A mysterious feline spirit. Madara was sealed in a shrine until he was accidentally released by Natsume. Because Madara was trapped in a material form for so long, Madara ordinary takes on the shape of a maneki neko (lucky cat), leading Natsume to nickname him Nyanko-sensei. In this form, other people can see him, leading for Natsume having to ask his guardians if he could keep him as a pet.   Madara is a powerful spirit, who protects Natsume from others and teaches him spells on occasion, in return for Natsume's promise to give him the Book of Friends when he dies. They often fight each other, which leads to Natsume punching Madara on the face and knocking him out. Despite his protests of not being a cat, he likes to play with cat toys. Nyanko's design is based on a lucky cat statue Midorikawa was given as a child. In the anime, Natsume is more respectful to Madara.

Natsume has always been an outcast because he inherited his grandmother's ability to see yokai. After moving to his grandmother's hometown and accidentally releasing a yokai imprisoned in a Lucky Cat statue, he learns about his grandmother's "Book of Friends," which contains the names of the yokai she defeated, and allows its wielder to command the yokai named within. Since then, yokai now visit him on a daily basis, seeking to either get their names back or take possession of the Book of Friends. 
(Source: NIS America)

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Kazuhiko Inoue is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator, who has become one of Japan's most well established voice actors since his debut in 1973.

Inoue is widely known for roles such as [Kakashi Hatake](https://anilist.co/character/85/) in [Naruto](https://anilist.co/anime/20/), [Madara](https://anilist.co/character/13784/) in [Natsume's Book of Friends](https://anilist.co/anime/4081/) and [Kars](https://anilist.co/character/21966/) in [JoJo's Bizarre Adventure](https://anilist.co/anime/14719/).

Inoue's early roles from the 1970s include [Anthony](https://anilist.co/character/9069/) in [Candy Candy](https://anilist.co/anime/2800/), and later as Joe in the 1979 remake of [Cyborg 009](https://anilist.co/anime/4690/). In the 1980s, Inoue's work ranged from the adult-oriented [Oishinbo](https://anilist.co/anime/1093/) to the popular [Tenkuu Senki Shurato](https://anilist.co/anime/2113/) for the younger generation.

Inoue does voices for anime, video games, drama CDs, Japanese-dubbed movies, and audio books. He has put out many LP and CD albums and has sung in various anime character albums. His most well-known songs are the ones related to the [Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time](https://anilist.co/anime/247/) series, which he has performed live on stage at voice acting events in Japan. In recent years, Inoue has also tried his hand in backstage work such as sound directing. He has set up his own voice acting agency and school, B-Box, to teach the next generation voice talents.

He was also a close friend of the late fellow voice actor [Daisuke Gouri](https://anilist.co/staff/95744/).

__Awards__
- 2009, Best Actor in Supporting Role in the 3rd Seiyuu Awards as Madara in Natsume's Book of Friends.

(Source: Wikipedia)

__Non-Anime Roles:__

- Neuras - Metaphor: ReFantazio (VG)

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**Non-anime roles:**
- Aile - Rockman ZX Advent (VG)
- Akari Tatsushiro - Naruto Shippuden: Ryujinki (VG)
- Akira Okuzaki - Mai-HiME: Bakuretsu! (VG)
- Aleria - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (VG)
- Alex Russo - Wizards Of Waverly Place (Japanese dub)
- Allen Walker - J-Stars Victory VS (VG)
- Ashley Hammond/Yellow Ranger - Power Rangers in Space (Japanese dub)
- Ashley Hammond/Yellow Ranger - Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (Japanese dub)
- Cecilia Lynne Adlehyde - Wild Arms Alter Code: F (VG)
- Charabom - Bomberman Generation (VG)
- Constable Neyla - Sly 2: Band of Thieves (VG)
- Dalia Hakbarah - You Don't Mess with the Zohan (Japanese dub)
- Ender - .hack//Link (VG)
- Fumiko Kii - Inazuma Eleven Strikers (VG)
- Gemini Sunrise - Project X Zone (VG)
- Gemini Sunrise - Sakura Taisen 5 Saraba Itoshiki Hito Yo (VG)
- Gemini Sunrise - Sakura Wars 5 Episode 0 (VG)
- Guel in "Inazuma Eleven Strikers" (VG)
- Higure - Blood Alone (Drama CD)
- Hong Lihua/Reika - Super Robot Wars Z (VG)
- Ice Climbers - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (VG)
- Ice Climbers - Super Smash Brothers Melee (VG)
- Iria Silvestoli - Star Ocean: First Departure (VG)
- Juana Olsys - Atelier Meruru: The Alchmist of Arland 3 (VG)
- Jun Sakurada - Rozen Maiden (Drama CD)
- Kaede Orikura - Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru (Drama CD)
- Kat - Gravity Daze/Gravity Rush (VG)
- Kat - Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale (VG)
- Leslie Newman - Trauma Center: New Blood (VG)
- Lushean Bronx - Summon Night 4 (VG)
- Lydie Erlanger - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (VG)
- Misaki Ayuzawa - Kaichou wa Maid-sama (Drama CD)
- Misaki - Kaichou wa Maid-sama (Drama CD)
- Misasagi Inori - Memories Off (VG)
- Nancy Callahan - Sin City (Japanese dub)
- Natsumi Raimon - Inazuma Eleven 2 (VG)
- Natsumi Raimon - Inazuma Eleven 3 (VG)
- Natsumi Raimon - Inazuma Eleven Strikers (VG)
- Natsumi Raimon - Inazuma Eleven (VG)
- Ohatsu - Shin Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams (VG)
- Otoha Kijimiya - Hayate x Blade (Drama CD)
- Pai - .hack//G.U. (VG)
- Pi - .hack//Link (VG)
- Rahzel - Hatenkou Yuugi (Drama CD)
- Ridley Timberlake - Radiata Stories (VG)
- Riiko Izawa -Zettai Kareshi (Drama CD)
- Rimu Nanakaze - Inazuma Eleven Strikers (VG)
- Sakura - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)
- Samantha Puckett in iCarly (Japanese dub)
- Seong Mi-na - Soul Calibur IV (VG)
- Seong Mi-na - Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (VG)
- Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard - Once Upon a Time (Japanese dub)
- Tighanri - Genshin Impact (VG)
- Tsukishi Ootani - Inazuma Eleven Strikers (VG)
- Vent and Aile - Rockman ZX (VG)
- White Alien Ranger - Power Rangers in Space (TV series)
- Wilhelm - Breath of Fire 6 (VG)
- Will of the Book of Darkness - Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Sound Stage 02 (Drama CD)
- Yuki Hirasaka - 7'scarlet (VG)

