“Shrine maiden Machi must pass trials set by her talking bear guardian to attend city school.”
Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear
くまみこ
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Synopsis
Shrine maiden Machi must pass trials set by her talking bear guardian to attend city school.
The manga follows Machi, a middle school student who serves as a shrine maiden at a Shinto shrine and takes care of a bear, who lives on mountain in Japan's northern Tohoku region. The bear, Natsu, has the ability to talk and is Machi's guardian. When Machi explains to Natsu that she will attend a school in the city, he gives Machi a set of trials that she must pass in order to be able to survive city life. (Source: ANN, edited)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 120 × 20 ch × vol
- Total read 16h 00m approx
- Published Apr 2013 – Dec 2023
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M25363 catalog