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夏目友人帳 1

Manga
by 緑川 ゆき
volume 1 of 夏目友人帳
alternative titles:

Natsume's Book of Friends Vol. 1

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Takashi Natsume has always been aware of the supernatural world, but after he inherits a magical book from his grandmother, the supernatural world is aware of him!

Takashi Natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. He has always been set apart from other people because of his gift, drifting from relative to relative, never fitting in. Now he's a troubled high school student who has come to live in the small town where his grandmother grew up. And there he discov...

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Page Count:
165
ISBN:
4592171586
ISBN13:
9784592171584

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eefarasays
December 3, 2023

A lonely boy who sees yokai

夏目友人帳 is a series about a young man named 夏目貴志 (なつめ・たかし) who can see yokai; he's a lonely young man, surrounded by people who don't and can't understand what he sees day-to-day. He's been passed around by family his entire life, and he's determined with his current guardian to keep his yokai sight on the down low. This suddenly gets harder when yokai start to flock to him, asking for their names back, and 夏目 learns that his grandmother レイコ made a "book of friends" containing the names of lots of

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February 23, 2023

Lovely

This was lovely! I did look up more words than I expected to (i.e. exorcise, purify, and temple and shrine-related words) but other than that it was a smooth reading experience. I adored the story and the art - it was moving, interesting, and relaxing. 10/10 would recommend.

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MonnieBiloneysays
March 8, 2021

I've currently read 3 Natsume Yuujinchou manga, and one novel, and I would say that Natsume Yuujinchou's difficulty really fluctuates. This is because it depends on what youkai is being introduced, as all the youkai talk slightly different.

The easiest volume was Vol. 8. I would say that this first book was probably the hardest, and Vol. 22 and うつせみに結ぶ being at about the same at slightly easier than Vol. 1.

Basically, if a chapter is human-focused, the chapter is pretty easy, while if it's y

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Supernatural
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Full Furigana
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100%
Iyashikei
86%
Male Protagonist
79%
Shoujo
75%
Rural
74%
Episodic
60%
Shapeshifting
40%
Orphan
20%
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