds some peace during his first visit to Polar Bear Café.
Episode 25: Tanabata Decorations
- 12m
- Jun 28, 2012
As the café prepares for a Tanabata party, everyone has trouble deciding what they should wish for.
Episode 26: Panda's Wish
- 12m
- Jun 28, 2012
Panda notices that Handa has a crush on Sasako, and tries to help him work up his confidence.
Episode 27: Enthusiastic Polar Bear
- 12m
- Jul 5, 2012
As Panda laments having nothing to do and Polar Bear wishes he had more free time, Polar Bear gets the idea to take Panda's place at the zoo.
Episode 28: Let's Go to the Beach!
- 12m
- Jul 5, 2012
Polar Bear, Panda and Penguin take a trip to the beach.
Episode 29: Weeding in the Summer
- 12m
- Jul 12, 2012
The backyard of Polar Bear Café needs weeding, but Penguin seems to be the only one taking things seriously.
Episode 30: Mr. Penguin's Romance
- 12m
- Jul 12, 2012
Penguin finally works up the courage to confess to Penko, asking her out every day for a week.
Episode 31: Mr. Grizzly Goes On an Adventure
- 12m
- Jul 19, 2012
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: A Strange Restaurant
- 12m
- Jul 19, 2012
A salaryman from another town arrives at Polar Bear Café for the first time.
Episode 33: Let's Go Camping!
- 12m
- Jul 26, 2012
Polar Bear, Panda, Penguin and Grizzly go on a camping trip together, where Penguin and Grizzly find they have a lot in common.
Episode 34: Rin Rin and the High School Girl
- 12m
- Jul 26, 2012
Rin Rin, believing he has met another panda lover, asks a high school girl to accompany him to the zoo.
Episode 35: The Café's Ghost Stories
- 12m
- Aug 2, 2012
The café decides to hold a night of telling ghost stories, much to an easily-frightened Handa's dismay.
Episode 36: Panda Runs Away from Home
- 12m
- Aug 2, 2012
Panda decides to run away from home when his mother decides to lump his birthday celebration with his siblings.
Episode 37: There Are Many Kinds of Penguins
- 12m
- Aug 9, 2012
As Penguin joins the gang to the pool along with his nephew, he ends up having to deal with an easily irritated King Penguin Mama and the Penko sisters.
Episode 38: What Is Baisen!?
- 12m
- Aug 9, 2012
After becoming amazed by the taste of the Polar Bear 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: The Ideal Single Life
- 12m
- Aug 16, 2012
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: Summer Festival
- 12m
- Aug 16, 2012
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: Panda Is No Longer a Panda
- 12m
- Aug 23, 2012
Panda is reassigned to one part of the zoo after another — even serving as a zookeeper.
Episode 42: Mei Mei's Prince
- 12m
- Aug 23, 2012
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: Sales Penguin
- 12m
- Aug 30, 2012
The trio of Pygoscelis penguins from the water park try to figure out how to sell their excess of penguin cards.
Episode 44: Mr. Penguin's Picnic
- 12m
- Aug 30, 2012
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.
Episode 45: Mr. Handa's Discussion
- 12m
- Sep 6, 2012
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: Panda Mama's Daily Life
- 12m
- Sep 6, 2012
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 Café, where they end up taxing his sanity.
Episode 47: Panda's Apprenticeship
- 12m
- Sep 13, 2012
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 to match his level of laziness.
Episode 48: A Sports Day Filled with Animals
- 12m
- Sep 13, 2012
Polar Bear abruptly tasks Sasako with being the host 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: Mr. Penguin's Hobbies
- 12m
- Sep 20, 2012
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: Their Childhood Days
- 12m
- Sep 20, 2012
As Polar Bear gets Grizzly to help out with a few things, they remember how they first met.
Episode 51: The New Panda
- 12m
- Sep 27, 2012
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: Reunion at the Grizzly Bar
- 12m
- Sep 27, 2012
