Natsumes book of friends season six natsume yujincho roku was the anime that i was looking most forward to watching. User recommendations about the anime natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends on myanimelist, the internets largest anime database. Natsumes book of friends 3 i drink and watch anime. Owning this book gives takashi complete power over them, and naturally many of the yokai are eager to take it. 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. Natsume takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. Watch natsumes book of friends online full episodes of. Natsumes book of friends episode 1 wrong every time. Natsume yuujinchou natsume s book of friends yuki midorikawa images. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Although many yokai see her spells as aggressive traps, putting her at risk of their retaliation, the latest yokai to pass through her circle may have something other than revenge. Natsume helps the different yokaihumans who are connected to the book of friends accompanied by madara nyankosensei a powerful yokai. Although natsumes book of friends season 6 has just ended for a while in july 2017, followers of this anime have been looking forward to the coming of natsumes book of friends season 7. Natsume is tired of being alone in his fear and tired of fearing that people will leave him.
High quality natsume yuujinchou gifts and merchandise. It contains the names of youkai she has defeated and serves as a book of contracts made between reiko and those youkai. Hes going to make friends with humans and yokai, and return as many names from the book as he can. I am wondering if there is a reason for this as none of these youkai seemed to be affected by their obscured vision. The first anime series was produced by brains base under the direction of takahiro omori. Natsumes 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.
Natsumes book of friends, volume 1 by yuki midorikawa goodreads. Natsumes book of friends get 4th season in january sep 21, 2011 north american stream list. Its time to put his big girl pants on, and start talking things out, no matter how uncomfortable he may be. Recent popular random last week last 3 months all time 71 fav. I decided to watch it on a whim and it has been one of my alltime favourite feelgood serials since then. Now, natsume is determined to free the spirits and dissolve. In the manga, natori catches natsume and madara laughing from behind,then mockingly teases them by using the same line from the commercial on them the final episode of season three features natsume just playing shadowtag with his youkai friends, which also doubles as a heartwarming moment. Yuki midorikawa started writing manga when she was an elementary school girl.
Natsumes book of friends the book takashi inherited is basically a collection of contracts signed by various yokai pledging their devotion to her. Im truly impressed by how quickly natsumes book of friends has gotten under my skin. Nyankosensei and misuzu get really into it, and at one point somebody asks if the winner gets to eat. Takashi natsume has always been aware of the supernatural world, but after he inherits a magical book from his grandmother, the supernatural world is aware of him. Natsumes book of friends nyanko sensei black rear netsuke phone strap. Instead of capturing spirits like sakura, natsume works to release all spirits bound to the magical book he inherited from his grandmother. Takashi natsume is a young man whos been able to see youkai since he was a child. Even though natsume is getting better at dealing with yokai, he still tries to stay uninvolved. In the first episode of zoku, natsume commented on the lord youkai he had recently freed as being really cute matobanatsume though this could also enter foe yay territory. Natsumes book of friends, volume 1 by yuki midorikawa. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him. The second episode of the fourth season ramps it up by having matoba invade natsumes private space as he inches in on natsume and practically whispers in his ear, in a i have you now my pretty manner. In reality, the cat is a fairly powerful yokai named riou, whose good relationship with humans motivates him to prevent the other yokai from attacking a family that helped him. Utsusemi ni musubu is a 2018 japanese animated film based on the yuki midorikawas manga and anime natsumes book of friends.
Natsume yuujinchou 6th season natsumes book of friends. Reiko had created the book of friends in order to express her frustrations and hatred of youkai, prompted by her ability to see and react to youkai that would cause the. Natsumes 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. Natsumes human friend taki can only see yokai if they walk through one of her spell circles. From exorcists to regular old friends, nobody is getting out of growing. Natsume also comes to humans aid not affected by this. Natsume has always been able to see the supernatural, but now the yokai spirits and demons have been pestering him because his grandmother has trapped the creatures in the book of friends and they want to be released.
Viz the official website for natsumes book of friends. Natsume yujincho is a japanese manga series by yuki midorikawa. There are some real oddballs out there among the yokai, like the twoesome that made me suspect that the creator of natsumes book of friends is a fan of ren and stimpy. Even among exorcists, no one have the kind of power like him. Natsumes book of friends, or natsume yujincho, is a episode fantasy series written by yuki midorikawa, directed by takahiro omori, and produced by brains base studio. The book of friends, known as yuujinchou, is an oldaged book belonging to reiko natsume. September 1117 sep 17, 2011 viz speeds up bleach, one. A lot of the yokai also have animalistic traits on humanoid bodies, while others took on human forms after dying as an animal.
