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Natsume Yuujinchou

Also known as Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.

Studio: Aniplex , Brain's Base , NAS , NIS America Inc. , TV Tokyo Music , Sony Music Entertainment , Trilogy Future Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Natsume has always been an outcast because he inherited his grandmother's ability to see yokai. After moving to his grandmother's hometown and accidentally releasing a yokai imprisoned in a Lucky Cat statue, he learns about his grandmother's "Book of Friends," which contains the names of the yokai she defeated, and allows its wielder to command the yokai named within. Since then, yokai now visit him on a daily basis, seeking to either get their names back or take possession of the Book of Friends.



Tags: Youkai , Iyashikei , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Adoption , Rural , Shoujo , Urban Fantasy , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Estranged Family , Bullying , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Outdoor Activities , Exorcism , Shapeshifting , Tsundere , Coming of Age , School

Hotarubi no Mori e

Also known as Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light.

Studio: Aniplex , Brain's Base , Hakusensha , DAX Production , TV Tokyo , NAS
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

The story of Hotarubi no Mori e centers around Hotaru, a little girl who gets lost in an enchanted forest where apparitions reside. A young boy, Gin, appears before Hotaru, but she cannot touch him for fear of making him disappear.

Tags: Coming of Age , Youkai , Ghost , Tragedy , Rural , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Time Skip , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Wilderness , Iyashikei

Ichiban Kuji Natsume Yuujinchou: Nyanko-sensei to Hana Shirabe

Studio: NAS , Shuka
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Kogitsune tells Nyanko-sensei the meanings of different flowers and assembles a bouquet as a gift for Natsume.

Note: This ONA was a promotional video made for a Bandai Spirits Ichiban Kuji event which ran from March 19, 2021 at FamilyMart, Ministop, and other convenience stores, bookstores, hobby shops, and game centers. The theme is "The Language of Flowers". It had a lineup of stuffed animals, stoles, tote bags, brooches, stationery, handkerchiefs, and acrylic charms. Last drawn prize was a clover cushion.

Tags: Chibi , Advertisement , Youkai , Female Protagonist