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Jan 6, 2009 5:54 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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The beginning made me soooooooo because it was so emotional.TO ALL HERE! You can do whatever you want to me if this is not true:watching this anime after a stressful day will calm anyone down. Trust me this anime is very very soothing! As a serious anime viewer (forgive me all for my time sometimes is busy!) I would not be lying but it is best you all watch season 1. Don't be lazy! The first season is only 13 episodes so it's not that long.

On the review of this great first episode!

Th OP was so beautiful like I mentioned earlier I T_T so much! It was great indeed to see Natsume back again! Boy it was a great surprise from the beginning! Natsume sitting and reading a book until O_O big surprise! Nastume gets hit with a soccer ball! Damn that hurts! So he goes to get the ball but then I was more shocked with chill as a Youkai (that would be demons in Japanese) appears wanting its name back from Natsume's Yuujinchou (that would mean book of friends). This also because this Youkai almost chokes Natsume to death. It was Really that great to see Madara (known as Nyanko sensei) to appear! I was very happy! Man was I annoyed that Nyanko was fooling around at such a crucial moment but then again good thing Natsume punches both the Youkai and Nyanko since he did not hep Natsume. Natsume also breaks a sealing barrier so that is how the black cat must have gotten released.

Great to see Reiko and Natusme's dad! His family is always heart warming even if they are weirded out by Natsume's powers. It was so funny to see that suddenly a black appeared! He looks like Madara! Hahahaha! So when Natsume washes Ryo the black cat! It was also funny that Natsume though at the beginning that the black cat was Madara and scolded him for walking with his dirty paws yet the cat did not even know about all this. Talk about a big misunderstanding!

Seeing the black cat with Madara (real one!) was great! It was both funny and huh? Great comedy until DRAMA! The book gets stolen by Ryo! Guess Madara and Natsume freak out!Natsume freaks out more!

Great, so they look for the black cat but stumble upon a sort of Youkai festival/picnic. Good thing Honie comes back with a eye patch in the form of a butterfly on one of her eyes and lends a hand to Natsume. Allow me to explain:you see Natsume cannot into the festival to see if the black cat is hiding among those people Youkais because they can smell him as human. So Honie makes him a seal to seal that smell os they think he is part of them.

VERY VERY nice scene of flash back to see how Natsume got the Yuujinchou from his grand-mother Reiko I loved it! It was well done with the colors. It was hilarious when Nyanko-sensei transforms into Reiko (yes, the cat can take almost any human shape it wants). So the festival starts and may I add that the demons were fine made as far as art goes to show their imperfections. Suddenly to my surprise a big Youkai chief shows up and and starts telling the Youkais about a rebellion against the humans!This most not good at all! Finally the black cat appears again and Natsume chases it to finally catch the book! Great stuff! Honie talks to the black cat and Madara has his own fun until the big Youkai boss appears again.

This time he finds out that Natsume is a human. Really bad! The next scene that followed made me sooooooo much T_T T_T T_T is incredible! So much tears! So beautiful! Natsume remembers how to activate the names within the Yuujinchou and finds the name of the black cat to be Ryo. He then gives back his name and BIG BIG SURPRISE! The black cat turns into such a beautiful angel! OMG it is so beautifully made! Outstanding! Most shocking was that this angel was human and got caught in a hunter's trap to be rescued by another human.

To be properly nurtured and well taken care off! So cute and beautiful! Then it was great again to see Natsume in his place with Honie and Madara! Things ended great!

I LOVE THE ED ALSO! The ED for me is better than the one from first season! Stay tuned for the next review of this because the next episode gets more serious already it was serious beginning of this season during this episode!

