Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear | |
くまクマ熊ベアー (Kuma Kuma Kuma Beā) | |
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Genre | |
Novel series | |
Written by | Kumanano |
Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
Original run | October 13, 2014 – present |
Light novel | |
Written by | Kumanano |
Illustrated by | 029 |
Published by | Shufu to Seikatsu Sha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | PASH! Books |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | May 29, 2015 – present |
Volumes | 20 |
Manga | |
Written by | Kumanano |
Illustrated by | Sergei |
Published by | Shufu to Seikatsu Sha |
English publisher |
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Magazine | Comic PASH! |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | March 28, 2018 – present |
Volumes | 10 |
Manga | |
Kuma Kuma Kuma Beā 〜 Kyō mo Kuma Kuma Biyori 〜 | |
Written by | Kumanano |
Illustrated by | Yukinori Satō |
Published by | Shufu to Seikatsu Sha |
Magazine | PASH UP! |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | September 16, 2020 – present |
Volumes | 2 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hisashi Ishii Yuu Nobuta |
Written by | Takashi Aoshima |
Music by | Shigeo Komori |
Studio | EMT Squared |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, SUN, KBS |
Original run | October 7, 2020 – June 19, 2023 |
Episodes | 24 |
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (くまクマ熊ベアー, Kuma Kuma Kuma Beā)[a] 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 twenty volumes since May 2015 under their PASH! Books imprint.
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 ten 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 aired from April to June 2023.
Yuna is a bored teenage girl who spends her time as a NEET and living off money she makes in the stock market, being mooched off by her parents. While playing her favorite FPV online game World Fantasy Online, Yuna receives an embarrassing bear suit as a gift for playing so long. The administrator of the game turns out to be a God, who based the game on her world. She then transports Yuna into said world without a real warning with the bear suit, which she is powerless without. Despite her initial anger at being teleported without consent, Yuna quickly adapts and finds her new life more fulfilling than the empty one back on Earth.
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.[17] The series is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[18]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | May 29, 2015[19] | 978-4-391-14691-2 | May 7, 2020 (digital) July 7, 2020 (print)[20] | 978-1-64505-443-6 |
2 | November 27, 2015[21] | 978-4-391-14755-1 | June 18, 2020 (digital) September 22, 2020 (print)[22] | 978-1-64505-528-0 |
3 | March 25, 2016[23] | 978-4-391-14810-7 | August 13, 2020 (digital) October 27, 2020 (print)[24] | 978-1-64505-752-9 |
4 | July 29, 2016[25] | 978-4-391-14811-4 | December 17, 2020 (digital) January 26, 2021 (print)[26] | 978-1-64505-794-9 |
5 | November 25, 2016[27] | 978-4-391-14812-1 | February 18, 2021 (digital) March 16, 2021 (print)[28] | 978-1-64505-976-9 |
6 | March 31, 2017[29] | 978-4-391-14947-0 | May 20, 2021 (digital) June 22, 2021 (print)[30] | 978-1-64827-198-4 |
7 | July 28, 2017[31] | 978-4-391-14948-7 | July 22, 2021 (digital) August 31, 2021 (print)[32] | 978-1-64827-239-4 |
8 | December 22, 2017[33] | 978-4-391-14949-4 | December 30, 2021 (digital) January 25, 2022 (print)[34] | 978-1-64827-297-4 |
9 | March 30, 2018[35] | 978-4-391-15144-2 | March 17, 2022 (digital) April 19, 2022 (print)[36] | 978-1-64827-364-3 |
10 | July 27, 2018[37] | 978-4-391-15145-9 | April 28, 2022 (digital) May 17, 2022 (print)[38] | 978-1-63858-154-3 |
11 | November 30, 2018[39] | 978-4-391-15146-6 | May 26, 2022 (digital) July 12, 2022 (print)[40] | 978-1-63858-313-4 |
