Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1
Also known as: Natsume Yuujinchou / 夏目友人帳
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 is a TV series by Brain's Base that premiered in Summer 2008. It is finished airing with 13 episodes of about 24 minutes each. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life, Supernatural. Average AniList score: 8.0/10.
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)
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 episodes
- Episode 1: The Cat and the Book of Friends — aired July 6, 2008
- Episode 2: The Dew God`s Small Shrine — aired July 13, 2008
- Episode 3: The Mysterious Person at the Eight Fields — aired July 20, 2008
- Episode 4: Shigure and the Girl — aired July 27, 2008
- Episode 5: Heart-Colored Ticket — aired August 3, 2008
- Episode 6: The Swallow at the Water Bottom — aired August 10, 2008
- Episode 7: The Little Fox`s Hat — aired August 17, 2008
- Episode 8: Fleeting Light — aired August 24, 2008
- Episode 9: Youkai Exorcism — aired August 31, 2008
- Episode 10: Asagi`s Koto — aired September 7, 2008
- Episode 11: Nyanko`s Book of Boredom — aired September 14, 2008
- Episode 12: The Five-Day Mark — aired September 21, 2008
- Episode 13: An Autumn Night Banquet — aired September 28, 2008
Main characters
- Takashi Natsume (Main) — voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya
- Madara (Main) — voiced by Kazuhiko Inoue
- Reiko Natsume (Supporting) — voiced by Sanae Kobayashi
- Shuuichi Natori (Supporting) — voiced by Akira Ishida
- Kaname Tanuma (Supporting) — voiced by Kazuma Horie
- Satoru Nishimura (Supporting) — voiced by Ryouhei Kimura
- Atsushi Kitamoto (Supporting) — voiced by Hisayoshi Suganuma
- Jun Sasada (Supporting) — voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro
- Touko Fujiwara (Supporting) — voiced by Miki Itou
- Shigeru Fujiwara (Supporting) — voiced by Eiji Itou
Related anime
- Sequel: Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2
- Other: Ichiban Kuji Natsume Yuujinchou: Nyanko-sensei to Hana Shirabe
- Other: Natsume Yuujinchou × Kumamoto-ken: Hitoyoshi Kuma de no Yasashii Jikan
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Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life, Supernatural · Season: Summer 2008