Girl Meets Bear

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.

★ 4.8/10 · 16 TMDB audience ratings

Starring

• Natsumi HiokaAmayadori Machi
• Hiroki YasumotoKumai Natsu
• Kazuyuki OkitsuAmayadori Yoshio
• Shizuka IshigamiKaori
• Eri KitamuraSakata Hibiki
• Yuko SanpeiTamotsu

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