![]() Yuna lives away from her parents, and plays the stock market to keep the lights on, but beyond this, does not appear to have friends or family to spend time with. Yuna’s remarks about preferring the game world to the real world speaks volumes to her mindset entering Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear: having long preferred her games to real life, Yuna has become very isolated and withdrawn, to the point of seeing no value in real-world activities. Here at the halfway point of Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, the series has settled into a pattern, yielding insights into what viewers can take away from the series. Unconventional in all regards, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear blurs the boundaries between being a slice-of-life anime about gaming, akin to Bofuri, and a full-on isekai series its gentle pacing and amusing adventures have been captivating, but until the halfway point, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear had not given any indication of where precisely the series had intended to go: is the anime about discovery and the inherent dangers of jumping to conclusions, or is it more similar to Bofuri where the goal simply had been to have fun and make friends along the way? After three episodes, I remained uncertain as to where Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear was headed while I have enjoyed anime that do not have an obvious direction or end goal, I decided to continue watching before I wrote about it, since I could still be pleasantly surprised. This is Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (くまクマ熊ベアー, literally “Bear Bear Bear Bear”, with “Bear” rendered once in Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji and English), which has its origins as a light novel and began airing as a part of the fall anime season. As Yuna completes quests, acquires new skills and develops a reputation as a highly powerful adventurer, she also starts learning more about the world she now inhabits, becoming friendly with Lord Foschurose and coming to discover what family is like by spending more time with Fina, her younger sister Shuri, their mother Telmina and Gentz. Over time, Yuna begins gearing up her new bear gear set and meets Fina, a little girl who is uncommonly mature for her age. After being returned to the game world, Yuna realises that she’s been reset to level one and is told to enjoy her life in this new environment. Upon signing in one day, she is given a random item to pick, and is awarded a bear gear set. Yuna is an ardent fan of VMMORPGs, and has played World Fantasy Online religiously for the past three years. “A family is the purest form of love and acceptance.” –Gabrielle Applebury
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