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夏目友人帳 参

Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3

The third season of Natsume Yuujinchou. Takashi Natsume has always been shunned by those around him because of his mysterious ability to see yokai. Eventually, he came into possession of his grandmother Reiko’s “Book of Friends,” and together with his bodyguard Nyanko-sensei he set out to return the names of the yokai contained within it. Since then, he’s found a home with the Fujiwaras and surrounded himself with friends at school. Little does he know he's about to be dragged unwittingly into further trouble... (Source: NIS America)

Names

Original夏目友人帳 参 (han)
RomajiNatsume Yuujinchou San
EnglishNatsume's Book of Friends Season 3
Chinese夏目友人帐 叁 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known asNatsume Yuujinchou Three · Natsume Yuujinchou 3 · Natsume Yujincho 3 · O Livro de Amigos de Natsume 3

Facts

FormatTV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired2011-07-05 → 2011-09-27 (Summer 2011)
StatusFINISHED
StudioBrain's Base
SourceManga
OriginJapan (Anime)
DemographicShoujo
GenresDramaFantasySlice of LifeSupernatural
ThemesIyashikeiEpisodicYoukaiMale ProtagonistAdoptionRuralMythologyFound FamilyPrimarily Teen CastUrban FantasyShoujoShapeshiftingOutdoor ActivitiesEstranged Family
StreamingCrunchyroll · Netflix · Bilibili TV · YouTube

Reception

Community score8.51 / 10
Bayesian score8.44 / 10
Composite71.0
On lists48,949
Favourited1,024 (2.1%)
Completion91.8%
Drop rate1.2%
In backlog33.6%
Score spread σ1.26

Score distribution

175293274505232659972,24185,40996,412104,238

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
Broadcast seasonSummer 2011S+1 of 73
StudioBrain's BaseS2 of 87
Year2011S8 of 305
DemographicShoujoS8 of 297
EraEarly 2010sS28 of 1,627
Season (all years)SummerA48 of 1,662
GenreSlice of LifeA59 of 1,578
GenreFantasyA63 of 2,142
GenreSupernaturalA72 of 1,234
LengthSingle-courA99 of 2,668
Source materialMangaA134 of 3,025
FormatTV seriesA153 of 3,322
GenreDramaA163 of 1,917
OriginJapanA208 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorTakahiro Oomori, Yukihiro Shibutani
Series compositionSadayuki Murai
Character designAkira Takata
MusicMakoto Yoshimori
Original creatorYuki Midorikawa

Franchise — 夏目友人帳

A
夏目友人帳
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1
2008TV series68.1
A
続 夏目友人帳
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2
2009TV series70.3
E⚡
3Ｄニャンコ先生劇場
3D Nyanko-sensei Gekijou
2009Special35.0
S
夏目友人帳 肆
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4
2012TV series72.2
C
夏目友人帳新 ニャンコ先生とはじめてのおつかい
Natsume's Book of Friends: Nyanko-sensei & The First Errand
2013Special53.8
A
夏目友人帳 いつかゆきのひに
Natsume's Book of Friends OVA
2014OVA (home video)63.0
A
夏目友人帳 伍
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5
2016TV series70.2
A
夏目友人帳 陸
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 6
2017TV series70.9
A
夏目友人帳 陸 特別編
Natsume Yuujinchou Roku Tokubetsu-hen
2017Special63.1
A
夏目友人帳 伍 特別編
Natsume Yuujinchou Go Tokubetsu-hen
2017Special62.7
A
劇場版 夏目友人帳 ～うつせみに結ぶ～
Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond
2018Feature film65.2
B
夏目友人帳 石起こしと怪しき来訪者
Natsume Yuujinchou: Ishi Okoshi to Ayashiki Raihousha
2021Feature film61.5
夏目友人帳×熊本県「人吉・球磨での優しい時間」
Natsume Yuujinchou × Kumamoto-ken: Hitoyoshi Kuma de no Yasashii Jikan
2021ONA (net original)
一番くじ 夏目友人帳 ニャンコ先生と花しらべ
Ichiban Kuji Natsume Yuujinchou: Nyanko-sensei to Hana Shirabe
2021ONA (net original)
A
夏目友人帳 漆
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 7
2024TV series66.9
B
夏目友人帳 漆 伸ばした手は
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 7: The Outstretched Hand
2025Special55.3

Related

RelationYearTitle
prequel2009Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2
sequel2012Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4

AniList id 10379 · MAL id 10379 · Bangumi 12536 · record updated 2026-08-27