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Natsume's Book of Friends S7E1 — The Fragment's Lament

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Natsume's Book of Friends•Season 7•Episode 1

The Fragment's Lament

8.3/10 · 78 votesOct 8, 202424 min

Ranked #6 of 12 in Season 7•−0.2 vs season avg

Tanuma gives Natsume some clay, and he tries his hand at sculpting a figure. However, the next day, the figure has disappeared, and other strange things are happening in the house. Is a Yōkai causing mischief in the house? Or is it just a rat?

Directed byHideki Ito

Written byTakahiro Omori

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Cast12

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)

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)

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Matoba Seiji (voice)

Rina Sato

Rina Sato

Tooru Taki (voice)

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Takahiro Omori

Writer

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Hideki Ito

Storyboard Artist

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Hideki Ito

Director

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Hisao Onoi

Animation Director

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Keiko Tamaki

Animation Director

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Akira Takata

Supervising Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"The Fragment's Lament" is episode 1 of Natsume's Book of Friends season 7. It scored 8.3/10 from 78 votes, ranking #6 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Hideki Ito and written by Takahiro Omori, it aired on October 8, 2024.

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