Natsume's Book of Friends
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(Sub) Takashi Natsume inherited a book of youkai names from his grandmother. These names give their owner power over the youkai, so he and his self-proclaimed bodyguard spend their days returning them to their original owners. As Natsume finally finds a place where he feels welcome, he meets and says goodbye to new Youkai.

2008 · 23m
Starring Hiroshi Kamiya, Kazuhiko Inoue, Sanae Kobayashi
Director Takahiro Ōmori, Jad Saxton

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    The Cat And The Book Of Friends
    Natsume discovers that the heirloom Book of Friends that his grandmother, Reiko, gave him possesses the names of the spirits she defeated and bound to her will.
    23m
  • EPISODE 2
    Tsuyukami's Shrine
    Natsume is visited by the village's local god who is currently fading because of the lack of devotees.
    23m
  • EPISODE 3
    The Phantom of Yatsuhara
    A yokai who lives in Yatsuhara comes to Natsume to ask him to capture a human; a classmate who recently moved to Yatsuhara named Tanuma starts asking about Natsume.
    23m
  • EPISODE 4
    Shigure and the Girl
    Natsume and his classmates decide to go ghost hunting at the old school building; Sasada has a favor to ask of Natsume.
    23m
  • EPISODE 5
    Heart-Colored Ticket
    Natsume finds a train ticket among Reiko's belongings and meets a hairy yokai named Santo, who is waiting for Reiko at the station; Natsume learns more about Reiko's feelings when he gives Santo his name back.
    23m
  • EPISODE 6
    Swallow at the Lake Bottom
    Natsume finds a town that had been submerged in water; Natsume gets possessed by a yokai and falls unconscious.
    23m

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Cast & Crew

  • Hiroshi Kamiya
    夏目貴志
  • Kazuhiko Inoue
    ニャンコ先生/斑
  • S‌K
    Sanae Kobayashi
    夏目レイコ
  • A‌I
    Akira Ishida
    名取周一
  • Kazuma Horie
    田沼要
  • Miyuki Sawashiro
    笹田純
  • Miki Itô
    Toko Fujiwara
  • Ryohei Kimura
    西村悟
  • Hisayoshi Suganuma
    北本篤史
  • A‌F
    Ayumi Fujimura
    夏目貴志(少年時代)
  • 伊
    伊藤栄次
    藤原滋

About

Natsume's Book of Friends

Anime

(Sub) Takashi Natsume inherited a book of youkai names from his grandmother. These names give their owner power over the youkai, so he and his self-proclaimed bodyguard spend their days returning them to their original owners. As Natsume finally finds a place where he feels welcome, he meets and says goodbye to new Youkai.

Information

Studio
「夏目友人帳」製作委員会
Released
2008
Rated
0+
Region of Origin
Japan
© (C)緑川ゆき・白泉社/「夏目友人帳」製作委員会

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Original Audio
Japanese (Japan), Japanese
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