A Polar Bear in Love

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Japanese manga series

Written by Koromo
Published by Kadokawa
English publisher Yen Press
Imprint Monthly Comic Gene Series
Magazine Comico
Monthly Comic Gene
Demographic Shōjo
Original run December 2014 – present
Volumes 4
Directed by Kazuya Ichikawa
Written by Kazuya Ichikawa
Music by Scenario Art
Released March 4, 2017 (2017-03-04)
Runtime 5 mins.
Episodes 10 (List of episodes)

A Polar Bear in Love (Japanese: 恋するシロクマ, Hepburn: Koisuru Shirokuma) is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Koromo. A Polar Bear in Love was first launched in Comico in December 2014 before being serialized in the monthly manga magazine Monthly Comic Gene beginning in June 2015.

A lost earless seal finds himself in the company of a polar bear. The polar bear falls in love with the seal, but the fearful seal constantly misinterprets his romantic advances as a strong desire to eat him.

Characters[edit]

Seal (アザラシ君, Azarashi-kun)
Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[1]
Polar Bear (シロクマさん, Shirokuma-san)
Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[1]
Cathy (キャシー, Kyashī)
Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara[2]
Orca (シャチ, Shachi)
Voiced by: Ryohei Otani[3]

Manga[edit]

A Polar Bear in Love is written and illustrated by Koromo. The manga was first launched on the manga app Comico in December 2014.[4] It was later serialized in the monthly magazine Monthly Comic Gene beginning in June 2015.[4] The chapters were later released in 4 bound volumes by Kadokawa under the Monthly Comic Gene Series imprint.

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In 2017, Yen Press licensed the manga for distribution in English.[5]

Anime[edit]

An anime adaptation was announced in December 2016 as a theatrical short.[4] The film was written and directed by Kazuya Ichikawa, with Yō Yamada in charge of sound direction and Scenario Art providing the theme song.[10] The film was screened on March 4, 2017.[10]

Theatrical shorts[edit]

Web shorts[edit]

Reception[edit]

Reviewers at Anime News Network praised the artwork, but had mixed opinions about the story’s more serious moments.[14]
The book came under scrutiny when parents in Orange County, California pushed to have the book banned. [15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Sherman, Jennifer (December 28, 2016). “Koisuru Shirokuma Anime Casts Natsuki Hanae, Yuichiro Umehara”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 15, 2019). “A Polar Bear in Love Anime Casts Tetsuya Kakihara as Cathy”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 16, 2018). “A Polar Bear in Love Anime Casts Ryōhei Ōtani as Killer Whale”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 13, 2016). “Koisuru Shirokuma Manga About Polar Bear in Love With Seal Gets Anime”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Ressler, Karen (April 15, 2017). “Yen Press Licenses Saga of Tanya the Evil, Acca 13, One Week Friends, A Polar Bear in Love, More”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  6. ^ “Polar Bear in Love, Vol. 1”. Yen Press. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  7. ^ “Polar Bear in Love, Vol. 2”. Yen Press. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  8. ^ “Polar Bear in Love, Vol. 3”. Yen Press. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  9. ^ “Polar Bear in Love, Vol. 4”. Yen Press. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  10. ^ a b c Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 15, 2017). “Koisuru Shirokuma ‘Petite’ Theatrical Anime Debuts in March”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  11. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 16, 2017). “Koisuru Shirokuma ‘Petit’ Anime’s 2nd Episode Debuts”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  12. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 3, 2017). “A Polar Bear in Love Anime Streams Web-Only Short”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  13. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (December 1, 2017). “A Polar Bear in Love Anime Streams New Short”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  14. ^ Price, Austin; McNulty, Amy; Silverman, Rebecca (November 10, 2017). “A Polar Bear in Love – The Fall 2017 Manga Guide”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  15. ^ “Orange Unified suspends digital library after parents’ book complaints”. January 31, 2023.

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