S01E01

S01E01 5 Apr 12

12m

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.

S01E02

S01E02 5 Apr 12

12m

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.

S01E03

S01E03 12 Apr 12

12m

Everyone's Café

Panda, Penguin and Llama come up with ideas for if they ran their own café.

S01E04

S01E04 12 Apr 12

12m

The Café's Flower Viewing Party

Everyone goes to a flower viewing party and Penguin gets very drunk.

S01E05

S01E05 19 Apr 12

12m

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 visit the other attractions.

S01E06

S01E06 19 Apr 12

12m

Panda's Anguish

Panda and the other animals discuss the problems they face doing their jobs.

S01E07

S01E07 26 Apr 12

12m

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.

S01E08

S01E08 26 Apr 12

12m

Super Fun Driving Lesson

Wanting to learn some driving techniques, Penguin joins Polar Bear and Panda on a drive.

S01E09

S01E09 3 Mei 12

12m

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.

S01E10

S01E10 3 Mei 12

12m

Everyone's Parfait

Polar Bear decides to do a parfait fair, and tries to come up with special parfaits to serve.

S01E11

S01E11 10 Mei 12

12m

Panda's Diet

Following an incident at work, Panda feels he is overweight and decides to go on a diet.

S01E12

S01E12 10 Mei 12

12m

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.

S01E13

S01E13 17 Mei 12

12m

Mr Handa's Remodeling Plan

Feeling he could do with being more popular, Panda decides to give Handa a makeover.

S01E14

S01E14 17 Mei 12

12m

The Great Love Love Driving Operation

Having received his driving license, Penguin is tested by Polar Bear to try and achieve his 'dating license.'

S01E15

S01E15 24 Mei 12

12m

A Magazine Interview Comes By

Polar Bear is interviewed about his café by a magazine and its editor, who is a shoebill.

S01E16

S01E16 24 Mei 12

12m

Salmon Hunter: Mr. Grizzly

Panda joins Polar Bear and Grizzly to catch some ingredients.

S01E17

S01E17 31 Mei 12

12m

Rin Rin Deeply Moved! Panda's House!

Rin Rin gets excited when he gets to make a delivery to Panda's house and meet his family.

S01E18

S01E18 31 Mei 12

12m

Mr. Penguin's Confession

The others try to support Penguin as he tries to work up the courage to confess to Penko.

S01E19

S01E19 7 Jun 12

12m

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.

S01E20

S01E20 7 Jun 12

12m

Mr. Handa's Blind Date!

When one of the guys cancels, Panda and Polar Bear fill in for the guy's side.

S01E21

S01E21 14 Jun 12

12m

Mr. Penguin's Broken Heart

Penguin gets heartbroken when he assumes Penko is dating Tortoise.

S01E22

S01E22 14 Jun 12

12m

Panda's Night Out

Panda joins Polar Bear and Grizzly on a night out, visiting a batting center and a public bath.

S01E23

S01E23 21 Jun 12

12m

Panda, Tired of Boredom

Panda and Full Time Panda attempt to distract themselves during a boring and rainy day at the zoo, much to Handa's chagrin.

S01E24

S01E24 21 Jun 12

12m

Panda's Advice Room for Troubles

Handa once again questions his love life, but finds some peace during his first visit to Polar Bear Café.

S01E25

S01E25 28 Jun 12

12m

Tanabata Decorations

As the café prepares for a Tanabata party, everyone has trouble deciding what they should wish for.

S01E26

S01E26 28 Jun 12

12m

Panda's Wish

Panda notices that Handa has a crush on Sasako, and tries to help him work up his confidence.

S01E27

S01E27 5 Jul 12

12m

Enthusiastic Polar Bear

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.

S01E28

S01E28 5 Jul 12

12m

Let's Go to the Beach!

Polar Bear, Panda and Penguin take a trip to the beach.

S01E29

S01E29 12 Jul 12

12m

Weeding in the Summer

The backyard of Polar Bear Café needs weeding, but Penguin seems to be the only one taking things seriously.

S01E30

S01E30 12 Jul 12

12m

Mr. Penguin's Romance

Penguin finally works up the courage to confess to Penko, asking her out every day for a week.

S01E31

S01E31 19 Jul 12

12m

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.

S01E32

S01E32 19 Jul 12

12m

A Strange Restaurant

A salaryman from another town arrives at Polar Bear Café for the first time.

