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Natsume's Book of Friends S5E3 — The Letter from the Exorcist

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Natsume's Book of Friends•Season 5•Episode 3

The Letter from the Exorcist

6.4/10 · 103 votesOct 18, 201624 min

Ranked #5 of 11 in Season 5•−0.2 vs season avg

Natsume receives a letter from Matoba, an exorcist whom he's had unpleasant dealings with in the past. The world of exorcists is a dangerous place lately, and Matoba wants Natsume's help. Natsume wants to refuse, but Matoba threatens to reveal Natsume's powers to his adopted

Written bySadayuki Murai

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Cast18

Hiroshi Kamiya

Hiroshi Kamiya

Takashi Natsume (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)

Kazuma Horie

Kazuma Horie

Kaname Tanuma (voice)

Hiroshi Shimozaki

Hiroshi Shimozaki

Ushikao no Chuukyuu Youkai (voice)

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Masakazu Kawazoe

Animation Director

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Katsumi Terahigashi

Storyboard Artist

Sadayuki Murai

Sadayuki Murai

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Letter from the Exorcist" is episode 3 of Natsume's Book of Friends season 5. It scored 6.4/10 from 103 votes, ranking #5 of 11 episodes this season (season average 6.6). Written by Sadayuki Murai, it aired on October 18, 2016.

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