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...
List of published books[]
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.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | May 29, 2015 | 978-4-391-14691-2 | May 7, 2020 (Digital) July 7, 2020 (Physical) |
978-1-64505-443-6 |
| 2 | November 27, 2015 | 978-4-391-14755-1 | June 18, 2020 (Digital) September 22, 2020 (Physical) |
978-1-64505-528-0 |
| 3 | March 25, 2016 | 978-4-391-14810-7 | August 13, 2020 (Digital) October 27, 2020 (Physical) |
978-1-64505-752-9 |
| 4 | July 29, 2016 | 978-4-391-14811-4 | December 17, 2020 (Digital) January 26, 2021 (Physical) |
978-1-64505-794-9 |
| 5 | November 25, 2016 | 978-4-391-14812-1 | February 18, 2021 (Digital) March 16, 2021 (Physical) |
978-1-64505-976-9 |
| 6 | March 31, 2017 | 978-4-391-14947-0 | May 20, 2021 (Digital) June 22, 2021 (Physical) |
978-1-64827-198-4 |
| 7 | July 28, 2017 | 978-4-391-14948-7 | July 22, 2021 (Digital) August 31, 2021 (Physical) |
978-1-64827-239-4 |
| 8 | December 22, 2017 | 978-4-391-14949-4 | December 30, 2021 (Digital) January 25, 2022 (Physical) |
978-1-64827-297-4 |
| 9 | March 30, 2018 | 978-4-391-15144-2 | March 17, 2022 (Digital) April 19, 2022 (Physical) |
978-1-64827-364-3 |
| 10 | July 27, 2018 | 978-4-391-15145-9 | April 28, 2022 (Digital) May 17, 2022 (Physical) |
978-1-63858-154-3 |
| 11 | November 30, 2018 | 978-4-391-15146-6 | May 26, 2022 (Digital) July 12, 2022 (Physical) |
978-1-63858-313-4 |
| 11.5 | January 25, 2019 | 978-4-391-15278-4 | August 25, 2022 (Digital) October 11, 2022 (Physical) |
978-1-63858-594-7 |
| 12 | April 26, 2019 | 978-4-391-15291-3 | October 13, 2022 (Digital) December 6, 2022 (Physical) |
978-1-63858-702-6 |
| 13 | August 30, 2019 | 978-4-391-15292-0 | February 28, 2023 (Physical) | 978-1-63858-819-1 |
| 14 | January 7, 2020 | 978-4-391-15293-7 | — | — |
| 15 | May 22, 2020 | 978-4-391-15438-2 | — | — |
| 16 | September 25, 2020 | 978-4-391-15437-5 | — | — |
| 17 | April 16, 2021 | 978-4-391-15436-8 | — | — |
| 18 | December 25, 2021 | 978-4-391-15701-7 | — | — |
| 19 | October 7, 2022 | 978-4-391-15785-7 | — | — |
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.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | July 27, 2018 | 978-4-391-15218-0 | May 12, 2020 (digital) June 16, 2020 (physical) |
978-1-64505-444-3 |
| 2 | February 22, 2019 | 978-4-391-15289-0 | September 8, 2020 | 978-1-64505-529-7 |
| 3 | August 30, 2019 | 978-4-391-15290-6 | November 10, 2020 | 978-1-64505-778-9 |
| 4 | March 27, 2020 | 978-4-391-15435-1 | January 19, 2021 | 978-1-64505-992-9 |
| 5 | September 25, 2020 | 978-4-391-15434-4 | August 24, 2021 | 978-1-64827-288-2 |
| 6 | May 7, 2021 | 978-4-39-115611-9 | January 11, 2022 | 978-1-64827-478-7 |
| 7 | November 5, 2021 | 978-4-391-15613-3 | July 11, 2023 | 978-1-63858-660-9 |
| 8 | June 17, 2022 | 978-4-391-15776-5 | — | — |
| 9 | November 04, 2022 | 978-4-391-15892-2 | — | — |
| 10 | May 2, 2023 | 978-4-391-15979-0 | — | — |
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.
| Volume | Spin-Off I | Spin-Off II |
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| Released date | May 7, 2021 | September 02, 2022 |
| ISBN | 978-4-391-15610-2 | 978-4-391-15774-1 |
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.
| Volume | Gaiden I |
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| Cover |  |
| Released date | June 2, 2023 |
| ISBN | 978-4-391-16028-4 |
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[]
"Well, let this be a learning experience—you can’t judge a book (bear?) by its cover."
