Natsume inherited a 'book fo friends' from his lat, also psycic grandmother. This book is a product of his granny's mischeif, who made a hobbie of seeking out and sealing the identity of spirits to gain control over them; since this book harbours so many glorified slaves, Natsume is a target for:
- spirits who want their identity back
- spirits who wish to do harm
- spirts who want control over sealed spirits
Whilst Natsume works hard to free the pleasant ones from the book, he also has to avoid and/or fight of threats.
Just one ep', yet the quality is as great as it has always been.
There are many reasons to give this series a high rating before even watching, as it does what many others don't do, for example:
Character type...
How many anime's have we all watched were females are either; irratic, over-emmotional wreacks or mousey moes', whilst the males are either; standoffish a.k.a 'cool', or level headed yet goofy?
These popular character types aren't components within this series.
Natsume himself is a pleasant, hard working individual with equally pleasant friends we see now and again, all who could easily be classed as a 'nerd' in other series's, yet their good attitudes are the norm in this series.
Another common element is the typical 'teen angst'; moody h=behaviour and the rush to attain 'relationship' status whilst in a rush to 'grow up' and ensure allies don't so much as act their age.
This isn't appaent here either; Natsume seems to enjoy his life with his gaurdians and doesn't treat (the few) females that appear like another species.
Peril...
Peril can strike at any time, as Natsume is constantly in danger, even his mentor Madara clamis to want to take Nautsume's life at some point.
A variety of spirits seeking him out; some being good, some being not-so-nice, are part of life for Takeshi Natsume.
Still, the series manages to be pleasant enough to watch at any age; something a tad unusual these days.
This series sums up, in the first episode, what 'Natsume Yuujinchou' is all about, there's no reason not to watch.
What makes this series differ from the previous two you may ask?
In this series, things are going well for Natsume; we see him mixing with more humans and having a general positive outlook on things* that have upset him previously, however, his new found 'peace' is bitter sweet, as threats he isn't really prepared for are now coming his way, his new found possitivity isn't doing him much favours at the moment.
