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Girl Meets Bear

TV Series

Girl Meets Bear

4.8

2016

Synopsis

The anime follows Machi, a middle school student who serves as a shrine maiden at a Shinto shrine and takes care of a bear, who lives on mountain in Japan's northern Tohoku region. The bear, Natsu, has the ability to talk and is Machi's guardian. When Machi explains to Natsu that she will attend a school in the city, he gives Machi a set of trials that she must pass in order to be able to survive city life.

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ComedyAnimation

based on mangashrineanime

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Cast & Crew

Natsumi Hioka

Natsumi Hioka

as Amayadori Machi

Hiroki Yasumoto

Hiroki Yasumoto

as Kumai Natsu

Kazuyuki Okitsu

Kazuyuki Okitsu

as Amayadori Yoshio

Shizuka Ishigami

Shizuka Ishigami

as Kaori

Eri Kitamura

Eri Kitamura

as Sakata Hibiki

Yuko Sanpei

Yuko Sanpei

as Tamotsu

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