Story: 5/10
Trying to minimize spoilers I will immediately say this, the first 2 episodes do revolve around the plot mentioned here on MAL. Natsu the talking bear putting the young country girl Machi through trials that are meant to prepare her for life in the big city.
However after episode 2 this entire concept is largely put aside for more episodic, slice of life style stories. This manages to work anyway, since the show does a decent job at being a very laid back, relaxing show.
Art: 8/10
The show has very little in location variety, with most scenery being rural mountains and woodlands and simple village buildings and settings. Most of the show occurs at the shrine where Machi and Natsu live. Yet the show handles these limited locations with care, and I never found myself bored with the limited environment.
The show does a great job with characters expression and emotions. It was fun to see the different characters look and react to different situations.
Sound: 10/10
There isn't much in the way of music, but the background music sets the mood and helps create the atmosphere its supposed to. The OP is pretty decent and the ED was pretty catchy to listen to.
Character: 9/10
I found myself immediately fond of Machi and Natsu. Their relationship and how they interacted with one another throughtout the show was a lot of fun to watch throughout the show.
Yoshio is the typical dense male character and Hibiki the typical delinquent with a soft side. Not special, but it manages to work most of the time. I wont lie, Yoshio sometimes got to be annoying for me.
Overall: 7/10
While not without its flaws, Kuma Miko manages to be a decent slice of life comedy about the story of the shrine maiden Michi and the talking bear Natsu. Lacking an overarching plot, the shows laid back and relaxing nature carry the show and the fun character interactions made it an overall enjoyable experience to watch.
