Natsume yûjinchô

Perhaps not ideal for those who like action and a faster pace. However despite being Simple and rather slow paced, for me at least, I cannot recommend this show enough , this show has so much heart. I recommend trying to see it through until a few episodes into season 2 if it feels too slow, the warmth and characters of this show more than make up for the slower pace. It is a personal favourite of mine and it's a shame it doesn't have more fans. It gets more exciting in later seasons and is also very sad at times. I've never felt as protective of an anime character as i do the main character of this one, even though it took me a while to warm up to, this show really captured my heart.

It was a good anime love to watch more. It lighten my heart. And it does'nt bored me for a second and i m waiting for next season

I stumbled upon this series entirely by accident and started in the middle of the series (5 I think) and had to go back and watch the whole thing. What a tremendously wonderful anime!

Natsume is a teen-aged boy who can see "youkai" (Japanese spirits/monsters...their form varies so much that it's a little hard for me grasp exactly what they are...perhaps someone more familiar with Japanese culture would). This ability has caused nothing but problems for him particularly given that he was orphaned at an early age.

At the beginning of the series, he's been taken in by a childless couple who seem to be the first family to treat him with kindness. We see him struggling to connect with the couple as well as other teen-agers who want to be his friend. While Natsume is shown to be compassionate, caring and responsible but he's also portrayed as emotionally damaged by his childhood experiences and a bit reckless at times. We see these characteristics played out time and time again via his interactions with youkai. Natsume is frightened by them but wants to help them as well given that many youkai come to him with problems to solve (generally involving the titular "Book of Friends"). What I find particularly interesting is how the writers of the series present understandable motivations for some of the most frightening youkai (though some are just scary for their own sake).

His "spirit guardian", a cat called "Nyanko-Sensei" who can transform into a terrifying monster if needed, finds his compassion and recklessness irritating and often scolds him for it. However, in one of the most subtle touches in the series, we see the ornery dismissive cat becoming more and more fond of Natsume (though he denies it strenuously).

The pace of the films is often slow-moving and sometimes there is very little plot. But each episode ends in a positive, life-affirming way. Some even bring tears to the eyes. Well worth watching for those weary of the action-packed violence of other shows in the genre.

(My english not so good sorry guys TT)

For the newbie, just try to watch some random episode in every season ececpt ss1 (It's kinda bored thought,) I mean the plot so good all the time later season 2 and rewatch season 1 will be fine

Natsume and Nyanko sensei so cuteee, the monster and the people they've meet really nice, the plot about how Natsume survived all his childhood really make me sad. No family, no friends, the yokai always want to eat him, teasing him, also older people just don't want to adopt him make his heart closed. But that's not what this anime about, this is a story that make me really comfortable, I mean the plot take everything you thinks might be hard to gentle be solved and make it's way more reasonable - It's a Natsume way!!!

For someone have a broken heart and want to healing your soul, just watch Natsume Yuujinchou.

This anime series is perhaps one of my favorites. It is beautifully animated. Light and airy feel and a delight to watch. It is not an action packed anime but one with an interesting storyline where you slowly learn to fall in love with the main character, because they are just an all around good person. There is some action in this series.

This story follows a boy who can see ghosts, and stumbles onto a book he inherits from his grandmother. Who also had the ability to see ghosts. This book has the names of all the ghosts his grandmother had 'claimed' and one by one the boy meets these spirits. Many who mistaken him for his grandmother. You watch and learn the story of each spirit and you also not only learn about the boys own story- but you learn about his grandmother through the spirits. One spirit - who claims himself to be 'godly' embodies the statue of a lucky cat - comes to life as a real cat with the abilities to transform to a larger being. He chooses to protect the boy, claiming he's only doing so to snatch the book of names. Through the series though- it comes to show that this cat may be choosing to protect the boy for other reasons. The relationship between the two is filled with comedic situations that are sure to make you smile, and other situations that may leave your heart a little warmed.

Though the boy is an orphan.. the family that he obtains in his life are those that choose to be his.