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Natsume's Book of Friends S4E8 — When I Was Deceived

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Natsume's Book of Friends•Season 4•Episode 8

When I Was Deceived

6.2/10 · 100 votesFeb 21, 201224 min

Ranked #13 of 13 in Season 4•−0.4 vs season avg

Natsume is walking home one day when he's accosted by a flying Tengu, who lifts him up into the sky! Meanwhile, Nyanko-sensei is stuck in a well, where Nanase tells him a story about how she learned to never get close to a youkai.

Directed byMasayuki Kojima

Written bySadayuki Murai

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Natsume Captured

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The Eastern Forest

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The Little Ones

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Stand-In

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To You, From Bygone Days

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The Other Side of the Glass

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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

M

Masakazu Kawazoe

Animation Director

Masayuki Kojima

Masayuki Kojima

Storyboard Artist

Masayuki Kojima

Masayuki Kojima

Director

Sadayuki Murai

Sadayuki Murai

Writer

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Episode Summary

"When I Was Deceived" is episode 8 of Natsume's Book of Friends season 4. It scored 6.2/10 from 100 votes, ranking #13 of 13 episodes this season (season average 6.6). Directed by Masayuki Kojima and written by Sadayuki Murai, it aired on February 21, 2012.

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