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Feb 1, 2018 1:07 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Episode 2 is here and we have to put 30 characters, no?



Tamami in Wonderland! Such a beautiful episode! The fact that Tamami had been made to lose all of her memories was really sad. Her meeting with the Owl, Nyanko-sensei and Natsume will remain like a fragment of her dream.

It's a shame because even in this single episode, I really liked her cheerful personality and felt attachment to her. It made Natsume's sayonara at the end even more difficult to accept, but he did that with a smile. :')

5/5
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Feb 1, 2018 3:23 PM
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Good episode. Always good episodes for Natsume.

Sucks he always finds such nice potential wifus, but it never aligns in such a way for him to keep them.
Feb 1, 2018 5:27 PM
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Honestly, both episodes in the Special are better than some episodes in the main season.
Feb 2, 2018 12:10 AM
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Never fails; very good episode. And as always, it left me wanting for more.
Feb 2, 2018 12:50 AM
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Great episode!
Now really looking forward to the upcoming movie.
Feb 2, 2018 1:17 AM
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Dam the real Moral of the story is Natsume has to stay lonely... just when he thought he found soeone to open up to.... hence the protector telling reiko grams shes a lonely girl & knowing diff btwn reiko & natsume
Feb 2, 2018 3:23 AM
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anybody else payed more attention than usual to a seiyuu? and i mean Tamamis, not sure if it was good or bad, it was something new for me kinda
Feb 2, 2018 3:58 AM
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pyongshin said:
anybody else payed more attention than usual to a seiyuu? and i mean Tamamis, not sure if it was good or bad, it was something new for me kinda


Yes. It is because Andou Hitomi (安藤 瞳), Tamami's seiyuu, is a professional actress and not a regular TV anime seiyuu. You'll see similar voice acting in anime movies notably from Ghibli Studios and Hosada Mamoru movies where the character roles are played by professional actors/actresses instead of voice actors/actresses.
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A girl meeting Nyanko-sensei when he speaks. She believes his speaking of her dreaming.

So she was asked by a white owl to come to the forest for a ring. He agrees to help her find that owl.

So he came to return the name of the ruler of the forest, which sounds like the same as the owl. He met grandmother before. So Nyanko-sensei knew that he would erase her memory, or she cannot live.

After seeing the girl, he gave her a fragment in addition to erasing her memory. Natsume waited her to wake up.
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Feb 2, 2018 5:25 AM
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For a Natsume episode it wasn't very good, sadly.

IMO Natsume was a biti out of character in it.
Feb 2, 2018 6:36 AM

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Realized how much I miss Natsume and now the wait for the movie seems even longer. Felt like forever since Roku ended.
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Feb 2, 2018 12:14 PM

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Natsume you've done it again- making me feel all warm inside, that is.
Feb 2, 2018 12:32 PM

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Too bad there is no romance. I know it wouldn't fit with the show.
But every now and then I wished there was romance and a girl appearing more often than the others we already have (that don't appear tooo often).

Girl was very cute and a nice person like Natsume (tried to help the owl). Also it seemed she has trouble interacting with others. (Or maybe it was only for this episode because she went into the forest. At least she was thinking/worrying about what the others might think of her.)

Her and Natsume would have been a nice couple.
Feb 2, 2018 2:16 PM

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Like lots of people are posting, I too agree this girl would've been a perfect match for Natsume. Well great OVA regardless
Feb 2, 2018 6:29 PM

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Everyone here talking about the lack of romance for Natsume is assuming he doesn't bat for the other team, his interactions with Natori and Tanuma suggest otherwise ;)
Feb 3, 2018 3:20 PM

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Is it just me or was there a step up in the production quality in this particular episode?
Feb 3, 2018 3:34 PM

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i have a question, does anyone know who is the owl's seiyuu? is it Morikawa Toshiyuki?

the voice is so familiar... god i hate it when this happens, i recognize the voice from somewhere but i cant remember the name xD
Feb 3, 2018 4:38 PM

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It was so great <3 the ovas were surprisingly better than the anime season itself.
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shanimebib said:
pyongshin said:
anybody else payed more attention than usual to a seiyuu? and i mean Tamamis, not sure if it was good or bad, it was something new for me kinda


Yes. It is because Andou Hitomi (安藤 瞳), Tamami's seiyuu, is a professional actress and not a regular TV anime seiyuu. You'll see similar voice acting in anime movies notably from Ghibli Studios and Hosada Mamoru movies where the character roles are played by professional actors/actresses instead of voice actors/actresses.


You mean this?:
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/安藤瞳_(ボウリング)

I put it in url trimmer, because it does not give it in Japanese:
https://goo.gl/6JBt1F
I not find any video of her playing a character, know where there are videos, or what anime did she do?


What a nice episode, When will the next season come?
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shanimebib said:


Yes. It is because Andou Hitomi (安藤 瞳), Tamami's seiyuu, is a professional actress and not a regular TV anime seiyuu. You'll see similar voice acting in anime movies notably from Ghibli Studios and Hosada Mamoru movies where the character roles are played by professional actors/actresses instead of voice actors/actresses.


I not find any video of her playing a character, know where there are videos, or what anime did she do?

What a nice episode, When will the next season come?
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LOL. The one you gave a link to is a professional bowler not a professional actress! :P

The Andou Hitomi I am referring to played the role of Umesawa Izumi in 8-gatsu no Symphony. MAL doesn't have her in the database. Consider her as someone like Tanimura Mitsuki or Naka Riisa who are real actresses who voiced in anime movies alongside acting.

