To help us get back into the spirit of things after a seven-year wait, the official accounts for the Natsume’s Book of Friends anime followed up the long-awaited premiere of Season 7 by releasing creditless versions of the series’ latest opening and ending song sequences, which feature “Alca” by Hinata Kashiwagi” and “Komariwarai” by Toshiki Kondo, respectively.
Natsume’s Book of Friends Season 7
Opening Video
Natsume’s Book of Friends Season 7
Ending Video
Based on the manga by Yuki Midorikawa, Hideki Ito takes over as director for Natsume’s Book of Friends Season 7 from Takahiro Omori, who steps into a chief director role, at studio Shuka, with series composition by Sadayuki Mura, character designs by Akira Takada and music by Makoto Yoshimori.
Crunchyroll is simulcasting the latest series and describes the overall story:
Takashi Natsume has been able to see youkai, Japanese monsters, his whole life. He inherited a book of youkai names from his grandmother, Reiko. These names give their owner power over the youkai, so he and his self-proclaimed bodyguard “Nyanko-sensei” spend their days returning them to their original owners. As Natsume finally finds a place where he feels welcome, he meets and says goodbye to new Youkai….
Source: Official YouTube (1,2)
