Girl Meets Bear (2016)

The anime follows Machi, a middle school student who serves as a shrine maiden at a Shinto shrine and takes care of a bear, who lives on mountain in Japan's northern Tohoku region. The bear, Natsu, has the ability to talk and is Machi's guardian. When Machi explains to Natsu that she will attend a school in the city, he gives Machi a set of trials that she must pass in order to be able to survive city life.

• First Air Date: 2016-04-03
• Last Air Date: 2016-06-19
• Total Seasons: 1
• Total Episodes: 12
• Episode Runtime: 25 min.
• Network: AT-X
• Director: Kiyoshi Matsuda