Natsume's Book of Friends, Vol. 13
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- Author：Yuki Midorikawa
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Summary
Takashi Natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity。 He has always been set apart from other people because of his gift， drifting from relative to relative， never fitting in。 Now he's a troubled high school student who has come to live in the small town where his grandmother grew up。 And there he discovers that he has inherited more than just the Sight from the mysterious Reiko。
Intrigues abound in the world of professional exorcism， and Natsume wants nothing to do with it。 But he has no choice when Matoba， head of a prominent exorcist clan， blackmails him into coming to an exorcist meeting。 Is Natsume’s fate sealed when one of his special talents is exposed in front of Matoba？
Intrigues abound in the world of professional exorcism， and Natsume wants nothing to do with it。 But he has no choice when Matoba， head of a prominent exorcist clan， blackmails him into coming to an exorcist meeting。 Is Natsume’s fate sealed when one of his special talents is exposed in front of Matoba？
Reviews
Bee （BacchusVines）
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Each volume I read of Natsume's Book of Friends， the story and backstory of exorcists gets more and more good。 I freaking love Natsume's attitude and how much he's grown in the last dozen volumes。 The two ending stories of Natsume's friends getting to know him is even better。 Each volume I read of Natsume's Book of Friends， the story and backstory of exorcists gets more and more good。 I freaking love Natsume's attitude and how much he's grown in the last dozen volumes。 The two ending stories of Natsume's friends getting to know him is even better。 。。。more
Gaby
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things get so crazy 😂
Jenny
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The more times Matoba shows up， the more I pray that Nyanko sensei will rip his head off。 Which is wishful thinking， I know， but still。Not a whole lot to say about this volume。 I really loved the two side stories at the end mostly because they both showed different difficult0 family situations， which correlates to Natsume's struggles with family。 It was also nice to see some depth given to two characters I originally pinned as disposable side characters。 Good job， Midorikawa， good job。A short re The more times Matoba shows up， the more I pray that Nyanko sensei will rip his head off。 Which is wishful thinking， I know， but still。Not a whole lot to say about this volume。 I really loved the two side stories at the end mostly because they both showed different difficult0 family situations， which correlates to Natsume's struggles with family。 It was also nice to see some depth given to two characters I originally pinned as disposable side characters。 Good job， Midorikawa， good job。A short review， I know， but that's all I've got。 Really did love this volume， looking forward to more！ 。。。more
Jess
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4。5*This story didn't have a lot of plot but I loved learning more about the other characters （': 4。5*This story didn't have a lot of plot but I loved learning more about the other characters （': 。。。more
R
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So awesome。 Beautifully illustrated with awesome experiences。 I love getting to know some of the other characters a little better as well。
Chris
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Ok。
Khari
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的場好き！かっこよくてミステリアスの男は最高！もっと知りたい！夏目の鬼姿もステキだった。この巻の特別編は面白かった。てっきり北本のお父さんが妖怪にやられたと思うたけど違うみたい。ま北本と西村はいい友達よね。良かった。
Elias Alexander
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I just love every volume of Natsume。 This is such a beautiful and amazing series。
Rici
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Hier haben wir eine Story mit Matoba， wo Natsume einen Yokai finden soll， der Besitz von Menschen ergreift。 Zum Schluss noch zwei Geschichten， bei denen wir Natsume aus der Sicht seiner Freunde sieht， die nichts mit Yokai zu tun haben。 Interessanter Blickwinkel！
LG （A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions）
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In the first part of the volume， Matoba offers Natsume a job。 Natsume doesn't want to accept， but he does agree to help with Matoba's little problem， a mask yokai hiding somewhere in his gathering of exorcists。 Natori helps Natsume out by getting rid of Matoba's letter。 The next part of the volume is a bit from Nishimura's POV - how he and Natsume met and became friends。 He never realizes it， but （view spoiler）[Natsume took care of a yokai that had been plaguing his family。 （hide spoiler）] The v In the first part of the volume， Matoba offers Natsume a job。 Natsume doesn't want to accept， but he does agree to help with Matoba's little problem， a mask yokai hiding somewhere in his gathering of exorcists。 Natori helps Natsume out by getting rid of Matoba's letter。 