Natsume Yuujinchou: Ishi Okoshi to Ayashiki Raihousha

Ishi Okoshi
While searching for Nyanko-sensei, Takashi Natsume encounters meek and small-looking youkai Mitsumi. Mitsumi was entrusted by his leader Gantetsu, a powerful and strong ayakashi, to be the year's "Ishi Okoshi," whose role consists of waking him from his deep slumber. Seeing how much Mitsumi wants to prove himself as Gantetsu's worthy servant, Natsume decides to help him fulfill his task. However, time is running out—for they are not the only ones who want to awaken the divine being.

Ayashiki Raihousha
One day, Natsume's friend Kaname Tanuma is visited by a strange man. In the subsequent days, the visitor briefly talks with Tanuma and leaves. Natsume soon discovers that the outsider is a youkai disguised as a human, who claims to bear no danger. Despite trusting the youkai, Tanuma's health slowly begins to deteriorate, causing Natsume to become more suspicious of the interloper. What is the truth of his sudden appearance and his connection with Tanuma?

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Natsume, Takashi Main

Kamiya, Hiroshi Japanese

Madara Main

Inoue, Kazuhiko Japanese

Tanuma, Kaname Main

Horie, Kazuma Japanese

Visitor Main

Kuroda, Takaya Japanese

Mitsumi Main

Kanemoto, Hisako Japanese

Hinoe ing

Okamura, Akemi Japanese

Misuzu ing

Kuroda, Takaya Japanese

Nishimura, Satoru ing

Kimura, Ryouhei Japanese

Ushikao no Chuukyuu Youkai ing

Shimozaki, Hiroshi Japanese

Hitotsume no Chuukyuu Youkai ing

Matsuyama, Takashi Japanese

Yazaki, Fumi Producer

Satou, Yumi Producer

Yokoyama, Shuko Producer

Muramatsu, Sayako Producer

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May 26, 2021

AlirezYU

Recommended

It's no doubt that natsume yuujinchou was a booming iyashikei franchise. Manga has been ongoing since 2005, 6 seasons of anime adaptations, No 36th in NHK top 100 anime series, and doing very well in manga selling stats. Now after almost 3 years of adaptation absence, Takashi-kun blessed us with a 2-parts movie this spring.

First part is about helping mitsumi the Ishi-okoshi to do his quest. I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. Nice combination of comedy and heartwarming moments with a slight touch of drama. And I always welcomed more hinoe screentime.

Second part was interesting in its own way and opened up the relationship between two ... friends and two neighbors. We saw more through misuzu, tanuma, and sasame, the neighbor/rival of misuzu. Overall great stories, first story was a bit better.

Artstyle remains almost the same, but nice tweaks have been applied.

Nothing special about the sounds. Usual osts used. Seiyuus were done good as usual.

Overall, natsume yuujinchou: Ishi Okoshi to Ayashiki Raihousha is another great movie which was nothing less expected from the franchise. Never misses the chance to make you mesmerized with its own world, characters and the story.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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May 27, 2021

Yuki_Raine

Recommended

This movie is basically two standalone episodes of the anime. They don't touch on the main plot of the series, but I really liked the individual stories.

The animation, music and voice acting are as always beautiful.

I enjoyed these episodes very much since they kept the feeling of the series, with all the relaxing, supernatural and beautifully written stories. One was of Natsume trying to help a little yokai fulfill its duty while nyanko-sensei is as always on the hunt for fun and good sake. The second one was helping Tanuma with a very interesting guest.
Both were wholesome with their heartwarming& funny moments while showing ... the stories of the yokai involved. I really wish there was more, I love the calming atmosphere and the way the ayakashi are portrayed, debatably more human than humans at times, but also with the bit of sadness granted by their large lifespans as they know how fleeting time is.

As part of the series though, you'll probably not fully understand the characters, jokes& references, so I wouldn't recommend watching this "movie" if you haven’t seen anything of the anime.

Overall, if you enjoy the series I have no doubt in my mind that you'll enjoy these two as a little treat until we get more! If you haven't... Then what are you waiting for?

Bonus: If you like this anime& haven’t seen it already watch the Mushi shi series. They have a very similar atmosphere but slightly less.. colorful. I think you'll enjoy it as well.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Mar 11, 2021

Hikari-Kuro

Not Recommended

I spent $13 watching this in the movies this evening (March 11 2021). Minor spoilers in this review.

Anyone who has watched the main series Should know that the mc deals with yokais by returning them their names. This movie had none of that.

This two episodes felt like the mc is a side character whose presence makes no difference.

The first part was about a yokai whom was tasked to wake another yokai up from his slumber. Not much action or drama. Mc just ran around with the yokai looking for the other yokai’s location. This part was boring given that most of the main series already ... has a slow pace to each episode, this part of the movie (if you can call this a movie, I will come to that later) was extremely draggy even by this series’s standards.

The second part of the movie was about mc’s friend, the one whose father is the chief monk of a temple. This second part of the movie was slightly better as we get to see a little bit more action as the horse yokai had abit of a short battle with the yokai that possessed the mc’s friend. We don’t get to see this yokai as the creators were too lazy to come up with a new design. They just changed the mc’s friend’s eyes and show that to be the yokai that possessed the mc’s friend.
Oh there was this squiggly mess that appeared for a few seconds that you will miss if you blinked, when they showed the yokai that possessed the mc’s friend, left his body to battle the horse yokai. This part of the movie was slightly better than the first part.

This movie is only 52 mins long and for the price of movies ticket nowadays, it’s not worth watching on the big screen as it felt more like an ova than a “movie”. Pacing was very slow that a guy two rows in front of me, started snoring (yes he fell asleep during the first part of the movie).

This felt like a money grab by the creators as they used the name of this popular franchise (don’t get me wrong, I loved the series hence decided to watch this in the movies) to con people into watching this at the movies when it felt like an ova that comes when you purchase the series on dvd/blu ray.

Definitely does not live up to original series 3/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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