Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3 · Episode 7: Exorcist
Exorcist
2011-08-1624 min
Natsume finds out who's been stealing the youkai blood: the exorcist Matoba Seiji. He investigates with the help of Natori, but is captured by Matoba's servant youkai. Matoba is willing to sacrifice any number of youkai for his own ambitions. He tells Natsume why he's gathering blood: to release the seal on a powerful youkai. Natsume learns that there are people who treat Youkai in a totally different way than he or even Natori.
1The Name Of A Monster2011-07-0524 minOne day, Natsume finds a yokai named Kagejawan running around near his home, which he soon learns means disaster is about to strike.
2Ukihara Village2011-07-1224 minNatsume 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 spring, a paradise sealed off from the land of men. Meanwhile, the local Youkai are happy that the local priest is no longer in his temple. Natsume worries for his friend Tanuma, the priest's son, but isn't sure what to say...
3False Friend2011-07-1924 minNatsume is approached by someone he knew from elementary school. He wants nothing to do with them, but they threaten to reveal his secret: that he can see Youkai, if he doesn't come along with them. He reluctantly goes with them, and is taken to meet a strange girl...
4Young Days2011-07-2624 minMidterms are over, and Natsume leaves on a trip with Nishimura, Kitamoto, and Sasada. He realizes that the scenery he's viewing from the train is from one of the places he grew up in, when he was passed around from one family to the next. He'd thought he didn't have any good memories of the time, but then he remembers what happened when he lived there...
5The Thing Lurking In The Storeroom2011-08-0124 minNatsume helps clean the stoeroom at Taki's house with Tanuma. He realizes that one of the kimonos that her grandfather, who researched youkai, used to ward off demons was missing, but decides not to tell them so they won't be scared. But that kimono was an old doll youkai, who was trying to recover its body which was torn apart when her grandfather sealed it
6That Which Is Not Human2011-08-0924 minThere is something killing Youkai and draining them of their blood. Natsume can’t help but investigate and runs into old friends.
7Exorcist2011-08-1624 minNatsume finds out who's been stealing the youkai blood: the exorcist Matoba Seiji. He investigates with the help of Natori, but is captured by Matoba's servant youkai. Matoba is willing to sacrifice any number of youkai for his own ambitions. He tells Natsume why he's gathering blood: to release the seal on a powerful youkai. Natsume learns that there are people who treat Youkai in a totally different way than he or even Natori.8The Fox Child’s Watch2011-08-2324 minNatsume 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 an old friend: the young fox child he once saved.
9Through the Autumn Wind2011-08-3024 minWithout Sensei to protect him, Natsume has to remain constantly on guard. But the pressure of keeping secrets from his friends is causing Natsume to break.
10The Broken Mirror2011-09-0624 minAfter a brief incident in the forest, Tanuma has become distant to Natsume like he is avoiding something. In the meantime, there is something breaking glass around the school.
11Reflection2011-09-1324 minTanuma is experiencing how Natsume lives every day. While Natsume and the youkai gain an understanding.
12A Place To Go Home To2011-09-2024 minA youkai from Natsume past has found him and memories of living with relatives before the Fujiwaras are explored.
13Natsume’s Book of Play2011-09-2724 minThe 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. When Nyanko-sensei becomes "it", he starts stomping youkai left and right. And then Misuzu-sama, the 100 foot tall youkai, shows up...
2Ukihara Village2011-07-1224 minNatsume 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 spring, a paradise sealed off from the land of men. Meanwhile, the local Youkai are happy that the local priest is no longer in his temple. Natsume worries for his friend Tanuma, the priest's son, but isn't sure what to say...3False Friend2011-07-1924 minNatsume is approached by someone he knew from elementary school. He wants nothing to do with them, but they threaten to reveal his secret: that he can see Youkai, if he doesn't come along with them. He reluctantly goes with them, and is taken to meet a strange girl...4Young Days2011-07-2624 minMidterms are over, and Natsume leaves on a trip with Nishimura, Kitamoto, and Sasada. He realizes that the scenery he's viewing from the train is from one of the places he grew up in, when he was passed around from one family to the next. He'd thought he didn't have any good memories of the time, but then he remembers what happened when he lived there...5The Thing Lurking In The Storeroom2011-08-0124 minNatsume helps clean the stoeroom at Taki's house with Tanuma. He realizes that one of the kimonos that her grandfather, who researched youkai, used to ward off demons was missing, but decides not to tell them so they won't be scared. But that kimono was an old doll youkai, who was trying to recover its body which was torn apart when her grandfather sealed it6That Which Is Not Human2011-08-0924 minThere is something killing Youkai and draining them of their blood. Natsume can’t help but investigate and runs into old friends.7Exorcist2011-08-1624 minNatsume finds out who's been stealing the youkai blood: the exorcist Matoba Seiji. He investigates with the help of Natori, but is captured by Matoba's servant youkai. Matoba is willing to sacrifice any number of youkai for his own ambitions. He tells Natsume why he's gathering blood: to release the seal on a powerful youkai. Natsume learns that there are people who treat Youkai in a totally different way than he or even Natori.8The Fox Child’s Watch2011-08-2324 minNatsume 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 an old friend: the young fox child he once saved.9Through the Autumn Wind2011-08-3024 minWithout Sensei to protect him, Natsume has to remain constantly on guard. But the pressure of keeping secrets from his friends is causing Natsume to break.10The Broken Mirror2011-09-0624 minAfter a brief incident in the forest, Tanuma has become distant to Natsume like he is avoiding something. In the meantime, there is something breaking glass around the school.11Reflection2011-09-1324 minTanuma is experiencing how Natsume lives every day. While Natsume and the youkai gain an understanding.12A Place To Go Home To2011-09-2024 minA youkai from Natsume past has found him and memories of living with relatives before the Fujiwaras are explored.13Natsume’s Book of Play2011-09-2724 minThe 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. When Nyanko-sensei becomes "it", he starts stomping youkai left and right. And then Misuzu-sama, the 100 foot tall youkai, shows up...
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3★ 84%Synopsis
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)
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Characters & Voice Actors
MadaraMain
Kazuhiko InoueJP
Takashi NatsumeMain
Hiroshi KamiyaJP
HiiragiSupporting
Satsuki YukinoJP
Touko FujiwaraSupporting
Miki ItouJP
Winged YoukaiSupporting
Chie NakamuraJP
AokuchinashiSupporting
Hisako KyoudaJP
Ushikao no Chuukyuu YoukaiSupporting
Shimozaki HiroshiJP
SagumeSupporting
Mina KobayashiJP
Shuuichi NatoriSupporting
Akira IshidaJP
KogitsuneSupporting
Akiko YajimaJP
Kaname no Otou-sanSupporting
Yasunori MatsumotoJP
Ki no Ue no YoukaiSupporting
Fuyuka OouraJP
Staff
Aaron DismukeAssistant ADR Director (English)
Hiroshi OonogiScript (eps 5, 10, 11)
Yuki MidorikawaOriginal Creator
Yukiko BanKey Animation (ep 1)
Makoto YoshimoriMusic
Kousuke AtariTheme Song Performance (ED)
Takahiro OomoriDirector
Takahiro OomoriStoryboard (eps 1, 13, OP, ED)
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