Seasons & episodes

S0 · E13D Nyanko-sensei Theater 1 2009-04-22 · 1 min＋

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S0 · E23D Nyanko-sensei Theater 2 2009-04-23 · 1 min＋

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S0 · E33D Nyanko-sensei Theater 3 2009-04-24 · 1 min＋

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S0 · E43D Nyanko-sensei Theater 4 2009-04-25 · 1 min＋

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S0 · E53D Nyanko-sensei Theater 5 2009-04-26 · 1 min＋

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S0 · E6Nyanko-sensei & The First Errand 2013-12-15 · 22 min＋

Nyanko-sensei runs away from Natsume to chase a dragonfly. He finds himself stuck with two young children on their first errand. He keeps trying to leave, but the area of the forest they're in is filled with dangerous youkai. Can he help them complete their errand, while still retaining his sanity?

S0 · E7On a Certain Snowy Day 2014-02-05 · 22 min＋

As the first delicate snowflake touches the cold ground, Nyanko-sensei dozes on his hot-water bottle next to Takashi Natsume. While his aunt prepares a warm dinner, Natsume takes a walk, welcoming the snow and the chilly weather. However, his peaceful promenade is disturbed by a white, fluffy snowman yokai with perturbing black eyes, searching for something warm and sparkly. With no further information, Natsume sets off to help find what the spirit desires.

S0 · E8One Night's Cups 2017-03-30 · 24 min＋

Natsume encounters a pair of youkai who make cups that turn sake delicious. Their power is waning, and they've come to a spring that's said to restore spiritual energy. But the spring is occupied by a monster...

S0 · E9Banquet of Play 2017-04-26 · 24 min＋

While searching for Nyanko-sensei, Natsume gets invovled in a dangerous game of hide and seek.

S0 · E10The Stump of the Suzunaru Tree 2017-09-27 · 24 min＋

Natsume encounters an old man who asks for help with getting home. The old man turns out to be a yokai who will soon disappear and he asks Natsume to help him to fulfill a promise that he had made.

S0 · E11A Fragment of Fantasy 2017-10-25 · 24 min＋

Tamami, a young schoolgirl, counts her steps through a forest, following instructions on a piece of paper. She stops to take a break and falls asleep but is awakened by an odd talking cat. Through meeting the cat and his human partner, Natsume, she learns that the forest has its own separate world from the contemporary, where one can see things otherwise invisible. Putting her trust in the duo, Tamami tells them about the story of how she helped a white owl that reappeared in her dreams to lead her back inside the bizarre forest.

S0 · E12Movie 1 - Ephemeral Bond 2018-09-29 · 104 min＋

An orphaned teen encounters a supernatural creature that has the ability to look human.

S0 · E13A Day Out in Hitoyoshi Kuma 2021-01-16 · 52 min＋

Takashi Natsume and his loyal feline protector Madara take a trip to Hitoyoshi Kuma, a peaceful area in Kumamoto. From admiring the Kaname Falls to relaxing at the Tsurukame hot spring, the duo unwind and take in the beautiful scenery throughout the eventful day.

S0 · E14Season 7 Special 2025-04-23＋

Thirteenth episode of Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi. Included in the BD/DVD Season 7 Volume 5.

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This short 2021 movie is composed of two new (23 minute) standalone stories that could have been added to a season, but instead, were combined into one film. 1. Natsume searches for Madara, his missing Bodyguard, and runs into "Mitsumi", a diminutive youkai who is on a mission as the "Ishi Okoshi," the waker of "Gantetsu", a powerful water spirit. 2. Natsume's friend Tanuma who has strong spiritual power, but it only allows him to see the echoes of the past at the temple where he and his father live. Tanuma begins acting distant and his behavior has Natsume worried about a strange new friend of Tanuma, is this stranger connected to the concerning malaise affecting Tanuma?

S1 · E1The Cat and the Book of Friends 2008-07-08 · 23 min＋

Natsume discovers that the heirloom "Book of Friends" that his grandmother, Reiko, gave him possesses the names of the spirits she defeated and bound to her will. Assisted by a cat whom Natsume addresses as Nyanko-Sensei (lit. Master Little Meow), Natsume aims to return all of the names to their rightful owners.

S1 · E2The Dew God's Small Shrine 2008-07-15 · 23 min＋

Natsume is visited by the village's local god who is currently fading because of the lack of devotees.

S1 · E3The Mysterious Person at the Eight Fields 2008-07-22 · 23 min＋

Natsume is implored to help spirits who are currently being exorcised. He finds a kindred spirit in Tanuma, a boy who also senses spirits although not as powerful as Natsume.

S1 · E4Shigure and the Girl 2008-07-29 · 23 min＋

Natsume's secret is found out by Sasada, the class president, during the "Trial of Courage." She asks for his help to find the spirit that lives in the abandoned school. Natsume denies the fact that he can see anything, but she won't take no for an answer. Meanwhile, the spirit, Shigure, captures the rest of their school mates, in fury of the school being torn down...

S1 · E5Heart-Colored Ticket 2008-08-05 · 23 min＋

Natsume comes across an old ticket in Reiko's belongings and decides to go to the abandoned train station to see why she kept it. There, he meets a slow witted spirit named Santo, who was waiting for Reiko the entire time to go Kiriganuma, to see and make up with his friend, Mikuri, but the trip isn't as easy as it first seems...

S1 · E6Swallow at the Lake Bottom 2008-08-12 · 23 min＋

Natsume goes to a dam and finds a town that had been submerged in water. Just then, Natsume gets possessed by a yokai and falls unconscious.