Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. I love every episode i watch, but i hate starting the next one. As soon as the first notes of the new intro rang through the air i was hit with a soft wave of nostalgia. Natsumes book of friends season six natsume yujincho roku was the anime that i was looking most forward to watching. I have a very strange relationship with natsume yuujinchou. Watch natsumes book of friends online full episodes of. Natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends yuki midorikawa images. 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. Natsumes book of friends started out as a hit manga series written and illustrated by yuki midorikawa published by hakusensha and serialised firstly in.
Select 10 masterpiece 9 great 8 very good 7 good 6 fine 5 average 4 bad 3 very bad 2 horrible 1 appalling. Ill be finished with the series a decade from now, probably. Recent popular random last week last 3 months all time 81 fav. Yuki midorikawa is the creator of natsumes book of friends, which was nominated for the manga taisho cartoon grand prize. Natsumes book of friends nyanko sensei amulet gold netsuke phone strap. Natsume s book of friends, or natsume yujincho, is a episode fantasy series written by yuki midorikawa, directed by takahiro omori, and produced by brain s base studio. It tells us about natsume and nyanko sensei and the story so far, which is helpful if its been a while. Natsumes book of friends manga gets 6th anime in 2017 posted on 20161220 12. As of 4th season, the anime covers the manga up through chapter 51, which is the final chapter of volume 12 of the japanese tankouban graphic novels a difference occurs in chapter 36, which is in volume 9 to date, the manga series has been collected into 19 volumes but it is still ongoing in lala magazine. 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. 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. Sep 10, 2014 natsumes little house of horror duration. The art is a pretty accurate faximile of the manga, which is certainly good. The atmosphere of book of a friends is so peaceful and gentle, making a very delightful read.
Natsumes book of friends episode 1 wrong every time. 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. But his problems run much deeper in natsumes book of friends volume 1, a delicate and beautifully written little manga. Jun 10, 2003 midorikawa is best known for drawing the manga series natsume yujincho natsumes book of friends. Natsumes book of friends, volume 1 by yuki midorikawa.
When reiko was takashis age, she bound the names of demons and spirits in her book of friends, enslaving them to her capricious whim. As of 4th season, the anime covers the manga up through chapter 51, which is the final chapter of volume 12 of the japanese tankouban graphic novels a difference occurs in chapter 36, which is in volume 9. But his problems run much deeper in natsume s book of friends volume 1, a delicate and beautifully written little manga. Yuki midorikawa started writing manga when she was an elementary school girl. Raising the possibility this was natsumes grandfather that looked just like him. Both tell the story of an orphaned boy that can see supernatural things. Oct 05, 2017 to me, natsumes book of friends is as much a feeling as it is an anime. 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. Natsume yuujinchou was licensed for an english release as natsumes book of friends by nis america, inc. 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. There are also a spinoff 4panel gag manga web comic titled. Not only is the artwork absolutely lovely, but its a good introduction to yuki midorikawas supernatural world filled with bizarre creatures and their alltoohuman troubles. Read 30 galleries with parody natsumes book of friends on nhentai, a hentai doujinshi and manga reader. Brains base that falls into the main genre of slice of life drama.
He adds to the long line of terrible guardians natsume has had, though to be fair, he knows nothing of raising humans, and at least is trying to make up for lost time chapter 76 reveals one of hakozakis loyal dragon youkai is astonished that nastume looks identical to a man he knew a long time ago. Madara is a character from the anime natsumes book of friends. Natsume yujincho is a japanese manga series by yuki midorikawa. Natsumes book of friends 4 i drink and watch anime. A mysterious ayakashi that was sealed in a shrine until he was accidentally released by natsume takashi. Because of natsumes strong resemblance to reiko, he is often mistaken for her, and chased by yokai who hate reiko but covet the book of friends. Natsumes book of friends season 6 is coming for spring. Of the 101825 characters on anime characters database, 39 are from the anime natsumes book of friends. How much of the natsumes book of friends manga was adapted.
However, unlike mushishi above, they both maintain the same atmosphere, but natsume is a bit more thoughtful in its storylines. Tact, in dusk story, seeing ghosts and the like, and takashi, in natsume s book of friends, seeing youkai. Takashi natsume continues to return the names of the spirits that have been written in the book of friends he inherited from. Even if they are natori s shiki and urihime and sasago kind of dont like natsume, they wont directly tell natori what natsume holds. When reiko was takashi s age, she bound the names of demons and spirits in her book of friends, enslaving them to her capricious whim. The series is about natsume, an orphaned teenage boy who can see spirits, who inherits. Natsumes book of friends episode 12 wrong every time. 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. Natsumes book of friends get 4th season in january sep 21, 2011 north american stream list. 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. Utsusemi ni musubu is a 2018 japanese animated film based on the yuki midorikawas manga and anime natsumes book of friends. Natsumes book of friends is also still a mixture of nice animation and budgetsaving still images, hard as it is to tell sometimes, the show being as gentle and reflective as it is.
Natsumes book of friends volume 8 contains chapters 27 to 31, special episode 8 and extra notes. When s5 was announced, i figured a sixth season was near guaranteed. Looking for information on the anime natsume yuujinchou go natsumes book of friends season 5. Media in category natsumes book of friends the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Nov 21, 2016 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 4 is an anime from studio. Viz the official website for natsumes book of friends. Natsumes book of friends 4 is an anime from studio brains base that falls into the main genre of slice of life drama. Once it was finally confirmed, chances were very high that it was gonna be airing in spring. The chapters have been collected in twentythree bound volumes. He can see spirits, called ayakashi andor youkai inseries there is a difference but it s not a huge deal, which are taken. Natsumes book of friends manga gets 6th anime in 2017.
