Yuri Kuma Arashi (ユリ熊嵐?, lit. "Lily Bear Storm") is a Japanese anime television series produced by Silver Link and directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. The series was first announced via a website in August 2012, where it was referred to as the "Kunihiko Ikuhara/Penguinbear Project". The series began airing in Japan from January 5, 2015 and is licensed in North America by Funimation. A manga adaptation with art by Akiko Morishima began serialization from February 2014 in Gentosha's seinen manga magazine Comic Birz. Long ago, a far-off planet known as Kumaria exploded, turning into a meteor shower that fell upon earth. This lead to the bears becoming violent and attacking the humans, who created a wall between them and the bears. Several years later, two bears, Ginko Yurishiro and Lulu Yurigasaki, disguise themselves as humans and enroll in Arashigaoka Academy, where Ginko takes interest in a human girl named Kureha Tsubaki. A manga adaptation illustrated by Akiko Morishima began seria...