Reviews

It might seem that I'm jumping the gun a bit here when I'm writing a review so early into this anime. But in all honesty, I've been meaning to write a review of Natsume Yuujinchou for quite a while now. Despite seeing a slightly familiar format here e.g., A boy who can see and communicate with spirits (think Bleach), the anime is actually rather refreshing in it's nature. The plot line is pretty easy to follow: Natsume inherits a book from his grandmother (whom could also see spirits). The book contains the names of all the spirits that said grandmother defeated. The spirits, in turn, want their names returned - so they go to Natsume for help. This is the basic rundown of the plot - needless to say, that there is more to it than that. But you'll have to watch it for yourselves.

This anime is geared towards a more spiritual side of things, which gives it that refreshing feeling, and keeps things interesting. Artistically, this is wonderful. The art is almost mellow in places, and it reminds me a lot of Mushishi in style. The colours are lovely and clean, but appear almost soft in their appearance. It's also very nicely detailed. A real pleasure to watch.

The anime itself almost seems to be setting a nice, gentle pace for itself. Not being familiar with the manga in any way, I can only hope that it carries on for a few more episodes before delving deeper into the underlying plotline. This anime is almost addicting in it's nature. It's actually quite rare to see an anime where everything just seems to fit, well, perfectly. It's definitely fair to say that this is slowly turning into a real gem. All I can say is that Natsume Yuujinchou has a lot of potential.