I say gentle, not because it has no fighting, but because the storyline is so soft, and the characters are so precious. Looking for information on the anime zoku natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of. In episode 5 of season two, you learn that a friend of natsumes friend had a. Natsumes book of friends season six natsume yujincho roku was the anime that i was looking most forward to watching. Instead of capturing spirits like sakura, natsume works to release all spirits bound to the magical book he inherited from his grandmother. Natsume yuujinchou was licensed for an english release as natsume s book of friends by nis america, inc. Nov 04, 2014 find and purchase our anime titles from the following select retailers. Natsume yujincho is a japanese manga series by yuki midorikawa. Natsume s book of friends is also still a mixture of nice animation and budgetsaving still images, hard as it is to tell sometimes, the show being as gentle and reflective as it is. It contains the names of youkai she has defeated and serves as a book of contracts made between reiko and those youkai. Chapter 56 of the manga, the ending when it seems as if a little girlyoukai is going to vanish to. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. Natsume is a teenager who can see spirits or yokai as the japanese call them.
Yuki midorikawa is the creator of the manga taisho nominated series natsumes book of friends. Natsumes book of friends, volume 1 by yuki midorikawa. That s the biggest strength of its sixth season, which gently returns viewers to natsume s world. Natsume continues to find ways to protect the precious. 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. This anime reminded me of xxxholic a lot and feels very similar in a slice of life, episodic way. Natsumes book of friends, volume 1 by yuki midorikawa goodreads. Natsumes book of friends volume 8 contains chapters 27 to 31, special episode 8 and extra notes. List of natsumes book of friends episodes wikipedia.
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. Natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends, yuri on ice anime, haikyuu, shingeki no kyojin attack on titan, boku no hero academia my hero academia, kaze ga tsuyoku fuiteiru run with the wind anime, naruto, bleach, harry potter j. He spends his days with his selfproclaimed bodyguard nyankosensei and freeing the youkai that were bound to the book. Madara is natsumes grandfathergoing off on natsumes mother being halfyoukai, and reiko not having. Natsume is the kind of boy youd want to protect, and all of his friends are so sweet and understanding.
May 01, 2015 natsume s book of friends remains one of my favourite nonbl manga. The manga is licensed for englishlanguage release in north america by viz media. The film is produced by shuka and directed by takahiro omori. Hotaru is a beautiful girl with blond hair that goes past her shoulders. 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. Natsumes book of friends is a japanese manga series by yuki midorikawa. Season, name, total episodes, air date, opening theme, hideending. 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. The art is a pretty accurate faximile of the manga, which is certainly good. Natsumes book of friends 6 sigh i drink and watch anime. Looking for information on the anime natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends. Natsumes book of friends follows the adventures of takashi natsume who, like his grandmother reiko, has the ability to see spirits. Natsumes book of friends was a finalist for the first manga taisho award in 2008. The most common, unifying theme is natsumes ultimate goal to return all the youkai names that his grandmother reiko took and stored in the book of friends.
Find and purchase our anime titles from the following select retailers. It is known only that the author of the manga yuki midorikawa still has a lot of ideas about the amin character. His grandmother who could also see yokai passed down a strange book to him. Hotaru often wears a mask with a simplified version of firefly in japanese written on it but sometimes takes it off at night.
Midorikawa created natsumes book of friends as an episodic serial for a manga magazine published every two. Natsumes book of friends is still a great show based on one of my favorite manga series, and a series i heartilly recommend anyone to watch. The exact date of the anime adaptation natsumes book of friends can not yet be named. He has always been set apart from other people because of his gift, drifting from relative to relative, never fitting in. Natsume has always been an outcast because he inherited his grandmother reiko s ability to see yokai strange beings that are invisible to most people. Natsumes book of friends is a japanese anime television series based on the manga series. Natsumes book of friends episode 1 wrong every time.
Natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends 1278 bleach 18 iron man movies 11 danny phantom 10 fukigen na mononokean the morose mononokean 9 haikyuu 8 the avengers marvel movies 8 xxxholic 7 naruto 6 ao no exorcist blue exorcist 6 include characters natsume takashi 912. The beginners guide to natsume yujincho anime news network. Natsume is one of the best manga characters i have ever read about and you feel very attached to him throughout the series. It began serialization by hakusensha in the shojo manga magazine lala dx in 2005, before switching to lala in 2008. Yuki midorikawa is the creator of natsumes book of friends, which was nominated for the manga taisho cartoon grand prize. A beautiful yet fleeting story about people and spirits. After inheriting the book of friends from his late grandmother, takashi made it his. Movies and tv shows like natsume s book of friends if you like natsume s book of friends you are looking for shoujo movies or tv shows about with supernatural, friendship, ghost, spirit, orphan, exorcist and school life themes of animation, comedy and drama genre shot in japan. Few manga books today have piqued my interest such as this one.
