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series created in 1960 by

Shigeru Mizuki was a Japanese manga artist and historian, best known for his manga series ''GeGeGe no Kitarō''. Born in a hospital in Osaka and raised in the city of Sakaiminato, Tottori, he later moved to Chōfu, Tokyo where he remained until his death ...

. It is best known for its popularization of the

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creatures known as ''

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'', a class of spirit-monster which all of the main characters belong to. This story was an early 20th-century Japanese folk tale performed on ''

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''. It has been adapted for the screen several times, as

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, and

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s. The word in the title is similar to

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for a cackling noise but refers to Mizuki's childhood nickname, a mispronounciation of his given name. Selections of the manga and the theatrical

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films have been published in English, simply titled ''Kitaro''. The 2018 anime series is streamed with English subtitles as ''GeGeGe no Kitaro''.

Plot

''GeGeGe no Kitarō'' focuses on the young Kitarō—the last survivor of the Ghost Tribe—and his adventures with other ghouls and strange creatures of Japanese mythology. Along with: the remains of his father, Medama-Oyaji (a mummified Ghost tribesman reincarnated to inhabit his old eyeball); Nezumi-Otoko (the rat-man); Neko-Musume (the cat-girl) and a host of other folkloric creatures, Kitarō strives to unite the worlds of humans and Yōkai. Many storylines involve Kitarō facing off with myriad monsters from other countries, such as the Chinese vampire Yasha, the Transylvanian Dracula IV, and other such non-Japanese creations. In addition to this, Kitarō also locks horns with various malevolent ''yōkai'' who threaten the balance between the Japanese creatures and humans. Some storylines make overt reference to traditional Japanese tales, most notably the folk tale of

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, in which the young hero defends a Japanese territory from demons with the help of the native animals. The Kitarō series draws a great deal of influence from this story, with Kitarō and his ''yōkai'' friends driving a group of Western ghouls away from an island. While the character of Kitarō in ''GeGeGe no Kitarō'' is a friendly boy who genuinely wants the best outcome for humans and ''yōkai'' alike, his earlier incarnation in ''Hakaba Kitarō'' portrays him as a much more darkly mischievous character. His apparent lack of empathy for humans combined with his general greed and desire for material wealth drives him to act in an unbecoming manner towards the human characters—often deceptively leading them into nightmarish situations or even to hell itself.

Characters

; : : Kitarō is a ''

'' boy born in a cemetery and, aside from his mostly decayed father, the last living member of the . His name, rendered with the character for (a kind of ogre-like ''yōkai'') can be translated as "Demon Boy"—a name which references both his human and ''yōkai'' heritage. He is missing his left eye, but his hair usually covers the empty socket. He fights for peace between humans and ''yōkai'', which generally involves protecting the former from the wiles of the latter. When questioned in the 2007 movie, Kitarō responds that he is three hundred and fifty years old. As a member of the Ghost Tribe, Kitarō has an assortment of powers and weapons. : While his powers are featured prominently in the ''GeGeGe no Kitarō'' series, ''Hakaba Kitarō'' plays down Kitarō's supernatural abilities. Beyond having the power to travel through hell unharmed with the help of his Chanchanko, as well as the ability to regenerate from almost any injury (as evidenced when his body is recoverable after being dissolved by Johnny in the Fog), his powers are more of deception than of fighting prowess: something much more in line with traditional ''yōkai'' characters. ; : : Medama-oyaji is Kitarō's father. Once a fully-formed adult ghost, he perished from a disease, only to be reborn out of his decayed body as an anthropomorphic version of his own eyeball. He looks small and fragile, but has a strong spirit and a great love for his son. He is also extremely knowledgeable about ghosts and monsters. He enjoys staying clean, and is often seen bathing in a small bowl. He has a great love for sake. : In the 2002 Kodansha International Bilingual Comics edition and in

