#natsume yuujinchou movie

[0ssianic]

following up on my previous Natsume LN post, there are 3 LNs total (as of 2023)

小説・夏目友人帳 (Novel: Natsume Yuujinchou, Jan 2013)

小説・夏目友人帳たまゆらの家 (Novel: Natsume Yuujinchou Tamayura no ie, Oct 2016)

小説・夏目友人帳～うつせみに結ぶ～ (Novel: natsume Yuujinchou utsusemi ni musubu, Sept 2018)

And I only just made the connection between the 3rd LN and the ephemeral bond movie: they're the same story*.

The movie released in Japan September 2018 as well, but later in the month. I didn't realize it since i've only seen the english title for the movie, but the JP movie materials show the title is "utsusemi..." as well.

Sadayuki Murai def wrote the novel version and looking at my copy of the movie he's clearly listed as writing the screenplay. I wonder which came first. Is the movie the adaption or is the novel the novelization? Or were they always supposed to come out concurrently?

*probably, as far as I can tell

[dailysmilingnatsume]

[hey-akaaaashi]

noo natori don't have an unstable sense of self ur so sexy aha

(inspired by satoshi kon's perfect blue illustration, this one . cw blood)

[joelletwo]

[clips world unbent dub to cope] [unclear what emotion im encouraging by doing this]

[sarukui]

natsume yuujinchou s7: ep 1 ramblings

a rambling for all my favorite moments and thoughts to the premiere episode of natsuyuu s7! op and ending included. welcome back natsume yuujinchou anime!!!!!

beware of ep 1 spoilers below the cut:

the op starting off with natsume, happily riding a bike, that he learned through friends, with nyanko sensei sitting in the basket has me sooooooo emotional. what i love about the op is how joyful natsume looks. how past op's had scenes that depicted his hardships and his loneliness, but this one really focused on his happiness, the friends, both human and yokai, he has made along the journey, those that he treasures deeply. i love how natsume has a smile throughout it.

obligatory mention of these two; i cannot wait until their chapter(s) get animated this season.

CRYING SOBBING REIKO!!!!!!! natsume's hand! i LOVE how its depicted as reiko reaching out to natsume and him grabbing onto her hand. i sobbed. this undoubtedly was my favorite part of the op.

this manga chapter was one of my favorites simply for the iconic mini sensei vessel and i'm glad to see it animated. when the opening played of the baseball shattering the sculpture, i already could feel myself tearing up a bit for what's to come. thankfully, the episode eases us into it and there's so many wholesome and hilarious moments leading up to it.

welcome back sensei LMFAO

nyanko sensei is not amused. cuteness galore though.

i understand sensei's priorities.

don't leave mini sensei!

i'm OBSESSED. look at mini sensei go.

:'((((((((((((

a part of me wishes that natsume and nyanko sensei joined mini sensei on his little journey LMFAO

im endeared.

i have so many words for the ed. i love the transition between seasons. the art style used. my most favorite part is the final bit with the dandelions and the camera angle pans with the flowers flying.

AAAAAAAAAAA next ep! i hadnt expected it so soon and even thought maybe it could be a season finale ep. i'm so excited.

[whosname]

Terrible men in their terrible 20s for Matoba Monday.

[elibean]

Heads up natsuyuu fans! Rough translation (from someone who’s still learning, apologies for any mistakes)

Happy Birthday

Today, 7/1 is Takashi Natsume’s birthday!

And the anime Natsume Yuujinchou celebrated 15 years in July.

Thanks to all of your support!

With 15 years worth of feelings of thanks…

At noon today, the Natsume Yuujinchou anime 15th project was unveiled!

Please pay attention to Twitter!

EDIT: ooops I think it should be “will be unveiled”, my bad. There’s actually no tense attached to the “unveiled” bit, the “解禁”, which is incidentally the only bit I really didn’t understand lol. So I think this is actually saying something will be “unveiled” today at noon JST. Only a handful of hours now from this edit!