― Yuna
She has various combat skills and special abilities, with the exception of the above-mentioned talent for making money, make him, to put it mildly, a typical "Template Narou-kei" protagonist. She had no particular difficulties due to the fact that God converted real-world money into other-worldly money, the cheat performance of her bear set, and the fact that she had originally played the game quite a bit. Her rank as an adventurer is C. She had a chance to be promoted to A rank, but she decided not to do so because she didn't want to stand out.
She is a mass of cheats, but her combat aspect is almost completely dependent on the Kumasan set, with only "Otherworldly Language" and "Otherworldly Characters" tied to herself. She has lived as a recluse for a long time and her family environment was also devastating, as described below, so she is good at housework in general and cooking in particular, and she has created junk food such as pudding and pizza in other worlds. This is also a typical example.
She is also a very popular woman with the same sex, which is unusual for a Shōsetsuka ni Narō type protagonist, but she is frighteningly unattractive to the opposite sex (partly because there are not many people of the opposite sex close to her age in the series).
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On the other hand, her talent for business is truly her own. She had amassed a lifetime's worth of wealth in the stock market before she moved to another world. (Karin, an employee who is about the same age as her is, praises her talent for management, saying, "She is good at motivating others to take the initiative.) For a time, she was also a good drawer, having studied drawing to become a cartoonist/manga artist, and took advantage of her lack of concept of deformation to write a picture book called "The Bear and the Girl" using Yuna and Finna as models, which was reprinted in the court without her knowledge.
When it came to saving an orphanage that was in need, she did not just provide assistance, but also tried to help them to support themselves by building a poultry farm and giving the children jobs. This not only made it possible to produce cockerel eggs in the town of Crimonia, which had been a luxury food due to the remoteness of its habitat, but also deliberately distributed more of them to adjust the price so that they would be more readily available to ordinary households. Similarly, he succeeded in popularizing cheese and potatoes, which were not known for their true value.
She has also contributed greatly to economic activities, for example, by forcibly connecting Crimonia and Millyra, which had been separated by a mountain range, with a tunnel to facilitate the distribution of marine products and other goods. However, because of this, her financial sense is out of touch with the world, and she has been severely criticized by Fina for this. In fact, when she ordered two mithril knives on her own accord at a price that, according to Fina, "would have cost as much as a father and mother working long and hard could afford," she was given a light lecture by her mother, Tilmina.
"If an adult can’t eat, it’s their own fault for not working, but a kid not being able to eat isn’t their own fault. It’s the adult’s fault. If they don’t have parents, the adults around them can help them. That makes us allies."
― Yuna
In battle, she mainly uses magic. However, she has a funny characteristic that the effect of magic increases when she is reminded of a bear, so everything she can make with earth magic becomes conspicuously bear-like. She is also good with weapons, but she does not use them often because she is strong enough with her bare hands. Even if she acquires new skills, they will be attached to the set, and without the set, she would be just a former withdrawn girl who has not yet broken out of her infantile body shape. For this reason, she always wears the bear set, no matter how conspicuous it may be.
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Yuna has managed some truly miraculous feats with her magic such as:
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Although she cannot use magic without the bear set, she is not depicted as having trouble in everyday situations where she needs to exert the power of the magical stone, such as bathing, so it is not as if she herself lacks magical power.
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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.
