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Natsume's Book of Friends Fan Disk Compiles Anime Theme Songs, Music

Aniplex's official website for the Natsume's Book of Friends TV anime series announced on Wednesday that it will release a fan disk for the franchise. The disk, titled Natsume Yūjin-Chō Oto no Tayori (Natsume's Book of Friends - The Tidings of Sound) will collect theme songs from the four TV anime seasons, as well as select tracks from the series' original soundtrack.

The included tracks include:

1. "Kimi ga Yobu Namae" (Natsume's Book of Friends Theme) by Makoto Yoshimori
2. "Issei no Sei" (Season 1 opening theme) by Shūhei Kita
3. "Natsu Yūzora" (Season 1 ending theme) by Kōsuke Atari
4. "Yuruyaka na Aze Michi de" by Makoto Yoshimori
5. "Sakura no Saku Koro ni" by Makoto Yoshimori
6. "Ano hi Time Machine" (Season 2 opening theme) by LONG SHOT PARTY
7. "Aishiteru" (Season 2 ending theme) by Callin
8. "Haru o Shiraseru Mono" (Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2 Theme)
9. "Hakari-goto ari" by Makoto Yoshimori
10. "Boku ni Dekiru Koto" (Season 3 opening theme) by HOW MERRY MARRY
11. "Kimi no Kakera feat. Miyamoto Emiri" (Season 3 ending theme) by Kōsuke Atari
12. "Yōkō no Tsuki ni" (Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3 Theme) by Makoto Yoshimori
13. "Ima, Kono Toki" (Season 4 opening theme) by Hiiragi
14. "Takaramono" (Season 4 ending theme) by Marina Kawano
15. "Yukidoke no Sasayaki" (Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4 Theme) by Makoto Yoshimori

The fan disk will also contain a "Nyanko-sensei voice commentary," with Kazuhiko Inoue voicing Nyanko-sensei.

In addition, those who purchase the fan disk will receive a different bonus item depending on which retailer they purchase the disk from. Those who purchase from the Aniplex+ store will receive a Nyanko-sensei liquid charm, while those who purchase from Animate will receive a Nyanko-sensei notepad. Those who purchase from Amazon will receive a B2 cloth poster. The Blu-ray version will cost 3,500 yen (about US$29), while the DVD version will cost 3,000 yen (about US$24.88). The disk is slated to ship on December 2.

The disk's release celebrates the second performance of the "Sound Theatre x Natsume Yūjin-Chō ~Tsudoi Ongeki no Shō~" (Sound Theatre x Natsume's Book of Friends: A Sound Theatre Gathering) stage production, which will be performed in the Maihama Ampitheater on December 5. The original performance was held in September 2013.

Yuki Midorikawa's Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume Yūjin-Chō) manga revolves around Natsume, a boy who has been able to see yōkai since he was little. Unfortunately, humans shun him, and there is not much fondness between him and yōkai either. One day, he inherits a Yūjin-Chō ("Book of Friends") from his grandmother. The book is actually full of contracts that his grandmother made to trap yōkai. As one yōkai after another shows up, Natsume tries to release or help them — even while many of them seek vengeance on him.

Midorikawa launched the manga in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume Comics magazine in 2003. Hakusensha published the manga's 19th compiled book volume on May 1. Viz Media published the manga's 18th English volume on June 2. The manga has been adapted into four TV anime seasons from 2008 to 2012. Crunchyroll streamed all four seasons of the anime outside Japan. NIS America released all four seasons on home video.

Thanks to GokuMew2 for the news tip.