Girl Meets Bear

2016–2016· 25 min★ 5.8· Comedy, Animation

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.

Cast: Natsumi Hioka, Hiroki Yasumoto, Kazuyuki Okitsu

Director: Kiyoshi Matsuda