Anime 40974 Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Reviews Filter Check 2

After reading the novel, I was excited to see this story getting an adaption, only to be disappointed.

The book was written as a comedy with some dark overtones to mix it up. (The main character gets nicknamed the bloody bear after beating the crap out of an adventurer using a dull knife). But the show takes all the dark themes away and what is left is... a kids show with only one real character. Not what I expected given all the action the book includes.

If you haven't read the book, its infinitely better than the show plus it has real secondary characters. The show is ... mediocre adaption of the summary at best.

Spoiler:
lol, the show is more like the picture book Yuna creates for the princess than the actual book.

so it's pretty early to write a review but I can hardly see the show growing much past what it is now. so here's a quick TLDR: enjoyable fluff show with no stakes. It's cute and nice to just turn your brain off to.

on to the somewhat longer review. Potential spoilers ahead. this is written after episode 4.

story: 6
generic sent into another world type deal. the character has no real grounding in the original world. ill the story so far is cute fluff with any issues solved by the bear outfit.

art: 7
It's a nice cute palette with your average animation I can't really ... notice anything janky or weird about it but nor is it amazing its just nice.

sound: 6
I'm not much of an ost guy but the opening is eh and the outro is nice and cute but nothing really noteworthy.

character: 5
all relatively flat cute characters, your probably noticing a reoccurring point in this review and that being cute, and that's because that's all the show has going for it it's cute.

enjoyment: 8
I'm actually enjoying this it's just low effort time filler I'm not hyped for every episode but nor am I like ugh another episode is out, let's get this over with.
It's nice to just watch without really caring too much.

overall: 6

if you are after a low effort (and I don't mean production-wise or whatever I mean in terms of effort put in from you) then watch this its nice chill no stakes cute op bear solves everything. I mean episode 4 the mum is dying and Kuma-san goes "I just need to imagine harder!" and solves it.
her powers are pretty much capped by saying bear and imagining some dumb crap

so show ended and yknow it was just as ok as it always was chill cute bear does cute op bear stuff
(if i remember correctly it got season 2 right? so I guess that's hype?)

To me it's your typical slice of life, trying to be an isekai by the writers. I would put it as designed for pre-teen and tween girls and maybe the odd furry.

The story is a simple one, the girl does not do much but plays the game, shut in the house, works from home, goes to sleep one night, doesn't wake up, but instead is in the VR world. A consistently overused idea.

Aiming it more at girls also cuts its audience for me, i am not saying a boy can't enjoy it, but would be looking for more ISekai generally and ... less Slice of Life. The simple fact is the girl is transferred all her account money from the real world to her new account, by a user labeled GOD as if she died.

As she goes to the new world she has a personality transplant from being a shut-in, doing what she has to, and then not mixing with anyone. Suddenly, somehow between her overpowered character building up resources and her notoriety growing out of fear and jealousy, she seems to have to fix everything as she goes along. Orphanage broke, have to help, people out of business, have to help, a boy with a village under threat, has to help.

It just feels unnatural that someone would do all this when they have never cared really for people before even family. It's a lovely story, a lovely idea, but it just feels too sickly sweet for me. Is great for those who love the feel-good idea, but for me, between her empire-building business-wise, her op skills, and not using them hunt anything but low-level monsters most of the time as she buts in on higher-level quests to take them, more than appearing at the guilds, as nothing high level in her town.

The thing it did get right is how strained ties become especially when your used to have someone to yourself, and suddenly she has so many eggs in a basket, that is pulled from one end of the region to the other. Is a time filler anime, but if your looking for a real isekai, I feel this is not it, the fightings short, limited and is no real direction where this wants to go, despite her saying she wants to adventure

It pains me to write a review of Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear amd say it is a 6/10. Let me be clear here, if you are an anime-only viewer, and looking it purely from the anime's perspective, this anime deserves a 7 or 8/10. But this is coming from someone who read the Light Novel and Manga first. I was a fan of Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, and I was so excited to see an adaption. I didn't shut up about it for weeks when it got announced, and now that I've finished seeing it, I have mixed feelings. Let's go with the good parts ... first.

