Takashis nice personality, thoughtfulness and selflessness attracts yokai who are willing to not only protect him, but help him free the spirits from the book of friends. Natsumes book of friends, volume 1 by yuki midorikawa. Aug 05, 2006 the atmosphere of book of a friends is so peaceful and gentle, making a very delightful read. While natsume is still aided by the chubby nyankosensei, hes now helped by some of the friends he had made in. Theres just no solid twist happened based on my own opinion. This case isnt glossy however, its textured, which instantly sets it apart. High quality natsume yuujinchou gifts and merchandise.
Personality information on the characters personality. Natsumes book of friends was a finalist for the first manga taisho award in 2008. Yuki midorikawa started writing manga when she was an elementary school girl. The art is beautiful and compliments the story and concept very well. Reiko had created the book of friends in order to express her frustrations. The life of natsume takashi continues, where he encounters the matoba family again, gets caught up in a battle between gods and finds the time to visit the home of his late parents. Well, at least natori never has to be concerned natsume will abuse the power of that book. He is a famous actor and exorcist and has a lizard birthmark that moves around on his body. Appearance description of that characters appearance.
An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Natsume tends to disapprove of his forceful exorcism methods. When madara is flustered or panicked, expect him to. Natsume has always been aware of the supernatural, but after he inherits a magic book, the supernatural is aware of him. Natsumes book of friends last edited by pikahyper on 100119 10. Nov 21, 2016 barakamon when on the island almost mirrors natsumes book of friends in laidback, slice of life atmosphere. Natsume is one of the best manga characters i have ever read about and you feel very attached to him throughout the series. It is known only that the author of the manga yuki midorikawa still has a lot of ideas about the amin character. The chapters have been collected in twentythree bound volumes.
Natsumes book of friends is a japanese manga series by yuki midorikawa. Take this quiz to find out what natsumes book of friends natsume yuujinchou character are you. Yuki midorikawa is the creator of the manga taisho nominated series natsumes book of friends. Natsume s book of friends is a fantastic series and is one that should be read by anyone who wants to read a seriously good series. But he stumbles upon a youkai named madara who tells him that the book of friends is a book of youkai names. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. When reiko was takashi s age, she bound the names of demons and spirits in her book of friends, enslaving them to her capricious whim. Looking for information on the anime natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends. He has always been set apart from other people because of his gift, drifting from relative to relative, never fitting in. This study did not look at japanese comic books in depth which are generally referred to as manga.
The exact date of the anime adaptation natsumes book of friends can not yet be named. Natsume yuujinchou was licensed for an english release as natsumes book of friends by nis america, inc. Top 10 characters from natsumes book of friends japan poll. When natsume takashi inherits a book that belonged to his late grandmother he realizes the book is filled with the names of spirits she defeated and bound to her will. To that effect, at its heart, natsume s book of friends is a series about interpersonal relationships, framed as a supernatural slice of life story.
The characters for the manga and anime natsumes book of friends. Little fox, kogitsune is a recurring character from the series, natsumes book of friends. Natsume yuujinchou is a series that began as a shoujo manga by midorikawa yuki. All characters in the manga natsumes book of friends. Takashi natsume is a 15yearold boy who wants nothing more but to live a normal life like everyone else. Find out more with myanimelist, the world s most active online anime and manga community and database. 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. Kitamoto and nishimura are eager to track down the painting as a lark, but natsume suspects it might involve a dangerous yokai. The scenes may look static, but when they do move, they deliver a lot.
Please know that cookies are required to operate and enhance our services as well as for advertising purposes. Her other titles published in japan include hotarubi no mori e into the forest of fireflies, hiiro no isu the scarlet chair, and akaku sake ko the voice that blooms red. Takashi natsume continues to return the names of the spirits that have been written in the book of friends he inherited from his grandmother, reiko natsume. 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. Natsumes book of friends is an anime from studio brains base that falls into the main genre of slice of life drama. 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. They did such a superb job of capturing what makes this show so special and i just loved reading. Natsumes book of friends 2012 tv show behind the voice actors. Information and commentary from spring 2017 anime natsumes book of friends 6. The book of friends, known as yuujinchou, is an oldaged book belonging to reiko natsume.
