Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Kioui
A (at first) slightly above average and original slice of life cute girls show with good (some would say questionable) fan Service throughout.
The animation is good where it matters. Machi's expressions are lively and dynamic, backed by an equally good Voice Performance by Natsumi Hoika.
Supporting Characters are serviceable and the charm of the show comes comes entirely from Machi's personality, who despite being shy, a social mess and constantly being taken advantage of, stays strong willed. - Resulting in a unique show that makes you simultaneously root for and laugh at the the main character.
The Comedy is well executed, though not everyone will find the constant exploitation of the main character and sexual harassment as comic relief funny; for those few who can laugh at such jokes…
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People make it sound like making fun of your friends is abuse. It's not.
Story: 7
In a remote village is a priestess and talking bear. The village tries to survive.
Art: 8
the girl and bear are cute. Characters are characteristic enough.
Sound: idk
don't remember the sound Character: 8
If you don't like idiot girls, you probably won't like this, but I think it's funny and Kuma Miko does it very well. Supporting cast are endearing with realistic goals. Everybody is very consistent with their very small village setting with everybody clearly caring for each other and having a great sense of community and nobody having ever heard of or even considered complicated social issues. That's not a factor in their lives, so naturally, they might offend some people by being insensitive.
Enjoyment:…
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This show is a heart candy for people of a very very specific category: Someone who suffers extreme anxiety in public, but, instead of being depressed like one would be in that mindset, wants to be socially accepted, instead. To everyone else, this show takes a bit more thought to understand.
To most people, this will just be a moe anime that has its funny moments and people will get their head stuck on the 1st episode which implies bestiality, despite that this is only used for shock value as the character proceeds to, explicitly, break any further implications with a mention of neutering. This joke is, then, never used again, or even implied. It has purpose though; An very important element is mentioned in the joke that will come back again and again, throughout the show (No, It's not t…
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It's just pathetic.. and totally horrible
Once you just watch this series could possibly ticks you off very badly not because it's a slice of life theme which is much more focuses to a little girl as miko and a talking bear. That's it? No no no you may been wandering about the
changes of Machi through every episode right?
Her anxiety just got even worst, which unrelated to others that she's seeking help but they aren't few people can trust her. It's just felt wrong to see her like that.
All those gimmick makes me throw off, especially the ending, Director what happened? You make the series just left like that? A country bumpkin became isolated by going into the city. Gosh pls no this is not what I wanted.
Moving on, to the jokes here. Seriously those PEDOJOKES just needs to stop, It's…
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(This review has been adapted from my blog/reddit thread. Spoilers ahead!)
The Arctic Circle. Pine-tree forests. Amidst bamboo shoots. On snack boxes at the grocery store. Within my favorite video game of all time (and who my name is based on).
Bears are everywhere. Okay, maybe not everywhere, but they are in enough places that the majority of people know a bear when they see one. However, nobody has ever met a talking bear. At least, I haven’t.
Thankfully, that’s what Kuma Miko treats us with. Not-so-thankfully, the anime mistreats its audience, its own characters, and even itself.
STORY
Kuma Miko stars Machi and Natsu. Machi is a cute girl who also happens to be her small village’s “miko.” Natsu is Machi’s closest friend and talking “kuma” (i.e., bear). Hence the title, Kuma Miko. O…
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Story: 5
Art: 7
Sound: 8
Character: 4
Enjoyment: 5
Overall: 5
TL;DR:
This anime is about an insecure, ill-informed shrine maiden and her constant abuses that lead up to an ending so odd that the manga's creator needed to apologize for it to ensure his sales weren't jeopardized. While the music as well as art are surprisingly decent, it's dragged down by the poor characters and lax story. Essentially, if you enjoyed the lip curling suffering of vulnerable youths such as in Watashi ga Motenai, then expect the same without as much payoff. Story: 5
Machi is a 14 year-old girl who lives with the large talking bear Natsu who is shown caring for her alongside aiding in development towards cultural plights. You see, Machi wants to move out of her village to the city nearby and rid herself of her…
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Here I am and cannot believe I have to do this.
What could have been an uplifting story about a girl overcoming her fears ended up in a message that basically sums up to "It's okay to let someone's psyche break as long as you're happy."
The ending has been recounted by other reviewers here already, but basically, it ends with Machi seemingly having regressed in mental age, due to the trauma induced by the warped perception of her surroundings caused by her serious inferiority complex. This girl needs professional psychological help, not an idol contest.
