Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) Vol. 13

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Light Novel #13

by Kumanano, Kumanano

A quest from the king sends Yuna to a new a desert! She heads to the town of Dezelt with the kraken's mana stone in tow. The desert is terribly hot and vast, but it's nothing she can't handle with the help of Kumayuru, Kumakyu, and her OP bear gear! Once she gets there, the town's citizens have another task for her… Yuna has no time to just kick back her paws in this volume!

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy

245 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 30, 2019

Reviews

[Niall Teasdale · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay. Some action but a lot of dragging out interactions with people to the point of annoyance. No cliffhanger, which is a plus.

[Roxanne Nelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A heart-warming detour in the desert to help a village and the lord's daughter. Feels like a side quest but it had a bit of all the things that make the series fun to read: bears, cute kids, bear puns, Yuna cheating through boss fights, people being surprised about the bear, everything. I'm a bit concerned about the translation, some terms and names don't follow well from the last volume. Also, the use of "they" instead of "it" (that was used for like, 11 volumes before) for Kumakyu and Kumayuru feels forced and somewhat confusing. I hope there will be better continuity in the next volumes.

[Lissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another very fun adventure!

Alas, I have now caught up to the volumes translated to English… so now I must wait.

At least I know there’s at least 7 more coming? (That’s the number currently out in Japan).

I do love this series.

[james griggs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Feel good story

I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to the next one. I would not rate it as the best in the series, but it has a good story.

[Thomas Zubrzycki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easily the best one so far. Hopefully the author keeps this pace going.

[Sammie · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's a whimsical sense of humor in this series that you'll either love or hate. The title (in Japanese) is a really good indicator of the type of comedy you'll find. Seeing as I'm already at the 13th volume, I'm obviously the former. In this volume, Yuna heads to a desert city at the bequest of the Elfranica King. She needs to deliver a mana gem that will help save their city. Once there, she finds their situation more serious than she expected. Yuna, with the help of the Lord's daughter as well as some familiar adventurer friends, must save the city before it collapses.

I still very much enjoy Yuna, her personality, and her adventures. The one less star in this volume is primarily for Karin. I found her a little bland compared to the other little sister sidekicks Yuna has had before. I don't think she added all that much to the series and found her POV at the end a little dragging.

I do applaud the consistency with which the author writes. The quality of writing and adventures are steady and remain true to what readers expect of Yuna. But this can be a double-edged sword. Consistency can turn into Formulaic after too much time. I hope at some point the author will consider some variations this time. I wouldn't mind a little brother or older sister side character next time.

That being said, this is still one of my favorite light novel series and I hope the author will continue on writing about Yuna for a long time.