Introduction
As a young child, Takashi Natsume believed his ability to see youkai to be nothing but a curse. Now a high school student, Natsume has managed to heal from his old wounds and form unbreakable bonds with humans and youkai alike. Natsume's newfound friendships—including the one with his spirit bodyguard Madara, nicknamed "Nyanko-sensei"—are often interlaced with his duty to return the names of the spirits written inside the Book of Friends, his late grandmother Reiko's keepsake. While more remarkable youkai reach out to him, Natsume discovers that he still has much to learn about the world that surrounds him.
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Audience reviews
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thedefenseteam
Never a dud season with Natsume Yuujinchou.
I've seen all there is with Natsume's anime adaptation, and I'm glad we got a seventh installment last 2024. I just finished it now and am so incredibly proud at how it continues to be consistently amazing almost two decades later. The episodes are never dull and each season always occupies an important spot each time I watch them. You can tell that the creators and animators really took a lot of care in making each one—and as a viewer, it makes you all the more invested in watching each episode with love and care. I'm almost jealous of people who haven't seen a single episode of this series as they have so much they've yet to experience with this show. I love it from the bottom of my heart. Please watch the new season if you haven't yet!
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There’s a quiet kind of magic in this series — not the kind that dazzles, but the kind that lingers. The kind that drifts through you like sunlight through leaves, soft and slow, almost unnoticeable until you realize how deeply it's warmed you. Finishing this season feels like closing the pages of a well-worn journal — one filled with faded photographs, lingering smiles, and memories written in a language only the heart can read.
What moves me most about Natsume Yuujinchou is its devotion to the unseen and the unspoken. The loneliness we carry in silence. The weight of memories that outlive their tellers. The grace in small kindnesses, and the invisible threads that bind us — human and youkai alike. It never reaches for grandeur or spectacle, but instead offers quiet revelations, heart-wa…
Read at the sourceDemon05
Natsume Book of Friends. this anime is so close to my heart, i always get emotional when i watch natsumes story, i wish one day i can be like him live like him. this anime is peace for me.
last time when i was binge watching this series was in 2017 itself and now after 7 years i still hold natusme yuujinchoo close to my heart. even though this series focused more on shojo (girl) audience but as a 24 yr old young man, i feel this anime to my heart.
natsumes journey from season 1 to season 7 is tremendous growth in his character and how everyone around him is supporting him in someway or other. i wish we all humans were like this, always kind and helpful to each other.
Read at the sourceFirechick12012
(According to MAL, this is my 600th completed anime!)
Hell yeah, more Natsume Yuujinchou! You guys know by now that I absolutely LOVE this series, and will gladly inject more of it into my veins like heroin any chance I'm able. And finding out that a seventh season of the show was going to be made? You bet your ass I was hyped as hell! Unlike with seasons 5 and 6, where I was deep in anime burnout and didn't get around to watching them until this year, I actually watched season 7 as it aired this time, and am gonna watch the dub when I have the time. All of this was awesome in and of itself, but it was just announced that Bushiroad is making a video game for the series set for consoles such as PC and Nintendo Switch! I hope to God that gets an English translation (And a good one at that!)…
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This series is pure comfort. I absolutely loved it. I did not even realize until 2025 that this season was out. This anime always has such a gentle, heartwarming vibe, and the way it shows Natsume's kindness and his bond with both humans and ayakashi is just beautiful. Reiko's story added even more depth in this season, and watching Natsume carry her legacy while staying true to himself is so touching.
And the music is one of the best in any anime I've ever watched. It fits perfectly with the emotional, peaceful moments. This series feels like a warm hug; this season is no exception. It’s everything I love about Natsume’s Book of Friends. I would recommend this to everybody who loves slice of life or fantasy.
Read at the sourceAnurag29
The amazing heartwarming anime comes back with another season after 7 years and it delivered like always,the adventure of our simple kind protagonist with his silly cat continues with new encounters with new youkai as always,this anime as always will make you sit and wonder soo much things about life, there is a good amount of progression about the things we know and char development to an extent is also there.
This anime was soo unique and I can keep watching more and more of it,much recommended to watch but you will anyways if you are the 7th season page.
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