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Fandom #43: Natsume's Book of Friends
Dec. 9th, 2018 11:36 amFor those unfamiliar, Natsume Yujin-cho (anglicized as Natsume's Book of Friends) is about a teenager who has been able to see spirits his whole life, and who has consequently been passed off from one relative's house to another's as they grow tired of dealing with his reactions to the invisible world around them (naturally, no one believes kiddie-Natsume when he claims to see youkai and ayakashi). Natsume has just been taken in by the Fugiwaras, who may qualify as some of the best parents in anime, and now lives in a small town... the same small town that his similarly-talented grandmother Reiko grew up in. This matters, as she was known for defeating spirits and collecting their names as payment; the ayakashi and youkai start showing up near Natsume, and either demanding to get their names back or begging for his help with their problems.
This series is known for being equally heartwarming and prone to bittersweet episodes (some youkai are very tragic). Even if you don't care about the supernatural, the true bones of the story are how a previously unwanted child learns how to accept being loved by his new friends and family. Most stories in this fandom play with that dynamic in some way. The recommendations below are mostly gen, with a handful of romance fics thrown in.
( Everyone needs a Nyanko-sensei )
This series is known for being equally heartwarming and prone to bittersweet episodes (some youkai are very tragic). Even if you don't care about the supernatural, the true bones of the story are how a previously unwanted child learns how to accept being loved by his new friends and family. Most stories in this fandom play with that dynamic in some way. The recommendations below are mostly gen, with a handful of romance fics thrown in.
( Everyone needs a Nyanko-sensei )
