Showing the box art, discs, and included guide book. Until he does so, the spirits will follow him everywhere. Jun, 2019 natsume yuuhjinchou aka natsumes book of friends is a episode episodic supernatural drama anime featuring a lot of japanese mythology and a pinch of comedy. Natsume yuujinchou 6th season natsumes book of friends. After moving to his grandmother s hometown and accidentally releasing a yokai who was imprisoned in a lucky cat statue, he learns about one of his grandmother s keepsakes, her book of friends, which contains the names of the yokai she. Natsume s book of friends is a fantastic series and is one that should be read by anyone who wants to read a seriously good series.
Mar 23, 2020 natsumes book of friends yuki midorikawa draws 1st new 1shot in 5 years. Natsume s book of friends gets 3rd tv anime season feb 21, 2011 japanese animation dvd ranking, august 2430 sep 2, 2009 japanese animation dvd ranking, july 2026 jul 29, 2009. It contains the names of youkai she has defeated and serves as a book of contracts made between reiko and those youkai. The assembled youkai look almost disappointed, and his omnipresent companion, nyanko, snorts. Buy natsumes book of friends, season 1 microsoft store. Watch natsumes book of friends episode 1 online the cat. Natsume has always been aware of the supernatural, but after he inherits a magic book, the supernatural is aware of him. Find out more with myanimelist, the world s most active online anime and manga community and database. Natsume yuujinchou or natsume s book of friends is a big thing in japan from a few years ago. High quality natsume yuujinchou gifts and merchandise. Natsumes book of friends yuki midorikawa draws 1st new 1.
Assisted by a cat whom natsume addresses as nyankosensei lit. Takashi natsume is a young man whos been able to see youkai since he was a child. The book of friends is a book with all the names of the ayakashi that natsume s grandmother reiko defeated. All through his life, takashi natsume has been able to see spirits and other supernatural beings, which only served to get him ostracized by everyone around him. Natsumes book of friends has been adapted as an anime television series produced by brains base, directed by takahiro omori. Natsume yuujinchou random anime moments 1 duration. Jun 10, 2003 natsumes book of friends, volume 1 book. This anime reminded me of xxxholic a lot and feels very similar in a slice of life, episodic way. Natsume saves a young fox who is getting picked on by some yokai. The ending song just gets to your heart and takes the emotional level on. Well, at least natori never has to be concerned natsume will abuse the power of that book. I started to know this series after the manga was translated to indonesian by elex media komputindo. Natsumes book of friends is written and illustrated by yuki midorikawa and published in japan by hakusensha. Reiko had created the book of friends in order to express her frustrations.
Natsumes book of friends episode 1 wrong every time. The art is beautiful and compliments the story and concept very well. It began serialization by hakusensha in the shoujo manga magazine lala dx in 2005, before switching to lala in 2008. Instead of capturing spirits like sakura, natsume works to release all spirits bound to the magical book he inherited from his grandmother. Natsumes book of friends episode 1 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. 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. It has been revealed today that the new natsume yuujinchou natsume s book of friends anime movie, utsusemi ni musubu, will hit cinemas on 29 september 2018. Natsume yuujinchou go natsumes book of friends season 5. Natsume s 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.
It began serialization in 2005 in the bimonthly shoujo aimed at teenage girls manga magazine lala dx. Natsume yujincho season 1 one of the best written series i have seen to date. Some blah blah blah on nis americas premium box set release. Nis shows off fancy natsume yujincho premium edition. The book of friends, known as yuujinchou, is an oldaged book belonging to reiko natsume. Jul 07, 2008 watch natsume s book of friends full episodes online. Natsume takashi yuujinchou natsumes book of friends 18. After inheriting the book of friends from his late grandmother, takashi made it his mission to return all. Viz the official website for natsumes book of friends. The paperback of the natsumes book of friends, vol. Like reiko natsume takashis late grandmother, takashi has strong spiritual power which allows him to see youkai. Dec 31, 2017 natsumes book of friends the manga and anime. It was adapted into an animated anime tv series, broadcast in japan for six seasons, in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017.
See more ideas about anime, manga, natsume takashi. Natsumes book of friends, volume 1 by yuki midorikawa. When takashi natsume, a teenaged boy who can see spirits, recieves his grandmother reikos book of. Looking for information on the anime natsume yuujinchou go natsume s book of friends season 5. Announced at this past weekends anime expo convention, nis america is bringing seasons 1 and 2 of natsume yujincho natsumes book of friends to. 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. 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. The tree where the bird who doesnt sing returns will feature on the magazines cover and have color opening pages. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Natsume has always been an outcast because he inherited his grandmother reiko s ability to see yokai strange beings that are invisible to most people. Natsumes book of friends has been adapted as a series of drama cds, as well as an anime television series produced by brains base seasons 14 and shuka seasons 56, which was broadcast on tv tokyo for 6. Natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends themes.
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. Natsumes book of friends nis america premium box set. May, 2017 the 6th season of natsumes book of friends. Page 1 of 1 start over page 1 of 1 this shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. One day, he accidentally breaks the seal around a lucky cat statue, releasing a yokai named madara who tells him about his grandmother reikos book of friends. Sadly, i am very late into the fandom and hence missed out a lot of good things from this series. Contains episodes 1 of season 3 and a fullcolor, 32page hardcover art book styled after the book of friends and featuring detailed info about the characters, an. Yuki midorikawa is the creator of natsumes book of friends, which was nominated for the manga taisho cartoon grand prize. Natsume yuujinchou was licensed for an english release as natsumes book of friends by nis america, inc. Watch natsumes book of friends online full episodes of.
Watch natsume yujincho episode 1, the cat and the book of friends, on crunchyroll. It was released october 9, 2012 as a season 1 and 2 dvd premium edition followed by a dvd standard edition release february 4, 2014. Natsumes book of friends movie announces guest cast, theme. 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.
Natsumes book of friends started out as a hit manga series written and illustrated by yuki midorikawa published by hakusensha and serialised firstly in. While eating, the cat ayakashi tells natsume what the book of friends actually is. There arent as many anime that are as kind or gentle. Reiko was strong spiritually so none of the ayakashi could defeat her. Apr 06, 2017 think of natsumes book of friends as a reverse cardcaptor sakura. Natsume discovers that the heirloom book of friends that his grandmother, reiko, gave him possesses the names. May 20, 2017 natsumes book of friends is really good, yet people dont seem to often talk about it. Natsumes book of friends natsume yuujinchou is a japanese fantasy manga series by yuki midorikawa. Moving into the countryside for a fresh start, natsume swore to keep his secret just that. Watching natsume just makes me feel warm and fuzzy. Natsumes book of friends was a finalist for the first manga taisho award in 2008. Natsume has the ability to see yokai, mysterious beings that are invisible to most people.
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