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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[]
- 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)
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.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Bear, Appears" Transcription: "Kumasan, Tōjō" (Japanese: クマさん、登場) |
Futoshi Higashide | Takashi Aoshima | October 7, 2020 |
| A young boy named Kai bursts into the adventurer's guild in Crimonia desperately searching for someone to help his village. Unfortunately, all the high ranking adventurers are already out doing other quests. When Kai becomes despondent, a girl in a bear outfit named Yuna appears before him. Yuna then goes to exterminate the black viper alone and manage to defeat it. The villagers have a party in her honor afterward. | ||||
| 2 | "Bear, Meets Little Girl" Transcription: "Kumasan, Shōjo to Deau" (Japanese: クマさん、少女と出会う) |
Masahiro Takada | Takashi Aoshima | October 14, 2020 |
| Yuna enters the game and is asked to choose one treasure box as a gift item based on her total hours of gameplay from the past year and she ends up choosing the Kuma Set. After entering the world, she is shocked to find herself wearing the bear equipment as well as her level going back to level one, which she thinks is a bug until she get a mail from God that state she has been sent to another world. After beating the wolf that came to attack her, she ends up saving a girl named Fina. Their story continues until Yuna goes to exterminate a tiger wolf in the forest and ends up saving Fina life once again from the tiger wolf that came to attack her. Afterwards, Yuna and Fina become partners. | ||||
| 3 | "Bear, Goes on Rampage" Transcription: "Kumasan, Dai Abare Suru" (Japanese: クマさん、大暴れする) |
Jun'ichi Kitamura | Takamitsu Kōno | October 21, 2020 |
| At the guild, after Yuna finishes her hunts for Fina, a man named Lanz confronts her for defeating Deborane. Later, together with Lurina, a magician in Deborane's party, Yuna heads off to subdue fifty goblins. However, when they reached the forest, they find out that there are actually a hundred goblins and even a goblin king in the area. Yuna then exterminates both of the goblin horde and the goblin king alone. After finishing the quest, Yuna gains a new skill that allows her to summon familiars with her bear gloves. Afterwards, together with Fina, Yuna rents a plot of land to set up her house that includes a facility for Fina so she can use it for monster harvesting. Meanwhile, it is revealed that a young girl was watching them from behind a tree. | ||||
| 4 | "Bear, Meets the Feudal Lord" Transcription: "Kumasan, Ryōshu ni Au" (Japanese: クマさん、領主に会う) |
Kōki Uchinomiya | Aoi Akashiro | October 28, 2020 |
| Yuna arrives at the guild with the black viper. After the other guild members harvest it, Fina shows up at Yuna's house later that day where she gives her the black viper's mana gem. Yuna then notices that Fina has a cut on her hand and she uses her magic to heal it. The next day, Yuna is summoned to the guild. Receiving a request from Cliff Foschurose, the feudal lord of Crimonia, Yuna reluctantly accepts it. When she arrives at his house, she spends the day hanging out with his young daughter, Noire. Afterwards, when Yuna heads home, she finds a despondent Fina, who tells her that her mother's illness has gotten worse. At Fina's house, Yuna attempts to heal Telmina with little success. Realizing that she has to use her magic in a different way, Yuna successfully cures Telmina of her illness. | ||||
| 5 | "Bear, Raises a Bird (?)" Transcription: "Kumasan, Tori (?) o Sodateru" (Japanese: クマさん、鶏（？）を育てる) |
Harume Kosaka | Takashi Aoshima | November 4, 2020 |
| After Telmina recovers from her illness, Yuna uses her new Bear Transfer Gate skill to travel to Kai's village in order to get some eggs. The next day, Yuna is out buying lunch when she sees some orphans waiting for leftovers. She then heads to the orphanage where she learns that the feudal lord has stopped supporting them. Yuna decides to help the orphanage by setting up a kokekokko farm so they can sell eggs. She also supplies Telmina with a job as a representative. Sometime later, Yuna calls out Cliff for abandoning the orphanage when he wonders why she will not sell his family any eggs. When Cliff returns home, he finds out that Enz Roland, the administrator of the orphanage, has been embezzling the funds. That night, Cliff confronts and apprehends Enz. At the orphanage, Cliff apologizes for what happened. At her house, Fina comforts Yuna for helping the orphanage when she expresses embarrassment for not trusting Cliff. | ||||