__Full Name:__ Christopher Allen Wehkamp

__[Twitter](https://twitter.com/ChrisWehkamp)__

Christopher Wehkamp is an actor who lives and works in Dallas, Texas. He works as a voice actor, stage actor and screen actor. He graduated from The University of North Texas in 2005. He lives with his wife, two twin boys, a golden doodle named Yoshi and an old Roland TD-5 electronic drumkit in his garage. He has been performing as an actor for over 20 years.

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The fourth season of Natsume Yuujinchou. 
 
Still in possession of his grandmother's Book of Friends, Natsume spends his days returning the names of yokai to their rightful owners. He has been learning how to deal with the yokai and humans that surround his life, but the time has come for him to deal with something even more difficult — his own past, and future. 
(Source: NIS America)

The third season of Natsume Yuujinchou. 
Takashi Natsume has always been shunned by those around him because of his mysterious ability to see yokai. Eventually, he came into possession of his grandmother Reiko’s “Book of Friends,” and together with his bodyguard Nyanko-sensei he set out to return the names of the yokai contained within it. Since then, he’s found a home with the Fujiwaras and surrounded himself with friends at school. Little does he know he's about to be dragged unwittingly into further trouble... 
(Source: NIS America)

The second season of Natsume Yuujinchou. 
As with its prequel, Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou is about Natsume Takashi, a boy who has had the ability to see youkai since he was young, and his bodyguard youkai, Madara, nicknamed Nyanko-sensei. Natsume attempts to return names written in his Book of Friends, which he inherited from his grandmother Reiko, to youkai in his village. Throughout these adventures, he meets some youkai that are friendly, some that want to steal the Book of Friends, and some that want to kill him. Natsume learns about himself and his relationship with youkai along the way. 
(Source: MAL Rewrite)

When Reiko was Takashi's age, she bound the names of demons and spirits in her Book of Friends, enslaving them to her capricious whim. Now Takashi is the owner of the book, and the creatures will do anything to get their names back.
 
(Source: Viz Media)

The fifth season of Natsume Yuujinchou.

The sixth season of Natsume Yuujinchou.

The seventh season of Natsume Yuujinchou.

The film features an original story written under Midorikawa's supervision. 
 
(Source: Anime News Network, edited)

__[Weibo](https://weibo.com/p/1005051839133435/)__

In "Ishi Okoshi," Natsume meets a small youkai called Mitsumi in a forest. Mitsumi is entrusted to wake up the divine youkai "Iwatetsu" from its deep slumber. Mitsumi weighs on Natsume's mind, so he sets out to help Mitsumi with his task.
 
In "Ayashiki Raihousha," a mysterious visitor appears in front of Tanuma. Nearly every day, the visitor visits Tanuma, talks to him a little, and then leaves. Natsume, who knows the visitor is a youkai, worries for Tanuma, but Tanuma enjoys these exchanges with the youkai. The youkai means no harm, but Tanuma's health slowly starts to deteriorate.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Natsume Yuujinchou OVA which will be aired on 5th February 2014.

The Blu-ray & DVD package will also includes the Chapter ~ SOUND THEATRE x Natsume's Book of Friends ~ gathering sound play which was held on September 28.
 
Natsume takes a walk to enjoy the first winter snow and happens upon a snow-woman youkai searching for something she's lost and but can't seem to remember. While she causes anything she touches to freeze and it’s unclear what she’s looking for, he decides to help her search. (Source: ANN)

Two special episodes bundled in the fourth and fifth volume of the Blu-ray/DVD.
