__Family:__ Takashi Natsume (grandson), Takashi's Mother (daughter)

Reiko Natsume is the maternal grandmother of [Takashi Natsume](https://anilist.co/character/13783/Takashi-Natsume), and the person whom Takashi inherited his strong spiritual power from.

She was despised by both humans and youkai. She was a bully towards humans and youkai alike, resulting in her being socially isolated. She defeated many Youkai and made them write out their names in the Yuujinchou (translated into Book of Friends), making them "servants" to her. However, there are times she is kind to humans but they don't return the gesture. For instance, she had taken a doll from a pot youkai, Kayatsubo to return to a human child but they told her that she could keep it, believing she stole it.

Initially, her actions were presented as a desire to have control over youkai, but it's revealed that they were done more out of loneliness and longing for companionship. ~!She died young with no human willing to remember her with many youkai mistaking her grandson for her.!~ Some of the youkai she "enslaved" or made plans with grew to despise her, while some youkai (like Santou) continued to wait for her return.

(Source: Natsume Yuujinchou wiki)

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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**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)

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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)

[Synchronkartei](https://www.synchronkartei.de/sprecher/903/2)

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


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)