Girl Meets Bear (2016)
| First Air Date: | 2016, April 3 |
| Last Air Date: | 2016, June 19 |
| Status: | Ended |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Episodes: | 12 |
| Episode Runtime: | 25 min |
| Countries: | Japan |
| Production: | EMT², Kinema Citrus |
| Cast: | Eri Kitamura, Hiroki Yasumoto, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Yuko Sanpei, Shizuka Ishigami, Natsumi Hioka |
Overview:
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.