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Polar Bear Cafe Season 1

April. 05,2012
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Polar Bear Cafe

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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Polar Bear Cafe

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 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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Director
Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Cast
Takahiro Sakurai, Jun Fukuyama
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Polar Bear Cafe Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 102 - Cherry Blossom Viewing in Spring
First Aired: March. 28,2013

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.

Episode 100 - Mr. Llama's Time Capsule
First Aired: March. 21,2013

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 99 - Mr. Grizzly's Reunion
First Aired: March. 21,2013

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 95 - Even More, What Is Roasting?
Episode 94 - South Pole Squad Penguinger
First Aired: March. 07,2013

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 93 - The Animal Doctor
First Aired: February. 28,2013

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 92 - Doll Festival
First Aired: February. 28,2013

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 91 - Smelt Fishing
First Aired: February. 21,2013

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 90 - Rin Rin and Mei Mei's Super Exciting Plan
First Aired: February. 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, so Mei Mei decides to instead look after him.

Episode 89 - The Zoo in the Rain
First Aired: February. 14,2013

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 88 - The Everyday Zoo
First Aired: February. 14,2013

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 87 - Mr. Full-Time Panda, Mr. Llama and Rin Rin
First Aired: February. 07,2013

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 86 - The Secret to Delicious Coffee
Episode 76 - For Whom Does the Bell Toll?
First Aired: December. 20,2012

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 75 - Big Cleaning at the Café
Episode 74 - Christmas Trouble
First Aired: December. 13,2012

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 73 - Christmas Planning
Episode 72 - Grizzly's Hibernation!
First Aired: December. 06,2012

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 71 - Grizzly's Hibernation Preparations!
Episode 68 - Mr Penguin's New Love
First Aired: November. 22,2012

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 67 - Wolf's Occupation Change
First Aired: November. 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, and he manages to get the job.

Episode 65 - Panda Corner's Contest / Coffee Roaster Masaki
First Aired: November. 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 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 64 - Sales Penguin's Sales
First Aired: November. 08,2012

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 61 - Mr. Penguin's Dilemma!
Episode 60 - Llama Day
First Aired: October. 25,2012

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 57 - Panda's New Part Time Job
First Aired: October. 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 and even become a CEO.

Episode 55 - Panda's Apology
First Aired: October. 11,2012

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 52 - Reunion at the Grizzly Bar
First Aired: September. 27,2012

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 51 - The New Panda
First Aired: September. 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 49 - Mr. Penguin's Hobbies
First Aired: September. 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 48 - A Sports Day Filled with Animals
First Aired: September. 13,2012

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 47 - Panda's Apprenticeship
First Aired: September. 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 match his levels of laziness.

Episode 46 - Panda Mama's Daily Life
First Aired: September. 06,2012

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's Café, where they end up taxing his sanity.

Episode 45 - Mr. Handa's Discussion
First Aired: September. 06,2012

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 44 - Mr. Penguin's Picnic
First Aired: August. 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, but it backfires when they decide to trade them with each other.

Episode 43 - Sales Penguin
First Aired: August. 30,2012

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 42 - Mei Mei's Prince
Episode 40 - Summer Festival
First Aired: August. 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 39 - The Ideal Single Life
First Aired: August. 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 38 - What Is Baisen!?
First Aired: August. 09,2012

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 37 - There Are Many Kinds of Penguins
Episode 34 - Rin Rin and the High School Girl
Episode 33 - Let's Go Camping!
First Aired: July. 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 whilst trying to keep Polar Bear and Panda in check.

Episode 31 - Mr. Grizzly Goes On an Adventure
Episode 30 - Mr. Penguin's Romance
First Aired: July. 12,2012

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 27 - Enthusiastic Polar Bear
First Aired: July. 05,2012

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 20 - Mr. Handa's Blind Date!
Episode 13 - Mr Handa's Remodeling Plan
Episode 12 - Strive for It! Wild Panda
Episode 9 - Panda Gets Enthusiastic
First Aired: May. 03,2012

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, only to later learn it was the male flower shop owner, Rintaro Hayashi.

Episode 7 - Obsessed with Smartphones
First Aired: April. 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. Polar Bear cheers Panda up by making him an origami panda cover, only for him to end breaking the actual phone.

Episode 5 - Polar Bear at the Zoo
Episode 1 - Welcome to Polar Bear's Café
First Aired: April. 05,2012

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 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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