Natsumes book of friends 7 season release date story. Ok so i just finished the fourth season of natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends it was so cute and i would really like to see more animes like it with the kind of feeling book of friends and other stuff. This investigation focused on comic book heroes in titles published by dc comics and marvel comics. Nov 24, 2016 the 5th season of natsumes book of friends. That was how natsume yuujinchouaka natsumes book of friends came to me. Natsumes book of friends is a japanese anime television series based on the manga series by yuki midorikawa. So, their stuff has been pretty mixed from what ive seen. 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 random anime moments 1 duration. Until he does so, the spirits will follow him everywhere.
Midorikawasensei really does breath life into her characters to where they could actually be real people, and i enjoy reading. A shoujo manga by yuki midorikawa and fiftytwo episode anime. Takashi natsume is a young man whos been able to see youkai since he was a child. The natsumes book of friends release date and trailer came out at just the right moment, as the buzz around it was slowly going down. A description of tropes appearing in natsumes book of friends. I finished the first season a few weeks ago, and i was just thinking about it. Of the 100550 characters on anime characters database, 88 are from the franchise natsumes book of friends series.
Natsumes book of friends has mostly been a meditatively paced, written, and scored drama. I thought it was really relaxing and great to watch, but because of. Zoku natsume yuujinchou aka natsumes book of friends 2 is the second season of, episode supernatural, drama anime which is episodic and has aspects of slice of life. And the dialogues, especially, shows the character s personality, even in the mundane dialogu. In the anime, natsume is more respectful to madara. 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. Shuichi natori natsumes book of friends wiki fandom. Before getting your result, make sure you have read the description if you didnt do that yet. Fujiwara shigeru tsuji natsume yuujinchou original characters shibata. Natsume s book of friends seasons watched via crunchyrolldvdbd whitney crystal plot. The series is about natsume, an orphaned teenage boy who can see spirits, who inherits from his grandmother the notebook she used to bind spirits under her control.
Natsume yuujinchou natsumes book of friends bookmarks. Natsume takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. Its episodic narrative structure and overall tone are a bit of an odd combination it tells relatively tightly composed stories, but occupies a tonal space more often associated with slice of life. Ohana matsumae is a highschool girl who has grown up raising herself and taking care of her mother. Natsumes book of friends episode 1 wrong every time. Akiba souken asked japanese netizens, who is your favourite character in natsume s book of friends. Natsumes book of friends season six natsume yujincho roku was the anime that i was looking most forward to watching. Natsumes book of friends episode 11 wrong every time. Posts about natsumes book of friends written by ktulu007. In this volume the mangaka tested out several ideas relating to the yokai and natsume s relationship. List of natsumes book of friends episodes wikipedia. Natsume inherited the book of friends from reiko, his grandmother, and decides to return the name to the spirits. It was released october 9, 2012 as a season 1 and 2 dvd premium edition followed by a dvd standard edition release february 4, 2014.
Of the 101709 characters on anime characters database, 39 are from the anime natsume s book of friends. If you like natsumes book of friends you are looking for shoujo movies or tv shows about with supernatural, friendship, ghost, spirit, orphan, exorcist and school life themes of animation, comedy and drama genre shot in japan. It began serialization by hakusensha in the shojo manga magazine lala dx in 2005, before switching to lala in 2008. And so, natsume s book of friends more or less trundles along at a fairly languid pace, like so many other shows i like do. Assisted by a spirit in the form of a maneki neko lucky cat figure, whom he calls nyankosensei, natsume decides to. Natori shuuichi, is a man who is also able to see spirits. Nov 25, 2016 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. On the cover its titled book of friends and inside is a bunch of names so at first natsume doesnt think much of it. The assembled youkai look almost disappointed, and his omnipresent companion, nyanko, snorts. Natsume s book of friends new anime dvd has 1 full episode may 27, 20 natsume s book of friends gets new original anime dvd may 24, 20 nisa puts natsume s book of friends season 3 on blu.
When madara is flustered or panicked, expect him to be called a variety of things. The exaggerations used arent annoying at all, and the art style is simple and clean, which is great. Furthermore, the name of the artist that gave his voice to the main character muko was officially announced. This tendency of natsumes caused madara no small amount of irritation, but he could admit that there was a quiet sort of bravery there. Jun, 2019 natsume yuuhjinchou aka natsumes book of friends is a episode episodic supernatural drama anime featuring a lot of japanese mythology and a pinch of comedy. While barakamon has an overall plot line, like natsumes monster of the week story, barakamon features a adventure of the day sort of story. Madara is a powerful yokai who is natsumes selfproclaimed body guard. Sep 10, 2014 natsumes little house of horror duration. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of natsumes book of friends with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at.
