Natsume's Book of Friends (夏目友人帳, Natsume Yuujinchou) is an anime television series adaption of the manga written by Yuki Midorikawa. It was produced by Brain's Base, directed by Takahiro Omori. It was broadcast on the TV Tokyo network in two seasons of thirteen episodes each, the first from July 7 to September 29, 2008 and the second, called Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou (続 夏目友人帳, Natsume's Book of Friends Continued), from January 5 to March 30, 2009.
A third season, titled Natsume Yuujinchou San (夏目友人帳 参, Natsume's Book of Friends Three) began airing on July 5, 2011.
The fourth season, titled Natsume Yuujinchou Shi (夏目友人帳 肆, Natsume's Book of Friends Four) began airing January 2nd, 2012.
The fifth season, titled Natsume Yuujinchou Go (夏目友人帳 伍, Natsume's Book of Friends Five)began airing October 4th, 2016.
The sixth season, titled Natsume Yuujinchou Roku(夏目友人帳 陸, Natsume's Book of Friends Six) began airing in April 11, 2017.
Separate soundtrack albums for the first two seasons were released in Japan by Sony Music on September 24, 2008 and March 18, 2009, respectively.[1] The series opening and closing theme songs were also released by Sony Music. As singles, "Issei no Sei" reached a peak rank of 48th on the Oricon singles chart, "Natsu Yuuzora" reached 27th, and "Ano Hi Time Machine" reached 38th. "Aishiteru" was not released as a single, but instead included on an album called "Uta no Hibi" by Kourin (Also known as Callin').
The series is licensed in English by Crunchyroll, which streams it online; episodes of the second season were available online on the day of broadcast.[2] It is also licensed in Chinese by Muse Communication.
In July 2022, it is announced that Crunchyroll is producing an English dub of the series, which will premiere on their streaming service on July 24, 2022.
A seventh season, titled Natsume Yuuujinchou Shichi (夏目友人帳 漆) has been announced in celebration for its fifteenth anniversary.[3] It began airing in October 8, 2024.
Contents
- 1 List of Episodes
- 2 Theme Songs
- 2.1 Season One
- 2.2 Season Two
- 2.3 Season Three
- 2.4 Season Four
- 2.5 Season Five
- 2.6 Season Six
- 2.7 Season Seven
- 3 Staff
- 3.1 Japanese
- 3.2 English
- 4 Cast and Voice Actors
- 5 Trailers
- 6 Gallery
- 6.1 Anime Visuals
- 7 Releases
- 7.1 Japanese
- 7.2 English
- 8 Trivia
- 9 References
List of Episodes[]
- Main article: List of Episodes
Theme Songs[]
Season One[]
- Opening - Issei no Sei
- Ending - Natsu Yuuzora
Season Two[]
- Opening - Ano Hi Time Machine
- Ending - Aishiteru
Season Three[]
- Opening - Boku ni Dekiru Koto
- Ending - Kimi no Kakera
Season Four[]
- Opening - Ima, Kono Toki
- Ending - Takaramono
Season Five[]
- Opening - Takarabako
- Ending - Akane Sasu
Season Six[]
- Opening - Furōria
- Ending - Kimi no Uta
Season Seven[]
- Opening - Alca
