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Natsume's Book of Friends S6E1 — The Days Eater

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Natsume's Book of Friends•Season 6•Episode 1

The Days Eater

8.2/10 · 124 votesApr 12, 201724 min

Ranked #1 of 11 in Season 6•+1.5 vs season avg

Natsume helps a youkai out of a pot, and as a "reward," is made young again. But Natsume is already young, and making him younger just confuses him and addles his memories. When he doesn't know who to trust, will he have the strength to

Directed byKotomi Deai

Written bySadayuki Murai

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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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Kotomi Deai

Director

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Orie Tanaka

Animation Director

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Kotomi Deai

Storyboard Artist

Sadayuki Murai

Sadayuki Murai

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Days Eater" is episode 1 of Natsume's Book of Friends season 6. It scored 8.2/10 from 124 votes, ranking #1 of 11 episodes this season (season average 6.7). Directed by Kotomi Deai and written by Sadayuki Murai, it aired on April 12, 2017.

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