A Polar Bear in Love
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Japanese manga series
Written by | Koromo |
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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 |
Runtime | 5 mins. |
Episodes | 10 |
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.
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]
- ^ a b c d Sherman, Jennifer (December 28, 2016). “Koisuru Shirokuma Anime Casts Natsuki Hanae, Yuichiro Umehara”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 15, 2019). “A Polar Bear in Love Anime Casts Tetsuya Kakihara as Cathy”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ “Polar Bear in Love, Vol. 1”. Yen Press. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ “Polar Bear in Love, Vol. 2”. Yen Press. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ “Polar Bear in Love, Vol. 3”. Yen Press. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ “Polar Bear in Love, Vol. 4”. Yen Press. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ a b c Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 15, 2017). “Koisuru Shirokuma ‘Petite’ Theatrical Anime Debuts in March”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 16, 2017). “Koisuru Shirokuma ‘Petit’ Anime’s 2nd Episode Debuts”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 3, 2017). “A Polar Bear in Love Anime Streams Web-Only Short”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (December 1, 2017). “A Polar Bear in Love Anime Streams New Short”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ “Orange Unified suspends digital library after parents’ book complaints”. January 31, 2023.
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