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| So this was basically an episode that brought all my favorite past characters into one. Love it. I really enjoy Tanuma's developing friendship with Natsume, and of course it's great to see Kogitsune again too the little cutie. I'd love if season 2 had more of these characters as regulars because you do see a lot of interesting dynamics. 10/10 from me. What a relaxing, intriguing, and uplifting show. |
| Loved every episode of it :) A nice balance of feels and heartwarming moments. |
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| Good series. I think the backgrounds or animation in general could be a bit (actually a lot) more detailed. The soundtrack was kind of okay-ish too, but I loved the ED theme. I didn't liked the story of a few episodes, but overall the story was pretty great and most importantly, I started caring about the characters in the end. That makes me look forward to the next seasons. 7.5/10 |
Dr_Manhattan95Mar 16, 2017 8:38 PM
| Very very good. 9/10 only bc in some instances, I felt like Natsume could've done more to help out the youkai yet he didn't take any actions :/ for example, Hotaru. He should've told the man she loved that she was planning on coming to his wedding or that she's been thinking of him and by his side every single day *sigh* Anyways, yeah. Still loved this, though :) Definitely a feel good anime. The little fox is always adorable and I liked how Hinoe was watching over Natsume. |
| Wonderful way of wrapping it up! 10/10 |
| omg xD you know, I agree that "nyan nyan sensei" is a pretty embarrassing name but where did Ponta come from? xD also it's kinda hilarious that the powerful Madara is known as Natsume's fat cat :P Obviously they don't know but it's funny regardless ;) Pretty nice and soothing episode as always. It was cool to see all the characters again. Amazingly fitting episode to end it on. I really expected to enjoy this anime but I wasn't expecting it to be that good. Definitely have to watch the following seasons now. |
| The weakest episode in the series. Imo, the second half of the show was much weaker than the first half, like the writers lost a bit of inspiration. Nevertheless, I did enjoy the series, and simply love the OP and ED. 8/10 |
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| A really nice natsuyasumi episode. The little fox was back again, kawaii. |
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| What a great final episode so refreshing and beautiful 8/10 I will definitely enjoy the other season like I did with the first one. |
| Very fitting and nice episode to conclude this season. Natsume is well done, but I think I'm still not really warm with this franchise. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| What a sweet ending to a beautiful series. My only rant is that Sasada's become such an annoying character: stalking Natsume all the time, kidnapping Nyanko, beating up Baby Fox etc. But no, I don't blame Sasada - her character was beautiful in the manga. So I'll only blame the anime crew who decided to make Sasada an annoying character. Anyway, this still has to be my favorite anime series of all time, I'll have to say. I love the characters in this episode - Nyanko, Hiiragi, Tamiko, Urihime - every one of them. The baby fox was just too damn cute I want to kiss him in the cheek lol. And I actually teared up a little bit upon watching Urihime's past in the manga. I watched seasons 1-4 about seven years ago, but I've decided it's about time I watched them again before continuing to watch the 5th and 6th seasons. Yes, it still brings me to tears everytime - much more tears than 7 years ago. 10/10. |
Boot_LegApr 3, 2019 5:17 PM
| The Conviction Arc is even better than the Golden Age Arc. |
| This storyline felt more engaging because of all the different moving parts to it. Having a large cast of humans and youkai to rely on will help the future seasons. |
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| Everyone coming together in the series. Really warm episode. Felt amazing to see Natsume opening up and of course seeing Madara tied up although he is now known as Natsumes fat cat. Can’t wait to start another season. |
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| Its been a long time since I've enjoyed such a good and calming show. I somehow like fully calm when ever I watched an episode it was just so peaceful. Loved it 8/10 |
| What a heartwarming episode. It was just beautiful to see almost all the characters of the anime. I lost count how many times i shed tears for the whole season. This anime is in my favourite list with violet evergarden, your lie in april and clannad. Thanks to Hotarubi no Mori e, i discovered this masterpiece. But this is also my regret not to be able to watch Natsume Yuujinchou before Hotarubi no Mori e |
defaulticusJun 2, 2020 1:38 AM
