Natsume Yuujinchou
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| Name: | 夏目友人帳, Natsume Yuujinchou, Natsume's Book of Friends |
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| Creator: | Yuki Midorikawa |
| Date(s): | 2005 - ongoing (as of Summer 2020) |
| Medium: | manga, anime |
| Country of Origin: | Japan |
| External Links: | Natsume Yuujinchou on Wikipedia Official Manga Website Official Anime Website |
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Natsume Yuujinchou is a manga series by Yuki Midorikawa. It was also adapted as an anime.
The main character is Natsume Takashi, a lonely orphaned teenage boy who can see spirits (ayakashi/youkai) and inherited from his grandmother a book she used to capture the names of spirits and control them. Over the course of the series he gains a loving foster family, a spirit bodyguard, and human and spirit friends.
Fandom
The fandom has many gen stories and loves the found family trope. Over half of the works included on Archive of Our Own are rated for general audiences[1] and almost the same number are placed in the gen category.
Despite its relative popularity in Japan [2], the Western fandom is fairly small in comparison to other animanga fandoms. However, despite its smaller size, the fanbase is very dedicated, and many fans turn to both the anime and manga as a source of comfort for its themes of kindness, healing, and friendship.
Popular pairings include Natsume/Tanuma and Matoba/Natori.
Example Fanworks
Fanart
fanart of Natsume, Nyanko-sensei, and another student by cynthiatedy, 2019
- Nastume Yuujinchou by goku-no-baka, 2012
- Natsume Yuujinchou by S-Hiiragi, 2018
- That one google street view meme by bold-embrace, 2024
- A Lively Spring 🌿💐 by wrenoftherain-art, 2024
Fanfic
- The Human Mask, Archived version by harunekonya - Natsume becomes a god -- (Fanlore link)
- Finding Home, Archived version by darkcyan - apocafic -- (Fanlore link)
- the ones that come after, Archived version by taizi -- gen oneshot collection focusing on Natsume & his high school friends
- show them you can see, Archived version by aloneintherain - AU in which youkai are generally known to exist and exorcists are revered
- haunting, softly, Archived version by WerewolvesAreReal -- "Natsume Takashi dies. No one notices, including Natsume."
Reclists
Meta
Tanuma Kaname and the Anime Problem, Archived version by fuanteinasekai
Doujinshi and Zines
Doujinshi
Zines
- Dawn//Dusk: a Natsume Yuujinchou Fanzine, Archived version (2017) - organized by ginkohs, Archived version.
- Okaeri, Archived version (2019-2022) organized by ginkohs, Archived version.
- Blooming: Natsume's Book of Flowers, Archived version (2019) organized by ichigo-ichie zines
Organization blog with content and information for both both of ginkohs's fanzines, Archived version
Other
- Dog Circle Scans, a blog that focuses primarily on scanlated releases.
Fanworks Archives and Challenges
Archives
- Natsume Yuujinchou Works on AO3
- Natsume Yūjin-Chō stories and crossovers on FanFiction.net
Challenges
Resources
- Natsume's Book of Friends tag on Pixiv
- Tumblr tags: #natsume yuujinchou, #natsume yūjin chō, #natsume's book of friends
- Deviantart: natsume_yuujinchou, natsumeyuujinchou, natsumesbookoffriends, search
- fandom wiki (archived link)
References
- ^ Currently 732 works for general audiences are listed on the Natsume Yuujinchou fandom tag. Archive of Our Own. (Accessed 10 June 2020.).
- ^ The series has published 26 volumes, six seasons of television anime, two films, and several OVAs. Wikipedia (Accessed 27 Feb 2021).