Nearly eight years have passed since the fifth season’s initial release, so it may come as a surprise that Natsume’s Book of Friends season 5 now has an English dub on Crunchyroll.
The season’s English dub was announced recently by Crunchyroll and was subsequently released yesterday, May 8. Along with its release, the main English voice cast members have also been revealed.
As a multi-season series, some fans may be on the fence about watching this show. Is it worth watching the previous seasons? That depends on viewers' preferences.
Should You Watch Natsume’s Book of Friends?
If you’re looking to watch an action-packed anime such as Jujutsu Kaisen or Solo Leveling, this show isn’t for you. That’s because Natsume’s Book of Friends is a chill slice-of-life series with supernatural elements.
The series can also be classified as an iyashikei or healing anime, similar to titles such as Laid-Back Camp, Girls’ Last Tour, Bartender, and Azumanga Daioh, among others.
This makes it a slower series with a relaxing vibe that should give anime fans a nice break from all the action-packed shows that get released every season.
Thus, fans who want a chill series to watch would enjoy this anime. It helps that fans of the genre rate the show highly on sites like MyAnimeList.
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Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5 English Dub Arrives on Crunchyroll
Natsume’s Book of Friends season 5 originally aired in the fall of 2016. That wasn’t the last season though, as a follow-up aired in spring 2017.
While all six seasons are streaming on Crunchyroll in the Japanese dub, English dub versions of each season were released beginning in July 2022.
Finally, the fifth season has an English dub, meaning the sixth season may get a dub at some point in the future.
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Meet the English Dub Cast of Natsume’s Book of Friends
For season 5, the show’s dub features the following voice cast members:
- Adam Gibbs (Koshi Sugawara in Haikyuu) as Natsume
- Christopher Wehkamp (Ruijerd Superdia in Mushoku Tensei) as Madara
- Mike Haimoto (Thorfinn in Vinland Saga) as Atsushi
- Alexis Tipton (Veronica Rickenbacker in The Ancient Magus’ Bride) as Reiko
- Marisa Duran (Sagiri Yamada Asaemon in Hell’s Paradise) as Sasada
- Matthew Elkins (Zantetsu Tsurugi in Blue Lock) as Satoru
- Seth Magill (Masashi Kawahara in Chaos;Child) as Shigeru
- Tyson Rinehart (Bartolomeo in One Piece) as Tanuma
- Jennifer AuBuchon (Goddess in Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy) as Toko
Have you already watched the original Japanese language version of this series? Let us know what you think about it in the comments below.
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