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Overview:

Kuma Miko is a slice of life published by Media Factory. The anime that aired on April 3rd, 2016. The anime was based off of the Manga created by Masume Yoshimoto, which was published on on April 5th, 2013. The show gained fame on 4chan and reddit due to it's fan-service and comedy.

Background:

The anime Kuma Miko is about a 14 year old priestess named Machi who wants to go to a high school in the city. She is taught how to live in the city thanks to a bear named Natsu, a bear who is worshiped in the village they live in.

Notable Developments:

Kuma Miko is a slice of life published by Media Factory. The anime had gained mostly positive ratings until the final episode. Which was considered by many to be a downer ending.

Kuma Miko Ending Controversy:

Episode 12 of Kuma Miko gained notoriety due to it's unhappy ending of Machi giving up on her dreams to go to the city. This created havoc among fans in Reddit and 4chan. Many complaints included implied psychological child abuse, upsetting themes, and disturbed morals. The author of the Manga publicly apologized for the ending.

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External References

^[1] Reddit – Episode 12 Discussion

^[2] Reddit – Episode 1 Discussion

^[3] Twitter- Kuma Miko

^[4] 4chan- Kuma Miko Ending

^[5] Ricedigital- Kuma Miko Ending