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Cried during Natsume's Book of Friends. Mostly at the ticket price.
“This film is a war crime against cinema.”
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2008 · Animation / Sci-Fi
Natsume's Book of Friends
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.
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2008
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Animation / Sci-Fi
PLOT SUMMARY
Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.
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@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2026-01-07 19:00 UTC
If Natsume's Book of Friends was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
@TRAILER_TROLL2026-01-03 17:00 UTC
Natsume's Book of Friends has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
@AISLE_GHOUL2026-01-01 11:00 UTC
Natsume's Book of Friends treats "worldbuilding" the way a toddler treats a fruit bowl — enthusiastically, briefly, then forgotten.
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r/boxoffice · u/CinephileCynic🔥 3.2k points
Hot Take: Natsume's Book of Friends's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Look, I wanted to love Natsume's Book of Friends. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/criticalkino · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 4.1k points
Unpopular opinion: Natsume's Book of Friends is the most overrated film of the decade
Rewatched Natsume's Book of Friends last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/flicks · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 4.0k points
The cinematography in Natsume's Book of Friends is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Everyone praising the Natsume's Book of Friends performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/TrueFilm · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 4.5k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Natsume's Book of Friends?
Director clearly thought Natsume's Book of Friends was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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