Natsume's Book of Friends (TV 4)

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[ sequel of Natsume's Book of Friends (TV 3) ]

Alternative title:

Natsume Yūjin-Chō Shi (Japanese)

夏目友人帳肆 (Japanese)

Genres: comedy, slice of life, supernatural

Themes: folklore, spirits

Objectionable content: Mild

Plot Summary: Takashi Natsume continues to return the names of the spirits that have been written in the "Book of Friends" he inherited from his grandmother, Reiko Natsume. While Natsume is still aided by the chubby Nyanko-sensei, he's now helped by some of the friends he had made in his journey; be it human beings or spirits. As he becomes closer to both, Natsume faces the inevitable question of the sides he has to take especially when there is a conflict between the two.

User Ratings: 408 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 110 votes (sub:105, raw:2, others:3

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Seen in part or in whole by 691 users, rank: #1330 (of 5750)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.779 (Excellent−), std. dev.: 1.1738, rank: #86 (of 5742)
Weighted mean: 8.722 (Excellent−), rank: #83 (of 5742) (seen all: 8.74 / seen some: 9.12 / won't finish: 1.59)
Bayesian estimate: 8.691 (Excellent−), rank: #27 (of 4363)

Running time: 24 minutes per episode

Number of episodes: 13

Episode titles: We have 13

Vintage: 2012-01-02

Opening Theme:

"Ima, Kono Toki" (今、このとき) by Hiiragi

Ending Theme:

"Takaramono" (たからもの) by Marina Kawano

"Treasure" by Marina Kawano

Official website:

夏目友人帳アニメ公式サイト (Japanese)

テレビ東京・あにてれ夏目友人帳肆 (Japanese)

News: Show: 2 10 12

North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 30-July 6 (Jul 2, 2013)

North American Stream List: March 19-25 (Mar 25, 2012)

North American Stream List: February 20-26 (Feb 26, 2012)

North American Stream List: Feb. 13-19 (Feb 19, 2012)

North American Stream List: February 6-12 (Feb 12, 2012)

North American Stream List: Jan. 30-Feb. 5 (Feb 5, 2012)

North American Stream List: January 23-29 (Jan 29, 2012)

Crunchyroll to Stream Natsume Yūjin-Chō Shi Anime (Dec 30, 2011)

1st Anime Contents Expo's Title List Announced (Dec 27, 2011)

Natsume's Book of Friends Get 4th Season in January (Sep 21, 2011)

Other articles: Show: 2 4

Shelf Life - Natsume's Book of Faces (Jul 22, 2013)

Anime Spotlight: Natsume Yujin-cho 4 (Dec 21, 2011)

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Japanese staff

Japanese cast

Director: Takahiro Omori

Series Composition: Sadayuki Murai

Script:
Aya Yoshinaga (eps 4, 11-13)
Hiroshi Ohnogi (eps 3, 9-10)
Jukki Hanada (eps 1-2, 6-7)
Sadayuki Murai (eps 5, 8)

Storyboard:
Hidehito Ueda (OP)
Katsumi Terahigashi (7 episodes

eps 1-2, 5, 7, 10, 12-13

)
Kiyoshi Matsuda (ep 6)
Masahiro Sonoda (eps 9, 11)
Masayuki Kojima (ep 8)
Norihiro Naganuma (ep 4)
Satomi Nakamura (ep 3)
Takahiro Omori (OP, ED)

Episode Director:
Kiyoshi Matsuda (eps 6, 12)
Kotomi Deai (ep 4)
Masahiro Sonoda (eps 2, 5, 9, 11)
Masayuki Kojima (ep 8)
Satomi Nakamura (eps 3, 10)
Takahiro Omori (eps 1, 13)
Toshimasa Kuroyanagi (ep 7)

Unit Director: Takahiro Omori (OP, ED)

