7.5/10111 votes#1 - Stolen Book Of Friends
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2009
Natsume is attacked by a youkai while retrieving a ball at school. In his haste to run away, he ends up breaking a youkai's seal, just like how he met Nyanko-sensei. Later that night, Natsume discovers a black lookalike of Nyanko-sensei, only to have him steal the Book Of Friends! As Natsume and Nyanko-sensei search for the black cat, they stumble across a gathering of youkai. The youkai plan to attack the humans for sealing their lord - the black cat Natsume's looking for. With Nyanko-sensei's help, Natsume gives back the lord's name and catches a glimpse of his fond and bittersweet memories of living among humans. (Source: Wikipedia)
Director: Takahiro Omori
Writer: N/A
4.8/1073 votes#2 - Melting Into Spring
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2009
While fooling around in the snow, Natsume and Nyanko-sensei run into Gen, a forest guardian who lives inside a statue. Gen tries to take over Natsume's body, but instead takes over a snow rabbit that Natsume had made. Gen pleads with Natsume to help him find an evil spirit who destroyed Sui, his guardian partner, and Natsume agrees. But it seems Gen isn't telling everything he knows. (Source: Wikipedia)
Director: Satomi Nakamura
Writer: N/A
4.5/1070 votes#3 - Youkai Exorcism Amid The Steaming Springs
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2009
Natori invites Natsume on a hot spring trip. But noises from the closet and a kimono-clad figure dangled from the ceiling make Natsume uneasy. Not wanting to trouble Natori because of his kind gesture to enjoy the hot spring with him, Natsume investigates the hot spring himself. During the night, Natsume meets with the Youkai, where she comments that he is too soft, and attacks. (Source: Wikipedia)
Director: Hisatoshi Shimizu
Writer: N/A
4.5/1073 votes#4 - A Chick Hatches
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/2009
Natsume takes care of an abandoned egg from a nest, not considering it could be a Youkai. After it hatches, it turns out it is a rare baby spirit called Tatsumi, who thinks that Natsume is its parent. Natsume can't help but get attached to the little spirit even as Tatsumi grows tired and sick. But as Natsume takes care of Tatsumi, a mysterious spirit comes and wants to take away Tatsumi for his master-who wants to eat him. (Source: Wikipedia)
Director: N/A
Writer: Noboru Takagi
4.7/1073 votes#5 - The Promised Tree
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/2009
Natsume encounters a spirit who was enslaved by his grandmother Reiko 50 years ago by writing his name on a torn page from the Book of Friends, and tying it to a tree in a forest. Can Natsume help locate the torn page? What was Reiko's intention of tying it to a tree? (Source: Wikipedia)
Director: Masayuki Matsumoto
Writer: N/A
4.7/1071 votes#6 - The Maiden's Circle
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2009
There is a new girl in school, Taki Tooru. With her appearance at the school, circles resembling crop circles begin to appear. As Natsume tries to find out more about the circles and Taki, he is visited by another Youkai. Only this time, the Youkai isn't looking for his name, but for a snack. (Source: Wikipedia)
Director: Hideaki Nakano
Writer: N/A
4.7/1071 votes#7 - That Which You Must Not Call
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/2009
Natsume is dragged off into the cave of the evil spirit that is after Taki. He temporarily loses the ability to see youkai after being poisoned by the spirit. Will he be able to stop the youkai from eating Taki without his sight? (Source: Wikipedia)
Director: Hisatoshi Shimizu
Writer: N/A
4.6/1071 votes#8 - Emotions Undying
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 2/24/2009
Natsume, Kitamoto and Nishimura take a trip to an old inn to spend some time doing their homework. Surrounding the inn there is a lake in which is believed to live a mermaid. (Source: Wikipedia)
Director: Yui Umemoto
Writer: N/A
4.7/1073 votes#9 - He of the Row of Cherry Blossoms
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/3/2009
From the day where a picture of a row of cherry trees in a desolate winter was obtained, every time Natsume wakes up, his room is covered in petals. Trying to solve the root of this activity, Natsume and Nyanko Sensei try to return the picture to Miya, a shadow figure who accompanies the picture. But why can't they return it to Miya? (Source: Wikipedia)
Director: N/A
Writer: Noboru Takagi
5.1/1078 votes#10 - Temporary House
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/10/2009
Strange things start happening at Natsume's home, like Toukou's plants get destroyed, and a strange Youkai starts wandering around his house. Natsume then learns more about Reiko and her life in this town. He also learns how to get rid of the Youkai who's wandering around the house. (Source: Wikipedia)
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
4.7/1071 votes#11 - Assembly of the Witch Doctors
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/17/2009
While out with Touko-san, Natsume spots a hurt youkai. Quickly he chases after it but as he goes to help it, it is eaten by a much bigger youkai. Natori and Hiiragi appear right after the youkai escapes and they invite Natsume to the Assembly of Conjurers. Here Natsume can not distinguish between human and youkai and is hopeful of finding people who understand him. Though this may be what Natsume has always wanted; he is too soft-heartened to realize everyone's intent. (Source: Wikipedia)
Director: Hisatoshi Shimizu
Writer: Noboru Takagi
4.7/1071 votes#12 - The Boy From The Empty House
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 3/24/2009
Natsume encounters a young boy named Kai sealed in a coffin in an abandoned house. Natsume sets Kai free and finds out that Kai is being stalked by a youkai. After a time, Natsume becomes the target of this youkai and stops the youkai's stalking with Nyanko-sensei's help. In the end Natori who turns out to be the stalker and who sealed Kai in the coffin, tells Natsume that Kai is a Youkai. (Source: Wikipedia)
Director: Masayuki Matsumoto
Writer: N/A
4.8/1073 votes#13 - Humans and Youkai
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 3/31/2009
Natori tells Natsume of a well near the mansion that holds a group of Oni. They are calling out to any Youkai. He also learns that Kai came down from the mountains to free the Oni. While looking for Kai, Natsume sets off one of Natori's traps in the mansion. Kai saves Natsume and heads off to kill Natori. Natsume follows him,to save Natori from getting killed. After he encounters him, he is forced to make an important decision: Which ones are more important to him? Humans or Youkai? (Source: Wikipedia)
Director: Takahiro Omori
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Natsume Yujin-cho Season 2
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Stolen Book Of Friends" is the best rated episode of "Natsume Yujin-cho" season 2. It scored 7.5/10 based on 111 votes. Directed by Takahiro Omori and written by N/A, it aired on 1/6/2009. This episode is rated 2.7 points higher than the second-best, "Melting Into Spring".