Aug 04, 2007 natsume s book of friends is a rare series. Zoku natsume yuujinchou aka natsume s book of friends 2 is the second season of, episode supernatural, drama anime which is episodic and has aspects of slice of life. Natsume s book of friends 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. The original series was very relaxing to watch and this remains the same, its peaceful almost if it werent for youkai attacks, but the plot is shallow while retaining the fun, lovable character weve had before. He is the head of the natori exorcist clan and later becomes natsumes friend. Both natsumes book of friends and the morose mononokean feature high school boys that just wanted to be normal, but for one reason or another, end up helping spirits solve their problems. The life of natsume takashi continues, where he encounters the matoba family again, gets caught up in a battle between gods and finds the time to visit the home of his late parents. Background natsume yuujinchou was licensed for an english release as natsume s book of friends by nis america, inc. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. While it had the potential to be your cookiecutter supernatural anime fodder, natsumes book of friends turned out to be a powerful and thoughtprovoking show that it is as relaxed as it is fun.
It was broadcast on the tv tokyo network in two seasons of episodes each, the first from july 7 to september 29, 2008 and the second, called zoku natsume yujincho. Natsumes book of friends 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. Jun 09, 2017 natsumes book of friends has mostly been a meditatively paced, written, and scored drama. Watch natsumes book of friends season 5 online free.
Natsumes book of friends has been adapted as a series of drama cds, as well as an anime television series produced by brains base seasons 14 and shuka seasons 56, which was broadcast on tv tokyo for 6. Natsumes book of friends has been adapted as an anime television series produced by brains base, directed by takahiro omori. Fleeing a yokai who mistakes him for his grandmother, reiko, natsume meets a spirit in cats form. Natsumes book of friends, or natsume yujincho, is a episode fantasy series written by yuki midorikawa, directed by takahiro omori, and produced by brains base studio. The fox child really starts to like natsume, and after finding out natsume has the book of friends, it attempts to give its name to natsume in order to become natsume s friend. A spirit comes to visit, but natsume cant find his name in the book of friends. Natsumes book of friends 7 season release date story. Watch natsume s book of friends episode 11 online at animeplanet.
Since he was young, a teenage boy named natsume takashi has been able to see youkai, but keeping this ability a secret has now become a heavy burden for him and has made his life difficult. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. As with its prequel, zoku natsume yuujinchou is about natsume takashi, a boy who has had the ability to see youkai since he was young, and his bodyguard youkai, madara, nicknamed nyankosensei. List of natsumes book of friends episodes wikipedia. From the process of how spirits are released to the tensions between humans and yokai, each episode slowly reveals parts of the bigger picture. Buy natsumes book of friends, season 3 microsoft store. Natsumes book of friends episode 11 wrong every time. Natsume discovers that the heirloom book of friends that his grandmother, reiko, gave him.
Watch and download natsumes book of friends season 5 english dubbed and subbed in hd on anime network. He then decides to return their names so they can be free once again. Natsumes book of friends natsume yuujinchou wiki fandom. With hiroshi kamiya, kazuhiko inoue, miki ito, ryohei kimura. Watch natsumes book of friends episode 1 online the cat and.
Eventually, he came into possession of his grandmother reikos book of friends, and together with his bodyguard nyankosensei he set out to return the names of the yokai contained within it. Natsumes book of friends, volume 1 by yuki midorikawa. Reiko was strong spiritually so none of the ayakashi could defeat her. Assisted by a cat whom natsume addresses as nyankosensei lit.
Instead of capturing spirits like sakura, natsume works to release all spirits bound to the magical book he inherited from his grandmother. Natsume yuujinchou roku natsumes book of friends season 6. They did such a superb job of capturing what makes this show so special and i just loved reading. Zoku natsume yuujinchou is direct sequel to the original natsume yuujinchou anime. Natsume yuujinchou season 5, natsumes book of friends five. Much of book of friends enjoyment comes from learning the tenets of natsumes world. When the brand new to me intro for natsumes book of friends 5 started, i got that feeling. Nov 21, 2016 with few friends, no loving home, and constantly hunted by malicious spirits, natsume looks for a place where he belongs. Bercerita tentang pertemuan natsume dengan yokai yang hendak meminta kembali namanya. A shoujo manga by yuki midorikawa and fiftytwo episode anime. It is also licensed in chinese by muse communication. One day, the book of friends is stolen by a black cat that looks exactly like nyankosensei. Natsumes book of friends new anime dvd has 1 full episode may 27, 20 natsumes book of friends gets new original anime dvd may 24, 20 nisa puts natsumes book of friends. Now, natsume is determined to free the spirits and dissolve.
