English Title: Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear
Japanese Title: ãã¾ã€€ã‚¯ãƒžã€€ç†Šã€€ãƒ™ã‚¢ãƒ¼
Author: Kumanano – ãã¾ãªã®
Illustrator: 029
Translator: Jan Cash & Vincent Castaneda
Genre: Comedy, Isekai, Video Game World, Adventure
Original Run: May 2015 – ongoing
English Run: March 2020 (eBook) May 2020 (Print) – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: PASH! Books (Shufu to Seikatsusha)
English Publisher: Seven Seas
Volumes in Japanese: 18 (In Progress)
Volumes in English: 6 (In Progress)
Synopsis: A bouncy light novel series about a girl transported to her favorite video game world with her magical bearsuit equipped
Fifteen-year-old Yuna prefers staying home and obsessively playing her favorite VRMMO game to doing anything else, including going to school. When a strange new update gives her a one-of-a-kind bear outfit that comes with overpowered abilities, Yuna is torn: the outfit is unbearably cute, but too embarrassing to wear in-game. But then she suddenly finds herself transported into the world of the game, facing down monsters and magic for real, and the bear suit becomes the best weapon she has!
Volume 1
Amazon -- iBook -- Kobo -- Google Play — Bookwalker
eBook Released May 07, 2020 — ASIN: B0866J1DWY
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Paperback Releasing June 09, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1645054436
Volume 2
Amazon -- iBook -- Kobo -- Google Play — Bookwalker
eBook Released June 18, 2020 — ASIN: B087M3QMZL
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Paperback Releasing September 22, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1645055280
Volume 3
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eBook Released August 13, 2020 — ASIN: July 30, 2020
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Paperback Releasing October 27, 2020 — ISBN-13: 978-1645057529
Volume 4 (paperback)(ebook released earlier)
Amazon -- Barnes and Noble -- Book Depository -- Rightstuf -- BAM! -- Indigo
Releasing February 16, 2021 -- ISBN-13: 9781645057949
Volume 5
Amazon -- iBook -- Kobo -- Google Play -- Bookwalker
eBook Released February 18, 2021 -- ASIN: B08SHFH5SX
Amazon -- Barnes and Noble -- Book Depository -- Rightstuf -- BAM! -- Indigo
Paperback Released March 16, 2021 -- ISBN-13: 9781645059769
Volume 6
Amazon -- iBook -- Kobo -- Google Play -- Bookwalker
eBook Released May 20, 2021 -- ASIN: B091MR5HZY
Amazon -- Barnes and Noble -- Book Depository -- Rightstuf – BAM! – Indigo
Paperback Released June 15, 2021 -- ISBN-13: 9781648271984
Reviews of Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear
- Justus R. Stone: Vol 1
- Manga Bookshelf: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3 — Vol 4
- Anime News Network (Rebecca Silverman): Vol 1
Illustrations Sampler
Anime Adaptation
MAL Entry — Announced. Currently in production.
Manga Adaptation
MAL Entry — (Japan) Published March 2018 – ongoing (English release by Seven Seas) Published May 2020 – ongoing
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If you liked Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, you might also want to try…
- Infinite Dendrogram — game world, character in a bear suit
- The Devil is a Part Timer — also illustrated by 029
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