Natsume's Book of Friends (3)
| Category: | TV Series |
| Adult: | No |
| Native: | 夏目友人帳 参 |
| Romaji: | Natsume Yuujinchou San |
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| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Aired: | Jul 5, 2011 [13 years 6 months ago] |
| Ended: | Sep 27, 2011 [13 years 4 months ago] |
| Language: | Japanese |
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Natsume Takashi has been able to see yokai since his early days. His grandmother, Reiko, possessed the Yujin-chou, a list of names of yokai sworn to fealty. Ever since Takashi inherited the list, he has been constantly attacked by yokai. Takashi, however, has decided to return to the yokai their names. Together with his self-proclaimed bodyguard Nyanko, Takashi has met and come to know many yokai. ~ adapted and translated from official site by Cranston * Based on a manga by Midorikawa Yuki serialised in LaLa DX in 2005, before switching to LaLa in 2008.
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Episode 1: The Name Of A Monster
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2011-07-05
One day, Natsume finds a yokai named Kagejawan running around near his home, which he soon learns means disaster is about to strike.
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Episode 2: Ukihara Village
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2011-07-12
Natsume is accosted by a spirit who asks for her brother's name back. She says that both of them have come from the village of floating spring, a paradise sealed off from the land of men. Meanwhile, the local Youkai are happy that the local priest is no longer in his temple. Natsume worries for his friend Tanuma, the priest's son, but isn't sure what to say...
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Episode 3: False Friend
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2011-07-19
Natsume is approached by someone he knew from elementary school. He wants nothing to do with them, but they threaten to reveal his secret: that he can see Youkai, if he doesn't come along with them. He reluctantly goes with them, and is taken to meet a strange girl...
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Episode 4: Young Days
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2011-07-26
Midterms are over, and Natsume leaves on a trip with Nishimura, Kitamoto, and Sasada. He realizes that the scenery he's viewing from the train is from one of the places he grew up in, when he was passed around from one family to the next. He'd thought he didn't have any good memories of the time, but then he remembers what happened when he lived there...
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Episode 5: The Thing Lurking In The Storeroom
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2011-08-02
Natsume helps clean the stoeroom at Taki's house with Tanuma. He realizes that one of the kimonos that her grandfather, who researched youkai, used to ward off demons was missing, but decides not to tell them so they won't be scared. But that kimono was an old doll youkai, who was trying to recover its body which was torn apart when her grandfather sealed it
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Episode 6: That Which Is Not Human
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2011-08-09
There is something killing Youkai and draining them of their blood. Natsume can’t help but investigate and runs into old friends.
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Episode 7: Exorcist
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2011-08-16
Natsume finds out who's been stealing the youkai blood: the exorcist Matoba Seiji. He investigates with the help of Natori, but is captured by Matoba's servant youkai. Matoba is willing to sacrifice any number of youkai for his own ambitions. He tells Natsume why he's gathering blood: to release the seal on a powerful youkai. Natsume learns that there are people who treat Youkai in a totally different way than he or even Natori.
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Episode 8: The Fox Child's Watch
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2011-08-23
Natsume is invited to go to a pottery classroom with Shigeru. It's being held in an inn where he once stayed. When he goes there, he meets an old friend: the young fox child he once saved.
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Episode 9: Through the Autumn Wind
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2011-08-30
Without Sensei to protect him, Natsume has to remain constantly on guard. But the pressure of keeping secrets from his friends is causing Natsume to break.
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Episode 10: The Broken Mirror
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2011-09-06
After a brief incident in the forest, Tanuma has become distant to Natsume like he is avoiding something. In the meantime, there is something breaking glass around the school.
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Episode 11: Reflection
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2011-09-13
Tanuma is experiencing how Natsume lives every day. While Natsume and the youkai gain an understanding.
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Episode 12: A Place To Go Home To
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2011-09-20
A youkai from Natsume past has found him and memories of living with relatives before the Fujiwaras are explored.
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Episode 13: Natsume's Book of Play
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2011-09-27
The youkai hold a party to celebrate Natsume. Things get out of hand when they ask Natsume for a human game, and he suggests Shadow Tag. When Nyanko-sensei becomes "it", he starts stomping youkai left and right. And then Misuzu-sama, the 100 foot tall youkai, shows up...
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