Review:
I don’t even know why Natsume reiterates the point that getting involved with unknown yokai is a bad idea. After 6 seasons we know he’s going to get involved so he may as well just accept that fact. Still, after last week really only mentioning past characters in passing, this week Natsume’s school friends, Touka, and the mid-level yokai all play a role as Natsume helps locate a missing stonewasher.
While the hunt for a missing yokai is standard enough, this episode continues to look at Natsume and the fact that he doesn’t just blindly help whoever. Once again, Natsume relates to the yokai way too well as he thinks about his own loneliness and how happy he was at finding a home. It is that emotion which drives him to help find the lost yokai.
Throw in another Natori reference and the fact that the yokai only got lost because of an exorcist and I’m still hopeful we’ll get more of the exorcists in general later in this season. Really enjoyed this episode.
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I had the same thought when Natsume refused the favor. Why bother, dude, you know you’ll cave soon.
This was a nice episode full of the usual Natsume-y goodness. The way he compared the stonewasher’s situation to his own was a sweet touch to the whole affair.
I definitely liked how Natsume ended up self-reflecting (though that’s usually my favourite part of the stories).