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Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Light Novel #1
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) Vol. 1
A dedicated gamer and antisocial shut-in downloads an update to her favorite fantasy RPG—only to find herself sucked into the game world for real. Reset to level one and equipped with only a cute bear onesie that grants her impressive abilities, Yuna sets out to explore her new reality—even though the fact that she can't seem to take the bearsuit off gives her paws, er, pause!
158 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 29, 2015
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August 2, 2022
An adorable light novel that is light years better than the anime. Okay, that’s a lie haha they’re equally adorable and perfect, but the light novel does contain more details and I’m glad for that. It’s fully worth the time!
August 10, 2020
This really doesn't bring anything new to the table. Not that it has to, but in this case, it just leaves the book feeling...bland.
September 23, 2020
For much of this novel, I really didn't know what my feelings were. I'm unsure if it's the unique style of storytelling with no dialogue tags or the little to none facial expression descriptions, but either way, I couldn't put this book down.
I had picked it up because I loved Yuna's spunky attitude from the get go. She's an interesting character and it's honestly hard not to like the bears. LOL! I also did love how she treated Fina because Fina was adorable and she deserves all the love and kindness.
I found it to be a fun story that kept me reading and could have probably finished this in one sitting if I didn't need to take care of a few things the same day I started. The fantasy aspect involving the bears was one of my favorites and I'm very intrigued to see this animated as there are a lot of fun elements.
The illustrations were awesome and such a great element to this story!
If you're looking for something light and fun to read and enjoy isekai (portal fantasy), I highly recommend this one!
I had picked it up because I loved Yuna's spunky attitude from the get go. She's an interesting character and it's honestly hard not to like the bears. LOL! I also did love how she treated Fina because Fina was adorable and she deserves all the love and kindness.
I found it to be a fun story that kept me reading and could have probably finished this in one sitting if I didn't need to take care of a few things the same day I started. The fantasy aspect involving the bears was one of my favorites and I'm very intrigued to see this animated as there are a lot of fun elements.
The illustrations were awesome and such a great element to this story!
If you're looking for something light and fun to read and enjoy isekai (portal fantasy), I highly recommend this one!
March 11, 2022
3/5 I read Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear as a buddy read. I had previously seen the anime and figured sure why not there's not much to it just a quick light hearted read. That's exactly what it is. It's not overly deep but it's not without it's charm, just fairly average.
Yuna is transported (isekeid) into a video game world. In this new world she is gifted a ridiculously powerful outfit that also looks ridiculous. A basic overpowered main character premise ensues as Yuna learns the ropes of the new world and helps it's denizens with ease.
It's all very fluffy and cutesy. It's enjoyable enough but there's better out there. I may continue reading a bit because it's fun to read with friends but I'm not sure.
Buddy Read for The Manga Squad
Yuna is transported (isekeid) into a video game world. In this new world she is gifted a ridiculously powerful outfit that also looks ridiculous. A basic overpowered main character premise ensues as Yuna learns the ropes of the new world and helps it's denizens with ease.
It's all very fluffy and cutesy. It's enjoyable enough but there's better out there. I may continue reading a bit because it's fun to read with friends but I'm not sure.
Buddy Read for The Manga Squad
April 17, 2022
I feel like this was meant for a younger audience but it was still a fun and easy read nonetheless. I really enjoy Yuna I found her to be quite cute and I liked her interactions with the other adventurers. I do wish there was some sort of plot instead of it just being about her in an op bear costume. I did sorta speed through this one because of how easy it was to read. It does get a little repetitive at times. Especially when it’s occasionally written like “I did this… and then I did this… and then…”. I don’t know if I’ll be continuing with this series but I may since it’s pretty cozy and not like awful.
February 17, 2025
Ça m’a pris 60% avant de m’attacher, et quand je voulais savoir ce qui se passerait c’était fini…
Aussi, j’ai quarante milles questions tant qu’à la véridicité des possibilités mentionnées dans le livre. 15 ans et gérer des actions, arrêter l’école, habiter seule? Ok le résumé à la fin m’a un peu aidé mais sinon… est-ce qu’elle va mourir dans sa vraie vie ou son casque VR l’a avalé? Et pourquoi est-ce que c’est dieu qui l’envoie là-bas?!?
