Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 3

Natsume Yuujinchou San follows Takashi Natsume, a boy who is able to see youkai. Natsume and his bodyguard Madara, nicknamed Nyanko-sensei, continue on their quest to release youkai from their contracts in the "Book of Friends." Natsume comes to terms with his ability to see youkai and stops thinking of it as a curse. As he spends more time with his human and youkai friends, he realizes how much he values them both and decides he doesn't have to choose between the spirit and human worlds to be happy.

13 Episodes

The Name of a Monster

Season 3 - Episode 1

One day, Natsume finds a yokai named Kagejawan running around near his home, which he soon learns means disaster is about to strike.

Ukihara Village

Season 3 - Episode 2

Natsume is accosted by a spirit who asks for her brother's name back. She says that both of them have come from the village of floating spri...

False Friend

Season 3 - Episode 3

Natsume is approached by someone he knew from elementary school. He wants nothing to do with them, but they threaten to reveal his secret: t...

Young Days

Season 3 - Episode 4

Midterms are over, and Natsume leaves on a trip with Nishimura, Kitamoto, and Sasada. He realizes that the scenery he's viewing from the tra...

The Thing That Lurks in the Storeroom

Season 3 - Episode 5

Natsume helps clean the stoeroom at Taki's house with Tanuma. He realizes that one of the kimonos that her grandfather, who researched youka...

That Which Is Not Human

Season 3 - Episode 6

There is something killing Youkai and draining them of their blood. Natsume can't help but investigate and runs into old friends.

Exorcist

Season 3 - Episode 7

Natsume finds out who's been stealing the youkai blood: the exorcist Matoba Seiji. He investigates with the help of Natori, but is captured ...

The Fox Child's Watch

Season 3 - Episode 8

Natsume is invited to go to a pottery classroom with Shigeru. It's being held in an inn where he once stayed. When he goes there, he meets a...

Through the Autumn Wind

Season 3 - Episode 9

Without Sensei to protect him, Natsume has to remain constantly on guard. But the pressure of keeping secrets from his friends is causing Na...

The Broken Mirror

Season 3 - Episode 10

After a brief incident in the forest, Tanuma has become distant to Natsume like he is avoiding something. In the meantime, there is somethin...

What the Mirror Shows

Season 3 - Episode 11

Tanuma is experiencing how Natsume lives every day. While Natsume and the youkai gain an understanding.

A place to go home to

Season 3 - Episode 12

A youkai from Natsume past has found him and memories of living with relatives before the Fujiwaras are explored.

Natsume's Book of Play

Season 3 - Episode 13

The youkai hold a party to celebrate Natsume. Things get out of hand when they ask Natsume for a human game, and he suggests Shadow Tag. Whe...