A shoujo manga by yuki midorikawa and fiftytwo episode anime. I have been wait for this book so long and im so happy to have it. Nov 28, 2016 anne skelding rated it it was amazing. Ever since natsume has inherited the book, together with nyanko sensei, his selfproclaimed bodyguard, he spends his days trying to return the names within the book to their owners. It began serialization by hakusensha in the shoujo manga magazine lala dx in 2005, before switching to lala in 2008. Anime trailer natsume yuujinchou go fall 2016 youtube. Natsumes book of friends has been adapted as a series of drama cds, as well as an anime television series produced by brains base seasons 14 and shuka seasons 56, which was broadcast on tv tokyo for 6. Natsumes book of friends is a japanese anime television series based on the manga series by yuki midorikawa.
Sometimes, a series comes into your life by way of a friend, and will forever be associated with that one friend, for better or for worse. Director, sound director, episode director, storyboard. The book of friends is a powerful tool that can be used to control youkai. Natsume and his friends are visiting an old inn to see a yokai exhibition, but a sudden storm extends their visit into an overnight stay. Natsumes book of friends volume 15 contains chapters 60 to 63 plus a special chapter. See all if you like natsumes book of friends, viz editors recommend. Natsumes book of friends 5th season anime fall 2016. Natsumes book of friends, volume 15 takashi natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity.
Eventually, he came into possession of his grandmother reikos book of friends, and together with his bodyguard nyankosensei he set out to return the names of the yokai contained within it. We know natori shuuichi as the mysterious exorcist who has helped natsume out a couple of times but the bonus chapter gives us a little insight into how this man came to be involved in the exorcist business, his relationship with the closest. How much of the natsumes book of friends manga was adapted into the anime. Watch natsumes book of friends episode 11 online at animeplanet. Sabrina heep natsume isnt looking forward to meeting with one of his old classmates, even though his new friend tanuma is coming along for moral support. Takashi natsume is a young man whos been able to see youkai since he was a child.
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. Yuki midorikawa is the creator of natsumes book of friends, which was nominated for the manga taisho cartoon grand prize. Chapters have been collected in nine bound volumes as of january 2010. Yuki midorikawa that falls into the main genre of slice of life drama. All should be well, since the inn has a charmed door.
Natsumes book of friends has 23 entries in the series. Think of natsumes book of friends as a reverse cardcaptor sakura. Even if they are natoris shiki and urihime and sasago kind of dont like natsume, they wont directly tell natori what natsume holds. Natsumes book of friends tv anime gets season 5 this fall posted on 2016 0320. Natsumes book of friends episode 2 wrong every time. Natsumes book of friends started out as a hit manga series written and illustrated by yuki midorikawa published by hakusensha and serialised firstly in the shoujo manga magazine lala dx before. Visit an apple store, call 1800myapple, or find a reseller. He has always been set apart from other people because of his gift, d. Natsumes book of friends natsume yuujinchou is a japanese fantasy manga series by yuki midorikawa. Natsumes book of friends, volume 1 by yuki midorikawa. The book of friends, known as yuujinchou, is an oldaged book belonging to reiko natsume. It contains the names of youkai she has defeated and serves as a book of contracts made between reiko and those youkai. Takashi natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. Natsume yuujinchou random anime moments 1 duration.
Natsumes just an ordinary kid, except he can see spirits. Nyankosensei states in one chapter that ayakashi have a unspoken code to not speak about certain things they dont want to be known like the book of friends. Looking for episode specific information natsume yuujinchou on episode 1. Chapters have been collected in nine bound volumes as of. Instead of capturing spirits like sakura, natsume works to release all spirits bound to the magical book he inherited from his grandmother.
He has always been set apart from other people because of his gift, drifting from relative to relative, never fitting in. Overall, there seem to be more psychics with the power of mediumship than in american comic books. Since inheriting his grandmother reikos book of friends, a bundle of contracts proving that she had made youkai her followers, he spends his days returning youkais names to their owners alongside his selfproclaimed bodyguard youkai, nyakosensei. He didnt want to make his friends worry for him and it was frustrating to see. But things get hectic and possibly dangerous for natsume when he finds out that he also inherited the book of friends, a book that contains the names of all the spirits reiko defeated. Natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends season 1.