At Grizzly Bar, a Tiger, Wolf and Lion have a little reunion. As they lament how they've lost their youth, they are treated to a surprise performance by a legendary rapper.
Episode 53: Animal Field Baseball
- 12m
- Oct 4, 2012
The zoo animals from Polar Bear Café and the wild animals from Grizzly Bar face off against each other in a baseball match.
Episode 54: What's Jacu Coffee!?
- 12m
- Oct 4, 2012
The Red Squirrels teach Misaki about how coffee changes taste depending on how much it has been roasted.
Episode 55: Panda's Apology
- 12m
- Oct 11, 2012
Polar Bear attempts to fill in for Panda but is questioned by the police. To apologize, Panda decides to give Polar Bear a day off by working at the café.
Episode 56: RinRin Is Invited
- 12m
- Oct 11, 2012
Rin Rin 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: Panda's New Part Time Job
- 12m
- Oct 18, 2012
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.
Episode 58: Mr. Penguin Goes Flying
- 12m
- Oct 18, 2012
Penguin has aspirations of flight, and the others try to help him experience it for the first time.
Episode 59: Halloween
- 12m
- Oct 25, 2012
Polar Bear, Panda and Penguin go trick or treating on Halloween, getting some curious treats from the homes they visit.
Episode 60: Llama Day
- 12m
- Oct 25, 2012
Tired of being passed over all the time, Llama suggests the zoo should hold a Llama Day. However, the animals struggle to come up with ideas to make it appealing.
Episode 61: Mr. Penguin's Dilemma!
- 12m
- Nov 1, 2012
Penguin is pressured to choose one of the Penko sisters. Llama helps him differentiate between them, but this backfires.
Episode 62: Idol: Yama Arashi!
- 12m
- Nov 1, 2012
Panda Mama goes with King Penguin Mama to a concert by porcupine pop group Yama Arashi.
Episode 63: The Café Garden
- 12m
- Nov 8, 2012
Polar Bear takes the others to see the café's garden, where all the ingredients are grown.
Episode 64: Sales Penguin's Sales
- 12m
- Nov 8, 2012
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: Panda Corner's Contest / Coffee Roaster Masaki
- 12m
- Nov 15, 2012
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 tries to roast coffee himself, and learns the meaning behind hand picking coffee beans.
Episode 66: Panda Corner's Project
- 12m
- Nov 15, 2012
Despite some initial interest in the photo contest, the panda corner is still overshadowed by the penguin show. Polar Bear suggests the panda family put on their own performance.
Episode 67: Wolf's Occupation Change
- 12m
- Nov 22, 2012
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.
Episode 68: Mr Penguin's New Love
- 12m
- Nov 22, 2012
The gang hear from Llama that Penguin has been visiting the neighboring town's Brown Bear Café. After Polar Bear decides to check it out, he learns Penguin has gained a crush on the waitress penguin there.
Episode 69: Sloth Wants to Work
- 12m
- Nov 29, 2012
Sloth starts working part-time at the café, though it doesn't prove easy with his speed.
Episode 70: Mr. Handa's Present
- 12m
- Nov 29, 2012
Handa asks for Polar Bear and Lesser Panda's help in figuring out what to get Sasako for Christmas.
Episode 71: Grizzly's Hibernation Preparations!
- 12m
- Dec 6, 2012
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: Grizzly's Hibernation!
- 12m
- Dec 6, 2012
When Grizzly starts his hibernation, 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: Christmas Planning
- 12m
- Dec 13, 2012
Panda wonders whether he'll get a present for Christmas — until Rin Rin shows up with a knitted pochette for Panda.
Episode 74: Christmas Trouble
- 12m
- Dec 13, 2012
Penguin, eager to show off his storytelling, tries in vain to find a party to appear at before deciding on Grizzly Bar. 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: Big Cleaning at the Café
- 12m
- Dec 20, 2012
Polar Bear ropes in everyone to do some spring cleaning around the café.
Episode 76: For Whom Does the Bell Toll?
- 12m
- Dec 20, 2012
