Natsume’s Book of Friends (2008) Web Series — Cast, Story & Where to Watch | MovieLinkBD

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Natsume's Book of Friends — Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

• Starring: Hiroshi Kamiya, Kazuhiko Inoue, Eiji Itoh, Miki Ito, Hisayoshi Suganuma, Akira Ishida, Sanae Kobayashi, Ryohei Kimura

Natsume's Book of Friends — Series Details

Natsume's Book of Friends — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: The Cat and the Book of Friends (2008-07-08) — 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.
• E2: The Dew God's Small Shrine (2008-07-15) — Natsume is visited by the village's local god who is currently fading because of the lack of devotees.
• E3: The Mysterious Person at the Eight Fields (2008-07-22) — 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.
• E4: Shigure and the Girl (2008-07-29) — 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 de
• E5: Heart-Colored Ticket (2008-08-05) — 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,
• E6: Swallow at the Lake Bottom (2008-08-12) — 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.
• E7: The Little Fox's Hat (2008-08-19) — 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 quick
• E8: Fleeting Light (2008-08-26) — Natsume meets a spirit who used to be friends with a man who could also see spirits, but one day lost this ability.
• E9: Ayakashi Exorcism (2008-09-02) — Natsume meets a popular actor named Natori Shuuichi who can also see spirits, and has a side job as an exorcist.
• E10: Asagi's Koto (2008-09-09) — Natsume is possessed by a sick koto player, whose friend wants her to be able to play one last time.
• E11: Nyanko's Book of Boredom (2008-09-16) — When Natsume finally has enough of Nyanko's behavior Nyanko leaves, wandering about by himself and causing trouble.
• E12: Five Day Mark (2008-09-23) — 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.
• E13: Autumn Banquet (2008-09-30) — Tanuma finds out Nyanko-Sensei is a spirit. Tanuma and Natsume enjoy the autumn festival and previous acquaintances are seen again.

Season 2

• E1: Stolen Book of Friends (2009-01-06) — While outside during school Natsume is hit with a ball while reading. He goes to retrieve the ball and ends up breaking a Youkai's seal (much like he had with Nyanko-sensei). Later
• E2: Melting into Spring (2009-01-13) — While fooling around in the snow, Natsume and Nyanko-sensei run in to Gen, a forest guardian who lives inside a statue. Gen tries to take over Natsume's body, but instead takes ove
• E3: Youkai Exorcism Amid the Steaming Springs (2009-01-20) — Natori invites Natsume on a Hot Spring trip. But noises from the closet and a kimono-clad figure dangled from the ceiling make Natsume uneasy. Not wanting to trouble Natori because
• E4: A Chick Hatches (2009-01-27) — Natsume takes care of an abandoned egg from a nest, not considering it could be a Youkai. After it hatches it turns out it is a rare baby spirit called Tatsumi, who thinks that Nat
• E5: Tree of Promise (2009-02-03) — Natsume encounters a spirit who was enslaved by his grandmother Reiko 50 years ago by writing his name on a torn page from the Book of Friends, and tying it to a tree in a forest.
• E6: The Maiden's Circle (2009-02-10) — There is a new girl in school Taki Tooru. And with her appearance at school comes these strange circles in the ground. Much like UFO circles. As Natsume tries to figure out the cir
• E7: That Which You Must Not Call (2009-02-17) — Natsume is dragged off into the cave of the evil spirit that is after Tooru. He temporarily loses the ability to see youkai after being poisoned by the spirit. Will he be able to s
• E8: Emotions Undying (2009-02-24) — Natsume, Kitamoto and Nishimura take a trip to an old inn to spend some quality time doing their homework. Surrounding the inn is a lake; that is believed to be home to a mermaid.
• E9: The Man Amidst the Rows of Cherry Trees (2009-03-03) — From the day that a picture of a row of cherry trees in a desolate winter was obtained, every time Natsume wakes up, his rooms is covered in petals. Trying to solve the root of thi
• E10: Temporary Home (2009-03-10) — Mysterious footprints and markings are left on the gate of the Fujiwara house. Strange things start going on inside the house and Shigeru verifies with Natsume that the cause of th
• E11: Assembly of Conjurers (2009-03-17) — After chasing an injured yokai around, Natsume encounters Natori, who then invites him to go to a meeting of sorcerers. There, Natsume meets others with similar powers and similar
• E12: The Young Boy in the Empty House (2009-03-24) — At a house rumored to be haunted by ghosts, Natsume hears the voice of a child. Following the voice to its source, Natsume finds a child named Kai, who is trapped in a casket-like
• E13: Humans and Youkai (2009-03-31) — Why don't you decide already? Which is more important to you? When Natsume finds out what Kai really is, that is what Natori asks him.

