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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Helping out old youkai. He's soul of Suzunaru tree that got cut recently. He seems to have something undone related to a human, so he wants him to accompany him. The leaves that sound like bell, so "Suzunaru", but not everyone can hear it. Because of the change of mountain route, that little girl visited him 20 years ago. He finally remembered about her. Natsume visited the friend of that girl, who passed away from accident. Short miracle. |
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| Beautiful and nostalgic feeling episode. I don't know how this show is able to consistently pull at my heart strings, but these simple, yet touching, episodes are my favorite. Wish they would announce a new season, but happy to hear news about a movie in the meantime... Nyaaaaaaa~~~~ >^___^< |
| "You're not planning on finding them" Every episodes with something like that, he found them.. So don't worry sensei xD Aww that was a bittersweet ending again :( |
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| Natsume being Natsume. Always prying into youkai matters and Nyanko obstinate about it. Hahahahahaha typical Nyanko-sensei-Natsume's interactions. I am amazed at how much of an airhead can Natsume be a many many times. This expression of Nyanko is totally suitable:  Great appearance of the Dog's circle, lol. |
KannoSugakoOct 8, 2017 11:17 AM
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| Beautiful and sad episode, almost like always. :) This is why Natsume is one of my favourite character. Poor little girl, she didn't have enough time to fulfil promise. 5/5 |
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| Ohmygod. I missed Natsume and Nyanko-sensei so much. I missed this anime's atmosphere, too; the heartwarming feeling it gives me. Ugh. Glad we get to receive two specials for NY Roku. :') So happy seeing and hearing Nyanko-sensei again and him being salty af for Natsume being distracted by a youkai of a Suzunaru tree instead of getting his food. Hahaha. So kawaii! I missed Natsume and his friends, too. Sucks that we didn't get to see Taki my best girl from this show. Hehe. I miss her so much. And somehow the youkai fulfilled his promise to the girl she made a promise with who apparently died because of a car accident like holy shit what because he managed to show that lady who I think is Sacchan the leaves that can sound like bells. It hurts me, maaan. That kid he made friends with just died. Whaaaat. That's just cruel. ;-; I MISSED NATSUME'S HANDSOME FACE AND NYANKO-SENSEI'S VOICE AND THAT FAT BODY. WAAAAAAAAAAAH! Hahaha. Okay that somehow cheered me up. 9/10 already. Yaaaay! ;D |
     "Maybe he's trying to take a shit, but the shit just won't come out." Captain Levi, 2014 (／^-^)／☆♪  ♪☆＼(^０^＼) |
| Geez, you would think the old man wearing a weird mask like so many other yokai do, is in fact one himself, figuring it out only after it was pointed out to him. LaPokota said: I don't know how this show is able to consistently pull at my heart strings, but these simple, yet touching, episodes are my favorite. (´;︵;`) It's those ninjas cutting onions, I tell you. They're appear every time this show is on. Feel so sad for the girl who couldn't make up with her best friend. But at the very least the woman was able to see the spirit of the tree leaves rustling like bells in the end that her friend wanted to show her, posthumously fulfilling that promise the little girl made with the old tree yokai and to make up with her friend. With a movie coming out next year, and subs coming out likely a year after that maybe in 2019 when the discs come out, it's going to be a long ass wait. I feel like the movie may be the last in the series adaptions, given how many seasons have come out already which is pretty impressive....hope I'm wrong though. |
Estoy_GordoOct 8, 2017 3:21 PM
| These promises between humans and youkai don't always end the happiest, do they? Another great Natsume episode. I missed this show a lot. |
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| This episode was so emotional, god, I had tears running down my face at the moment the youkai made the trees ring like bells. This is probably one of my favorite Natsume episodes now. |
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| Man this was good. My emotion peaked when the spiritual tree sounded. |
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| Yet another episode that pulled tightly on my heart strings. This show is perfection! |
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4kicks said: Geez, you would think the old man wearing a weird mask like so many other yokai do, is in fact one himself, figuring it out only after it was pointed out to him. LaPokota said: I don't know how this show is able to consistently pull at my heart strings, but these simple, yet touching, episodes are my favorite. (´;︵;`) It's those ninjas cutting onions, I tell you. They're appear every time this show is on. Feel so sad for the girl who couldn't make up with her best friend. But at the very least the woman was able to see the spirit of the tree leaves rustling like bells in the end that her friend wanted to show her, posthumously fulfilling that promise the little girl made with the old tree yokai and to make up with her friend. With a movie coming out next year, and subs coming out likely a year after that maybe in 2019 when the discs come out, it's going to be a long ass wait. I feel like the movie may be the last in the series adaptions, given how many seasons have come out already which is pretty impressive....hope I'm wrong though. Well then those damn ninjas are skilled because the feeeeeels. Every time. I love Natsume, he's such a sweetheart. And Nyanko-sensei is hilarious. |
| Loved this OVA! The stories are always so bittersweet and I was glad to have a chance to see Natsume and Nyanko-sensei again! I really wish this anime could go on forever as I always love the stories it tells! |
| So glad that I'm not a huge manga reader, because the manga readers WHINE WAY TOO MUCH and have to RUIN every adapted anime for the ANIME ONLY WATCHERS! |
| Natsume always helping, humans or Yokai!!! This time helped a old tree youkai and the promise with a young girl...that had a hard time when the neighbour/friend explain that she died a few days after the promise!!! dramatic time!!! but if not the alone death, days after the notice the old tree youkai died/dissapear!!! :( Sad epidose ; _ ; |
| Ah, glad to have more Natsume. Felt bad for the tree youkai. It sucks that his tree was taken down and making a promise with someone only for them to have passed away during an accident. It was nice though to know the girl never forgot the promise and the youkai was very happy for that. Great episode overall. |