Je suis pas d’accord. Mais très léger comme lecture. Peut-être que ça s’améliore dans les autres tomes?
Aussi, j’ai quarante milles questions tant qu’à la véridicité des possibilités mentionnées dans le livre. 15 ans et gérer des actions, arrêter l’école, habiter seule? Ok le résumé à la fin m’a un peu aidé mais sinon… est-ce qu’elle va mourir dans sa vraie vie ou son casque VR l’a avalé? Et pourquoi est-ce que c’est dieu qui l’envoie là-bas?!?
Je suis pas d’accord. Mais très léger comme lecture. Peut-être que ça s’améliore dans les autres tomes?
September 4, 2024
Peak fiction
August 13, 2020
I picked up this book on a whim as an eBook because the concept seemed kinda funny and cute - but after the synopsis this book has almost nothing to offer. The story is deprived of any conflict whatsoever, the author uses the same gag of "oh my goodness everything is bear themed, I'm so embarrassed!" and very flat characters, I cannot fathom giving this book more than 1 star.
July 8, 2020
This story can easily be described as "cute girls doing cute things in a fantasy world"
PLOT: Yuna find herself inside a game-like world, with a Bear onesie, a powerful equipment that let her be the strongest in the world. But the story isn't about a power-fantasy RPG styled story. It's more a Slice Of Life. We have adventure, cooking, making friends, traveling to foreign countries and so on. Yuna will try to enjoy to the fullest this world.
what's paricular about this Novel? Generally speaking the setting of this kind of stories is our world, but not here. We have the same structure in a fantasy setting, and Kuma Bear is the only one that succeed in doing so.
Yuna in the heart is a gamer, she loves challenges. But every time she travel or fight, we don't feel like we are reading something target "adventure", it's always a "slice of life", fluffy and heartwarming. Thanks to her being over-powered, we are always at ease. there is no suspense because it's not a story about the challenges, it's about Yuna enjoying herself.
She will make lot's of friends, but the focus are always children, female to be precise.
A carefree protagonist, but also the strongest adventurer in the world with a Bear onesie. This will lead to gags ad comedy pretty often
This story doesn't have a plot. Sometimes Yuna will open a sstory-arc thanks to a quest from the guild, but you won't read Kuma Bear for this. You should read this book to relax yourself, feel warm, and laugh for nothing
PLOT: Yuna find herself inside a game-like world, with a Bear onesie, a powerful equipment that let her be the strongest in the world. But the story isn't about a power-fantasy RPG styled story. It's more a Slice Of Life. We have adventure, cooking, making friends, traveling to foreign countries and so on. Yuna will try to enjoy to the fullest this world.
what's paricular about this Novel? Generally speaking the setting of this kind of stories is our world, but not here. We have the same structure in a fantasy setting, and Kuma Bear is the only one that succeed in doing so.
Yuna in the heart is a gamer, she loves challenges. But every time she travel or fight, we don't feel like we are reading something target "adventure", it's always a "slice of life", fluffy and heartwarming. Thanks to her being over-powered, we are always at ease. there is no suspense because it's not a story about the challenges, it's about Yuna enjoying herself.
She will make lot's of friends, but the focus are always children, female to be precise.
A carefree protagonist, but also the strongest adventurer in the world with a Bear onesie. This will lead to gags ad comedy pretty often
This story doesn't have a plot. Sometimes Yuna will open a sstory-arc thanks to a quest from the guild, but you won't read Kuma Bear for this. You should read this book to relax yourself, feel warm, and laugh for nothing
May 10, 2020
Cute but shallow
It’s a fun read but nothing really substantial. In the sea of Isekai with OP main character, Yuna is just another one just with a bear gimmick. Hopefully the next book offers a bit more conflict.
It’s a fun read but nothing really substantial. In the sea of Isekai with OP main character, Yuna is just another one just with a bear gimmick. Hopefully the next book offers a bit more conflict.
January 15, 2023
I've been trying to learn Japanese over the past few years and after grinding a variety of resources and learning material I finally felt up to the challenge of a "real" book for natives, so my reaction to this book will probably be somewhat different to someone just reading an English version for kicks. This came highly recomended due to being a supposedly easy read and because much of the vocabulary is repeated frequently, and not only was it excellent for that aspect, but it was also just a plain fun read. The opening chapters were hellish but the famous "10 pages rule" certainly did apply and while some reading days were easier to read than others, I eventually was able to more-or-less smoothly enjoy the characters and their world even if I did have to double-check my grammar and reading on a frequent basis.