| 6 | "Bear, Watches Over the Sisters" Transcription: "Kumasan, Shimai o Mimamoru" (Japanese: クマさん、姉妹を見守る) |
Natsumi Higashida | Saeka Fujimoto | November 11, 2020 |
| Things appears to be going well after Telmina accepts Gentz's marriage proposal. The next morning, however, Fina tells Yuna that her mother and Gentz had a fight over breakfast. She then asks Yuna if she can take her and Shuri to retrieve the snow crystal flower. The trio heads to the area where the flower is located. While they are looking for it, Shuri notices something sparkly. When she discovers that it is a trapped bird, she and Fina rescue it. As the bird flies away, one of its feathers falls into Shuri's hands. When Fina and Shuri show it to their mother and Gentz, they realizes that it is the same feather that Roy, the girls' father, had. Fina realizes that Yuna was right when she earlier said that everything would be okay. Later, Fina and Shuri are at Yuna's house where they help her make pudding. The next day, Yuna gives everyone she knows some pudding. While Cliff is enjoying it, he asks Yuna if she can take Noire to the royal capital. | ||||
| 7 | "Bear, Goes to Royal Capital" Transcription: "Kumasan, Ōto ni Iku" (Japanese: クマさん、王都に行く) |
Kōki Uchinomiya | Takamitsu Kōno | November 18, 2020 |
| Yuna and Fina arrive at Cliff's house to escort Noire to the royal capital. As they are traveling, Yuna and Fina reveal to Noire how they met, while Noire reveals that her mother and older sister live in the royal capital. Yuna then decides to stop and rest where she cooks for everyone. The next day, the trio runs into Count Gran Farrengram and his granddaughter Misana. Once everyone arrives at the royal capital, they go their separate ways where Yuna, Fina, and Noire are greeted by Noire's mother, Eleanora. Later that day, Shia arrives at the house. When she becomes skeptical of Yuna, Eleanora proposes that they have a sparring match, which Yuna wins. At dinnertime, Yuna gives Noire, Shia, and Eleanora some pudding. The next morning, Yuna and Fina buy some groceries. That night, Yuna cooks some cheeseburgers and fries for everyone. It is then revealed that some mysterious figures are lurking outside the royal capital. | ||||
| 8 | "Bear, Lays to Waste" Transcription: "Kumasan, Musō Suru" (Japanese: クマさん、無双する) |
Masahiro Takada | Aoi Akashiro | November 25, 2020 |
| In the past, a man swore vengeance against the king. In the present, Yuna gives everyone some pizza. Noire then asks Yuna if she can take Fina and Misana for an errand tomorrow. The next morning, Eleanora shows Yuna around the castle where she meets the princess, Flora. Meanwhile, Noire takes Fina and Misana to pick up some membership cards for the fan club she is creating. That night, a mysterious figurehead toward the royal capital. The next day, Yuna, Noire, and Fina find out that people have been attacked in the northern forest. When Noire realizes that her father will arrive in that area, Yuna volunteers to pick him up. Later, the mysterious figure, who is named Gulzam, confronts the king while he is talking to Eleanora. After Gulzam reveals that he has gathered an army of monsters, the king summons Sanya, the master of the adventure's guild. Using her magic, Sanya reports that Yuna has defeated Gulzam and his army. Once Yuna and Cliff reunite, Yuna is summoned by the king. Afterward, Yuna meets up with Fina and Noire again. | ||||
| 9 | "Bear, Opens Shop" Transcription: "Kumasan, o Mise o Hiraku" (Japanese: クマさん、お店を開く) |
Harume Kosaka | Takamitsu Kōno | December 2, 2020 |
| At the king's birthday celebration, Yuna's pudding is provided to the guests. The next day, Yuna and Fina decide to head to the bakery before they go home. When they arrive there, however, the owners, Morin and Karin, reveal that they are losing it because they borrowed money from a shady place. Later that night, Yuna decides to hire them for a shop she is opening in Crimonia. In Crimonia, Yuna hires Telmina as the manager. Furthermore, when Morin and Karin arrive in town, Yuna reveals that she turning a noble's mansion into the shop. After employing the orphanage as the staff, Yuna names the shop the Bear Haven, which becomes a huge success. Once the shop closes for the night, Cliff and Noire show up and he reveals that he apprehended the individuals who gave the illegally exorbitant loan for the bakery. When Yuna hands the document to Morin and Karin, they decide to stay in town. This decision puts Yuna is a happy mood. | ||||
