Natsume's Book of Friends: Season 3
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3 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 t
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Takashi Natsume possesses the ability to see spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity, a gift that has long set him apart from other people.
- Natsume inherited a strange and magical book, known as the Book of Friends, which previously belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko.
- Inheriting the book is the reason why spirits surround Natsume, and the supernatural world has become fully aware of him.
- Natsume is accompanied by his bodyguard Madara, who is nicknamed Nyanko-sensei.
Season overview
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3 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 does not have to choose between the spirit and human worlds to be happy. Takashi Natsume has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. Once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him. He has always been aware of the supernatural world, but after he inherits the magical book, the supernatural world is aware of him. He can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity, and he has always been set apart from other people because of his gift.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
The Name of a Monster
Jul 5, 2011 · 24 min
One day, Natsume finds a yokai named Kagejawan running around near his home, which he soon learns means disaster is about to strike.
Ukihara Village
Jul 12, 2011 · 24 min
Natsume is accosted by a spirit who asks for her brother's name back. She says that both of them have come from the village of floating spring, a paradise sealed off from the land
False Friend
Jul 19, 2011 · 24 min
Natsume is approached by someone he knew from elementary school. He wants nothing to do with them, but they threaten to reveal his secret: that he can see Youkai, if he doesn't com
Young Days
Jul 26, 2011 · 24 min
Midterms are over, and Natsume leaves on a trip with Nishimura, Kitamoto, and Sasada. He realizes that the scenery he's viewing from the train is from one of the places he grew up
The Thing That Lurks in the Storeroom
Aug 2, 2011 · 24 min
Natsume helps clean the stoeroom at Taki's house with Tanuma. He realizes that one of the kimonos that her grandfather, who researched youkai, used to ward off demons was missing,
That Which Is Not Human
Aug 11, 2011 · 24 min
There is something killing Youkai and draining them of their blood. Natsume can't help but investigate and runs into old friends.
Exorcist
Aug 16, 2011 · 24 min
Natsume finds out who's been stealing the youkai blood: the exorcist Matoba Seiji. He investigates with the help of Natori, but is captured by Matoba's servant youkai. Matoba is wi
The Fox Child's Watch
Aug 23, 2011 · 24 min
Natsume is invited to go to a pottery classroom with Shigeru. It's being held in an inn where he once stayed. When he goes there, he meets an old friend: the young fox child he onc
Through the Autumn Wind
Aug 30, 2011 · 24 min
Without Sensei to protect him, Natsume has to remain constantly on guard. But the pressure of keeping secrets from his friends is causing Natsume to break.
The Broken Mirror
Sep 6, 2011 · 24 min
After a brief incident in the forest, Tanuma has become distant to Natsume like he is avoiding something. In the meantime, there is something breaking glass around the school.
What the Mirror Shows
Sep 13, 2011 · 24 min
Tanuma is experiencing how Natsume lives every day. While Natsume and the youkai gain an understanding.
A place to go home to
Sep 20, 2011 · 24 min
A youkai from Natsume past has found him and memories of living with relatives before the Fujiwaras are explored.
Natsume's Book of Play
Sep 27, 2011 · 24 min
The youkai hold a party to celebrate Natsume. Things get out of hand when they ask Natsume for a human game, and he suggests Shadow Tag. When Nyanko-sensei becomes "it", he starts