Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear

Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear

Cover of Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear volume one as published by Media Factory.
くまみこ Girl meets Bear
Genre Comedy, Slice of life
Manga
Written by Masume Yoshimoto
Published by Media Factory
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Monthly Comic Flapper
Original run April 5, 2013 – present
Volumes 6
Anime television series
Directed by Kiyoshi Matsuda
Written by
  • Pierre Sugiura
  • Masao Iketani
Music by Akiyuki Tateyama
Studio
Licensed by
Network AT-X, Tokyo MX, BSN, BS11, KBS, KHB
Original run April 3, 2016 – present
Episodes 12[lower-alpha 1]
Original video animation
Studio
Released June 24, 2016 – August 24, 2016
Episodes 2

Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear (くまみこ Girl meets Bear) is a Japanese manga series by Masume Yoshimoto, serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Flapper since May 2013. It has been collected in six tankōbon volumes and is also available on Media Factory's ComicWalker web comic service. An anime television series adaptation by Kinema Citrus and EMT Squared is scheduled to air from April 3, 2016.

Characters

Machi Amayadori (雨宿 まち Amayadori Machi)
Voiced by: Natsumi Hioka
The main protagonist and a 14 year old Miko from a mountain shrine in a remote village. She wants to move to the big city for high school because she's finding life in the rural area boring, but she never left the village in her entire life nor have never made any human friend around her age.
Natsu Kumai (クマ井 ナツ Kumai Natsu)
Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto
Natsu is a talking bear who lives with Machi since she was a child and tries his best to deal with her antics and keep her out of trouble. He opposes Machi's idea of leaving the town, fearing for her safety.
Yoshio Amayadori (雨宿 良夫 Amayadori Yoshio)
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Yoshio is Machi's 25 year old cousin who works as a village officer.
Etsuko Amayadori (雨宿 エツ子 Amayadori Etsuko)
Voiced by: Kazue Minami
Etsuko is Machi's aunt and Yoshio's mother.
Fuchi Amayadori (雨宿 フチ Amayadori Fuchi)
Voiced by: Ikuko Tani
Fuchi is Etsuko's mother and Yoshio and Machi's grandmother whose face is never shown.
Hibiki Sakata (酒田 響 Sakata Hibiki)
Voiced by: Eri Kitamura
Hibiki is Yoshio's 24 year old friend with a longtime crush on him, which she denies. She smokes and rides around on a motorcycle. She also displays an overly aggressive nature to hide her shyness.

Media

Manga

The manga series by Masume Yoshimoto began serialization in Monthly Comic Flapper magazine on April 5, 2013.[2] The first tankōbon volume was released on October 23, 2013.[3]

Volume list

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBN
01 October 23, 2013[4]ISBN 9784040665764
02 May 23, 2014[5]ISBN 9784040665627
03 December 22, 2014[6]ISBN 9784040672274
04 May 23, 2015[7]ISBN 9784040675244
05 October 23, 2015[8]ISBN 9784040678290
06 March 23, 2016[9]ISBN 9784040682303

Anime

An anime television series adaptation by Kinema Citrus and EMT Squared is scheduled to air from April 3, 2016.[10][11] The opening theme is "Datte, Gyutte Shite." (だって、ギュってして。, lit. "Well, Because Hug Me.") by Maki Hanatani, and the ending theme is "Kumamiko Dancing" by Natsumi Hioka and Hiroki Yasumoto.[12] Two OVAs will be included in the first and second volume of the anime's home video release, which will release on June 24, 2016 and August 24, 2016, respectively.[1]

Episode list

No. Official English title[lower-alpha 2]
Original Japanese title[13]		 Original air date Ref.
1 "Time for Bear and Girl to Part"
"Kuma to Shōjo Owakare no Toki" (クマと少女 お別れの時) 		April 3, 2016[14]
2 "A Hard Road"
"Kewashiki Michi" (険しき道) 		April 10, 2016[15]
3 "The One Who Upholds Tradition"
"Dentō o Mamoru Mono" (伝統を守る者) 		April 17, 2016[16]
4 "Village Treasure"
"Mura no Takaramono" (村の宝物) 		April 24, 2016
5 "The Opposite"
"Urahara" (ウラハラ) 		May 1, 2016
6 "Village of Vanguards"
"Senku-sha no mura" (先駆者の村) 

Notes

  1. ↑ The anime's first and second home video release volumes will include 6 episodes each, totalling up to 12 episodes.[1]
  2. ↑ All English titles are taken from Funimation.

References

  1. 1 2 "Kuma Miko Blu-ray/DVDs to Include Original Video Anime". Anime News Network. April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "COMIC FLAPPER (コミックフラッパー) 2013年 05月号" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ "くまみこ 1 (MFコミックス フラッパーシリーズ)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ くまみこ 1 [Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear 1]. Media Factory (in Japanese). Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ くまみこ　2 [Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear 2]. Media Factory (in Japanese). Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ くまみこ　３ [Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear 3]. Media Factory (in Japanese). Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ くまみこ　４ [Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear 4]. Media Factory (in Japanese). Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ くまみこ　5 [Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear 5]. Media Factory (in Japanese). Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  9. ↑ くまみこ　6 [Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear 6]. Media Factory (in Japanese). Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Masume Yoshimoto's Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear Anime Unveils More Cast, April Debut, Character Visuals". Anime News Network. December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear Anime Reveals Theme Song Details". Anime News Network. February 16, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  13. ↑ "STORY" (in Japanese). Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  14. ↑ 第壱話 「クマと少女 お別れの時」. kmmk.tv (in Japanese). Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  15. ↑ 第弐話 「険しき道」. kmmk.tv (in Japanese). Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  16. ↑ 第参話 「伝統を守る者」. kmmk.tv (in Japanese). Retrieved April 18, 2016.

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