Music: Makoto Yoshimori

Original creator: Yuki Midorikawa

Character Design: Akira Takata

Art Director: Yukihiro Shibutani

Chief Animation Director: Akira Takata

Animation Director:
Akira Takata (OP; ep 13)
Atsushi Aono (ep 10)
Fumio Matsumoto (eps 2, 5, 9, 11)
Kenji Hayama (ep 4)
Masakazu Kawazoe (eps 3, 8, 12)
Natsuko Kondou (eps 6, 13)
Orie Tanaka (eps 1, 7, 12)
Tatsuo Yamada (OP; eps 1, 13)
Tomohiro Kishi (ep 10)
Wataru Abe (ep 10)
Yumenosuke Tokuda (ep 10)

Sound Director: Takahiro Omori

Director of Photography: Hitoshi Tamura

Producer:
Hirofumi Sugawara
Reiko Sasaki
Shuko Yokoyama
Tomomi Kyōtani (TV Tokyo)

2nd Key Animation:
Asahi Takeuchi (ep 12)
Asami Moriya (ep 1)
Atsuko Kawamura (ep 6)
Ayumi Tsukamoto (ep 1)
Bomin Kim (ep 10)
Chie Kinoshita (eps 10, 13)
Chie Ōtsuki (5 episodes

eps 1, 3, 10, 12-13

)
Chie Tanaka (eps 7-8, 12)
Chie Yoshimoto (ep 1)
Chika Ishida (ep 1)
Eigo Nomura (ep 1)
Eri Yamazaki (eps 3-4)
Fumino Fujii (eps 1, 12)
Hiromi Ariga (ep 12)
Hiroyuki Uchida (ep 1)
Kaito Senkōji (eps 6, 10)
Kanako Inoue (ep 12)
Kayoko Ishikawa (ep 12)
Kazuaki Gotan (ep 10)
Kazuhiro Saitō (ep 11)
Kazune Sugano (ep 12)
Kota Takeuchi (eps 10, 13)
Kozue Horanai (ep 12)
Kumi Hashimoto (ep 11)
Kumiko Kawahara (eps 1, 6)
Mamie Takata (eps 7, 13)
Manami Ito (ep 7)
Manami Tatsuno (ep 3)
Michael Tanaka (ep 10)
Miho Sekimoto (ep 12)
Mika Hironaka (eps 8, 13)
Miki Takemoto (ep 1)
Miyuki Kobayashi (eps 8, 10, 13)
Miyuki Oshiro (eps 10, 12-13)
Mizue Ogawa (ep 6)
Naoko Koyama (5 episodes

eps 1, 4, 7, 12-13

)
Noriyoshi Sasaki (ep 1)
Orie Tanaka (ep 8)
Risako Yoshida (eps 1, 10, 12)
Ryoko Kawamura (eps 1, 3, 8, 10)
Saeko Ozawa (ep 7)
Satomi Igarashi (eps 7, 10)
Satomi Kurita (ep 1)
Shouta Yoshida (eps 1, 7)
Taidou Hanafusa (ep 12)
Takayuki Gotan (ep 13)
Takayuki Nakao (eps 8, 10)
Tatsuo Yamada (ep 10)
Tomohiro Kishi (ep 1)
Yoshihiro Itoo (ep 3)
Yoshiki Hirai (ep 3)
Yuki Koike (ep 13)
Yūkiko Suzuki (ep 12)

Action Director: Tatsuo Yamada

Advertising:
Kazuko Yamamoto
Naomi Onda
Osamu Akita
Shizuka Kurosaki

Animation: Takahiro Kishida (all for ED)

Animation Director Cooperation: Yumenosuke Tokuda (ep 12)

Animation producer: Yumi Satou

Assistant Animation Director: Takaaki Fukuyo (eps 9, 11)

