Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4
Also known as Natsume Yuujinchou Shi
夏目友人帳 肆
Still in possession of his grandmother's Book of Friends, Natsume spends his days returning the names of yokai to their rightful owners. He has been learning how to deal with the yokai and humans that surround his life, but the time has come for him to deal with something even more difficult — his own past, and future.
TV anime, 13 episodes, Winter 2012, Brain's Base. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio Brain's Base. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life, Supernatural. Season: Winter 2012.
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Characters and voice cast
- Takashi Natsume (夏目貴志) - main character, voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya (神谷浩史); English dub: Adam Gibbs
- Madara (斑) - main character, voiced by Kazuhiko Inoue (井上和彦); English dub: Christopher Wehkamp
- Reiko Natsume (夏目レイコ) - supporting character, voiced by Sanae Kobayashi (小林沙苗); English dub: Alexis Tipton
- Shuuichi Natori (名取周一) - supporting character, voiced by Akira Ishida (石田彰); English dub: Aaron Roberts
- Kaname Tanuma (田沼要) - supporting character, voiced by Kazuma Horie (堀江一眞); English dub: Tyson Rinehart
- Jun Sasada (笹田純) - supporting character, voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro (沢城みゆき); English dub: Marisa Duran
- Hiiragi (柊) - supporting character, voiced by Satsuki Yukino (ゆきのさつき); English dub: Jill Harris
- Hinoe (ヒノエ) - supporting character, voiced by Akemi Okamura (岡村明美); English dub: Molly Searcy
- Tooru Taki (多軌透) - supporting character, voiced by Rina Satou (佐藤利奈); English dub: Megan Shipman
- Touko Fujiwara (藤原塔子) - supporting character, voiced by Miki Itou (伊藤美紀 ); English dub: Jennifer AuBuchon
- Shigeru Fujiwara (藤原滋) - supporting character, voiced by Eiji Itou (伊藤栄次); English dub: Seth Magill
- Satoru Nishimura (西村悟) - supporting character, voiced by Ryouhei Kimura (木村良平); English dub: Matthew Elkins
- Atsushi Kitamoto (北本篤史) - supporting character, voiced by Hisayoshi Suganuma (菅沼久義); English dub: Mike Haimoto
- Chobi-hige (ちょびひげ) - supporting character, voiced by Choo (チョー ); English dub: Barry Yandell
- Misuzu (三篠) - supporting character, voiced by Takaya Kuroda (黒田崇矢); English dub: Chris Ryan
- Seiji Matoba (的場静司) - supporting character, voiced by Junichi Suwabe (諏訪部順一); English dub: Reagan Murdock
- Hitotsume no Chuukyuu Youkai (一つ目の中級妖怪) - supporting character, voiced by Takashi Matsuyama (松山鷹志); English dub: Brian Mathis
- Urihime (瓜姫) - supporting character, voiced by Akari Higuchi (樋口あかり); English dub: Linda Leonard
Staff
- Original Creator: Yuki Midorikawa (緑川ゆき)
- Director: Takahiro Oomori (大森貴弘)
- Series Composition: Sadayuki Murai (村井さだゆき)
- Character Design: Akira Takata (髙田晃)
- Art Director: Yukihiro Shibutani (渋谷幸弘)
- Editing: Kazuhiko Seki (関一彦)
- Sound Director: Takahiro Oomori (大森貴弘)
- Music: Makoto Yoshimori (吉森信)
- Storyboard: Hidehito Ueda (うえだひでひと)
- Chief Animation Director: Akira Takata (髙田晃)
- Theme Song Performance (OP): Hiiragi (ひいらぎ )
- Theme Song Performance (ED): Marina Kawano (河野マリナ)
- Episode Director (eps 1, 13): Takahiro Oomori (大森貴弘)
- Episode Director (eps 2, 5, 9, 11): Masahiro Sonoda (園田雅裕)
Production: Aniplex, Brain's Base (animation), NAS, NIS America Inc., Sony Music Entertainment.
Rankings on AniList: #72 highest rated all time, #2 highest rated 2012, #54 most popular 2012, #1 highest rated winter 2012.
AniList members score Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4 85/100. On their lists: 1,419 watching, 27,664 completed, 19,065 planning to watch, 414 dropped; 1,072 favourites.
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- Natsume's Book of Friends: Sometime on a Snowy Day - OVA, 2014
- Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5 - TV, 2016
- Natsume's Book of Friends Season 6 - TV, 2017
- Natsume's Book of Friends Movie: Tied to the Temporal World - Movie, 2018
- Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor - Movie, 2021
- Natsume's Book of Friends Season 7 - TV, 2024
- Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2 - TV, 2009
- Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3 - TV, 2011
- Natsume's Book of Friends: Nyanko-sensei & The First Errand - OVA, 2013
- Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou: 3D Nyanko-sensei Gekijou - OVA, 2009
- Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi Special - OVA, 2025
- Natsume's Book of Friends 5 Specials - OVA, 2017
- Natsume's Book of Friends 6 Specials - OVA, 2017
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Episodes
- Episode 1: Natsume Captured
- Episode 2: The Eastern Forest
- Episode 3: The Little Ones
- Episode 4: The Stand-In
- Episode 5: To You, From Bygone Days
- Episode 6: Other Side of the Glass
- Episode 7: The Gap Between Humans and Youkai
- Episode 8: When I was Deceived
- Episode 9: The Moon-Splitting Festival
- Episode 10: The God, Enshrined
- Episode 11: A Single Photo
- Episode 12: The Door of Memories
- Episode 13: Long Way Home