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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- The part before Natsume moving to the current house, with a youkai. Natsume still remembers her. Very touching ep. |
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| good epi. 5/5 10/10 |
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OK, I cried once but it was intense at the part below,  When that youkai hugged Natsume, it was very emotional like I mentioned. It really is getting better and better by just being stable in its presentation of delivering the right time of emotional response. My crying may have been a lot less than last episode but it was as intense as from the one before, just more sudden and intense. In regards to the youkai, I liked a lot her eyes in the following,  And here as well to when she revealed them again at Natsume’s appearance. I loved seeing her in her cat form in the spoiler About the youkai, At her first appearance she looked that other youkai that has a mask like that and it’s obvious that she is invisible and kids passed through her. That guy with his girl here was certainly not nice to have yanked out a branch from the Sakura tree. In Lord of the Rings you would killed by a spirit tree for that one. I found that the youkai sitting on the branch was a nice pose and it only looks bored from no one seeing it. Loved seeing the youkai playing around with scaring Natsume in the spoiler In thee end youkai waiting even in the winter looks good but it was missing Natsume a lot but that flower blooming in the winter is quite rare and nice but did you know that it was a representation of Natsume being so precious to the youkai? Yes indeed it’s a representation of how precious Natsume was to the youkai. Eventually stuff like a stupid woman not being considered toward her male friend for taking care of his old mother made her into a evil ritual chanting maiden wishing for a dismissal of the humans. I do find the woman to be rude of not considering that the old woman had no place to go other than being taken care of by her son. Nonetheless the youkai decided to try like humans by being a cat and seeing this boy that got hurt but unfortunately he was a stupid jerk who did not like cats and got rather rude towards it. Until Natsume met her and it was all beautified emotionally. Anyone noticed the NANAGABUCHI here? It’s probably the name of the town where Natsume used to live. About Natsume, Natsume always looks good and going fishing with friends is not bad idea IMO. Seeing Natsume with friends is great as being alone in his past was sad. Oh well screw the fishing an art museum sounds better for the brain coming from Sasada, that’s no surprise. As Natsume’s past flashback starts I was really sad seeing him in the spoiler So it means that he understood youkai already well at a young age. So it’s no surprise he had already the potential for the book wielding. Totally sucks to know that you were being passed from relative to relative and sometimes for the mere bargain of giving out something as a excuse to be forgiven. Totally pathetic IMO. Loved seeing Natsume in his room in the spoiler Other elements of this episode,
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Yumekichi11Jul 25, 2011 4:30 PM
| pretty nice episode. an interesting take on perspective. and madara's whine about ramen was a bit....unbecoming of the great youkai that he is. |
| sweet episode! |
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| Very touching episode. First one where the youkai remembers Natsume in the past and not Reiko. |
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| A nice change of perspective, very touching. Yet, as sophisticated as this show is when it comes to conveying emotions and the usual cast, the depiction of other peoples is often very shallow. The way young Natsume is treated and how his guardians behave is obviously bad, too obvious for my taste. It got ridiculous when the kid throwed a stone at the cat, apparently everyone except Natsume is a spoiled brat. We get it he had a hard childhood but could it be a little less black and white? I think they can do better. The rest was excellent though. I still feel bad for Sasada and how everyone tries to avoid her. "Let's go fishing! Yeah! I got tickets for the art museum! Oh.. yay..." |
| Nyanko sensei needs to work on his doggy eyes. lol This episode has been the first this season to bring a tear to my eye. I really enjoyed it. I'm glad that it had a nice "ending" to it. |
| Ah, Natsume Yuujinchou never fails to cause me to suddenly tear up at the most random of moments when some depth just hits me out of nowhere. Anyone else creeped out/amused by Kakashi's seiyuu whining "Ramen! Ramen! Ramen!" Oh, and the next episode looks creepy. |
| The focus this season seems to be more with youkai and humans getting along with each other, in my opinion, and that's very nice. This episode was a brilliant example of it. Also, the background on Natsume, so cruel... At least he's alright now. @AstuteOtaku : I bet he really loves his role as Nyanko-sensei, lolol. I mean, he sounds completely different like this then for example as in Chrono Crusade as the villain. This guy is awesome. |
| Dutch anime blogger with a love for Ikuhara's antics and proper storytelling. |
| Sooo nice and peaceful as usual <3 I totally loved the ayakashi in this episode hehe ^_^ |
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| How could anyone throw rocks at someone as cute as Natsume? :( My favorite episode so far. |
| soo lovely they remembers each other aww poor natsume they were so mean and yet he is so kind and madara sama asking ramen so adorable sometimes i forgot he is a youkai XD |
| Life is bittersweet can you live with that? |
| i wonder why i cannot stop getting teary with this anime in ALL episodes till now since the start of this season. Im usually not emo, but this anime makes me so emo that i surprise myself. Loved it. another excellent episode, and i thought the youkai was so cute. she really had Natsume as someone dear to her. Natsume as a kid was simply adorable. I felt my heart broken for him, and i must say if a kid in reality was in his situation, it would be precisely the same. I almost cried. |
ワンダーランド花 ♥ |
| So he kind of had a childhood friend after all. So nice that they could meet again. Natsume Yuujinchou always leaves me with warm feelings! Ramen! Ramen! Ramen!~ |
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| I loved this episode, I liked the manga version a little bit more since it was a little more touching but I still cried *sniif* Natsume is such a sweet kid but everyone is so mean! Makes me wanna hug him :( Glad to see he's doing better now :) 5/5 |
