Natsume Yuujinchou is referred to as “the niceness” on ADTRW. There’s really nothing else to say about this show except that it’s nice and it gives you a nice feeling after you watch it. It’s a lot like Aria in that way. I’m hesitant to call it slice of life when encounters with the youkai are such a big part, but I guess that’s like saying Aria isn’t slice of life because gondoliering is such a big part.

I remember before the first season that this was being derided as another Bleach. I’ve noticed that any time that there’s anything having to do with spirits, it becomes Bleach. I suppose it’s like if some anime were to show up being about ninjas, everyone would go hurr hurr Naruto or if some anime about four girls showed up everyone would go hurr hurr Lucky Star.

I’m surprised to find that so many people didn’t like the second season as much as the first season. I thought the second season was great and better than the first season. I liked that Natsume was a lot more comfortable in his interactions with just about everyone and more background information about Reiko and stuff like the conference for people who can see youkai.

I actually didn’t like the first season enough to really anticipate the second season when it was announced. It wasn’t that it was bad, it was just that I wasn’t sure how far they could go with another season. This time around, I’m pretty sure I’m ready for a third season.

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