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Season 2

13 episodes · 6th January 2009

As with its prequel, Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2 is about Takashi Natsume, a boy who has had the ability to see youkai since he was young, and his bodyguard youkai Madara, nicknamed Nyanko-sensei. Natsume attempts to return names written in his "Book of Friends" (which he inherited from his grandmother Reiko) to youkai in his village. Throughout these adventures, he meets some youkai that are friendly, some that want to steal the Book, and some that want to kill him, as Natsume learns about himself and his relationship with these mysterious beings along the way.

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Episodes

01 Stolen Book of Friends still Stolen Book of Friends Episode 16th January 2009 While outside during school Natsume is hit with a ball while reading. He goes to retrieve the ball and ends up breaking a Youkai's seal (much like he had with Nyanko-sensei). Later that night Natsume and Nyanko-sensei discover a look-a-like of Nyanko, only to have him steal the Book Of Friends! 02 Melting into Spring still Melting into Spring Episode 213th January 2009 While fooling around in the snow, Natsume and Nyanko-sensei run in to Gen, a forest guardian who lives inside a statue. Gen tries to take over Natsume's body, but instead takes over a snow rabbit that Natsume had made. Gen pleads Natsume to help him find an evil spirit who destroyed Sui, his guardian partner, and Natsume agrees. But it seems Gen isn't telling everything he should... 03 Youkai Exorcism Amid the Steaming Springs still Youkai Exorcism Amid the Steaming Springs Episode 320th January 2009 Natori invites Natsume on a Hot Spring trip. But noises from the closet and a kimono-clad figure dangled from the ceiling make Natsume uneasy. Not wanting to trouble Natori because of his kind gesture to enjoy the Hot Spring with him, Natsume investigates the Hot Spring himself. During the night Natsume meets with the Youkai, where she comments that he is too soft, and attacks! 04 A Chick Hatches still A Chick Hatches Episode 427th January 2009 Natsume takes care of an abandoned egg from a nest, not considering it could be a Youkai. After it hatches it turns out it is a rare baby spirit called Tatsumi, who thinks that Natsume is it's parent. Natsume can't help but get attached to the little spirit even as Tatsumi grows tired and sick. But as Natsume takes care of Tatsumi a mysterious spirit comes, and wants to take away Tatsumi for his master... who wants to eat him! 05 Tree of Promise still Tree of Promise Episode 53rd February 2009 Natsume encounters a spirit who was enslaved by his grandmother Reiko 50 years ago by writing his name on a torn page from the Book of Friends, and tying it to a tree in a forest. Can Natsume help locate the torn page? What was Reiko's intention of tying it to a tree? 06 The Maiden's Circle still The Maiden's Circle Episode 610th February 2009 There is a new girl in school Taki Tooru. And with her appearance at school comes these strange circles in the ground. Much like UFO circles. As Natsume tries to figure out the circles and Taki he is visited by another Youkai. Only this time the Youkai isn't looking for his name, but for a snack. 07 That Which You Must Not Call still That Which You Must Not Call Episode 717th February 2009 Natsume is dragged off into the cave of the evil spirit that is after Tooru. He temporarily loses the ability to see youkai after being poisoned by the spirit. Will he be able to stop the youkai from eating Tooru without his sight? 08 Emotions Undying still Emotions Undying Episode 824th February 2009 Natsume, Kitamoto and Nishimura take a trip to an old inn to spend some quality time doing their homework. Surrounding the inn is a lake; that is believed to be home to a mermaid. 09 The Man Amidst the Rows of Cherry Trees still The Man Amidst the Rows of Cherry Trees Episode 93rd March 2009 From the day that a picture of a row of cherry trees in a desolate winter was obtained, every time Natsume wakes up, his rooms is covered in petals. Trying to solve the root of this activity, Natsume and Nyako Sensei try and return the picture to Miya, a shadowy figure who accompanies the picture. But why can't they return it to Miya...? 10 Temporary Home still Temporary Home Episode 1010th March 2009 Mysterious footprints and markings are left on the gate of the Fujiwara house. Strange things start going on inside the house and Shigeru verifies with Natsume that the cause of this activity involves the husband and wife who used to live there. And so Shigeru tells story of those two but in a unusually childlike manner... 11 Assembly of Conjurers still Assembly of Conjurers Episode 1117th March 2009 After chasing an injured yokai around, Natsume encounters Natori, who then invites him to go to a meeting of sorcerers. There, Natsume meets others with similar powers and similar problems. 12 The Young Boy in the Empty House still The Young Boy in the Empty House Episode 1224th March 2009 At a house rumored to be haunted by ghosts, Natsume hears the voice of a child. Following the voice to its source, Natsume finds a child named Kai, who is trapped in a casket-like box. Kai tells Natsume that he someone is chasing him every day. 13 Humans and Youkai still Humans and Youkai Episode 1331st March 2009 Why don't you decide already? Which is more important to you? When Natsume finds out what Kai really is, that is what Natori asks him.
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Cast & Crew

01 Hiroshi Kamiya profile Hiroshi Kamiyaas Takashi Natsume (voice) 02 Kazuhiko Inoue profile Kazuhiko Inoueas Nyanko-sensei / Madara (voice) 03 Eiji Itoh profile Eiji Itohas Shigeru Fujiwara (voice) 04 Miki Ito profile Miki Itoas Touko Fujiwara (voice) 05 Hisayoshi Suganuma profile Hisayoshi Suganumaas Atsushi Kitamoto (voice) 06 Akira Ishida profile Akira Ishidaas Shuuichi Natori (voice) 07 Sanae Kobayashi profile Sanae Kobayashias Reiko Natsume (voice) 08 Ryohei Kimura profile Ryohei Kimuraas Satoru Nishimura (voice) 09 Miyuki Sawashiro profile Miyuki Sawashiroas Jun Sasada (voice) 10 Kazuma Horie profile Kazuma Horieas Kaname Tanuma (voice) 11 Junichi Suwabe profile Junichi Suwabeas Matoba Seiji (voice) 12 Rina Sato profile Rina Satoas Tooru Taki (voice)
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