The animation was good. It had this colourful, candy-like theme. It supports the story's theme of being fluffy and cute, and it made watching the anime very enticing to watch

The sounds were good. The voice actors were top-notch. Yuna's Voice Actor started off okay, and gradually got used to her role, and became even better, as the series progressed. You can clearly see the difference when comparing early episodes to the last 2 episodes

Let me be clear, Kuma kuma kuma Bear isn't simply a generic Isekai with an OP protagonist. It's not supposed to be a Yuri focused story. The anime shifted its tone to this. From the impressions I got from the LN and manga, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear is supposed to be a fluffy comedy, that focuses on adventure, with some dark undertone, such as past trauma, some drama, and a bit of cold, and merciless statements from Yuna herself. She's supposed to be so much more than what the anime represented her to be. The anime clearly wanted to be more fluffy, and yuri, over the unique balance that the original plot had.

The anime had cut out important details and plotpoints, just to lessen ghe dark undertones, and to add more Yuri, and Shoujo-Ai drama. Not saying the Original Kuma Kuma Kuma bear didnt have these, but the anime took these Yuri footnotes, and turned them into dragged on, episode long plots

Case in point, Episode 7, and the Finale. These episodes had very dragged on drama. I don't remember the manga ever dragging these points out, and the LN didn't make so much special attention to these, that it warranted being a central plotpoint. And this is why, i have to give Kuma kuma kuma bear anime, a 6/10. It's an okay adaption, but for me, it was not a very faithful adaption, with its massive tone shift, and deliberate cutting of important and interesting plotpoints. So much so, some people are now even talking about Kuma kuma Kuma bear as this season's moeblob Yuri anime. Again. This wasn't supposed tol be a Yuri-friendship focus. This was an honest Isekai comedy fluff with dark undertones to balance things out.

Conclusion, as an adaption, Its okay, but it leaves much to be desired. As an anime, it did an okay job. It was fairly entertaining, and I think its something that the manga and LN readers can find as an interesting, new take on story, and anime only viewers can appreciate it more since it is, in the end, still a cute moeblob with a fluffy theme

So, first let's talk about the obvious:
-it's a show mostly for young girls
-it's an isekai without originality
-it's only 12 episodes

It explain why the first and last episodes are shaped that way.
It doesn't explain why the studio managed to make a bad adaptation to something they could not screw up.

The first episode will completely confuse you about timelines and if that's an isekai or a story about a game. It's really really not well made at all.
The last one is...well, something not in the novel they are adapting from (according to what others told me). Which explain well why it felt badly written and ... forced.

Anyway, if you manage to get past the first episode, the second one do a good job at starting the story and it's easy to follow after that.

Now, nearly all characters are very bland and the bad guys are comically obvious to guess but there is plenty of fluff for those it interest.

The whole reason i watched until the end is Yuna, our girl protagonist and the only character fleshed out of the whole show.
She is relatable and feel like she really is 15. She is Fun.
Her personality, chara-design and general demeanor are the highlight of the show.

The voice acting is really good too.

If you want a show to relax while you do something else, it's the one.

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear is not a great story. But it doesn't try to be one.

It somehow starts to bait you into thinking that it might be a little dark, and maybe the Light Novels are darker - but the anime is not.

While it baits you into thinking something sinister might happen multiple times, usually you can spot the evil guys right away. The twist here is: Yuna, the protagonist can't - because she's biased.


Yuna lived a very boring life before getting isekaid. She was living alone and somehow earned money so she could send her parents on vacation so they wouldn't bother her. Maybe ... she was a child prodigy, whatever - it doesn't really matter: She was a nerd playing Videogames all day long.

And one day she gets isekaid into one of those games. And because it's an isekai she gets an op power, this time in form of a very silly looking Bear-Suit and some over the top bear powers.


While the story stil is about some basic adventuring, the main plot is just her befriending multiple children and making their lives better.


So yeah, if you want slice of life Fantasy isekai, this is a light hearted show for you.

If you expected some action... it's not.


For me it's a 6/10 - a second season is anounced so I guess I'll watch that when it's out.

The story is very much your typical Isekai story: Main character gets transferred to a new world, is given special powers, and live their lives as adventurers.

Why I enjoyed it: It's a SoL in an isekai, similar to that of Konosuba with the difference of having an overpowered and emotionally mature protagonist. The premise is refreshing for the Isekai genre, something that is much needed after years of SAO's plot being reused over and over again.

Why I disliked it: It's the same boring story embellished with more focus on the SoL elements. The characters are bland with very little personality and watching it ... is like watching a toddler friendly version of Konosuba.

This is just a meh cute girls isekai, and even then, it doesn't really have a lot of impact. Of course, I am one of the people who has read the LN for the series, and confirmed there is a significant decrease in quality in the adaptation. Lots of interesting bits left out, including the world building. That being said, I think enough people have expressed this sentiment already.

