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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Hiroshi Kamiya
Takashi Natsume (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Nyanko-sensei / Madara (voice)
Eiji Itoh
Shigeru Fujiwara (voice)
Miki Ito
Touko Fujiwara (voice)
Hisayoshi Suganuma
Atsushi Kitamoto (voice)
Akira Ishida
Shuuichi Natori (voice)
Sanae Kobayashi
Reiko Natsume (voice)
Ryohei Kimura
Satoru Nishimura (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro
Jun Sasada (voice)
Kazuma Horie
Kaname Tanuma (voice)
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13 episodes • 2008Avg: 8.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cat and the Book of Friends | Jul 8, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 2 | The Dew God's Small Shrine | Jul 15, 2008 | 8.5 |
| 3 | The Mysterious Person at the Eight Fields | Jul 22, 2008 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Shigure and the Girl | Jul 29, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Heart-Colored Ticket | Aug 5, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Swallow at the Lake Bottom | Aug 12, 2008 | 8.5 |
| 7 | The Little Fox's Hat | Aug 19, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Fleeting Light | Aug 26, 2008 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Ayakashi Exorcism | Sep 2, 2008 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Asagi's Koto | Sep 9, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Nyanko's Book of Boredom | Sep 16, 2008 | 7.7 |
| 12 | Five Day Mark | Sep 23, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Autumn Banquet | Sep 30, 2008 | 8.0 |
13 episodes • 2009Avg: 8.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stolen Book of Friends | Jan 6, 2009 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Melting into Spring | Jan 13, 2009 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Youkai Exorcism Amid the Steaming Springs | Jan 20, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 4 | A Chick Hatches | Jan 27, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Tree of Promise | Feb 3, 2009 | 7.7 |
| 6 | The Maiden's Circle | Feb 10, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 7 | That Which You Must Not Call | Feb 17, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Emotions Undying | Feb 24, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 9 | The Man Amidst the Rows of Cherry Trees | Mar 3, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Temporary Home | Mar 10, 2009 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Assembly of Conjurers | Mar 17, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 12 | The Young Boy in the Empty House | Mar 24, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Humans and Youkai | Mar 31, 2009 | 8.0 |
13 episodes • 2011Avg: 7.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Name of a Monster | Jul 5, 2011 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Ukihara Village | Jul 12, 2011 | 7.5 |
| 3 | False Friend | Jul 19, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Young Days | Jul 26, 2011 | 7.7 |
| 5 | The Thing That Lurks in the Storeroom | Aug 2, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 6 | That Which Is Not Human | Aug 11, 2011 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Exorcist | Aug 16, 2011 | 7.5 |
| 8 | The Fox Child's Watch | Aug 23, 2011 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Through the Autumn Wind | Aug 30, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 10 | The Broken Mirror | Sep 6, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 11 | What the Mirror Shows | Sep 13, 2011 | 7.5 |
| 12 | A place to go home to | Sep 20, 2011 | 7.5 |
| 13 | Natsume's Book of Play | Sep 27, 2011 | 7.0 |
13 episodes • 2012Avg: 7.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natsume Captured | Jan 3, 2012 | 8.3 |
| 2 | The Eastern Forest | Jan 10, 2012 | 7.0 |
| 3 | The Little Ones | Jan 17, 2012 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Stand-In | Jan 24, 2012 | 7.7 |
| 5 | To You, From Bygone Days | Jan 31, 2012 | 8.0 |
| 6 | The Other Side of the Glass | Feb 7, 2012 | 7.5 |
| 7 | The Gap Between Humans and Youkai | Feb 14, 2012 | 7.5 |
| 8 | When I Was Deceived | Feb 21, 2012 | 7.5 |
| 9 | The Moon-Splitting Festival | Feb 28, 2012 | 8.0 |
| 10 | The God, Enshrined | Mar 6, 2012 | 8.0 |
| 11 | A Single Photo | Mar 13, 2012 | 6.5 |
| 12 | The Door of Memories | Mar 20, 2012 | 7.0 |
| 13 | A Long Way Home | Mar 27, 2012 | 7.0 |
11 episodes • 2016Avg: 8.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unchanging Form | Oct 4, 2016 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Mischievous Rain | Oct 11, 2016 | 8.3 |
| 3 | The Letter from the Exorcist | Oct 18, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Shadow Linked Chains | Oct 26, 2016 | 8.5 |
| 5 | It Must Not Be Bound | Nov 2, 2016 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Soundless Valley | Nov 9, 2016 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Distant Festival Lights | Nov 23, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 8 | A World Unbent | Nov 30, 2016 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Following a Narrow Path | Dec 7, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Touko and Shigeru | Dec 14, 2016 | 9.5 |
| 11 | To the Ephemeral Ones | Dec 21, 2016 | 8.0 |
11 episodes • 2017Avg: 7.3Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Days Eater | Apr 12, 2017 | 9.0 |
| 2 | It Blooms Tomorrow | Apr 19, 2017 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Nitai-sama | Apr 26, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Lying Eyes | May 3, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Bound Ones | May 10, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Nishimura and Kitamoto | May 17, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Gomochi's Benefactor | May 24, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 8 | A Day That Will Someday Come | May 31, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 9 | What Flows | Jun 7, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Sealed Room | Jun 14, 2017 | 5.0 |
| 11 | What Matters | Jun 21, 2017 | 0.0 |
12 episodes • 2024Avg: 7.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fragment's Lament | Oct 8, 2024 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Someday's Garden | Oct 15, 2024 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Tookanya | Oct 22, 2024 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Depths of the Page | Oct 29, 2024 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Chobi's Treasure | Nov 5, 2024 | 8.0 |
| 6 | The Abandoned Station, Two Wheels | Nov 12, 2024 | 7.5 |
| 7 | A Difficult Two | Nov 19, 2024 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Natsume on the Moonlit Night | Nov 26, 2024 | 7.0 |
| 9 | That Which Blocks the Ceremony | Dec 3, 2024 | 8.0 |
| 10 | The House Where a Promise Remains | Dec 10, 2024 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Tell Me Your Name | Dec 17, 2024 | 8.3 |
| 12 | From the Path of Dreams | Dec 24, 2024 | 8.3 |
