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| That ghost has become one of my favorite character O.O I mean...she's so righteous and actually kind. Though lonely, she's still cheerful. What will happen to her afterwards? Is she going to be all alone forever? That's kinda sad... :'( Natsume~ thank god the child you were actually being loved by someone (in this case, ghost) Though I've known the story by reading the manga, this episode's so great and heartwarming. 5/5 perfect!! Tell me the name of that ghost!!!!! >< It has been such a long time since I found a female character that suit my taste..It's rare! |
| I cried whenever I watched the part where the youkai disguised herself as a cat, ;_; Next episode is one of my fav arcs in the manga. Still there will be no Matoba in the next ep.. ;______; *bawwwwwwwwwww* I want him!!! |
| that was really good. love it more than last week's episode |
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| This episode is absolutely beautiful. And Natsume is beyond beautiful - he transcends humanity. I bet his heart shines like the sun. <3 The manga certainly elaborated on Natsume's childhood, but with the episode this brilliantly done I can't possibly complain about not seeing more. Though I kinda just did. This youkai was wonderful - her name deserves to be known. The scene where the youkai takes on a cat form and sheds tears and the one where she hugs Natsume are so precious. The parallel with Touko-san's story was a brilliant touch, too. |
| Another great episode. Natsume sure attracts the pretty females - human or youkai. It's too bad Sensei was there, otherwise Natsume could have made-out with the pretty youkai girl all afternoon... <L> (imagine the fangirls raging at that... <LOL>) |
| Best episode so far. I wish this series would never end. This, Ikoku Meiro and Usagi Drop take away all my stress. 5/5 |
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dbaranyi said: Another great episode. Natsume sure attracts the pretty females - human or youkai. Lol, I'm sure he can attract males too. He's a mixture of coolness and cuteness. Like someone said, he transcends humanity. |
bla bla bla 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.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| Not a bad story. But it's one of the standard stories for Natsume Yujinchou series; dealing with loneliness. It's also kind of crafty to illustrate a spirit as a beautiful girl or a cute small animal. (Yes, I don't deny I like such settings after all.) Although I am not a keen fan of the series, I remember a similar story like this episode. |
| My favorite episode from this season so far, without doubt. It was rather unexpected that the one the youkai remember was Natsume, and not Reiko; it was refreshing seeing a different perspective of his childhood, told from the youkai’s view, as all we got to see before this episode were only tidbits of his past. A brilliantly executed episode; it was dedicated entirely to memories, displaying at the same time the contrast between the past Natsume — a lonesome child, who disliked both humans and ayakashi — and the one we’ve seen change, gradually opening up and embracing that piece in the puzzle of his life he’d rejected years ago. I felt it was really touching how neither of them forgot about the other, despite the time and circumstances surrounding their first meeting. I adored the scene in which the youkai transformed into a kitty and went to find Natsume. And she cried. It made want to shed a tear with her. And so, both were lonely; but at last, neither of them is anymore. |
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| kid natsume is even cuter, if that's possible :o |
wakka9ca said: dbaranyi said: Another great episode. Natsume sure attracts the pretty females - human or youkai. Lol, I'm sure he can attract males too. He's a mixture of coolness and cuteness. Like someone said, he transcends humanity. Especially Tanuma, Natori, Matoba, Kitamoto, Nishimura, and even Shibata |
| Another excellent episode. And now, strangely enough I'm craving ramen. All episodes up to date, 5/5. |
| favorite episode out of all seasons. actually teared up. |
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| This episode was so cute, definitely the one I've liked most so far this season. Chibi Natsume is SO adorable omg. I was expecting ep 3 to be focused more on his past, but it wasn't really, so I was a little disappointed. But this episode fulfilled all my expectations. :) |
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| VERY nice episode.... |
| Omg, what a beautiful episode! I just love this series! Next one looks really creepy @_@ Ramen, ramen, ramen~! |
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| Heart warming...suddenly have a feeling like want to meet a youkai like this... |
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| This was a really great episode. I love the comparison that can be made between Natsume's childhood and Reiko's past with this. A more thorough analysis of the episode is here on my blog. Loved the theme for this story. Very sweet and heartfelt. =] |
| Ramen~! Ramen~! Ramen~! xD This episode was so cute and heart-warming :3...Natsu as a kid was such a cutie ♥ |
| wow that was emotional o_o natsume series always delivers X3 it was pretty cool how the story is told in the youkai's perspective and further develops natsume's characterization in the process i wonder if natsume's good at english :O (compared to his classmates it seemed he did pretty well, non-stop writing lulz) |
| This ep jus’ reminded me y i ws so excited 4 a 2nd season of Natsume… the previous eps. almost made me wonder if this ws gonna fail me like 2nd season of K-ON did.. *sigh* crossing my fingers and hope it wont disappoint me….. |
