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Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1

Overview

FormatTV
StudioBrain's Base
AniList Score80%
StatusFINISHED

Characters

Takashi Natsume
Takashi Natsumemain
Madara
Madaramain
Reiko Natsume
Reiko Natsumesupporting
Shuuichi Natori
Shuuichi Natorisupporting
Kaname Tanuma
Kaname Tanumasupporting
Satoru Nishimura
Satoru Nishimurasupporting
Atsushi Kitamoto
Atsushi Kitamotosupporting
Jun Sasada
Jun Sasadasupporting
Touko Fujiwara
Touko Fujiwarasupporting
Shigeru Fujiwara
Shigeru Fujiwarasupporting
Hishigaki
Hishigakisupporting
Misuzu
Misuzusupporting
Tsuyukami
Tsuyukamisupporting
Hana
Hanasupporting
Hitotsume no Chuukyuu Youkai
Hitotsume no Chuukyuu Youkaisupporting
Ushikao no Chuukyuu Youkai
Ushikao no Chuukyuu Youkaisupporting
Shigure
Shiguresupporting
Kappa
Kappasupporting
Santo
Santosupporting
Mikuri
Mikurisupporting

Staff

Yuki Midorikawa
Yuki MidorikawaOriginal Creator
Takahiro Oomori
Takahiro OomoriDirector
Kenichi Kanemaki
Kenichi KanemakiSeries Composition
Akira Takata
Akira TakataCharacter Design
Yukihiro Shibutani
Yukihiro ShibutaniArt Director
Hiromi Miyawaki
Hiromi MiyawakiColor Design
Hitoshi Tamura
Hitoshi TamuraDirector of Photography
Kazuhiko Seki
Kazuhiko SekiEditing
Takahiro Oomori
Takahiro OomoriSound Director
Masaru Urahata
Masaru UrahataSound Effects
Makoto Yoshimori
Makoto YoshimoriMusic
Yumi Satou
Yumi SatouAnimation Producer
Toshio Hasegawa
Toshio HasegawaSpecial Effects
Haruto Uchiyama
Haruto UchiyamaPlanning
Tatsuji Yamazaki
Tatsuji YamazakiPlanning
Makoto Shiraishi
Makoto ShiraishiPlanning
Masuo Ueda
Masuo UedaPlanning
Masanori Miyake
Masanori MiyakeProducer
Ayako Yokoyama
Ayako YokoyamaProducer
Akiko Odawara
Akiko OdawaraProducer

Other Details

Native Title夏目友人帳
Aired Year2008 (SUMMER)
Source MaterialMANGA
Genres
DramaFantasySlice of LifeSupernatural

Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1

2008TVFINISHED80% Score
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Synopsis

Natsume has always been an outcast because he inherited his grandmother's ability to see yokai. After moving to his grandmother's hometown and accidentally releasing a yokai imprisoned in a Lucky Cat statue, he learns about his grandmother's "Book of Friends," which contains the names of the yokai she defeated, and allows its wielder to command the yokai named within. Since then, yokai now visit him on a daily basis, seeking to either get their names back or take possession of the Book of Friends.

(Source: NIS America)
Episode 1
EP 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. Assisted by a cat whom Natsume addresses as Nyanko-Sensei (lit. Master Little Meow), Natsume aims to return all of the names to their rightful owners.

Episode 2
EP 2

The Dew God's Small Shrine

Natsume is visited by the village's local god who is currently fading because of the lack of devotees.

Episode 3
EP 3

The Mysterious Person at the Eight Fields

Natsume is implored to help spirits who are currently being exorcised. He finds a kindred spirit in Tanuma, a boy who also senses spirits although not as powerful as Natsume.

Episode 4
EP 4

Shigure and the Girl

Natsume's secret is found out by Sasada, the class president, during the "Trial of Courage." She asks for his help to find the spirit that lives in the abandoned school. Natsume denies the fact that he can see anything, but she won't take no for an answer. Meanwhile, the spirit, Shigure, captures the rest of their school mates, in fury of the school being torn down...

Episode 5
EP 5

Heart-Colored Ticket

Natsume comes across an old ticket in Reiko's belongings and decides to go to the abandoned train station to see why she kept it. There, he meets a slow witted spirit named Santo, who was waiting for Reiko the entire time to go Kiriganuma, to see and make up with his friend, Mikuri, but the trip isn't as easy as it first seems...

Episode 6
EP 6

The Swallow at the Water Bottom

Natsume gets possessed by a swallow spirit, who wishes to meet a human that helped her before. Natsume agrees to help her and the two grow attached. When Swallow finds the human, Natsume feels bad that she can't actually meet him, but when of he hears of a kimono that can turn a spirit human for a day, he strives to find it...

Episode 7
EP 7

The Little Fox's Hat

Natsume goes to a hot spring for a school trip, with an errand from Shigeru to pick up Teacups from a near by pottery. While there he meets and helps a little fox spirit, who quickly grows attached to him.

Episode 8
EP 8

Fleeting Light

Natsume meets a spirit who used to be friends with a man who could also see spirits, but one day lost this ability.

Episode 9
EP 9

Ayakashi Purification

Natsume meets a popular actor named Natori Shuuichi who can also see spirits, and has a side job as an exorcist.

Episode 10
EP 10

Asagi's Koto

Natsume is possessed by a sick koto player, whose friend wants her to be able to play one last time.

Episode 11
EP 11

Nyanko's Book of Boredom

When Natsume finally has enough of Nyanko's behavior Nyanko leaves, wandering about by himself and causing trouble.

Episode 12
EP 12

Five Day Mark

Natsume is cursed by an evil spirit which is sealed to a tree, not wanting to trouble his adopted family, he decided to run away from home.

Episode 13
EP 13

Autumn Banquet

Tanuma finds out Nyanko-Sensei is a spirit. Tanuma and Natsume enjoy the autumn festival and previous acquaintances are seen again.