Natsume has always been able to see the supernatural, but now the yokai spirits and demons have been pestering him because his grandmother has trapped the creatures in the book of friends and they want to be released. 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. May, 2017 the 6th season of natsumes book of friends. 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. Natsumes book of friends, volume 1 by yuki midorikawa. Natsume kann seit seiner fruhester kindheit yokai jap. To that effect, at its heart, natsume s book of friends is a series about interpersonal relationships, framed as a supernatural slice of life story. Apr 06, 2017 think of natsumes book of friends as a reverse cardcaptor sakura. Natsume s book of friends, or natsume yujincho, is a episode fantasy series written by yuki midorikawa, directed by takahiro omori, and produced by brain s base studio. Fleeing a yokai who mistakes him for his grandmother, reiko, natsume meets a spirit in cats form. Midorikawa is best known for drawing the manga series natsume yujincho natsumes book of friends. The first anime series was produced by brains base under the direction of takahiro omori.
He is the head of the natori exorcist clan and later becomes natsume s friend. Natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends archive of. High quality natsume yuujinchou gifts and merchandise. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. A lot of the yokai also have animalistic traits on humanoid bodies, while others took on human forms after dying as an animal. Owning this book gives takashi complete power over them, and naturally many of the yokai are eager to take it.
Viz the official website for natsumes book of friends. Natsumes book of friends the book takashi inherited is basically a collection of contracts signed by various yokai pledging their devotion to her. Nov 04, 2014 natsumes book of friends season 3 official trailer nis america. Until he does so, the spirits will follow him everywhere. 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. Natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends season 1, episode 1 live reaction makenshi critiques. Natsume yuujinchou natsume s book of friends yuki midorikawa images.
When reiko was takashi s age, she bound the names of demons and spirits in her book of friends, enslaving them to her capricious whim. Jun 10, 2003 i have been searching for a manga that features yokai and explores them as sympathetic monsters and natsumes book of friends does that. If you are a huge fan of youkai, the supernatural, and monsters like i am, then, this is a mustread. Natsumes book of friends season 3 official trailer. Natsume yuujinchou was licensed for an english release as natsume s book of friends by nis america, inc. Natsumes book of friends was a finalist for the first manga taisho award in 2008.
Takashi natsume is a young man whos been able to see youkai since he was a child. Should we just care about nyankos adventures instead. Utsusemi ni musubu is a 2018 japanese animated film based on the yuki midorikawas manga and anime natsumes book of friends. But things get hectic and possibly dangerous for natsume when he finds out that he also inherited the book of friends, a book that contains the names of all the spirits reiko defeated. Not pressuring natsume, natori tells him he will wait for natsume to talk to him about it. Sep 27, 20 media retailer hmv reports that yuki midorikawas natsumes book of friends natsume yujincho manga is inspiring a new original video anime on bluray disc and dvd on february 5, 2014. The part in episode six where natsume cries upon seeing the photograph of the youkai girl hed grown attached to, finally getting to be with the human she had so badly wanted to meet all her life, if only for a few hours before she vanished.
However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him. Natsumes book of friends 3 i drink and watch anime. 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. Amv clarity natsume yuujinchou matoba x natsume duration. Watch natsumes book of friends online full episodes of. Yuki midorikawa started writing manga when she was an elementary school girl. Hes going to make friends with humans and yokai, and return as many names from the book as he can. Yuki midorikawa is the creator of the manga taisho nominated series natsumes book of friends. The results of this help may be more trouble than natsume wants to deal with.