Assistant producer:
Akane Minamikawa
Kazuya Sato
Masahiro Kameyama

Background Art:
Akemi Higashi (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 6-7)
Akemi Ito (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 1-7)
Fumie Nuibe (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 1, 5, 7)
Hiroshi Kanno (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; ep 6)
Hiroyuki Hasegawa (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 1-7, 9-12)
Ikuko Tsukidate (Production AI; eps 8, 10-11)
Kaori Shishiba (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 1-7, 9-13)
Ken Nishimura (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 6-7, 9-13)
Kyoko Shibuya (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 1-2, 5)
Marie Kitai (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 1-7, 9-13)
Masaru Sato (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 6-7, 9)
Mika Nishimura (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 3-5)
Nami Maniwa (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; ep 6)
Naoki Aoyama (Production AI; eps 8, 10-11)
Nobuhiro Otsuka (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; 11 episodes

eps 1-7, 9-11, 13

)
Riemi Matsuzawa (Production AI; eps 8, 10)
Sho Nakahara (Production AI; eps 8, 11)
Shoji Yamamoto (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 6-7, 9-13)
Taiichi Shishido (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 1-7, 9-13)
Takayoshi Fukushima (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 1-5, 12)
Tomohiro Nakau (Production AI; eps 8, 10-11)
Yasunori Hishinuma (Production AI; ep 8)
Yukiko Ogawa (Production AI; ep 8)
Yūshi Honjō (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; eps 6-7, 13)

Casting Cooperation: Masami Kida (Nelke Planning)

Color Coordination:
Hiromi Miyawaki (eps 1, 13)
Jinko Suzuki (6 episodes

eps 2, 5, 8-9, 11-12

)
Mayu Saitou (eps 4, 6)
Naoko Kodama (eps 3, 7, 10)

Color setting: Hiromi Miyawaki

Editing: Kazuhiko Seki

Editing Assistant: Yasutaka Ikeda

Finish Animation:
Ayako Saito (Office fu-u; 10 episodes

eps 1-7, 9, 11, 13

)
Emi Hayakawa (Office fu-u; 10 episodes

eps 1-7, 9, 11, 13

)
Emi Miseki (Office fu-u; eps 2, 5, 9, 11)
Kaori Shimuta (Office fu-u; 10 episodes

eps 1-7, 9, 11, 13

)
Mie Takagi (Office fu-u; eps 2, 5, 9, 11)
Nobuyuki Shimada (Office fu-u; eps 2, 5, 9, 11)
Rie Iijima (Office fu-u; 10 episodes

eps 1-7, 9, 11, 13

)
Tomoko Imase (Office fu-u; eps 2, 5, 9, 11)

Finish Check:
Hiromi Miyawaki (eps 1, 13)
Jinko Suzuki (6 episodes

eps 2, 5, 8-9, 11-12

)
Mayu Saitou (eps 4, 6)
Naoko Kodama (eps 3, 7, 10)

Finish Check Assistant:
Jinko Suzuki (ep 10)
Takuya Ogaki (ep 10)

In-Between Animation:
Oikawa (5 episodes

eps 6-7, 10, 12-13

)
Tomomi Kajiki (ep 1)
Yoshiko Mikami (ep 6)
Yumiko Totsu (ep 1)

In-Between Check:
Akie Tsutsumi (eps 2, 5, 9, 11)
Hiroshi Shirakawa (eps 2, 5, 9, 11)

Key Animation:
Aika Kawasaki (ep 10)
Akemi Hayashi (OP)
Aki Nishizaki (ep 6)
Akio Kitahara (ep 7)
Akitsugu Hisagi (OP; ep 13)
Asahi Takeuchi (5 episodes

eps 1, 3, 7-8, 13

)
Asami Endo (eps 2, 5, 9, 11)
Asami Moriya (ep 13)
Asami Sodeyama (eps 6-7)
Atsuko Kawamura (ep 13)
Atsushi Saito (ep 8)
Atsushi Tsukamoto (eps 3, 8, 12)
Ayako Suzuki (ep 12)
Ayumi Tsukamoto (eps 3, 12)
Bomin Kim (ep 7)
Chika Ishida (eps 6, 12)
Dai Suzuki (OP; eps 7, 10, 13)
Daigo Tamura (ep 8)
Eri Akazawa (ep 8)
Eri Yamazaki (OP; 4 episodes

