Natsume's Book of Friends
A gentle, spiritually engaged slice-of-life fantasy about a lonely boy who finds connection and purpose through his inherited ability to see and help spirits.
Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.
Essence
Ensemble
Hiroshi Kamiya
Takashi Natsume (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Nyanko-sensei / Madara (voice)
Eiji Itoh
Shigeru Fujiwara (voice)
Miki Ito
Touko Fujiwara (voice)
Hisayoshi Suganuma
Atsushi Kitamoto (voice)
Akira Ishida
Shuuichi Natori (voice)
Ryohei Kimura
Satoru Nishimura (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro
Jun Sasada (voice)
Kazuma Horie
Kaname Tanuma (voice)
Satsuki Yukino
Hiiragi (voice)
Akemi Okamura
Hinoe (voice)
Kyoko Chikiri
Kappa (voice)
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