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Natsume's Book of Friends S4E7 — The Gap Between Humans and Youkai

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Natsume's Book of Friends•Season 4•Episode 7

The Gap Between Humans and Youkai

6.4/10 · 103 votesFeb 14, 201224 min

Ranked #5 of 13 in Season 4•−0.2 vs season avg

Natsume's greatest fear has come true. Someone not involved in the world of youkai is hurt because of him. Natori needs Natsume to regain his composure or they will be eaten by Omibashira!

Directed byToshimasa Kuroyanagi

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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Orie Tanaka

Animation Director

Toshimasa Kuroyanagi

Toshimasa Kuroyanagi

Director

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Katsumi Terahigashi

Storyboard Artist

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Jukki Hanada

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Gap Between Humans and Youkai" is episode 7 of Natsume's Book of Friends season 4. It scored 6.4/10 from 103 votes, ranking #5 of 13 episodes this season (season average 6.6). Directed by Toshimasa Kuroyanagi and written by Jukki Hanada, it aired on February 14, 2012.

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