Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1
夏目友人帳
Natsume has always been an outcast because he inherited his grandmother's ability to see yokai. After moving to his grandmother's hometown and accidentally releasing a yokai imprisoned in a Lucky Cat statue, he learns about his grandmother's "Book of Friends," which contains the names of the yokai she defeated, and allows its wielder to command the yokai named within. Since then, yokai now visit him on a daily basis, seeking to either get their names back or take possession of the Book of Friends. (Source: NIS America)
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 is a tv with 13 episodes, from Summer 2008, produced by Brain's Base, rated 8.0/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
Natsume has always been an outcast because he inherited his grandmother's ability to see yokai. After moving to his grandmother's hometown and accidentally releasing a yokai imprisoned in a Lucky Cat statue, he learns about his grandmother's "Book of Friends," which contains the names of the yokai she defeated, and allows its wielder to command the yokai named within. Since then, yokai now visit him on a daily basis, seeking to either get their names back or take possession of the Book of Friends. (Source: NIS America)
Main Characters
Tags
- Youkai — Prominently features supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore.
- Iyashikei — Primary aim is to heal the audience through serene depictions of characters' daily lives.
- Episodic — Features story arcs that are loosely tied or lack an overarching plot.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Found Family — Features a group of characters with no biological relations that are united in a group providing social support.
- Rural — Partly or completely set in the countryside.
- Adoption — Features a character who has been adopted by someone who is neither of their biological parents.
- Shoujo — Target demographic is teenage and young adult females.
- Urban Fantasy — Set in a world similar to the real world, but with the existence of magic or other supernatural elements.
- Estranged Family — At least one family member of the MC intentionally distances themselves or a family distances themselves from a person related to the MC.
- Bullying — Prominently features the use of force for intimidation, often in a school setting.
- Primarily Male Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of male characters.