Shuichi Natori

Shuichi Natori is an actor, exorcist, and recurring character in Natsume's Book of Friends. He uses his public career as cover while dealing with yokai and the secretive world of professional exorcists.

Shuichi Natori's place in the story of Natsume Yujin-cho

Natori is charming, observant, protective, and more pragmatic about destroying dangerous yokai than Natsume. He can see spirits, use paper-doll familiars, barriers, and exorcism techniques, and carries a lizard-shaped mark that moves across his body.

Shuichi Natori's defining relationships and loyalties

His friendship with Natsume challenges his distrust of yokai, while his association with the Matoba clan exposes the harsher side of exorcist society.