1.The soccer ball was ouch for Natsume!
2.Was having a shock when the Youkai was strangling Natsume!
3.Good to see old feuds start between Nyanko-sensei and Natsume
4.Meet Natsume's parents! His mom is named Reiko!
5.Nyanko-sensei and the black cat look cute together!
6.Honie's appearance was nice!
7.Great flash back of Nastume when he was young and receiving the Yuujinchou!
8.Youkai festival picnic!
9.The big boss (he is most powerful around those Youkais) at the Youkai festival.
10.OH NO! The big boss grabs Natsume! Noooooooooo!
11.Most beautiful scene and this is episode 1! O_O


KanashimiJan 6, 2009 10:45 PM
Jan 6, 2009 9:30 AM
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david167 said:
watching this anime after a stressful day will calm anyone down.

This is so true, I've had one of the worst days at work today and watching Natsume really helped me calm down and forget today's stress ^_^
Jan 6, 2009 1:08 PM
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Onibaba said:
david167 said:
watching this anime after a stressful day will calm anyone down.

This is so true, I've had one of the worst days at work today and watching Natsume really helped me calm down and forget today's stress ^_^


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Jan 6, 2009 2:05 PM
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I expected another calm Natsume episode, but no, the opening was more upspeed, brighter but still good.
I thought the first part of the episode was a bit different from first season, more jokes and more fun, but the overall episoed was exactly how Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou should be. And I (and my mother, she recommended me this Anime^^) am looking forward to 12 weeks of nice youkai entertainment :D
Jan 6, 2009 8:53 PM
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Good solid way to start the new season of Natsume. Has all the elements that everyone loved from the first season.
Jan 6, 2009 10:06 PM
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I can't even express my love for this episode...I missed this show so much. ;A;

The OP wasn't what I was expecting but I think the music'll grow on me. The animation was fantastic.

The mix of humor and drama was perfect as usual. Natsume getting hit in the head with a soccer ball barely a minute in was perfect.

Riou's human form was cute. <3

The ending was beautiful too...ahhh all of it was beautiful.
Jan 6, 2009 10:09 PM
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Yes... This is still a very good Anime...

5/5 on thie Episode :)
Jan 6, 2009 11:41 PM
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Great episode, I was really looking forward to this :D
The animation was great, story was great, and the ending theme was just as nice as the 1st season's.
Jan 6, 2009 11:52 PM
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Beautiful episode. I like the new OP and ED. I'm in love with Natsume again XD
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Jan 7, 2009 1:11 AM

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Here we go again XD!

Looks like they also changed to a winter theme too, which actually feels a lot better summer (wonder why...)

and they little monologue at the end was pretty aria-like, which was awesome as well.

looking forward to this season
Jan 7, 2009 1:38 AM
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I just love this episode.
I am very glad to see Madara in his true from again in this episode. It is very fun to see Natsume and Madara quarrel again :). Can't get enough of Natsume Yuujinchou.
Jan 7, 2009 1:49 AM

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A great start for season 2. It's definitely got the elements that made me like season 1, and more. I definitely find the animation and overall quality of the show to have improved. The OP is kinda upbeat, but still good, and the ED is just great.

It's been some time since I finished the last season, and I've been expecting a lot out of this one, and I'm glad it didn't disappoint. It still has that nice mix of drama and comedy that I like, and it still has that light, calm, and soothing atmosphere that puts me at ease and relaxes me. I'm hoping the rest of this season will be as good, or better than this episode.
Jan 7, 2009 3:48 AM

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Ah, its nice to have Natsume Yuujinchou back on air. Nice start to the new season, wonderful relaxing ED and nice animation. Looking forward for next week once more~
Jan 7, 2009 4:49 AM
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Great first episode, looks like the animation improved. It lost nothing of its spirit so this should be a really nice season. Music sounds good too.

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Jan 7, 2009 8:18 AM

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Wonderful episode! Wasn't a fan of the expository elements of the first couple of minutes, but that gag at the beginning really set a nice pace for the seemingly brighter tone of this season. Animation looks so much more fluid than last season, so Zoku is showing a definite growth/improvement from last year's great premier.
Jan 7, 2009 8:30 AM

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first episode was great, met all of my expectations! loving every single minute of the episode, couldn't get enough of nyanko sensei! can't wait till next week!!!!

