The Magic Of Kuma

**The Magic of Kuma** is an Animated Minecraft Roleplay Series on Eystreem's YouTube Channel. It is the second roleplay series on Eystreem's channel, preceded by Fame High.

## Production

On October 4, 2021, Jordan Barclay (who portrays Jordan in the series) revealed a trailer for The Magic Of Kuma in one of his videos and uploaded the full trailer on his YouTube Channel the next day.
On October 15, 2021, Barclay's best friend Ethan (notably known on the internet as Firelight) released a short video discussing his friend's project but was ("sarcastically") dismayed by his absence in the series. As such, he leaked the opening of the series, with Barclay commenting that he'll "be in trouble when he finds him".

### Interview

On October 22, 2021, Minecraft published an interview they had with Barclay about the project.

> The Magic of Kuma has been in production for almost three years. We began brainstorming ideas immediately after my first roleplay project "Fame High" ended in January 2019. After a few months, we decided that the show was going to be based in a small town inspired by Medieval Asia, so we started planning and building the Minecraft world in which the show would be set. Using traditional Minecraft blocks, building the village and landscape took almost two months, and then we began adding in custom models such as lanterns, dumplings, and ornate decorations, which were each designed pixel-by-pixel to really make the world come alive, which took an additional four months. In January 2020, I began scripting each episode for the Magic of Kuma, and we started auditioning voice actors. Over 2020, I scripted every episode and had each one voiced over by our actors. We even began filming some of the scenes in Minecraft! In 2021, we filmed and polished all 20 episodes and scripted and filmed the nine music videos so they would be ready for release this month.
>
> ~ Barclay when asked how long the project took.

### Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, operations were moved online, which created many delays and challenges for Barclay's team. Because of the difficulty, as well as Barclay's completion of his final year in school during a lockdown, the series was delayed from the original October 2020 release to October of 2021.

### Episode Changes

Due to the request from his fans, Barclay posted a community post discussing the change from uploading 2 10-minute episodes per week to 1 20-minute episode per week, thus shortening the total number of episodes to 13 rather than the original 20.

## Characters

### Main Protagonists

* Jordan
* Ava
* Ella
* Edea
* Tiz

### Hikari

* Chief Rye
* Maya
* Esther
* Belle
* Auntie Bev
* Ava's Mother
* Several Unnamed Villagers
* Several Unnamed Servants

### Villains

#### Edo

* Chief Kairo
* Kairo's Advisor
* Several Unnamed Soldiers

## Episodes

The majority of the episodes are written from Jordan's perspective in the format of exclamatory sentences.

Due to numerous requests from his fans, Barclay posted a community post discussing the change from uploading 2 10-minute episodes per week to 1 20-minute episode per week, thus shortening the total number of episodes to 13 rather than the original 20.

1. I Got Married in Minecraft!
2. My Embarrassing Sleepover Story
3. My Crush Didn't Kiss Me Back!
4. My Wife Poisoned My Friends!
5. SECRET DATE!
6. Girls Fight!

### Music Videos

1. Give Me A Sign
2. If Only For Tonight

## Credits

### Cast

* Jordan - Jordan Barclay
* Ava, Maya, Auntie Bev - Hannah Hellwig
* Ella - Lizzie Ray
* Edea - Jessica Spencer
* Tiz - Pat
* Chief Kairo - Josh Tomar
* Kairo's Advisor - Emily Go
* Chief Rye - June Yoon
* Belle - Ashe Thurman
* Esther - Esther Barclay
* Ava's Mother, Villager #1 - Ash
* Villager #2 - Ashley Densel
* Villager #3 - Lauren
* Villager #4 - Wictor Koch
* Villager #5 - Arunika Madina
* Servant #1 - Nate Patrick
* Servant #2 - Devon Black
* Soldier #1 - Gianni Matragrano

### Staff

* Ethan Han (Ethobot) - Animator
* Sean Orbillo (SeanFilmProduction) - Animator
* McHorse - Animator
* Ido Boaz Perez (Tossler) - Animator
* Belle Scott (ButtermilkKitty) - Animator and Lead Builder
* Ben Reyden (Courtyard Studio) - Audio and SFX
* Richard Prohm (Courtyard Studio) - Orchestral Composer
* Lee Turnbull - Lead Editor
* Jordan Barclay - Assistant Builder and Assistant Editor

## Music

* "**Give Me A Sign**"
	+ Episodes: TBA
* "**If Only For Tonight**"
	+ Episode: 5

## References

1. ↑ https://youtu.be/pGaIfAb-1Eg
2. ↑ https://youtu.be/Ebx3AxCrJqE
3. ↑ https://youtu.be/8ja6BCa7mQc
4. ↑ https://https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/-the-magic-kuma--eystreem
5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx78wg7HT49vSIf9PVeSCCWsgVj0cYxzt2
6. ↑ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1smmEw3HQGd\_ANDl3wJWR8lV4BT28hAP09ckX7wmUSzw/edit