And it's just infuriating how the three main characters around her act. Natsu, the bear, is happily living with the now mentally damaged girl, probably because she acts and plays with him like she was a 5 year old and showers him with a…
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Ahh Kuma Miko, what a disappointment you turned out to be.
Do not let the cute description and picture fool you into thinking this is a completely happy go lucky type of series. For most of the first half it seems like that, but as each episode goes by, you'll start to see a reoccuring theme to almost all episodes.
Episode starts off cutely, Yoshio gets a stupid idea on how to help the village that involves Machi Interacting and socializing with other, Machi says no, she cant do that, Yoshio forces her to do in a disturbing fashion, Natsu convinces her its a good idea, Machi goes and does the stupid idea and gets traumatized, episodes ends making light of the situation.
At first Machi being out of her element was kind of cute as they were playing off of the fact that she was a country B…
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Honestly once they start getting into the idol stuff just stop. It starts off as this promising anime about a young miko girl, Machi, with ambitions to go to the city for high school. In this process she has to try to improve her social anxiety and her lack of knowledge of life outside the country.
*spoilers*
Machi gets better for the first half of the anime or so but then her cousin Yoshio who is in charge of village revitalization starts a project for her without her permission to make her an idol to bring popularity to the city. She's pressured into doing idol stuff even though it's causing her great anxiety her village community, her bear lifelong friend Natsu and Yoshio keep pushing her. She is just excessively taken advantage of at the end of the series. In the end her social anxi…
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The story revolves around a kuma miko, a miko that talks to bears, her kuma companion and her goal of going to high school in the big city. The major problem though is that she is a country bumpkin and has no skills or the dedication in most cases to see the goal though.
Her dedication waivers due to how the challenges are presented, they constantly throw her off a cliff and hope she flies. She is a scared insecure little girl with no real support structure, making these challenges almost impossible and generally end up scaring her instead of teaching her the lesson or skill.
The supporting cast offer no real support and all have alternative motives. You would think the friends and family of a sheltered child would be supportive or at least think of their well being, in most cases it i…
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Let's talk about a bear and a girl, because that's what the anime's about, but with a twist. You may think it's just another show with a cute girl worshiping a bear in a small village, but it's much more than that.
Machi is pretty much the main heroine of the story. Now what makes her different from other cute characters? She has a dream which might sound dumb to city girls. But for a country girl, it's a big thing. Despite her ignorance to city life, she wanted to go to high school in the city. Now there a few people who would rather live out their lives in their peaceful village, but Machi's one who desire to see the outside world. Her name is ironic because it means city/town, yet she is mystified by that which she's named after.
You may argue that this dream is selfish, but in this a…
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Kuma Miko caught my eye from the first time I saw it on the season chart. As a sucker for cute things and a good slice-of-life, this was one of my most anticipated shows for this season.
Was it worth the hype?
STORY (6/10):
A simple slice-of-life story is always nice, especially after you've just watched something really dark or with a lot of crazy plot twists. However, not as much was done with the story as could have been.
The story does make a slow progression throughout, which is very enjoyable to watch. However, without spoiling anything, it sort of...collapses on itself in the last few episodes. Characters seem to be regressing, almost like they were fearful if they wrapped up the story there'd be absolutely no potential for a second season or something. I don't know.
ART (8/10)…
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NOTE: This may contain spoilers!
STORY (7/10): Machi's goal of going to high school in the city while integrating into their way of life is very interesting to watch. I find it cute to see what her goals are and what lengths Machi is willing to go through (thanks to her friends).
CHARACTERS (7/10): Machi is an elementary school girl from countryside. She is very ambitious, shy, cute & sometimes stubborn. Natsu is a grizzly bear living with Machi. He is very protective, but also very caring and selfish (due to his wish of wanting Machi to stay in the village). Yoshio works for the village committee. He is very caring and passionate of his hometown. Yoshio can also be dense at time during some difficult situations. Plus, you can see him being manipulative to others in the anime. Hiiko is…
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A cute and overall enjoyable experience that fails to build much of an overarching plot.
Story: 5/10
Trying to minimize spoilers I will immediately say this, the first 2 episodes do revolve around the plot mentioned here on MAL. Natsu the talking bear putting the young country girl Machi through trials that are meant to prepare her for life in the big city.
