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Shirokuma Cafe (Polar Bear's Cafe) is a [[Slice of Life]] anime, premiering in the spring of 2012. |
''[[Shirokuma Cafe]]'' (''Polar Bear's Cafe'') is a [[Slice of Life]] anime, premiering in the spring of 2012. |
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The show follows the daily exploits of a lazy, young panda, named Panda. Constantly told by his mother to get a job, he one day stumbles into the titular cafe, run by the enigmatic Shirokuma, a soft spoken polar bear. Joining them, are Shirokuma's friend, a sarcastic penguin named Penguin, various animals from the nearby zoo, and Shirokuma's sole employee, a human girl named Sasako. |
The show follows the daily exploits of a lazy, young panda, named Panda. Constantly told by his mother to get a job, he one day stumbles into the titular cafe, run by the enigmatic Shirokuma, a soft spoken polar bear. Joining them, are Shirokuma's friend, a sarcastic penguin named Penguin, various animals from the nearby zoo, and Shirokuma's sole employee, a human girl named Sasako. |
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=== Tropes featured in Shirokuma Cafe. === |
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: Apparently, Panda thinks that bad guys are cool. [[Fukuyama Jun|His voice actor]] can probably give him [[Code Geass|a pointer or two.]] |
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Apparently, Panda thinks that bad guys are cool. [[Fukuyama Jun|His voice actor]] can probably give him [[Code Geass|a pointer or two.]] |
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* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: {{spoiler|Penguin accidentally makes one to Panda while under the influence of alcohol, hallucinating him to be a female penguin he has a long-standing crush on.}} |
* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: {{spoiler|Penguin accidentally makes one to Panda while under the influence of alcohol, hallucinating him to be a female penguin he has a long-standing crush on.}} |
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* [[Beary Funny]] |
* [[Beary Funny]] |
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* [[Big Eater]]: Panda |
* [[Big Eater]]: Panda |
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* [[Bland-Name Product]]: There is a whiskey menu on the wall in Grizzly's bar. It lists such fine brands as [[wikipedia:The Macallan|Macillin]], [[wikipedia: |
* [[Bland-Name Product]]: There is a whiskey menu on the wall in Grizzly's bar. It lists such fine brands as [[wikipedia:The Macallan|Macillin]], [[wikipedia:Ballantine's|Bollantones]], [[wikipedia:Johnnie Walker|Johnnie Runner]], [[wikipedia:White Horse (whisky)|Black House]], and All-Dipper |
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* [[Blind Date]]: Panda sets Mr. Handa up on a group blind date, much to his protests. [[Hilarity Ensues]] when Panda, Penguin, and Polar Bear tag along. |
* [[Blind Date]]: Panda sets Mr. Handa up on a group blind date, much to his protests. [[Hilarity Ensues]] when Panda, Penguin, and Polar Bear tag along. |
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* [[Brick Joke]]: Penguin tries to take a picture of Polar Bear with his cell phone and gets distracted at the beginning of "Smartphones" and the episode "Driving" closes with him succeeding. |
* [[Brick Joke]]: Penguin tries to take a picture of Polar Bear with his cell phone and gets distracted at the beginning of "Smartphones" and the episode "Driving" closes with him succeeding. |
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** Also the sloth leaving the group to go to the convenience store and it cuts to the show bumpers three times before moving on. |
** Also the sloth leaving the group to go to the convenience store and it cuts to the show bumpers three times before moving on. |
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* [[Pandaing to the Audience]]: Panda's job at the zoo. |
* [[Pandaing to the Audience]]: Panda's job at the zoo. |
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* [[Pungeon Master]]: Polar Bear is a frequent practitioner of ''dajare'', a Japanese form of humor that revolves around puns based on the |
* [[Pungeon Master]]: Polar Bear is a frequent practitioner of ''dajare'', a Japanese form of humor that revolves around puns based on the pronunciation (rather than the [[Alternate Character Reading|reading]]) of words. |
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** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] when Polar Bear is driving and he notices a bagel in his car. He proceeds to riff some puns, but then comments that it's not as fun because Penguin and Panda both fell asleep and didn't notice. |
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] when Polar Bear is driving and he notices a bagel in his car. He proceeds to riff some puns, but then comments that it's not as fun because Penguin and Panda both fell asleep and didn't notice. |
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*** He even plays them with an Alligator threatening to eat Panda! |
*** He even plays them with an Alligator threatening to eat Panda! |