Particularly when Natori is concerned Natsume Yuujinchou will probably be a totally completely different present. Not higher or worse (though you do have your preferences) however completely different. Some Natori episodes (just like the one which additionally options Matoba-san) might be extraordinarily historically plot-driven, others are extra half and half with the default setting (which is just about how I’d describe this episode). Natori represents a really completely different lifestyle with the blessing or curse he shares with Natsume. He due to this fact additionally represents a problem to Natsume’s complete lifestyle, though he’s diplomatic sufficient to not confront him.
Scarecrows are the theme this week – kakashias they’re recognized in Japanese. There is a motive they are a fixture in horror tales, I feel. There’s one thing inherently creepy about them, although they are not the one residents of an deserted village in Shikoku. However as standard with Natsume (although not at all times when Natori is concerned) it is a extra nuanced image right here. These explicit kakashi have been endowed with a soul by their creator – accidentally, as apparently typically occurs. When their seasonal work is finished, they’ve nowhere to go, so that they normally soar into the mountains and are forgotten. However not this particular group.
After seeing a few of these kakashi within the village the place the center lessons have dragged him to verify the style or a sure manjuu, Natsume begins to dream that they’re invading a sure mansion, presumably uninvited. Ever the busybody, he drags Nyanko-sensei again with the promise of two manjuu, which is the place Natori comes throughout – he is been employed as an exorcist by the proprietor of the mansion in query (who’s had even scarier goals than Natsume).
The story that emerges is about ‘Tookanya’ – that is what the kakashi mutter as they enter the home. That is based mostly on an precise harvest pageant, which falls on the tenth evening of the tenth month. On this context, it’s recast as a “sport” between Youkai and people. If they’ll get the individuals in a home to reply “sure” once they say “Tookanya,” the sport is on. If they’ll drive the individuals away inside ten days, they may confiscate the home. But when even one human stays, the youkai should go away and produce riches to the home.
That is attention-grabbing, and just a little bittersweet. These scarecrows did not ask to be born, and they’re disowned when their usefulness is over (no less than for a yr). They only need a spot the place they belong. However the actual meat of this episode is the introduction of the mysterious Yorishima-san (Mikami Satoshi). He’s the one who explains what occurs to Natsume and Natori. and apparently comes from a strong exorcist clan that disappeared from the sport. Yorishima looks as if an necessary addition. He senses Natsume’s energy, Natori says he’s a lot older than he seems, and is rumored to have a youkai as an alternative of his arm. I am fairly positive we’ve not seen the final of him but.