[yo-yo-yoshiko]

Lunch doodle, cause i was thinkin' about them again

[frobby]

The meanest thing animes do to their male protagonists is fill them with maternal love

[monstrsball]

natori just standing in front of an advertisement of himself when he's trying to be discreet is so funny lmao

[gtinthepot]

MASTER LIST OF GIANT/TINY CONTENT

Disclaimer, I have not looked up everything on this list and most of it was suggested from others. I cannot promise the accuracy of the content. Suggestions for the list are more than welcome, leave a comment on the post for people to browse through after checking to see if its on the list already :)

I’ll be editing and adding to it here and there, so some reblogs of the post might be outdated. I suggest clicking on the source /main post to get the newest version. The old list can be found here.

7 deadly sins

A bug's life

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (some episodes)

Adventure time

Alice in Wonderland

Alvin and the chipmunks

Amour de poshe (the girl in his pocket)

Animorphs: #24

Ant bully

Ant man (1 and 2)

Antz

Archies weird mysteries (one ep)

Army of darkness

Art Attack

Arthur and the Invisibles

Athena complex (webcomic)

Attack of the 50 foot cheerleader.

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

Attack of the puppet people

Barbie and the nut cracker

barbie movies (look up specifics)

Barbie Thumbelina

Beastars

Beatle juice

Berserk

Big man japan

Bottle Fairy

Bramble the mountain king. (video game)

Brave little tailor (mickey mouse)

Bugs life?

Captain America: Civil War

Card captor sakura (one ep and some scenes)

Christmas Stories: The Tin Soldier is a good one.

Clifford the big red dog

Cuphead: Don’t deal with the Devil (mostly with certain bosses)

Darby o’gill and the little people

David the Gnome

Disenchantment

Dollman

Downsizing

Dr cyclops

Dr who (one ep: into the dalek)

Dragon ball

Dungeon meshi (a few chapters)

Ella Enchanted

Elusive people.(video game)

Epic

Ernest and Celestine (more of a mini-giant/doll-sized tiny size dynamic)

Fairytale: a true story (1997)

Fantastic Planet

Fantastic voyage

Ferngully

Final space episode 5

Frame arms girl.

Futurama (some episodes)

Gelias and the giant

Gen V

George shrinks

Gods of Egypt

Godzilla

Grandpa in my pocket

Gravity falls (one episode)

Grounded (video game)

Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2 more so than the first one)

Gulliver's Children (webtoon)

Gullivers travels (1939, 1977, 2010) as a well as a mini-tv series

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child: Aladdin

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child: Season 2, Episode 2 thumbelina

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child: The shoemaker and the elves

Helmecrons

Help I shrunk my friends

Help I shrunk my parents

Help I shrunk my teacher

Here come the littles

Hilda

Honey I blew up the kid

Honey I shrunk the audience ride at Disneyland

Honey I shrunk the kids

Hornby sets

How to Keep a Mummy ( Miira no Kaikata)

Inch high private eye

Innerspace

Invincible (Some episodes)

It takes two (game)

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

Jack the giant slayer

Jackie Chan Adventures (one episode)

Jaimes and the giant peach

Jitsu wa watashi wa (mostly the 4th episode)

Journey 2 The Mysterious Island

King kong

Kubo and the two strings

Land of the giants

Legoland

Lilo and Stitch the series (two episodes)

Little (Grrl) 

little nightmares 1 and 2 (game)

Littles

Lord of the rings

Macross sequel shows (-anime-)

Mars attacks!

Mickey and the bean stalk

Micro Machines

Micro Ventures

Militsioner (Video game)

Minami-Kun no Koibito (2015)

Minish cap (video game)

Moana

Modest Heroes Kanini and Kanino (Short film)

Monster (video game)

Monsters Vs Aliens

My hero Academia (some episodes)

My Little Lover

My Miniature Manual (webtoon)

My Monster Secret (specifically one character)

natsume yuujinchou

Nau-lmg

Night at the Museum

Nils holgersson

Ok Ko! lets be Heroes season 3 episode 9 Planet Vacation

One Punch Man (some episodes)

Onward (a few scenes)

Osmosis Jones

Ozzy and Drix

Pans labyrinth

Paper mario sticker star (Video game, two levels)

Peter pan

Pikmin 1, 2, and 3 (game)

Pinocchio

Pokemon sun/moon anime second season (one ep)