eps 1, 6, 10, 13

)
Etsuko Yokoyama (eps 2, 5, 9, 11)
Fujiko Aoyagi (eps 2, 5, 9, 11)
Fumino Fujii (eps 3, 10)
Fumiyo Kimura (eps 3, 12)
Haruka Satou (eps 2, 5, 9, 11)
Harumi Takagi (eps 4, 7-8)
Hidetoshi Sano (ep 1)
Hiroki Takagi (eps 10, 13)
Hiromitsu Hagiwara (ep 13)
Hiroshi Tomioka (OP)
Hiroto Yokote (eps 4, 8)
Hiroyuki Ogura (ep 3)
Hitoshi Kagiyama (eps 2, 5, 9, 11)
Ikuko Matsushita (ep 12)
Jun Maeda (eps 4, 8)
Kana Fujishiro (ep 3)
Kaori Fujita (ep 6)
Kaoru Maehara (ep 13)
Kaoru Yokota (eps 4, 8)
Kayo Daibou (eps 12-13)
Kayoko Ishikawa (ep 7)
Kazuaki Gotan (ep 1)
Kazune Sugano (eps 6, 8, 10)
Keiichirou Honjou (ep 7)
Kota Takeuchi (eps 3, 12)
Kozue Horanai (ep 10)
Kumiko Tokunaga (eps 6, 12-13)
Kyōhei Ogura (eps 5, 9, 11)
Mai Kuwabara (eps 6, 10)
Maki Sugizono (eps 6, 12)
Makiko Fujiwara (ep 12)
Mamie Takata (ep 10)
Mamiko Nakanishi (eps 4, 8, 10)
Manami Fukuyo (ep 1)
Mariko Oka (OP)
Masahiro Emoto (ep 13)
Masakazu Kawazoe (eps 1, 13)
Masako Kawai (eps 6, 10)
Masako Onozawa (eps 2, 5, 9, 11)
Mayumi Nakamura (ep 7)
Megumi Imai (eps 2, 5, 9, 11)
Mika Hironaka (ep 7)
Mika Saitou (eps 6-7)
Miki Takemoto (ep 12)
Mio Araki (ep 12)
Misao Abe (eps 3, 8, 12-13)
Miyuki Kobayashi (eps 1, 6, 12)
Miyuki Oshiro (eps 3, 7)
Motoi Nakamura (ep 1)
Natsuko Kondou (eps 1, 10)
Nobuhiko Kawakami (eps 6, 10, 13)
Nobuyoshi Souzaki (OP; ep 7)
Nobuyoshi Yoshida (ep 6)
Noriko Itou (ep 10)
Orie Tanaka (eps 4, 13)
Rie Maehara (eps 4, 8, 13)
Risako Yoshida (ep 6)
Ryo Tanaka (OP)
Ryoko Kawamura (ep 12)
Ryozo Sugiyama (ep 4)
Sanae Shimada (ep 10)
Sayoko Murai (ep 8)
Shinryou Ishikawa (ep 3)
Shintarou Douge (ep 7)
Taeko Oda (ep 12)
Taidou Hanafusa (ep 7)
Takafumi Furusawa (eps 2, 9)
Takafumi Hori (ep 4)
Takayuki Gotan (eps 3, 8, 12)
Takayuki Nakao (ep 3)
Takuo Tominaga (ep 13)
Tatsuo Yamada (eps 8, 13)
Tatsuya Oka (ep 10)
Terumi Muto (eps 4, 8)
Tetsurou Yamada (ep 6)
Tomokazu Sugimura (ep 3)
Toshiharu Kudō (ep 7)
Tsukasa Sakurai (ep 6)
Yasuhiro Saiki (eps 3, 7, 10)
Yuki Koike (ep 7)
Yukiko Akiyama (eps 1, 7)
Yukiko Furusawa (ep 8)
Yukiko Kobayashi (ep 1)
Yūkiko Suzuki (eps 4, 8, 13)
Yumenosuke Tokuda (ep 1)
Yuuki Yamashita (ep 6)

