# Where to Watch Natsume's Book of Friends

**Natsume's Book of Friends streams on Crunchyroll and Netflix, and it's one of anime's most soothing, quietly beautiful series. A lonely teenager who can see spirits inherits a book his grandmother used to bind them, and sets about returning their names one by one, accompanied by a grumpy, sake-loving spirit disguised as a fat lucky cat.**

## Where to Watch

- [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRE5XQJV6/natsumes-book-of-friends)
- [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/81032481)

Crunchyroll and Netflix both stream Natsume's Book of Friends, subbed and dubbed. Either gives you the first season, the perfect entry into a long, comforting series you'll be grateful runs for many more.

## Synopsis

Takashi Natsume has spent his life seeing things no one else can, shuffled between relatives who found him strange and difficult. When he inherits the Book of Friends, a ledger in which his late grandmother recorded the true names of the spirits she defeated, he becomes a target for every yokai who wants their name, and their freedom, back. Choosing kindness over power, Natsume decides to return the names one at a time, and through these gentle, self-contained encounters he slowly builds something he never had: friends, belonging, and a place to call home. His unlikely bodyguard, the cat-shaped spirit Nyanko-sensei, steals every scene.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 13
- **Premiered:** 2008
- **Studio:** brain's base
- **Score:** 8

## Watch Order

This is the first season, the place to start. It's followed by several more seasons that continue Natsume's gentle story, so there's plenty waiting once you fall in love with it.

- Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou — sequel

## If You Liked This

- **[To Your Eternity](https://hozuna.com/anime/to-your-eternity)** — To Your Eternity shares the quiet melancholy and the theme of a lonely soul learning connection through gentle, self-contained encounters.
- **[Fruits Basket](https://hozuna.com/anime/fruits-basket)** — Fruits Basket brings the same warm, healing energy and a wounded protagonist slowly discovering they belong.
- **[Anohana](https://hozuna.com/anime/anohana)** — Anohana matches Natsume's tender emotion and its supernatural touch, wrapped around themes of loss and healing.
- **[Frieren: Beyond Journey's End](https://hozuna.com/anime/frieren-beyond-journey-s-end)** — 
- **[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://hozuna.com/anime/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood)** — 
- **[Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc](https://hozuna.com/anime/chainsaw-man-reze-arc)** — 
- **[Re:Zero Season 4](https://hozuna.com/anime/re-zero-season-4)** — 
- **[Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2](https://hozuna.com/anime/attack-on-titan-season-3-part-2)** — 

## FAQ

### Where can I watch Natsume's Book of Friends?

Natsume's Book of Friends streams on Crunchyroll and Netflix, in both subbed and dubbed versions.

### How many episodes is the first season of Natsume's Book of Friends?

The first season is 13 episodes, with many more seasons continuing the story.

### Is Natsume's Book of Friends a relaxing watch?

Very. It's a gentle, episodic, feel-good series, ideal when you want something warm and comforting rather than high-stakes.