Funimation has announced the English dub cast for the TV anime adaptation of Kumanano and 029's Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear light novels.
Marissa Lenti as Yuna
Xanthe Huynh as Fina
Mallorie Rodak as Helen
Steph Garrett as Kai
Lindsay Seidel as Kumakyu, Kumayuru
Justin Duncan as Lanz
Jamal Sterling as Ralock
Jad Saxton is directing the English dub with assistant ADR Director Tyson Rinehart. Rickey Watkins is the lead ADR engineer. Kristen McGuire is writing and supervising the English script. Olivia Harris is in charge of ADR prep, and Gino Palencia is the mix engineer.
Xanthe Huynh as Fina
Mallorie Rodak as Helen
Steph Garrett as Kai
Lindsay Seidel as Kumakyu, Kumayuru
Justin Duncan as Lanz
Jamal Sterling as Ralock
Jad Saxton is directing the English dub with assistant ADR Director Tyson Rinehart. Rickey Watkins is the lead ADR engineer. Kristen McGuire is writing and supervising the English script. Olivia Harris is in charge of ADR prep, and Gino Palencia is the mix engineer.
The English dub premieres January 20, 2021 on Funimation.
The anime's first season premiered in Japan on October 7, 2020. The anime is getting a second season.
Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the novels in English, and describes the story as:
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!
Maki Kawase voices Yuna and Azumi Waki voices Fina.
The additional cast members include:
Inori Minase as Shia Foschurose
Koji Yusa as Cliff Foschurose
Satoshi Tsuruoka as Gentz
Yūko Kurose as Kumakyū (Hugging Bear)
Emi Miyajima as Kumayuru (Swaying Bear)
Rina Hidaka as Noire Foschurose
Miyu Tomita as Shuri
Satomi Amano as Misana Farrengram
Azumi Waki performed the opening theme song "Itsuka no Kioku." Maki Kawase performed the ending theme song titled, "Ano ne." as her character Yuna.
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear is directed by Yuu Nobuta and animated by EMT Squared. Takashi Aoshima is writing the series scripts, and Yuki Nakano is designing the characters.
The additional staff members include:
Series Director: Hisashi Ishii
Art Directors: Hiroki Matsumoto, Izumi Hoki, Hiroshi Katō
Color Key Artist: Mika Iwami
Prop Design: Tomomi Sugiyama
Compositing Director of Photography: Tsubasa Yokoyama
Editing: Motoki Niimi
Sound Director: Hiroto Morishita
Music: Shigeo Komori
Music Production: Nippon Columbia
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Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the novels in English, and describes the story as:
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!