Shirokuma Cafe


Polar Bear Cafe

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Polar Bear Café, Shirokuma Café
Japanese: しろくまカフェ
English: Polar Bear Cafe
German: Poler Bear's Cafe
Spanish: Shirokuma Cafe: Polar Bear´s Cafe
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Type: TV
Episodes: 50
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 5, 2012 to Mar 28, 2013
Premiered: Spring 2012
Broadcast: Thursdays at 17:30 (JST)
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: Pierrot
Source: Manga
Genre: Slice of LifeSlice of Life
Themes: AnthropomorphicAnthropomorphic, IyashikeiIyashikei, WorkplaceWorkplace
Demographic: JoseiJosei
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: G - All Ages

Statistics

Score: 7.891 (scored by 2434224,342 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #8392
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2257
Members: 98,119
Favorites: 987

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Synopsis

Situated near the local zoo and owned by the charismatic polar bear Shirokuma, Shirokuma Cafe is a popular spot for animals and humans alike, allowing them to sit back and relax after a hard day of work. Whether it's a cold beverage or the latest item on his menu, Shirokuma finds joy in being able to serve his customers, often striking up conversations about various subjects.

Together with the sarcastic Penguin and the clumsy Panda, they form an odd trio who get themselves caught up in all sorts of misadventures with their other friends such as Grizzly, a bar owner, and Sasako, a human who works at the cafe. From dealing with unrequited love, outdoor camping trips, karaoke sessions, and even the secret to brewing delicious coffee, there's always something bound to be happening in Shirokuma Cafe!

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Characters & Voice Actors

Shirokuma

Main
Sakurai, Takahiro
Japanese

Panda

Main
Fukuyama, Jun
Japanese

Penguin

Main
Kamiya, Hiroshi
Japanese

Grizzly

Supporting
Nakamura, Yuuichi
Japanese

Llama

Supporting
Ono, Daisuke
Japanese

Sasako

Supporting
Endou, Aya
Japanese

Namakemono

Supporting
Taniyama, Kishou
Japanese

Full-time Panda

Supporting
Konishi, Katsuyuki
Japanese

Alpaca

Supporting
Miyano, Mamoru
Japanese

Panda Mama

Supporting
Morikawa, Toshiyuki
Japanese

Staff

Matsui, Shouji
Producer
Fukui, Youhei
Assistant Producer


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Opening Theme

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1: "Boku ni Invitation (ボクにインビテーション)" by JP  (eps 1-26)
2: "Rough & Laugh" by Clammbon  (eps 27-38)
3: "You&Me" by Saki & Rie fu (eps 39-50)
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Ending Theme

1: "Bamboo☆Scramble" by Jun Fukuyama (eps 1-5)
2: "Grizzly-san no G★ROCK (グリズリーさんのG☆ROCK)" by Yuuichi Nakamura  (eps 6-9)
3: "Mizuiro (みずいろ)" by Aya Endo (eps 10-13)
4: "ZOO tto ne! (ZOOっとねっ!)" by Katsuyuki Konishi (eps 14-17, 44)
5: "Michinoku Shiiku Blues (みちのく飼育ブルース)" by Wataru Hatano (eps 18-22)
6: "Zokkon! Penko-san (ぞっこん!ペン子さん)" by Hiroshi Kamiya (eps 23-26)
7: "Kimama ni Panda Mama♥ (気ままに パンダママ♥)" by Toshiyuki Morikawa (eps 27-30)
8: "Llama-san no Llama Mambo (ラマさんのラママンボ)" by Daisuke Ono (eps 31-35)
9: "Largo (ラルゴ)" by Kishou Taniyama (eps 36-38)
10: "Bamboo rendezvous ♥ (バンブー・ランデヴー♥)" by Kana Hanazawa  (eps 39-42)
11: "PANDAHOLIC!!" by Tokuyoshi Kawashima (eps 43, 45)
12: "My Dear" by Takahiro Sakurai (eps 47-50)

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Reviews

Jan 27, 2025
If you're looking some something light-hearted & comedic, this might be what you're looking for. This series follows the daily lives of an andromorphic polar bear that runs a cafe that is frequently visited by both humans and other talking animals, including a panda & penguin. There's honestly no real plot going throughout. It's like 'Seinfield' in the sense of it's a show about nothing, minus more mature themes. It's just a feel-good series that fits the primary cafe setting. Though as for some jokes, there's a race between a sloth & a tortoise and a penguin harem nightmare.

One of the most interesting things is ...
Sep 9, 2023
Mixed Feelings
To me, this wasn't really worth watching, not even as background noise. Yet, I can't bring myself to hate it, it's just so incredibly unremarkable. It's not funny, it's not exciting, it's not interesting, it's not annoying, it's not irritating, it's just dreadfully monotone. Everyone talking in slow motion, nothing even remotely creative happening, the low-quality animation...

It has literally nothing whatsoever to offer to my tastes. It's supposed to be a relaxing comedy or something along those lines, but I personally simply do not understand how the jokes are supposed to be funny. I can see where the jokes are told, but every single one ...
Apr 4, 2023
Preliminary (25/50 eps)
I would never watch it if not for learning vocab and grammar.
The show has lots of high frequncy words so it is worth mining if it is your first anime.
After Clannad it was like a 10/10 anime but after 25 episodes (10 of which watched twice) I understood that we go nowhere.

It is good for learning language, but apart from that it is... it is not bad. It's just. I can't even rate it and don't remember anything beside characters' main features. Panda eats bamboo, Shirokuma does feeble jokes, Anteater intimidates.

If you learn language, go for it! Mine your first thousand! Mature 500 cards! ...

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