Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond (2018)
Natsume has been busy, navigating between humans and Yokai when he coincidentally reunites with an old classmate, Yuki. It brings back painful memories of a certain Yokai. Meanwhile, Natsume also became acquainted with Yorie Tsumura, a woman in the memories of a Yokai whose name he had returned. Yorie knew much about Reiko, but now lived a peaceful life with her only son, Mukuo. Being with this family was comforting for Natsume, but apparently a mysterious Yokai has been lurking in their town. On the way back from investigating, a “Yokai seed” that had latched itself to Nyanko Sensei drops into the Fujiwaras’ garden and grows overnight into a fruit tree. When Nyanko Sensei eats a fruit that is somehow shaped like himself, he suddenly splits into three!
Featured Crew
| Makoto Yoshimori | Original Music Composer |
| Noriko Iwasaki | Associate Producer |
| Ena Nishikawa | Animation Director |
| Miyuki Ooshiro | Animation Director |
| Miyuki Ooshiro | Second Unit Director |
| Takahiro Omori | Director |
| Miyuki Ooshiro | Key Animation |
| Orie Tanaka | Key Animation |
| Orie Tanaka | Animation Director |
| Hideyuki Motohashi | Key Animation |
