TV series

Natsume's Book of Friends

Original title: 夏目友人帳

2008 · Ended

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.

Cast

122

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Hiroshi KamiyaTakashi Natsume (voice)

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Kazuhiko InoueNyanko-sensei / Madara (voice)

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Eiji ItohShigeru Fujiwara (voice)

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Miki ItoTouko Fujiwara (voice)

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Hisayoshi SuganumaAtsushi Kitamoto (voice)

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Akira IshidaShuuichi Natori (voice)

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Ryohei KimuraSatoru Nishimura (voice)

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Miyuki SawashiroJun Sasada (voice)

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Kazuma HorieKaname Tanuma (voice)

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Sanae KobayashiReiko Natsume (voice), Madara (High School Girl Transformation, voice)

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Takashi MatsuyamaHitotsume no Chuukyuu Youkai (voice), Mid-ranked Youkai (voice), Shinpan (voice), Youkai (voice)

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Hiroshi ShimozakiThree-eyed Youkai (voice), Mid-ranked Youkai (voice), Ushikao no Chuukyuu Youkai (voice), Youkai (voice)

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Rina SatoTaki Tooru (voice), Tooru Taki (voice)

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Satsuki YukinoHiiragi (voice)

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Akemi OkamuraHinoe (voice)

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ChoChobi-hige (voice)

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Kyoko ChikiriKappa (voice), Kappa, Natsume's Aunt (voice)

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Takaya KurodaMisuzu (voice)

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Junichi SuwabeMatoba Seiji (voice)

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Mika DoiNanase (voice)

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Akari HiguchiUrihime (voice)

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Misa WatanabeBenio (voice)

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Akiko YajimaLittle Fox Youkai (voice), Kogitsune (voice)

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Kunihiro KawamotoKarikage (voice), Sarumen Sealed Away in the Pot (voice), Youkai (voice)

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Yasunori MatsumotoMr. Tanuma (voice), Tanuma Father (voice), Kaname's Father (voice)

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Yoshimasa HosoyaShibata Katsumi (voice)

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Chieko HondaSasago (voice)

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Akimitsu TakaseTarusaru (voice), Natsume's Uncle (voice)

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Satoshi TsuruokaEnkou (voice), Taniozaki (voice)

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Tadashi MiyazawaMark-Ironer Youkai (voice)

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Nobuyuki KobushiOne-Eyed Youkai (voice)

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Hiroshi TsuchidaShigure (voice)

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Kenji HamadaSugino Akifumi (voice)

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Ryuusaku ChijiwaKarime (voice)

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Kobayashi MinaSagume (voice)

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Yui HatanoShinichirou (voice)

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Atari KousukeYasui (voice)

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Nakano KenjiYoukai with the Hammer (voice)

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Takeshi SasakiKarikami (voice)

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Ikuko TaniSakanaka Chizu (voice)

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Ayahi TakagakiSui (voice)

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Hiroyuki YoshinoGen (voice)

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Takuya KirimotoIsozuki no Nezumi (voice)

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Megumi HanAoi Miyoko (voice)

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Hikaru MidorikawaHouzuki (voice)

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Kazuhiko NishimatsuKurokama (voice)

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Shizuka ItohOgata Yuriko (voice)

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Yuto NakanoYobiko (voice)

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Takako HondaSumie (voice)

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Yuriko FuchizakiEyeless Youkai (voice)

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Takahiro SakuraiNatsume's Adoptive Brother (voice)

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Takanori HoshinoKanawa (voice)

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Atsushi KosakaTsuji (voice)

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Chie NakamuraWinged Youkai (voice)

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Yoko SoumiLong Haired One-Eyed Youkai (voice)

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Hidenobu KiuchiMikage (voice)

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Yoriko NagataYoung Nanase (voice)

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Fumiko OrikasaMurasaki (voice)

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Ai OrikasaAmana (voice)

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Hiroki TouchiFutsuki (voice)

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Yuu SugimotoMiya (voice)

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Saori SetoFemale Witch Doctor (voice)

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Katsuyuki KonishiNatsume's father (voice)

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Hitomi NabatameYoukai Possessing Tanuma (voice)

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Masami IwasakiMushikui (voice)

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Kikumi UmedaOgata Fusae (voice)

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Junko TakeuchiIshio Kai (voice)

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Aki KanadaKemari (voice)

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Yuji UedaSmall Tengu (voice)

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Hisako KyodaAokuchinashi (voice)

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Suzune OkabeLion-faced Youkai (voice)

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Manabu MurajiAoi Father (voice)

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Hitoshi BifuNanase's father (voice)

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Ao TakahashiYouko (voice)

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Kazuya IchijoRokka (voice)

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Keiichi NakagawaTakahiko (voice)

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Ryo HirohashiSasafune (voice)

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Kenji NojimaYasaka (voice)

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Yuka TerasakiKirinoha (voice)

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Atsushi OnoLarge Three-Eyed Youkai (voice)

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Masaya MatsukazeRiou (voice)

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Sayaka AokiTama (voice)

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Tarusuke ShingakiIll Youkai (voice)

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Seizo KatoSaigami (voice)

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Fuyuka OnoTree Youkai (voice)