Ponyo

Rainbow Magic

Ratatouille

Rick n morty (one episode)

Robotech (-comic series; new ones-)

Robotech (season one/The Macross Saga) (-anime-)

Robotech Remix (-comic series-)

Super Danganronpa 2 (video game, final boss)

Shadow of the colossus (video game)

Small blessings (webcomic)

Small Lands Survive The Wilds (Video game)

Small soldiers (1998)

Smallfoot

Smurfs

Smurfs lost village

Snorks

Spirit of wonder: The shrinking of miss China

SpongeBob SquarePants (the wumbo episode)

Steven universe

Stormlight Archive (-book series; has tiny fae people-)

Strange days at blake holesy high (one episode)

Strange magic

Stuart Little

Sugar apple fairy tale.

Super giant robot brothers.

Tales to Astonish (comics)

Ted Hughes

Tentacular. (video game)

The 3 worlds of gulliver

The 7th voyage of sinbad

The amazing colossal man

The bee movie

The BFG

The bfg 1989

The borrowers (1973, 1993 1997, 2011)

The Borrowers (Arrietty)

The Borrowers exhibition at the Hancock Museum

The Boys (some episodes)

The dwarf and the giant 1901

The Fantastic Planet

The hobbit

The hulk

The incredible shrinking man

The incredible shrinking woman

The Indian in the cupboard

The iron giant

The iron man

The Journey.

The Last Guardian (video game)

The Last of the Huggermuggers by Christopher Pearse Cranch

The Little Bits

The littles

The magic school bus

The nut cracker

The owl house (one episode)

The phantom planet

The Rescuers

The return of the Borrowers 1992 and 1993 tv series

The Secret of Nimh

The secret world of Arrietty

The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

The simsons (one episode)

The storyteller (one ep)

The Suspicion and #42

The Sword in the Stone

The tale of the princess kaguya

The ultimate avengers (1 & 2)

Thumbelina

Time loader. (video game)

Tinkerbell and The Great Fairy Rescue

Tinkerbell and The Pirate Fairy

Tinkerbell movies

Tinykin. (video game)

Tom and Jerry

Tomb thumb

Townsmen VR. (video game)

Toy story

Transformers

Transformers (old series)

Troll hunter

Troll in central park...??

Trolls

Trolls band together

Ultraman cosmos

Underdogs

Unravel. Porcelain tales. (video game)

Valkyrie Drive Mermaid (one episode.)

Village of the giants

Violet Goes to The Beach (webtoon)

VR Giants. (video game)

We’re Back! A dinosaur story

When the Dolls Woke (book)

Wild Kratts

Wild, wild planet

Wiplala

Wrath of the Titans (one scene)

Wreck it ralph

Yarn (video game)

Zootopia

[dailysmilingnatsume]

[tanumaskoipond]

Natsume Yuujinchou Episode/Chapter Guide

Updated: 21/11/24

Episode Guide | mangadex (fan translations) (up to 113) | manga4life (offical translations) (up to 123)

*The special chapters may be numbered slightly differently between my list and these sites. (such as 19.5 vs 19.1 and vice versa)

Season 1:

Episode 1: Chapter 1

Episode 2: Chapter 2

Episode 3: Chapter 3

Episode 4: Chapter 5

Episode 5: Anime Original

Episode 6: Chapter 4

Episode 7: Chapters 15.1 (Special 1) & 22.5 (Special 5)

Episode 8: Chapter 10

Episode 9: Chapter 7

Episode 10: Chapter 8

Episode 11: Chapter 15.3 (Special 3), a lot of added anime original material

Episode 12: Chapter 6

Episode 13: Chapter 19.5 (Special 4), a lot of added anime original material

NOTE: There is a POV change in the anime. This chapter is from Tanuma’s POV.

Season 2 (zoku):

Episode 1: Chapter 9

Episode 2: Chapter 13

Episode 3: Chapter 14

Episode 4: Chapter 12

Episode 5: Chapter 22.6 (Special 6), a lot of added anime original material

Episodes 6 & 7: Chapters 17 & 18

Episode 8: Chapter 16

Episode 9: Chapter 15

Episode 10: Chapter 19

Episode 11: Chapter 11

NOTE: There are several changes to this chapter. Mainly, the crow youkai does not die in the manga.