The next part of the volume is a bit from Nishimura's POV - how he and Natsume met and became friends。 He never realizes it， but （view spoiler）[Natsume took care of a yokai that had been plaguing his family。 （hide spoiler）] The volume ends with a story from Kitamoto's POV - how he met and befriended Natsume， and also Tanuma。 He connects with Natsume over their shared anxiety about what to do once high school is over。 The stuff with Matoba was interesting and more suspenseful and action-filled than the rest of the volume。 Still， I didn't like that part quite as much as the chapters that came after it。 The Matoba clan feels so dark and cold compared to most of the people and beings Natsume interacts with。 It was nice to see Natori again， though。 The two chapters from Kitamoto and Nishimura's POVs were great examples of why I love this series。 Nishimura was such a nice guy， trying to befriend awkward Natsume。 Tanuma and Taki are great， but it's also good to see people who have absolutely no clue about Natsume's abilities liking him and enjoying being with him， even though he probably comes across as a little strange from time to time。 Kitamoto's chapter was nice too。 I liked how he and Natsume had the same sort of seriousness and sense of responsibility - they both want to avoid being a burden on their family， although for different reasons。 I feel like every time I try to describe how good this series is， I make it sound boring。。。（Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions。） 。。。more
Kät
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This volume contained backstories for the relationships between Natsume and Nishimura/Kitamoto。 That was a cool surprise and especially the one with Nishimura made me happy！ - Sidenote: Manga Matoba is kinda hot。
Anne
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In this volume， Natsume is more powerful （but less manipulative） than Matoba。 We also get some backstory on his friends Nishimura and Kitamoto！ A nice balance of ominous with happy feelings。
nidah05 （SleepDreamWrite）
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Good volume。 Pretty cover。
Sarah Evans
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I'm always impressed with how the author makes such a gentle story about the supernatural。 Another great volume。 I'm always impressed with how the author makes such a gentle story about the supernatural。 Another great volume。 。。。more
Emilou
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I really liked the first story that had to do with the exorcists。 That was very interesting， and I really liked it。 But the other two I didn't much care for。 They didn't have the usual spark of the story， especially since they weren't about yokai。 It felt like it was recapping on how awful Natsume's life has been。 My favorite part was seeing Natsume dressed up as a Yokai。 He was really cute like that。 I was kind of expecting that there be something about how he was treated when he was pretending I really liked the first story that had to do with the exorcists。 That was very interesting， and I really liked it。 But the other two I didn't much care for。 They didn't have the usual spark of the story， especially since they weren't about yokai。 It felt like it was recapping on how awful Natsume's life has been。 My favorite part was seeing Natsume dressed up as a Yokai。 He was really cute like that。 I was kind of expecting that there be something about how he was treated when he was pretending to be a yokai， but the author didn't touch too much on that。 I hope that it is brought up in later volumes。 。。。more
Selena
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Some stories centering around Natsume's friends rather than Natsume himself。 I really liked this change of perspective。 :） Some stories centering around Natsume's friends rather than Natsume himself。 I really liked this change of perspective。 :） 。。。more
machinaheart
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（Since goodreads killed quite a long review from me just now， I am too tired to redo it and now you're stuck with the gist of it。）In SHORT: Magical， personal and quietly brilliant。In DETAIL:Themes: Being different， loneliness， creatures from myth and legend， friendship and camaraderie and the meaning of family。Setting: Rural Japan in all its loveliness！ （When it comes to a time period I’d say， roughly the ‘here and now’。）Atmosphere: At once magical and ordinary。 The focus on interpersonal rel （Since goodreads killed quite a long review from me just now， I am too tired to redo it and now you're stuck with the gist of it。）In SHORT: Magical， personal and quietly brilliant。In DETAIL:Themes: Being different， loneliness， creatures from myth and legend， friendship and camaraderie and the meaning of family。Setting: Rural Japan in all its loveliness！ （When it comes to a time period I’d say， roughly the ‘here and now’。）Atmosphere: At once magical and ordinary。 The focus on interpersonal relationships in a world where a vast array of supernatural creatures are never far， is the key to making this story so wonderful。 