{"id":59704,"date":"2023-04-12T12:19:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T19:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=59704"},"modified":"2023-04-13T10:43:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T17:43:28","slug":"kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-reveals-key-visual-with-new-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/04\/12\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-reveals-key-visual-with-new-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch! Reveals Key Visual with New Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/03\/22\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-season-two-releases-new-key-visual\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">new key visual<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has been revealed for the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/03\/17\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-season-2-releases-new-pv-trailer\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch!<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> anime series. The visual features the main heroine, Yuna, along with two new characters named Mel and Senia, who will appear in future episodes of the series. The anime series first premiered in Japan on April 3, 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> anime season ran for 12 episodes and aired from October 7, 2020 to December 23, 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_59706\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59706\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59706\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/04\/12\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-reveals-key-visual-with-new-characters\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-key-visual-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-key-visual-1.jpg?fit=707%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"707,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kuma kuma kuma bear punch key visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 KSKPP&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-key-visual-1.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-key-visual-1.jpg?fit=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-59706\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=350%2C495&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"kuma kuma kuma bear punch anime key visual\" width=\"350\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-key-visual-1.jpg?w=707&amp;ssl=1 707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a9 KSKPP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The main voice cast includes<\/span><b> Maki Kawase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Yuna, <\/span><b>Azumi Waki<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Fina, <\/span><b>Rina Hidaka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Noire Foschurose, and <\/span><b>Inori Minase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Shia Foschurose.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The production staff from season one are returning to work on season two. It includes <\/span><b>Yuu Nobuta<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as supervising director, <\/span><b>Hisashi Ishii<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as series director, <\/span><b>Takashi Aoshima <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as series screenwriter, <\/span><b>Yuuki Nakano<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as character designer and chief animation director, <\/span><b>Mimika Iwa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as color designer, and <\/span><b>Shigeo Komori<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as music composer. <\/span><b>EMT Squared<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is handling the animation production for the second season.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additional staff members include <\/span><b>Katsufumi Haryuu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Slow Start<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as art director and <\/span><b>Youichirou Satou<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">White Album 2<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as photography director.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The original light novels are written by <\/span><b>Kumanano<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and illustrated by <\/span><b>029<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It is published under Shufu to Seikatsu Sha\u2019s PASH Books label and has released 19 volumes as of October 2022, including a short story anthology. Seven Seas Entertainment releases both the light novels and manga adaptation in English.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_57990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57990\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"57990\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/03\/22\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-season-two-releases-new-key-visual\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-season-two-key-visual-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-season-two-key-visual-2-1.jpg?fit=1053%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1053,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kuma kuma kuma bear punch season two key visual 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 KSKPP&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-season-two-key-visual-2-1.jpg?fit=211%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-season-two-key-visual-2-1.jpg?fit=696%2C991&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-57990\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-season-two-key-visual-2-1.jpg?resize=350%2C499&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"kuma kuma kuma bear punch season two key visual\" width=\"350\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-season-two-key-visual-2-1.jpg?resize=211%2C300&amp;ssl=1 211w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-season-two-key-visual-2-1.jpg?resize=719%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 719w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-season-two-key-visual-2-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1094&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-season-two-key-visual-2-1.jpg?resize=696%2C991&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-season-two-key-visual-2-1.jpg?resize=295%2C420&amp;ssl=1 295w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-season-two-key-visual-2-1.jpg?w=1053&amp;ssl=1 1053w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">\u00a9 KSKPP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Funimation streamed the anime outside of Japan, before Crunchyroll transferred the series to its platform. The first season is described as:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yuna\u2019s not your typical 15-year-old. First, she\u2019s crazy rich from playing the stock market. Second, she\u2019s a recluse obsessed with a VRMMO game, and she\u2019s really good at that too. Her life is pretty much perfect\u2014until she wakes up one day inside the game she loves and back at level one. She has to start over, but this time, she has a powerful bear suit that\u2019s guaranteed to take her places!<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kumabear_anime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Official Anime Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new key visual has been revealed for the Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch! anime series, featuring Yuna and two new characters. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":59705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[78,1283,5771,3975,6505],"class_list":["post-59704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime","tag-crunchyroll","tag-kuma-kuma-kuma-bear","tag-kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch","tag-seven-seas-entertainment","tag-shufu-to-seikatsusha"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/kuma-kuma-kuma-bear-punch-key-visual-e1681326972302.jpg?fit=707%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-fwY","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59704"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59704"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59733,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59704\/revisions\/59733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}