Natsume's Book of Friends #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume launches the acclaimed supernatural manga series by Yuki Midorikawa, introducing Takashi Natsume, a boy who can see spirits and inherits his grandmother Reiko's Book of Friends—a collection of yokai names she bound in servitude. As he returns the names to free the spirits, Natsume navigates a world of both gentle and dangerous creatures, forging unlikely bonds along the way.
"Chapter 1: Nyanko Sensei's Grand Entrance!" introduces Takashi Natsume, a boy who inherits his grandmother’s gift—and her mysterious Book of Friends, a collection of captured Yokai names. When the spirits come after him, he’s reluctantly aided by Nyanko Sensei, a mischievous cat Yokai who’s as much a nuisance as he is a guide. Written by Yuki Midorikawa and Lillian Olsen, with art by Midorikawa and inks by Sabrina Heep, the story unfolds with quiet charm and gentle mystery, all anchored by a cover by Yuki Midorikawa that captures the whimsical, eerie tone of the series.
In "Chapter 1: Nyanko Sensei's Grand Entrance!", Takashi Natsume, a quiet boy who's inherited his grandmother’s gift to see Yokai, finds himself pursued by spirits desperate to reclaim their names from the Book of Friends. His unlikely guide and reluctant protector, Nyanko Sensei—a sardonic, cat-shaped Yokai with a penchant for snacks and sarcasm—agrees to help him return the names, all while plotting to claim the book for himself when Natsume is gone.
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