Natsume's Book of Friends
Seen it?2008 | 7 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and animation lovers. If you loved Charmed, start here.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- 7 seasons, but most episodes stand on their own, so you can dip in anywhere (about 24 minutes each).
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14: scary moments, a parent's death or loss and peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
8.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 7 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 112K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 5 is the high point.
Season 12008 · 13 episodes · 8.0 out of 10Saturday- Season 22009 · 13 episodes · 7.9 out of 10Saturday
- Season 32011 · 13 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday
- Season 42012 · 13 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday
Season 52016 · 11 episodes · 8.3 out of 10Friday- Season 62017 · 11 episodes · 7.3 out of 10Sunday
- Season 72024 · 12 episodes · 7.8 out of 10Saturday
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Cast & crew
- Hiroshi KamiyaTakashi Natsume (voice)
- Kazuhiko InoueNyanko-sensei / Madara (voice)
- Eiji ItohShigeru Fujiwara (voice)
- Miki ItoTouko Fujiwara (voice)
- Hisayoshi SuganumaAtsushi Kitamoto (voice)
- Akira IshidaShuuichi Natori (voice)
- Sanae KobayashiReiko Natsume (voice)
- Ryohei KimuraSatoru Nishimura (voice)
- Miyuki SawashiroJun Sasada (voice)
- Kazuma HorieKaname Tanuma (voice)