Location Scouting Cooperation:
Masafumi Kino
Rie Maehara

Monster Design: Tatsuo Yamada

Music Performance:
Masahiko Tōdō (Violin)
Naoko Ishibashi (Violin)
Naomi Urushibara (Violin)
Takahiro Yūki (Cello)
Tomoki Iwanaga (Cello)
Tomoko Shimaoka (Viola)
Tomomi Tokunaga (Violin)

Online Editor:
Katsuhiro Kimura (Q-Tec)
Yuki Honda (Q-Tec)

Photography:
Ayumi Ushijima (Graphinica; eps 3-5, 7-10)
Hyo Gyu Park (Graphinica; 9 episodes

eps 3-5, 7-9, 11-13

)
Isao Tōkairin (Graphinica; eps 1, 3-5, 12)
Koujirou Hayashi (Graphinica; eps 3-4)
Mariko Kishi (Graphinica; eps 4-6, 8-13)
Masako Fujiyama (Graphinica; eps 1-13)
Megumi Himeno (Graphinica; eps 4-6, 8-13)
Miyuki Kawakita (Graphinica; eps 8-13)
Saori Kibe (Graphinica; eps 11-13)
Takao Saito (Graphinica; ep 5)
Tetsuji Sakamaki (Graphinica; eps 1, 5, 8-9)
Tetsuya Kawada (Graphinica; eps 2, 5)
Toshihiro Fujita (Graphinica; eps 7, 9-12)
Yoshihiro Sekiya (Graphinica; eps 1, 3-4, 7)
Yuichiro Tozawa (Graphinica; eps 1-13)

Planning:
Haruto Uchiyama
Hideo Katsumata
Makoto Shiraishi (TV Tokyo)
Masanori Miyake

Production Advancement:
Katsunori Shiradō (eps 3, 12)
Masanori Ohara (eps 2, 5, 9, 11)
Shinobu Kagayama (eps 4, 8)
Shōta Kubo (eps 1, 12)
Teruko Utsumi (eps 7, 10, 12)
Yayoi Saitō (ep 13)
Yoshiyasu Murata (ep 9)
Yurika Kihara (ep 6)

Recording Adjustment: Ryoji Kameda

Recording Assistant: Yumi Yoshihara

Sound Effects: Noriko Izumo

Special Effects: Toshio Hasegawa (eps 1-13)

Theme Song Arrangement:
Ryuuichi Takada (ED)
Satoru Kousaki (ED)
Shinichi Asada (OP)

Theme Song Composition:
Hiiragi (OP)
Satoru Kousaki (ED)

Theme Song Lyrics:
Hiiragi (OP)
Saori Kodama (ED)

Theme Song Performance:
Hiiragi (OP)
Marina Kawano (ED)

サブタイトルバック: Emiko Matsuno

プラグイン協力: Kengo Watanabe

番組宣伝: Kazumi Noguchi (TV Tokyo)

音響制作担: Junichi Inaba

Hiroshi Kamiya as Takashi Natsume

Kazuhiko Inoue as Nyanko-sensei

Akira Ishida as Shūichi Natori

Eiji Itô as Shigeru Fujiwara

Hisayoshi Suganuma as Atsushi Kitamoto

Junichi Suwabe as Seiji Matoba

Kazuma Horie as Kaname Tanuma

Miki Itou as Tōko Fujiwara

Miyuki Sawashiro as Jun Sasada

Rina Satou as Tōru Taki

Ryohei Kimura as Satoru Nishimura

Sanae Kobayashi as Reiko Natsume

Ai Orikasa as Amana (ep 3)

Akari Higuchi as Urihime (eps 7, 9)

Akemi Okamura as Hinoe (eps 2-3, 11)

Aki Kanada as
Junko (ep 5)
Kemari (ep 3)

Ao Takahashi as Yōko (ep 4)