| mmm.... a heart warming episode. My favorite episode so far. anyone know that youkai name? |
| Splendid, heart-warming episode and probably one of the best of the new season of animes so far. |
 In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same. |
| at last a youkai that knows natsume 1st... felt very touched.. X) |
| That was a simple yet beautiful episode. Liked how the youkai always remembered him and vice versa. The hug at the end was touching. Natsume's childhood was really depressing. I would adopt a cute child like him without any hesitation. And why are cats so cute in animes X3 |
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| I was about to cry) Great ep. So touching. And It's really the first time, when ayakashi remembered Natsume, not Reiko. This anime is just so good... Aaah) I wanna hug somebody)) |
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| Wow what a great episode. It was nice (and sad) to finally see more than just flashbacks of Natsume's past. I got teary eyed at LEAST four times. lol |
| For some reason, I really loved this yokai's eye... maybe for its color or how it's supposed to be concealed; I'm not sure. |
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| The hug between Natsume and the Youkai was so sweet... |
I am a sucker for romance!!!! ] |
| This episode was kinda of a emotional but relaxing one because in the end Touko san's friend and Natsume was able to reconcile. Nice to see more of Natsume's sad past. |
| This weeks Natsume is so good. Really like the theme of meeting up with your childhood friends. This episode reminded me of some of my best friends when I was just a kid. Wished I could meet back up with some one of these days. |
| Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to give out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends. |
| BAWWWW @ hugging scene ;_; Absolutely wonderful episode. Probably one of my favorite out of the entire so far, maybe even my favorite. |
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| Strongest episode this season IMO, though I wish they'd stop talking about Natsume being bullied/juggled/lonely. It's kind of tiresome being reminded of his sole character background every damn episode. Great episode, even so. Got all teary, because despite being reminded of his past constantly, it really hits close to home for me. |
| That was a sad episode. The youkai's cat form is so cute! |
| How touching !! T_T |
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| I started to tear up when I heard Natsume's voice. He is too precious. |
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| Natsume's friends are lovely... One thing I really like about this series is the fact that we don't get the oh so popular; tsundere's and pokerfaced bishounen's, just nice characters who don't have too much to say and don't over-react over nothing. Natsume visiting the spirit after growing up was sweet; I wonder if he crossed her over? |
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| Whenever this track plays, I have trouble keeping it in my eyes. Best episode this season thus far. More of this would be nice. |
| My mind is at peace again such a relaxing episode. So nice and calming and a very touching story. This is probably the first time we got to see something of Natsume's past be the perspective of a youkai and it was pretty surprising. I wonder what they talked about after the met up again. |
kisami said: pretty nice episode. an interesting take on perspective. and madara's whine about ramen was a bit....unbecoming of the great youkai that he is. That was the best part! Madara is always like a kid when it comes to food. Queen_Stars said: Natsume's friends are lovely... One thing I really like about this series is the fact that we don't get the oh so popular; tsundere's and pokerfaced bishounen's, just nice characters who don't have too much to say and don't over-react over nothing. Natsume visiting the spirit after growing up was sweet; I wonder if he crossed her over? According to the manga, she didn't cross her over. The only time any crossing over happens is when a youkai is near death. I would have liked to see their conversation after the hug though. It would have been nice to see her as a supporting character after this event happened. |
xbandaidxJul 26, 2011 12:37 PM
| finally i can find some relaxing moments in this episode. even if it's filler though (hm...imo though, who knows there's a part of it on manga) , but still it makes me smiling a bit. |
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| This is the reason I watch anime, the chance to see something this wonderful. An excellent episode, so beautiful and moving. As I thought about it after watching, I realized that this could be watched by someone who had not seen any other episode. It was like a stand alone OVA. It told a complete story. So moving when he held her and remembered holding the cat. |
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| One of the things I love about Natsume Yuujinchou is that the character development is so well done. It's subtle rather than being overdone. If you remember to the beginning of the series, Natsume ran away from spirits. By the time we got to the end of the first season/into the second season, he willingly speaks to spirits he comes across. In this episode, you can see him actively seek out a spirit he had met before, simply to see if it was still there and doing well. Very touching <3 |
Citrix said: Oh really. Then the translators for the manga are quite slow. Always the mangas I want to read that are behind on translators =/ Not really, the translations are up-to-date. The scanlation is behind though. |
| I ♥ the episode! *.* |
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| omg such a good episde ;_; |
逃げちゃ駄目だ。 |
| So far this season of natsume has been more or less what I expected, but there's always that episode or two of it that I really get in to and this was it. Terrific everything in this episode, exactly what I needed from this show right now. |
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| Such a beautiful anime. Every episode has been great and heart-felt. |
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| A very warm heartfelt episode. I'm glad they met each other again! ;__; |
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| I loved that youkai. She's definitely one of my favourites. Seeing Natsume with his friends now is so nice after everything he's been through. |
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