| 10 | "Bear, Goes to Sea" Transcription: "Kumasan, Umi e Iku" (Japanese: クマさん、海へ行く) |
Chihiro Kumano | Takashi Aoshima | December 9, 2020 |
| Yuna is heading towards the port town of Millela to eat some seafood when she encounters a couple who has collapsed in the mountains. After she rescues them, Damon and Yuura reveal that they were heading to Crimonia to buy food because the town has been terrorized by a kraken and a band of thieves for a month. Once they arrive in Millela, Yuna decides to help. She then heads to the adventure's guild where she meets the guildmaster, Atla. While Yuna donates food, Atla reveals that the guild has been busy dealing with all the problems. The next day, the town has plenty of food again thanks to Yuna. Yuna and Atla later have a conversation about the kraken. That night, Yuna deals with two intruders who are a part of the band of thieves. She then heads to the thieves' hideout to take out the remaining members. | ||||
| 11 | "Bear, Fights Squid (?)" Transcription: "Kumasan, Ika (?) to Tatakau" (Japanese: クマさん、烏賊（？）と戦う) |
Hisashi Imokubo | Aoi Akashiro | December 16, 2020 |
| A tired Yuna brings the thieves to Atla where she questions the leader. Meanwhile, when Zarrad, the guildmaster of the merchant guild, learns that the thieves have been captured, he attempts to skip town with stolen valuables until he is apprehended. Afterwards, Yuna heads to the restaurant and she cries tears of joy when she eats a Japanese meal. She then decides to take on the kraken when she discovers that the restaurant will get more ingredients from the country of Wa. Yuna struggles to come up with a viable strategy to fight the kraken. Yuura later invites Yuna to her house as thanks for saving her and Damon. While she is eating, Yuna figures out how to deal with the kraken. With Atla's help, Yuna corners the kraken. She then uses her fire magic to finally defeat it. After this happens, Atla carries an exhausted Yuna. | ||||
| 12 | "Miss Bear and Fina" Transcription: "Kumasan to Fina" (Japanese: クマさんとフィナ) |
Jun'ichi Kitamura | Takashi Aoshima | December 23, 2020 |
| Yuna is enjoying the feast Ans has prepared when Atla shows up to ask Yuna to take on a request. Sometime later, Yuna returns to Crimonia where she tells Fina that she has to do something. At Cliff's house, Yuna gives Cliff a letter from Millela asking to be under the wing of Crimonia. When Cliff expresses concern, Yuna reveals she dug a tunnel. The next day, Yuna, Cliff, and Milaine arrive in Millela. Afterwards, Yuna takes Fina and Shuri to see the ocean. However, Fina notices that she and Yuna are slowly drifting apart thanks to Yuna's job and popularity. As such, Fina asks Yuna if she can takes a break from harvesting. The next morning, Yuna hangs out with Noire while Fina is training with Gentz. Thanks to Noire and Gentz, Yuna and Fina realize how much they miss each other. When they meet up, Yuna and Fina vow to be together. | ||||
| TRAILER (SEASON 1) | |
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[]
- 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)
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch! was released on Blu-ray and DVD in three volumes from July 26, 2023, to September 27, 2023.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written By | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bear Comes Home" Transcription: "Kaettekita Kumasan" (Japanese: 帰ってきたクマさん) |
Harume Kosaka | Takashi Aoshima | April 3, 2023 |
| Yuna is at the Bear Restaurant when Telmina tells her there is a problem with the honey supply. According to Helen at the Adventurers' Guild, a horde of orcs have set camp around the source of the honey: the Bee Tree. Yuna goes to see it for herself and sees actual bears being attacked by some orcs. When Kumakyu and Kumayuru plead with Yuna to save them, she intervenes and defeat the orcs. Yuna asks the two cubs to stay away from humans who have gather the honey, but instead they seemingly allows her to take some honey. Rem, the keeper of the Bee Tree, overhears Yuna and Helen talk, and expresses his concern over the bears. He also mentions Cliff is responsible for the Bee Tree. Yuna tells Rem and Helen to mention her name to Cliff about protecting the bears as a favor. Later, Cliff himself comes to the restaurant with Noire and requests Yuna to visit the royal capital again, not only to visit Princess Flora, but also listen to Ellalaura's request: escort students from the royal academy on a training mission. While she tries to refuse, she ultimately accepts it. | ||||
