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Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3
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Score

8.4 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

13

Studio

Brain's Base

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Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3

Also known as 夏目友人帳 参 | Natsume Yuujinchou San

TVSummer 2011Source MangaPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
DramaFantasySlice of LifeSupernatural

8.4/10

Community score

#131

Rank

272.7K

Members

1.5K

Favorites

Synopsis

The third season of Natsume Yuujinchou.

Takashi Natsume has always been shunned by those around him because of his mysterious ability to see yokai. Eventually, he came into possession of his grandmother Reiko’s “Book of Friends,” and together with his bodyguard Nyanko-sensei he set out to return the names of the yokai contained within it. Since then, he’s found a home with the Fujiwaras and surrounded himself with friends at school. Little does he know he's about to be dragged unwittingly into further trouble...

(Source: NIS America)

Cast Highlights

Madara

Madara

Main

Voice: Inoue, Kazuhiko (Japanese)

Natsume, Takashi

Natsume, Takashi

Main

Voice: Kamiya, Hiroshi (Japanese)

Aokuchinashi

Aokuchinashi

Supporting

Voice: Kyouda, Hisako (Japanese)

Benio

Benio

Supporting

Voice: Watanabe, Misa (Japanese)

Chobi-hige

Chobi-hige

Supporting

Voice: Cho (Japanese)

Eyeless Youkai

Eyeless Youkai

Supporting

Voice: Fuchizaki, Yuriko (Japanese)

Female Witch Doctor

Female Witch Doctor

Supporting

Voice: Seto, Saori (Japanese)

Fujiwara, Shigeru

Fujiwara, Shigeru

Supporting

Voice: Itou, Eiji (Japanese)

Core Staff

Kyoutani, Tomomi

Kyoutani, Tomomi

Producer

Sasaki, Reiko

Sasaki, Reiko

Producer

Satou, Yumi

Satou, Yumi

Producer

Sugawara, Hirofumi

Sugawara, Hirofumi

Producer

Yokoyama, Shuko

Yokoyama, Shuko

Producer

Kameyama, Masahiro

Kameyama, Masahiro

Assistant Producer

Theme Songs

Openings

"Boku ni Dekiru Koto (僕にできること)" by HOW MERRY MARRY

Endings

"Kimi no Kakera feat. Miyamoto Emiri (君ノカケラ feat 宮本笑里)" by Kousuke Atari

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Related Titles

Prequel

Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou

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Sequel

Natsume Yuujinchou Shi

anime

Adaptation

Natsume Yuujinchou

manga

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Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes13
Duration24 min per ep
SourceManga
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonSummer 2011
AiredJul 5, 2011 to Sep 27, 2011
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#1037
Scored by127.1K
BroadcastTuesdays at 01:30 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3

Romaji title

Natsume Yuujinchou San

Japanese title

夏目友人帳 参

Synonyms

Natsume Yuujinchou Three, Natsume Yuujinchou 3, Natsume Yujincho 3

Production Team

Main studio

Brain's Base

Producers

Aniplex, Sakura Create

Licensors

NIS America

Japanese title

夏目友人帳 参

Themes And Audience

IyashikeiMythologyShoujo