Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (くまクマ熊ベアー, Kuma Kuma Kuma Beā) is a Japanese light novel series written by Kumanano and illustrated by 029. It began serialization online in 2014 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Shufu to Seikatsu Sha, who have published eighteen volumes since May 2015 under their PASH! Books imprint. As of May 2021, the cumulative circulation of the series has exceeded 2 million.

A manga adaptation with art by Sergei has been serialized online via Shufu to Seikatsu Sha's Comic PASH! website since 2018 and has been collected in six tankōbon volumes. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by EMT Squared aired from October to December 2020. A second season has been announced.

Synopsis
Yuna, the hero is 15 years old but is living a withdrawal life due to various circumstances. One day, when she logs in to her favorite VRMMORPG "World Fantasy Online", she is sent to another world with the rare equipment "Kuma Set" by God's mischief (?). As she wanders around her for no apparent reason, she discovers a girl being attacked by her demons and helps her with the power of her bear set. She ended up taking her to her city under the guidance of the girl (Fina) and making her living in the world as her adventurer...

Novel:
The series was first published online on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in October 2014 by Kumanano. It was later acquired by Shufu to Seikatsu Sha, who published the first volume as a light novel under their PASH! Books imprint in May 2015. The series is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Manga:
A manga adaptation with art by Sergei began serialization online via Shufu to Seikatsu Sha's Comic PASH! website on March 28, 2018. It has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes as of November 2021. The manga is also licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Spin-Off
A spinoff manga series by Yukinori Satō, titled Kuma Kuma Kuma Beā 〜 Kyō mo Kuma Kuma Biyori 〜 (くまクマ熊ベアー　〜今日もくまクマ日和〜), began serialization online via Shufu to Seikatsu Sha's PASH UP! website on September 16, 2020.

A spinoff manga series by Linen Takizawa, titled Kuma Kuma Kuma Beā 〜 Yuna no yori michi techō 〜 (くまクマ熊ベアー外伝〜ユナのよりみち手帖〜), began serialization online via Shufu to Seikatsu Sha's PASH UP! website on June 2, 2023.

Character
Her real name is Yuna (reading unknown), and she sometimes uses the pseudonym "Yuna". She has long dark green hair, that reaches her waist. She's a 15-year-old girl, but she's less developed (her height, breasts, etc.) than her peers, and she cares about that too. She is willing to interact with her noisy parents and her troublesome classmates, and has been withdrawn for about three years. As a brilliant trader, she earns hundreds of millions of dollars in stock trading, and until she was summoned to another world, she lived alone in the luxury condominiums she bought. Due to her brain and talent, she is expected to be her own successor by her grandfather, who runs her big company. Yuna herself didn't want to take over the company, but she admired and respected her grandfather. One day, when I logged in to VRMMORPG "World Fantasy Online", I was taken to a different world just like the world of the game by God's mischief (?), But in addition to having played the game considerably, rare equipment There is also the cheat performance of "Kuma Set", which establishes the foundation of life in a different world without any particular difficulty. He's an adventurer, and his current rank is C (I had a chance to reach Rank B, but I don't want to stand out, so I'm leaving it off).

All the adventurers who were involved on the day of the adventurer registration were smashed back and slaughtered, and after that, powerful monsters were hunted in quick succession and brought to the guild in a bloody state (due to the characteristics of the bear box). It is called "Bloody Bear" by adventurers in the city of Crimonia and is feared. As a proof that the king is the most trusted adventurer, the "Inscription of the Kingdom of Elfanica" is engraved on the adventurer card from the background of rejecting the 10,000 monsters that attack the royal city, and only humans in the guild master class are engraved. You can read that information. In addition, the athletic ability in the original state without equipping the "bear set" is less than the average Japanese of the same generation because of the withdrawal. In addition, since neither magic nor skills can be used without the "bear set", I am usually embarrassed, but when I go out, I will equip the "bear set" costume, etc. He is also a merchant as well as an adventurer and is registered in the Commercial Guild. He is good at cooking and even in different worlds, puddings, pizzas and hamburgers. The dishes of the earth are reproduced by one's own hands. Later, as those dishes became popular, he became the owner and opened restaurants such as "Kumasan's Rest Shop" and "Kumasan Shokudo". In addition, by digging a tunnel that connects the town of Crimonia and the town of Millilla, you have the right to receive a part of the tunnel usage fee, and you can make a considerable profit on a regular basis without doing anything. It is designed to come. The current commercial rank is E, but within the commercial guild, it is expected to definitely rise to rank D in the near future. When I was living in Japan, it seems that there was a time when I was practicing drawing manga, so I am quite good at drawing.

