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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.
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…
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Episodes
Episode 1 · 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.
Episode 2 · 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.
Episode 3 · Everyone's Café
Panda, Penguin and Llama come up with ideas for if they ran their own café.
Episode 4 · The Café's Flower Viewing Party
Everyone goes to a flower viewing party and Penguin gets very drunk.
Episode 5 · 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.
Episode 6 · Panda's Anguish
Panda and the other animals discuss the problems they face doing their jobs.
Episode 7 · 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.
Episode 8 · Super Fun Driving Lesson
Wanting to learn some driving techniques, Penguin joins Polar Bear and Panda on a drive.
Episode 9 · 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.
Episode 10 · Everyone's Parfait
Polar Bear decides to do a parfait fair, and tries to come up with special parfaits to serve.
Episode 11 · Panda's Diet
Following an incident at work, Panda feels he is overweight and decides to go on a diet.
Episode 12 · 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.
Episode 13 · Mr Handa's Remodeling Plan
Feeling he could do with being more popular, Panda decides to give Handa a makeover.
Episode 14 · The Great Love Love Driving Operation
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
Polar Bear is interviewed about his café by a magazine and its editor, who is a shoebill.
Episode 16 · Salmon Hunter: Mr. Grizzly
Panda joins Polar Bear and Grizzly to catch some ingredients.
Episode 17 · 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.
Episode 18 · Mr. Penguin's Confession
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?
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!
When one of the guys cancels, Panda and Polar Bear fill in for the guy's side.
Episode 21 · Mr. Penguin's Broken Heart
Penguin gets heartbroken when he assumes Penko is dating Tortoise.
Episode 22 · Panda's Night Out
Panda joins Polar Bear and Grizzly on a night out, visiting a batting center and a public bath.
Episode 23 · 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.
Episode 24 · 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.
Episode 25 · Tanabata Decorations
As the café prepares for a Tanabata party, everyone has trouble deciding what they should wish for.
Episode 26 · Panda's Wish
Panda notices that Handa has a crush on Sasako, and tries to help him work up his confidence.
Episode 27 · 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.
Episode 28 · Let's Go to the Beach!
Polar Bear, Panda and Penguin take a trip to the beach.
Episode 29 · Weeding in the Summer
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
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
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
A salaryman from another town arrives at Polar Bear Café for the first time.
Episode 33 · 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.
Episode 34 · 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.
Episode 35 · The Café's Ghost Stories
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
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
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!?
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
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
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.
