is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shunsuke Sorato. It was serialized on the Pixiv Comic website under Micro Magazine's Comic Elmo label from June 2020 to April 2025, with its chapters collected in eight volumes. A sequel, titled Natsume & Natsume: more Perfume, began serialization on the same website in July 2025.
Synopsis Natsume Shiranui is a high school student who scares people off due to his appearance; due to this his childhood friend, the attractive Natsume Minazuki, has to come in and protect Natsume from harm. He strives to be like her and one day, become her hero too.
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Media Manga Written and illustrated by Shunsuke Sorato, Natsume & Natsume was serialized on the Pixiv Comic website under Micro Magazine's Comic Elmo label from June 30, 2020 to April 22, 2025. Its chapters were compiled into ten volumes released from December 10, 2020 to May 10, 2025.
During their panel at Anime NYC 2022, KiraKira Media announced that they had licensed the series and added it to their Azuki manga service on December 2, 2022. During their panel at Anime Expo 2023, KiraKira Media announced that they would begin releasing ebook volumes of the series on August 25, 2023.
A sequel, titled Natsume & Natsume: more Perfume, began serialization on the same website on July 29, 2025. The sequel's chapters have been collected into two volumes as of September 2026. During their panel at Anime Expo 2026, KiraKira Media announced that they had also licensed the sequel and will add it to their Omoi manga service in the near future.
Volumes
Natsume & Natsume: more Perfume
Other In commemoration of the release of the series' fifth volume on July 11, 2022, a voice comic adaptation was uploaded to the Micro Magazine YouTube channel that same day. The voice comic featured performances from Yūichirō Umehara and Azumi Waki.
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