Yugo is now learning more about farming and life in his new school. Now, he has to learn everything from the ground – up from waking up at 5 in the morning to learning about vegetables and livestock. Being an agricultural school in the countryside, Yugo initially thinks he’ll have an easy time-he was proven wrong. He enrolls in Oezo Agricultural High School all the way in Hokkaido to get away from his parents. Silver Spoon is the story of Yugo Hachiken who just wants a break from his parents’ high expectations of him. Also, if you’re the type to watch out for the voice actors-Yato and Natsume share the same Japanese voice actor: Hiroshi Kamiya. Hiyori, despite having the choice later to be apart from Yato and Yukine, chooses to stay similar to how Natsume who could have just given the book up in the first episode decided to take responsibility for his grandmother’s past actions due to wanting to understand her and yokai better. Till Yato figures a way to return Hiyori to normal, the girl vows to follow this minor god until he fulfills his promise to her.ĭespite Noragami having more action than Natsume Yuujinchou they still hold similar themes: friendships that transcend different worlds (the spirit and the human one), the importance of family, and self-discovery.

Blaming Yato on her predicament, she wishes to return to normal. Because of this incident, Hiyori’s soul has a tendency to leave her body leaving her body in a sleep-like state. He then meets Hiyori Iki who thinks he is a normal human and attempts to save him from a moving truck. His dream seems to be far as he keeps losing his regalia and he has no shrine dedicated to his name. Yato a minor deity dreams of having millions of worshippers. Also, both main characters overcome all their personal issues at some point of the show. Both Natsume and Chihiro are shown to be loners due to having to move to a new place. While not a series, this Ghibli classic has a lot of similarities with Natsume Yuujinchou both show the power behind a name, they feature a main shapeshifting bodyguard and most of all they teach the viewers the importance of valuing friendships. Lucky for Chihiro her adventure doesn’t last as long as Natsume’s will.

While not inheritably being able to see spirits like Natsume, Chihiro still managed to get herself tangled up in all sorts of trouble with the spirits. Haku then instructs her to take a job in the bathhouse to buy her time so she can figure out a way to break her parents spell and leave the area. Chihiro then bumps into Haku who explains to her what happens on “this” side of the world and her parents. Due to her parents eating food without payment they were unfortunately turned into pigs. On their way to their new home, Chihiro and her parents stumble upon a seemingly abandoned amusement park.

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