- Ending - Komari Warai
Staff[]
Japanese[]
- Director: Takahiro Omori, Kotomi Deai (Eps. 53–74), Hideki Ito (Eps. 75–present)
- Series Composition: Kenichi Kanemaki
- Character Design: Akira Takata
- Original creator: Yuki Midorikawa
- Sound Director: Takahiro Ōmori
- Music: Makoto Yoshimori
English[]
- ADR Director: Jad Saxton
- Assistant ADR Directors: Morgan Lauré, Sara Ragsdale
- Lead ADR Engineer: Ian Emerson, Rickey Watkins
- Assistant ADR Engineers: Sawyer Pfiedderer
- ADR Script Writer: Jessica Sluys
- ADR Script Supervisor: Emily Neves
- ADR Prep: Benjamin Tehrani
- ADR Mix Engineer: William Dewell
Cast and Voice Actors[]
Character | Japanese Voice Actor | English Voice Actor |
Takashi Natsume | Hiroshi Kamiya Ayumu Fujimura (Young) | Adam Gibbs Paige Guillory (Young) |
Madara | Kazuhiko Inoue | Christopher Wehkamp |
Reiko Natsume | Sanae Kobayashi | Alexis Tipton |
Touko Fujiwara | Miki Itō | Jennifer AuBuchon |
Shigeru Fujiwara | Eiji Itō | Seth Magill |
Chukyuu (A and B) | Takashi Matsuyama Hiroshi Shimozaki | Brian Mathis Greg Dulcie |
Hinoe | Akemi Okamura | Molly Searcy |
Atsushi Kitamoto | Hisayoshi Suganuma | Mike Haimoto |
Satoru Nishimura | Ryōhei Kimura | Matthew Elkins |
Kaname Tanuma | Kazuma Horie | Tyson Rinehart |
Tooru Taki | Rina Satō | Megan Shipman |
Jun Sasada | Miyuki Sawashiro | Marisa Duran |
Misuzu | Takaya Kuroda | Chris Ryan |
Shuuichi Natori | Akira Ishida | Aaron Roberts |
Hiiragi | Satsuki Yukino | Jill Harris |
Chobihige | Chō | Barry Yandell |
Kappa | Kyōko Chikiri | Danielle Yoshiko Phillips |
Seiji Matoba | Junichi Suwabe | Reagan Murdock |
Trailers[]
TVアニメ「夏目友人帳 漆」本PV|2024年10月7日(月)より放送開始
アニメ「夏目友人帳」15周年記念PV
Gallery[]
Anime Visuals[]
Season 1 Teaser Visual
Season 1 Key Visual
Season 2 Key Visual
Season 3 Key Visual
Season 4 Key Visual
Season 5 Key Visual
Season 6 Key Visual
Season 7 Teaser Visual
Season 7 Key Visual
Releases[]
Japanese[]
Season 1 Vol. 1 DVD
Season 1 Vol. 2 DVD
Season 1 Vol. 3 DVD
Season 1 Vol. 4 DVD
Season 1 Vol. 5 DVD
Season 2 Vol. 1 DVD
Season 2 Vol. 2 DVD
Season 2 Vol. 3 DVD
Season 2 Vol. 4 DVD
Season 2 Vol. 5 DVD
Season 3 Vol. 1 Blu-ray
Season 3 Vol. 2 Blu-ray
Season 3 Vol. 3 Blu-ray
Season 3 Vol. 4 Blu-ray
Season 3 Vol. 5 Blu-ray
Season 4 Vol. 1 Blu-ray
Season 4 Vol. 2 Blu-ray
Season 4 Vol. 3 Blu-ray
Season 4 Vol. 4 Blu-ray
Season 4 Vol. 5 Blu-ray
Season 5 Vol. 1 Blu-ray
Season 5 Vol. 2 Blu-ray
Season 5 Vol. 3 Blu-ray
Season 5 Vol. 4 Blu-ray
Season 5 Vol. 5 Blu-ray
Season 6 Vol. 1 Blu-ray
Season 6 Vol. 2 Blu-ray
Season 6 Vol. 3 Blu-ray
Season 6 Vol. 4 Blu-ray
Season 6 Vol. 5 Blu-ray
English[]
Season 1 & 2 DVD (NIS America)
Season 3 Standard Edition Blu-Ray/DVD (NIS America)
Season 4 Standard Edition Blu-Ray/DVD (NIS America)
Season 3 Premium Edition Blu-Ray/DVD (NIS America)
Season 4 Premium Edition Blu-Ray/DVD (NIS America)