Polar Bear, Panda, Penguin, Sasako and Llama spend New Year's Eve together, where they reminisce about the past year.
Episode 77: The Animals' Hidden Talent Competition
- 12m
- Jan 10, 2013
As the New Year rolls in, the Polar Bear Café holds a hidden talent contest.
Episode 78: New Year's Guest
- 12m
- Jan 10, 2013
Penguin comes to visit Panda's home while the café is closed, which doesn't please Panda very much.
Episode 79: The Hammock Sea
- 12m
- Jan 17, 2013
Polar Bear sets up a hammock in his garden and invites Panda and Penguin to laze around with him.
Episode 80: Panda Mama's Gardening
- 12m
- Jan 17, 2013
After Panda upsets Panda Mama by eating her tulips, he tries to find something to replace them.
Episode 81: Scattering Beans with Everyone
- 12m
- Jan 24, 2013
The café holds a Setsubun event, where everyone takes turns being the ogre.
Episode 82: The Café in the Afternoon
- 12m
- Jan 24, 2013
Sasako and Llama reminisce about their elementary school days.
Episode 83: Polar Bear's Insomnia
- 12m
- Jan 31, 2013
Polar Bear has trouble sleeping, and the others try to cure his insomnia.
Episode 84: Mr. Grizzly' First Love
- 12m
- Jan 31, 2013
Polar Bear and Grizzly think back to their high school days, where Grizzly had a crush on a grizzly bear named Tsukiko.
Episode 85: Pun Café
- 12m
- Feb 7, 2013
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: The Secret to Delicious Coffee
- 12m
- Feb 7, 2013
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: Mr. Full-Time Panda, Mr. Llama and Rin Rin
- 12m
- Feb 7, 2013
After a long day at work, Full-Time Panda and Llama decide to have a few drinks. They later invite Rin Rin, who takes the drunk Full-Time Panda and Llama to Grizzly Bar.
Episode 88: The Everyday Zoo
- 12m
- Feb 14, 2013
Panda is shocked to learn that Full-Time Panda has accepted a transfer to a zoo in Singapore.
Episode 89: The Zoo in the Rain
- 12m
- Feb 14, 2013
Panda agrees to work full time until another panda is hired, causing some worry amongst his friends.
Episode 90: Rin Rin and Mei Mei's Super Exciting Plan
- 12m
- Feb 21, 2013
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.
Episode 91: Smelt Fishing
- 12m
- Feb 21, 2013
Polar Bear and the others go to the frozen lakes to do some smelt fishing, though they soon get distracted.
Episode 92: Doll Festival
- 12m
- Feb 28, 2013
The younger penguins set up a display for Hinamatsuri, which goes a little awry when the café-goers make their own contributions.
Episode 93: The Animal Doctor
- 12m
- Feb 28, 2013
Polar Bear develops a fever and goes to the animal hospital for some medicine. Panda and Penguin drop by to look after him.
Episode 94: South Pole Squad Penguinger
- 12m
- Mar 7, 2013
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: Even More, What Is Roasting?
- 12m
- Mar 7, 2013
Polar Bear teaches Masaki how a coffee's richness differs based on how it is prepared.
Episode 96: Sloth's Trip
- 12m
- Mar 14, 2013
Panda and the others end up joining Sloth on a long walk to the hot springs.
Episode 97: I Became a Doll
- 12m
- Mar 14, 2013
The group become paper dolls as they converse in the real world.
Episode 98: White Day
- 12m
- Mar 14, 2013
Handa tries to figure out what to get Sasako for White Day.
Episode 99: Mr. Grizzly's Reunion
- 12m
- Mar 21, 2013
Grizzly is visited by his mother, who embarrasses him when she starts serving home cooking in his bar.
Episode 100: Mr. Llama's Time Capsule
- 12m
- Mar 21, 2013
Llama, Sasako and the others visit their hometown to find a time capsule Llama buried five years ago.
Episode 101: Mr. Penguin's Secret
- 12m
- Mar 28, 2013
Panda becomes curious about what Penguin does when he's not at the café.
Episode 102: Cherry Blossom Viewing in Spring
- 12m
- Mar 28, 2013
Polar Bear becomes downhearted when Penguin expresses interest in moving away. Afterwards, everyone gathers around to have a cherry blossom viewing party, looking back on the year they've spent together.

