Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond

The story

Natsume has been busy, navigating between humans and Yokai when he coincidentally reunites with an old classmate, Yuki. It brings back painful memories of a certain Yokai. Meanwhile, Natsume also became acquainted with Yorie Tsumura, a woman in the memories of a Yokai whose name he had returned. Yorie knew much about Reiko, but now lived a peaceful life with her only son, Mukuo. Being with this family was comforting for Natsume, but apparently a mysterious Yokai has been lurking in their town. On the way back from investigating, a “Yokai seed” that had latched itself to Nyanko Sensei drops into the Fujiwaras’ garden and grows overnight into a fruit tree. When Nyanko Sensei eats a fruit that is somehow shaped like himself, he suddenly splits into three!

In the same saga

Natsume's Book of Friends Collection

In release order

This film

Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond

2018

Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor

2021

Cast

H Hiroshi KamiyaTakashi Natsume (voice) K Kazuhiko InoueNyanko-sensei / Madara (voice) K Kazuma HorieKaname Tanuma (voice) R Ryohei KimuraSatoru Nishimura (voice) H Hisayoshi SuganumaAtsushi Kitamoto (voice) R Rina SatoTooru Taki (voice) A Akemi OkamuraHinoe (voice) A Akira IshidaShuichi Natori (voice) S Sanae KobayashiReiko Natsume (voice) M Miki ItoTouko Fujiwara (voice) E Eiji ItohShigeru Fujiwara (voice) M Miyuki SawashiroJun Sasada (voice)

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S Satsuki YukinoHiiragi (voice) A Ayako KawasumiSasago (voice) A Akari HiguchiUrihime (voice) T Takaya KurodaMisuzu (voice) C ChoChobi-hige (voice) T Takashi MatsuyamaHitotsume no Chuukyuu Youkai (voice) H Hiroshi ShimozakiUshikao no Chuukyuu Youkai (voice) K Kyoko ChikiriKappa (voice) K Kengo KoraMukuo Tsumura (voice) A Ayumu MuraseDaisuke Yuuki (voice) S Sumi ShimamotoYorie Tsumura (voice) M Mizuki NishimuraSix-arm Youkai (voice) E Eiji KotogeMonmonbou (voice) A Ayako MitaniGirl (voice)