Anime Spotlight - Kumamiko - Girl meets Bear
by Anthony Foronda,
Story
Deep in the mountains somewhere in the Tohoku region, Machi is a middle school student that works as the shrine maiden for a shrine that worships bears. One day, Machi makes a request to her guardian Natsu the bear that she "wants to go to an urban school". Machi is ignorant of the world and is impatient though motivated, so a worrisome Natsu gives her all sorts of trials necessary to survive in an urban area...
Characters
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Machi Amayadori "I want to go to an urban high school after all!"VA:Natsumi Hioka A middle school student working as the shrine maiden for Kumade Shrine. Longs for the urban life, but from years of living in the village, she feels her rural life as an inferiority complex. Terribly bad with machines. |
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Natsu Kumai "There are people who can go to an urban area... and there are people that shouldn't go."VA:Hiroki Yasumoto A brown bear that can hold conversations with humans. Can understand writing as well, but has bad handwriting. Grew up together with Machi from a young age. Has detailed knowledge of the newest home appliances. |
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Yoshio Amayadori "I'm Yoshio Amayadori in charge of liveliness at the Kumade Village Office Health Division."
VA:Kazuyuki Okitsu Machi's cousin. Works at the village office of Kumade Village. As a contrast to Machi, is very sociable and a positive thinker. |
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Hibiki Sakata "Hey, let's have a friendly chat... with Big Sister..."VA:Eri Kitamura Childhood friend of Yoshio. A delinquent that rides a motorcycle. Often misunderstood in all sorts of ways. |
Cast
- Machi Amayadori
- Natsumi Hioka
- Natsu Kumai
- Hiroki Yasumoto
- Yoshio Amayadori
- Kazuyuki Okitsu
- Hibiki Sakata
- Eri Kitamura
Staff
- Original story
- Masume Yoshimoto (serialized in Monthly Comic Flapper, KADOKAWA)
- Director
- Kiyoshi Matsuda
- Screenplay
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Pierre Sugiura
Masao Iketani - Character Designs/Chief Animation Director
- Hiroyuki Saita
- Art Director
- Atsushi Morikawa
- Color Coordinator
- Chie Yoshimura
- Director of Photography
- Mayo Suzuki (T2studio)
- Editing
- Gō Sadamatsu (SATELIGHT)
- Sound Director
- Kazuya Tanaka
- Music
- Akiyuki Tateyama
- Music Production
- KADOKAWA
- Animation Production
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KINEMA CITRUS
EMT Squared - Produced by
- Kumamiko PARTNERS
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