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Natsume's Book of Friends S4E3 — The Little Ones

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Natsume's Book of Friends•Season 4•Episode 3

The Little Ones

6.3/10 · 100 votesJan 17, 201224 min

Ranked #10 of 13 in Season 4•−0.3 vs season avg

After Natsume returned Amana's name, she accused him of stealing her ring. He has three days to find and return it before she burns down his house. To make matters worse, the ring is trapped in the hair of a migratory youkai, and Nyanko-sensei is

Directed bySatomi Nakamura

Written byHiroshi Onogi

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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)

Crew4

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Masakazu Kawazoe

Animation Director

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Hiroshi Onogi

Writer

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Satomi Nakamura

Storyboard Artist

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Satomi Nakamura

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Little Ones" is episode 3 of Natsume's Book of Friends season 4. It scored 6.3/10 from 100 votes, ranking #10 of 13 episodes this season (season average 6.6). Directed by Satomi Nakamura and written by Hiroshi Onogi, it aired on January 17, 2012.

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