| The Dew-God's Small Shrine | ||
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| Name | ||
| Kanji | 露神の祠 | |
| Romaji | Tsuyukami no Hokora | |
| Information | ||
| Air Date | July 14, 2008 (JP) July 31, 2022 (US) | |
| Episode | 2 | |
| Adapted From | Chapter 02 | |
| Opening Song | Issei no Sei | |
| Ending Song | Summer Evening Sky | |
| Episode Guide | ||
| Previous The Cat and the Book of Friends |
Next The Mysterious Person at the Eight Fields | |
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"The Dew-God's Small Shrine" is the second episode of the first season and the second episode overall of the Natsume Yuujinchou anime series. It first aired on July 14, 2008.
Summary[]
Having days disrupted by youkai who either want their names returned or the Book of Friends great powers to control the remaining youkai in its dozens of pages, Takashi is visited by the town's local god who is currently shrinking and fading away because of the lack of devotees.
As his name is stuck with another youkai's, Takashi tries to find him, so he can return two names at once. He meets Hana, who is the only worshiper left. When he finally meets the other youkai, Takashi manages to see the memories of their last encounter with Reiko Natsume, and releases them from his grandmother's contract. The Dew God then fades away, as Hana has finally passed on.
Plot[]
Takashi is visited by the pint-sized Dew God who is currently fading because of the lack of devotees. He asks Takashi to return his name. After finding out that the Dew God's name is stuck to another youkai's due to grains of rice, Takashi tries to pull the two apart. This causes the Dew God to stretch and make weird movements, in which Madara reminds Takashi that if he ripped the two papers apart, it would cause great pain for the two youkai whose names were written on it. Takashi tells the Dew God to come another time as he is busy.
On the way to the Dew God's shrine, Takashi meets a nice old lady by the name of Hana. After exchanging a few words, they part ways, Madara sensing something is wrong with the woman.
At the shrine, the Dew God is sitting on a peach. He used to be as tall as an average human but now due to the lack of devotees, he shrunk. The last person to worship him is Hana who has been very sick for a long time.
Later, the Dew God helps Takashi find the youkai whose name is written on the other paper stuck to the Dew God's. He returns both their names before leaving.
The next day, Takashi visits the Dew God with a bag of peaches to find the Dew God fading. Hana, his last devotee, has passed away. Not wanting the Dew God to disappear, Takashi desperately tells him that he will pray to him but the God refuses as he did not want his dearest friend to do that. As he fades from existence, it is revealed that he had watched over Hana throughout her whole life. He then reunites with her and once again mentions the great weather, to which this time Hana responds to.
The next day, as Takashi and Madara walk down a path after ordering some manjus, the former places one on a small shrine next to the path they were taking and prays. Madara reacts in annoyance that he would waste the manju on a shrine that has no god and while Takashi prays, Madara steals the manju and begins eating it. Irritated, Takashi tries to snatch it back with Madara avoiding and another one of their bickering tendencies begins.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
Trivia[]
- After spitting out his miso soup, surprised at seeing Tsuyukami, it is not known whether Natsume finishes the dish in front of him.
Anime and Manga Differences[]
- In the manga, the fruit is an orange instead of a peach.[1]
References[]
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| Hotarubi no Mori e | Natsume Yuujinchou First Season | 2nd Season |
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