Ayumi Fujimura as Young Natsume

Ayumu Asakura as Cycling Club Member (ep 5)

Chieko Honda as Sasago (ep 9)

Cho as Chobihige (Yōkai with Small Mustache; ep 11)

Hidenobu Kiuchi as Mikage (ep 8)

Hikaru Midorikawa as Hozuki (ep 10)

Hiroki Touchi as Fuzuki (eps 9-10)

Hiroko Midorikawa as Female Relative (ep 4)

Hiroomi Sugino as
Evil Spirit (ep 8)
Horse-faced Yōkai (ep 7)

Hiroshi Shimozaki as
Male Relative (ep 8)
Ox-Faced Middle Class Yōkai (eps 2-3, 11, 13)
Roadside Stand Vendor (ep 6)
Sarumen from the Eastern forest (ep 1)
White Bamboo Hat (eps 9-10)
Yōkai at the Banquet (ep 7)
Yōkai with a Sickle (ep 4)

Hisayoshi Suganuma as Gossiping Yōkai (ep 8)

Hitoshi Bifu as Nanase's Father

Kanehira Yamamoto as Onizaru (eps 6-7)

Katsuyuki Konishi as Natsume's Father (eps 11, 13)

Kazuhiko Nishimatsu as Kurokama (Yōkai with Black Sickle; ep 5)

Kazuma Horie as Gossiping Yōkai (ep 8)

Kazuya Ichijou as Rokka (ep 2)

Keiichi Nakagawa as Takahiko (ep 4)

Keiko Sonoda as Miyoko's Mother (eps 12-13)

Ken Sasaki as Karikami (ep 4)

Kenji Nakano as Goggle-eyed Yōkai (ep 7)

Kikumi Umeda as Fusae Ogata (Yuriko's Mother; ep 5)

Kouji Ishii as Tachibana (ep 11)

Kunihiro Kawamoto as
Black Clothes (eps 9-10)
Sarumen Sealed Away in the Pot (eps 1-2)

Kyouko Chikiri as
Female Relative (ep 4)
Kappa (ep 2)
White Bamboo Hat (eps 9-10)

Manabu Muraji as Miyoko's Father (eps 12-13)

Masami Iwasaki as Mushikui (eps 12-13)

Megumi Han as Miyoko Aoi (eps 12-13)

Mika Doi as Nanase (eps 1-2, 8)

Ryo Naitou as Yōkai Wearing Animal Mask (eps 6-7)

Ryohei Kimura as Gossiping Yōkai (ep 8)

Ryouta Akazawa as
Bearded Yōkai (ep 1)
Black Clothes (eps 9-10)
Sarumen from the Eastern forest (ep 2)

Satomi Moriya as Misae (ep 5)

Satsuki Yukino as Hiiragi (eps 7, 9-10)

Shizuka Itou as Yuriko Ogata (ep 5)

Shōko Negoro as
Female Student (ep 5)
Miyoko's Friend (ep 12)

Suzune Okabe as
Sarumen from the Eastern forest (eps 1-2)
Teacher (ep 5)

Takashi Matsuyama as
Bald-headed Yōkai (ep 7)
Male Relative (ep 8)
One-Eyed Middle Class Yōkai (eps 2-3, 11, 13)
Sarumen from the Eastern forest (ep 1)
Umpire (Yōkai; eps 9-10)

Takashi Taniguchi as Old Man (ep 9)

Takaya Kuroda as Misuzu (eps 1-2)

Tetsuharu Ohta as
Round-Faced Yōkai (ep 1)
Sarumen from the Eastern forest (ep 2)
White Bamboo Hats' Leader (eps 9-10)

Yoriko Nagata as Nanase (young; ep 8)

Yoshimi Komiyama as
Female Elementary School Student (ep 8)
Female Student (eps 5-6)

Yui Hatano as
Female Elementary School Student (ep 8)
Female Student (ep 6)

Yuji Ueda as Kotengu (ep 8)

Yuto Nakano as Yobiko (ep 4)

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