Kumamiko: Girl Meets Bear: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The anime 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.

Series details

• Title: Kumamiko: Girl Meets Bear
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Anime
• Premiere date: 2016-04-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-06-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: AT-X
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 13811
• IMDb ID: tt5630058
• TVDB ID: 305083

Cast and credited roles

• Natsumi Hioka — Machi Amayadori
• Hiroki Yasumoto — Natsu Kumai
• Kazuyuki Okitsu — Yoshio Amayadori
• Eri Kitamura — Hibiki Sakata

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-04-03; final listed air date 2016-06-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kumamiko: Girl Meets Bear on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.