However after episode 2 this entire concept is largely put aside for more episodic, slice of life style stories. This manages to work anyway, since the show does a decent job at being a very laid back, relaxing show.
Art: 8/10
The show has very little in location variety, with most scenery being rural mountains and woodlands and simple village buildings and settings. Most of the show occurs at the shrine where Machi and Natsu live…
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Terrible ending and scumbag characters ruin an otherwise average slice of life series.
Story: It's about a cute village miko who wants to experience city life. Unfortunately, she has crippling social anxiety which prevents her from interacting with strangers. Fair enough. That's an alright premise to go with. 6/10
Art & Sound: The art was good. The visuals were colourful and the choice of shamanistic BGM was unorthodox but fitting with the show. The studio did some good work in terms of audio and visuals. You can appreciate their high production values and the work they placed in the show. 7/10
Character: Machi's social anxiety gets increasingly worse as the show progresses. Social anxiety does that to you, and she needs help and loving support to overcome it. My bone to pick is with th…
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Sigh... I hate to be doing this, but I gave this anime one of my lowest scores ever. In all honesty, I didn't hate this anime entirely, it was very cute and sometimes amusing, but unfortunately disappointment and general fucked-upness ruined this anime. Warning further ahead is spoilers, but I suggest you read on because it'll spare you the pain.
In the final episode, After Machi has run away from the Idol contest, she eventually picks up the courage to compete in this competition, Quite a brave act from someone with country-bumpkin complex (where she believes everyone thinks she's nothing but a dumb country bumpkin, when in actuality she really isn't). After she finished her dance, she is greeted by a crowd of cheers, but she believes them to be throwing rocks at her, etc. When she goes…
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Amongst the generic shonen, the fantasy fanservice harem anime, and the hyped shows in every set of seasonal anime, there are a few shows that stick out at having a concept or idea for a plotline that is so out there that it bears watching due to just how absurd yet entertaining it may seem. Kumamiko fulfills that role by having a story about a country bumpkin girl who is also the shrine maiden of her tiny bear-themed village attempt to learn about the first world through the help of her talking bear caretaker. Yeah, you read that right. That is our story.
Story: As I mentioned above, the story of Kumamiko is about our main protagonist, Machi, a 14 year old shrine maiden for her village who yearns to leave her bumpkin life in exchange for a high school experience/life within the first wor…
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Story: 3/10
Eh, it's unoriginal. A girl that's lived in the boonies all her life suddenly wants to leave and experience the big city.
Art: 10/10
The art is beautiful. It's just the right amount of brightness and the animation is good, too. Although the characters wear simple clothing, it fits the series considering that they live in a village so I'm fine with it.
Sound: 3/10
Is it just me, or was there a limited use of music in this series? Seriously, the only songs I remember are the opening and ending, which is disappointing.
Character: 10/10
I love all the characters in this series. They make the series good. All of them are unique, but they mesh together really well.
Enjoyment: 7/10
I really enjoyed this series because of the comedy. Every episode cracked me up because they do a reall…
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There’s so much slice of life content can offer for the anime medium. A simple bucket list would include slice of life about cute girls doing cute things, magical girls, countryside, or slice of life with daily cooking. The list goes on and on. But wait, what about slice of life with a girl and a bear?
That’s what makes Kuma Miko rather unique and it stands out as a series that connects the character, a young girl named Machi with Natsu, a talking bear. It’s literally what the title sounds like Kumamiko: Girl Meets Bear.
Now I have to admit, the premise of the show sets off initially sets off a red flag. It’s unrealistic because by logic, any human that chooses to live with a real bear is basically food sitting on the table for such an animal. However in this world, they are more like be…
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*This review contains minor spoilers*
Kuma Miko is a very cute anime. I quite enjoyed watching so far, but there are some reasons I couldn't feel but disappointment. And I'm just writing about this so people who feel the same towards the situation on this anime can already know about it.
Art is amazing, trully outstanding. High quality animation, for real. I really loved the traits, the expressions, the background scenario, everything. I didn't had anything to criticize here, also because this special way to draw characters and animals are kinda my favorite ever.
Sound is great, the endings and openings are cute as well, relaxing songs, pretty voices dubbing. Just the way I also happen to love.
The problem begins with some parts of the story and some specific characters. And I can't ta…
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