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Natsume's Book of Friends S2E5 — Tree of Promise

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Natsume's Book of Friends•Season 2•Episode 5

Tree of Promise

7.6/10 · 118 votesFeb 3, 200924 min

Ranked #5 of 13 in Season 2•+0.4 vs season avg

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

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)

Crew5

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Miho Kinjou

Key Animation

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Masayuki Matsumoto

Director

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Kazuya Morimae

Key Animation

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Kiyotaka Ohata

Storyboard Artist

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Kayo Nomichi

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"Tree of Promise" is episode 5 of Natsume's Book of Friends season 2. It scored 7.6/10 from 118 votes, ranking #5 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Masayuki Matsumoto, it aired on February 3, 2009.

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