Basically this girl gets brought into the world of her favorite RPG and has stupidly overpowered abilities and powers, but in order to use them she has to wear the most absurd bear outfit possible. There's a lot of good humor from this setup, Yuna has kind of a snarky personality and as she gets tired of people making fun of her outfit she decides to basically cut loose and accomplish things in the most absurd ways possible. There's a lot of fun imagery with how her powers are written and the humor gets a bit darker than you might expect at times which always caught me off guard for a good gag. My favorite bit being when she tests out a particular spell on an unfortunate wolf and the results are a bit messier than she expected.
As far as the plot, it's pretty freeform, and it does feel like you're reading the exploits of an RPG going on missions, butting heads with bureaucracy and unlocking new, even more absurd abilities. There doesn't seem to be a real overarching narrative aside from her daily adventures and quests, but the approach works well here and keeps the story from being too dense.. I've been playing a couple open-ended JRPG's lately and it reminds me a lot of those (with a nice overlapping vocabulary to boot!).
I've seen some complaints about the writing style, and having flipped through a few pages the translation certainly does have a bit of an odd translated feel, so I can see how that might be a valid complaint, but even with my beginner-ish level Japanese the tone and style in Japanese was pleasant and low-key, with wonderfully dry situational humor. Truth be told this probably isn't the type of book I would normally seek out if it was in English, but the fact that I was able to complete an entire book in another language and have a fun time doing so was deeply satisfying, and I'm hoping that by the end of this series I'll really be doing well.
Basically this girl gets brought into the world of her favorite RPG and has stupidly overpowered abilities and powers, but in order to use them she has to wear the most absurd bear outfit possible. There's a lot of good humor from this setup, Yuna has kind of a snarky personality and as she gets tired of people making fun of her outfit she decides to basically cut loose and accomplish things in the most absurd ways possible. There's a lot of fun imagery with how her powers are written and the humor gets a bit darker than you might expect at times which always caught me off guard for a good gag. My favorite bit being when she tests out a particular spell on an unfortunate wolf and the results are a bit messier than she expected.
As far as the plot, it's pretty freeform, and it does feel like you're reading the exploits of an RPG going on missions, butting heads with bureaucracy and unlocking new, even more absurd abilities. There doesn't seem to be a real overarching narrative aside from her daily adventures and quests, but the approach works well here and keeps the story from being too dense.. I've been playing a couple open-ended JRPG's lately and it reminds me a lot of those (with a nice overlapping vocabulary to boot!).
I've seen some complaints about the writing style, and having flipped through a few pages the translation certainly does have a bit of an odd translated feel, so I can see how that might be a valid complaint, but even with my beginner-ish level Japanese the tone and style in Japanese was pleasant and low-key, with wonderfully dry situational humor. Truth be told this probably isn't the type of book I would normally seek out if it was in English, but the fact that I was able to complete an entire book in another language and have a fun time doing so was deeply satisfying, and I'm hoping that by the end of this series I'll really be doing well.
August 12, 2021
I decided to read this because I like the anime and, assuming I could get through the books, I could find out what else is likely to happen should there ever be a second season. So, that means I come to the novel knowing roughly what is about to happen and with certain expectations about what I'm about to read.
Overall, it has plus points and minus points. And mostly they boil down to the same thing: the narrative style. Reading this is a bit like reading something written by a 15-year-old girl. Actually, like a girl who dropped high-school to become a gaming recluse after making a fortune on the stock market. That's good, because the main narrator is Yuna, a 15-year-old financial genius who gets transplanted into a fantasy world wearing a super-powered kawaii bear costume so that she can learn the power of friendship of love (and bears). KKKB is a fairly standard (barring its central gimmick) wish-fulfilment isekai fantasy. It's more character-focused than some, which tend to be action-focused. Yuna kicks butt, but the story is really about the relationships she develops along the way. It's a slice-of-life, cute bears do cute things, story with bear punches.
