Natsume’s Book of Friends Season 7 anime has revealed a short new trailer ahead of its October 7 premiere. Crunchyroll will be streaming the anime outside Japan. You can watch the video on the official YouTube channel, or on their X (formerly Twitter) account below.
The anime previously revealed the main trailer and visual. Hinata Kashiwagi performs the opening theme “Alca,” while Toshiki Kondo performs the ending “Komari Warai.” 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:
- Junichi Suwabe as Seiji Matoba
- 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
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 31 volumes as of September 5, 2024. Viz Media licensed the manga in English, while Crunchyroll describes the story:
Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.
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. The franchise also has 2 movies and several OVAs.
Source: Official YouTube
©Yuki Midorikawa, Hakusensha/”Natsume’s Book of Friends” Production Committee
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