Yuri Kuma Arashi
Yuri Bear Storm

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I started reading this manga because of the simple reason that I was in the mood to read a dorky story about about bears and high school students. I probably should have known from the scantily clad girls on the cover that I was getting myself into something else.

Yuri or shoujo ai stories can be compelling when they are done well and done respectfully, and when they have the proper development of a relationship and emotional investment between the characters. This story doesn't do that. It is yuri in a mostly fanservice sense, with lots of panty shots and girls hanging out ... in lingerie for no reason. The romance aspect of the story is littered with toxic behavior and obsession and there's not any kind of build-up for the characters falling for each other. A creepy subplot with the lecherous student council president only makes things worse. The story doesn't make any sense; the characters don't make any sense, and they aren't consistent. The MC has a sort of power related to perceiving people, but after a few early mentions it doesn't play a part in the story again. Part of the story has to do with figuring out the difference between fantasy and reality, but it isn't plotted well enough to be meaningful.

There are moments of wacky humor but they aren't enough on their own to turn the manga around. I should also note that, as of the date of this review, the synopsis appears to be copied from the anime version, which is different from the manga.