Girl Meets Bear
2016 · 25 min · Director: Kiyoshi Matsuda
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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.
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Girl Meets Bear (2016) — Series. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Smile 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Smile, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Animation. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.
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Details
- Directed by
- Kiyoshi Matsuda
- Type
- Animation
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 25 min
- Country
- JP
- Language
- ja
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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Data: JustWatch
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