Nyankosensei states in one chapter that ayakashi have a unspoken code to not speak about certain things they dont want to be known like the book of friends. No background information has been added to this title. The series is about natsume, an orphaned teenage boy who can. Due to being indexed as a animal character type, they do not have visual traits assigned. To me, natsumes book of friends is as much a feeling as it is an anime. Natsume yuujinchou go natsumes book of friends season 5. Natsumes book of friends is a fantastic series and is one that should be read by anyone who wants to read a seriously good series. He decided to dissolve the book by returning all the names to their owners. Natsumes book of friends manga recommendations animeplanet.
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. Natsumes book of friends season 3 official trailer duration. Midorikawa is best known for drawing the manga series natsume yujincho natsumes book of friends. 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. 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. Natsume s ability to see spirits is a power he inherited from his grandmother, reiko, who made a personal hobby out of gathering the names of as many spirits youkai as possible binding them to her servitude via writing their names in the titular book of friends a highly prized item that many denizens of the spirit world desire for. Natsumes book of friends manga gets 6th anime in 2017 news.
I decided to watch it on a whim and it has been one of my alltime favourite feelgood. Think of natsumes book of friends as a reverse cardcaptor sakura. Natsumes book of friends tv anime gets season 5 this fall. Tact, in dusk story, seeing ghosts and the like, and takashi, in natsumes book of friends, seeing youkai. Natsumes book of friends manga recommendations anime. Natsume is a teenager who can see spirits or yokai as the japanese call them. Of the 101825 characters on anime characters database, 39 are from the anime natsume s book of friends. The assembled youkai look almost disappointed, and his omnipresent companion, nyanko, snorts. Natsume yuujinchou was licensed for an english release as natsume s book of friends by nis america, inc. Dec 20, 2016 natsume s book of friends manga gets 6th anime in 2017 posted on 20161220 12.
This anime reminded me of xxxholic a lot and feels very similar in a slice of life, episodic way. This time around, we got a time melting vignette a little reminiscent of the erased intro, giving us a quick idea of natsumes unique path through life and how. Natsume s book of friends, volume 15 takashi natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. 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. While visiting her uncle for the summer, six year old hotaru gets lost in the woods outside the village. Natsume has always aired in groups of 2 splitcour seasons.
Natsumes book of friends the book takashi inherited is basically a collection of contracts signed by various yokai pledging their devotion to her. September 1117 sep 17, 2011 viz speeds up bleach, one piece s digital manga releases sep, 2011. 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. Natsume is one of the best manga characters i have ever read about and you feel very attached to him throughout the series. 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. It began serialization by hakusensha in the shojo manga magazine lala dx in 2005, before switching to lala in 2008.
Natsumes book of friends season 3 official trailer. Natsume s book of friends is also still a mixture of nice animation and budgetsaving still images, hard as it is to tell sometimes, the show being as gentle and reflective as it is. Natsume s book of friends get 4th season in january sep 21, 2011 north american stream list. Well, at least natori never has to be concerned natsume will abuse the power of that book. In this volume the mangaka tested out several ideas relating to the yokai and natsumes relationship. Natsumes ability to see spirits is a power he inherited from his grandmother, reiko, who made a personal hobby out of gathering the names of as many spirits youkai as possible binding them to her servitude via writing their names in the titular book of friends a highly prized item that many denizens of the spirit world desire for. Takashi natsume continues to return the names of the spirits that have been written in the book of friends he inherited from his grandmother, reiko natsume. Natsumes book of friends 2017 calendar 20180303 plaque. Its a positive and relaxed anime, with themes of peace and friendship, but it. They also have similar art style and story telling. Natsumes book of friends was a finalist for the first manga taisho award in 2008. The fourth volume is the first volume that has a character guide at the start of the book. His grandmother who could also see yokai passed down a strange book to him. At this point, natsume has so clearly established a strong social circle and bonds with his adopted family that emphasizing his theoretical loneliness feels a little hollow so instead, this episode mostly just.
He can see spirits, called ayakashi andor youkai inseries there is a difference but its not a huge deal, which are taken. The art is beautiful and compliments the story and concept very well. Natsume s 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 book of friends volume 4 contains chapters to 15 plus 3 special episodes and end notes. He has always been set apart from other people because of his gift, drifting from relative to relative, never fitting in. 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. Nov 25, 2016 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. Moving into the countryside for a fresh start, natsume swore to keep his secret just that. Jul 07, 2008 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. Natsumes book of friends volume 5 contains chapters 16 to 19 plus special episode 4 and extra notes.
The film is produced by shuka and directed by takahiro omori. Apr 06, 2017 think of natsumes book of friends as a reverse cardcaptor sakura. In this volume the mangaka tested out several ideas relating to the yokai and natsume s relationship. I decided to watch it on a whim and it has been one of my alltime favourite feelgood serials since then.
Until he does so, the spirits will follow him everywhere. Owning this book gives takashi complete power over them, and naturally many of the yokai are eager to take it. Natsume has always been aware of the supernatural, but after he inherits a magic book, the supernatural is aware of him. How much of the natsumes book of friends manga was.