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Natsume's Book of Friends S2E12 — The Young Boy in the Empty House

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Natsume's Book of Friends•Season 2•Episode 12

The Young Boy in the Empty House

6.3/10 · 108 votesMar 24, 200924 min

Ranked #13 of 13 in Season 2•−0.9 vs season avg

At a house rumored to be haunted by ghosts, Natsume hears the voice of a child. Following the voice to its source, Natsume finds a child named Kai, who is trapped in a casket-like box. Kai tells Natsume that he someone is chasing him every

Directed byMasayuki Matsumoto

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Cast18

Hiroshi Kamiya

Hiroshi Kamiya

Takashi Natsume (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Nyanko-sensei / Madara (voice)

Eiji Itoh

Eiji Itoh

Shigeru Fujiwara (voice)

Miki Ito

Miki Ito

Touko Fujiwara (voice)

Takashi Matsuyama

Takashi Matsuyama

Hitotsume no Chuukyuu Youkai (voice)

Hisayoshi Suganuma

Hisayoshi Suganuma

Atsushi Kitamoto (voice)

Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida

Shuuichi Natori (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Sanae Kobayashi

Reiko Natsume (voice)

Ryohei Kimura

Ryohei Kimura

Satoru Nishimura (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Jun Sasada (voice)

Kazuma Horie

Kazuma Horie

Kaname Tanuma (voice)

Hiroshi Shimozaki

Hiroshi Shimozaki

Ushikao no Chuukyuu Youkai (voice)

Crew4

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Orie Tanaka

Animation Director

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Masayuki Matsumoto

Director

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Haruo Okuno

Key Animation

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Haruo Okuno

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"The Young Boy in the Empty House" is episode 12 of Natsume's Book of Friends season 2. It scored 6.3/10 from 108 votes, ranking #13 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Masayuki Matsumoto, it aired on March 24, 2009.

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