Natsume Yuujinchou

One of the summer anime that I found interesting before the season began is Natsume Yuujinchou. I liked the artwork -- which is usually the first hook in attracting me towards a series if I've never read or seen it before -- and so I decided to give it a shot and downloaded it. I really am enjoying this series, it's very sweet. Reminds me a bit of Honey & Clover, but with the supernatural effect ^_^ Kamiya Hiroshi plays Natsume Takashi while Inoue Kazuhiko plays Nyanko ^_^ The two are very funny and I love the story so far. If one likes Honey & Clover plus series like Tactics, then this one worth watching.

Basically the story is about a boy, Natsume Takashi, who can see spirits, and his grandmother, Natsume Reiko, before him could also see spirits. During his grandmother's time, she created a compilation of names of spirits that she beat and it's called the Book of Friends. Since possessing the book allows the holder to command all spirits whose names are in it, many of the spirits chase after Takashi who inherited the book from his grandmother. One day, Takashi accidentally unseals a spirit from a shrine and because it takes on the shape of the Maneki Neko, he calls him Nyanko. Together, they help return the names inside the book to the spirits and Nyanko protects Takashi in the process.

I really like the storyline. It's very sweet and enjoyable. The pace is medium-tempo, can be a bit slow, but not too bad.