Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear

Also known as: Kumamiko: Girl Meets Bear, くまみこ Girl Meets Bear, Kuma Miko, คุมะมิโกะ คนทรงหมี

by Masume Yoshimoto

Machi is 14 years old and has spent her whole life in the Touhoku Mountains as a miko. Raised alongside a talking bear, Natsu, she knows nothing of modern life. But, she’s enthralled with its mysteries and determined to figure them out. Natsu attempts to prepare her for the trials and tribulations she will face entering the fast-paced city in this comical coming of age story of a backwoods girl in Japan. (Source: One Peace Books)