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Natsume's Book of Friends S3E3 — False Friend

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

False Friend

6.2/10 · 106 votesJul 19, 201124 min

Ranked #10 of 13 in Season 3•−0.3 vs season avg

Natsume is approached by someone he knew from elementary school. He wants nothing to do with them, but they threaten to reveal his secret: that he can see Youkai, if he doesn't come along with them. He reluctantly goes with them, and is taken to

Written byJukki Hanada

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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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Jukki Hanada

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Episode Summary

"False Friend" is episode 3 of Natsume's Book of Friends season 3. It scored 6.2/10 from 106 votes, ranking #10 of 13 episodes this season (season average 6.5). Written by Jukki Hanada, it aired on July 19, 2011.

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