Natsume has always been aware of the supernatural, but after he inherits a magic book, the supernatural is aware of him. Like gegege no kitaro before it, natsume s book of friends maintains the central theme of positive change in a world where supernatural encounters are commonplace. Jun 21, 2014 a lot of yokai are out to get their appendages hands doesnt always apply on the book, and natsume and his new life with the fujiwaras are constantly in danger from them. Any moment where natsume feels less like an outcast and. Jul 07, 2008 madara, whom takashi affectionately refers to as nyankosensei, decides to protect and aid takashi, while also seeking ownership of the book for his own purposes. And there are also some who would just as well eat. Media in category natsumes book of friends the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Natsumes book of friends 2017 calendar 20180303 plaque. The fourth volume is the first volume that has a character guide at the start of the book. There are some real oddballs out there among the yokai, like the twoesome that made me suspect that the creator of natsumes book of friends is a fan of ren and stimpy.
My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all. Looking for information on the anime natsume yuujinchou go natsume s book of friends season 5. 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. In natsume s book of friends, some of the humanlooking youkai wear masks, or at least obscure their sight. I decided to watch it on a whim and it has been one of my alltime favourite feelgood. 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. Natsume yuujinchou random anime moments 1 duration. To protect his friends, natsume goes along with the quest, but the strain of keeping them in the dark is starting to show. List of natsumes book of friends episodes wikipedia.
Natsumes book of friends gets new original video anime. Of the 101709 characters on anime characters database, 39 are from the anime natsumes book of friends. Natsume yuujinchou go natsumes book of friends season 5. Natsumes book of friends is a japanese anime television series based on the manga series by yuki midorikawa. Natsumes book of friends season 3 official trailer youtube.
Natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends season 1. Much to natsumes dismay, natori overhears a yokai talking about the book of friends to natsume. No matter how much time passes between seasons of natsume s book of friends, it never seems to change. Instead of capturing spirits like sakura, natsume works to release all spirits bound to the magical book he inherited from his grandmother. A handsome man who looks deceptively young, he wears an old umbrella upon his head, with one eyeslit for vision. 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. Natsumes book of friends yuki midorikawa, christine steinle isbn. I am wondering if there is a reason for this as none of these youkai seemed to be affected by their obscured vision. Since inheriting his grandmother reikos book of friends, a bundle of contracts proving that she had made youkai her followers, he spends his days returning youkais names to their owners alongside his selfproclaimed bodyguard youkai, nyakosensei.
I have been a huge fan of the series since it first aired back in july 2008. Sep 21, 2017 a storm is brewing and the constant intrusions of various yokai in his life threatens the fragile happiness he has finally managed to build. Yuki midorikawa is the creator of natsumes book of friends, which was nominated for the manga taisho cartoon grand prize. Natsumes book of friends season 3 official trailer nis america. Natsumes book of friends season six natsume yujincho roku was the anime that i was looking most forward to watching. Natsume s book of friends volume 4 contains chapters to 15 plus 3 special episodes and end notes. The yokai are not human in their sympathetic natures and are still otherthanhuman in their morality and outlook on the world, but they have a beautiful complexity that makes them likeable. His friends are eager to investigate, but natsume suspects it might involve a dangerous yokai. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Fix you yokai ningen bem natsume and bem friendship. In episode 6, natsume and nyanko sensei find out that natsume is being possessed. Natsume has always been an outcast because he inherited his grandmother reikos ability to see yokai strange beings that are invisible to most people. Natsume decides to finally tell natori about his secret, when the search for the seal room is over. Natsumes book of friends episode 1 wrong every time.
Nov 25, 2016 natsumes book of friends episode 1 posted on november 25, 2016 by bobduh natsumes book of friends has long been one of my shortlist shows the shows whose reputations are so strong that i essentially know ill get to them, and so its just a matter of when. Shigure was a young god of fortune, who became an evil spirit after he was captured and imprisoned by a greedy merchant in the past. On the surface, he works as a popular young actor but his real job is an exorcist. Both yokai and humans want a peaceful coexistence, and takashi takes it upon himself to help any spirits or demons who request a restoration of their names. Nov 21, 2016 with few friends, no loving home, and constantly hunted by malicious spirits, natsume looks for a place where he belongs. Find out more with myanimelist, the world s most active online anime and manga community and database. 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. Im truly impressed by how quickly natsumes book of friends has gotten under my skin.
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