しろくまカフェ
Polar Bear's Café
🚪 Often abandoned
Shirokuma Cafe revolves around a Canadian white bear that quits his boring job and starts a cafeteria near a zoo. He loves telling tall tales and always brags about himself. According to him, he was picked up by a human couple who owns a diner while he was drifting around on an iceberg. Though he has lost all contact with his Canadian family, he has discovered a new home in serving the diners' clientele, thanks to the kind couple. His café is an embodiment of his personality. The place is always packed with many regulars, animals and humans, who are drawn by his charismatic magnetism. (Source: Crunchyroll)
Names
| Original | しろくまカフェ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Shirokuma Cafe |
| English | Polar Bear's Café |
| Chinese | 白熊咖啡厅 (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Polar Bear Cafe · Shirokuma Café |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 50 ep · 24 min · 20h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2012-04-05 → 2013-03-28 (Spring 2012) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Genres | ComedySlice of Life |
| Themes | EpisodicAnimalsWorkMale ProtagonistAnthropomorphismPrimarily Animal CastIyashikeiJoseiEnsemble Cast |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 7.39 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.45 / 10 |
| Composite | 51.8 |
| On lists | 21,928 |
| Favourited | 344 (1.6%) |
| Completion | 42.3% |
| Drop rate | 20.0% |
| In backlog | 53.8% |
| Score spread σ | 1.77 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2012 | C | 25 of 88 |
| Demographic | Josei | C | 47 of 113 |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot | C | 57 of 115 |
| Year | 2012 | C | 107 of 350 |
| Length | Long-run | C | 120 of 242 |
| Era | Early 2010s | C | 496 of 1,627 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | C | 722 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | C | 767 of 1,578 |
| Genre | Comedy | C | 1,248 of 3,488 |
| Source material | Manga | C | 1,383 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | C | 1,414 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 2,600 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Mitsuyuki Masuhara, Hideyuki Ueno, Atsuho Matsumoto |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Toru Hosokawa |
| Character design | Aya Takano |
| Original creator | Aloha Higa |
AniList id 12815 · MAL id 12815 · record updated 2026-08-27

