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Episode 11 - As a continuation to the previous episode, this week’s installment of Natsume Yuujinchou went about reinforcing the themes brought up last week. Mainly, this episode explored the theme of friendship, and the idea of trust in a friendship. This episode did an excellent job at drawing parallels between the youkai’s struggles, and [...]
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Another interesting 2 episode arc, this time centered on Natsume and Tanuma’s friendship. As I’ve stated earlier, this season’s focal point is more on Natsume’s growth. What sets this arc apart is that it also fleshes Tanuma and to a lesser extent, Taki. As a fan of the manga, I really appreciate the work that [...]
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Don’t you think Natsume has BL in it? Well, it doesn’t abide to the laws from which the Anime industry sets itself upon, from the successes of K-On. But this is what separates creators who does thing without having succumb the industry norm, and just continues what it wants. Well, BL is such a strong term for a series like this. We could put [...]
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Tanuma is possessed by a youkai. In order to help Natsume, Tanuma, and Taki must search for the mirror fragments that the youkai needs. Opinions: It looks like we are getting another good two-parter from the series. Should be nice for the series to focus on the trio of Natsume, Tanuma, and Taki. It’s good [...]
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Episode 10 - It’s somewhat rare to see multi-episode arcs in Natsume Yuujinchou, which is why this episode took me by surprise. As of now this episode was pretty much a build up episode, where it took the time to establish the setting as well as the parties involved in the conflict. That being said, [...]
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One thing that sets this season apart from the other two is how there’s a larger focus on Natsume’s growth as a person now. It’s been a while since we’ve met a youkai with its name in the Book of … Continue reading →
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Episode 09 - Natsume Yuujinchou this week took a much more quiet and low-key approach, though I guess that isn’t really new for this particular series. What made this episode so great though was how it did an excellent job showing the fruits of Natsume’s character development since the very beginning of this series (and [...]
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An unsealed youkai at Natsume’s school seeks to understand his secret. Opinions: It was interesting sending the series into Natsume’s school. He struggles so much with keeping secrets that putting him into that kind of situation would create a lot of stress on him. Tanuma is right that he doesn’t even tell Taki and him [...]
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We went back to the laid back one-shot formula that makes this series great. What is more interesting is that we get a shota fox in the mix. Oh, a double interest in this episode for me. But with the great build up and one-shot story, the basic lesson is pretty much the same like in all the other one-shot stories it had. Nevertheless, [...]
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Episode 08 - After the arc with Matoba ending this week, it’s nice seeing this series return to the slice of life format that this show is known for. This series just does a great job at maintaining a peaceful, thoughtful atmosphere. On a different note, I really love how the fox youkai returned. The [...]
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As I write this, I'm sitting in a slightly cramped sleeper car on a 6-hour train ride to visit Rho's extended family. I only regret the missed chance to get some McDonalds before getting on the train. I'll never forget it. (At the time of posting, though, it's been a full day. I hate not having free-time.) Ah, so that's what spirits are scared of. This set of episodes included a 2-episode
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The passage of time is a significant theme in Natsume Yuujinchou. Humans, spirits and beasts all experience one day after another, however all three have a different perception of time. Spirits remain unchanging through years or even decades, time is … Continue reading →
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Don’t worry! I AM HERE! You are sure getting your loads of Natsume love in time, readers, because I am scrambling to get off my blogging backlog so that I have time for some special posts for Metanorn. ^_~ Before that though, just plugging my recent live appearance on the ninety-sixth episode of AAA Podcast, [...]
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A trip with Shigeru allows Natsume to meet a young fox friend of his. Opinions: It was nice to see the little fox again. Really seems like the kid has grown up a little since the last time we saw him. Now able to fight back against those bully youkai and doing so in a [...]
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PEEKABOOO! Aaargh, this sure got delayed. You can blame the previous hosting providers for this. I had to combine my day and nights to find a solution but now that we have finally moved, I’m all good to go back to posting and showing some love for Natsume. So, without any further ado, let’s start [...]
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Not much to say about this episode. It got anti-climax around the end, and I can’t seem to take how convenient the scenario presented. I have to agree on psegel for pointing that the characters do posses faster healing, and all. I do see that the plot got a bit forced this time around. But maybe on the series standpoint, we now have a [...]
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You know, I was a bit surprised that there weren’t more people reviewing Natsume Yuujinchou San. Exactly like its preceding two seasons, it follows Natsume Takashi as he juggles between building a family with the Fujiwaras, the few but cherished friendships he’s made, and discovering more about his grandmother Reiko through his involvement with youkai. [...]
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