Season 3

• E1: The Name of a Monster (2011-07-05) — One day, Natsume finds a yokai named Kagejawan running around near his home, which he soon learns means disaster is about to strike.
• E2: Ukihara Village (2011-07-12) — Natsume is accosted by a spirit who asks for her brother's name back. She says that both of them have come from the village of floating spring, a paradise sealed off from the land
• E3: False Friend (2011-07-19) — Natsume is approached by someone he knew from elementary school. He wants nothing to do with them, but they threaten to reveal his secret: that he can see Youkai, if he doesn't com
• E4: Young Days (2011-07-26) — Midterms are over, and Natsume leaves on a trip with Nishimura, Kitamoto, and Sasada. He realizes that the scenery he's viewing from the train is from one of the places he grew up
• E5: The Thing That Lurks in the Storeroom (2011-08-02) — Natsume helps clean the stoeroom at Taki's house with Tanuma. He realizes that one of the kimonos that her grandfather, who researched youkai, used to ward off demons was missing,
• E6: That Which Is Not Human (2011-08-11) — There is something killing Youkai and draining them of their blood. Natsume can't help but investigate and runs into old friends.
• E7: Exorcist (2011-08-16) — Natsume finds out who's been stealing the youkai blood: the exorcist Matoba Seiji. He investigates with the help of Natori, but is captured by Matoba's servant youkai. Matoba is wi
• E8: The Fox Child's Watch (2011-08-23) — Natsume is invited to go to a pottery classroom with Shigeru. It's being held in an inn where he once stayed. When he goes there, he meets an old friend: the young fox child he onc
• E9: Through the Autumn Wind (2011-08-30) — Without Sensei to protect him, Natsume has to remain constantly on guard. But the pressure of keeping secrets from his friends is causing Natsume to break.
• E10: The Broken Mirror (2011-09-06) — After a brief incident in the forest, Tanuma has become distant to Natsume like he is avoiding something. In the meantime, there is something breaking glass around the school.
• E11: What the Mirror Shows (2011-09-13) — Tanuma is experiencing how Natsume lives every day. While Natsume and the youkai gain an understanding.
• E12: A place to go home to (2011-09-20) — A youkai from Natsume past has found him and memories of living with relatives before the Fujiwaras are explored.
• E13: Natsume's Book of Play (2011-09-27) — The youkai hold a party to celebrate Natsume. Things get out of hand when they ask Natsume for a human game, and he suggests Shadow Tag. When Nyanko-sensei becomes "it", he starts

Season 4

• E1: Natsume Captured (2012-01-03) — Natsume is jumped by a group of Youkai trying to steal the Book of Friends for their master. Once captured, Natsume discovers that an old problem is back in a big way.
• E2: The Eastern Forest (2012-01-10) — Natsume, now trapped in the mansion, is trying to keep the Monkey Mask youkai from revealing the Book of Friends to Matoba. While Hinoe and Misuzu attempt to find the strange youka
• E3: The Little Ones (2012-01-17) — After Natsume returned Amana's name, she accused him of stealing her ring. He has three days to find and return it before she burns down his house. To make matters worse, the ring
• E4: Stand-In (2012-01-24) — Natsume is at home early one evening when he hears a knock on the door. He sees Tohko outside, asking to be let in. But when he opens the door, there's nobody there, and a gust of
• E5: To You, From Bygone Days (2012-01-31) — An old classmate Yuriko, remembers her time watching Natsume and how he was a little weird. A clingbug from Natsume's past reminds him of the time he spent running from a youkai wi
• E6: The Other Side of the Glass (2012-02-07) — Natsume overhears whispers that a powerful youkai is reviving, later that evening he is trapped in a bottle as an offering. Humans can't see or hear him, so Nyanko-sensei decides t
• E7: The Gap Between Humans and Youkai (2012-02-14) — Natsume's greatest fear has come true. Someone not involved in the world of youkai is hurt because of him. Natori needs Natsume to regain his composure or they will be eaten by Omi
• E8: When I Was Deceived (2012-02-21) — Natsume is walking home one day when he's accosted by a flying Tengu, who lifts him up into the sky! Meanwhile, Nyanko-sensei is stuck in a well, where Nanase tells him a story abo
• E9: The Moon-Splitting Festival (2012-02-28) — Every 10 years the followers of Houdzuigami and Fudzukigami have a battle to determine the fate of the land. Natsume is approached by the followers of Houdzukigami to act as their
• E10: The God, Enshrined (2012-03-06) — While being swept down the river, Natsume managed to feel the presences of Hudzuki-gami. Natori must make the choice to follow Natsume instincts or seal Fudzuki-gami.
• E11: A Single Photo (2012-03-13) — Natsume gets a call from a relative: his parents home is being sold. He tells himself that it doesn't matter, and that he's forgotten his past. But he's not nearly as over it as he
• E12: The Door of Memories (2012-03-20) — Natsume is going home for the last time, but first he must stop by his relative's house to get the key. But he is cautious, as inside is a youkai that tormented Natsume, and a girl
• E13: A Long Way Home (2012-03-27) — Natsume is possessed by a spirit. Obsessed with returning home, he remembers the events that occured just after his father's death.