Solely regarding what is in the anime, it is just OP loli teen in bear suit, who is a loli magnet, on top of being overpowered. The details of her abilities are just skimmed over, and are ... convenient devices to make her even more OP.

Spoilers ahead, but this doesn't really have much of a story anyways, so you don't lose much

She knows how to cook food(read sweets) from another world, do she opens a restaurant and forces a woman to run it, and uses child labour for harvesting ingredients, cooking, and waiting tables. Ah, yes. Did I mention she only did this so she could eat food whenever she wants? She already had a ridiculous amount of money.

The characters around her are all pretty simple. Young girls who like sweets and cute things(read bears). It tries to force some character development/drama in the last episode, but it doesn't come off well. As I've already said, just watch for the cute lolis.

The art and voice acting are good enough, I didn't have any issues with them compared to others.

Anyways, while it was a passable anime, I highly suggest anyone who finds themselves interested in watching this, or who enjoyed watching this and are waiting for the sequel, to read the LN.

Isekai genre has been around to cement its own cliches.
The most prevalent is the PowerTrip, you're put into a different reality, but are given such an overwhelming advantage in one form or another that you literally are incapable of fucking anything up.

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear learned well of all the cliches, but I feel like they wanted to target all female audience that can't handle any sort of tension in a show.

***"Spoiler"(well, honestly there's no real plot in this show, so does this count as spoiler?)***


Main character receives a suit of joke armor that more or less makes her invincible. Ok, we've seen some ... shows like that right?
Then she goes off to the nearest town, and everyone starts fawning over her how magnanimous, strong and cute she is, and she can do all kinds of magic, also she can make magic that doesn't exist in that world, and she can summon two mega-strong bears but they don't look scary because I can't handle scary things, so they're teddy-bears that squeak instead of roar, and, and, and she sees mister Town Governer, and he likes her very much because bears are cute and she then defeats a super-strong monster but she doesn't buther then for materials bcose it's disgusting so she has her friend do it for her, and and also she opens a restaurant with modern-world recipes and everyone loves it, and praise her for inventing such a tasty recipes and...........................................................................................

It basically goes on in that manner. Just a Powerfantasy girl doing whatever strikes her fancy, and anything going wrong is strictly forbidden. Even artstyle is reminescent of those silicone edge safety gizmos in a way, so your 4 y.o. child can ram their fucking head on the table corner and nothing bad happens. No blood, no ugly things, no scary animals. And no tension whatsoever.

I really don't know if I should recommend it to anyone. If you like power fantasy stories, but can't handle any form of violence, this might be fun to watch for you, I guess...
All others, well... It's not bad, but that's all I can say about it.

This is an odd one.

This anime is a bit of a rollercoaster. It has an amazing heroine, which is snarky, clever, makes jokes and uses deadpan humor. There are some nice fight scenes too, and great bear jokes, but....

The anime doesn't let the heroine to shine often. Instead it switches to "serious mode" from time to time, tries to push some sort of morality lesson, and all those moments are handled poorly.

Then it tries to make the viewer go "aww" by showing supposedly cute thing. That... also doesn't quite work well.

So we have a rollercoaster. Nice/cool moments mixed with mediocre and weak content.

Overall ... it is
5/10 Story
5/10 Art
5/10 Sound
6/10 Character
5/10 Enjoyment
5/10 Overall.

The reason why it gets six in character is because female lead can be great, and her voice actress is good. The reason why it doesn't get more than six and doesn't get more in other categories because everybody else is very cliched and not well done.

Art wise there's low amount of detail on characters and background, and sometimes it reminds me of "Maou Sama Retry" anime, but it is not as terrible as backgrounds in Maou Sama were, so it is passable. Low detail art with attempts at cuteness also sorta works, although it is nothing to write home about.

So there you have it.

A rollercoaster of good material and poorly done scenes, that eventually averages out somewhere in the middle.

It is not great, but if you have time to kill, you could watch it out. First 3 or so episodes are worth seeing. I'm not as certain about the rest of the work, as I put it on the waiting list for several months and only recently managed to finish it.

This anime is ok. It is not bad or particularly good. It is kind of a wholesome anime where the main character is very overpowered and can do anything, which she uses to help others. It has not much depth or story. characters are very shallow and one dimensional. everything revolves around her bear powers. which kind of is annoying at times. especially the bears. i mean wtf are the voices of them? they are like pokemon and not actual bears.

i can recommend it if you want to just watch it if you feel bored. if you expect any depth or story you can ... pass this. its not a loss.

tl;dr great voice acting and lovable characters, yet lacking in plot and pacing.