So, the downside of a teenage narrator is that she tends to be light on description and style. A lot of the times, the narrative devolves into "I did this, then I did this, then he did this, then I bear punched him in the face." It's actually a little more accessible than a lot of the light novels I've read which tend to have a stiffness about them. This reads like a modern novel, just a modern novel written by a teenager. I would put this down to lack of experience by the author, but for one thing: some of the chapters are narrated by Yuna's 10-year-old sidekick Fina, and those read like a "what I did over summer" report written by a 10-year-old. So, I think the style is intended, and it does work, but I have to admit that I prefer the script for the anime.
The anime's jokes hit better too, but the book is still entertaining. Also short; not always a bad thing. I've downloaded the second volume to read tonight, so I clearly like this one enough to keep going. That seems like the best recommendation I could make.
Overall, it has plus points and minus points. And mostly they boil down to the same thing: the narrative style. Reading this is a bit like reading something written by a 15-year-old girl. Actually, like a girl who dropped high-school to become a gaming recluse after making a fortune on the stock market. That's good, because the main narrator is Yuna, a 15-year-old financial genius who gets transplanted into a fantasy world wearing a super-powered kawaii bear costume so that she can learn the power of friendship of love (and bears). KKKB is a fairly standard (barring its central gimmick) wish-fulfilment isekai fantasy. It's more character-focused than some, which tend to be action-focused. Yuna kicks butt, but the story is really about the relationships she develops along the way. It's a slice-of-life, cute bears do cute things, story with bear punches.
So, the downside of a teenage narrator is that she tends to be light on description and style. A lot of the times, the narrative devolves into "I did this, then I did this, then he did this, then I bear punched him in the face." It's actually a little more accessible than a lot of the light novels I've read which tend to have a stiffness about them. This reads like a modern novel, just a modern novel written by a teenager. I would put this down to lack of experience by the author, but for one thing: some of the chapters are narrated by Yuna's 10-year-old sidekick Fina, and those read like a "what I did over summer" report written by a 10-year-old. So, I think the style is intended, and it does work, but I have to admit that I prefer the script for the anime.
The anime's jokes hit better too, but the book is still entertaining. Also short; not always a bad thing. I've downloaded the second volume to read tonight, so I clearly like this one enough to keep going. That seems like the best recommendation I could make.
April 23, 2022
Este manga pertenece al subgénero de manga “isekai”, historias en las que un personaje o varios viajan voluntariamente o accidentalmente a un universo paralelo, que puede ser un planeta, un mundo de fantasía o un juego como es el caso de Yuna, nuestra protagonista.
Yuna es una chica de 15 años que ha ganado mucho dinero gracias a un par de buenas inversiones en bolsa, y como además está bastante alejada de la realidad y metida en sus videojuegos, un día se encuentra con un traje de oso y unos guantes o una especie de marionetas de oso una para cada mano, y tras responder a una serie de preguntas es trasladada a un mundo de fantasía con el nuevo atuendo que le ha llegado como si fuese una armadura. Los dos guantes tan indefensos como parecen le ofrecen la posibilidad de hacer hechizos y hacer cosas que no podemos hacer en nuestro mundo y que debéis descubrir si leéis este manga que a mi me ha resultado divertido.
Detrás de toda esta historia de una chica que en nuestro mundo es una inadaptada nos encontramos como va haciendo amigos en este nuevo mundo al que es llevada con este traje que aparentemente es ridiculo. Yo aconsejaría al ser tan adictivo y sin dramas que pueden leerlo niños también y así iniciarse en este maravilloso mundo de los mangas. Además con unos dibujos que llaman la atención por lo tiernos que parecen y por como la protagonista está tan Graciosa con ese traje de Oso.
Si os gusta este género, a por él sin dudarlo.
Yuna es una chica de 15 años que ha ganado mucho dinero gracias a un par de buenas inversiones en bolsa, y como además está bastante alejada de la realidad y metida en sus videojuegos, un día se encuentra con un traje de oso y unos guantes o una especie de marionetas de oso una para cada mano, y tras responder a una serie de preguntas es trasladada a un mundo de fantasía con el nuevo atuendo que le ha llegado como si fuese una armadura. Los dos guantes tan indefensos como parecen le ofrecen la posibilidad de hacer hechizos y hacer cosas que no podemos hacer en nuestro mundo y que debéis descubrir si leéis este manga que a mi me ha resultado divertido.
