Natsume has received recognition several times, from the media, the AV industry, and from fans. She received the Best AV Actress prize at the Tokyo Sports 5th annual Takeshi Kitano Awards in 2004. She won multiple awards at the 2005 SOD Awards, one for Best Actress and the SOD Grand Prize for contributions to company sales and image and she also was awarded the Best Actress prize at the 2006 SOD Awards. In addition, her video "Face Within Japan, Body Within a Vehicle!!" was given the Best Video prize at the 2006 AV Actress Grand Prix. She also earned mention in a "Mainichi Shimbun" story in 2006 by starring in "Dirty DVD for Girls", a pornographic video targeted for women. The newspaper described Natsume as, "one of the biggest stick flick starlets in Japan."