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Welcome to Polar Bear's Café

E2 Episode 2: Panda-kun's Employment

E3 Episode 3: Everyone's Café

E4 Episode 4: The Café's Flower Viewing Party

E5 Episode 5: Polar Bear at the Zoo

E6 Episode 6: Panda's Anguish

E7 Episode 7: Obsessed with Smartphones

E8 Episode 8: Super Fun Driving Lesson

E9 Episode 9: Panda Gets Enthusiastic

E10 Episode 10: Everyone's Parfait

E11 Episode 11: Panda's Diet

E12 Episode 12: Strive for It! Wild Panda

E13 Episode 13: Mr Handa's Remodeling Plan

E14 Episode 14: The Great Love Love Driving Operation

E15 Episode 15: A Magazine Interview Comes By

E16 Episode 16: Salmon Hunter: Mr. Grizzly

E17 Episode 17: Rin Rin Deeply Moved! Panda's House!

E18 Episode 18: Mr. Penguin's Confession

E19 Episode 19: Mr. Handa's Blind Date?

E20 Episode 20: Mr. Handa's Blind Date!

E21 Episode 21: Mr. Penguin's Broken Heart

E22 Episode 22: Panda's Night Out

E23 Episode 23: Panda, Tired of Boredom

E24 Episode 24: Panda's Advice Room for Troubles

E25 Episode 25: Tanabata Decorations

E26 Episode 26: Panda's Wish

E27 Episode 27: Enthusiastic Polar Bear

E28 Episode 28: Let's Go to the Beach!

E29 Episode 29: Weeding in the Summer

E30 Episode 30: Mr. Penguin's Romance

E31 Episode 31: Mr. Grizzly Goes On an Adventure

E32 Episode 32: A Strange Restaurant

E33 Episode 33: Let's Go Camping!

E34 Episode 34: Rin Rin and the High School Girl

E35 Episode 35: The Café's Ghost Stories

E36 Episode 36: Panda Runs Away from Home

E37 Episode 37: There Are Many Kinds of Penguins

E38 Episode 38: What Is Baisen!?

E39 Episode 39: The Ideal Single Life

E40 Episode 40: Summer Festival

E41 Episode 41: Panda Is No Longer a Panda

E42 Episode 42: Mei Mei's Prince

E43 Episode 43: Sales Penguin

E44 Episode 44: Mr. Penguin's Picnic

E45 Episode 45: Mr. Handa's Discussion

E46 Episode 46: Panda Mama's Daily Life

E47 Episode 47: Panda's Apprenticeship

E48 Episode 48: A Sports Day Filled with Animals

E49 Episode 49: Mr. Penguin's Hobbies

E50 Episode 50: Their Childhood Days

E51 Episode 51: The New Panda

E52 Episode 52: Reunion at the Grizzly Bar

E53 Episode 53: Animal Field Baseball

E54 Episode 54: What's Jacu Coffee!?

E55 Episode 55: Panda's Apology

E56 Episode 56: RinRin Is Invited

E57 Episode 57: Panda's New Part Time Job

E58 Episode 58: Mr. Penguin Goes Flying

E59 Episode 59: Halloween

E60 Episode 60: Llama Day

E61 Episode 61: Mr. Penguin's Dilemma!

E62 Episode 62: Idol: Yama Arashi!

E63 Episode 63: The Café Garden

E64 Episode 64: Sales Penguin's Sales

E65 Episode 65: Panda Corner's Contest / Coffee Roaster Masaki

E66 Episode 66: Panda Corner's Project

E67 Episode 67: Wolf's Occupation Change

E68 Episode 68: Mr Penguin's New Love

E69 Episode 69: Sloth Wants to Work

E70 Episode 70: Mr. Handa's Present

E71 Episode 71: Grizzly's Hibernation Preparations!

E72 Episode 72: Grizzly's Hibernation!

