Namakemono ga Namakenai - Recommendations

• TV (50 eps)
• 2012 - 2013

Welcome to the Polar Bear Café, a place where humans and animals alike can sit back, relax, and order a cup of hot tea, an iced coffee, or even a hearty plate of bamboo. Run under the watchful gaze of Polar Bear, the café is frequented by a lively cast of characters including a lazy panda who works part time at the zoo, a cantankerous penguin with an unrequited crush and a wise llama, amongst others. Join the denizens of the café as they enjoy delicious beverages, indulge in a cherry blossom festival, and even discuss the newest smartphone models!

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2014

The everyday life of an elephant and a woman, his wife in a lakeside house. Their life together with a certain distance repeats itself. The traces of the passing time cover the familiar landscape. One day an accident happens to the couple living together with contradictions and secrets…

• TV (13 eps)
• 2023

• TV (13 eps)
• 2021

• TV (130 eps)
• 1992

• Other (12 eps)
• 2011 - 2012

• TV (726 eps)
• 1993 - 2008

Shimajirou Shimano, a curious tiger boy living in Challenge Island. Being the second in the family, he attends kindergarten alongside his friends as they all discover everything around them, and learn valuable lessons as they grow up.

• DVD Special (4 eps)
• 2002 - 2008

• Web (2 eps)
• 2005

• TV (26 eps)
• 2006 - 2007