Natsume's Book of Friends (TV 3)
Alternative title:
Natsume Yūjin-Chō San (Japanese)
夏目友人帳 参 (Japanese)
Genres:
slice of life,
supernatural
Objectionable content:
Mild
Plot Summary:
Takashi Natsume sees spirits, and with the help of his lazy and sake-guzzling bodyguard Nyanko-sensei he returns to spirits their names that were stolen by his grandmother Reiko Natsume. Not all of the spirits are peaceful though, and he often fights to keep himself and his family and friends safe while at the same time fighting the loneliness that plagued him before he found his home.
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User Ratings:
715 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes:
13
Episode titles: We have 13
Vintage:
2011-07-04 to 2011-09-26
Opening Theme:
"Boku ni Dekiru Koto" by HOW MERRY MARRY
Ending Theme:
"Kimi no Kakera feat. Miyamoto Emiri" by Kōsuke Atari
Official website:
夏目友人帳 アニメ公式サイト (Japanese)
テレビ東京・あにてれ 夏目友人帳 参 (Japanese)
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| Blu-ray (Region A) |
| Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 3 (Sub.Blu-ray) 2020-12-01 (from $68.98) |
| Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 3 [Premium Edition] (Sub.Blu-ray + DVD) 2013-03-05 (from $347.00) |
| Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 3 [Standard Edition] (Sub.Blu-ray + DVD) 2015-08-04 |
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Director: Takahiro Ōmori
Series Composition: Sadayuki Murai
Script:
Aya Yoshinaga (eps 4, 9, 12) Hiroshi Ohnogi (eps 5, 10-11) Jukki Hanada (eps 3, 6-7) Sadayuki Murai (eps 1-2, 8, 13)
Storyboard:
Akitsugu Hisagi (ep 12) Hidehito Ueda (ep 4) Hidetoshi Namura (ep 3) Hideya Takahashi (ep 10) Katsumi Terahigashi (eps 2, 6-7) Kiyotaka Ohata (ep 5) Masahiro Sonoda (ep 9) Masayuki Kojima (ep 8) Takahiro Ōmori (OP, ED; eps 1, 13) Takashi Watanabe (ep 11) Toshiya Shinohara (ep 1)
Episode Director:
Akitsugu Hisagi (ep 12) Hidehito Ueda (ep 4) Hideya Takahashi (eps 5, 10) Kiyoshi Matsuda (eps 8, 13) Masahiro Sonoda (eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Satomi Nakamura (eps 2, 7) Takahiro Ōmori (ep 1)
Unit Director: Takahiro Ōmori (OP, ED)
Music: Makoto Yoshimori
Original creator: Yuki Midorikawa
Character Design: Akira Takata
Art Director: Yukihiro Shibutani
Animation Director:
Akira Takata (OP) Atsushi Aono (eps 4, 10) Fumio Matsumoto (eps 3, 6, 9) Hideki Ito (ep 12) Kōsuke Murayama (ep 12) Masakazu Kawazoe (eps 2, 8, 13) Naoko Ikeuchi (ep 12) Natsuko Kondou (eps 5, 13) Orie Tanaka (eps 1, 7) Takaaki Fukuyo (ep 11) Tatsuo Yamada (OP; ep 1)
Sound Director: Takahiro Ōmori
Director of Photography: Hitoshi Tamura
2nd Key Animation:
Akio Kitahara (ep 5) Asami Moriya (ep 7) Ayumi Tsukamoto (eps 1, 7) Azusa Kasahara (ep 12) Bomin Kim (ep 4) Chie Ōtsuki (eps 4-5, 7) Chie Tanaka (5 episodes eps 1-2, 4-5, 10 )Chizuru Kanai (ep 12) Emi Honda (ep 7) Eri Furukawa (ep 12) Eri Yamazaki (ep 7) Erina Oshima (ep 12) Fumiyo Kimura (ep 8) Jun Maeda (ep 8) Kaito Senkōji (eps 7, 10) Kaoru Sekiya (ep 10) Kazuaki Gotan (eps 1, 4) Kazune Sugano (ep 12) Kenji Ōishi (ep 8) Kota Takeuchi (eps 1, 13) Kozue Uchiyama (ep 2) Kyō Ōta (ep 7) Maiko Kobayashi (ep 8) Manami Itō (4 episodes eps 5, 7, 10, 13 )Manami Tatsuno (ep 7) Masahiro Andō (ep 9) Masakazu Kawazoe (ep 10) Mika Hironaka (ep 7) Miki Takemoto (eps 4, 7) Minami Takemura (ep 12) Mirai Nagao (ep 12) Miyuki Kobayashi (ep 1) Miyuki Oshiro (eps 4-5) Naoko Koyama (eps 4, 13) Natsuko Kondou (ep 7) Noriyuki Imaoka (ep 12) Rie Usui (ep 12) Risako Yoshida (eps 1, 13) Rui Yakata (ep 12) Ryoko Kawamura (eps 4, 7) Ryōko Mita (ep 8) Saeko Ozawa (ep 5) Satomi Higuchi (ep 7) Takayuki Nakao (ep 10) Tomohiro Kishi (eps 10, 13) Tomomi Kajiki (eps 8, 10) Yoshiki Hirabayashi (ep 12) Yuki Koike (ep 5) Yūko Fujita (ep 12)
