{"id":177892,"date":"2023-07-02T05:41:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T21:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/?p=177892"},"modified":"2023-07-02T05:48:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T21:48:59","slug":"natsumes-book-of-friends-s7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/177892\/natsumes-book-of-friends-s7","title":{"rendered":"Natsume’s Book of Friends Season 7 Announced as Part of its 15th Anniversary Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The seventh season of the supernatural drama anime Natsume’s Book of Friends<\/a><\/strong> has finally been greenlit after six years coinciding with the anime’s 15th anniversary. In celebration of the forthcoming season, a new visual and promotional video is unveiled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The promotional video for the 15th-anniversary celebration confirmed the staff for the upcoming series, titled Natsume Y\u016bjin-Ch\u014d: Urushi. Takahiro \u014cmori will be the chief director, while Hideki Ito will return to direct the new season. The series composition will be overseen once again by Sadayuki Murai, Akira Takata is working on the character design, and Makoto Yoshimori is returning to compose the music. The new season is animated by studio Shuka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A dedicated website<\/a><\/strong> for the 15th anniversary has also been launched, featuring congratulatory comments and dialogue from voice actor Hiroshi Kamiya, who plays Takashi Natsume, and Kazuhiko Inoue, who plays Nyanko-sensei\/Madara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The original author of the series, Yuki Midorikawa, also shared an illustration commemorating the 15th anniversary on her Twitter account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kamiya and Inoue expressed their gratitude and joy for the announcement. “I am truly grateful to learn that the series is reaching its 15th anniversary together with the announcement of the seventh season. I am committed to delivering the world of Natsume’s Book of Friends in the best possible form through anime. I sincerely hope you will continue to support us. Thank you very much!” Hiroshi Kamiya commented. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It has been a joy to live in the same era as all of you and weave the world of Natsume’s Book of Friends together. I aim to give it my all in my performance, so I hope everyone will also support us wholeheartedly. ” Inoue added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natsume’s Book of Friends depicts the everyday life of Takashi Natsume, who has the rare ability to see Y\u014dkais. His adventures unfold with his self-proclaimed bodyguard, Nyanko-sensei, as they interact with spirits and strengthen their bonds. The first season of the anime aired in 2008, and the series continued until the sixth season in 2017. The title for the seventh season, returning after six years, has been revealed as Natsume Y\u016bjin-Ch\u014d Urushi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the Natsume Y\u016bjin-Ch\u014d Blu-ray Disc Box 3, containing the fifth and sixth seasons, including a special edition with all 26 episodes, will be released on November 22, 2023. The disc box set, priced at JPY$32,000, will include six discs with bonus materials, such as an original three-sided case, an original Digipack design, a Nyanko-sensei clear sticker, an illustrated pin-up, a series jacket postcard set, a booklet, and bonus footage of non-credit opening and ending scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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