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| I cried so much while watching this story... in a bus... full of people... |
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| This beautiful episode ;__;.... They sure always find a way to hit your soft spots ;__;.... |
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| This episode is all the evidence one needs not to watch Natsume before going to work my eyes will show all day now. Simply beautiful |
| Was it an original chapter? |
| anyone knows the name of the VA for Ai-chan? (the girl the youkai made the promise with) it sounds really familiar but i cant quite remember help! |
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4kicks said: I feel like the movie may be the last in the series adaptions, given how many seasons have come out already which is pretty impressive....hope I'm wrong though. I think they just said the movie is to celebrate the anime's 10th anniversary. The manga is ongoing (as of this post) so they're probably waiting for more material to come out for another series? :D |
| Omg, this episode is so calm yet so sad at the same moment. The promise could never be fulfilled; The young girl was gone ;-;. Feel sad for the Youkai T_T |
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KillerKip said: 4kicks said: I feel like the movie may be the last in the series adaptions, given how many seasons have come out already which is pretty impressive....hope I'm wrong though. I think they just said the movie is to celebrate the anime's 10th anniversary. The manga is ongoing (as of this post) so they're probably waiting for more material to come out for another series? :D Well, there is still a TON of material the show hasn't gotten though yet. I don't think that's the problem... maybe just getting approved for another season is what's holding them back. |
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| When's the second special getting subbed? |
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| Anyone know if the second special is out yet? It's been a month and a half since the supposed airdate listed on MAL :( |
| I shed too much tears for this precious episode. It was bittersweet. The old youkai in the Suzunaru tree forgot his lost promise with the girl. Natsume helped him, he gathered a lot water to put on the tree everyday and even tried to find the location of the promised girl but sadly, we do not know the whereabouts of the girl but her friend was there to visit the tree. The old youkai turned happy and started to move his staff in order to ring the bell of leaves. On the other day, Natsume visits the old youkai to bring water for him again but he's gone. I think it was fine despite the fact the promise did not fulfill. Promises really meant to be broken sometimes. This is one of my favorite episode even if it is an OVA or special. |
JerryKen10Dec 15, 2017 3:04 AM
| I avoided this since the day I saw that it was subbed, and damn, I knew it. I knew it'd made me cry. About half way into the episode I was already feeling emotional because the youkai is just such a kind and happy soul. I burst into tears when he started dancing to no avail, BUT at least the baby saw... ;__; It's amazing how the theme of loneliness faced by youkai (and Natsume) continues to move me. |
| I finally got around to watching this; was waiting for the second ova to come out. Oh my gosh, this episode made me so sad, but at the same time, there’s just this simplistic beauty to it. Crossing my fingers for a new season, but at least a movie has been announced for now! |
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| This series just flat-out wants to destroy all heart-strings, no? |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| What a lovely yet bittersweet episode! Really enjoyable to watch and boy that ending was just amazingly beautiful! Really loved it, and certainly am looking forwards for the next special! |
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| What a nice old youkai, it's a pity he was struck by lightning. |
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| I continue to be amazed by how consistently good this anime is. |
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moozooh said: Lol your post and the post above yours is complete opposite. I actually read the first part of your post and i was like "yeah! such simple writing and reused formula but it pulls my heartstring everytime and made me appreciate little things in life more. Such simplicity and beauty." and then i continued reading and realize you meant it as a criticism. "Oh, no. Is he a youkai?" "You finally noticed? Idiot." Oh, no, indeed. Thankfully, Nyanko-sensei acted like a proper audience stand-in right off the bat, good job. If only he wasn't the only intellectually capable major character in the show. Unfortunately, this kind of low-effort writing cliche sets the mood for the entire episode. I wonder if the author ever reflects on this, because it's not the first occurrence by far of her taking the easy way out. Natsume encounters one typical scenario after another and keeps being completely clueless about it without any indication that earlier events have taught him anything at all. I think his actual problem is neither poor health nor being a youkai magnet, but rather his terminal stupidity. I mean I can understand the demands of long-running SoL serialization, but it doesn't mean you have to degrade your own characters and prevent any development just to allow more iterations of identical plot development happen. This is just poorly done. |
| *sigh* my emotions are all over the place ╥﹏╥ |
| Yet another bittersweet episode. |
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| Even though it's been a couple of years since I last watched Roku, this episode immediately worked its magic and I found myself totally immersed into its familiar tranquility. There have been a number of anime that have conveyed the spiritual meaning of trees in Japan and this continues to make me appreciative of how deeply rooted their culture is into every aspect of nature. The message of this episode was incredibly uplifting. A promise made that was as fleeting & fragile as life can be, yet still finding a way to deliver those precious feelings in a new form. By the end of the episode, I was already feeling incredibly sentimental as though I had been the one who made that promise 20 years ago. |
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| This episode almost made me cry. I love this anime soo much. |
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