Watch Order (Release = Chronological)Recommended
0 / 9 watchedSeven seasons and two films in air order. The story never branches, so this single list is complete.
- 1 Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1, 13 episodes.
- 2 Zoku Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2, 13 episodes.
- 3 Natsume's Book of Friends San Season 3, 13 episodes.
- 4 Natsume's Book of Friends Shi Season 4, 13 episodes.
- 5 Natsume's Book of Friends Go Season 5, 11 episodes.
- 6 Natsume's Book of Friends Roku Season 6, 11 episodes.
- 7 Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Tied to the Temporal World Original film story. Watch after season 6.
- 8 Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor Two short film stories.
- 9 Natsume's Book of Friends Shichi Season 7, 12 episodes.
About Natsume's Book of Friends
Natsume's Book of Friends follows Takashi Natsume, a boy who inherits his grandmother's book of bound yokai names and spends the series returning them, one encounter at a time. It is episodic by design: seasons accumulate friends and history rather than building to a single plot, with Madara (Nyanko-sensei) as bodyguard and comic relief.
Seven seasons have aired from 2008 to 2024 with remarkable consistency, plus two films that slot neatly after seasons 4 and 6. Release order is story order throughout, and the films are gentle side stories, so the whole guide is one straight line. Newcomers can safely start at season 1: early episodes teach you everything the later ones assume.
Good to know
The two films confuse people by their titles: Utsusemi ni Musubu (2018) is an original story best seen after season 6, while Ishi Okoshi to Ayashiki Raihousha (2021) pairs two short stories and fits anywhere after it. The manga by Yuki Midorikawa is still running, so further anime is always possible, but no eighth season had been announced at the last check. Dub viewers should note later seasons stream subtitled first.
