Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear

Characters

Machi Amayadori (雨宿 まち, Amayadori Machi)

Voiced by: Natsumi HiokaThe main protagonist and a 14-year-old Miko from a mountain shrine in a remote village. She wants to move to the big city for high school because she's finding life in the rural area boring, but she never left the village in her entire life nor have never made any human friend around her age.

Natsu Kumai (クマ井 ナツ, Kumai Natsu)

Voiced by: Hiroki YasumotoNatsu is a talking bear who lives with Machi since she was a child and tries his best to deal with her antics and keep her out of trouble. He opposes Machi's idea of leaving the town, fearing for her safety.

Yoshio Amayadori (雨宿 良夫, Amayadori Yoshio)

Voiced by: Kazuyuki OkitsuYoshio is Machi's 25 year old cousin who works as a village officer.

Etsuko Amayadori (雨宿 エツ子, Amayadori Etsuko)

Voiced by: Kazue MinamiEtsuko is Machi's aunt and Yoshio's mother.

Fuchi Amayadori (雨宿 フチ, Amayadori Fuchi)

Voiced by: Ikuko TaniFuchi is Etsuko's mother and Yoshio and Machi's grandmother. She lives with Machi and Natsu, but her face is never shown.

Hibiki Sakata (酒田 響, Sakata Hibiki)

Voiced by: Eri KitamuraHibiki is Yoshio's 24-year-old friend with a longtime crush on him, which she denies. She smokes and rides around on a motorcycle. She also displays an overly aggressive nature to hide her shyness.

Manga

The manga series by Masume Yoshimoto began serialization in Monthly Comic Flapper magazine on April 5, 2013. The first tankōbon volume was released on October 23, 2013. The manga has been licensed by One Peace Books for a North American release.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation by Kinema Citrus and EMT Squared is scheduled to air from April 3, 2016. The opening theme is "Datte, Gyutte Shite." (だって、ギュってして。, lit. "Well, Because Hug Me.") by Maki Hanatani, and the ending theme is "Kumamiko Dancing" by Natsumi Hioka and Hiroki Yasumoto. Two OVAs are included in the first and second volume of the anime's home video release, which were release on June 24, 2016 and August 24, 2016, respectively.