History Characters / NatsumesBookOfFriends

* SecretKeeper: Promises not to tell anyone about Natsume's ability to see youkai(although he refuses to admit he can, she's just convinced of it and is extremely nosy on her own).

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunichiSuwabe

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkemiOkamura

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakayaKuroda

-->'''One-Eyed is Voiced by:''' Takashi Matsuyama
-->'''Ox-Like is Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroshiShimozaki

* AdorablyPrecociousChild

* DudeLooksLikeALady

* NoNameGiven

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SatsukiYukino

* Strong Family Resemblance: Takashi inherited his blonde hair from his father, but his friends stated he looked a lot like his mother.
* TheUnReveal: It’s currently unknown, how Takashi’s father died.It’s currently unknown, if Takashi’s mother could see youkai or not.It’s currently unknown, who the father of Takashi’s mother is.

** Giving us such gems as Nyan-Nyan Sensei, Nyankichi-kun, Nyangoro, Kitty, Cat-Dumpling, Tanuki, etc. Tanuma eschews trying to remember it altogether, and just calls him Ponta.

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroshiKamiya (Japanese, adult), Creator/AyumiFujimura (Japanese, child), Creator/AdamGibbs (English, adult), Paige Guillory (English, young), Aldo Guzman (Latin American Spanish)

-->'''Voiced by:''' Eiji Itou

-->'''Voiced by:''' Kazuma Horie (Japanese), Emmanuel Bernal (Latin American Spanish)

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MiyukiSawashiro

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkiraIshida (Japanese), Alfredo Gabriel Basurto (Latin American Spanish)

* BadassBaritone

* NotGoodWithPeople: Tanuma also sees Youkai, but worries that he won't be of any use, or will just be a burden on Natsume, because of his weak power - he can only see shadows and glimpses of Youkai.

* NoSocialSkills: Justified, given his FriendlessBackground.
* NotGoodWithPeople: While his ability made it hard to talk to people in general, this seems especially with children.

* BadassOfStrength: Definitely a powerful youkai, and his voice is quite deep [[PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep when he is in youkai form]]. However, in his ManekiNeko form (in which his powers are more restricted), his voice sounds a lot more nasal.

* BadassBaritone: Definitely a powerful youkai, and his voice is quite deep [[PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep when he is in youkai form]]. However, in his ManekiNeko form (in which his powers are more restricted), his voice sounds a lot more nasal.

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroshiKamiya (Japanese), Creator/AdamGibbs (English, adult), Paige Guillory (English, young), Aldo Guzman (Latin American Spanish)

[[folder:Minor Characters]]

Takashi Natsume’s Parents

* The Reveal: It’s later revealed, that Takashi’s mother is Reiko Natsume’s daughter.

It’s also later revealed, that Takashi’s mother has never met her father.

* The Un-reveal: It’s currently unknown, how Takashi’s father died.

It’s currently unknown, if Takashi’s mother could see youkai or not.

It’s currently unknown, who the father of Takashi’s mother is.

Minor Characters

It’s currently unknown, who the father of Takashi’s mother is.

* The Reveal: It’s later revealed, that Takashi’s mother is Reiko Natsume’s daughter. It’s also later revealed, that Takashi’s mother has never met her father.

* The Reveal: It’s later revealed, that Takashi’s mother is Reiko Natsume’s daughter.

* The Un-reveal: It’s current unknown, how Takashi’s father died and if Takashi’s mother could see youkai or not.

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* BatterUp: Is usually seen [[WeaponOfChoice wielding a baseball bat]] that is often wrapped by [[PaperTalisman talisman]].

* ArcherArchetype: A bow is his WeaponOfChoice.

* CatsAreMean: He's a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, but he reallly cares for Natsume, [[{{Tsundere}} even if he doesnt like showing it]].

* DeadpanSnarker

* RealMenHateAffection: Doesn't always take well to Natsume smiling, hugging or embracing him in public.

* BigEater: He's constantly thinking and talking about food. He can swallow a block of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%8Dkan yōkan]] (a Japanese dessert usually served in slices) in one go and still have room for more, and once scams Nishimura and Kitamoto into ordering a restaurant's ''entire menu'' for him.

* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: Downplayed but Nyanko-sensei seems to be really good with his fingers/paws in cat form. For example, he can hold chopsticks, hold teacups, reading the economic section of the newspaper, etc (though he still relies on Natsume for opening cans and such).

* BigEater: He's constantly thinking and talking about food. He can swallow a block of yōkan (a Japanese dessert usually served in slices) in one go and still have room for more, and once scams Nishimura and Kitamoto into ordering a restaurant's ''entire menu'' for him.

* SecretKeeper: Exploited once, since he knows [[spoiler Natsume doesn't want his foster parents to know about his powers and [[{{Blackmail}} has used this to help him out with a favour]]]].

* ObfuscatingStupidity: Knows far more about spells, all matters Youkai and half-bloods, than he's willing to tell Natsume.

* PosthumousCharacter: Reiko. Once Natsume has returned the name of a youkai, a flashback is usually shown about the circumstances surrounding when Reiko first took the name.

* PerpetualSmiler: So much that his mouth doesn't even moves when he talks.

* StalkerWithoutACrush: He hangs around Natsume's place a lot, and pops up when you least expect him.
** As of Chapter 97 he's taken a special interest in Tanuma Kaname, appearing to him as a [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith handsome tall man]], telling Natsume to respectfully mind his own business.

* IAmNotWeasel: Though in this case, a cat. What's more, he is sometimes not even recognized as a cat, with some calling him a pig or a tanuki.

* TheOneThingIDontHateAboutYou: He found Reiko to be deplorable for taking Youkai's names ([[{{Hypocrite}} even though he plans to take said names and build himself an army]]), yet he confesses to Natsume he saw her as a ''very'' attractive human.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: One of his excuses for why he protects Natsume is that he considers Natsume ''his'' prey.

* StupidSexyFlanders: Constantly around Natsume/

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Can transform into a ManekiNeko, a CanisMajor true form, a girl[[note]]based on Reiko[[/note]], [[InformedAbility an old man]], and Natsume Takashi.

* SecretKeeper: Asked Natsume's help after hearing about his ability from a youkai. Along with Tanuma, she helps Natsume give distractions to his other friends.

* TheCaretaker: Due to his father's illness and his mother working to compensate, he often takes care of his younger sister and father til his mother comes home.

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The group consisted of a powerful horse youkai, inugami, a [[DoesNotLikeMen youkai who hates man]], those [[ThoseTwoGuys two idiots]], a kappa and a drunk cat.

* FearOfThunder: [[InformedFlaw According to Nyanko-sensei]].
* FriendlessBackground: When he was a kid his frequent outbursts caused the other children to become frightened of him and bully him, and he never got close with anyone.
* TheHero: He's the main titular character of ''Natsume's Book of Friends''.

* IDidntTellYouBecauseYoudBeUnhappy

* JustEatHim: What he has threatened to do to Natsume if the Book of Friends gets any smaller, but his (seemingly rather half-hearted) attempts always fail. He even unintentionally tries to "[[MarshmallowDream sleep eat]]" Natsume on occasion, which yields [[HilarityEnsues similar results]]. He also often embellishes the deal he made with Natsume, such as saying that he's being given permission to ''[[ThisIsMyHuman eat Takashi when he dies]]'' to other rival youkai. When asked by Benio why he doesn't [[TropeNamers just eat Natsume]] and take the book by force, he reveals he's merely killing time and [[WeAreAsMayflies that human lives are terribly short]]. It would be a sad waste to end the fun prematurely, and he'd rather postpone it.
* LetsGetDangerous: He sometimes comes across as half-hearted in his role as a bodyguard, routinely wandering off, getting swatted aside in his SleepModeSize, or even refusing to help against adversaries he deems too weak to bother with. But when he doesn't hold back, he's a force to be reckoned with, often easily countering attacks that had seemingly disabled him previously.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: He calls himself middle-aged and acts accordingly, and due to appearing as a very rotund-bodied cat, he looks nothing near capable of kicking butt. But get him angry and he turns into a very powerful youkai capable of tearing humans to shreds.

* GiantFlyer: His true form is huge and able to fly, despite acking wings.

* IAmNotWeasel: Though in this case, a cat.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: Taki has [[https://tanunatsuu.tumblr.com/post/672137769074720768/masc-taki-yeahhhhh participated]] in a school festival crossdressing cafe, and looks damn good too.