The seventh season of Natsume's Book of Friends anime has a new teaser, theme music, new artwork, and a release date of October 7. At the previously planned special program, which included Kazuma Horie (Kaname Tanuma), Hiroshi Kamiya (Takashi Natsume), and Kazuhiko Inoue (Nyanko-sensei/Madara), the news were revealed. Outside of Japan, Crunchyroll will stream the animation.
The opening theme "Alca" is performed by Hinata Kashiwagi, and the closing theme "Komari Warai" is performed by Toshiki Kondo. Below, you can also view the updated key graphic.
Takahiro Omori, who directed seasons 1 through 4 of Studio Shuka, is back as the head animator. The entire personnel comprises:
- Chief Director: Takahiro Omori
- Director: Hideki Ito
- Series Composition: Sadayuki Murai
- Character Design: Akira Takada
- Yokai Design and Action Animation Director: Tatsuo Yamada
- Chief Animation Directors: Akira Takata, Orie Tanaka
- Art: Yukihiro Shibutani, Mao Miyake
- Color Design: Hiromi Miyawaki
- Editing: Kazuhiko Seki
- Screen Design: Hitoshi Tamura
- Music: Makoto Yoshimori
- Animation Production: Shuka
- Production: NAS
Returning to the voice cast are the following:
- Hiroshi Kamiya as Takashi Natsume
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Nyanko-sensei / Madara
- Sanae Kobayashi as Reiko Natsume
- Akira Ishida as Shuichi Natori
- Kazuma Horie as Kaname Tanuma
- Ryohei Kimura as Satoru Nishimura
- Hisayoshi Suganuma as Atsushi Kitamoto
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Jun Sasada
- Rina Sato as Tooru Taki
- Miki Ito as Touko Fujiwara
- Eiji Ito as Shigeru Fujiwara
- Junichi Suwabe as Seiji Matoba
Yuki Midorikawa is the author of the Japanese manga series Natsume's Book of Friends. Before switching to LaLa in 2007, it was serialised by Hakusensha's LaLa DX from June 2003 to April 2008. As of September 2023, thirty volumes have been issued. The manga was licensed into English by Viz Media, who also explains the plot:
In addition, Yuki Midorikawa is well-known for her other manga works, which include The Scarlet Chair (Hiiro no Isu), Into the Forest of Fireflies (Hotarubi no Mori e), and The Voice That Blooms Red (Akaku Saku Koe).
There have been six TV anime seasons of the anime adaption thus far, with the most recent one premiering in 2017. Takahiro Omori directed the first four seasons of the anime, while Kotomi Deai directed the fifth season to sixth season. Studios Brain’s Base (season 1 to season 4) and Shuka (season 5 to season 6) have worked on the animation. Crunchyroll is streaming the entire anime. There are also 2 movies and several OVAs.
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