Jan 7, 2009 8:37 AM

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not a bad way to start this show. i hope they develop the other characters some more too. the ending song is not too bad....not my cup of tea though.
Jan 7, 2009 8:59 AM

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david167 said:
watching this anime after a stressful day will calm anyone down.

Agree! Welcome back Natsume!

Good ep, and the setting totally changed, cold and snowy - just like view from my window.... Also graphics seems better, really great start.

The one thing I dislike about second season is opening song - feel like it's not suit well, on the other hand ending song is just wonderful!
Jan 7, 2009 10:36 AM

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great episode. the animation is better, wonderfull feeling as usual and also many funny moments


Jan 7, 2009 11:13 AM

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And Natsume is back. So there is nothing else I want to ask for.


"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie."
Jan 7, 2009 11:37 AM

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Great episode I've missed this serie. And sub was HD great :)
Jan 7, 2009 11:46 AM

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Ah, what a cute start. Finally an opening that's more fitting [to my likings]. Kuro Maneki Nyanko was awesome, especially when he was just sitting there after the shower. Too bad that Riou had such a boring face. When the will-o-wisps appeared, I though immediately: ... xxxHolic, anyone? Almost the same thing happened in the two series. Anyhow, the animation is really better than the previous season: what isn't? I'm just hoping that it will keep continuing to be as good as it's now.
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Jan 7, 2009 12:42 PM

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Great start to what will hopefully be another wonderful season of Natsume Yuujinchou. Love the new ED.
Jan 7, 2009 1:06 PM

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So happy its back XD really missed the comedy relationship between Natsume & Nyanko sensei!

The soundtrack for the OP & ED are different to the ones they used in the first season but they are good and growing on me - as for the episode its was a great opening episode and was really funny with the black Nyanko sensei look alike XP

looking forward to the next episode!
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Very smooth and well-executed like most of the Natsume episodes. I think it got more energetic rather than relaxing as in the first season. But the balance was good too, so no complaints whatsoever. Anyway, easily the best start of the season and likely to be the best in general as welll(dunno much about the "huge" hajime no ippo: a new challenger, since im still stuck in the first season XD). I am really glad that BSS is releasing their subs HD, and the animation seems to go up one level or two. OP was fine i guess but the ED was better than i expected. Agh, now impatiently waiting for the second episode to be aired :P
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I hadn't realized how much I missed this show.
Jan 7, 2009 1:54 PM
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So happy to see Natsume back, and as fantastic as ever :D The OP/ED and the animation are even better too !

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Jan 7, 2009 2:00 PM

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Beautiful episode and in my opinion the OP and ED are better than the first season. It feels like Natsume is more active and I really enjoy this episode's story. It's a really warm story and I can't wait for the second one, but it is really going to be sad if they show an ending with Natsume dying and Nyako sensei isolating from humans. I hope this doesn't end like this...
Jan 7, 2009 3:26 PM

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I like it when Nyanko is in his girl form. :D

This episode was great but I don't like the new opening much.

And Natsume is getting lonely :o
Jan 7, 2009 3:40 PM
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THANK YOU, 2009, FOR THE GIFT OF MOAR NATSUME YUUJINCHOU~ :D

I'll admit it, the ending make me cry just a little bit. Natsume always catches me off-guard and makes me weepy for all the right reasons.

Plus, Nyanko-sensei = A++++ as usual. And black!lucky cat was really cute >:3
Jan 7, 2009 7:20 PM

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lol I wonder if Natsume's friends are still waiting for the soccer ball...

