I didn’t enjoy Yuri Kuma Arashi all that much on first watch. I enjoyed dissecting it and writing about it, but it didn’t fill me with the same exuberance of Kunihiko Ikuhara’s other works [...]
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The white lily (shirayuri/白百合) is the third image to appear in Yuri Kuma Arashi. First the anime opens with what we learn later is a bear alarm — resembling a tornado or earthquake siren — next, an [...]
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At Arashigaoka Academy, blending in is not only a way of live, it’s introduced as the only way to survive. While the body count rises in Yuri Kuma Arashi, so do the cries from various young women in [...]
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My 8th Manga Review: Yuri Kuma Arashi Genres: Anime, Bears, Supernatural, Yuri Length: 27 chapters + Vol extras, completed By: Ikuhara Kunihiko & Morishima Akiko Check out the OG Man’s Anime review of [...]
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Title: Ano Mori de Matteru | Artist: Bonjour Suzuki | Show: Yuri Kuma ArashiRead more...
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Let’s talk construction – snazzy hard hats, ubiquitous cranes, winches, and the existing status quo. That is sexy. Shabadadu. Yuri Kuma Arashi‘s skyline is constantly under construction. Unfinished [...]
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Famed auteur anime director Kunihiko Ikuhara produced his third TV series, Yuri Kuma Arashi (YKA going forward), in early 2015.  It’s his shortest television anime in terms of length, but YKA retains [...]
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I’m back with Sir Brad of Meek to talk about, bears, lesbians, and torrents of highly structured forms of social exclusion. Check it out!
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In this episode, Carl and Bradley try to wrap their mind around the yuri drama Yuri Kuma Arashi. Click HERE to download the episode or on the keyart above. We break down what some of the symbolism [...]
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(Review and Discussion, or R&D for short, is a review format where I first give a short, spoiler-free review, followed by a more in-depth discussion of the anime’s story and themes) Review Yuri Kuma [...]
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Penguindrum if all the characters were soulless archetypes. One of the main characters died and I didn’t even bat an eye. It takes a certain amount of effort to make me care so little about your [...]
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~ Gao Gao! ~ WARNING: This post contains potentially uncomfortable imagery. If your opposed to lesbians in anyway, you should definitely leave. Also there may be some minor spoilers.   Kunihiko [...]
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I will not give up on love! Well here we are, with the Lesbian Bear Storm breaking upon the shores of a series finale. How well did our crew fare? Is death the end? Has the genre been well and truly [...]
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With Yuri Kuma Arashi’s final episode airing this week, it’s finally time to end our 12 part series analyzing all of the show’s symbolism. I hope you’ve been keeping up...
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How to describe this show…hmhmhmhm. I’ll do my best. This is Yuri Kuma Arashi. Be warned that like the anime this review will not be safe for work. Alternate Title: Love Bullet: Yurikuma Arashi [...]
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“You really don’t know what happened, do you? It doesn’t matter. By all means, stay in this cozy coffin of yours and continue to play prince.” -Anthy Himemiya to Akio Ohtori, Revolutionary Girl Utena, [...]
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Well here we are, with bearly twenty more minutes of Yuri Kuma to go. I enjoyed a lot of what this show had to offer, and though I wish it were a bit more emotionally strong, it’s certainly offered [...]
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Chouko and her bear extermination squad arrange an elaborate ceremony for a bound Kureha to exclude the evil by killing her friend Ginko. Ginko does the only thing she can do in her present situation [...]
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「ユリ熊嵐」 (Yuri Kuma Arashi) "Yuri Kuma Arashi" I feel it's safe to say that Yuri Kuma Arashi turned out much better than people initially gave it credit for. The post Yuri Kuma Arashi – 12 [...]
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Yup. Not going to come up with a creative subtitle for the finale. Fans who have stuck around up to this point have been itching to see the conclusion so here we go. The G-View will most likely be [...]
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