He wrote and published a picture book called "Kuma-san to Shoujo Series" with his drawing power and the concept of "deformation" that does not exist in another world, and has gained explosive popularity mainly among people involved in the royal palace. .. However, in the first place, I just wanted my child (Flora) to be happy and drew it, so I have no intention of making money with this picture book, and I haven't paid for it. The beautiful girl in the costume is undisputed, but because she is morbidly insensitive, she is not aware of it, and even if she is praised for her appearance, she interprets it as "flattery" and "because it is what the child says". The surroundings are stunning. I own a lot of bear-shaped houses built using earth magic (because of the nature of bear magic, the strength of the house increases when it is made into a bear shape), commonly known as "bear house", and it seems to be a base. Every time there is a town, it buys land and sets up a bear house. She has a spatial skill called "Bear's Different Dimension Box" (commonly known as a bear box) that can store any number of bears, no matter how big or large, as long as she is not alive. In addition, since the time is stopped while it is put in, it will not spoil even if the food is stored for a long time. She denies that she "did it for herself," but she has an undisputedly friendly nature (especially vulnerable to little girls) and helps people wherever she goes. She is appreciated by various people as her benefactor because she is doing so. When the hero wants to return to the original world, the main story becomes that, and it becomes impossible to write a story to enjoy another world, so the setting is such that it is not necessary to return to the original world. Anime! animation! the questionnaire conducted under the title of "What is the" bear "character that appears in the anime?" It came in second place.


 * In the light novel, Yuna realizes that she doesn't have anything to wear underneath her bear suit except her underwear so she goes out with Fina to buy shirts to wear underneath.
 * Other Outfit
 * Yuna has had a few opportunities to wear other outfits although she has only done so if she is allowed to continue wearing her bear gloves and bear shoes. She has worn:
 * a dress for Misana's party (Ch. 189)
 * a school uniform for a school festival (Ch. 267)
 * 3 different swimsuits for the orphans and workers seaside trip to Millela
 * The first time is a black and white one piece (Ch. 350),
 * the second time is a separate swimsuit using white and black colours. Yuna can see her stomach but it is not a bikini (Ch. 360),
 * the third time is a black and white bikini (Ch. 374)

Abilities
The process of being brought to a different world remains the same, but "I will nominate Tilmina as a representative of the orphanage's poultry farm management and" Kuma-san's rest shop "and proceed with the story." It may reveal a more aggressive and lively personality than the original, such as "Exterminate the prevailing bandits alone." On the other hand, "I cry from fear after running around in the performance test of bear equipment", "I am in agony because I treated Cliff as a bad guy without checking it because the subsidy of the orphanage was cut off" "As a result of thinking about measures against kraken due to lack of sleep, I squeeze out only strange ideas." Sometimes it shows a missing side, such as "I can grasp my weaknesses." In addition, in the original, the anime version is positioned as "creative animation made based on the days that Yuna spent in a different world", and Yuna and others themselves only have information on animation and official website through the TV given by God. It is set to be able to watch and browse.

In the Light Novel, Her talent as a trader was recognized by his grandfather, who even said, "I regret that I wasn't the (good) eldest son." He even said, "If it's Yuna, I can leave the company to her." there seems to have been.

Television Animation
In January 2020, an anime television series adaptation was announced in the fourteenth volume of the light novel. The series was animated by EMT Squared and directed by Yuu Nobuta, with Takashi Aoshima handling series composition, Yuki Nakano designing the characters, and Shigeo Komori composing the music. Hisashii Ishii served as series director. The series ran for 12 episodes from October 7 to December 23, 2020, on AT-X and other networks. Azumi Waki performed the opening theme "Itsuka no Kioku" (イツカノキオク). Maki Kawase performed the first ending theme "Ano ne." (あのね., "You Know What.") from Episodes 2–11, while Kawase and Waki also performed the second ending theme "Ano ne. -loved ones ver.-" (あのね. -loved ones ver.-, "You Know What. -loved ones ver.-") for Episode 12.

