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Natsume's Book of Friends S3E2 — Ukihara Village

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Natsume's Book of Friends•Season 3•Episode 2

Ukihara Village

6.3/10 · 108 votesJul 12, 201124 min

Ranked #4 of 13 in Season 3•−0.2 vs season avg

Natsume is accosted by a spirit who asks for her brother's name back. She says that both of them have come from the village of floating spring, a paradise sealed off from the land of men. Meanwhile, the local Youkai are happy that the local

Directed bySatomi Nakamura

Written bySadayuki Murai

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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)

Kyoko Chikiri

Kyoko Chikiri

Kappa (voice)

Kazuma Horie

Kazuma Horie

Kaname Tanuma (voice)

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M

Masakazu Kawazoe

Animation Director

S

Shuji Takahara

Key Animation

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Satomi Nakamura

Director

K

Katsumi Terahigashi

Storyboard Artist

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Tomoyuki Niho

Key Animation

Sadayuki Murai

Sadayuki Murai

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Ukihara Village" is episode 2 of Natsume's Book of Friends season 3. It scored 6.3/10 from 108 votes, ranking #4 of 13 episodes this season (season average 6.5). Directed by Satomi Nakamura and written by Sadayuki Murai, it aired on July 12, 2011.

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