Animation: Takahiro Kishida (all for ED)
Animation Director Cooperation: Natsuko Kondou (ep 8)
Animation producer: Yumi Satō
Assistant Animation Director: Fumio Matsumoto (ep 11)
Background Art:
Akemi Ito (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 1-4, 6-13) Aya Kadoguchi (Studio Wyeth; eps 4, 6) Fumie Nuibe (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; 7 episodes eps 3, 6-7, 9, 11-13 )Hideaki Kita (Studio Wyeth; eps 4, 6) Hiroyuki Hasegawa (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; 11 episodes eps 1-4, 6-9, 11-13 )Junko Araki Kaori Shishiba (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 3-4, 6-13) Kōsuke Hayashi (Inspired; ep 5) Kunihiko Inaba (Inspired; ep 5) Kurumi Katayama (Studio Wyeth; eps 4, 6) Kyoko Shibuya (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; 5 episodes eps 2-8 even, 11 )Marie Kitai (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 1-4, 6-13) Mayumi Okawa (Studio Kanon; 8 episodes eps 3-4, 6, 8-12 )Momoko Takatsu (Studio Wyeth; ep 6) Nobuhiro Ōtsuka (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 1-4, 6-13) Norihiko Yokomatsu (Studio Wyeth; ep 6) Rikiya Igai (Studio Wyeth; ep 6) Shiho Yanase (Atelier Buuka; ep 10) Shiori Nagaoka (Studio Kanon; eps 1-4, 7) Taichi Shishido (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 1-4, 6-13) Takayoshi Fukushima (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 3-4, 6-13) Takuya Iida (Atelier Buuka; ep 10) Tomoe Chiga (Inspired; ep 5) Tomohiro Morishita (Studio Kanon; eps 1-4, 6-8) Wakiko Matsumoto (Studio Wyeth; ep 6) Youko Ichikawa (Inspired; ep 5) Yuichiro Nakajima (Atelier Buuka; ep 10) Yukako Ogawa (Studio Kanon; eps 1-4, 6-8) Yuki Funagakure (Inspired; ep 5) Yurie Nomura (Studio Wyeth; ep 4) Yūta Sekigawa (Studio Wyeth; ep 4)
Color Check Cooperation: Jinko Suzuki (ep 11)
Color Coordination:
Hiromi Miyawaki (ep 1) Jinko Suzuki (eps 2, 4, 7, 10) Kōji Usui (eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Mayu Saitou (eps 5, 13) Naoko Kodama (ep 8) Yasue Mizoguchi (ep 12)
Color design: Hiromi Miyawaki
Editing: Kazuhiko Seki
Finish Animation:
Akiyuki Hatanaka (Studio Targe; eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Ayako Saitō (Office fu-u; 8 episodes eps 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10, 13 )Emi Hayakawa (Office fu-u; 8 episodes eps 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10, 13 )Emi Okumura (Studio Targe; eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Hisashi Koyanagi (Studio Targe; eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Kaori Shimuta (Office fu-u; 8 episodes eps 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10, 13 )Kazumi Hosokawa (Studio Targe; eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Mia Kazetani (Studio Targe; eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Naoko Miyahara (Studio Targe; eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Rie Iijima (Office fu-u; 8 episodes eps 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10, 13 )Ryusuke Minami (Studio Targe; eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Yasue Mizoguchi (Studio Gash; ep 12) Yuka Nakamura (Studio Gash; ep 12)