11.5 | January 25, 2019[41] | 978-4-391-15278-4 | August 25, 2022 (digital) October 11, 2022 (print)[42] | 978-1-63858-594-7 |
12 | April 26, 2019[43] | 978-4-391-15291-3 | October 13, 2022 (digital) December 6, 2022 (print)[44] | 978-1-63858-702-6 |
13 | August 30, 2019[45] | 978-4-391-15292-0 | January 25, 2023 (digital) February 28, 2023 (print)[46] | 978-1-63858-819-1 |
14 | January 7, 2020[47] | 978-4-391-15293-7 | July 20, 2023 (digital) August 8, 2023 (print)[48] | 978-1-63858-960-0 |
15 | May 22, 2020[49] | 978-4-391-15438-2 | August 17, 2023 (digital) September 12, 2023 (print)[50] | 978-1-68579-649-5 |
16 | September 25, 2020[51] | 978-4-391-15437-5 | December 5, 2023 (print)[52] | 979-8-88843-070-5 |
17 | April 16, 2021[53] | 978-4-391-15436-8 | March 12, 2024 (print)[54] | 979-8-88843-433-8 |
18 | December 25, 2021[55] | 978-4-391-15701-7 | — | — |
19 | October 7, 2022[56] | 978-4-391-15785-7 | — | — |
20 | August 4, 2023[57] | 978-4-391-15978-3 | — | — |
A manga adaptation with art by Sergei began serialization online via Shufu to Seikatsu Sha's Comic PASH! website on March 28, 2018.[58] It has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes as of May 2023.[59] The manga is also licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[18]
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.[60]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | July 27, 2018[61] | 978-4-391-15218-0 | May 12, 2020 (digital) June 16, 2020 (print)[62] | 978-1-64505-444-3 |
2 | February 22, 2019[63] | 978-4-391-15289-0 | September 8, 2020[64] | 978-1-64505-529-7 |
3 | August 30, 2019[65] | 978-4-391-15290-6 | November 10, 2020[66] | 978-1-64505-778-9 |
4 | March 27, 2020[67] | 978-4-391-15435-1 | January 19, 2021[68] | 978-1-64505-992-9 |
5 | September 25, 2020[69] | 978-4-391-15434-4 | August 24, 2021[70] | 978-1-64827-288-2 |
6 | May 7, 2021[71] | 978-4-39-115611-9 | January 11, 2022[72] | 978-1-64827-478-7 |
7 | November 5, 2021[73] | 978-4-391-15613-3 | October 31, 2023[74] | 978-1-63858-660-9 |
8 | June 17, 2022[75] | 978-4-391-15776-5 | March 12, 2024[76] | 978-1-68579-505-4 |
9 | November 4, 2022[77] | 978-4-391-15892-2 | — | — |
10 | May 2, 2023[59] | 978-4-391-15979-0 | — | — |
11 | December 1, 2023[78] | 978-4-391-16131-1 | — | — |
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | May 7, 2021[79] | 978-4-39-115610-2 |
2 | September 2, 2022[80] | 978-4-39-115774-1 |
Main article: List of Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear episodes |
In January 2020, an anime television series adaptation was announced in the fourteenth volume of the light novel.[17] The series was animated by EMT Squared and directed by Yuu Nobuta, with Takashi Aoshima handling series composition, Yuki Nakano designing the characters,[3] and Shigeo Komori composing the music.[8] 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.[5][81] Azumi Waki performed the opening theme "Itsuka no Kioku" (イツカノキオク).[5] Maki Kawase performed the first ending theme "Ano ne." (あのね。, "You Know What.") from Episodes 2–11,[8] 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.[82]
Funimation acquired the series and streamed it on its website in North America and the British Isles.[83] On January 19, 2021, Funimation announced the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day.[4] Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.[84]
On December 23, 2020, when the first season's finale aired, the production of a second season was announced.[82] The main cast and staff returned from the first season.[85] Titled Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch!, the season aired from April 3 to June 19, 2023.[86] 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).[87][88]
The series has 3 million copies in circulation as of July 28, 2023.[89]