Takashi 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. I really like this natsumes book of friends you guys, and i want it to like me. While natsume is still aided by the chubby nyankosensei, he s now helped by some of the friends he had made in his journey. Natsumes book of friends manga series natsumes book of friends is a japanese fantasy manga series by yuki midorikawa. She asks for his help to find the spirit that lives in the abandoned school. Containing the names of these spirits, a binding contract was formed between the spirits and the owner of the book. Natsumes secret is found out by sasada, the class president, during a trial of courage. It began serialization by hakusensha in the shoujo manga magazine lala dx in 2005, before switching to lala in 2008. However, unlike mushishi above, they both maintain the same atmosphere, but natsume is a bit more thoughtful in its storylines.
Midorikawa is best known for drawing the manga series natsume yujincho natsumes book of friends. Natsume yuujinchou was licensed for an english release as natsumes book of friends by nis america, inc. Takashi natsume has always been shunned by those around him because of his mysterious ability to see yokai. The day of the spirit moon has come, and all the local yokai have decided to throw a party in natsume s honor. Director, sound director, episode director, storyboard. Toaru kagaku no railgun t episode 10 natsume yuujinchou movie. Natsumes book of friends has been adapted as a series of drama cds, as well as an anime television series produced by brains base, which was broadcast on tv tokyo in two seasons in 2008 and 2009. Her other titles published in japan include hotarubi no mori e into the forest of fireflies, hiiro no isu the scarlet chair and akaku saku koe the voice that blooms red. Film pertama anime natsume yuujinchou yang akan menampilkan cerita orisinal. Yuki midorikawa started writing manga when she was an elementary school girl.
However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him. Nov 23, 2017 when the brand new to me intro for natsumes book of friends 5 started, i got that feeling. Natsumes book of friends 4 i drink and watch anime. Not excitement well some or anticipation well lots but honest to goodness infatuation. When she defeated them, she made the ayakashi write their names on paper as proof of their obedience towards her. Granted, i dont know for sure if the us releases has kept up with the japanese, but the latest volumes has slowed down.
Natsumes book of friends is a japanese anime television series based on the manga series by yuki midorikawa. Natsumes book of friends 2008 full episodes youtube. In which kristin shares her 5 favourite episodes of natsume yuujinchou, engl. To that effect, at its heart, natsumes book of friends is a series about interpersonal relationships, framed as a supernatural sliceoflife story.
Her other titles published in japan include hotarubi no mori e into the forest of fireflies, hiiro no isu the scarlet chair, and akaku sake ko the voice that blooms red. It was adapted into an animated anime tv series, broadcast in japan for six seasons, in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017. Natsume s book of friends get 4th season in january sep 21, 2011 japan s animation dvd ranking, august 29september 4 sep 6, 2011 japan s animation dvd ranking, august 2228 aug 30, 2011. Over its first ten episodes, natsumes book of friends has settled into a clear rhythm. Depending on your own mileage, itd probably be fair to call that rhythm either comfortable or stifling. Yuki midorikawa is the creator of the manga taisho nominated series natsumes book of friends. Natsume inherited the book of friends from reiko, his grandmother, and decides to return the name to the spirits. Think of natsumes book of friends as a reverse cardcaptor sakura.
Looking for information on the anime natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends. Chapters have been collected in nine bound volumes as of january 2010. The show clearly knows the kind of stories it wants to tell. Natsume takes this chance to indulge in a part of childhood he never experienced when he was young, and grow closer to his yokai friends. Natsumes book of friends 5 i drink and watch anime. Jul 07, 2008 watch natsumes book of friends full episodes online. Assisted by a spirit in the form of a maneki neko lucky cat figure, whom he calls nyankosensei, natsume decides to return all the names to their original owners. Takashi natsume continues to return the names of the spirits that have been written in the book of friends he inherited from his grandmother, reiko natsume. Synopsis 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. This begins to change when takashi inherits his grandmother s book of friends. Fairy tail episode 202 english dubbed animeonline360. Buy natsumes book of friends, season 1 microsoft store. Natsume s book of friends began as a manga comic book series, serialized from 2005 present the first 20 of the 22 volumes to date are available on amazon in both paperback and kindle formats.
Natsumes book of friends episode 1 wrong every time. Buy natsumes book of friends, season 2 microsoft store. It was broadcast on the tv tokyo network in two seasons of episodes each, the first from july 7 to september 29, 2008 and the second, called zoku natsume yuujinchou. Most of the problems that these spirits have are surprisingly human. Natsumes book of friends episode 1 english dub, watch and stream subbed and dubbed episodes of natsumes book of friends online on animeplanet. Animation anime based on manga completed drama fantasy shoujo slice of. At the same time, natsume s book of friends has been slowly but steadily catching up to its manga source. It was released october 9, 2012 as a season 1 and 2 dvd premium edition followed by a dvd standard edition release february 4, 2014. When she was a junior high school student, she sent her manga for the first time to hana to yume, a semimonthly japanese shojo manga yuki midorikawa. Natsumes book of friends began as a manga comic book series, serialized from 2005 present the first 20 of the 22 volumes to date are available on amazon in both paperback and kindle formats. When natsume takashi inherits a book that belonged to his late grandmother he realizes the book is filled with the names of spirits she defeated and bound to her will.