In chapters 60 to 62, natori makes another appearance. Ghost hound, ghost hunt, mokke, natsumes book of friends, and xxxholic for a total of five. One day, the book of friends is stolen by a black cat that looks exactly like nyankosensei. List of natsumes book of friends episodes wikipedia. Natsumes book of friends episode 1 posted on november 25, 2016 by bobduh natsumes book of friends has long been one of my shortlist shows the shows whose reputations are so strong that i essentially know ill get to them, and so its just a matter of when. Her other titles published in japan include hotarubi no mori e into the forest of fireflies, hiiro no isu the scarlet chair and akaku saku koe the voice that blooms red. Natsume yuujinchou go is season 5 of natsume yuujinchou.
I love how each episode they show us the youkais, natori, touko and. Danganronpa 3 despair arc the end of hopes peak high school subbed. Buy natsumes book of friends, season 2 microsoft store. How much of the natsumes book of friends manga was. It has been a while since i last cried at a manga but the special chapter had me in tears. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. When natsume finally has enough of nyankos behavior nyanko leaves, wandering about by himself and causing trouble. It was broadcast on the tv tokyo network in two seasons of episodes each, the first from july 7 to september 29, 2008 and the second, called zoku natsume yujincho. The art is nicely done as usual with some excellent chapter introductions but scenes of the guests in the matoba house are a little messy in terms of details and the faces of background characters arent particularly amazing. Natsumes book of friends several of my friends are into manga and so i have an extensive toread list compiled, yet i found this on a whim instead. Natsumes book of friends is a japanese anime television series based on the manga series. It was so sad to see his friend try to hide away his pain and think that his needs and wants meant nothing.
The episode ends with natsumes thoughts, if there is somebody that you wish to meet, then you. Natsume has always been aware of the supernatural, but after he inherits a magic book, the supernatural is aware of him. The official website for natsumes book of friends viz. Its a supernatural comedy drama about natsume, a teenage boy who inherits his grandmothers ability to see apparitions and her magic book that controls them. No, the one after, i kept telling myself for three months. Natsumes book of friends manga gets anime in 2017 anime series currently airing on crunchyroll the eleventh episode of natsume yujincho go, the fifth television anime season inspir.
Natsumes book of friends season 5 announced for fall 2016. Viz the official website for natsumes book of friends. Volumes and chapters natsume yuujinchou wiki fandom. The fifth season of natsume yuujinchou that will be aired in the fall of 2016. Natsumes book of friends is a japanese manga series by yuki midorikawa. That was how natsume yuujinchouaka natsumes book of friends came to me. Natsumes book of friends tv anime gets season 5 this fall. Natsume, with the help of his selfproclaimed bodyguard, nyankosensei, spends his days returning the names of yokai from his grandmothers book of friends. When natsume had lost the picture of his parents in the forest and proceeded to lie about it, it really angered tanuma.
As midorikawa mentions in the little asides throughout this book, it is an episodic manga. Natsume yuujinchou novel side story nyankosensei ga iku. These encounters allow natsume to better understand the youkai, reiko, and himself. Natsumes book of friends episode 2 posted on december 31, 2016 by bobduh natsumes second episode opens with a distant shot portraying natsumes school, along with more of the rural scenery that has already proven to be one of the shows central characters. Natsumes book of friends manga gets 6th anime in 2017 dec 20, 2016. Natsumes book of friends was a finalist for the first manga taisho award in 2008. Watch natsumes book of friends episode 11 online nyanko. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Natsumes book of friends episode 1 wrong every time. Natsume yuujinchou go natsumes book of friends season 5. The first anime series was produced by brains base under the direction of takahiro omori. Takashi natsume is a boy whos been able to see youkai ever since he was a child. A description of tropes appearing in natsumes book of friends.
Natsumes late grandmother, reiko, would challenge yokai to contests and the ones that lost had to sign a contract with her, binding their names to her yujincho. Reiko had created the book of friends in order to express her frustrations. Following the conclusion of the fall 2016 anime natsume yuujiinchou go on. Assisted by a spirit in the form of a maneki neko lucky cat figure, whom he calls nyankosensei, natsume decides to. The issue also features a 46page chapter of the manga with a color opening page. Browse other questions tagged natsumes book of friends or ask your own question. Takashi natsume has always been shunned by those around him because of his mysterious ability to see yokai. The may issue of hakusenshas monthly lala magazine is revealing on thursday that yuki midorikawas natsumes book of friends natsume yujincho manga is inspiring a fifth television anime season, natsume yujincho go, this fall.