There hasn't been an announcement for next season, but a movie, believed to be a direct sequel of Natsume Roku will air sometime this year.
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Sarah-Sama said:
i have a question, does anyone know who is the owl's seiyuu? is it Morikawa Toshiyuki?

the voice is so familiar... god i hate it when this happens, i recognize the voice from somewhere but i cant remember the name xD

it's not Morikawa, i'm pretty sure it's Hayami Show !
Feb 4, 2018 4:06 AM

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Tamami's voice is clumsy but I find it cute.

Great episode btw.
Feb 4, 2018 12:42 PM

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toooru said:
Sarah-Sama said:
i have a question, does anyone know who is the owl's seiyuu? is it Morikawa Toshiyuki?

the voice is so familiar... god i hate it when this happens, i recognize the voice from somewhere but i cant remember the name xD

it's not Morikawa, i'm pretty sure it's Hayami Show !


i think you're right!!!! its him :D
Feb 6, 2018 4:02 PM

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Great episode, one of the best for me. Love the girl.
Feb 8, 2018 11:07 AM
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Nice episode, this time the principal was a young girl that follow the instructions of an owl (forest guardian Yokai) that wants to recover his ring!!!
Finally, this Guardian erased the girl memory, and it was sad because this girl could be important in the Natsume life, but just was a story!!!
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Feb 12, 2018 6:38 PM

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I wish Natsume is a long run series like OP. So I can watch it recently.
Feb 17, 2018 7:29 AM

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Simply beautiful. The excruciatingly long wait for this episode was worth it.
Feb 19, 2018 8:17 PM

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This pair of specials has left me wanting more, as usual! It's a shame Tamami doesn't get to become a permanent fixture in this series, she's really nice!
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Feb 26, 2018 3:11 PM

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It feels like a long time since we've seen Natsume give a name back.

Also, is it just me, or did the owl youkai look like Madara from Naruto?
Mar 2, 2018 9:44 AM

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Beautiful episode, not as good as the previous one but still really lovely! Really hoping for a next season of this wonderful franchise to be honest!

All in all a great two episode special!
Mar 11, 2018 9:11 PM

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So the girl even has to forget about Natsume, everything relating to the "dream" and encounter.

I'm gonna be starved for Natsume content for a while now, until we get the movie.
Mar 19, 2018 12:18 AM

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The mangaka deserve an award for creating this wonderful manga.
Apr 13, 2018 6:01 AM

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It's a pity he had to erase her memory.
Sep 29, 2018 5:06 AM
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The episode gave a pretty good feeling for at least 2/3 of the episode, so I thought, hey, this is a nice episode and nothing more (not in a bad way!). But man, I still ended up crying when the owl erased Tamami's memories. It really wasn't a heartbreaking or touching scene, yet it still tugged my heartstrings. I guess Natsume's philosophy in this episode infected me, in thinking that it's really sad that Tamami's encounter with the protector of the forest had to be forgotten by her. She's a sweet girl, and it seems even the protector of the forest was a bit saddened that he will once again, be forgotten.

I also really liked the short conversation between Reiko and protector of the forest, when he said that she must be lonely. That line hit hard.
Jan 30, 2019 2:21 PM

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A beautiful OVA. I don't think there's enough manga material to make another season.
Apr 6, 2019 5:55 AM

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Aizen Sosuke in the form of owl
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May 3, 2019 10:56 AM
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Man they really should make a side story for Natsume which has romance.
I'd love to see Tamami comes in and sees the scene which Natsume returns the name for the owl, such beautiful scene!
Also, there could be a different part about Tamami meeting Natsume again and somehow feel familiar and develop feelings with Natsume.
I know I know I'm just an rom-com fan and an Natsume fan, I want that scene :(
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toooru said:
Sarah-Sama said:
i have a question, does anyone know who is the owl's seiyuu? is it Morikawa Toshiyuki?

the voice is so familiar... god i hate it when this happens, i recognize the voice from somewhere but i cant remember the name xD

it's not Morikawa, i'm pretty sure it's Hayami Show !


I also think it's him! I recognized Azami Nakiri's voice from food wars
Jan 24, 2020 7:40 AM

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it's not a real shojo until someone goes to wonderland,
and it's not a real anime without a beach episode,
i don't think Natsume's been to the beach yet?

so here's to another bunch of seasons and some specials, so he finally gets to the sea ;D!

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May 8, 2020 12:46 AM

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That last "Sayonara" hurts :(
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Jun 11, 2020 6:49 AM

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Girls in this anime are so exceptionally adorable!
Jul 8, 2020 8:19 AM
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That was a cute interaction about tamami and the owl. But sad that he had to erase her memories in the end.
Sep 27, 2020 6:24 PM
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Man I thought Natsume was going to develop a love interest there for a while. She did resemble Natsume in a way.
Jun 12, 2021 3:37 PM

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Too bad there isn’t romance. Which I’m not mad about since it doesn’t really fit
But still beautiful episode!!
Jun 15, 2021 2:36 AM

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Two episodes and both were amazing!

I really love the ideas and feelings of this series! Very beautiful 9/10
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Tamami really has an innocent and cute personality in this episode even as a side character. I also came to like her VA.

Yeah, I actually wished there would be some kind of romance or admiration from Tamami towards Natsume but that would make this a different story and I would feel a bit disappointed. (I'd rather have Jun or Taki beside Natsume). 😅😏
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It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines
and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it,
is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service.
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This was much better than any of the episodes in the main season. This is exactly what I want from Natsume Yuujinchou.

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Weak episode. Such a shame, considering how good the first Special was.
Sep 20, 2022 4:21 PM
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masterpiece as always
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A wonderful follow-up that continues to capture the bittersweet emotions of this series. Tamami grew on me so quickly with her adorable imagination. While losing her memories is saddening, it's still so heartwarming to see that those warm feelings remain.
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