Detrás de toda esta historia de una chica que en nuestro mundo es una inadaptada nos encontramos como va haciendo amigos en este nuevo mundo al que es llevada con este traje que aparentemente es ridiculo. Yo aconsejaría al ser tan adictivo y sin dramas que pueden leerlo niños también y así iniciarse en este maravilloso mundo de los mangas. Además con unos dibujos que llaman la atención por lo tiernos que parecen y por como la protagonista está tan Graciosa con ese traje de Oso.
Si os gusta este género, a por él sin dudarlo.
February 27, 2024
This is a series review because I cannot be bothered to review 15 books individually.
It's pretty fun, I think it's the only slice of life novel I've read that didn't either bore me or turn into stupid fights despite the protagonist being written to be stronger than god.
The narrative loop is a pretty simple one of Luna going to a new location, discovering their problem, solving their problem whilst befriending another girl and then going back home with some useful trade good or technology from that town.
It's a simple approach so the character writing and humour has to carry the work and for me it does.
In the first few books there's a couple of pop culture reference jokes that didn't really land for me (I believe the writer is westernising what were japanese pop culture references in the original work) but as the books go on these fit in better.
I'm in a bit of a lull now around book 15 because there's a fairly boring 1.5 book long holiday arc going on but it's not enough of an issue to make me turn on the series.
It's pretty fun, I think it's the only slice of life novel I've read that didn't either bore me or turn into stupid fights despite the protagonist being written to be stronger than god.
The narrative loop is a pretty simple one of Luna going to a new location, discovering their problem, solving their problem whilst befriending another girl and then going back home with some useful trade good or technology from that town.
It's a simple approach so the character writing and humour has to carry the work and for me it does.
In the first few books there's a couple of pop culture reference jokes that didn't really land for me (I believe the writer is westernising what were japanese pop culture references in the original work) but as the books go on these fit in better.
I'm in a bit of a lull now around book 15 because there's a fairly boring 1.5 book long holiday arc going on but it's not enough of an issue to make me turn on the series.
July 30, 2025
I picked this book up because of the A-Z book challenge. You choose and read books that match up with the letters of alphabet. K is such a hard letter, and I saw this book that was only a 4 hour audiobook so I decided to pick it up. I'm really glad that I did because I really enjoyed this book, a lot more than I thought. It was so much fun.
It's about a teenage gamer girl who ends up in a video game world. In real life she was a really good gamer, and in the new video game world she starts off as a level 1 character. She's navigating her new life of adventuring.
This book was so much fun. It reminds me a lot of Legends & Lattes. It has the same cozy feel but for a younger audience but has more monster fighting. It's not graphic fighting though. I would highly recommend it if you're looking for a cozy, fun, game, adventure read.
It's about a teenage gamer girl who ends up in a video game world. In real life she was a really good gamer, and in the new video game world she starts off as a level 1 character. She's navigating her new life of adventuring.
This book was so much fun. It reminds me a lot of Legends & Lattes. It has the same cozy feel but for a younger audience but has more monster fighting. It's not graphic fighting though. I would highly recommend it if you're looking for a cozy, fun, game, adventure read.
February 10, 2021
I bought this book on a sale from an online book outlet site expecting this to not amount too much. A girl transferred to another world with a bear onesie that makes her stronger. It's ridiculous and no way that it amounts too much is what I thought. Not surprisingly it isn't very deep, but I couldn't stop reading. It was just plain dumb fun, and sometimes that's all you need. Yuna is embarassed but realizes she can't do anything about the bear onesie and the bear theme surrounded all her powers. If you go in looking to be entertained, it will do that. If you're looking for a deep story, this won't be it unless it manages it in future volumes.
March 4, 2021
It doesn't reach for the stars, but by god! In its mediocrity, it delivers!
This is the equivalent of a light, mild tasting dessert. It's not a full meal, but if you're fine with just having snacks then what a snack it is!
Some novels try to follow the Confucian saying of Aiming for the stars because even if you ended up just hitting the moon, it'll still be something. The PROBLEM with that with novels is that every failed attempt adds up specially when the novel wants to be taken seriously. This novel aims for a lazy day at the beach, and by god you get everything that entails.
This is the equivalent of a light, mild tasting dessert. It's not a full meal, but if you're fine with just having snacks then what a snack it is!