| 2 | "Bear, Watching Over Students" Transcription: "Kumasan, Gakusei o Mimamoru" (Japanese: クマさん、学生を見守る) |
Hisashi Ishii | Takashi Aoshima | April 10, 2023 |
| Yuna is briefed on her tasks regarding escorting some students from the royal academy. Ellalaura brings Yuna to the academy to meet the students under her care: Marix, Timol, Cattleya, and Shia. The headmaster expresses his doubts, but decides to trust Ellalaura. During the escort, Marix and Timol are condescending towards Yuna. The group experiences trouble during the first rest stop. Yuna is aware of this through Kumakyu and Kumayuru. When Yuna informs Shia about five goblins ahead of the carriage, Shia convinces to inform the others of the danger. While Marix is doubtful, he braces for battle just in case. When the group defeats the goblins easily, Yuna notices that something is wrong. The group reach the village, make their flour deliveries, and rest. As Yuna talks to Fina via the bear phone, they are unaware of the danger that lurks outside the village. | ||||
| 3 | "Bear, Surprising All" Transcription: "Kumasan, Odorokaseru" (Japanese: クマさん、驚かせる) |
Yoshihiko Iwata | Takashi Aoshima | April 17, 2023 |
| 4 | "Bear, Guiding the Young Girl" Transcription: "Kumasan, Shōjo o Michibiku" (Japanese: クマさん、少女を導く) |
Masateru Nomi | Saeka Fujimoto | April 24, 2023 |
| 5 | "Bear, Seeking Mithril" Transcription: "Kumasan, Misuriru o Motomete" (Japanese: クマさん、ミスリルを求めて) |
Seo Hye-Jin | Aoi Akashiro | May 1, 2023 |
| 6 | "Bear, Becoming the Hero (?)" Transcription: "Kumasan, Yūsha (?) ni Naru" (Japanese: クマさん、勇者（？）になる) |
Harume Kosaka | Aoi Akashiro | May 8, 2023 |
| 7 | "Bear, Getting Lectured" Transcription: "Kumasan, Shikarareru" (Japanese: クマさん、叱られる) |
Naoya Murakawa | Takashi Aoshima | May 15, 2023 |
| 8 | "Bear, Studying Black Tea" Transcription: "Kumasan, Kōcha o Manabu" (Japanese: クマさん、紅茶を学ぶ) |
Hisashi Ishii | Saeka Fujimoto | May 22, 2023 |
| 9 | "Bear, Knowing of Nobles" Transcription: "Kumasan, Kizoku o Shiru" (Japanese: クマさん、貴族を知る) |
Seo Hye-Jin | Takashi Aoshima | May 29, 2023 |
| 10 | "Bear, Getting Motivated" Transcription: "Kumasan, Yaruki ni Naru" (Japanese: クマさん、やる気になる) |
Harume Kosaka | Takashi Aoshima | June 5, 2023 |
| 11 | "Bear, Going Bare" Transcription: "Kumasan, Kuma o Nugu" (Japanese: クマさん、クマを脱ぐ) |
Naoya Murakawa | Takashi Aoshima | June 12, 2023 |
| 12 | "Tale of a Bear" Transcription: "Kumasan no Monogatari" (Japanese: クマさんのものがたり) |
Hisashi Ishii | Takashi Aoshima | June 19, 2023 |
| TRAILER (SEASON 2) | |
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.
| Number of episodes | Subtitle | Delivery date |
|---|---|---|
| SEASON 1 『Bear Bear Bear Kuma!』 | ||
| Ipponme | Spring sleep remember bear | October 10, 2020 |
| Japan | Gushatto pulverized bear | October 17, 2020 |
| Sanbonme | Bare Bear | October 24, 2020 |
| Yonhonme | Pants bear | October 31, 2020 |
| homme | Power is power bear | November 7, 2020 |
| Roponme | When you look at the bear, the bear is also looking at the bear | November 14, 2020 |
| Nanahonme | Hour de wow wow | November 21, 2020 |
| Happonme | Wanko Pudding Bear | November 28, 2020 |
| Kyuuhomme | Catch & Destroy Bear | December 5, 2020 |
| Jupponme | All affirmative fina bot bear | December 12, 2020 |
| Juiponme | NO Universal Bear | December 19, 2020 |
| Juni Honme | Night and night bear bear | December 26, 2020 |
| SEASON 2 『Bear Bear Bear Kuma Punch! ︎』 | ||
| Ipponme | Chiwagenka Bear | May 3, 2023 |
| Japan | It was delicious | May 4, 2023 |
| Sanbonme | Punch! Bear | May 5, 2023 |
| Yonhonme | More hour~ | May 6t, 2023 |
| homme | Hey that bear | May 7, 2023 |
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See Also[]
- Hataraku Maou-sama no Meshi!, is another light novel series with the same illustrator.
- Yuusha no Segare, is another light novel series with the same illustrator.
Trivia[]
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