Natsume s ability to see spirits is a power he inherited from his grandmother, reiko, who made a personal hobby out of gathering the names of as many spirits youkai as possible binding them to her servitude via writing their names in the titular book of friends a highly prized item that many denizens of the spirit world desire for. Natsume is possessed by a sick koto player, whose friend wants her to be able to play one last time. Natsumes book of friends 7 season release date story. Apr 06, 2017 think of natsumes book of friends as a reverse cardcaptor sakura. Viz the official website for natsumes book of friends. Natsume s book of friends 4th season s tv ad posted dec 22, 2011 natsume s book of friends get 4th season in january sep 21, 2011 other articles. Manga includes 22 volumes, it continues to be released. Strong four, reduced from its high throne of five by a somewhat artificially extended ending. Jun 02, 2017 natsumes book of friends episode 10 posted on june 2, 2017 by bobduh natsumes tenth episode opens with a lovely forest shot and gentle piano, a picture of serenity before we return to natsumes daily troubles. While most fifteenyearold boys, in one way or another, harbor secrets that are related to girls, takashi natsume has a peculiar and terrifying secret involving youkai. Natsumes book of friends episode 10 wrong every time. Natsumes book of friends natsume yuujinchou wiki fandom. For as long as he can remember, takashi natsume has been cursed with the ability to see spirits, a power. Natsume yuuhjinchou aka natsumes book of friends is a episode episodic supernatural drama anime featuring a lot of japanese mythology and a pinch of comedy.
No matter how much time passes between seasons of natsume s book of friends, it never seems to change. I have been a huge fan of the series since it first aired back in july 2008. I think you can really understand natsume, and why he does what he does. Until he does so, the spirits will follow him everywhere. Takashi natsume, natsume takashi is the main protagonist for the. Natsumes book of friends season 3 official trailer youtube. Natsumes peaceful life is on the verge of ending as he becomes entangled in the war among exorcists and uncovers new secrets about his past. I like all three, but the first story is my favorite partly because it manages to fit in so many different flavors of friendship. 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 magaz yuki midorikawa. 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. Yuki midorikawa is the creator of natsume s book of friends, which was nominated for the manga taisho cartoon grand prize. The art is beautiful and compliments the story and concept very well.
Apr 17, 2018 natsumes book of friends season 7 release date. Nov 24, 2016 the 5th season of natsumes book of friends. Natsume s book of friends is a fantastic series and is one that should be read by anyone who wants to read a seriously good series. He can see spirits, called ayakashi andor youkai inseries there is a difference but it s not a huge deal, which are taken. Recommended by a library friend, i really liked what they told me it.
One in particular that crosses paths with him is a very powerful youkai sealed up inside a maneki neko lucky cat statue that wants the book of friends from natsume and strikes a deal with him. Jun 10, 2003 midorikawa is best known for drawing the manga series natsume yujincho natsumes book of friends. Natsume s book of friends, volume 15 takashi natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. Natsumes book of friends season 4 official trailer youtube. Nov 21, 2018 one of the central themes of natsumes book of friends is that friendship makes life better and more bearable, and the three stories in volume 22 really focus on the different ways that idea can be expressed. We see a lot more of tanuma, natsume s school friend who can somewhat sense yokai. After moving to his grandmother s hometown and accidentally releasing a yokai who was imprisoned in a lucky cat statue, he learns about one of his grandmother s keepsakes, her book of friends, which contains the names of the yokai she. Its strength apart from natsume is its quiet and peaceful atmosphere, and the way it makes me believe in all the good things. 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. The chapters have been collected in twentythree bound volumes.
Natsume yuujinchou is a small gem of a series, and im glad i followed a friends recommendation to watch it. 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. Utsusemi ni musubu is an 2018 japanese animated film based on yuki midorikawas manga and anime series, natsumes book of friends. Hotaru is firefly youkai who in the past had a profound friendship with akifumi, a human that she was in love with. 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. Be the first to ask a question about natsumes book of friends, volume 1. Natsumes book of friends instant all seasons 1 season, 2 season, 3 season, 4 season, 5 season. Natsume s book of friends is an anime following the misadventures of takashi natsume called natsume from here on out, since no one uses his given name inseries, except his foster mother.
The series is about natsume, an orphaned teenage boy who can see spirits, who inherits. Natsume yuujinchou roku natsumes book of friends season 6. Although natsume initially rejects their overtures of friendship because of his. For natsume the book has been a gateway to friendships and happiness. Best movies and tv shows like natsumes book of friends. Oct 31, 2016 natsumes book of friends instant all seasons 1 season, 2 season, 3 season, 4 season, 5 season. Zoku natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends season 2.
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. Madara learns about the book of friends, natsume s inheritance. The book of friends, known as yuujinchou, is an oldaged book belonging to reiko natsume. This series has a wonderful charm with great themes of family, friendship, and. 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 seasons in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017. Takashi natsume is a young man whos been able to see youkai since he was a child.
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