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“Shrine maiden Machi, raised by a talking bear, seeks city high school life despite rural upbringing.”
Kumamiko: Girl Meets Bear
くまみこ
6.32
8,809 rank · 79,824 viewers · 89 favorites
Comedy
Seinen
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Crunchyroll
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Synopsis
Shrine maiden Machi, raised by a talking bear, seeks city high school life despite rural upbringing.
What does a bear know about life in the big city? For Machi Amayadori's sake, hopefully a lot! The young shrine maiden has spent her whole life in the rural mountains with Natsu, her talking guardian bear. Now, at fourteen, she wants to take a chance and attend high school in the big city. Can Natsu really prepare her for city life? Or will his wacky trials be too much for even Machi to bear? (Source: FUNimation)
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Community consensus
Derived from 42 sampled reviews
5.4
/10
What 42 viewers settled on.
55%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 7
σ 2.12
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.12 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.8 pts
Recommenders 7.6 · others 2.8
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 2.43
Running avg · May 2016 → Oct 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Kuma Miko supplies a handful of funny moments and works as light, casual viewing. Yet it never develops a decent story, staying merely “good” rather than great. Recommended only when nothing else...”
- 8 “Kuma Miko delivers a fun comedy with cute art and an endearing, believable cast whose tight-knit village community feels refreshingly caring. The humor centered on an “idiot girl” and her talking...”
- 8 “This anime proved surprisingly enjoyable despite low expectations, with cute character designs and enough comedy to rekindle my interest in watching anime. While the storyline isn't particularly...”
Verbosity
Short · 26%
Medium · 48%
Long · 26%
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2016 – Jun 2016 Spring 2016
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-10757 catalog
Produced by
- AT-X Producer
- Sony Music Communications Producer
- Kadokawa Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor