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Natsume Yuujinchou or Natsume's Book of Friends is a shoujo manga/anime that's been running since 2005/2008. It follows Natsume Takashi, an orphaned young man who can see spirits, as he attempts to help them with verious problems and return the names stolen from them by his grandmother, Reiko. Along the way, he makes friends with humans and ayakashi, he learns about family, and he begins to grow into the man he wants to be. I love this show because Natsume, though quite powerful, only resorts to violence as a last resort. He tries (and generally succeeds!) to solve his problems though listening, understanding, and kindness. Life's been hard on him, but even when hurt, he responds with compassion. All the friends he makes are adorable (especially Nyanko-sensei ), and everything is just so chill. Chill, melancholic, and kind. It's a joy to watch, even when it makes me cry (it will make you cry too). The sixth season of the anime is airing this spring! What a wonderful excuse to begin watching it if you haven't already! The first five seasons are on crunchyroll (with the 4th and 5th listed separately for some reason), and, For manga folks, Natsume's is quite good! It's different in small ways from the anime (most notably, a secondary character who transfers away early on in the manga sticks around in the anime), and I personally feel that the music and voice acting add a lot, but they're both fine ways to experience the story. The manga's ahead right now, of course, but it should be less so in a few months. It's licensed by Viz and is available both in hard copy and digitally on kindle/comixology. I know we've got folks 'round these parts catching up on the anime; feel free to talk about it here. Likewise, if you're a manga reader, feel free to talk about it here. And of course, let's all talk about the sixth season that I'm REALLY EXCITED ABOUT!!!!! e: updated for the sixth season! I never imagined we'd get a fifth, much less a sixth! Sometimes the world is a very cool place! Yes_Cantaloupe fucked around with this message at 20:54 on Apr 11, 2017 |
# ? Sep 22, 2016 04:52 |
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# ? May 13, 2024 07:40 |
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Yeah! I'm going to post the first ED later because its fantastic and because Natsume is also fantastic
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# ? Sep 22, 2016 04:58 |
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This show is really sweet and lovely. The animation is a bit rough in the first few episodes, but you adjust to it pretty quickly. The mood is so tender and sad. It's a great show to watch at the end of a long day. Also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYsdWd1y8s0
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# ? Sep 22, 2016 07:02 |
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This show owns because it has both the best grandmother and the best cat in all of anime The OP is really good too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fST-KSaA7vE
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# ? Sep 22, 2016 09:00 |
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The soundtrack in general is really good and a big part of why the show is so chill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrbfAU2UZqI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf6UyeKVE50
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# ? Sep 22, 2016 18:23 |
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i forget a bunch of the details, but i really liked the girl who showed up in a later season who would go nuts and start cuddling nyanko every time she saw him. i'm surprised she is the only one, actually.
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# ? Sep 23, 2016 00:41 |
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https://u.pomf.is/hpqwiq.webm The best ED https://a.pomf.cat/jmsnvq.webm
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# ? Sep 23, 2016 05:39 |
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My favorite EDs are 2 and 4, because I apparently like winter best.
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# ? Sep 23, 2016 05:43 |
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Does the little fox have a confirmed gender? They refer to themselves as "boku" but that doesn't mean much in animes. I was really surprised to see them referred to as "he" consistently online because I thought they were just a kawaii kitsune girl. I'm only on season 2 though so maybe it becomes more clear over time?
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# ? Sep 23, 2016 05:47 |
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I rewatched episode 1 last night, think I'm gonna do 1/night and see if I can keep that pace vs watching a bunch and burning out. I started it a long time ago but it wasn't what I was in the mood for at the time so I never got very far, but I've been meaning to get back to it.
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# ? Sep 23, 2016 15:28 |
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https://a.pomf.cat/wbknkk.webm https://a.pomf.cat/zemyla.webm https://a.pomf.cat/cnavue.webm Taki is good
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# ? Sep 24, 2016 08:06 |
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# ? Sep 25, 2016 10:56 |
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More~ Natsume clips https://a.pomf.cat/xdsvmk.webm https://a.pomf.cat/nhllsj.webm https://a.pomf.cat/oekyec.webm Good spirits
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# ? Sep 28, 2016 09:05 |
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I started watching this about a week ago and I'm loving it, it's super chilled out and relaxing to watch. Nyanko's the best anime cat, period.
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# ? Sep 28, 2016 18:42 |
I started watching it as well, almost done with the first season now. The firefly youkai episode almost made me cry...
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# ? Sep 28, 2016 19:27 |
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Well, this didn't take long to make me almost cry. Not sure I'll be able to watch it all before the new episodes start but it seems pretty good.
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# ? Sep 28, 2016 21:00 |
Also trying to catch up before I start the new season. It's wonderful in it's own right, but it really makes me want (even more) Mushishi.
