The anime "Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear", which aired in 2020, will return as a new series in 2023. It is a "Narou" work in which a girl who is reincarnated in another world becomes invincible with the power of a bear costume, and the original novel has sold over 2.6 million copies, making it a popular work. You're probably wondering who the voice actors and production staff are for such a popular work! In this article, I would like to introduce the voice actors of the main characters, the director who is an indispensable part of the production, and the staff in charge of music!
Introduction: What kind of story is it?
The main character, Yuna, has been living a reclusive life due to various circumstances. One day, when she logged into her favorite game, she was somehow transported to another world. Yuna was wearing the rare "bear set" equipment. While wandering around the other world without understanding the situation, she found a girl who was about to be attacked by a monster and rescued her. After that, the girl took her to the town and she started living as an adventurer.
Maki Kawase (role of Yuna)
The voice actress who plays the main character Yuna is Maki Kawase. She is from Chiba Prefecture and belongs to Arts Vision. As a child, she was not interested in the profession of voice acting, but she was taken by a friend to a voice acting event where she was impressed by a reading play. She began to think that voice acting was cool, and started aiming to become a voice actor. After that, she started attending a training school in her third year of high school. You never know what will happen in life, when you are so attracted to something you were not interested in that you want to make it your job. Yuna in this work is Kawase's first leading role. The character she plays is characterized by a slightly low, handsome voice. Yuna's voice is also a little low for a woman, and those who heard it for the first time may have been surprised by the gap with the character's appearance. As an aside, she is famous for being a talkative person, and she is said to talk nonstop to everyone at the dubbing studio or dance lesson. If there is someone like that, the set will be brighter and the atmosphere will be much better.
Azumi Waki (role of Fina)
The voice actress who plays Fina is Azumi Waki. She has played many important roles in famous anime, such as Sanae Katagiri in "The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls", Special Week in "Uma Musume Pretty Derby", and Ichigo Sakuranomiya in "Blend S". The one that left the biggest impression on me was Galko from "Oshiete! Galko-chan". The mysterious relationship between Galko and dinosaurs is very surreal in this work. When she was in junior high school, she wanted to be a cabin attendant, but she gave up because she was not good at English, and decided to pursue voice acting, which she was interested in at the same time. In 2021, she won the New Actress Award at the Seiyuu Awards, further increasing her recognition as a voice actress.
Director: Yu Shinoda
In addition to voice actors, the director is indispensable for anime production. The director of "Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch!" is Yu Shinoda. He also works as an animator, and lists Kitaoji Rosanjin, Kobayashi Issa, and Walter Wolf as people he respects. Until 2013, he was often involved in production as a director, but in recent years he has been working more as a director. The image is Nobuta's Twitter icon. His age is unknown, but he is thought to be relatively young.
Music: Shigeo Komori
Music is an element that colors anime. If it's silent from start to finish, it's obviously boring as a work, so the presence of a music director is important. The person in charge of such music is Shigeo Komori. He is a veteran music producer who has been active for about 40 years. He has also worked as a keyboardist and a support member of GLAY. His famous involvement with anime is "K-ON!", where he composed and arranged most of the many songs that appeared in the work. I am from the generation that watched "K-ON!" in real time, but I only found out that Komori was involved in composing the music while writing this article. As a musician, he continues to work energetically on wonderful projects that leave a lasting impression on everyone.
Summary of voice actor cast and production staff introduction
Knowing the voice actors and staff will help you understand the thoughts that went into the work, making watching anime more fun. It can also be an opportunity to learn about other works, so you may be able to discover new things by experiencing works of various genres! That's all for today. Thank you for reading.
