Polar Bear Café: Collector's Edition, Vol. 3

Polar Bear Café #3

by Aloha Higa

Get your Penguin Cards here!

At Polar Bear Café your heart is at ease, enjoying the delicious coffee and the antics of the regulars. The penguins gather for a meeting to figure out how to sell their Penguin Cards full of penguin facts and trivia (you can read them at the end of the volume!) Panda-kun accidentally gives them a brilliant idea... Meet the new friends in volume 3 of this humorous slice-of-life manga where animals and humans live and work together.

Genres: Manga, Graphic Novels, Humor, Animals, Comics, Slice Of Life

202 pages, Paperback

Published October 3, 2023

About the author

２月10日生まれ。京都府出身。水瓶座、血液型はＡ。「月刊flowers」2006年４月号にてデビュー（第22回コミックオーディション銀の花賞受賞）。現在「月刊flowers」で活躍中。飄々としたなごみ系キャラの動物たちを描き人気急上昇中。

http://flowers.shogakukan.co.jp/artis...

Reviews

[Christian Schultheiss · Rating 4 out of 5]

Higa just seems to pump out better and better material the further and further they get into this series and while it’s quintessential slice of life, when following my favorite trio of polar bear, panda, and penguin I know I’m gonna have a fun and interesting time especially because they truly give helpful advice and tips between the chapters and even a few recipes throughout and that’s just so fun and gets people exploring and tasting more of other cultures. Not to mention I learned of one of my new favorite animals the tree kangaroo and crazy enough it seems they know how to make the best coffee around. 4.75/5

[kristyn ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ · Rating 4 out of 5]

who would have thought that i would learn so much about how coffee is made from a manga about sentient animals

[Natalie S · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked this one, a lot about coffee!! Also, about panda and the penguins and the zoo :)

[Morpheus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learned a lot about coffee ☕ lol

[Ande · Rating 4 out of 5]

"You get a ticket where you get to play with pandas for a whole day!!"

4.00 / 5.00 stars

Polar Bear Café is a cute and fun slice-of-life manga centering around Polar Bear-kun, the proud owner of a café, and his cast of animal (and some human!) friends and customers. Polar Bear-kun is not a native Japanese speaker and often gets confused – a hilarity of misunderstanding inevitably ensues. This is the third volume in the 4 volume collector's edition. The penguin trading card story and the trading cards in the volume were a fun addition! I was also surprised to learn so much about what goes into making a good coffee!

This manga always holds a special place in my heart. When I was learning Japanese, my teacher suggested the Japanese language version as a way to practice reading and understanding. I got frustrated having to look up so much vocabulary and quit after the first chapter, but always wanted to go back and finish it.

There's nothing earth-shattering about the story, and the artwork is very simple, but it's an easy cozy read to take your mind off the troubles of your day. The word puns are fun to read, but get old eventually. Even still, I enjoy reading about this big fuzzy polar bear trying to make his way in a delicious cafe.

I would recommend this to anyone looking for a cozy cafe read to their mind off more serious topics or give your brain a break.

[Becky B · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this collection the penguins are trying to figure out how to sell their trading cards better and raise money for the zoo, which inadvertently steals attention away from the pandas so they are extra bored. Masaki decides he wants to be an apprentice coffee roaster and working with tree kangaroo and the squirrels learns all sorts of things about how to make the best coffee. And of course polar bear and friends have pun/rhyming trains of thought episodes.

This collection had the most plot so far of any of the Polar Bear Café books. The sections on the coffee roasting are both entertaining and educational (as a non coffee drinker I learned a lot about what different terms mean and how you get them). The penguins and pandas are fun, and this is just a nice way to while away some time.

Notes on content:
Language: About 7 minor swears when the predators show up.
Sexual content: None
Violence: None
Ethnic diversity: Humans are Japanese
LGBTQ+ content: None
Other: The zoo is struggling financially.

[Kaicifer (Summer Reading Arc) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am enjoying this series so far! I like that you learn a little in each volume, whether it be about coffee or penguins!
I love the art style and my favorite character is Panda-kun.
Definitely read if you want to learn more about animals in a fun way or just want a cute slice of life manga to entertain you :)

[Ken Yuen · Rating 4 out of 5]

That was cute, I like the realistic animal drawings. Even learned a bit about penguins and coffee making

[Jes Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned so much about coffee and penguins in this book

[Victor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely picking up in quality. The animal art is consistently impressive, there are stronger ongoing Narratives, and the whole thing is remarkably charming.

[Kyrie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The adventures continue with more of a focus on the penguins, as well as coffee brewing. (Who knew squirrels were so good at it?) It's a cute, weird, funny series.

[Joshua Lawrence · Rating 4 out of 5]

When all else in the world fails... Polar Bear Cafe is there for you.