Natsume's Book of Friends

T
0h 24m
2008
8.112 /10 (94)

Overview

Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.

Country : JP
Languages : ja
Last Air Date:2024-12-24
Created by :Not Available

Seasons

Specials
2009-04-22
Season 1
2008-07-08
Season 2
2009-01-06
Season 3
2011-07-05
Season 4
2012-01-03
Season 5
2016-10-04
Season 6
2017-04-12
Season 7
2024-10-08

Episodes

Episode: 1The Cat and the Book of Friends
S01
E01
2008-07-08
Episode: 2The Dew God's Small Shrine
S01
E02
2008-07-15
Episode: 3The Mysterious Person at the Eight Fields
S01
E03
2008-07-22
Episode: 4Shigure and the Girl
S01
E04
2008-07-29
Episode: 5Heart-Colored Ticket
S01
E05
2008-08-05
Episode: 6Swallow at the Lake Bottom
S01
E06
2008-08-12
Episode: 7The Little Fox's Hat
S01
E07
2008-08-19
Episode: 8Fleeting Light
S01
E08
2008-08-26
Episode: 9Ayakashi Exorcism
S01
E09
2008-09-02
Episode: 10Asagi's Koto
S01
E010
2008-09-09
Episode: 11Nyanko's Book of Boredom
S01
E011
2008-09-16
Episode: 12Five Day Mark
S01
E012
2008-09-23
Episode: 13Autumn Banquet
S01
E013
2008-09-30

Series Cast

Hiroshi Kamiya

Takashi Natsume (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Nyanko-sensei / Madara (voice)

Eiji Itoh

Shigeru Fujiwara (voice)

Miki Ito

Touko Fujiwara (voice)

Hisayoshi Suganuma

Atsushi Kitamoto (voice)

Akira Ishida

Shuuichi Natori (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Reiko Natsume (voice)

Ryohei Kimura

Satoru Nishimura (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Jun Sasada (voice)

Kazuma Horie

Kaname Tanuma (voice)

Junichi Suwabe

Matoba Seiji (voice)

Rina Sato

Tooru Taki (voice)

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