Natsume's Book of Friends
2008 · TV Series · TV-14 · 24 min · ★ 8.2
A quiet teenager who can see spirits inherits a mysterious book tied to a family secret, drawing even more supernatural encounters into daily life. As he meets one spirit after another, the series blends gentle fantasy, loneliness, and small acts of kindness into an emotional, calming journey.
Based on Natsume's Book of Friends
Also known as Natsume yûjinchô · Natsume's Friend Book · Natsume Yujin-cho
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~35 hours to watch · 88 episodes.
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Details
- Original title
- 夏目友人帳
- Years
- 2008–2025
- Release date
- 2008-07-08
- Network
- TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ, TSC
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 24 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 (103 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle supernatural series focused on healing, belonging, and bittersweet spirit encounters, somewhere between Fruits Basket and Interviews with Monster Girls; Not for you if you need fast pacing or constant action.
Pros: soothing atmosphere; heartfelt stories; warm spirit friendships | Cons: very slow pacing; limited action; low-key humor
Themes
- human animal relationship
- exorcism
- friendship
- supernatural
- afterlife
- high school
- slice of life
- curse
- orphan
- based on manga
- spirit
- demon
- +14 more
Cast & crew
Hiroshi Kamiya
as Takashi Natsume (voice)
- HA
Higuchi Akari
as Urihime (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
as Nyanko-sensei / Madara (voice)
- KS
Kimiko Saito
as Hishigaki (voice)
Eiji Itoh
as Shigeru Fujiwara (voice)
Miki Ito
as Touko Fujiwara (voice)
- MK
Michie Kita
as Hana (voice)
Hisayoshi Suganuma
as Atsushi Kitamoto (voice)
Akira Ishida
as Shuuichi Natori (voice)
Sanae Kobayashi
as Reiko Natsume (voice)
Directed by Shigeki Hatakeyama, Jun Takada, Masayuki Matsumoto +26 more
Created by Yuki Midorikawa
Episodes7 seasons · 88 episodes
Season 113 episodes
- S1E1The Cat and the Book of Friends23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E2The Dew God's Small Shrine23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E3The Mysterious Person at the Eight Fields23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E4Shigure and the Girl23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E5Heart-Colored Ticket23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E6Swallow at the Lake Bottom23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E7The Little Fox's Hat23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E8Fleeting Light23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E9Ayakashi Exorcism23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E10Asagi's Koto23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E11Nyanko's Book of Boredom24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E12Five Day Mark24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E13Autumn Banquet24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
Season 213 episodes
- S2E1Stolen Book of Friends24mCrunchyroll
- S2E2Melting into Spring24mCrunchyroll
- S2E3Youkai Exorcism Amid the Steaming Springs24mCrunchyroll
- S2E4A Chick Hatches24mCrunchyroll
- S2E5Tree of Promise24mCrunchyroll
- S2E6The Maiden's Circle24mCrunchyroll
- S2E7That Which You Must Not Call24mCrunchyroll
- S2E8Emotions Undying24mCrunchyroll
- S2E9The Man Amidst the Rows of Cherry Trees24mCrunchyroll
- S2E10Temporary Home24mCrunchyroll
- S2E11Assembly of Conjurers24mCrunchyroll
- S2E12The Young Boy in the Empty House24mCrunchyroll
- S2E13Humans and Youkai24mCrunchyroll
Season 313 episodes
- S3E1The Name of a Monster24mCrunchyroll
- S3E2Ukihara Village24mCrunchyroll
- S3E3False Friend24mCrunchyroll
- S3E4Young Days24mCrunchyroll
- S3E5The Thing That Lurks in the Storeroom24mCrunchyroll
- S3E6That Which Is Not Human24mCrunchyroll
- S3E7Exorcist24mCrunchyroll
- S3E8The Fox Child's Watch24mCrunchyroll
- S3E9Through the Autumn Wind24mCrunchyroll
- S3E10The Broken Mirror24mCrunchyroll
- S3E11What the Mirror Shows24mCrunchyroll
- S3E12A place to go home to24mCrunchyroll
- S3E13Natsume's Book of Play24mCrunchyroll
Season 413 episodes
- S4E1Natsume Captured24mCrunchyroll
- S4E2The Eastern Forest24mCrunchyroll
- S4E3The Little Ones24mCrunchyroll
- S4E4Stand-In24mCrunchyroll
- S4E5To You, From Bygone Days24mCrunchyroll
- S4E6The Other Side of the Glass24mCrunchyroll
- S4E7The Gap Between Humans and Youkai24mCrunchyroll
- S4E8When I Was Deceived24mCrunchyroll
- S4E9The Moon-Splitting Festival24mCrunchyroll
- S4E10The God, Enshrined24mCrunchyroll
- S4E11A Single Photo24mCrunchyroll
- S4E12The Door of Memories24mCrunchyroll
- S4E13A Long Way Home24mCrunchyroll
Season 511 episodes
- S5E1Unchanging Form24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S5E2Mischievous Rain24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S5E3The Letter from the Exorcist24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S5E4Shadow Linked Chains24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S5E5It Must Not Be Bound24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S5E6Soundless Valley24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S5E7Distant Festival Lights24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S5E8A World Unbent24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S5E9Following a Narrow Path24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S5E10Touko and Shigeru24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S5E11To the Ephemeral Ones24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
Season 613 episodes
- S6E1The Days Eater24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S6E2It Blooms Tomorrow24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S6E3Nitai-sama24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S6E4Lying Eyes24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S6E5The Bound Ones24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S6E6Nishimura and Kitamoto24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S6E7Gomochi's Benefactor24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S6E8A Day That Will Someday Come24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S6E9What Flows24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S6E10The Sealed Room24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S6E11What Matters24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S6E12Episode 12
- S6E13Episode 13
Season 712 episodes
- S7E1The Fragment's Lament24mCrunchyroll
- S7E2Someday's Garden24mCrunchyroll
- S7E3Tookanya24mCrunchyroll
- S7E4Depths of the Page24mCrunchyroll
- S7E5Chobi's Treasure25mCrunchyroll
- S7E6The Abandoned Station, Two Wheels25mCrunchyroll
- S7E7A Difficult Two25mCrunchyroll
- S7E8Natsume on the Moonlit Night25mCrunchyroll
- S7E9That Which Blocks the Ceremony25mCrunchyroll
- S7E10The House Where a Promise Remains25mCrunchyroll
- S7E11Tell Me Your Name25mCrunchyroll
- S7E12From the Path of Dreams25mCrunchyroll