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Natsume's Book of Friends

Natsume's Book of Friends

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Natsume's Book of Friends

2008- 2024

7 Seasons

86 Episodes

8.2(110 votes)

Ended

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Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Brain's Base

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Hiroshi Kamiya

Hiroshi Kamiya

Takashi Natsume (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Nyanko-sensei / Madara (voice)

Eiji Itoh

Eiji Itoh

Shigeru Fujiwara (voice)

Miki Ito

Miki Ito

Touko Fujiwara (voice)

Hisayoshi Suganuma

Hisayoshi Suganuma

Atsushi Kitamoto (voice)

Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida

Shuuichi Natori (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Sanae Kobayashi

Reiko Natsume (voice)

Ryohei Kimura

Ryohei Kimura

Satoru Nishimura (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Jun Sasada (voice)

Kazuma Horie

Kazuma Horie

Kaname Tanuma (voice)

Creative team

Created by: Yuki Midorikawa
Produced by: Kosuke Suzuki
Sayako Muramatsu

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