Episodes 12 & 13: Chapters 20-22

NOTE: Taki & Tanuma do not meet until Chapter 27 in the manga (adapted into S3E09)

NOTE: The ending of this arc had a couple of changes.

Season 3 (san):

Episode 1: Chapter 48

Episode 2: Anime Original

Episode 3: Chapters 37 & 38

Episode 4: Chapter 15.2

Episode 5: Chapters 42 & 43

Episodes 6 & 7: Chapters 23-26

NOTE: The crow youkai from Chapter 11 (S2E11) is not the woman’s shiki in the manga.

Episode 8: Anime Original

Episode 9: Chapter 27

Episodes 10 & 11: Chapters 28 & 29

Episode 12: Chapters 30 & 31

Episode 13: Chapter 26.1 (Special 7)

Season 4 (shi):

Episodes 1 & 2: Chapters 34-36

NOTE: These chapters were changed quite a bit in the anime. It is a very, very loose adaptation.

Episode 3: Chapters 32 & 33

Episode 4: Chapter 47

Episode 5: Chapter 36.5 (Special 9)

Episodes 6 & 7: Chapters 49-51

NOTE: some dialogue got moved between characters in the anime.

Episode 8: Anime Original

Episodes 9 & 10: Chapters 39-41

Episodes 11-13: Chapters 44-46

OVA:

Natsume Yuujinchou LaLa Special - Nyanko-Sensei and the First Errand: Anime Original

Natsume Yuujinchou Itsuka no Hi ni: Anime Original

Season 5 (go):

Episode 1: Chapters 57-59

NOTE: A lot got cut from these chapters in the anime.

Episode 2: Chapter 56

Episodes 3 & 4: Chapters 52-54

NOTE: The conversation about forbidden techniques was taken from Chapter 62 (which was adapted into S6E04-5)

Episode 5: Chapters 64 & 65

Episode 6: Chapter 55

Episode 7: Chapters 66 & 67

Episode 8: Chapters 71.1 & 71.2 (Special 15)

Episode 9: Chapter 63

Episode 10: Chapter 63.5 (Special 14)

Episode 11: Chapter 59.5 (Special 12)

OVA:

One Night Sake Cup: Anime Original

Party of Fun & Games: Chapter 70

Season 6 (roku):

Episode 1: Chapter 78

Episode 2: Chapter 75

Episode 3: Chapter 74

Episodes 4 & 5: Chapters 60-62

Episode 6: Chapters 54.5 & 54.6 (Specials 10 & 11)

Episode 7: Chapter 76

Episode 8: Chapter 68 & 69

Episode 9: Chapter 79

Episodes 10 & 11: Chapters 72 & 73

OVA:

The Stump of the Suzunaru Tree: Anime Original

Fragments of Dreams (A Fragment of Fantasy): Chapter 73.5 (Special 16)

Season 7 (shichi)

Episode 1: Chapter 84

Episode 2: Chapter 81

Episode 3: Chapter 80

Episode 4: Chapter 83

Episode 5: Chapter 108

Episode 6: Chapters 89.5, 77

Episode 7: Chapters 95 & 96

Episode 8: Chapter 87

Episode 9:

Episode 10:

Episode 11:

Episode 12:

Chapters 88 & 89

OVA:

Coming April 23rd, 2025

MOVIES/Additional OVA:

Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie - Ephemeral Bond: Anime Original

Natsume's Book of Friends - The Waking Rock and the Suspicious Visitor: Chapters 82, 97 & 98

Chapters not adapted:

31.5 (Special 8), 67.5 (Special 14), 71, 85-86, 90-94, 99-107, 109-133

NOTE: as of 21/11/24, past chapter 123, chapters are untranslated

Chapter 84.5 (Special 17) is a continuum of Special 15

Chapters 85 & 86: The Face of the Noren arc

Chapters 88 & 89: Tell Me Your Name arc

Chapters 90 & 91: Tenjou-san arc

Chapters 92-94: Miharu arc

Chapters 95 & 96: Isamu arc

Chapters 100-105 (excluding 102.5): Homura arc

Chapters 106 & 107: Yorishima arc

Chapters 109 & 110: Master of the Name Calls arc

Chapters 113-116: Younger Cousin Saga

Chapters 117 & 118: By the Queens Invitation arc

Chapters 121-126: Portrait of a Girl arc

NOTE: chapter 120 is technically the same arc that begins in 121, but officially it is not listed that way.

