We Baby Bears on Cartoon Network: Everything you need to know about We Bare Bears spin-off inspired by Japanese anime

Broadcasting from Cartoon Network on April 11, the American animated series We Baby Bears, which is nothing more than a spin-off of We Bare Bears, invites us to embark on a magical adventure with three lovely little bears, a grizzly bear, a panda and a polar bear. Who travel to incredible worlds to find a new home with their magic box.

Along the way they meet more or less familiar faces and make new friends, learn from their adventures and first of all understand that as long as they are together, place does not matter.

In connection with the arrival of We Baby Bears in France, we spoke with director Christina Chang and screenwriter Michael Heller, who told us about the series, which is inspired by Kawaii culture, Japanese anime and K-pop.

AlloCiné: Can you tell us about this new series from We Bare Bears?

Michael Heller : We Baby Bears is a spin-off of We Bare Bears, focusing on three little bears, a grizzly bear, a panda and a polar bear. Their world is magical and they explore fantastic worlds. They use a box that acts as a kind of magic carpet that allows them to travel in different fabulous dimensions.

In fact, they are looking for the perfect place to make their own home. I think we came up with the idea to create a Japanese manga-inspired TV series, Ultra Punch, that is more in line with what young people are watching today.

Christina Chang : We introduced baby bears to the TV series We Bare Bears, during the filming of their childhood. So it was a natural continuity to create series just with these cubes that everyone adores, but they are still in their infancy.

Which bear do you look like the most?

Michael Heller: I think I’m a bit of those three bears. However I hope, like many people, that I look a little more like a panda. Like me, it lives a little bit in itself. He can be extremely cautious and tends to over-analyze everything around him. As an artist, I am completely identified with this.

Christina Chang: My favorite bear is also a panda. But I think I’m a little more like a poler. By the way, that’s how everyone thinks of me. I am a calm and somewhat monotonous person. It is not always easy to understand how I feel, I am a very restrained person.

What topics do you cover in this series?

Michael Heller: Themes change from episode to episode. The general theme is to find our own “home”, to feel at home and to feel integrated into the world around us. It was also a recurring theme in We Bare Bears.

Ultimately, the point is to accept yourself, how to feel good… like a bear. And that, despite judging the world around you. I think these are essential items for both kids and adults who watch our TV series. Either way, I hope this new world surprises you. It is a feast for the eyes and the heart.

Christina Chang: I believe this series is a journey of discovery for each of these bears as they learn more about who they really are and what they want out of this existence. This is also the theme of creatures complementarity. These bears learn to appreciate each other and to understand that together they can solve any problem that comes their way.

It’s a wonderful metaphor for the community we live in, each one unique and complementing the other. We can all learn to be better brothers to others. Do not allow the harshness of life to make you lose. We must always move forward and make all the dreams that are dormant in us a reality.

How do you explain that we still love bears so much? There are so many in the world of animation …

Michael Heller: I really do not know if there is a definite answer. There is no doubt that their personalities are close to us and we can easily recognize them.

Christina Chang: How do we resist bears ?! They are lovers and I love them very much.

Can we expect more Baby Wears seasons like the one for We Bare Bears?

Michael Heller: Absolutely. Cartoon Network has just announced its second season. We have just started production. We have a lot of ideas and I think you will be amazed by the crazy world of these three bears.

We Baby Bears airs Monday through Friday at 5pm on Cartoon Network.