Since the isekai genre has grown so populated, most must differentiate itself in some way to warrant a favourable review. For Kuma Kuma, it's the uniqueness of the MC, or specifically her equipment. This serves fairly well at first, but indeed without variation becomes as monotonous as other similar isekais with as overpowered MC's.

I rarely take note of voice acting, but this show really stood out in the variation and quality of the voices, which made it far more entertaining than it otherwise would have been. Unfortunately, other critical parts such as the ... story or even animation, especially during action sequences, can only be considered subpar.

I haven't read the LN, so as only a viewer, it felt that after the first few episodes the pacing really went wild. The first 5 episodes lacked the worldbuilding they deserved, and their content certainly could have filled 12 episodes.7 & 9, then 10 & 11 could have filled 6 episodes each, and 6 and 12 felt more like OVA's than main episodes.

Lastly, the overpowered MC trope is difficult to pull off successfully without boring the viewer. Kuma Kuma initially succeeds, but after a certain point too many abilities and interactions are introduced without adequate explanation, and it becomes a sort of deus ex machina à la "8th Son", "Misfit of Demon King Academy." Just like another anime this season, "Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta," the substitution of challenges or genuine antagonists with shallow MacGuffins really detracts from continued enjoyment.

The story is uninspired and doesn't really capture my interest. It wasn't "bad" per say, but I never found myself wanting to see what happens next. The story really isn't that huge a point in the slice of life genre, so it doesn't surprise me to find it lacking in that area. It was pretty bland, 5/10.

The art is fairly well drawn, by no means was it mine blowing or exceptionally dynamic, but given the genre it was more than acceptable. I enjoyed looking at the show, and was never offended by the animation. Overall I thought that for a slice of life the animation ... was good. 7/10

The sound is a bit hit or miss. The soundtrack was inoffensive and pleasant, I don't think I'll go out of my way to add it to my collection of anime soundtracks, but it lent itself well to the laid back atmosphere of the show. I watched the dub, and the voice acting was a bit rocky. I didn't find the older girl's and adult voices offensive in any way and thought that they were voiced well. I will say the delivery of some lines were stiff and awkward, but how much of that is the VA's fault I can't be sure. The little kids in this anime are really poorly voiced, I found them really grating and unpleasant. Overall the sound was fine, 6/10

The character's were also kind of bland like the story. None of them were unpleasant, but they didn't really hold my attention. There is a lot of wasted potential in the main characters back story and how it relates to her experiences throughout the events of the show. Overall the characters are just alright. 5/10

I found myself mildly entertained for the first and last few episodes, but the middle ~6 episodes I found myself bored and really wanted to stop watching. It's a super chill show, but to the point that is becomes bland and tedious. I didn't really enjoy it that much. 4/10, but my final score is not really based on this category.

Overall it's a 6/10, none of the characters except the main two are interesting in the least, I did find the two main characters a little more interesting, but that was never capitalized on. The story was bland, and the voice acting wasn't always enjoyable. The art was decent though, and the soundtrack was cohesive with the show. Basically the show is fine. There are other anime out there that are better and more deserving of your time. That being said if you want a chill show that you won't get overly attached to, this could be it.

Its a good anime, but it’s really not one of the best. There are flaws Ive encountered while watching this.

Story is……. ok I suppose. Although there was “some” storyline, it felt so random and just plain short. There weren’t any badass fighting besides the Giant Snake or Gruzam’s revenge, which they look cool, but lasted only a few minutes, likely around 3-6. It’s not like a long 9 - 12 minute fight nor it has some power to it. Its more of a CHaracter have strong stats but dont use them, almost like you are showcasing your high-quality project to the whole class but you ... don’t like to show it because you’re shy

Artstyle is again on-par with other animes. There weren’t any issues with that and I’ve been saying this bullshit the same thing on other animes. 8 for that.

Sound is ok. No complaints there. period. 7 for that

Character is very small. Yuna is probably the only character that has “some” personality, the rest are pretty much vague and very limited. 4 for that. And also so much Yuri. Yeah, yuri fest EVERYWHERE, almost like Elaina.

I don’t know what to say for the enjoyment because it’s satisfying yet empty and pretty much simple at the same time. There are some episodes that just wholesome like ep 9, and there are some that are meh like ep 3. I would prob give this a 5.

