Natsume's Book of Friends

About Natsume's Book of Friends

Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.

Yuki Midorikawa created Natsume's Book of Friends, an animation, science fiction, and fantasy series for TV Tokyo and TV Aichi. The series is filed under urban fantasy, high school student, orphan, and curse.

Its 7 seasons and 86 episodes aired between July 2008 and December 2024. Seasons run to about 12 episodes.

Hiroshi Kamiya leads the cast as Takashi Natsume (voice), Kazuhiko Inoue as Nyanko-sensei, Eiji Itoh as Shigeru Fujiwara (voice), and Miki Ito as Touko Fujiwara (voice). It is adapted from a manga. Produced by Brain's Base.

It streams on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel in the United States. The Morose Mononokean, JUJUTSU KAISEN, and Kamisama Kiss make useful companions to Natsume's Book of Friends, all filed under demon, exorcist, and based on manga. TMDB voters put it at 8.2 out of 10 across 115 votes and it carries a TV-14 rating.