The series is about natsume, an orphaned teenage boy who can see spirits, who inherits. Home advanced search change to japanese titles my favorites personal recs. Fix you yokai ningen bem natsume and bem friendship tribute. If you are a huge fan of youkai, the supernatural, and monsters like i am, then, this is a mustread. Natsumes life changes when he finds the book of friends, a notebook that belonged to his longgone grandmother, reiko, who could see the spirits, too. Until he does so, the spirits will follow him everywhere. Natsumes book of friends three anime recommendations. Natsumes book of friends started out as a hit manga series written and illustrated by yuki midorikawa published by hakusensha and serialised firstly in the shoujo manga magazine lala dx before. He can see spirits, called ayakashi andor youkai inseries there is a difference but its not a huge deal, which are taken.
The life of natsume takashi continues, where he encounters the matoba family again, gets caught up in a battle between gods and finds the time to visit the home of his late parents. Natsumes book of friends 2017 calendar 20180303 plaque. In natsumes book of friends, some of the humanlooking youkai wear masks, or at least obscure their sight. Yuki midorikawa is the creator of natsumes book of friends, which was nominated for the manga taisho cartoon grand prize. Natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends yuki midorikawa images.
When takashi natsume, a teenaged boy who can see spirits, recieves his grandmother reikos book of friends, he becomes the target of many. Download natsumes book of friends by yuki midorikawa. It was adapted into an animated anime tv series, broadcast in japan for six seasons, in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017. And there are also some who would just as well eat. 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. Media in category natsumes book of friends the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Of the 101825 characters on anime characters database, 39 are from the anime natsumes book of friends. Takashi natsume is a boy whos by no means slot in as a result of he can see yokai spirits. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Even natori and matoba thought he wasnt human at first. Takashi natsume, what do you think yuujinchou livejournal.
Think of natsumes book of friends as a reverse cardcaptor sakura. However, whether there will be the season 7 is unknown, not to mention the premiere time of it. The chapters have been collected in twentythree bound volumes. Handed round between relations, in highschool he finally ends up dwelling the place his grandmother, reiko natsume, lived as a lady. Recommendations for natsumes book of friends three. Natsume yuujinchou go natsumes book of friends season 5. Its because his powers and aura is really different. The animes second season opens with the episode stolen book of friends, in which a black cat,which looks similar in shape to madara, absconds with the book of friends. List of natsumes book of friends episodes wikipedia. A lot of yokai are out to get their appendages hands doesnt always apply on the book, and natsume and his new life with the fujiwaras are constantly in danger from them. However, unlike mushishi above, they both maintain the same atmosphere, but natsume is a bit more thoughtful in its storylines. Be the first to ask a question about natsumes book of friends, volume 1. Natsume can see and talk to yokai spirits, essentially that nobody else can see. It began serialization by hakusensha in the shoujo manga magazine lala dx in 2005, before switching to lala in 2008.
Midorikawa is best known for drawing the manga series natsume yujincho natsumes book of friends. Natsume discovers that the heirloom book of friends that he inherited from his grandmother, reiko, contains the names of the yokai she had defeated and bound. Takashi natsume, like his deceased grandmother reiko, is able to see ayakashi yokai i. Both natsumes book of friends and the morose mononokean feature high school boys that just wanted to be normal, but for one reason or another, end up helping spirits solve their problems. 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. It creeped me out, like i said, but it cant help being creepy, can it. Chapters have been collected in nine bound volumes as of january 2010. In the two first short season, it managed to borrow its way so deeply into my heart that coming back to season 3 after a little hiatus felt like meeting up with an old friend. Like reiko natsume takashis late grandmother, takashi has strong spiritual power which allows him to see youkai. I love how natsume gets along with some of the yokai and is now with people who take care of him. Fix you yokai ningen bem natsume and bem friendship. Natsumes e book of buddies by yuki midorikawa points 123 necessities. Natsumes book of friends nyanko sensei amulet gold netsuke phone strap. The yokai pact or natsumes book of friends of its english name is a manga that is due to yuki midorikawa.
Its only when natsume meets nyankosensei that his journey begins. I have been a huge fan of the series since it first aired back in july 2008. 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 yuki midorikawa. And recently, i find the talk about natsume in some other discussions. Natsumes late grandmother, reiko, would challenge yokai to. Natsumes book of friends is a japanese anime television series based on the manga series by yuki midorikawa. Natsume has always been an outcast because he inherited his grandmother reikos ability to see yokai strange beings that are invisible to most people. Review natsumes book of friends the odyssey online. Fix you yokai ningen bem natsume and bem friendship tribute erraticattic. Following his success, we were treated to several animes.
The film is produced by shuka and directed by takahiro omori. It was broadcast on the tv tokyo network in two seasons of episodes each, the first from july 7 to september 29, 2008 and the second, called zoku natsume yujincho. 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. It began serialization by hakusensha in the shojo manga magazine lala dx in 2005, before switching to lala in 2008.
Its a must read manga that has lots of adventure an comedy i really love it but it is kind of slow and i wish yuki midorikawa would pick up the pace. Reiko is natsumes grandmother, but who is his grandfather. Madara, whom takashi affectionately refers to as nyankosensei, decides to protect and aid takashi, while also seeking ownership of the book for his own purposes. 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.
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