While most fifteen-year-old boys, in one way or another, harbor secrets that are related to girls, Takashi Natsume has a peculiar and terrifying secret involving youkai: for as long as he can remember, he has been constantly chased by these spirits. Natsume soon discovers that his deceased grandmother Reiko had passed on to him the Yuujinchou, or "Book of Friends," which contains the names of the spirits whom she brought under her control. Now in Natsume's possession, the book gives Reiko's grandson this power as well, which is why these enraged beings now haunt him in hopes of somehow attaining their freedom.
Without parents and a loving home, and constantly being hunted by hostile, merciless youkai, Natsume is looking for solace—a place where he belongs. However, his only companion is a self-proclaimed bodyguard named Madara. Fondly referred to as Nyanko-sensei, Madara is a mysterious, pint-sized feline spirit who has his own reasons for sticking with the boy.
Based on the critically acclaimed manga by Yuki Midorikawa, Natsume Yuujinchou is an unconventional and supernatural slice-of-life series that follows Natsume as he, with his infamous protector Madara, endeavors to free the spirits bound by his grandmother's contract.
Rating: 8.10/10 (avg out of 2638 votes)
Natsume's Book of Friends Next Episode Airs In:
05 days 11 hours 15 mins 58 sec
Airs: Monday
Status: Airing
Next Episode is Season 7 Episode 4 and airs on 10/28/2024, 12:00 AM.
NATSUME'S BOOK OF FRIENDS - General Information
Series Premiere: July 07, 2008 Classification: Animation Genre: Animation | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery Network: TV Tokyo Airs: Monday at 12:00 am Runtime: 25 Minutes
Language: en
NATSUME'S BOOK OF FRIENDS - Season 1 -- 13 Episodes
1x1 -- Jul 07, 2008 -- The Cat and the Book of Friends 1x2 -- Jul 14, 2008 -- The Dew God's Small Shrine 1x3 -- Jul 21, 2008 -- The Mysterious Person at the Eight Fields 1x4 -- Jul 28, 2008 -- Shigure and the Girl 1x5 -- Aug 04, 2008 -- Heart-Colored Ticket 1x6 -- Aug 11, 2008 -- The Swallow at the Water Bottom 1x7 -- Aug 18, 2008 -- The Little Fox's Hat 1x8 -- Aug 25, 2008 -- Fleeting Light 1x9 -- Sep 01, 2008 -- Ayakashi Purification 1x10 -- Sep 08, 2008 -- Asagi's Koto 1x11 -- Sep 15, 2008 -- Nyanko's Book of Boredom 1x12 -- Sep 22, 2008 -- Five Day Mark 1x13 -- Sep 29, 2008 -- Autumn Banquet
NATSUME'S BOOK OF FRIENDS - Season 2 -- 13 Episodes
2x1 -- Jan 05, 2009 -- The Stolen Book of Friends 2x2 -- Jan 12, 2009 -- Melting Into Spring 2x3 -- Jan 19, 2009 -- Youkai Exorcism Amid the Steaming Springs 2x4 -- Jan 26, 2009 -- A Chick Hatches 2x5 -- Feb 02, 2009 -- The Promised Tree 2x6 -- Feb 09, 2009 -- The Girls' Circle 2x7 -- Feb 16, 2009 -- That Which You Must Not Call 2x8 -- Feb 24, 2009 -- Eternal Feelings 2x9 -- Mar 03, 2009 -- He of the Row of Cherry Blossoms 2x10 -- Mar 10, 2009 -- Temporary House 2x11 -- Mar 17, 2009 -- Assembly of the Witch Doctors 2x12 -- Mar 24, 2009 -- Boys of the Deserted House 2x13 -- Mar 31, 2009 -- Humans and Youkai