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# ? Sep 30, 2016 23:37 |
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What a nice episode to start the new Natsume season with. Some more bittersweet insight into Reiko's life, I'm so glad she's found another human that seems like they might accept her as she is , and some very cute spirits. ] Love this little sprite
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# ? Oct 6, 2016 00:01 |
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I jumped from about ten episodes into the first season to now. It's still exactly the same show but also really good.
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# ? Oct 6, 2016 02:15 |
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devtesla posted:I jumped from about ten episodes into the first season to now. It's still exactly the same show but also really good. Good to know, because that's about where I am in S1. Thank you.
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# ? Oct 6, 2016 02:49 |
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https://u.pomf.is/vvgewu.webm
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# ? Oct 12, 2016 03:49 |
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Oh no, this show. I kinda remember
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# ? Oct 13, 2016 02:59 |
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I've watched the first two episodes of the season! The first was alright, but had some weird pacing, and it felt really awkward when it shoehorned in Reiko talking about the man she met. The second was a fine return to form, and was cute as heck to boot. While watching it, I had some thoughts: Ayakashi in Natsume live long lives, but they seem to be fairly empty lives. Day-to-day, they maybe chat with a friend, play small tricks on humans, or passively enjoy the world around them. Only very rarely does anything of note happen to them, so when it does, it consumes their attention. Just from these two episodes: the pot lady stole and lost a doll, so she spends a couple generations looking for it, and our cute little bird youkai is treated with kindness and given a towel, so she obsesses over the man for half a century. Natsume is full of stuff like this - heck, it's pretty much the basis for the show, what with everyone still obsessing over Reiko. I think this also colors their perception of humans and social interactions. In this episode, the girl is just crushed when Natsume is called a liar, and I don't think this is just a Western-Japanese cultural thing; if someone an ayakashi just met called them a liar, it might become their everything for the rest of their existence. Ayakashi are so shocked when Natsume is casual about helping them wtih small favors because for them, such a decision would be life-altering. oh nuts, I had the thought halfway through the ep and wrote it down, but then the episode addressed this directly. Now I don't feel so cool and insightful. but oh my gosh she was so happy to get the new towel
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# ? Oct 15, 2016 08:04 |
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The animation seems to be getting worse as each episode comes out this season. Hopefully we don't get an episode like the infamous Durarara S2 episode.
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# ? Oct 19, 2016 05:05 |
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I haven't noticed anything but the occasional eh looking distance model, but they're distance models.
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# ? Oct 19, 2016 06:40 |
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New episode has been up since Tuesday. Reminds me of a murder mystery - there's a big gathering of people in a fancy house, and one of them Did It. Don't have a lot else to say about it though.
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# ? Oct 28, 2016 04:41 |
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Just watched eps 3 & 4. Plot! An awful lot of plot, for Natsume. In 3, it was super cute how Natori was so flustered and excited for Natsume coming over. Matoba is a dick. I have this thought every time he appears, and the viewers are supposed to think just that, but that doesn't make it less true.
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# ? Oct 29, 2016 07:35 |
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What a sweet episode. Taki eps are almost always adorable, but having a youkai fall for her? Her reaction to Reiko Nyanko-sensei was great, too.
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# ? Nov 2, 2016 06:47 |
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That was a really good episode.
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# ? Nov 2, 2016 17:42 |
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Peek Peek What a sweet episode https://u.pomf.is/muworz.webm
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# ? Nov 2, 2016 21:52 |
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Oh, I like this week's youkai.
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# ? Nov 9, 2016 07:06 |
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Watching this week's ep would have been a better use of my evening that being gloomy on the discord...
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# ? Nov 9, 2016 07:25 |
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We streamed the ep! It was good and cute and chill.
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# ? Nov 9, 2016 08:46 |
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I'm binging through old episodes of this show, it feels good tonight.
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# ? Nov 9, 2016 12:12 |
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It was cool to get a preview of things to come by watching the latest episode last night. I'm in season 2 so it's still a long road
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# ? Nov 10, 2016 08:45 |
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I love spacey giant bird youkai
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# ? Nov 15, 2016 03:46 |
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The special Natsume OAD that was just released instead of episode 7 is probably the weakest story for the entire series. Also, the difference in animation of this that was from 2-3 years ago compared to what we had this season is miles better than what they have been outputting. It is a shame that it seems Shuka always seems to struggle animation and having either to delay or rush episodes like Durarara S2. I have also been watching the old episodes and it is still great.
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# ? Nov 18, 2016 06:12 |
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Knorth posted:
wait does bird yokai show up again or is this from the season 2 episode
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# ? Nov 18, 2016 06:15 |
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VostokProgram posted:wait does bird yokai show up again or is this from the season 2 episode The bird youkai in the screenshot is from season 5 episode 6. Not sure about a bird youkai from season 2 epsiode though. Pretty sure it is different.
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# ? Nov 18, 2016 06:23 |
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# ? May 13, 2024 07:40 |
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psyer posted:The special Natsume OAD that was just released instead of episode 7 is probably the weakest story for the entire series. It's actually a rebroadcast of an old ova from years ago.
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# ? Nov 18, 2016 06:31 |