E73 Episode 73: Christmas Planning

E74 Episode 74: Christmas Trouble

E75 Episode 75: Big Cleaning at the Café

E76 Episode 76: For Whom Does the Bell Toll?

E77 Episode 77: The Animals' Hidden Talent Competition

E78 Episode 78: New Year's Guest

E79 Episode 79: The Hammock Sea

Episode 1: Welcome to Polar Bear's Café

Episode 2: Panda-kun's Employment

Episode 3: Everyone's Café

Episode 4: The Café's Flower Viewing Party

Episode 5: Polar Bear at the Zoo

Episode 6: Panda's Anguish

Episode 7: Obsessed with Smartphones

Episode 8: Super Fun Driving Lesson

Episode 9: Panda Gets Enthusiastic

Episode 10: Everyone's Parfait

Episode 11: Panda's Diet

Episode 12: Strive for It! Wild Panda

Episode 13: Mr Handa's Remodeling Plan

Episode 14: The Great Love Love Driving Operation

Episode 15: A Magazine Interview Comes By

Episode 16: Salmon Hunter: Mr. Grizzly

Episode 17: Rin Rin Deeply Moved! Panda's House!

Episode 18: Mr. Penguin's Confession

Episode 19: Mr. Handa's Blind Date?

Episode 20: Mr. Handa's Blind Date!

Episode 21: Mr. Penguin's Broken Heart

Episode 22: Panda's Night Out

Episode 23: Panda, Tired of Boredom

Episode 24: Panda's Advice Room for Troubles

Episode 25: Tanabata Decorations

Episode 26: Panda's Wish

Episode 27: Enthusiastic Polar Bear

Episode 28: Let's Go to the Beach!

Episode 29: Weeding in the Summer

Episode 30: Mr. Penguin's Romance

Episode 31: Mr. Grizzly Goes On an Adventure

Episode 32: A Strange Restaurant

Episode 33: Let's Go Camping!

Episode 34: Rin Rin and the High School Girl

Episode 35: The Café's Ghost Stories

Episode 36: Panda Runs Away from Home

Episode 37: There Are Many Kinds of Penguins

Episode 38: What Is Baisen!?

Episode 39: The Ideal Single Life

Episode 40: Summer Festival

Episode 41: Panda Is No Longer a Panda

Episode 42: Mei Mei's Prince

Episode 43: Sales Penguin

Episode 44: Mr. Penguin's Picnic

Episode 45: Mr. Handa's Discussion

Episode 46: Panda Mama's Daily Life

Episode 47: Panda's Apprenticeship

Episode 48: A Sports Day Filled with Animals

Episode 49: Mr. Penguin's Hobbies

Episode 50: Their Childhood Days

Episode 51: The New Panda

Episode 52: Reunion at the Grizzly Bar

Episode 53: Animal Field Baseball

Episode 54: What's Jacu Coffee!?

Episode 55: Panda's Apology

Episode 56: RinRin Is Invited

Episode 57: Panda's New Part Time Job

Episode 58: Mr. Penguin Goes Flying

Episode 59: Halloween

Episode 60: Llama Day

Episode 61: Mr. Penguin's Dilemma!

Episode 62: Idol: Yama Arashi!

Episode 63: The Café Garden

Episode 64: Sales Penguin's Sales

Episode 65: Panda Corner's Contest / Coffee Roaster Masaki

Episode 66: Panda Corner's Project

Episode 67: Wolf's Occupation Change

Episode 68: Mr Penguin's New Love

Episode 69: Sloth Wants to Work

Episode 70: Mr. Handa's Present

Episode 71: Grizzly's Hibernation Preparations!

Episode 72: Grizzly's Hibernation!

Episode 73: Christmas Planning

Episode 74: Christmas Trouble

Episode 75: Big Cleaning at the Café

Episode 76: For Whom Does the Bell Toll?

Episode 77: The Animals' Hidden Talent Competition

Episode 78: New Year's Guest

Episode 79: The Hammock Sea

Episode 80: Panda Mama's Gardening