<p>Based on Torisuda's clue, Figuma is a reference to <a href="http://www.figma.jp" rel="nofollow">Figma</a>, a company that sells action figures. Higuma sounds similar to Figma and it means Sun Bear (hi/日 = sun, kuma/熊 = bear). Thus, Miss Monochrome turned into a sun bear.</p>

<p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Sun_Bear_3.jpg/220px-Sun_Bear_3.jpg" alt="sun bears are brown"></p>

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2015-11-23T01:23:11.630Z
@snailboat Can you explain what the joke would be if you're right? Maybe in an answer? :)
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絢瀬絵里
<p>In Episode 4 of Season 2 of Miss Monochrome, Miss Monochrome wants to have an action figure made as merchandise for her concert tour. Her manager tells her it might be difficult, so she decides to become an action figure based on her own merits.</p>

<p>For some reason, this leads her to become a bear, as terrifyingly recounted in the following scene.</p>

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<p>There seems to be some kind of silly pun in play here, but I couldn't make out what it was. What contortion of the Japanese language led Miss Monochrome to think dressing up as a bear would make her an action figure?</p>

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2015-11-17T04:30:30.157Z
Since her name is Monochrome, I was thinking of Monokuma, a character from Danganronpa, which then explain why she became a bear (kuma is Japanese for bear), but no idea what does that have to do with action figure.
絢瀬絵里
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2015-11-20T17:09:36.130Z
@SakuraiTomoko It was some kind of pun on the words *figyua* (figure) and what sounded like *higuma*, which I assume comes from *kuma* (bear). I was hoping someone could explain it.
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2015-11-20T17:10:20.877Z
Also, we needed more Miss Monochrome questions to help her on her way to becoming an idol.
Torisuda
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Why did Miss Monochrome become a bear?
# Why did Miss Monochrome become a bear?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-11-16
In Episode 4 of Season 2 of Miss Monochrome, Miss Monochrome wants to have an action figure made as merchandise for her concert tour. Her manager tells her it might be difficult, so she decides to become an action figure based on her own merits.

For some reason, this leads her to become a bear, as terrifyingly recounted in the following scene.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ncLxbm.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/ncLxbm.jpg)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/jzW1Ym.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/jzW1Ym.jpg)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/q7XU6m.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/q7XU6m.png)

There seems to be some kind of silly pun in play here, but I couldn't make out what it was. What contortion of the Japanese language led Miss Monochrome to think dressing up as a bear would make her an action figure?
**Tags:** japanese-language miss-monochrome
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Since her name is Monochrome, I was thinking of Monokuma, a character from Danganronpa, which then explain why she became a bear (kuma is Japanese for bear), but no idea what does that have to do with action figure.  
> **username_0**: @SakuraiTomoko It was some kind of pun on the words *figyua* (figure) and what sounded like *higuma*, which I assume comes from *kuma* (bear). I was hoping someone could explain it.  
> **username_0**: Also, we needed more Miss Monochrome questions to help her on her way to becoming an idol.  
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2015-11-21. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
Based on Torisuda's clue, Figuma is a reference to [Figma](http://www.figma.jp), a company that sells action figures. Higuma sounds similar to Figma and it means Sun Bear (hi/日 = sun, kuma/熊 = bear). Thus, Miss Monochrome turned into a sun bear.

![sun bears are brown](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Sun_Bear_3.jpg/220px-Sun_Bear_3.jpg)
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2015-11-23): @snailboat Can you explain what the joke would be if you're right? Maybe in an answer? :)  
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