SEASON 1
Funimation acquired the series and streamed it on its website in North America and the British Isles. On January 19, 2021, Funimation announced the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.
 * Staff:
 * Original Author - Kumanano
 * Character draft - 029
 * Director- Yu Shinoda
 * Series Director - Hisashi Ishii
 * Series composition - Takashi Aoshima
 * Character design and animation director - Yuki Nakano
 * Art Director - Hiroki Matsumoto, Izumi Yasuki, Hiroshi Kato
 * Color design - Iwami Mika.
 * Prop Design - Yumi Sugiyama
 * Cinematographer - Tsubasa Yokoyama
 * Edit -- Motoki Niimi
 * Sound Director - Hiroto Morishita
 * Music - Shigeo Komori
 * Music production - Nippon Columbia
 * Music Producer - Tomoko Shibuya
 * Producers - Sachi Kawamoto, Junpei Yamaguchi, Hiroyasu Taniguchi, Tokuchi Isotani, Mitsuhiro Ogata, Hideaki Miyamoto, Hiroo Saito, Yasuhiro Nakajima, Atsushi Aiya
 * Animation Producers - Wataru Shibata, Taisuke Kondo
 * Animation production - EMT Squared
 * Production - Kuma Kuma Bear Production Committee (KADOKAWA, Shufu to Seikatsusha, Nippon Columbia, AT-X, Kakugawa Media House, EMT Squared, Tokyo Metropolitan Television, Good Smile Company, CREST, Kanon, Japan Narration Performance Research Institute)

On December 23, 2020, when the first season's finale aired, the production of a second season was announced. The main cast and staff returned from the first season. Titled Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch!, the season premiered on April 3, 2023. Azumi Waki performed the opening theme "Kimi to no Mirai" (キミトノミライ), while Maki Kawase performed the ending theme "Zutto" (ずっと).

SEASON 2
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch! was released on Blu-ray and DVD in three volumes from July 26, 2023, to September 27, 2023.
 * Staff:
 * Original Author - Kumanano
 * Character draft - 029
 * Director- Yu Shinoda
 * Series Director - Hisashi Ishii
 * Series composition - Takashi Aoshima
 * Character design and animation director - Yuki Nakano
 * Art Director - Katsufumi Hariu
 * Color design - Iwami Mika
 * Prop Design - Isoko Ninja
 * Cinematographer - Yoichi Sato
 * Edit - Motoki Niimi
 * Sound Director - Hiroto Morishita
 * Music - Shigeo Komori
 * Music production - Nippon Columbia
 * Music Producer - Tomoko Shibuya
 * Producers - Sachi Kawamoto, Junpei Yamaguchi, Hiroyasu Taniguchi, Tokuchi Isotani, Hideaki Miyamoto, Yasuhiro Nakajima, Atsushi Aiya, Takuji Wada, Kotaro Horiguchi
 * Animation Producers - Hirokazu Takemoto
 * Animation production - EMT Squared
 * Production - Kuma Kuma Bear Punch! Production Committee (KADOKAWA, Shufu to Seikatsusha, Nippon Columbia, AT-X, Kakugawa Media House, EMT Squared, Tokyo Metropolitan Television, Good Smile Company, CREST, Kanon, Japan Narration Performance Research Institute)

ONA
"Bear Bear Bear kuma!" Was delivered on YouTube every Saturday from October 10th to December 26th, 2020. The director / storyboard / director is Hisashi Ishii, the mini character design / animation director is Yoshiko Saito, and the script is Saeka Fujimoto.

The second season, "Bear Bear Bear Kuma Punch!", will be streamed on YouTube every day from May 3rd to May 7th, 2023. The BD/DVD includes the athletic meet edition (3 episodes in total). Directed, storyboarded, and directed by Hisashi Ishii, mini character design by Yoshiko Saito, animation director Tei Matei, and screenplay by Saeka Fujimoto.

Trivia

 * Scarier in Hindsight: Yuna only ended up in her current situations due to God using her one year anniversary for playing her VRMMORPG as an excuse to question her to see if Yuna would be a fit for the new world. Does that mean God also suckered other players into being sent as well?
 * And let's not forget God never asked for Yuna's genuine consent before sending her over and stapling all her character's powers to the embarrassing bear costume.
 * It's basically kidnapping.
 * Plus we don't know if God also stuck other players in ridiculous animal costumes that stole their stats. And there's the fact Yuna immediately wanted to discard her bear costume. How many other players ditched their outfits and ended up dead all because God didn't explain things properly?
 * And what about the fact they've gone missing on Earth? Yuna, aside, as only her grandfather was close to her; others would be worried about their family and friends suddenly going missing.
 * Pay in mind that Yuna has as much respect for noblity as someone would have for a supervisor or CEO; hence why she acts so friendly and familiarly with Cliff and even the king.

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