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Season 1

7.4/10193 votes
The Cat and the Book of Friends
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/8/2008
Natsume discovers that the heirloom "Book of Friends" that his grandmother, Reiko, gave him possesses the names of the spirits she defeated and bound to her will.
Director: Takahiro Omori
Writer: Kenichi Kanemaki
7.9/10182 votes
The Dew God's Small Shrine
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/15/2008
Natsume is visited by the village's local god who is currently fading because of the lack of devotees.
Director: Sakai Hashido
Writer: Kenichi Kanemaki
7.3/10155 votes
The Mysterious Person at the Eight Fields
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/22/2008
Natsume is implored to help spirits who are currently being exorcised. He finds a kindred spirit in Tanuma, a boy who also senses spirits although not as powerful as Natsume.
Director: Masayuki Matsumoto
Writer: Kenichi Araki
7.4/10146 votes
Shigure and the Girl
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/29/2008
Natsume's secret is found out by Sasada, the class president, during the "Trial of Courage." She asks for his help to find the spirit that lives in the abandoned school. Natsume denies the fact that he can see anything, but she won't take no for an answer. Meanwhile, the spirit, Shigure, captures the rest of their school mates, in fury of the school being torn down...
Director: Koichiro Kuroda
Writer: Noboru Takagi
7.4/10139 votes
Heart-Colored Ticket
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/5/2008
Natsume comes across an old ticket in Reiko's belongings and decides to go to the abandoned train station to see why she kept it. There, he meets a slow witted spirit named Santo, who was waiting for Reiko the entire time to go Kiriganuma, to see and make up with his friend, Mikuri, but the trip isn't as easy as it first seems...
Director: Tomoyuki Kawamura
Writer: Kenichi Kanemaki
8.2/10164 votes
Swallow at the Lake Bottom
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/12/2008
Natsume goes to a dam and finds a town that had been submerged in water. Just then, Natsume gets possessed by a yokai and falls unconscious.
Director: Harume Kosaka
Writer: Mayori Sekijima
7.7/10144 votes
The Little Fox's Hat
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/19/2008
Natsume goes to a hot spring for a school trip, with an errand from Shigeru to pick up teacups from a near by pottery. While there he meets and helps a little fox spirit, who quickly grows attached to him.
Director: Hidehito Ueda
Writer: Mayori Sekijima
7.9/10147 votes
Fleeting Light
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/26/2008
Natsume meets a spirit who used to be friends with a man who could also see spirits, but one day lost this ability.
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Noboru Takagi
7.2/10135 votes
Ayakashi Exorcism
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/2/2008
Natsume meets a popular actor named Natori Shuuichi who can also see spirits, and has a side job as an exorcist.
Director: Hisatoshi Shimizu
Writer: Kenichi Araki
7.4/10134 votes
Asagi's Koto
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/9/2008
Natsume is possessed by a sick koto player, whose friend wants her to be able to play one last time.
Director: Harume Kosaka
Writer: Kaga Mie
7.2/10129 votes
Nyanko's Book of Boredom
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/16/2008
When Natsume finally has enough of Nyanko's behavior Nyanko leaves, wandering about by himself and causing trouble.
Director: Hironori Aoyagi
Writer: Kenichi Araki
7.8/10135 votes
Five Day Mark
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/23/2008
Natsume is cursed by an evil spirit which is sealed to a tree, not wanting to trouble his adopted family, he decided to run away from home.
Director: Koichiro Kuroda
Writer: Mayori Sekijima
7.9/10145 votes
Autumn Banquet
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/30/2008
Tanuma finds out Nyanko-Sensei is a spirit. Tanuma and Natsume enjoy the autumn festival and previous acquaintances are seen again.
Director: Hisatoshi Shimizu
Writer: Kenichi Kanemaki