Natsume's Book of Friends fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Heartwarming and moving
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout score
Calm and low-key
Natsume's Book of Friends is calm and low-intensity.
Heartwarming and moving
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, moving, and hopeful. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Fantasy, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around fantasy, family, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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Natsume's Book of Friends is included with a subscription to Crunchyroll in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 82/100 (IMDb 8.1). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-14 in the United States.
7 seasons
It has 7 seasons with 86 episodes of about 24 minutes each.
It ran from 2008 to 2024 and has ended.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in Japan.
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TV Tropes lists 137 storytelling tropes for Natsume's Book of Friends, including Stupid Sexy Flanders, Big Damn Heroes, Good Parents.
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