Season 5

• E1: Unchanging Form (2016-10-04) — Natsume continues to spend his days giving back Youkai their names from the book of friends. One day, as he's heading home, he finds himself chased by a giant, rolling pot. The you
• E2: Mischievous Rain (2016-10-11) — On a rainy day, Natsume meets a young girl youkai. Her name isn't in the Book of Friends, but she wants his help anyway: she wants him to find a man she met once. The man couldn't
• E3: The Letter from the Exorcist (2016-10-18) — Natsume receives a letter from Matoba, an exorcist whom he's had unpleasant dealings with in the past. The world of exorcists is a dangerous place lately, and Matoba wants Natsume'
• E4: Shadow Linked Chains (2016-10-26) — An inexperienced exorcist tries and fails to completely seal a youkai near Natsume's school. Natsume decides to take the pot the youkai is sealed in to Natori, in hopes that it can
• E5: It Must Not Be Bound (2016-11-02) — Natsume arrives at the exorcist meeting to help smoke out the youkai that Matoba wants to find. But he quickly discovers that the situation is more complicated than it first seemed
• E6: Soundless Valley (2016-11-09) — Natsume's friend Taki lives in a house filled with traps and mazes for youkai. She can't see the youkai herself without the aid of a special circle, but she can hear them when they
• E7: Distant Festival Lights (2016-11-23) — Natsume and his friends go to a distant hot springs to help with the renovations. When he arrives, he meets an old friend of Tanumas, but he quickly gets caught up in local youkai
• E8: A World Unbent (2016-11-30) — Natori's family has always been exorcists… until they lost the abililty to see youkai. After generations of fearing the youkai's revenge, Natori is suddenly born with the ability
• E9: Following a Narrow Path (2016-12-07) — While on the run from a fearsome youkai, Natsume accidently sits on a tiny mushroom youkai. The mushroom youkai is incensed, as it has a meeting with a 'noble person' later in that
• E10: Touko and Shigeru (2016-12-14) — Touko and Shigeru are the kind elderly couple who took in Natsume when no one else would. But what were they like before they let Natsume move in?
• E11: To the Ephemeral Ones (2016-12-21) — Natsume has come down with a cold after adventuring in the hills. All of his friends, both human and youkai, do their best to make him feel better. As he lies in bed, he begins to

Season 6

• E1: The Days Eater (2017-04-12) — Natsume helps a youkai out of a pot, and as a "reward," is made young again. But Natsume is already young, and making him younger just confuses him and addles his memories. When he
• E2: It Blooms Tomorrow (2017-04-19) — Natsume's town is visited by a stonewasher: a powerful magical being capable of purifying tainted rocks. The stonewasher is looking for its lost student, and turns to Natsume for h
• E3: Nitai-sama (2017-04-26) — Natsume gets a call from his old "friend" Shibata, who he once helped with a youkai problem. Shibata wants him to come visit, and Natsume reluctantly agrees. He and Tanuma pay Shib
• E4: Lying Eyes (2017-05-03) — Natsume watches a movie starring Natori, and when he's done he finds one of Natori's paper dolls. The doll is soaked and the text on it is impossible to read, and Natsume becomes c
• E5: The Bound Ones (2017-05-10) — Natsume finds that Tsukiko's home is haunted by not one, but three separate youkai, each with its own motivations. One wants to protect Tsukiko's father, and the other two… Nato
• E6: Nishimura and Kitamoto (2017-05-17) — Natsume's friends reflect on how they met him, and the difference he made in their lives. He's found a home, and he means a lot to the people who live there.
• E7: Gomochi's Benefactor (2017-05-24) — Natsume meets a youkai named Gomochi, who has come in search of Reiko. The youkai has a message for Reiko, and wants to thank her for a favor she did him long ago. In hearing his s
• E8: A Day That Will Someday Come (2017-05-31) — Natsume is on his way home when he finds a letter on the ground. The letter seems to belong to a nearby man, who asks Natsume to take him to his school. The man is actually a youka
• E9: What Flows (2017-06-07) — Natsume travels to an inn for a study session with the rest of his class. While he's there, a flood washes away a local shrine. The shrine is said to house three masks, but Natsume
• E10: The Sealed Room (2017-06-14) — Natori is trying to find information on Natsume and his book of friends. Meanwhile, Natsume visits his house to deliver some of Touko's homemade jam. But this is the start of an ad
• E11: What Matters (2017-06-21) — Natori's group searches the Hakozaki mansion for the study. But other forces want the powerful magics contained within, and Natsume doesn't want them to have it…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Natsume's Book of Friends have? 7 season(s) with 86 episodes.

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