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Natsume's Book of Friends · Season 2 · Crunchyroll

Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2

Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2 is a MUST-WATCH, BollyMeter 8.5/10. 13 episodes on Crunchyroll from 5 January 2009.

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BollyMeter8.5/10Season 2 is widely cited by the franchise's community as its emotional peak - deeper characterisation of supporting spirits and the Natsuko backstory episodes are consistently ranked among the series' best.

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What BollyAI Thinks

The second season aired January to March 2009, maintaining Brain's Base as producer and the same creative team from Season 1. The episodic structure continued, but with deeper integration of the supporting cast, particularly Nyanko-sensei's backstory and the expanding network of human characters aware of Natsume's ability. Community scores on MAL climbed from the first season, tracking a shift toward emotional payoff that grows across successive cours. The franchise's formula was now firmly in place: each spirit encounter functions as a vehicle for exploring human emotions, with the supernatural framing making those feelings easier to inhabit.

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Season Over Season

Builds on Season 1's emotional architecture with more developed supporting characters and a stronger sense of Natsume's place in both worlds.