Finish Check:
Hiromi Miyawaki (ep 1) Jinko Suzuki (eps 2, 4, 7, 10) Kazuyoshi Maie (ep 12) Kōji Ueno (ep 12) Kōji Usui (eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Mayu Saitou (eps 5, 13) Naoko Kodama (ep 8) Taro Kitagawa (ep 9) Yuka Nakamura (ep 12) Yukiko Yamaguchi (ep 12)
In-Between Animation:
Hiroko Hayashi (ep 12) Kazuhiro Saitō (ep 3) Kumi Hashimoto (ep 3) Noriyuki Imaoka (ep 12)
In-Between Check:
Akie Tsutsumi (eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Hiroshi Shirakawa (eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Noriyuki Imaoka (ep 12) Oikawa (7 episodes eps 2, 4-5, 7-8, 10, 13 )
Key Animation:
Ai Kikuchi (ep 4) Aika Kawasaki (ep 4) Akemi Yamakaji (ep 8) Aki Nishizaki (ep 8) Akiko Kumada (ep 13) Akiko Seki (ep 12) Akio Kitahara (ep 10) Akiyoshi Hosogaya (ep 12) Asahi Takeuchi (OP; 4 episodes eps 1, 7, 10, 13 )Asami Endo (eps 9, 11) Asami Morisato (ep 2) Asami Moriya (eps 5, 10) Atsuko Sugawara (eps 5, 12) Atsuo Tobe (ep 8) Ayako Kanemaru (OP) Ayako Suzuki (ep 8) Ayako Tanaka (ep 7) Ayumi Tsukamoto (eps 4-5, 13) Bomin Kim (eps 7, 13) Chie Tanaka (ep 7) Chiho Fujiwara (ep 4) Daigo Tamura (ep 8) Daisuke Kusakari (ep 10) Emi Nakai (ep 2) Emiko Matsuno (5 episodes eps 1, 4, 8, 10, 13 )Eri Yamazaki (eps 1, 10, 13) Erina Oshima (ep 12) Etsuko Minami (eps 5, 12) Etsuko Yokoyama (eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Fujiko Aoyagi (ep 11) Fujio Oda (ep 12) Fumino Fujii (eps 2, 4, 10) Fumiyo Kimura (ep 4) Futoshi Suzuki (ep 13) Haruka Satō (eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Heisuke Andō (ep 12) Hideaki Matsuoka (ep 4) Hidenori Miyahara (ep 7) Hiroaki Tsuchiya (ep 5) Hiroko Kasuga (eps 2, 8) Hiromi Ishigami (ep 10) Hironobu Dan'ura (eps 5, 12) Hiroshi Tomioka (ep 5) Hiroshi Yakou (ep 1) Hiroto Yokote (eps 2, 10) Hiroyuki Uchida (ep 13) Hisako Shimozuma (eps 2, 8) Hitomi Aso (ep 12) Hitomi Miyazaki (eps 2, 7-8) Hitoshi Kagiyama (eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Ikuko Matsushita (ep 8) Kaito Senkōji (ep 13) Kana Fujishiro (ep 8) Kaori Oka (ep 4) Kaoru Yokota (eps 5, 13) Katsuhiko Bizen (ep 12) Kayoko Ishikawa (ep 7) Kazuaki Gotan (OP; eps 7-8, 10, 13) Kazuhiro Muto (ep 10) Kazumi Nakajima (ep 12) Kazuyoshi Yaginuma (ep 8) Keiko Tomita (ep 8) Kiichi Takaoka (ep 10) Kiyotoshi Aoi (ep 10) Kota Takeuchi (eps 2, 5, 10) Kozue Horanai (eps 2, 10) Kumiko Ōta (ep 12) Kyōhei Ogura (eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Kyōko Kotani (ep 4) Makoto Nakata (ep 12) Mamiko Nakanishi (eps 7, 13) Manami Fukuyo (ep 7) Manami Tatsuno (ep 10) Masahiro Aizawa (OP) Masahiro Andō (eps 3, 6) Masakazu Kawazoe (OP) Masako Onozawa (eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Mayuko Kato (ep 1) Megumi Imai (eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Michiko Takahashi (ep 2) Mika Hironaka (ep 10) Mika Saitō (eps 1, 13) Miki Komuro (ep 12) Minami Takemura (ep 12) Misao Abe (eps 2, 5) Mitsuru Nakata (ep 7) Miwako Shibata (ep 12) Miyuki Kobayashi (eps 2, 7-8, 13) Miyuki Oshiro (eps 7, 13) Motoi Nakamura (eps 7, 13) Naoko Yoshimori (ep 12) Natsuko Kondou (OP; ep 2) Nobuhiko Kawakami (ep 1) Orie Tanaka (OP; eps 1, 13) Rie Maehara (eps 4, 13) Rie Saitou (eps 2, 4, 7) Risako Yoshida (ep 8) Ryō Tanaka (OP) Ryōzō Sugiyama (ep 8) Saburō Yoshino (ep 1) Saeko Ozawa (eps 2, 8, 10) Satoshi Abe (ep 12) Shigenori Taniguchi (ep 13) Shigeyuki Suga (ep 11) Shiho Tanaka (OP) Shūji Takahara (eps 2, 5) Tadashi Shida (ep 12) Tadayoshi Okimura (ep 12) Takaaki