Natsume's Book of Friends (2008)

Animation · Comedy · Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (3,359 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 -0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2008)

7.58 avg 13 episodes 7.4 → 7.9 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Neko to yûjinchô	7.4	190
2	Tsuyukami no hokora	7.9	180
3	Yatsubara no kaijin	7.3	153
4	Shigure to shôjo	7.4	144
5	Kokoro iro no kippu	7.4	137
6	Swallow at the Lake Bottom	8.2	162
7	Kogitsune no boshi	7.7	140
8	Hakanai hikari	7.8	144
9	Ayakashi barai	7.1	132
10	Asagi no koto	7.4	131
11	Nyanko tsurezure-chô	7.2	126
12	Itsuka jirushi	7.8	133
13	Aki no yaen	7.9	143

Season 2 (2009)

7.19 avg 13 episodes 7.7 → 7.9 24 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ubawareta yûjinchô	7.7	157
2	Haru ni tokeru	7.3	111
3	Ayakashi taiji yukemuri iki	7.4	112
4	Hina, kaeru	7.6	116
5	Yakusoku no ki	7.6	115
6	Shôjo no jin	7.6	109
7	Yondewa naranu	6.3	108
8	Fushi no omoi	7.3	111
9	Sakura namiki no kare	6.3	110
10	Kariie	7.9	118
11	Jujutsushi no kai	6.3	105
12	Haioku no shônen	6.3	106
13	Hito to ayakashi	7.9	112

Season 3 (2011)

6.52 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 6.4 24 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ayashiki mono no na	7.5	119
2	Ukihara no sato	6.3	106
3	Itsuwari no yûjin	6.2	104
4	Osanaki hibi ni	8.5	123
5	Kura ni hisomu mono	6.3	104
6	Hito naranu mono	6.1	102
7	Haraiya	6.1	100
8	Kogitsune no tokei	6.3	102
9	Akikaze kitte	6.3	104
10	Wareta kagami	6.1	100
11	Utsusu mono	6.3	102
12	Kaeru basho	6.3	103
13	Natsume yûgichô	6.4	108

Season 4 (2012)

6.63 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 8.7 24 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Torawareta Natsume	7.6	111
2	Touhou no mori	6.4	101
3	Chisaki mono	6.3	98
4	Daitou	6.3	99
5	Sugishi hi no kimi ni	6.4	100
6	Garasu no muko	6.3	99
7	Hito to No Made	6.4	101
8	Madoi shi koro ni	6.2	98
9	Tsukiwake matsuri	6.4	99
10	Matsurareta kamisama	6.4	101
11	Ichi mai no shashin	6.4	97
12	Kioku no tobira	6.4	101
13	Tooki ieji	8.7	110

Season 5 (2016)

7.02 avg 13 episodes 6.3 → 9.2 24 min avg

Slow burn

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Unchanging Form	6.3	104
2	Mischievous Rain	6.3	97
3	The Letter from the Exorcist	6.4	99
4	Shadow of Linked Chains	6.4	99
5	It Must Not Be Bound	6.4	98
6	Soundless Valley	6.4	99
7	Distant Festival Lights	6.4	99
8	A World Unbent	6.3	97
9	Following a Narrow Path	6.2	98
10	Touko and Shigeru	9.0	116
11	To the Ephemeral Ones	6.5	103
12	One Night's Cups	9.4	55
13	Yuugi no Utage	9.2	40

Season 6 (2017)

7.13 avg 13 episodes 8.2 → 9.2 24 min avg

Rebound

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Days Eater	8.2	122
2	It Blooms Tomorrow	8.1	108
3	Nitai-sama	6.4	103
4	Lying Eyes	6.3	101
5	The Bound Ones	6.4	98
6	Nishimura and Kitamoto	6.5	102
7	Gomochi's Benefactor	6.5	100
8	Day That Will Someday Come	6.5	101
9	What Flows	6.3	95
10	The Sealed Room	6.4	99
11	What Matters	6.4	99
12	Suzunaru no Kirikabu	9.5	41
13	Mugen no Kakera	9.2	40

Season 7 (2024)

8.59 avg 13 episodes 8.3 → 9.4 23 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Fragment's Lament	8.3	75
2	Someday's Garden	8.3	64
3	Tookanya	8.3	63
4	Depths of the Page	8.3	63
5	Chobi's Treasure	8.3	64
6	The Abandoned Station, Two Wheels	8.3	67
7	A Difficult Two	8.3	65
8	Natsume on the Moonlit Night	8.3	64
9	That Which Blocks the Ceremony	8.3	66
10	The House Where a Promise Remains	9.0	65
11	Tell Me Your Name	9.5	82
12	From the Path of Dreams	9.1	65
13	The Outstretched Hand	9.4	38

Natsume's Book of Friends (2008)

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