Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 is a tV series anime that premiered in summer 2008, produced by Brain's Base.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, there are 13 episodes of about 24 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are drama, fantasy, slice of life and supernatural, with themes such as Youkai, Iyashikei, Episodic and Male Protagonist.

On AniList, Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 has an average score of 80%, a very good score, and appears on 129,586 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou.

Natsume has always been an outcast because he inherited his grandmother's ability to see yokai. After moving to his grandmother's hometown and accidentally releasing a yokai imprisoned in a Lucky Cat statue, he learns about his grandmother's "Book of Friends," which contains the names of the yokai she defeated, and allows its wielder to command the yokai named within. Since then, yokai now visit him on a daily basis, seeking to either get their names back or take possession of the Book of Friends. (Source: NIS America)

Official synopsis from AniList.