A depressed bear cub works retail. Somehow it's the most healing thing you'll watch all year.
5 minSeason 2 • Episode 6
LatestActing
Daiki Shigeoka's deadpan bear noises are weirdly devastating.
Production
Cheap bear costume + serious drama = accidental brilliance.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Higuma continues Japan's tradition of 'iyashikei' (healing) content that disguises social commentary as cute absurdity — think Aggretsuko but somehow even more depressed.
The bear costume was reportedly so hot that Daiki Shigeoka could only film 20-minute takes, which accidentally created the show's exhausted, defeated physicality.
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