It is almost always less about the being’s strangeness and abilities， but rather its hopes and wishes。 Characters & Relationships: Every character is incredibly unique and loveable in their own way。 What I adore the portrayal of the ayakashi is that Natsume always tries to understand the circumstances of a creature first and only if there is no other way will try to bind it or even kill it。 Mostly the ayakashi are shown as having different values or being ignorant of human customs。 Plot: Natsume has to cope with his ability to see ayakashi and with the mysterious “Book of Friends” his grandmother left behind。 Not to mention this erratic lucky-cat （that is actually something very different） called Nyanko-sensei。 At first the chapters are rather episodic in a monster of the week style （but many really touching and never boring）， but somewhere along the line more characters， supernatural and human， appear and as Natsume’s friends and acquaintances expand， the plot branches out。Cover & Artwork: The artwork has a lovely light touch which adds to feeling of otherworldliness and gives it a sense of fragility。 。。。more
Amy
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Oooh， the Matoba arc！ I realised that I forgot a lot of the stories in between the volumes that I didn't buy， I had fun！ Oooh， the Matoba arc！ I realised that I forgot a lot of the stories in between the volumes that I didn't buy， I had fun！ 。。。more
Abrar Al Mahfoodh
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I bought this volume to continue he story after the anime， I liked the exorcist arc with Matoba and Loved the chapters about how Natsume met his friends for the 1st time。
Dorcas
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This volume was a bit slow going， but we did see more of the side characters and their first impressions of Natsume， as well as some more info on Matoba。
Mir
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More background on the odd world of exorcists， as well as a flashback to Natsume's first days at school from the points of view of his two buddies。 More background on the odd world of exorcists， as well as a flashback to Natsume's first days at school from the points of view of his two buddies。 。。。more
Miss Susan
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liked the side stories with natsume's friends on the end。 i was talking with my brother about how it's difficult to predict an ending for this series -- it's so low key and slice-of-life that i can't really see a natural ending point。 i think maybe the conflict introduced with the other exorcists might give something like a plot structure to put an end to。 we'll see。 :） 4 stars liked the side stories with natsume's friends on the end。 i was talking with my brother about how it's difficult to predict an ending for this series -- it's so low key and slice-of-life that i can't really see a natural ending point。 i think maybe the conflict introduced with the other exorcists might give something like a plot structure to put an end to。 we'll see。 :） 4 stars 。。。more
scarlettraces
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it's rare that i like a series more as it goes on， especially since a lot of manga are navigating marine life of various sizes if not quite jumping the shark by this point in a series。 but Natsume just keeps getting better。 i'm not sure how she does it。 maybe it's that Nyanko-sensei's expressions are always varied and fresh， and always make me laugh。 maybe it's that the stories are perfectly balanced between the continuing narrative and Natsume's backstory， and the episodic structure the series it's rare that i like a series more as it goes on， especially since a lot of manga are navigating marine life of various sizes if not quite jumping the shark by this point in a series。 but Natsume just keeps getting better。 i'm not sure how she does it。 maybe it's that Nyanko-sensei's expressions are always varied and fresh， and always make me laugh。 maybe it's that the stories are perfectly balanced between the continuing narrative and Natsume's backstory， and the episodic structure the series started with。 （Midorikawa-sensei gives us a special treat in this vol - the same events though two different povs， which is one of my very favourite ways of telling stories。） i still have 2 series of the anime saved up for the perfect rainy day， but in the meantime i'd be happy for this series to continue forever。 。。。more
Pinky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Natsume helps Matoba find an exorcist that is attacking other exorcist due to being possessed by a yokai。 In order to lure them out Matoba dresses Natsume as a yokai。 Matoba finishes the yokai after Natsume flushes it out。 He refuses to join Matoba to the relief of Natori。
Holly Letson
