Natsume Yuujinchou Roku

Takashi Natsume has grown accustomed to his encounters with youkai through the Book of Friends, which contains the names of youkai whom his grandmother, Reiko Natsume, has sealed in contracts. These encounters allow Natsume to better understand the youkai, Reiko, and himself.

The Book of Friends is a powerful tool that can be used to control youkai; it is sought after by both youkai and exorcists alike. Natsume just wants to live out his daily life in peace but is constantly disrupted by these experiences. If he is to end this torment, Natsume must explore more about the book and the world of exorcism, as well as begin to open his heart to those who can help him.

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Natsume, Takashi Main

Kamiya, Hiroshi Japanese

Madara Main

Inoue, Kazuhiko Japanese

Natsume, Reiko Supporting

Kobayashi, Sanae Japanese

Tanuma, Kaname Supporting

Horie, Kazuma Japanese

Natori, Shuuichi Supporting

Ishida, Akira Japanese

Taki, Tooru Supporting

Satou, Rina Japanese

Hinoe Supporting

Okamura, Akemi Japanese

Fujiwara, Touko Supporting

Itou, Miki Japanese

Hiiragi Supporting

Yukino, Satsuki Japanese

Misuzu Supporting

Kuroda, Takaya Japanese

Yazaki, Fumi Producer

Muramatsu, Sayako Producer

Yokoyama, Shuko Producer

Satou, Yumi Producer

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Jan 16, 2022

lamaraptor

Recommended

As I near the end of this franchise I look back on all the emotions it has made me feel. Joy, sadness, relief, pity, heartbreak, contentment. It has been a journey seeing Natsume transform from a fearful boy who could never open up to anyone to a young man who seems to have everything he could ever want. A few moments come to mind when I think about this transformation. One is early on in this season when he is briefly transformed back into a child. He loses all his current memories, but he still has Nyanko-sensei at his side and is quickly found by ... Taki and Tanuma. This young Natsume is in disbelief at the life he apparently has, thinking that surely it's too good to be true. He decides to accept them as being his friends, even if it's a lie as the youkai nearby try to convince him, because it would be better to believe in a happier future.

The next thing is when his friends are all talking about what they want to do after graduation, where they want to go, what they want to grow up to become. Natsume simply says he doesn't know what he'll do, but he wants to stay in this small town forever because he's never been happier than he has here. I don't know if this is true to life, but anime has made me believe that nothing could be more wholesome and fulfilling than living in the Japanese countryside. You've almost got to wonder if there's some agenda to over-romanticize moving away from the big city in the same way they hypersexualize the idea of having a wife at home making lots of babies. Almost like there are crises of declining birthrates and depopulation of rural areas... or something.

Anyway I loved this series as a whole. It's not quite 10 out of 10, partly because it's so long with not much of an overarching story to carry it, but it's still a fantastic show. I still have a few specials and some movies to get through and I'm hoping that we'll finally get some solid answers about Reiko and Natsume's grandfather who was teased at in the finale. It'll probably still be good either way, I wasn't really expecting a definitive ending for a series like this at this point. Still, 9/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jul 29, 2021

Miami67

Recommended

I really am choosy when it comes to watch interesting anime. From the 1st season this anime has caught my interest. I really liked this anime. Though the manga is still ongoing and they don't know if there will be a 2nd season or not, I really hope there will bee a new season with more episodes. Old animes are really something. The story, the ary, the songs are really beautiful.
Reiko san is so cool. She's fearless, she helps yokais too. I wish she was there with Natsume. I really cried when I saw Natsume struggling with his childhood. The yokais made him fear ... them a lot. I wish he would have met with Nyanko sensei when he was a child so that his childhood would have been a little easier for him to lead. But the most beautiful thing is he found a nice foster family to live in and his friends are super supportive and really likes him. Even Natori san is nice but sometimes I think he has some motives.
I hope people who watch this anime will love it and support it so that the author will provide another season.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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May 9, 2021

yukihaneda

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my most favorite anime of all time
Natsume yuujinchou made my day every time i watched this anime
it is a delightful experience to have known and given the chance to watch this beautiful creation of the authors of natsume yuujinchou
i loved this anime from the beginning till the end
A new season hasn't been announced for this amazing anime, i wish it would be soon though.
i might keep up with the manga until the new season comes up, i really really love this anime and i feel it deserves many many more seasons and 100s of episodes, this anime is very peaceful, relaxing and calming.
i prefer this ... one when i need a friend, natsume is that friend for me.
i love natsume and his relationship with nyanko sensei, they are adorable.
his friends are amazing, especially tanuma kun. he is a supportive friend that everyone would be blessed to have
i am not sure about the intentions of natori after watching the last episode though, he seems to be in a conflict and that is okay, i just wish they make more seasons and until then i'll read the manga and maybe re-watch the previous seasons, this anime can never get old, it is an eternal beauty of japanese literature and i am here to adore it. it is an amazing anime and i hope the production house and creators will read this review and continue to make this series forever and ever.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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