The new and upcoming game inspired by the Natsume’s Book of Friends series, Natsume’s Book of Friends: Hazuki no Shirushi, has released a new trailer. It showcases the different activities and game mechanics available to players in the game. The game launches on June 5, 2025 JST for the Nintendo Switch and Steam.
Fans can now pre-order and add the game to their Steam wishlist. Natsume’s Book of Friends: Hazuki no Shirushi is also available for download in the Japanese Nintendo E-shop. Note that a Japanese account is required to purchase the game.
In Natsume’s Book of Friends: Hazuki no Shirushi, players play as Takeshi Natsume as he spends one month of his summer break. During that time, players can explore the same town as seen in the anime series and participate in various activities such as hanging out with friends, giving gifts, and playing different mini-games with Nyanko-sensei.
Natsume’s Book of Friends is a supernatural mystery manga series written by Yuki Midorikawa. It first began as a one-shot manga in June 2003 before it was serialized as a full series in July 2007 in LaLa magazine. It inspired anime adaptations, OVAs, and two anime films. Currently, there are thirty-two manga volumes as of May 2025.
Crunchyroll is streaming all seven seasons of the anime. Viz Media licenses and publishes the manga in English.
Takashi Natsume has been able to see youkai, Japanese monsters, his whole life. He inherited a book of youkai names from his grandmother, Reiko. These names give their owner power over the youkai, so he and his self-proclaimed bodyguard “Nyanko-sensei” spend their days returning them to their original owners. As Natsume finally finds a place where he feels welcome, he meets and says goodbye to new Youkai….
Sources: Bushiroad YouTube channel, official website
