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Natsume's Book of Friends S4E13 — A Long Way Home

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Natsume's Book of Friends•Season 4•Episode 13

A Long Way Home

8.7/10 · 112 votesMar 27, 201224 min

Ranked #1 of 13 in Season 4•+2.1 vs season avg

Natsume is possessed by a spirit. Obsessed with returning home, he remembers the events that occured just after his father's death.

Directed byTakahiro Omori

Written byAya Yoshinaga

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A Long Way Home

Cast18

Hiroshi Kamiya

Hiroshi Kamiya

Takashi Natsume (voice)

Akari Higuchi

Akari Higuchi

Urihime (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)

Crew4

N

Natsuko Kondou

Animation Director

A

Aya Yoshinaga

Writer

K

Katsumi Terahigashi

Storyboard Artist

T

Takahiro Omori

Director

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Episode Summary

"A Long Way Home" is episode 13 of Natsume's Book of Friends season 4. It scored 8.7/10 from 112 votes, ranking #1 of 13 episodes this season (season average 6.6). Directed by Takahiro Omori and written by Aya Yoshinaga, it aired on March 27, 2012.

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