20 anime like Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1
These are the titles AniList users most often recommend to people who enjoyed Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1, ranked by how many recommended each one. 2 come from the same studio. 10 are short series of 13 episodes or fewer, and 2 are films you can watch in one sitting.
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MUSHI-SHI
TV · 2005 · 26 eps · 84/100
It shares its focus on iyashikei, youkai, episodic, and is a longer watch at 26 episodes. Recommended by 362 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- Psychological
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Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light
Movie · 2011 · 79/100
It shares its focus on youkai, rural, urban fantasy, and comes from the same studio (Brain's Base). Recommended by 170 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Romance
- Supernatural
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The Ancient Magus' Bride
TV · 2017 · 24 eps · 78/100
It shares its focus on found family, urban fantasy, rural, and is a longer watch at 24 episodes. Recommended by 89 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Romance
- Slice of Life
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xxxHOLiC
TV · 2006 · 24 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on urban fantasy, youkai, male protagonist, and is a longer watch at 24 episodes. Recommended by 79 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Horror
- Mystery
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MUSHI-SHI The Next Passage 2
TV · 2014 · 10 eps · 86/100
It shares its focus on episodic, male protagonist, rural. Recommended by 71 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- Psychological
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Fruits Basket (2019)
TV · 2019 · 25 eps · 82/100
It shares its focus on found family, urban fantasy, shoujo, and is a longer watch at 25 episodes. Recommended by 65 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- Slice of Life
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The Morose Mononokean
TV · 2016 · 13 eps · 72/100
It shares its focus on youkai, episodic, male protagonist. Recommended by 48 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Supernatural
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Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
TV · 2023 · 28 eps · 91/100
It shares its focus on found family, iyashikei, adoption, and is a longer watch at 28 episodes. Recommended by 45 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
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ARIA The ANIMATION
TV · 2005 · 13 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on iyashikei, episodic, urban fantasy. Recommended by 44 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Fantasy
- Sci-Fi
- Slice of Life
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Kamisama Kiss
TV · 2012 · 13 eps · 80/100
It shares its focus on shoujo, youkai, urban fantasy. Recommended by 43 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Romance
- Supernatural
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Raven of the Inner Palace
TV · 2022 · 13 eps · 73/100
It shares its focus on episodic, shoujo. Recommended by 43 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- Supernatural
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Tonari no Yokai-san
TV · 2024 · 13 eps · 71/100
It shares its focus on youkai, urban fantasy, rural. Recommended by 43 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Drama
- Slice of Life
- Supernatural
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To Your Eternity
TV · 2021 · 20 eps · 81/100
It shares its focus on rural, and comes from the same studio (Brain's Base). Recommended by 31 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Psychological
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Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits-
TV · 2018 · 26 eps · 73/100
It shares its focus on youkai, shoujo, and is a longer watch at 26 episodes. Recommended by 28 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Drama
- Romance
- Supernatural
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March comes in like a lion
TV · 2016 · 22 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on found family, adoption, male protagonist, and is a longer watch at 22 episodes. Recommended by 27 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Drama
- Slice of Life
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Mononoke
TV · 2007 · 12 eps · 82/100
It shares its focus on youkai, male protagonist. Recommended by 25 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Fantasy
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
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Spirited Away
Movie · 2001 · 86/100
It shares its focus on youkai, urban fantasy. Recommended by 25 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Supernatural
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Violet Evergarden
TV · 2018 · 13 eps · 85/100
It shares its focus on episodic. Recommended by 22 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Slice of Life
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MUSHI-SHI OVA
Special · 2014 · 1 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on youkai, rural, male protagonist, and is shorter at 1 episodes. Recommended by 22 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- Psychological
- 20
The Demon Prince of Momochi House
TV · 2024 · 12 eps · 62/100
It shares its focus on youkai, shoujo. Recommended by 22 AniList users who watched Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.
- Romance
- Supernatural
Recommendation votes from AniList users. Highlighted genres are shared with Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.