I love watching this show, because it manages to tug on your heart strings in all the right ways and always leaves you feeling warm fuzzy feelings, like everything in your life is going to be okay because it all worked out in the end. It's apparently a whole genre in Japan and usually takes place somewhere in the Japanese countryside like this. In a world that is increasingly loud with constant interruptions of more bad news, it's nice sometimes to just kick back with a nice story with a happy ending, or poignant messages that help us appreciate the bonds we have in our life. For anyone without those bonds at the moment, Natsume helps inspire hope that all of us will one day find our home.
I loved the episode that flashed back to Reiko and her interactions with the much younger Fujiwara, and how that family home was a place she wanted to protect even if she wouldn't be allowed there anymore. It's poetic that Takashi would end up living with that same family and that it would become the first place he could truly be happy. Honestly the Fujiwara's are better than Uncle Ben and Aunt May, anybody would be lucky to have them as guardians.
We get introduced to Taki in this season as well. She becomes one of Natsume's most important friends later on as one of the few people he can confide in about his ability to see youkai. The way she treats Nyanko-sensei is adorable and I'm rooting for Satoru because he obviously made the right choice of best girl.
Can't wait to see what more this series has to offer, I give this entry an 8/10