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Keiko SonodaAoi Mother (voice), Miyoko's Mother

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Ayumi FujimuraSugino Bride (voice), Takashi Natsume (child, voice), Fiancé (voice)

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Yukiko MorishitaExorcists (voice), Benihimo (voice)

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Ayako KawasumiSasago (voice)

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Ako MayamaGinro (voice)

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Asami SetoTsukiko (voice)

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Kazutomi YamamotoAzuma (voice)

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Soichiro HoshiGomochi (voice)

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Shinya TakahashiRat-faced Youkai (voice)

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Yukimasa NatoriNanamaki (voice)

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Noriaki SugiyamaJinbe (voice)

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Kazuhiro YamajiTakuma (voice)

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Mayumi ShintaniHidaka (voice)

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Yurika KuboYoukai girl (voice)

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Aya EndoKayatsubo (voice)

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Mikako KomatsuKaoru Sonokawa (voice), Sonokawa Kaoru (voice)

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Sawa IshigeTamiko (voice)

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Kimiko SaitoHishigaki (voice)

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Michie KitaHana (voice)

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Takeshi AonoTsuyukami (voice)

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Hiroki YasumotoSusugi (voice)

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Yoshiyuki HiraiSanto (voice)

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Tetsuya YanagiharaMikuri (voice)

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Ryoka YuzukiTsubame (voice)

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Houko KuwashimaHotaru (voice)

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Atsushi ImaruokaAkagane (voice)

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Mamiko NotoAsagi (voice)

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Daisuke OnoAoi (voice)

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Yoshihisa KawaharaMask Youkai (voice)

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Katsuya MiyamotoBig Mouth Youkai (voice)

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Yoshie NiheiDistant Aunt (voice)

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Ayano OgataWomen Spectators (voice)

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Asumi SakamotoStudents (voice)

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Ryuichi KagehiraNitai-sama (voice)

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Yoshimi KomiyamaElementary School Girl (voice)

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Hiroko MidorikawaFemale Relative (voice)

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Mika IshibashiSchoolboy (voice)

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TMDB ID: 69500 ↗
First aired: 2008-07-08
Last aired: 2024-12-24
Status: Ended
Episode runtime: 24 min
Genres: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Creators: Unknown
Countries: JP
Languages: Japanese

Ratings

TMDB audience8.2/10115 votes

Family guidance

Age ratings

—Not rated in Switzerland (CH)

—Not rated in Spain (ES)

12France (FR)

Not recommended for children under 12. Not allowed air before 10:00 p.m. Some channels and programs are subject to exception.

TV-14United States of America (US)

This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.

—Not rated in United Kingdom (GB)

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All regional certifications (20)

12France (FR)

Not recommended for children under 12. Not allowed air before 10:00 p.m. Some channels and programs are subject to exception.

TV-14United States of America (US)

This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.

MAustralia (AU)

Recommended for mature audiences; M-rated content may only be broadcast between 8:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any day, and additionally between 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on schooldays.

12Brazil (BR)

Content suitable for viewers over the age of 12.

14Brazil (BR)

Content suitable for viewers over the age of 14.

14+Canada (CA)

Programming intended for viewers ages 14 and older. May contain strong violence and strong profanity, and depictions of sexual activity as long as they are within the context of a story.

15+Czech Republic (CZ)

Suitable for persons aged 15 years and over.

15Denmark (DK)

For ages 15 and up.

12Germany (DE)

The broadcaster must take the decision about the air time by taking in consideration the impact on young children in the timeframe from 6:00am to 8:00pm.

16Hungary (HU)

Programs not recommended for teens and children below the age of 16, may contain more intensive violence and sexual content. A yellow circle with the number 16 written inside is used for this rating.

15Ireland (IE)

15A - No-one younger than 15.

B-15Mexico (MX)

Designed for ages 15 and up (allowed only between 19:00 and 05:59).

16Poland (PL)

Deviant social behaviour, world filled with violence and sexuality, simplified picture of adulthood, display of physical force, especially in controversial social context (against or by parents, teachers, etc.), immoral behaviour without ethic dilemma, putting the blame on the victim, excessive concentration on material possessions.

16Portugal (PT)

Not suitable for children under 16, access to these programs is locked by a personal password.

15Romania (RO)

Programmes not recommended for teens and children below the age of 15, may contain more intensive violence and sexual content.

PG13Singapore (SG)

No additional details available.

15South Korea (KR)

This rating is for programs that contain material that may be inappropriate for children under 15, and that parental discretion should be used. Examples include most dramas, and talk shows on OTA (over-the-air) TV (KBS, MBC, SBS), and many American TV shows/dramas on Cable TV channels like OCN and OnStyle. The programs that have this rating may include moderate or strong adult themes, language, sexual inference, and violence. As with the TV-MA rating in North America, this rating is commonly applied to live events where the occurrence of inappropriate dialogue is unpredictable. Since 2007, this rating is the most used rating for TV.

0+Taiwan (TW)

Suitable for watching by general audiences.

ทThailand (TH)

Tor - G Movies appropriate for the general public. No sex, abusive language or violence.

น 13+Thailand (TH)

Nor 13+ Movies appropriate for audiences aged 13 and older.