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“Natsume embraces his youkai-seeing gift, releases spirits from the Book of Friends, and finds happiness in both human and spirit worlds.”
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3
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8.56
128 rank · 271,336 viewers · 1,499 favorites
Slice of Life
Supernatural
Iyashikei
Mythology
Shoujo
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Synopsis
Natsume embraces his youkai-seeing gift, releases spirits from the Book of Friends, and finds happiness in both human and spirit worlds.
Natsume Yuujinchou San follows Takashi Natsume, a boy who is able to see youkai. Natsume and his bodyguard Madara, nicknamed Nyanko-sensei, continue on their quest to release youkai from their contracts in the "Book of Friends." Natsume comes to terms with his ability to see youkai and stops thinking of it as a curse. As he spends more time with his human and youkai friends, he realizes how much he values them both and decides he doesn't have to choose between the spirit and human worlds to be happy.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 15 sampled reviews
8.8
/10
What 15 viewers settled on.
93%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 1.51
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.51 · some divergence
The polarity gap
5.1 pts
Recommenders 9.1 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 0.20
Running avg · Aug 2011 → Apr 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Fast, engaging pacing and endlessly rewatchable slice-of-life storytelling make every episode feel fresh while keeping the central goal in sight. The entire main cast grows from initially harsh...”
- 10 “This season masterfully explores Natsume's mysterious past while maintaining its signature ability to transform repetitive youkai encounters into unique, satisfying experiences. The characters are...”
- 10 “This heartwarming, therapeutic series is so addictive that I deliberately limit myself to 1-2 episodes a day just to make it last longer. Its lighthearted, adorable tone feels like having a...”
Verbosity
Short · 27%
Medium · 40%
Long · 33%
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2011 – Sep 2011 Summer 2011
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-6169 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Sakura Create Producer
Licensed by
- NIS America, Inc. Licensor