Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume's Yuujinchou) is a Japanese anime television series. The animation was original basic the shojo manga work illustrated and written by Yuki Midorikawa. The animation was directed by Takahiro Omori and produced by Brain's Base.
Natsume's Book of Friends total have 4 seasons. First season was aired from July 7, 2008 – September 29, 2008.
Characters
Takashi Natsume is boy who can see ghost and goblin since he was little, this ability was came from his grandmother, Reiko Natsume. Takashi also looks very similar to his grandmother that he has a pretty face. Owing to his appearance he often chase by the ghosts and goblins that they mistaken on him as his grandmother. When Natsume was a child, he can see ghost but other people thought he was telling lies. Since that he would rather hide his true feeling keep distances from others. But he is a very kine and tender person.
He met Nyanko-sensei accidentally and known about the book of friends, which is a book of contracts with those ghosts and goblins defeated by his grandmother. The owner of the books of friend can ask those ghosts and goblins that their names are in the book to do anything. So many ghosts and goblins also want to have this book to enforce their power. Yet, Natsume determined to set those name were written down in the book the ghosts and goblins free. By this process, he also build friendship many of them.
Reiko Natsume
Reiko Natsume is Takashi's grandmother. She was very beautiful. Reiko have great power that she could see ghosts and goblins and she could also interact with them. Yet, owing to her ability, other people didn't dare to close her. Reiko was lonely and bored so she created the books of friend －to defeat ghost and goblins and write down their name in the book. Eventually, she even defeated goblins with great power. Reiko died very young and no one clearly know about the reason.
Madara is a strong gobin with great power. He was sealed in a shrine and accidentally saved by Natsume. He original appearance is like a great fox, but at ordinary time he will turns his shape into a lucky cat, so Natsume gived him the nickname, "Nyanko-sensei" (Nyanko in Japanese means cat, Sensei means teacher). He also can transder to any figures he want, even Natsume's appearance.
Kaname Tanuma is a student that studies in the same high school with Natsume. He has abilty to detect spirits and gobins but unlike Natsume, he could not see them and interact with them. Later on he and Natsume became friends.
Plots
One day, he found a book which belongs to his grandmother and written down many names inside. He was curious about the book. Then very soon, other goblin heard about the book and came to grab one by one. Natsume realized that those names written in this books were spirits and goblins' names. Person who own the book also present he or she have the power to command these goblin.
While he was running to escape for chasing by furious goblin, he accidentally release another goblin from a shrine. As soon as Natsume released this goblin, he turned back to his original figure that was － A great fox standing in front of him......
Manga
Music
Opening song of First Season-
Issei no Sei(Simultaneous Voice) by Shuhei Kita
Ending song of First Season-
Natsu Yuzora(Summer Evening Sky) by Kousuke Atari
Reference
Pictures- Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume's Yuujinchou)
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