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Takashi Natsume has always been aware of the supernatural world, and then he inherits a magical book from his grandmother...
About the author
Yuki Midorikawa is the creator of Natsume's Book of Friends, which was nominated for the Manga Taisho (Cartoon Grand Prize). Her other titles published in Japan include Hotarubi no Mori e (Into the Forest of Fireflies), Hiiro no Isu (The Scarlet Chair) and Akaku Saku Koe (The Voice That Blooms Red).
Summary
Takashi Natsume has always
been aware of the supernatural world, but after he inherits a magical book from
his grandmother, the supernatural world is aware of him!
Takashi Natsume can see the
spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. He has always been set
apart from other people because of his gift, drifting from relative to relative,
never fitting in. Now he's a troubled high school student who has come to live
in the small town where his grandmother grew up. And there he discovers that he
has inherited more than just the Sight from the mysterious
Reiko.
Natsume and his friends
stumble into a ghostly treasure hunt when they hear a rumor about a haunted
painting that has hung in each of the three high schools in the area. Kitamoto
and Nishimura are eager to track down the painting as a lark, but Natsume
suspects it might involve a dangerous yokai. He joins the quest in case he needs
to stage a yokai intervention, but the strain of keeping most of his friends in
the dark about his abilities is starting to take a toll. Will Natsume ever be
able to tell them the truth about what he sees?