Chapters 128-130: Sealed-off Storehouse arc

Chapters 131-?: Unfamiliar Home arc

[sapphiredragonprincess]

@carrotcouple

horrible exorcist actor man comes to visit his only friend

[feymure]

Shoujosei (Shoujo and Josei) Anime to look forward to in 2024

With the return of Kimi no Todoke after 12 years, I welcome all to the Shoujo renaissance! Let’s roll on the hype train! (MyAnimeList links are in titles)

Winter Anime Season (January - March)

Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji Airs January 6th

Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimama na Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu suru Airs January 7th

Isekai de Mofumofu Nadenade suru Tame ni Ganbattemasu Airs January 1st

Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san Airs January 8th

Yubisaki to Renren Airs January 6th

Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon: Watashi no Shiawase na Katachi Airs March 15th

Gekai Elise Airs January 10th

Akuyaku Reijou Level 99: Watashi wa Ura-Boss desu ga Maou dewa Arimasen Airs January 9th

30-sai made Doutei da to Mahou Tsukai ni Nareru Rashii Airs January 11th

Given movie 2:Hiiragi Mix Airs January 27th

Murai no Koi Airs February 4th

Wonderful Precure Airs February 4th

Ensemble Stars!! Tsuioku Selection Checkmate Airs March 10th

Spring Anime Season (April - June)

Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai Airs April 4th

Vampire Dormitory Airs April 7th

Touken Ranbu Kyoden Moyuru Honnouji Airs April 2nd

Rabbits Kingdom the Movie Airs June 14th

Tonari no Youkai-san Airs April 7th

Himitsu no AiPri Airs April 7th

Tadaima, Okaeri Airs April 9th

Summer Anime Season (July-September)

Senpai wa Otokonoko Airs July 5th

Madougushi Dahlia wa Utsumukanai: Kyou kara Jiyuu na Shokunin Life Airs July 6th

Tasogare Out Focus Airs July 7th

SutoPuri Movie: Hajimari no Monogatari Airs July 19th

Kimi ni Todoke 3rd Season Airs August 1st

Yeosin Gangnim Airs August 7th

King of Prism: Dramatic Prism 1 Airs August 16th

Given movie 3: Umi e Airs September 20th

Fall Anime Season (October - December)

Hoshifuru Oukoku no Nina Airs in October

Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo: Akuyaku Reijou ni Naru hodo Ouji no Dekiai wa Kasoku suru you desu! Airs in October

Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi Airs in October

Goukon ni Ittara Onna ga Inakatta Hanashi Airs in October

Acro Trip Airs in October

Haigakura Airs in October

Yarinaoshi Reijou wa Ryuutei Heika wo Kouryakuchuu Airs in October

Taishou Itsuwari Bridal: Migawari Hanayome to Gunpuku no Mouai Airs October 7th

Tono to Ino Airs October 10th

Hyakushou Kizoku 2nd Season Airs October 4th

30-sai made Doutei da to Mahou Tsukai ni Nareru Rashii Movie Airs December 13th

[sisididis]

Do you like Natsume Yuujinchou? Want to read similar manga?

I couldn't be happier that more people nowadays are discovering Natsume Yuujinchou. If you're like me and you're always on the look out for similar series, here are some that I found over the years.

1. Miyori no Mori

Sequels: Miyori no Mori no Shiki & Zoku Miyori no Mori no Shiki. Movie can be found here.

2. Hotarubi no Mori e (also movie)

3. Mushishi (also anime)

4. Hyakki Yakoushou

5. Suiiki

6. Zi Bu Yu 

Leaving the best for last. I cannot recommend Zi Bu You enough. Chinese mutuals, please let me know if there are more than 2 chapters translated!