Photos of the natsumes book of friends show voice actors. Natsume and his friends stumble into a ghostly treasure hunt when they hear a rumor about a haunted painting that has hung in each of the three high schools in the area. Jun 29, 2014 encountering different youkai in every episode, since natsume takashis grandmother, natsume reiko, who already passed away can also see a youkai and collected several names of youkai book of friends, found out about it. Natsumes book of friends 4 i drink and watch anime.
Best movies and tv shows like natsumes book of friends. He has the ability to manipulate paper dolls and has three youkai under his command. Natsumes book of friends episode 10 wrong every time. And so, natsumes book of friends more or less trundles along at a fairly languid pace, like so many other shows i like do. In human form, he appears as a youthful boy with shoulder length, brownblonde hair and has fox ears. It contains the names of youkai she has defeated and serves as a book of contracts made between reiko and those youkai. Natsumes book of friends cast and characters tv guide. Midorikawa is best known for drawing the manga series natsume yujincho natsumes book of friends. Natsume discovers that the heirloom book of friends that his grandmother, reiko, gave him possesses the names of the spirits she defeated and bound to her will. Story takashi natsume, the teenage boy with the unique ability to see youkai and spirits, runs into a strange talking cat madara nyanko sensei who reveals that he is in possession of a book known as the yuujinchou book of friends. 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 ko the voice that blooms red. Natsume s book of friends get 4th season in january sep 21, 2011 japan s animation dvd ranking, august 29september 4 sep 6, 2011 japan s animation dvd ranking, august 2228 aug 30, 2011. Think of natsumes book of friends as a reverse cardcaptor sakura. Perhaps not plot twists as such seeing as this is an episodic manga but ideas that were a little out of the ordinary.
Yokai, ghost, phantom, strange apparition are a class of supernatural monsters in japanese folklore. Jun 02, 2017 natsumes book of friends episode 10 posted on june 2, 2017 by bobduh natsumes tenth episode opens with a lovely forest shot and gentle piano, a picture of serenity before we return to natsumes daily troubles. After having been saved by youkai bullies due to natsumes help, he became attached to natsume. The first anime series was produced by brains base under the direction of takahiro omori. User recommendations about the manga natsume yuujinchou natsume s book of friends on myanimelist, the internet s largest manga database. Natsumes book of friends was a finalist for the first manga taisho award in. Both natsumes book of friends and the morose mononokean feature high school boys that just wanted to be normal, but for one reason or another, end up helping spirits solve their problems.
I have been a huge fan of the series since it first aired back in july 2008. Looking for information on the anime natsume yuujinchou go natsume s book of friends season 5. Many times in the manga, other characters call madara a pig because of his. Natsume inherits a book that he learns once belonged to his grandmother natsume reiko.
However, unlike mushishi above, they both maintain the same atmosphere, but natsume is a bit more thoughtful in its storylines. Apr 17, 2016 take this quiz to find out what natsume s book of friends natsume yuujinchou character are you. 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 seasons in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017. Looking for episode specific information natsume yuujinchou on episode 1. The difference in characters personalities is good enough. Natsumes book of friends 4 is an anime from studio brains base that falls into the main genre of slice of life drama. The characters are from anime natsumes book of friendship. The series main payload is pretty much raw emotion, brought about by the many different characters, most of which are yokai.
He was freed from the shrine he was imprisoned in when natsume accidently stepped on the kekkai keeping him trapped. 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. Yuki midorikawa is the creator of the manga taisho nominated series natsume s book of friends. Natsumes book of friends season 3 official trailer duration.
Characters appearing in natsumes book of friends manga anime. Above all, i was taken aback by natsumes narration. There is a general perception that there are more psychic characters in comic books than in any other medium. Natsume has always been an outcast because he inherited his grandmother reikos ability to see yokai strange beings that are invisible to most people. Instead of capturing spirits like sakura, natsume works to release all spirits bound to the magical book he inherited from his grandmother. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. When she was a junior high school student, she sent her manga for the first time to hana to yume, a semimonthly japanese shojo manga yuki midorikawa. Natsume s book of friends, volume 15 takashi natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. This anime reminded me of xxxholic a lot and feels very similar in a slice of life, episodic way. 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.
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