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Natsume's Book of Friends S4E4 — Stand-In

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

Stand-In

6.3/10 · 102 votesJan 24, 201224 min

Ranked #11 of 13 in Season 4•−0.3 vs season avg

Natsume is at home early one evening when he hears a knock on the door. He sees Tohko outside, asking to be let in. But when he opens the door, there's nobody there, and a gust of wind rushes past. Another Youkai is after the

Directed byKotomi Deai

Written byAya Yoshinaga

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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

Kotomi Deai

Director

A

Aya Yoshinaga

Writer

Norihiro Naganuma

Norihiro Naganuma

Storyboard Artist

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Episode Summary

"Stand-In" is episode 4 of Natsume's Book of Friends season 4. It scored 6.3/10 from 102 votes, ranking #11 of 13 episodes this season (season average 6.6). Directed by Kotomi Deai and written by Aya Yoshinaga, it aired on January 24, 2012.

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