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| That was a very nice episode. |
| Ah I can't help but drown myself in the way they packed the story. I let myself tear up like a ball of emotion. I've been quite the flat one who seeks reality in stories but for natsume, d'awww. Especially since it talks about loneliness again... the sad disease that's spreading even faster in our dear globalized world. |
| Truly splendid episode!!! Can't describe how this show superbly touches someone's heart. The part where they met again brought me a big smile in my face! It's just the happiness I felt is over 9000!!! Also, Ramen Ramen Ramen!! Nyanko-sensei is just made of "FUR" WIN!!!! xD |
| Well, I got extremely choked up from this episode... especially when young Natsume was holding her in cat form. So sweet, so sad.... |
 The tears. Why won't they stop? T_T And yet again, an episode that one-ups the last. The second season, for whatever reason, didn't resonate with me as much as the first season did. I don't know why really. Just wasn't very emotionally invested. This season, however, is serving as a reminder of why I love the series so much. Episodes like these are the kind you remember for years to come. Truly a masterpiece, as far as I'm concerned. Along with the excellent direction, what worked so perfectly was that we were treated to a story from the yokai's point of view instead of Natsume's. Loneliness may be all over the place here, but hey, it's a key theme, and I'm sure many of us can identify. The icing on the cake, of course, was getting to know more about Natsume's childhood, his continuing development, and how they neatly tied Touko's story in the beginning to the whole episode. Yeah. Brilliant direction indeed. Top 5 episode of the whole series, I'd say. |
| Definitely not your typical Natsume episode. It was quite touching and nice to see a bit of Natsumes past. |
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| It was such a beautiful episode, I think I could say one of my favourites so far ^^ I really loved that youkai, too bad she probably won't appear again XP And her relationship with Natsume was really sweet <3 And Nyanko-sensei is hillarious, as always XD |
| Can this show get any sweeter? DEFINITELY NOT!! Damnit, it's like 100 degrees right now and my entire body is filled with goosebumps. What I love about this series is how it can make me feel and this episode was the very epitome of that feeling. But what is this that I feel? I cannot put it into words; I feel bliss, melancholy, lonely, joyful, all in one and more! Even ten minutes after the episode was over I was still shedding some tears. And to think this is only the fourth episode~ |
| Natsume you're so adorable I could EAT you. Lovely episode. |
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| Aw, she remembered him all along, that was a very cute episode. |
| IMO The best Natsume Episode to date. |
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| Cute episode, it seems Natsume did have friends as a kid but he could did not notice it. |
Yumekichi11 said: 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. Angelsforever said: MY COMRADE!!!!! I CRIED LIKE 5 TIMES DURING THIS EPISODE!!! and i watched this at midnight so i cried myself to sleep *a little freaky* but that's how touching it was!!!!!!!! i rewatched some of parts you pictured like a bunch of times. it's so heartwarming everytime i remind myself of it :( but as i was watching i kinda wished i was there for natsume..as his friend cuz his childhood past is so sad!!! |
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| "Do not consider yourself deprived because your dreams were not fulfilled; the truly deprived have never dreams." -Marie von Ebner |
| One of the best episodes of the first three seasons. For some reason I couldn't help but think of W.B.Yeats great poem "The Stolen Child": ...Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand. http://www.online-literature.com/yeats/816/ |
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| Touching episode. The neko was cute! |
| I loved this episode. Fucking beautiful. The both hugs were so heart warming. 5/5 |
| My heart really went out to Natsume in this episode, more than in any other episode. I was close to getting tears in my eyes when he cuddled into the spirit's kitten form, and how he still remembered her after all that time, and her with him too.. but dat reuniting hug *eyes tear up* ..it's been another very touching episode. I really like the spirit from this episode, she's probably my favourite that we've been introduced to so far. .. "Nose hair!" |
| Natsume had such a sad childhood. Being called a liar all the time, changing families from families, not having any friends; Its a good thing he didn't grow up twisted. =/ Definitely my favorite Natsume episode thus far! ^^ |
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| Awesome episode, my favorite one so far. This one really touched me (on the contrary to the previous one..) |
| Great episode. Touching story between Natsume and the Youkai. She really did worried about him and it was great that he remember her. Splendid. |
| It was a very slow episode, but it was easily a 5/5 for me! Very touching! Obviously I'm not the only one who loved it since nearly 92% of the voters also have it a 5. |
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| Very touching, indeed. Loved it. |
 "Only the dead have seen the end of war". ~Plato~ |
| Got fairy dust into my eyes or something. |
| I definitely have superpowers. I can feel it in my balls. |
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