Some novels try to follow the Confucian saying of Aiming for the stars because even if you ended up just hitting the moon, it'll still be something. The PROBLEM with that with novels is that every failed attempt adds up specially when the novel wants to be taken seriously. This novel aims for a lazy day at the beach, and by god you get everything that entails.
March 3, 2022
This was a light and fluffy read. Yuna is adorable, and I love how she helps people like Fina. She is a low level grump, but always does the right thing. I do like how she slowly decides to start exploring since that will be fun. One thing that bugged me a bit was that she and the bear gear are level 1 but they are pretty much OP. Granted, she does have some trouble with the goblin king, but not much. There were also about four or five grammar mistakes I found, which annoyed me.
Overall, it was fun and light, but not much else, which is fine. It's pure entertainment.
Overall, it was fun and light, but not much else, which is fine. It's pure entertainment.
May 5, 2024
This isn’t very good, but I liked it anyways? I can’t even really explain why. This is one of those isekai fantasy series where the hero is a modern day Japanese nerd type, who ends up in a real fantasy world where everything they learned from their nerdy hobbies is suddenly relevant and useful. It’s pandering wish fulfillment, but the characters and the bear theming is cute and endearing. The prose isn’t very good, and there are a few issues in the translation too. But, I don’t know, it’s fun. I like Yuna as a character and it can be cozy at parts.
February 19, 2025
Oh god this was not a good book. I realize I'm not the target audience here, but hey, it was recommended as having some easy Japanese. And yes, it was fairly easy to read in Japanese, but holy god was I bored the whole time. No character growth (or really arc, and not I'm definitely not counting "stats go up because level goes up in the game" as character growth), and really no struggle for the main character at all. Basically a power fantasy that involves bears? Maybe the other books in the series has that? I will never find out as I won't be continuing this series
August 25, 2025
3.5 - half stars should exist!
Middle of the road read to me personally. It's not bad but it isn't something outstanding to me either. Yet at least. I think I might enjoy a manga adaptation of this more or maybe I had been better off reading either an e-book version or the physical version than listening to the audiobook. I'll give vol. 2 a shot since it's free on audible as well and I do enjoy the leveling up aspects of series like this, so I don't mind continuing read it even if I wasn't blown away.
Middle of the road read to me personally. It's not bad but it isn't something outstanding to me either. Yet at least. I think I might enjoy a manga adaptation of this more or maybe I had been better off reading either an e-book version or the physical version than listening to the audiobook. I'll give vol. 2 a shot since it's free on audible as well and I do enjoy the leveling up aspects of series like this, so I don't mind continuing read it even if I wasn't blown away.
August 31, 2020
Cute start. The straight repeat chapters from Fina’s perspective, and the overpowered magic ungoverned by any rules, just makes things bear-y boring. Too bad the energy and vibe of the beginning fizzled by chapter 20. The storyline bear-ly progresses beyond Yuna exploring her limitless abilities. The B6 size of the Seven Seas print release and the illustrations (much too infrequent) are bright spots.
August 6, 2023
This is such a weird little light novel. I enjoyed how freaking ridiculous it is. If you enjoy reading things that surprise you with turns on “what the heck” i can absolutely recommend this book. Tired of reading about gamers transported to different worlds and having to level up there themselves in a typical way.. well then, add bears. Can't wait to see what ridiculousness happens in the next book.
August 7, 2023
I love this series so much. My brother complains that there's not a ton of substance to it, and he's got a little bit of a point, but it more than makes up for it for it's comedy, and pure heartwarming abilities. Yes, there's fighting, and bad things do happen to good people, but at the end of the day Yuna always makes an amazing positive difference in the lives of others in a cute and fun fashion, though she'll always deny her kind heart.
February 3, 2025
I needed a light novel after something heavy and this is definitely one of the lightest light novels to ever light novel out there. Not very polished, sometimes a bit redundant (Fina's parts don't add much to the story) but is it fun and light to read? Most definitely. The chapters are short and easy to read, the illustrations are cute, and the whole ridiculousness of the situation of wearing an OP bear kigu is well depicted.
July 6, 2025
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Browsing through Audible once again proved fruitful. Light Novels are a type of Japanese literature that I’ve always wanted to get into, but as life goes, I never got around to it. It seemed that Light Novels were doomed to live forever on my “want to read” list and never to cross into the have-read list like Manga or Graphic Novels. I have read a handful over the years, but not enough. I was very pleased to discover that some of these light novels are now available as audiobooks, a format which is way easier to pick up when you have a busy week, or month.
