Natsume’s Book of Friends Season 7 anime has revealed a new trailer, along with the theme songs, a new visual, and an October 7 release date. The news were revealed at the previously announced special program, which featured Hiroshi Kamiya (Takashi Natsume), Kazuhiko Inoue (Nyanko-sensei/Madara), and Kazuma Horie (Kaname Tanuma). Crunchyroll will be streaming the anime outside Japan.
Hinata Kashiwagi performs the opening theme “Alca,” while Toshiki Kondo performs the ending “Komari Warai.” You can also check out the new key visual below.
Studio Shuka is animating, with Takahiro Omori (season 1 to season 4) returning as the chief director. The full staff consists of:
- Chief Director: Takahiro Omori
- Director: Hideki Ito
- Series Composition: Sadayuki Murai
- Character Design: Akira Takada
- Yokai Design and Action Animation Director: Tatsuo Yamada
- Chief Animation Directors: Akira Takata, Orie Tanaka
- Art: Yukihiro Shibutani, Mao Miyake
- Color Design: Hiromi Miyawaki
- Editing: Kazuhiko Seki
- Screen Design: Hitoshi Tamura
- Music: Makoto Yoshimori
- Animation Production: Shuka
- Production: NAS
The voice cast is also returning, featuring:
- Hiroshi Kamiya as Takashi Natsume
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Nyanko-sensei / Madara
- Sanae Kobayashi as Reiko Natsume
- Akira Ishida as Shuichi Natori
- Kazuma Horie as Kaname Tanuma
- Ryohei Kimura as Satoru Nishimura
- Hisayoshi Suganuma as Atsushi Kitamoto
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Jun Sasada
- Rina Sato as Tooru Taki
- Miki Ito as Touko Fujiwara
- Eiji Ito as Shigeru Fujiwara
- Junichi Suwabe as Seiji Matoba
Natsume’s Book of Friends is a Japanese manga series by Yuki Midorikawa. It was serialized by Hakusensha’s LaLa DX from June 2003 to April 2008 before moving to LaLa in 2007. It has released 30 volumes as of September 2023. Viz Media licensed the manga in English, and they describe the story:
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.
Yuki Midorikawa is also known for her other manga works which include Into the Forest of Fireflies (Hotarubi no Mori e), The Scarlet Chair (Hiiro no Isu) and The Voice That Blooms Red (Akaku Saku Koe).
The anime adaptation has had six TV anime seasons so far, with the last one airing back in 2017. Directors for the anime include Takahiro Omori (from season 1 to season 4) and Kotomi Deai (season 5 to season 6). Studios Brain’s Base (season 1 to season 4) and Shuka (season 5 to season 6) have worked on the animation. Crunchyroll is streaming the entire anime. There are also 2 movies and several OVAs.
Source: Official Website
©Yuki Midorikawa, Hakusensha/”Natsume’s Book of Friends” Production Committee
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