The Best Episodes Written By Sadayuki Murai

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Touko and Shigeru

   S5:E1012/14/2016

   Touko and Shigeru are the kind elderly couple who took in Natsume when no one else would. But what were they like before they let Natsume move in?

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   9.0/10(2 votes)

   #2 - The Days Eater

   S6:E14/12/2017

   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 know who his real friends are?

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   8.5/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Unchanging Form

   S5:E110/4/2016

   Natsume continues to spend his days giving back Youkai their names from the book of friends. One day, as he's heading home, he finds himself chased by a giant, rolling pot. The youkai in the pot insists that his grandmother Reiko stole a doll from her. When she threatens to hurt his family, however, he's forced to go out and find it. But would his kind, smiling grandmother Reiko really steal a doll from someone?

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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #4 - From the Path of Dreams

   S7:E1212/24/2024

   Natsume takes in a strange origami doll that shows wonderful dreams.

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   8.2/10(28 votes)

   #5 - Pierrot Le Fou

   S1:E203/13/1999

   Spike takes a beating during a chance encounter with an indestructible assassin. While Jet searches for the secret to the madman’s power, Spike goes looking for payback!

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   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #6 - The Name of a Monster

   S3:E17/5/2011

   One day, Natsume finds a yokai named Kagejawan running around near his home, which he soon learns means disaster is about to strike.

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   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #7 - To You, From Bygone Days

   S4:E51/31/2012

   An old classmate Yuriko, remembers her time watching Natsume and how he was a little weird. A clingbug from Natsume's past reminds him of the time he spent running from a youkai with a grudge.

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   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #8 - The Letter from the Exorcist

   S5:E310/18/2016

   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 family, which would spell the end of his peaceful life.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #9 - To the Ephemeral Ones

   S5:E1112/21/2016

   Natsume has come down with a cold after adventuring in the hills. All of his friends, both human and youkai, do their best to make him feel better. As he lies in bed, he begins to realize how much the people around him care for him, and how valuable the bonds he's established are.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Someday's Garden

    S7:E210/15/2024

    Natsume is forced to help rebuild a tiny house that's a residence for a goddess.

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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Tell Me Your Name

    S7:E1112/17/2024

    Natsume meets the very first Yokai whose name was written in the Book of Friends.

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12. 

    7.5/10(36 votes)

    #12 - Gateway Shuffle

    S1:E1411/14/1998

    Faye teams up with Spike and Jet to track down a gang of space activists that plans on turning the human population into monkeys!

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13. 

    7.5/10(23 votes)

    #13 - Boogie Woogie Feng Shui

    S1:E213/20/1999

    Spurred by a cryptic email, Jet goes looking for an old friend, but finds his daughter – and a mysterious sun stone – instead.

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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Ukihara Village

    S3:E27/12/2011

    Natsume is accosted by a spirit who asks for her brother's name back. She says that both of them have come from the village of floating spring, a paradise sealed off from the land of men. Meanwhile, the local Youkai are happy that the local priest is no longer in his temple. Natsume worries for his friend Tanuma, the priest's son, but isn't sure what to say...

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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - The Fox Child's Watch

    S3:E88/23/2011

    Natsume is invited to go to a pottery classroom with Shigeru. It's being held in an inn where he once stayed. When he goes there, he meets an old friend: the young fox child he once saved.

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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - When I Was Deceived

    S4:E82/21/2012

    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.

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Even Boars May Become Pigs After Seven Generations

    S1:E110/2/2017

    The Juni Taisen takes place every twelve years. The participating warriors must kill each other until only one remains. Inonoshishi, Warrior of the Boar and the daughter of the last Taisen's winner, ends up fighting her first enemy in an unexpected way.

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Tricks Both Mongrel and Fowl

    S1:E210/9/2017

    Warrior of the Dog, Dotsuku, is known for his powerful bite, "Mad Dog's Vise." However, he has a secret skill: the ability to create and secrete a variety of poisons from his body. This gives him an advantage when all of the participants are poisoned!

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Cutting a Chicken with a Beef Cleaver

    S1:E310/17/2017

    Warrior of the Chicken, Niwatori, isn't as powerful as the others, but her ability to see with a birds-eye-view has helped her survive many battles. She can also betray without feeling any remorse, until she first meets the Monkey Warrior, Sharyu.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #20 - A New King Will Arise

    S1:E205/28/2010

    After doing some investigating, Masaomi starts to suspect that the remnants of the Blue Squares, a gang that he once fought, have slipped into the Dollars. He decides to visit Kyohei’s gang to learn the truth.

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21. 

    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #21 - Home

    S1:E126/27/2014

    Nagate fights one-on-one with the heart of his enemy while the strike force does not fare well in its attack on the Gauna.

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    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Dumb Like a Fox

    S1:E154/23/2010

    Magazine Journalist Shuji Niekawa’s unbridled passion is raging. A Russian who runs a sushi shop, the Awakusu organization, an Information Broker, the Headless Rider... He investigates the supposedly strongest man in Ikebukuro: Shizuo Heiwajima.

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    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #23 - Commencement

    S1:E14/11/2014

    In isolation his entire life, Nagate must adjust to life in a centuries-old space colony while training as a cadet pilot to fight an ancient threat.

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    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #24 - Glory

    S1:E34/25/2014

    Exploring Sidonia, Nagate makes an enemy of Kunato while protecting a friend. The Gauna attack, calling the pilots into action.

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    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #25 - False Advertising

    S1:E52/5/2010

    While hanging out with Anri, Mikado and Kida learn about her worries for her missing friend and try to cheer her up. Later the duo gets themselves in trouble when they are cornered by a gang of thugs.

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