Aliases
A Polar Bear in Love, Hyouheki Don, Koi Suru Shirokuma, Ai no Omosa, Koisuru Shirokuma: Tokubetsu-ban, 恋するシロクマ 特別版, Koisuru Shirokuma Tokubetsu-ban
SPRING 2017ONA
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Part of this franchise
concluded
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Releasing
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A seal attempts to escape a sleeping Polar Bear, fearing that Polar Bear will eat him. But before Seal can get far, Polar Bear wakes up and runs to him. Seal pleads to Polar Bear not to eat him, but Polar Bear instead performs a kabedon on Seal with a nearby ice wall.
The original manga revolves around a polar bear who falls in love with an earless seal, and he wants nothing else except to protect him, even though the seal constantly thinks the bear will eat him.
(Source: Anime News Network)
The original manga revolves around a polar bear who falls in love with an earless seal, and he wants nothing else except to protect him, even though the seal constantly thinks the bear will eat him.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
17.1
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (KADOKAWA, Gathering) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 26%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Titles like this rarely return - 9 years with no new entry: of OVAs and specials (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial30
Production Feasibility50
Audience Reception46
Strategic Priors42
Fandom Engagement35
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
Next scheduledin 17 hours
Renewal FAQ
Koisuru Shirokuma: Tokubetsu-ban renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Koisuru Shirokuma: Tokubetsu-ban getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Koisuru Shirokuma: Tokubetsu-ban has a 17/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will Koisuru Shirokuma: Tokubetsu-ban be renewed?
- Koisuru Shirokuma: Tokubetsu-ban currently scores 17 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Koisuru Shirokuma: Tokubetsu-ban's renewal probability?
- Koisuru Shirokuma: Tokubetsu-ban's CourScore is 17 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 57 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 684 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 40 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 28 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 854 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 27 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 587 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 6,363 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 68.95 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 841 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,798 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 635 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.24 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 2,456 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 130 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1,314 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.64 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 772 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 62.8 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.03 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 5 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |