![]() Okay, so far I've only watched 7 of the 10 episodes that are out so far, but I think I am getting enough of the gist. If you're the type of person who is just looking for something wholesome to watch while you're relaxing, then Polar Bear Cafe is for you. Not because there is anything to spoil, but because it's such a simple show that going in depth with it isn't really feasible. Despite it's length, it does feel like it goes by fairly quickly.There isn't really a whole lot to say about Polar Bear Cafe. Yes, there might be re-occuring characters that might bring up an event or two when they pop up, but there's really nothing you would have to keep track of. There isn't any real in-depth on-going stories that you need to pay too much attention to. Ranging from a group of penguins who want to have their own trading cards to promote themselves, to a biker Grizzly Bear who owns his own bar, to a Llama who often has people confuse him for an alpaca and wishes people would admire and adore him.While the whole show is a whopping 50 episodes in length, don't let that been off-putting. Along with the amusing main characters are several secondary characters that pop up from time to time, and they all stand out. Everything looks lovely and appropriately adorable, and thankfully not too sickly sweet.All of the characters are simple, but they work off each other really well, and by the end of the show, they all feel like they're best friends who have known each other for a long time. The art is simple and fitting of the shows tone. The puns might not all work 100% in English, but the puns are pretty easy to figure out (and are explained to you depending on your subs). The whole show gives off nothing but nice vibes. Soon, Panda stumbles into being hired by the nearby zoo, and he along with the friends he made at both the zoo and the cafe, soon find themselves going on all sorts of misadventures and they hang out with each other.Like I said earlier, the show has an easy going relaxing feel to it. Along with Polar Bear is his friend, a sarcastic penguin named Penguin, and various other animals from the nearby zoo, along with a human girl named Sasako, who gets hired to work there soon after Panda first discovers the cafe. ![]() One day, Panda wanders outside after his mother constantly telling his to quit being lazy, he stumbles across the titular cafe, run by the enigmatic Polar Bear, a soft-spoken polar bear. He is constantly told by his mother to get a job. It's a slice of life, but instead of the characters being human, most of them are animals.The show follows the daily life of a young and incredibly lazy panda named Panda. ![]() Shirokuma Cafe, or Polar Bear Cafe in English. If that sounds nice, then this anime might just be for you. Sometimes you just want to watch something relaxing to unwind from the stress of the day or to just spend some time watching something nice that isn't too complicated or hard to follow. I'd recommend this strongly as a feel good show, if you are having a bad day or feeling a bit down, watch an episode and you will most likely be grinning from ear to ear :) I think this show integrates all the things I love about Japan, the cute style, the humour, the festivals and culture etc. I haven't seen anything else mix such a lovely style and humour. There are some slapstick moments and some Japanese word play too. The writer / producers have a really fantastic sense of humour, I don't know how they come up with the stories, but they have a great way of capturing the funny side of the individual character personalities and the situations. They also integrate some popular japanese customs and festivals into the plot lines. The stories are wonderfully simple and often based around one of the characters, Panda is the star, but there is also quite a focus on polar bear and penguin and other characters that come and go. The episodes tend to have two main storylines each (before and after the break). The main three characters as seen in the intro are Panda, Polar Bear and Penguin. ![]() from the perspective of a few animals living in an otherwise normal society. I would describe it as a slice of life comedy. ![]()
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