| ah what a nice ending to this anime, although Natsume never got a girl, he got his good old pal Tanuma. Just a couple of bros, hanging out. Watching fireworks together. Overall thoughts on this anime, yeh wasn't that bad. Story was decent the characters were cool, art was a bit on the crusty side, but hay not bad for a 2008 anime. Story felt mostly episodic, every episode had a beginning, middle and end, all more or less being wrapped up in those 24 minutes and the next episode being a new problem with maybe a returning character?(reminded me a lot of how Mushishi laid out there episode, but a little more refined). Interesting story and ideas no doubt, the story of Takashi finding his grandmothers book which she used to store the names of Youkai after defeating them, making them her follower in this "Book of friends" and being able to summon them when ever and where ever. Takashi then volunteering to return all the names in the book, more or less having the same effect of, meeting the Youkai and befriending them. Although mid way it felt like Natsume was encountering more problems that had nothing to do with the book, and more just Youkai needing help, more or less it all ended relitvily the same with "said person's name return" or "said person gets their happily ever after" which in itself kinda got a bit stale, don't get me wrong i love it when the anime gets the good happily-ever-after ending, but because this anime was episodic, it felt like the happily-ever-after every other episode. True some episodes didn't get as much of a positive ending then others, but more or less, looking at it overall i would of liked a bit more of a mix up regarding the ends of each ep. Character wise, i liked them. Natsume (although being voiced by the fucking legendary man him self Kamiya Hiroshi) was a very interesting character to watch. Someone who was shunned and outcasted as a child because of his ability to see Youkai, still keeps a calm and positive attitude. He likes to lend a hand to others (mostly Youkai who come to him) and is quite a pacifistic. One thing this anime does do well, is show how other people with the ability to see Youkai handle it. Most of the people that could see Youkai were thrown out and were loners, each person handled it differently. Reiko created the book of friends, and instead decided to make friends with the Youkai then humans, Natori seems to scorn them to a degree, maybe from him being picked on by others, he blames the Youkai for that, so became and exorcist for hire, however also works with Youkai as well so maybe isn't all that bad? Tanuma's case is a bit hard. He more or less has shown that he can't clearly see the Youkai, maybe just identify them as blurs or see weaker ones but overall he's mostly like Natsume. Natsume himself, massive pacifist, only resorts to violence when needed, more or less a super chilled dude considering what he went through. Youkai design is pretty creative, they definitely did a good job on the supernatural looks, having them look all different, some maybe poking out more e.g. madara's wolf form or some of the bigger Youkai. I'd give them a pat on the back for the creativity. Side points: Art, again, a bit on the crusty side but i wouldn't let it bother you. Music wise, ED and OP tracks i felt really... eh on. Not my cup of tea, but the OST. oohoohooho the ost for this anime is really fucking nice. Might be from my soft spot for traditional Japanese music, but hot damn this anime's ost is fineeee. All in all, 7/10. It was a pretty ok anime, had it's strong points and a good ideas along with its share of downsides. Idrk how to feel about 6 seasons worth though xD idk if i could chew through that much, but i could imagine it getting better further through, just hope it doesn't forget its roots. |
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| Am I the only one who thinks that this show is slightly overrated here? |
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| That was a nice ending. Overall this anime is good. Even though it’s episodic I didn’t find it hard to binge watch. The story in each episode are good and interesting. |
| What a cute ending, I love this show so much |
| My first anime of 2021. Mixed feelings on the first episodes, but on the later ones I was (almost) tearing. I don't know if I can survive 5 more seasons though. |
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| Great final episode I have no doubt that at the end of watching this series, it will become one of my favorite anime! I can't wait for the next! 8.5/10 |
MPanahApr 3, 2021 9:45 AM
"Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder"~Rumi |
| I like how most characters reappear in the final episode. It was a good first season for me. Of course, I'm going to continue later. 7/10 for the anime. |
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| NOOOOoOO this can’t be over !! ╥﹏╥ Also I love the motherly and son relationship Natsume has with his mother!! ╥﹏╥ Edit - I forgot this wasn’t the end nvm |
| It's calm episodes like this one which is good. This was one of the best this season. |
| bit late but it was a nice end to the 1st season, really relaxing series & gets better every episode |
| That was a pleasant watch. Something that I needed while my exams are going on. I liked the OP and ED as well. I will look forward to the other seasons. My rating would be 7.5/10(rounded off to 8). The last episode was filler but it was great to see the recurring characters come back in this episode. I am also curious about what was going on in Natori's meeting. |
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| Beautiful and wholesome final episode. It was nice to see Kogitsune again. He's so adorable. Nyanko-sensei being hilarious as usual. x3 A great first season. |
SerafosMay 15, 7:09 AM
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| I couldn't get the appeal of this series, very disappointing experience. |
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| One of the most wholesome episode of my life. Thanks Kogitsune to be so cute and emotional. This anime was a real pleasure to watch. |
| Man this was such a nice watch. I never thought I would come to like a slow or relaxing anime like this. It was beautiful. |
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| With the appearance of past characters and the event of him finally admitting to his buddy he can see spirits and yokai, feels like solid progression from the usual episodic layout. |
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