It is known only that the author of the manga yuki midorikawa still has a lot of ideas about the amin character. Natsume attempts to return names written in his book of friends which he inherited from his grandmother reiko to youkai in his village. Natsumes book of friends manga gets 6th anime in 2017 dec 20, 2016. The exact date of the anime adaptation natsumes book of friends can not yet be named. Its episodic narrative structure and overall tone are a bit of an odd combination it tells relatively tightly composed stories, but occupies a tonal space more often associated with slice of life. Season 1, episode 1 the cat and the book of friends natsume has the ability to see yokai, mysterious beings that are invisible to most people. In this volume, we see more of natsume s kindness as well as his loneliness and how the two feelings constantly conflict inside of him as he lives between words. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Watch natsumes book of friends online full episodes of. Season, name, total episodes, air date, opening theme, hideending theme.
Natsumes book of friends wiki is a encyclopedia about the manga natsumes book of friends by yuki midorikawa. Natsume attempts to return names written in his book of friends, which he inherited from his grandmother reiko, to youkai in his village. Watch natsumes book of friends episode 1 online at animeplanet. Natsume, with the help of his selfproclaimed bodyguard, nyankosensei, spends his days returning the names of yokai from his grandmothers book of friends. As with its prequel, zoku natsume yuujinchou is about takashi natsume, a boy who has had the ability to see youkai since he was young, and his bodyguard youkai madara, nicknamed nyankosensei. Yuki midorikawa is the creator of natsumes book of friends, which was nominated for the manga taisho cartoon grand prize. Natsume takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. Watch natsumes book of friends episode 11 online nyankos. Looking for episode specific information on natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends. Watch natsumes book of friends season 5 full episodes online english sub.
Natsumes book of friends episode 5 wrong every time. You know whats bullshit full episodes,you know whats bullshit full episodes,ned and stacey full episodes,doctors full episodes,moonlight drawn by clouds fu. Nov 25, 2016 and the shows overall world seems equally indebted to the beauty of the past. View all seasons and episodes of natsumes book of friends on netflix denmark youre missing out on thousands of netflix movies in denmark no matter which country you live in even if its the usa, there are thousands of movies and tv shows that you cant get on netflix in your country. Natsume denies the fact that he can see anything, but she wont take no for an answer. Natsumes book of friends was a finalist for the first manga taisho award in 2008. The first anime series was produced by brains base under the direction of takahiro omori. In reality, the cat is a fairly powerful yokai named riou, whose good relationship with humans motivates him to prevent the other yokai from attacking a family that helped him. He discovers that she, natsume reiko, shared the same ability as him and starts to understand why he was always targeted by. Natsumes book of friends has established its core themes at this point a fascination with and veneration for the past, and a keen interest in the nature of loneliness and companionship. Apr 06, 2017 think of natsumes book of friends as a reverse cardcaptor sakura. Viz the official website for natsumes book of friends.
When natsume finally has enough of nyanko s behavior nyanko leaves, wandering about by himself and causing trouble. On the surface, he works as a popular young actor but his real job is an exorcist. Watch zoku natsume yuujinchou episodes online animeultima. A description of tropes appearing in natsumes book of friends. This episode s central plot concerns both, as natsume works to help a. Until he does so, the spirits will follow him everywhere. Natsume saves a young fox who is getting picked on by some yokai. Theyll have to find where reiko tied his name to a tree 50 years ago. Watch natsumes book of friends season 1 english subtitled. It was broadcast on the tv tokyo network in two seasons of episodes each, the first from july 7 to september 29, 2008 and the second, called zoku natsume yujincho, from january 5 to march 30. Natsumes book of friends season six natsume yujincho roku was the anime that i was looking most forward to watching. Fell free to edit the information found here or even create a new page. I decided to watch it on a whim and it has been one of my alltime favourite feelgood serials since then.
The book of friends is a book with all the names of the ayakashi that natsumes grandmother reiko defeated. Natsumes book of friends seems to take place in a rural everywhere, an old town where reikos abandonment of her youkai friends echoes the younger generations abandonment of an older world. Season 2, episode 1 the stolen book of friends natsume, with the help of his selfproclaimed bodyguard, nyankosensei, spends his days returning the names of yokai from his grandmothers book of. Watch natsume yujincho episode 1, the cat and the book of friends, on crunchyroll.