Natsume's Book of Friends

1The Name of a Monster

24 minJul 5, 2011

One day, Natsume finds a yokai named Kagejawan running around near his home, which he soon learns means disaster is about to strike.

2Ukihara Village

24 minJul 12, 2011

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...

3False Friend

24 minJul 19, 2011

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...

4Young Days

24 minJul 26, 2011

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...

5The Thing That Lurks in the Storeroom

24 minAug 2, 2011

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

6That Which Is Not Human

24 minAug 11, 2011

There is something killing Youkai and draining them of their blood. Natsume can't help but investigate and runs into old friends.

7Exorcist

24 minAug 16, 2011

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.

8The Fox Child's Watch

24 minAug 23, 2011

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.

9Through the Autumn Wind

24 minAug 30, 2011

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.

10The Broken Mirror

24 minSep 6, 2011

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.

11What the Mirror Shows

24 minSep 13, 2011

Tanuma is experiencing how Natsume lives every day. While Natsume and the youkai gain an understanding.

12A place to go home to

24 minSep 20, 2011

A youkai from Natsume past has found him and memories of living with relatives before the Fujiwaras are explored.

13Natsume's Book of Play

24 minSep 27, 2011

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...