Natsume Yuujinchou is full of unique personalities. Each piece left me with a somewhat sad but warm feeling and made me go back to re-watch and think upon it again and again. Reasons why Natsume cannot let go of his bond with youkai, reasons why youkai fall in love with humans Natsume Yuujinchou is a collection of beautiful bittersweet pieces of a not very ordinary every day life. It focuses on the bonds between humans, as well as the bonds between humans and youkai.Įach story is very well thought out and carries a deep message that Natsume derives from his encounters. Sometimes, it's a youkai seeking to get his/her name back at other times, a youkai wanting some other help from Natsume, which he can never refuse.Īs much as those stories revolve around youkai, Natsume Yuujinchou is ultimately about humans.

Now that it's over, I can say for sure - it was a short but beautiful experience, and became one of my very special personal favorites.Įach episode Natsume encounters a different youkai. Needless to say, I watched Natsume Yuujinchou while it was still ongoing and waited eagerly for the subtitles to come out. I fell in love with that image alone and could not stop thinking about it. I've been looking forward to this anime ever since I saw one of the promotional images - Natsume sitting on a tree branch with his foot slightly touching the water underneath, and an unusual looking cat by his side. Fondly referred to as Nyanko-sensei, Madara is a mysterious, pint-sized feline spirit who has his own reasons for sticking with the boy.īased on the critically acclaimed manga by Yuki Midorikawa, Natsume Yuujinchou is an unconventional and supernatural slice-of-life series that follows Natsume as he, with his infamous protector Madara, endeavors to free the spirits bound by his grandmother's contract. However, his only companion is a self-proclaimed bodyguard named Madara. Without parents and a loving home, and constantly being hunted by hostile, merciless youkai, Natsume is looking for solace-a place where he belongs. Now in Natsume's possession, the book gives Reiko's grandson this power as well, which is why these enraged beings now haunt him in hopes of somehow attaining their freedom. Natsume soon discovers that his deceased grandmother Reiko had passed on to him the Yuujinchou, or 'Book of Friends,' which contains the names of the spirits whom she brought under her control.

While most fifteen-year-old boys, in one way or another, harbor secrets that are related to girls, Takashi Natsume has a peculiar and terrifying secret involving youkai: for as long as he can remember, he has been constantly chased by these spirits.

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