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Natsume's Book of Friends(2008)

TV-142008 – 20247 seasons86 episodes24m

Animation Sci-Fi & Fantasy

82%User score 82 percent

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108 votes

Overview

Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.

Seasons(8)

Season 12008 · 13 episodesDue to an unusual ability to see strange creatures called youkai, Takashi Natsume has never fit in. Over time, he has accepted that no one would ever believe him and has closed himself off. When Natsume accidentally bre…July 8, 2008
Season 22009 · 13 episodesAs with its prequel, Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2 is about Takashi Natsume, a boy who has had the ability to see youkai since he was young, and his bodyguard youkai Madara, nicknamed Nyanko-sensei. Natsume attempts…January 6, 2009

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Season 32011 · 13 episodesNatsume's Book of Friends Season 3 follows Takashi Natsume, a boy who is able to see youkai. Natsume and his bodyguard Madara, nicknamed Nyanko-sensei, continue on their quest to release youkai from their contracts in th…July 5, 2011

Season 42012 · 13 episodesTakashi Natsume, the timid youkai expert and master of the Book of Friends, continues his journey towards self-understanding and acceptance with the help of friends both new and old. Natsume, while briefly separated fro…January 3, 2012

Season 52016 · 11 episodesBlessed with eyes that are able to perceive the otherwise invisible youkai, Takashi Natsume hides his ability from his newfound family and friends to protect everyone's peaceful daily life. Meanwhile, the exorcist clan…October 4, 2016

Season 62017 · 11 episodesTakashi Natsume has grown accustomed to his encounters with youkai through the Book of Friends, which contains the names of youkai whom his grandmother, Reiko Natsume, has sealed in contracts. These encounters allow Nats…April 12, 2017

Season 72024 · 12 episodesAs a young child, Takashi Natsume believed his ability to see youkai to be nothing but a curse. Now a high school student, Natsume has managed to heal from his old wounds and form unbreakable bonds with humans and youkai…October 8, 2024

Specials2009 · 14 episodesApril 22, 2009

Season list for Natsume's Book of Friends

Top Billed Cast

Hiroshi Kamiya
Takashi Natsume (voice)
Akari Higuchi
Urihime (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Nyanko-sensei / Madara (voice)
Kimiko Saito
Hishigaki (voice)
Eiji Itoh
Shigeru Fujiwara (voice)
Miki Ito
Touko Fujiwara (voice)
Michie Kita
Hana (voice)
Hisayoshi Suganuma
Atsushi Kitamoto (voice)
Akira Ishida
Shuuichi Natori (voice)
Takeshi Aono
Tsuyukami (voice)
Ryohei Kimura
Satoru Nishimura (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro
Jun Sasada (voice)
Kazuma Horie
Kaname Tanuma (voice)
Hiroki Yasumoto
Susugi (voice)
Satsuki Yukino
Hiiragi (voice)
Akemi Okamura
Hinoe (voice)
Satoshi Tsuruoka
Enkou (voice), Taniozaki (voice)
Tadashi Miyazawa
Mark-Ironer Youkai (voice)
Takaya Kuroda
Misuzu (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi
Sasago (voice)

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Facts

Status: Ended
Type: Scripted
Original name: 夏目友人帳
First aired: July 8, 2008
Last aired: December 24, 2024
Network: TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TVQ
Original language: Japanese

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Keywords

human animal relationship
exorcism
friendship
supernatural
afterlife
high school

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