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Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou

Also known as Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2.

Studio: Aniplex , Brain's Base , NAS
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The second season of Natsume Yuujinchou.

As with its prequel, Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou is about Natsume Takashi, a boy who has had the ability to see youkai since he was young, and his bodyguard youkai, Madara, nicknamed Nyanko-sensei. Natsume attempts to return names written in his Book of Friends, which he inherited from his grandmother Reiko, to youkai in his village. Throughout these adventures, he meets some youkai that are friendly, some that want to steal the Book of Friends, and some that want to kill him. Natsume learns about himself and his relationship with youkai along the way.



Tags: Youkai , Episodic , Iyashikei , Adoption , Mythology , Male Protagonist , Rural , Shoujo , Found Family , Urban Fantasy , Shapeshifting , Family Life , Estranged Family , Outdoor Activities , Primarily Teen Cast , Snowscape , Exorcism , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bullying

Natsume Yuujinchou San

Also known as Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3.

Studio: Aniplex , Brain's Base , NIS America Inc. , Sakura Create
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The third season of Natsume Yuujinchou.

Takashi Natsume has always been shunned by those around him because of his mysterious ability to see yokai. Eventually, he came into possession of his grandmother Reiko’s “Book of Friends,” and together with his bodyguard Nyanko-sensei he set out to return the names of the yokai contained within it. Since then, he’s found a home with the Fujiwaras and surrounded himself with friends at school. Little does he know he's about to be dragged unwittingly into further trouble...



Tags: Iyashikei , Episodic , Youkai , Male Protagonist , Adoption , Rural , Mythology , Found Family , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban Fantasy , Shoujo , Shapeshifting , Outdoor Activities , Estranged Family , Rotoscoping , Bullying , Family Life , Exorcism , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing , Archery , Dissociative Identities

Natsume Yuujinchou Go

Also known as Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5.

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

The fifth season of Natsume Yuujinchou.

Tags: Iyashikei , Youkai , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Adoption , Shoujo , Rural , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban Fantasy , Shapeshifting , Estranged Family , School , Exorcism

Natsume Yuujinchou Roku

Also known as Natsume's Book of Friends Season 6.

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

The sixth season of Natsume Yuujinchou.

Tags: Youkai , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Shoujo , Episodic , Adoption , Rural , Primarily Teen Cast , Shapeshifting , Urban Fantasy , Estranged Family , School , Age Regression , Exorcism , Amnesia

Mushishi: Hihamukage

Also known as MUSHI-SHI OVA.

Studio: Artland , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Slice of Life , Supernatural

When an eclipse occurs, the sun remains dark in one area. The mushi expert Ginko must come and determine how to return the sun to the village before their crops die. The secret seems connected to twin girls who live nearby.



Tags: Environmental , Youkai , Rural , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Twins , Mythology , Demons , Exorcism , Urban Fantasy , Historical , Travel , Denpa

Natsume Yuujinchou Go Specials

Also known as Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5 Specials.

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

Two special episodes bundled in the fourth and fifth volume of the Blu-ray/DVD.

Tags: Youkai , Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Rural , Adoption , Outdoor Activities , Urban Fantasy

Natsume Yuujinchou Roku Specials

Also known as Natsume's Book of Friends Season 6 Specials.

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

New unaired episodes included in 4th and 5th DVD volumes of Natsume Yuujinchou Roku.

Tags: Youkai , Iyashikei , Shoujo , Adoption , Rural , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy

Natsume Yuujinchou: Nyanko-sensei to Hajimete no Otsukai

Also known as Natsume's Book of Friends: Nyanko-sensei & The First Errand.

Studio: Brain's Base
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

This anime DVD has a completely original story not told in the manga or its earlier anime adaptations.

Note: Given to subscribers of LaLa and LaLa DX magazines.



Tags: Youkai , Male Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Rural , Adoption , Shapeshifting , Urban Fantasy