S01E33

S01E33 26 Jul 12

12m

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.

S01E34

S01E34 26 Jul 12

12m

Rin Rin and the High School Girl

Rin Rin, believing he has met another panda lover, asks a high school girl to accompany him to the zoo.

S01E35

S01E35 2 Agu 12

12m

The Café's Ghost Stories

The café decides to hold a night of telling ghost stories, much to an easily-frightened Handa's dismay.

S01E36

S01E36 2 Agu 12

12m

Panda Runs Away from Home

Panda decides to run away from home when his mother decides to lump his birthday celebration with his siblings.

S01E37

S01E37 9 Agu 12

12m

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 Mama and the Penko sisters.

S01E38

S01E38 9 Agu 12

12m

What Is Baisen!?

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.

S01E39

S01E39 16 Agu 12

12m

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.

S01E40

S01E40 16 Agu 12

12m

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.

S01E41

S01E41 23 Agu 12

12m

Panda Is No Longer a Panda

Panda is reassigned to one part of the zoo after another — even serving as a zookeeper.

S01E42

S01E42 23 Agu 12

12m

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.

S01E43

S01E43 30 Agu 12

12m

Sales Penguin

The trio of Pygoscelis penguins from the water park try to figure out how to sell their excess of penguin cards.

S01E44

S01E44 30 Agu 12

12m

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.

S01E45

S01E45 6 Sep 12

12m

Mr. Handa's Discussion

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.

S01E46

S01E46 6 Sep 12

12m

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 Café, where they end up taxing his sanity.

S01E47

S01E47 13 Sep 12

12m

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 to match his level of laziness.

S01E48

S01E48 13 Sep 12

12m

A Sports Day Filled with Animals

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.

S01E49

S01E49 20 Sep 12

12m

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.

S01E50

S01E50 20 Sep 12

12m

Their Childhood Days

As Polar Bear gets Grizzly to help out with a few things, they remember how they first met.

S01E51

S01E51 27 Sep 12

12m

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.

S01E52

S01E52 27 Sep 12

12m

Reunion at the Grizzly Bar

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.

S01E53

S01E53 4 Okt 12

12m

Animal Field Baseball

The zoo animals from Polar Bear Café and the wild animals from Grizzly Bar face off against each other in a baseball match.

S01E54

S01E54 4 Okt 12

12m

What's Jacu Coffee!?

The Red Squirrels teach Misaki about how coffee changes taste depending on how much it has been roasted.

S01E55

S01E55 11 Okt 12

12m

Panda's Apology

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.

S01E56

S01E56 11 Okt 12

12m

RinRin Is Invited

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.

S01E57

S01E57 18 Okt 12

12m

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.

S01E58

S01E58 18 Okt 12

12m

Mr. Penguin Goes Flying

Penguin has aspirations of flight, and the others try to help him experience it for the first time.

S01E59

S01E59 25 Okt 12

12m

Halloween

Polar Bear, Panda and Penguin go trick or treating on Halloween, getting some curious treats from the homes they visit.

S01E60

S01E60 25 Okt 12

12m

Llama Day

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.

S01E61

S01E61 1 Nov 12

12m

Mr. Penguin's Dilemma!

Penguin is pressured to choose one of the Penko sisters. Llama helps him differentiate between them, but this backfires.

S01E62

S01E62 1 Nov 12

12m

Idol: Yama Arashi!

Panda Mama goes with King Penguin Mama to a concert by porcupine pop group Yama Arashi.

S01E63

S01E63 8 Nov 12

12m

The Café Garden

Polar Bear takes the others to see the café's garden, where all the ingredients are grown.

S01E64

S01E64 8 Nov 12

12m

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.

S01E65

S01E65 15 Nov 12

12m

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 tries to roast coffee himself, and learns the meaning behind hand picking coffee beans.

S01E66

S01E66 15 Nov 12

12m

Panda Corner's Project

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.

S01E67

S01E67 22 Nov 12

12m

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.

S01E68

S01E68 22 Nov 12

12m

Mr Penguin's New Love

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.

S01E69

S01E69 29 Nov 12

12m

Sloth Wants to Work

Sloth starts working part-time at the café, though it doesn't prove easy with his speed.

S01E70

S01E70 29 Nov 12

12m

Mr. Handa's Present

Handa asks for Polar Bear and Lesser Panda's help in figuring out what to get Sasako for Christmas.

