Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1

Synopsis

Natsume is lonely; he has an ability that separates him from others: he can see and interact with spirits. Soon, however, Natsume discovers that he’s not alone: his grandmother Reiko also had the gift. 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 and subjugated. He finds himself hounded by his grandmother's underlings and, with the help of a 'cat' charm spirit, decides to free them from the Book's shackles, as well as protect the book from those who seek to misuse its power...

Main Cast

Hiroshi Kamiya

Takashi Natsume (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Higuchi Akari

Urihime (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Kazuhiko Inoue

Nyanko-sensei / Madara (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Eiji Itoh

Shigeru Fujiwara (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Miki Ito

Touko Fujiwara (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Satoshi Tsuruoka

Enkou (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Takashi Matsuyama

Hitotsume no Chuukyuu Youkai (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Hisayoshi Suganuma

Atsushi Kitamoto (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Episodes

Episode 1

08 July 2008 - The Cat and the Book of Friends

Natsume discovers that the heirloom "Book of Friends" that his grandmother, Reiko, gave him possesses the names of the spirits she defeated and bound to her will. Assisted by a cat whom Natsume addresses as Nyanko-Sensei (lit. Master Little Meow), Natsume aims to return all of the names to their rightful owners.

Episode 2

15 July 2008 - The Dew God's Small Shrine

Natsume is visited by the village's local god who is currently fading because of the lack of devotees.

Episode 3

22 July 2008 - The Mysterious Person at the Eight Fields

Natsume is implored to help spirits who are currently being exorcised. He finds a kindred spirit in Tanuma, a boy who also senses spirits although not as powerful as Natsume.

Episode 4

29 July 2008 - Shigure and the Girl

Natsume's secret is found out by Sasada, the class president, during the "Trial of Courage." She asks for his help to find the spirit that lives in the abandoned school. Natsume denies the fact that he can see anything, but she won't take no for an answer. Meanwhile, the spirit, Shigure, captures the rest of their school mates, in fury of the school being torn down...

Episode 5

05 August 2008 - Heart-Colored Ticket

Natsume comes across an old ticket in Reiko's belongings and decides to go to the abandoned train station to see why she kept it. There, he meets a slow witted spirit named Santo, who was waiting for Reiko the entire time to go Kiriganuma, to see and make up with his friend, Mikuri, but the trip isn't as easy as it first seems...

Episode 6

12 August 2008 - Swallow at the Lake Bottom

Natsume goes to a dam and finds a town that had been submerged in water. Just then, Natsume gets possessed by a yokai and falls unconscious.

Episode 7

19 August 2008 - The Little Fox's Hat

Natsume goes to a hot spring for a school trip, with an errand from Shigeru to pick up teacups from a near by pottery. While there he meets and helps a little fox spirit, who quickly grows attached to him.

Episode 8

26 August 2008 - Fleeting Light

Natsume meets a spirit who used to be friends with a man who could also see spirits, but one day lost this ability.

Episode 9

02 September 2008 - Ayakashi Exorcism

Natsume meets a popular actor named Natori Shuuichi who can also see spirits, and has a side job as an exorcist.

Episode 10

09 September 2008 - Asagi's Koto

Natsume is possessed by a sick koto player, whose friend wants her to be able to play one last time.

Episode 11

16 September 2008 - Nyanko's Book of Boredom

When Natsume finally has enough of Nyanko's behavior Nyanko leaves, wandering about by himself and causing trouble.

Episode 12

23 September 2008 - Five Day Mark

Natsume is cursed by an evil spirit which is sealed to a tree, not wanting to trouble his adopted family, he decided to run away from home.

Episode 13

30 September 2008 - Autumn Banquet

Tanuma finds out Nyanko-Sensei is a spirit. Tanuma and Natsume enjoy the autumn festival and previous acquaintances are seen again.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Series Composition	Kenichi Kanemaki
	Comic Book	Yuki Midorikawa
Sound	Sound Effects	Shou Urahata
	Theme Song Performance	Shuhei Kita
	Sound Director	Takahiro Omori
	Original Music Composer	Makoto Yoshimori
Production	Producer	Masanori Miyake
Camera	Director of Photography	Hitoshi Tamura
Art	Art Direction	Yukihiro Shibutani
Editing	Editor	Kazuhiko Seki
Visual Effects	Character Designer	Akira Takata
	Color Designer	Hiromi Miyawaki
	Creature Design	Tatsuo Yamada
Directing	Series Director	Takahiro Omori
Crew	Creator	Yuki Midorikawa
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