NATSUME'S BOOK OF FRIENDS - Season 3 -- 13 Episodes
3x1 -- Jul 05, 2011 -- The Name of a Monster 3x2 -- Jul 12, 2011 -- Ukihara Village 3x3 -- Jul 19, 2011 -- False Friend 3x4 -- Jul 26, 2011 -- Young Days 3x5 -- Aug 01, 2011 -- The Thing Lurking in the Storeroom 3x6 -- Aug 09, 2011 -- That Which Is Not Human 3x7 -- Aug 16, 2011 -- Exorcist 3x8 -- Aug 23, 2011 -- The Fox Child's Watch 3x9 -- Aug 30, 2011 -- Through the Autumn Wind 3x10 -- Sep 06, 2011 -- The Broken Mirror 3x11 -- Sep 13, 2011 -- Reflection 3x12 -- Sep 20, 2011 -- A Place to Go Home To 3x13 -- Sep 27, 2011 -- Natsume's Book of Play
NATSUME'S BOOK OF FRIENDS - Season 4 -- 13 Episodes
4x1 -- Jan 03, 2012 -- Natsume Captured 4x2 -- Jan 10, 2012 -- The Eastern Forest 4x3 -- Jan 17, 2012 -- The Little Ones 4x4 -- Jan 24, 2012 -- Stand-In 4x5 -- Jan 31, 2012 -- To You, From Bygone Days 4x6 -- Feb 07, 2012 -- Other Side of the Glass 4x7 -- Feb 14, 2012 -- The Gap Between Humans and Youkai 4x8 -- Feb 21, 2012 -- When I Was Deceived 4x9 -- Feb 28, 2012 -- The Moon-Splitting Festival 4x10 -- Mar 06, 2012 -- The God, Enshrined 4x11 -- Mar 13, 2012 -- A Single Photo 4x12 -- Mar 20, 2012 -- The Door of Memories 4x13 -- Mar 27, 2012 -- Long Way Home
NATSUME'S BOOK OF FRIENDS - Season 5 -- 11 Episodes
5x1 -- Oct 04, 2016 -- Unchanging Form 5x2 -- Oct 11, 2016 -- Mischievous Rain 5x3 -- Oct 18, 2016 -- The Letter from the Exorcist 5x4 -- Oct 25, 2016 -- Shadow of Linked Chains 5x5 -- Nov 01, 2016 -- It Must Not Be Bound 5x6 -- Nov 08, 2016 -- Soundless Valley 5x7 -- Nov 22, 2016 -- Distant Festival Lights 5x8 -- Nov 29, 2016 -- A World Unbent 5x9 -- Dec 06, 2016 -- Following a Narrow Path 5x10 -- Dec 13, 2016 -- Touko and Shigeru 5x11 -- Dec 20, 2016 -- To the Ephemeral Ones
NATSUME'S BOOK OF FRIENDS - Season 6 -- 11 Episodes
6x1 -- Apr 11, 2017 -- The Days Eater 6x2 -- Apr 18, 2017 -- It Blooms Tomorrow 6x3 -- Apr 25, 2017 -- Nitai-sama 6x4 -- May 02, 2017 -- Lying Eyes 6x5 -- May 09, 2017 -- The Bound Ones 6x6 -- May 16, 2017 -- Nishimura and Kitamoto 6x7 -- May 23, 2017 -- Gomochi's Benefactor 6x8 -- May 30, 2017 -- A Day That Will Someday Come 6x9 -- Jun 06, 2017 -- What Flows 6x10 -- Jun 13, 2017 -- The Sealed Room 6x11 -- Jun 20, 2017 -- What Matters
NATSUME'S BOOK OF FRIENDS - Season 7 -- 5 Episodes
7x1 -- Oct 07, 2024 -- The Fragment's Lament 7x2 -- Oct 14, 2024 -- Someday's Garden 7x3 -- Oct 21, 2024 -- Tookanya 7x4 -- Oct 28, 2024 -- Episode 4 7x5 -- Nov 04, 2024 -- Episode 5