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When I saw this on Edelweiss， I knew nothing about it， and only got it because I wanted to find out what it's about。 I admit that starting reading on Vol。13 was probably not the smartest move ever， but I was curious。 And， I figured that any manga series that currently has FOUR SEASONS OF ANIME out MUST BE GOOD。 I stand by that statement， and do not regret my decision。----------------------- Natsume is an exorcist， who has a knack for seeing that which others cannot。 This cause Motoba to come fo When I saw this on Edelweiss， I knew nothing about it， and only got it because I wanted to find out what it's about。 I admit that starting reading on Vol。13 was probably not the smartest move ever， but I was curious。 And， I figured that any manga series that currently has FOUR SEASONS OF ANIME out MUST BE GOOD。 I stand by that statement， and do not regret my decision。----------------------- Natsume is an exorcist， who has a knack for seeing that which others cannot。 This cause Motoba to come for him。 Motoba wants him to get rid of an evil yokai that is targeting high-up exorcists。 Natsume goes along with the plan， and does indeed get rid of said yokai。 But， refuses to join Motoba's crew/clan。 He does， however， agree to come back to help if they need his help again。--------- Also， we are treated to two wonderful side stories， which are back stories of sorts， that detail Natsume being a new student in school。 The side stories were OK， but kind of slow-paced。 Compared to other mangas I have recently read， I enjoyed the main story more than the side stories in this one。----------------------------------- This volume was provided to me by VIZ Media， via Edelweiss， in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions expressed here are my own。------------ I would， most likely， read further volumes of this series， if given such chance。 。。。more
Sophie
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I really loved the special episodes with Nishimura and Kitamoto。 It's always interesting to see a character from a different perspective， and it was great to be able to get to know these two better。 I really loved the special episodes with Nishimura and Kitamoto。 It's always interesting to see a character from a different perspective， and it was great to be able to get to know these two better。 。。。more
Kate
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 In this manga volume we delve into the world of exorcists when Natsume is blackmailed into helping out the exorcist， Matoba， with a traitor in their midst。 Hopefully Natsume is tempted to join their ranks in later volumes。 The following chapters were lighter and involved Natsume's new friends， Nishimura and Kitamoto。 It was interesting to see how they perceive Natsume。 I now wonder what Mantoba and Natori are both planning around Natsume？ In this manga volume we delve into the world of exorcists when Natsume is blackmailed into helping out the exorcist， Matoba， with a traitor in their midst。 Hopefully Natsume is tempted to join their ranks in later volumes。 The following chapters were lighter and involved Natsume's new friends， Nishimura and Kitamoto。 It was interesting to see how they perceive Natsume。 I now wonder what Mantoba and Natori are both planning around Natsume？ 。。。more
Estara
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This volume focuses a lot on the exorcist way， we have Natori and Matoba， who are at opposite ends of how they treat and use yokai and both come from old exorcist families - there's quite a bit of info about the set-up of these family-heritage yokai hunters。 It seems plausible that the Natsume family is also a lost yokai-hunter family。Takashi manages to keep the knowledge of the book of friends from Matoba - at least he thinks he does （I'm not so sure） - and there even seems to have been an hone This volume focuses a lot on the exorcist way， we have Natori and Matoba， who are at opposite ends of how they treat and use yokai and both come from old exorcist families - there's quite a bit of info about the set-up of these family-heritage yokai hunters。 It seems plausible that the Natsume family is also a lost yokai-hunter family。Takashi manages to keep the knowledge of the book of friends from Matoba - at least he thinks he does （I'm not so sure） - and there even seems to have been an honest letter from Matoba to Takashi （however Natori has it intercepted and monitors their relations closely， without telling Takashi， which makes me question his previous behaviour and how much of the truth he has told Takashi so far）。 What is clear is that Takashi thinks he befriends Yokai and Matoba sees his interaction with them as just another form of contract （I mean Madara/Nyanko supposedly is waiting to get the Book of Friends if Takashi dies。。。）。Lots of fodder for further developments in all directions and rather action-based。My favourite two chapters where when Midorikawa finally fleshed out those two boys who have been Takashi's friends since he first appeared as a ward of his uncle and aunt。 We get to see the development of their friendship and what makes them tick in the first place。 。。。more
Lissibith
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