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Natsume's Book of Friends S4E2 — The Eastern Forest

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Natsume's Book of Friends•Season 4•Episode 2

The Eastern Forest

6.5/10 · 104 votesJan 10, 201224 min

Ranked #3 of 13 in Season 4•−0.1 vs season avg

Natsume, now trapped in the mansion, is trying to keep the Monkey Mask youkai from revealing the Book of Friends to Matoba. While Hinoe and Misuzu attempt to find the strange youkai's master.

Written byJukki Hanada

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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)

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K

Katsumi Terahigashi

Storyboard Artist

J

Jukki Hanada

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Eastern Forest" is episode 2 of Natsume's Book of Friends season 4. It scored 6.5/10 from 104 votes, ranking #3 of 13 episodes this season (season average 6.6). Written by Jukki Hanada, it aired on January 10, 2012.

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