Fukuyo (ep 9) Takafumi Furusawa (eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Takahiko Yoshida (OP) Takahiro Kishida (ep 1) Takahisa Ichikawa (ep 12) Tatsuo Yamada (eps 1, 13) Tatsuya Miki (ep 8) Terumi Mutō (eps 2, 5) Tetsurō Yamada (ep 7) Tomohiro Kishi (OP) Tomokazu Sugimura (ep 1) Tomoyo Nakayama (ep 8) Tomoyuki Niho (eps 2, 5) Yasuhiro Saiki (ep 7) Yasutaka Hanabusa (ep 4) Yasuyoshi Uetsu (ep 2) Yayoi Komine (ep 5) Yōko Iizuka (ep 12) Yōko Saitō (ep 12) Yoshiaki Taniguchi (ep 5) Yoshihiro Itō (ep 8) Yoshiki Hirai (ep 5) Yoshio Usuda (ep 4) Yuka Koichi (OP) Yuki Masutani (ep 8) Yukiko Akiyama (ep 10) Yukiko Ban (ep 1) Yukiko Watabe (ep 7) Yumenosuke Tokuda (eps 10, 13) Yumie Wada (ep 7) Yuri Naminoue (ep 8)
Monster Design: Tatsuo Yamada
Music Performance:
Masahiko Tōdō (Violin) Naoko Ishibashi (Violin) Naomi Urushibara (Violin) Takahiro Yūki (Cello) Tomoki Iwanaga (Cello) Tomoko Shimaoka (Viola) Tomomi Tokunaga (Violin)
Photography:
Ayumi Ushijima (Graphanica; ep 10) Hyo Gyu Park (Graphanica; eps 1-13) Isao Tōkairin (Graphanica; eps 8, 13) Kōji Hayashi (Graphanica; eps 10, 12) Kōjirō Hayashi (Graphanica; ep 12) Masako Fujiyama (Graphanica; eps 5-9, 11-13) Naoki Kitamura (Graphanica; ep 10) Shinya Katō (Graphanica; eps 10, 12) Takao Saito (Graphanica; ep 12) Tetsuya Kawada (Graphanica; ep 13) Yōsuke Minezaki (Graphanica; ep 13) Yuichiro Tozawa (Graphanica; eps 1-13)
Production Advancement:
Hideto Sakurakuri (ep 12) Kōhei Itō (eps 1, 10) Munemasa Takahashi (ep 5) Shinobu Kagayama (ep 13) Shōta Kubo (eps 2, 8) Teruko Utsumi (eps 7, 13) Yoshitaka Yamamoto (ep 11) Yutaka Kawasaki (eps 3, 6, 9)
Special Effects: Toshio Hasegawa (eps 1-13)
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2nd Key Animation:
Asahi Production (ep 5) Big Owl (ep 5) Nakamura Production (eps 2, 5) Studio Izena (ep 5) Sung San Production (eps 3, 6, 9, 11) TNK (ep 5) White Line (ep 6)
Animation Production: Brain's Base
Background Art:
Atelier BWCA (ep 10) Inspired (ep 5) Studio Kanon (eps 1, 3-4, 6-12) Studio Wyeth (eps 4, 6) Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production (eps 1-4, 6-13)
Broadcaster:
Aichi Television Broadcasting TV Hokkaido TV Osaka TV Seitouchi TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
Finish Animation:
Big Owl (eps 3, 7-10, 13) Core (ep 13) DEXS (ep 12) Hanjin Animation (8 episodes eps 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10, 13 )Jinbun (7 episodes eps 4-5, 7, 9, 11-13 )Jumondo (eps 10, 12) office fuu (7 episodes eps 1, 4-5, 7-8, 10, 13 )Orange (8 episodes eps 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10, 13 )PTC Magic (ep 12) R.I.C (7 episodes eps 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10 )Studio Gash (ep 12) Studio Targe (eps 3, 6, 9, 11) Sung San Production (ep 12) Xing Yue Animation (eps 3, 6, 9, 11)
In-Between Animation:
Anime Spot (ep 10) Big Owl (eps 3, 7-10, 13) Core (ep 13) DEXS (ep 12) Hanjin Animation (8 episodes eps 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10, 13 )Jinbun (8 episodes eps 4-5, 7, 9-13 )Jumondo (eps 10, 12) Orange (8 episodes eps 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10, 13 )PTC Magic (ep 12) R.I.C (8 episodes eps 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10, 13 )Sung San Production (eps 3, 12) Xing Yue Animation (eps 3, 6, 9, 11)
Music Production: Aniplex
Photography: Graphinica (eps 1-13)
Photography Cooperation: Studio BACU (eps 3-13)
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