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The anime series currently has 6 seasons. How much of the manga was adapted
into these 6 seasons? Are there any differences in the plot between the anime
and the manga?


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How much of the Natsume's Book of Friends manga was adapted into the anime?


As of 4th season, the anime covers the manga up through [chapter
51](http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=416029#msg13918177), which is the
final chapter of volume 12 of the Japanese _tankouban_ (graphic novels).

A difference occurs in [chapter
36](http://forums.mangafox.me/threads/487372-Some-questions-about-this-
Manga?p=12512848&viewfull=1#post12512848), which is in volume 9.

To date, the manga series has been collected into [19
volumes](http://www.s-book.net/plsql/slib_search?sha=8&jan=&pat=b2&text=%89%C4%96%DA%97F%90l%92%A0)
but it is still ongoing in [LaLa](http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/natsume/)
magazine. There are also a spin-off 4-panel gag manga web comic titled
[『ニャンコ先生が行く！』](http://www.hanayumeonline.com/magazine/magazine08.html)(Nyanko-
sensei ga Iku!) which can be read online for free on the official website,
free online [novels](http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/novels/), 1 published
[novel](http://www.s-book.net/plsql/slib_detail?isbn=9784592197492), and 3
drama CDs (which were _furoku_ freebies only available with the purchase of
specific issues of LaLa).


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According to the [Japanese
Wikipedia](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%8F%E7%9B%AE%E5%8F%8B%E4%BA%BA%E5%B8%B3#%E5%90%84%E8%A9%B1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88)
and [Natsume's Book of Friends
Wiki](https://natsumeyuujinchou.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Episodes), **_the
6-seasons of Natsume's Book of Friends_ covers up to chapter 79 (volume 20)**,
but the progression is not really linear, a few chapters are skipped (chapters
71 and 77; _specials 5, 8, and 14_ ), and some episodes are **anime
original**.

The full list:

  * Season 1 
    * Episode 1: Ch. 1 (Vol. 1)
    * Episode 2: Ch. 2 (Vol. 1)
    * Episode 3: Vol. 1 (Vol. 1)
    * Episode 4: Ch. 5 (Vol. 2)
    * Episode 5: **anime original**
    * Episode 6: Ch. 4 (Vol. 1)
    * Episode 7: _Special 1 (Vol. 4)_
    * Episode 8: Ch. 10 (Vol. 3)
    * Episode 9: Ch. 7 (Vol. 2)
    * Episode 10: Ch. 8 (Vol. 2)
    * Episode 11: _Special 3 (Vol. 4)_
    * Episode 12: Ch. 6 (Vol. 2)
    * Episode 13: _Special 4 (Vol. 5), some part is anime original_
  * Season 2 
    * Episode 1: Ch. 9 (Vol. 3)
    * Episode 2: Ch. 13 (Vol. 4)
    * Episode 3: Ch. 14 (Vol. 4)
    * Episode 4: Ch. 12 (Vol. 3)
    * Episode 5: _Special 6 (Vol. 6), some part is anime original_
    * Episode 6-7: Ch. 17-18 (Vol. 5)
    * Episode 8: Ch. 16 (Vol. 5)
    * Episode 9: Ch. 15 (Vol. 4)
    * Episode 10: Ch. 19 (Vol. 5)
    * Episode 11: Ch. 11 (Vol. 3)
    * Episode 12-13: Ch. 20-22 (Vol. 6)
  * Season 3 
    * Episode 1: Ch. 48 (Vol. 12)
    * Episode 2: **anime original**
    * Episode 3: Ch. 37-38 (Vol. 10)
    * Episode 4: _Special 2 (Vol. 4)_
    * Episode 5: Ch. 42-43 (Vol. 11)
    * Episode 6-7: Ch. 23-26 (Vol. 7)
    * Episode 8: **anime original**
    * Episode 9: Ch. 27 (Vol. 8)
    * Episode 10-11: Ch. 28-29 (Vol. 8)
    * Episode 12: Ch. 30-31 (Vol. 8)
    * Episode 13: _Special 7 (Vol. 7)_
  * Season 4 
    * Episode 1-2: Ch. 34-36 (Vol. 9)
    * Episode 3: Ch. 32-33 (Vol. 9)
    * Episode 4: Ch. 47 (Vol. 12)
    * Episode 5: _Special 9 (Vol. 9)_
    * Episode 6-7: Ch. 49-51 (Vol. 12)
    * Episode 8: **anime original**
    * Episode 9-10: Ch. 39-41 (Vol. 10)
    * Episode 11-13: Ch. 44-46 (Vol. 11)
  * Season 5 
    * Episode 1: Ch. 57-59 (Vol. 14)
    * Episode 2: Ch. 56 (Vol. 14)
    * Episode 3-4: Ch. 52-54 (Vol. 13)
    * Episode 5: Ch. 64-65 (Vol. 16)
    * Episode 6: Ch. 55 (Vol. 14)
    * Special ep. 1: **anime original**
    * Episode 7: Ch. 66-67 (Vol. 16)
    * Episode 8: _Special 15 (Vol. 17)_
    * Episode 9: Ch. 63 (Vol. 15)
    * Episode 10: _Special 13 (Vol. 15)_
    * Episode 11: _Special 12 (Vol. 14)_
    * Special ep. 2: **anime original**
    * Special ep. 3: Ch. 70 (Vol. 17)
  * Season 6 
    * Episode 1: Ch. 78 (Vol. 20)
    * Episode 2: Ch. 75 (Vol. 19)
    * Episode 3: Ch. 74 (Vol. 19)
    * Episode 4-5: Ch. 60-62 (Vol. 15)
    * Episode 6: _Special 10-11 (Vol. 13)_
    * Episode 7: Ch. 76 (Vol. 19)
    * Episode 8: Ch. 68-69 (Vol. 17)
    * Episode 9: Ch. 79 (Vol. 20)
    * Episode 10-11: Ch. 72-73 (Vol. 18)
    * Special ep. 1: **anime original**
    * Special ep. 2: _Special 16 (Vol. 18)_


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