 If you liked
Natsume Yuujinchou
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Bakemonogatari
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The reason I started to compare Bakemonogatari and Natsume Yuujinchou actually is that the male main characters are both voiced by Kamiya Hiroshi. Then I started to notice that the themes and the atmosphere is quite similar. And even if the animation is different they share high production values.
These shows are about high-school boys who get mixed up with supernatural creatures and phenomenon. The main characters take notice of things that normal humans cannot see and try to help out, even if it is dangerous. The arcs of the different stories are not very long but characters frequently show up again. There is an unique
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These stories have some interesting parallels. Both are "boy who can see yokai/spirits" shows taking place in the modern day, with main characters in high school who help others dealing with problems pertaining to the spiritual world, and have older, more experienced exorcist mentors. The main characters are somewhat similar despite having different appearances and are both voiced by the same Japanese seiyuu. The two mains come to terms with their place, locked between the human and spiritual word, and find happiness in that role.
There are some noted differences, however. Bakemonogatari focuses primarily on helping humans who have come across dangerous yokai that are cursing
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Recommended by noirgrimoir
Where do I start?
- Protagonist who gets involved with spirits and expert spirits. He tries to help them, without harming their loved ones. Both protas share the same seiyu.
- Both have a somewhat slow pace, with a space for different characters, who come to sympathize with the protagonist or take it to a risky situation.
- In addition, the protagonist carries a hidden power that makes him a magnet for problems, and always accompanies a powerful supernatural being.
And the seasons seem to have no end ...
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Recommended by JuanShot87
Just think of Bakemonogatari as the more violent and weirder version of Natsume Yuujinchou. Instead of Nyanko-sensei, you get one cute girl who transforms into a cat and another cute girl who's a vampire and hides in Araragi's shadow. For me personally, it was like watching an alternate universe Natsume dealing with all the youkai, only this time his "harem" is female and not male (laughs). Both are charming in their own way, but basically, if you're looking for something with a lot of Kamiya Hiroshi in it plus a lot of weirdness, this is it. If you're looking for the wholesomeness that is the
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Recommended by tourinshinya
Both focus around a character that is caught up in the strange world of the supernatural and handles various day to day cases of the supernatural as well too and both share stylish animation,art and visuals too.
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Recommended by Disapeared_Ghost
I am surpised not a lot of people compared those two shows. Natsume's Book of Friends and Bakemonogatari both follow the story of an awkward teen who has the power to see spirits (of sorts). Natsume and Araragi start of as outsiders, but as their stories progresses trough the seasons they find friends though they still feel alone from the inside and have trouble blending in. Need I mention that they are both voiced by the same person thus creating a similar vibe around the characters. As for the shows themselves, they speak of similar themes like coming of age and spirits (of sorts)/the supernatural,
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Recommended by lysanthrope