Great episode!
Jan 7, 2009 9:40 PM

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op is awesome, 1st ep was good too, looks like the begging of a good series, yay



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Jan 8, 2009 1:06 AM
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idk why i'm watching this. i feel like it's not my cup of tea.
well i watched the first season, might as well watch the second one...

this episode was nice. that's it.
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Jan 8, 2009 2:15 AM

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Great episode, the black fake was funny. xD
5/5 from me. =D
Jan 8, 2009 9:25 AM

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damn i really don't know what do you like in this anime, for me is just another pointless production. releasing spirits is such a pointless job, for what is he doing it damn it. i understand his obaasan - she wanted to have many servants but releasing ... why jis "sensei" don't kill him in instant and take this book it's another "secret" pff it's as bad as 1st seson ...
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damn i really don't know what do you like in this anime, for me is just another pointless production. releasing spirits is such a pointless job, for what is he doing it damn it. i understand his obaasan - she wanted to have many servants but releasing ... why jis "sensei" don't kill him in instant and take this book it's another "secret" pff it's as bad as 1st seson ...
Nyanko-sensei finds it fun to watch him be a stupid human. Since their lifespan is so much longer than a human's, he has the the time to watch Natsume flail around and try and be noble, and then take the book and do whatever he wants when Natsume dies. He's in no hurry, so why spoil the fun? :)
Jan 8, 2009 2:16 PM

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and here i thought i could get some awesome spoilers. ;A;
Jan 8, 2009 3:10 PM

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This is probably the series I was looking forward to the most this winter.

Opening and ending are lovely. And the animation did look better. Good episode, I'm so happy this series is back XD
Jan 8, 2009 4:15 PM

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Just finished the first season not to long ago, glad I caught up to the 2nd season so fast.
Great op and ending, very pleasant.
Too bad they didnt start the series right where it ended in the first when Natori was going into that meeting of some sort. Looks fishy.
Great episode overall, looking forward to this series again, going to be a blast.
Jan 8, 2009 6:56 PM
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okaerinasai, Natsume-kun! Nyanko-sensei!
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The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.
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Jan 9, 2009 8:38 AM

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Indeed this was a great start for Natsume 2nd.
Hopefully it will stay on this level and we might get a show with two constantly good seasons.
But better not expect to much, though it's tempting to do so after this episode.

I'd have liked it though if the black cat stayed a bit longer, it looked like fun.
Anyways looking forward to next episode.
Jan 10, 2009 12:20 AM

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A VERY GOOD START FOR ZOKU NATSUME YUUJINCHOU. Can't wait for the succeeding episodes. ^^
Jan 10, 2009 2:36 AM

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I'm glad that natsume and nyanko sensei are back!!

Firstly, I noticed the animation has changed a bit, it has improved, meaning more attention was given to this series.

Love the starting but I find it weird that the youkai has angel wings (since I believe angel wings are more of the western thing). Makes me wonder which youkai knew the Master's name too.

Overall, love it!!!
Jan 10, 2009 11:27 AM

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oh god, I missed nyanko-sensei, he's so funny <3
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Jan 10, 2009 11:29 AM

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Very good first episode. I love the fat lucky cats! :3
I have 1 at my house o_o
But I'm gunna continue watching this series since it was so good (^_^)
Jan 10, 2009 11:33 AM

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It was so good to see Natsume and Nyanko-sensei again
Very good first episode. Hopefully, it'll go on like this.
Jan 10, 2009 4:04 PM

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More Natsume woo! Fantastic episode, great animation quality. What can I say about the ED? Simply beautiful.
Jan 10, 2009 7:06 PM

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I should have not overlooked the first season, it is actually one of the better animes out there. The animation style is very similar to Persona: Trinity Soul, while the story is sort of like a seinen version of Kekkaishi. Originally, I thought this would be a comedy on ayakashi, especially that one of the main characters is a talking cat, but that seems to be a mistake..

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finally i found the time to watch the first ep of the second seaon. pretty good episode. the new season gives the same feeling as the first one so far
i dont quite like the opening, but 'ill get used to it and the ending is great. the animation improved as well

looking forward to the next episode :>
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Yay it's back! I'm looking forward for the rest of the season :D
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