Overall, I think this anime is great, but its so limited. Sure their on a budget, but these producers should’ve thought better if they want to make an anime like this. Hate it or not, it’s your choice because that’s your opinion, not mine and i have my own ways so don’t fuck with me.

Since I thought this has the same vibes of Bofuri which has surprised me when it premiered on its seasonal run, I've decided to give Kuma Bear since I love how Maple's moe behaviour/personality is portrayed and that it might apply to the supporting characters who've the same features as her. Unfortunately, I didn't feel like making an effort to like meant-to-be likeable characters of Fina, her little sis, and other Moe characters. At end of day, they're uninteresting moeblobs who might have forced me to clench my teeth at some overdramatic scenes that leads to mood whiplash because the overpowered protagonist has solved the ... serious issue like it was no big deal. Sounds familiar to you, right?

Sure it's always the main protagonist that we end up sticking throughout the series, but sadly enough, Yuna, the series' protagonist who has made bears become popular in the new world, isn't any different from those OP male protagonists we see in those generic isekai harem series. I do appreciate that we get to see a female protagonist to be OP to the max and that there's no sight of direct/subtle gender stereotyping in this series;

But with her backstory being disregarded nonchalantly, Yuna is obviously wirtten as a self-insert protagonist whose self-serving bias become so obvious that it's a bit grating to anyone who's unable to have loads of suspension of disbelief. Not to mention, Yuna's overall personality feels overfamiliar even towards any avid isekai fans; like I said, "Sounds familiar, right?".

In my POV, Yuna really didn't get any proper character development for she's written under the common tropes related to isekai protagonist generally. Well except the lacklustre final episode where she realises what has changed within her whole self. Yes, the cliffhanger was meh to me because emotional impact is a very important element that needs to pull off with proper execution regardless of a season renewal.

I don't know how many can give this series a high score, but I guess these reviewers love Isekai no matter how bland, predictable or run-of-the-mill the storytelling elements they've. Maybe I'm not gung-ho about CGDCT in Kuma Bear despite myself liking Super Cub at most of its runtime. Either way, I won't be watching the next season for I don't wanna force myself to watch something that makes me feel monotonous & slightly annoyed with it. I only give this score because I like how Yuna can be an OP hero regardless of her gender & that the animation quality is good enough to look at (a.k.a. be watchable). Plus, I've just remembered I didn't drop this because of the bear familiars Yuna has been keeping inside her Bear Gloves.

I only recommend this series if you're an avid isekai fan who could care less about the storytelling being typical/predictable, absence of character development, and the moeblobs being the same cardboard cutout personalities regardless of their character & costume design being different/distinctive. By all means, go ahead and enjoy this meant-to-be cute series while I rewatch Bofuri and forget about this forgettable series. At least, I know that my "I'm not easy to please" principle still stands strong within me while watching Kuma Bear. May whoever watches this series don't feel the same way like me.

the manga was far better than the anime. for some reason, the anime was rushed despite the manga and light novels both taking their time and explaining important foreshadowing details as they came. most of which were skipped in the anime. like in the very first episode, in both the manga and the light novel they actually explain what happens when she goes into town and is guided around in the anime it's a montage that gets skipped over and it doesn't even have a reason to be rushed. there was an episode that showed up nowhere in either the manga or the light novels ... that I can only describe as filler from what I can only assume is them cutting too many details to get to the ending point they wanted to achieve and then they flew over where I thought the story would stop and went to something I wasn't expecting to happen that actually made me hate the animated version because the ending to the first season was absolutely terrible. I just couldn't stand it. it did not have to be there. didn't happen in either the light novel or the manga and I'm honestly disappointed the fight scenes get more attention in the manga and light novels than in the anime where I was genuinely excited to see what they'd do with them before the anime aired. the whole show was just a huge disappointment and I gave it every opportunity to redeem itself.

Kuma kuma kuma bear is a cute and calming anime to watch plus the opening is not so bad, but I find the anime a bit *bland. This is my first review so please be indulgent

Character : 7
I find Yuna endearing and I love her character and her pajamas give her a cute side, but I find it a pity that the characters were not really developed.

Story : 4
There is no story, this makes the anime a bit boring, and I find the anime very inspired by sword art online so it's not very interesting.

Art : 7
The designs are simple but I find the colors ... quite pretty.

Sound : 6
I don't really have something to say, the music is simple.

Enjoyment : 5
the anime is fun to watch but a little annoying due to the fact that not much is happening, so personally if I watch it I put an effort into it

Overall : 6
Nothing to say