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear by Kumanano is your typical isekai story, no fancy bells or whistles but solid and dependable. Our protagonist Yuna finally decided to update her long standing favorite fantasy RPG, only to end up sucked into the game and forced to live out her time in game for real. The narration by Marissa Lenti made the just over 4 hour journey feel quick, but explored. I really enjoyed the storytelling and found myself going through the audiobook in a single afternoon, stealing minutes here and there to finish it. My partner was even pulled into the story, telling me it sounded like I was listening to an audiobook version of an anime.
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear relies on the tropes of the genre,, but they work for a reason. The characters feel familiar yet exciting, the world is rich and layered without being so complicated you need breathing space and the adventure is reliable, we all know where this goes, the fun is in how they get there.
If you find yourself aching for something chill, almost mindless, I highly recommend this book and the narration. The story follows the well-worn tropes we all love, but the characters are funny, unique and approachable. The straying away from the harem subplot also really made this feel fresh and new, its a tiresome trope. Overall this was a super cute story, and I’ll definitely pick up some more light novel audiobooks, especially for travel.
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Browsing through Audible once again proved fruitful. Light Novels are a type of Japanese literature that I’ve always wanted to get into, but as life goes, I never got around to it. It seemed that Light Novels were doomed to live forever on my “want to read” list and never to cross into the have-read list like Manga or Graphic Novels. I have read a handful over the years, but not enough. I was very pleased to discover that some of these light novels are now available as audiobooks, a format which is way easier to pick up when you have a busy week, or month.
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear by Kumanano is your typical isekai story, no fancy bells or whistles but solid and dependable. Our protagonist Yuna finally decided to update her long standing favorite fantasy RPG, only to end up sucked into the game and forced to live out her time in game for real. The narration by Marissa Lenti made the just over 4 hour journey feel quick, but explored. I really enjoyed the storytelling and found myself going through the audiobook in a single afternoon, stealing minutes here and there to finish it. My partner was even pulled into the story, telling me it sounded like I was listening to an audiobook version of an anime.
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear relies on the tropes of the genre,, but they work for a reason. The characters feel familiar yet exciting, the world is rich and layered without being so complicated you need breathing space and the adventure is reliable, we all know where this goes, the fun is in how they get there.
If you find yourself aching for something chill, almost mindless, I highly recommend this book and the narration. The story follows the well-worn tropes we all love, but the characters are funny, unique and approachable. The straying away from the harem subplot also really made this feel fresh and new, its a tiresome trope. Overall this was a super cute story, and I’ll definitely pick up some more light novel audiobooks, especially for travel.
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December 16, 2020
Master piece! Thank you so much to the author for.this series!! We need more girl power! It's Soo difficult to.find stories with a.badass girl as.the mc! I enjoyed it a ton ! Can't wait to get all the volumes! (Waiting already for my copies of V4 & 5! Wish 2021 could hurry). Yuna is adorbs! Who wouldn't love to be in another.world with magic and everything?
April 2, 2021
This was such a fun read, it gave me all the fun rpg aspects and I loved it. Such a cute concept to have been dropped into a fantasy world with amazing armor in the form of a bear onesie. It’s the perfect amount of cute and monster slaying. I love all the characters and the world building was interesting. I’d love to live in Crimonia, join a guild, and go on constant adventures.
May 19, 2021
The picture of the overpowered heroine in a bear onesie fighting monsters and walking around town where onesies don't exist is hilarious. So far, this is adorable. This volume has been mostly introductory. There are the usual isekai tropes but it still seems fresh because of the bear humor. I'm looking forward to reading more.
April 21, 2022
so cute and fun
I love how cute the main character is and how nice she can be. At the same time she is this bad ass girl with amazing strength and magic abilities. I find the idea that she is stuck wearing a bear onesie everywhere so funny. It’s a really fun and cute book that had me smiling the entire time.
I love how cute the main character is and how nice she can be. At the same time she is this bad ass girl with amazing strength and magic abilities. I find the idea that she is stuck wearing a bear onesie everywhere so funny. It’s a really fun and cute book that had me smiling the entire time.
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