Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi • Natsume’s Book of Friends Season 7 – Episode 2 discussion

Honestly really enjoying the pacing so far. I feel like they’re setting up all the right plot points

Ohh didn’t know that the show is popular enough for this

Kino.

I just now realize how much i actually missed this show. It’s like a warm blanket on a rainy day.

Just another relaxing episode.

Poor Natsume was dealing with some sleep deprivation there. Thankfully he managed to get everything done without trouble. I’d half expect him to screw up the repairs or the flower bed due to being way too tired to focus properly.

Nice of the goddess to invite Natsume into the house to celebrate with the youkai. He certainly deserved it! Seemed like a perfectly nice deity.

I may not have much to say when it comes to this show. But it feels good to watch. Just little things like being so proactive in doing things for the Fujiwaras.

[Nyanko-sensei’s cat food bowl is soo cute](https://imgur.com/HsE9p94)

[Nyanko-sensei’s art >>>>>>>>>>>>> Van Gogh, Munch, da Vinci ](https://imgur.com/Fw5ppAu)

[Shidahime really is beautiful](https://imgur.com/8SEk8cL)

This is probably the first episode I’ve seen Natsume being this mad with youkai.

[As a caretaker of a fat cat myself, I’d say… Nah](https://imgur.com/MAfC3EH)

When they showed/explained the Box Mansion I was thinking “It reminds me of the Fujiwara house. Old… but well cared for, full of memories that are mostly happy, and a precious home for a beautiful Goddess.”

I’ve done (well, helped with) limited repairs on some pretty old models my da used to own, and I can say from experience that just touching stuff that fragile is nerve-wracking and doing a full clean by hand would be low on my list of “Things I want to do today.” Good idea to dust using a duck feather though, as they are water-repellent so there’s near zero chance of accidentally introducing unwanted moisture to the structure.

I half-expected Natsume to build a tiny flowerbed in it using fragments of the stones, but scattering the seeds from Touko worked just as well. I was also touched by Natsume pondering on how Shibahime would be looking out at a dead garden, and said to myself that maybe the trees would bloom when she returned. I was inordinately happy when the entire garden burst into life, and welled up from a joyous warmth in my soul. (As is often the case for this show.) 🙂

This series remains one of the most underwatched shows ever, whose storytelling stands up there with the best. It always brings with it a sense of heart and soul, uses characters so well, and is one of a handful of shows where flashbacks are expertly woven into the narrative for increased story and emotional beats. It was actually my yardstick/comparison for how much I appreciated the storytelling in Frieren, which was equally adept at heightening a moment in the present with a memory of the past.