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The Best Episodes of Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1

Every episode of Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 Episode 6 - Swallow at the Lake Bottom
    8.2/10(164 votes)

    S1:E6

    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

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  2. Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 Episode 2 - The Dew God's Small Shrine
    7.9/10(182 votes)

    S1:E2

    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

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  3. Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 Episode 8 - Fleeting Light
    7.9/10(147 votes)

    S1:E8

    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

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  4. Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 Episode 13 - Autumn Banquet
    7.9/10(145 votes)

    S1:E13

    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

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  5. Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 Episode 12 - Five Day Mark
    7.8/10(135 votes)

    S1:E12

    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

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  6. Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 Episode 7 - The Little Fox's Hat
    7.7/10(144 votes)

    S1:E7

    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

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  7. Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 Episode 1 - The Cat and the Book of Friends
    7.4/10(193 votes)

    S1:E1

    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

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  8. Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 Episode 4 - Shigure and the Girl
    7.4/10(146 votes)

    S1:E4

    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

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  9. Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 Episode 5 - Heart-Colored Ticket
    7.4/10(139 votes)

    S1:E5

    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

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  10. Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 Episode 10 - Asagi's Koto
    7.4/10(134 votes)

    S1:E10

    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

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  11. Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 Episode 3 - The Mysterious Person at the Eight Fields
    7.3/10(155 votes)

    S1:E3

    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

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  12. Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 Episode 9 - Ayakashi Exorcism
    7.2/10(135 votes)

    S1:E9

    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

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  13. Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 Episode 11 - Nyanko's Book of Boredom
    7.2/10(129 votes)

    S1:E11

    When Natsume finally has enough of Nyanko's behavior Nyanko leaves, wandering about by himself and causing trouble.

    Director:Hironori Aoyagi
    Writer:Kenichi Araki

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Swallow at the Lake Bottom" is the best rated episode of Natsume's Book of Friends season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 164 votes. Directed by Harume Kosaka and written by Mayori Sekijima, it aired on August 12, 2008. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Dew God's Small Shrine".