S01E71

S01E71 6 Des 12

12m

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.

S01E72

S01E72 6 Des 12

12m

Grizzly's Hibernation!

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.

S01E73

S01E73 13 Des 12

12m

Christmas Planning

Panda wonders whether he'll get a present for Christmas — until Rin Rin shows up with a knitted pochette for Panda.

S01E74

S01E74 13 Des 12

12m

Christmas Trouble

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.

S01E75

S01E75 20 Des 12

12m

Big Cleaning at the Café

Polar Bear ropes in everyone to do some spring cleaning around the café.

S01E76

S01E76 20 Des 12

12m

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.

S01E77

S01E77 10 Jan 13

12m

The Animals' Hidden Talent Competition

As the New Year rolls in, the Polar Bear Café holds a hidden talent contest.

S01E78

S01E78 10 Jan 13

12m

New Year's Guest

Penguin comes to visit Panda's home while the café is closed, which doesn't please Panda very much.

S01E79

S01E79 17 Jan 13

12m

The Hammock Sea

Polar Bear sets up a hammock in his garden and invites Panda and Penguin to laze around with him.

S01E80

S01E80 17 Jan 13

12m

Panda Mama's Gardening

After Panda upsets Panda Mama by eating her tulips, he tries to find something to replace them.

S01E81

S01E81 24 Jan 13

12m

Scattering Beans with Everyone

The café holds a Setsubun event, where everyone takes turns being the ogre.

S01E82

S01E82 24 Jan 13

12m

The Café in the Afternoon

Sasako and Llama reminisce about their elementary school days.

S01E83

S01E83 31 Jan 13

12m

Polar Bear's Insomnia

Polar Bear has trouble sleeping, and the others try to cure his insomnia.

S01E84

S01E84 31 Jan 13

12m

Mr. Grizzly' First Love

Polar Bear and Grizzly think back to their high school days, where Grizzly had a crush on a grizzly bear named Tsukiko.

S01E85

S01E85 7 Feb 13

12m

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.

S01E86

S01E86 7 Feb 13

12m

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.

S01E87

S01E87 7 Feb 13

12m

Mr. Full-Time Panda, Mr. Llama and Rin Rin

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.

S01E88

S01E88 14 Feb 13

12m

The Everyday Zoo

Panda is shocked to learn that Full-Time Panda has accepted a transfer to a zoo in Singapore.

S01E89

S01E89 14 Feb 13

12m

The Zoo in the Rain

Panda agrees to work full time until another panda is hired, causing some worry amongst his friends.

S01E90

S01E90 21 Feb 13

12m

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.

S01E91

S01E91 21 Feb 13

12m

Smelt Fishing

Polar Bear and the others go to the frozen lakes to do some smelt fishing, though they soon get distracted.

S01E92

S01E92 28 Feb 13

12m

Doll Festival

The younger penguins set up a display for Hinamatsuri, which goes a little awry when the café-goers make their own contributions.

S01E93

S01E93 28 Feb 13

12m

The Animal Doctor

Polar Bear develops a fever and goes to the animal hospital for some medicine. Panda and Penguin drop by to look after him.

S01E94

S01E94 7 Mar 13

12m

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.

S01E95

S01E95 7 Mar 13

12m

Even More, What Is Roasting?

Polar Bear teaches Masaki how a coffee's richness differs based on how it is prepared.

S01E96

S01E96 14 Mar 13

12m

Sloth's Trip

Panda and the others end up joining Sloth on a long walk to the hot springs.

S01E97

S01E97 14 Mar 13

12m

I Became a Doll

The group become paper dolls as they converse in the real world.

S01E98

S01E98 14 Mar 13

12m

White Day

Handa tries to figure out what to get Sasako for White Day.

S01E99

S01E99 21 Mar 13

12m

Mr. Grizzly's Reunion

Grizzly is visited by his mother, who embarrasses him when she starts serving home cooking in his bar.

S01E100

S01E100 21 Mar 13

12m

Mr. Llama's Time Capsule

Llama, Sasako and the others visit their hometown to find a time capsule Llama buried five years ago.

S01E101

S01E101 28 Mar 13

12m

Mr. Penguin's Secret

Panda becomes curious about what Penguin does when he's not at the café.

S01E102

S01E102 28 Mar 13

12m

Cherry Blossom Viewing in Spring

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.