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's subtitled version of the 2018 anime, he is referred to as Daddy Eyeball. ; : : Nezumi Otoko is a rodent-like ''yōkai''–human half-breed. He has been alive for three hundred and sixty years, and in that time has almost never taken a bath, rendering him filthy, foul-smelling, and covered in welts and sores. While he is usually Kitarō's friend, Nezumi Otoko will waste no time cooking up vile schemes or betraying his companions if he thinks there's money to be had or a powerful enemy to side with. He claims to be a college graduate of the . He can immobilize even the strongest ''yōkai'' that accost him with a pungent flatulence attack. And, akin to cats and mice, he and Nekomusume cannot stand being around each other. : Nezumi Otoko first appears in the story "The Lodging House" (rental manga version) as Dracula IV's minion. : In the 2002 Kodansha International Bilingual Comics edition and in Crunchyroll's subtitled version of the 2018 anime, he is referred to as Ratman. ; : : A normally quiet ''yōkai'' girl, who shapeshifts into a frightening catlike monster with fangs and feline eyes when she is angry or hungry for fish. Predictably, she does not get along well with Nezumi-Otoko. She seems to harbor a slight crush on Kitarō, who sees her only as a friend. In recent iterations (possibly due to the recent anime phenomenon of fanservice), she is very fond of human fashion and is seen in different outfits and uniforms. She bears some resemblance to the '' bakeneko'' of

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. : Neko Musume first appears in the story "Neko-Musume and Nezumi-Otoko" (''

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'' version); however, another cat-girl named simply appears in the earlier stories "The Vampire Tree and the Neko-Musume" and "A Walk to Hell" (rental version). : In the 2002 Kodansha International Bilingual Comics edition and in Crunchyroll's subtitled version of the 2018 anime, she is referred to as Catchick. ; : (Japanese) : Sunakake Babaa is an old ''yōkai'' woman who carries sand which she throws into the eyes of enemies to blind them. She serves as an advisor to Kitarō and his companions, and manages a ''yōkai'' apartment building. The original ''sunakake-baba'' is an invisible sand-throwing spirit from the folklore of

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. : Sunakake babaa first appears in a cameo as one of many ''yōkai'' attending a sukiyaki party in the story "A Walk to Hell" (rental version) before making a more prominent appearance in "The Great ''Yōkai'' War" (''Shōnen Magazine'' version). :In the 2002 Kodansha International Bilingual Comics edition and in Crunchyroll's subtitled version of the 2018 anime, she is referred to as the Sand Witch. ; : (Japanese) : Konaki Jijii is a comic, absent-minded old ''yōkai'' man who attacks enemies by clinging to them and turning himself to stone, increasing his weight and mass immensely and pinning them down. He and Sunakake Babaa often work as a team. The original ''konaki jijii'' is a ghost which is said to appear in the woods of

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in the form of a crying infant. When it is picked up by some hapless traveller, it increases its weight until it crushes him. : Konaki Jijii first appears in a cameo as one of many ''yōkai'' attending a sukiyaki party in the story "A Walk to Hell" (rental version) before making a more prominent appearance in "The Great Yōkai War" (''Shōnen Magazine'' version). :In the 2002 Kodansha International Bilingual Comics edition and in Crunchyroll's subtitled version of the 2018 anime, he is referred to as Old Man Crybaby. ; : : Ittan Momen is a flying ''yōkai'' resembling a strip of white cloth. Kitarō and friends often ride on him when traveling. The original '' ittan-momen'' is a spirit from

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myth which wraps itself around the faces of humans in an attempt to smother them. : Ittan Momen first appears in the story "The Great ''Yōkai'' War" (''Shōnen Magazine'' version). : In the 2002 Kodansha International Bilingual Comics edition and in Crunchyroll's subtitled version of the 2018 anime, he is referred to as Rollo Cloth. ; : : Nurikabe is a large, sleepy-eyed, wall-shaped ''yōkai'', who uses his massive size to protect Kitarō and his friends. The original ''nurikabe'' is a spirit which blocks the passage of people walking at night. : Nurikabe first appears in a cameo as one of many ''yōkai'' attending a sukiyaki party in the story "A Walk to Hell" (rental version) before making a more prominent appearance in "The Great ''Yōkai'' War" (''Shōnen Magazine'' version). : In the 2002 Kodansha International Bilingual Comics edition and in Crunchyroll's subtitled version of the 2018 anime, he is referred to as Wally Wall. ; : : Kitarō's old rival, he is depicted as an old man who comes at other people's houses and drinks their tea. He is also a member of the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, and Nurarihyon has a member he always uses named Shu no Bon. ; : : Back Beard is the boss of the Western ''yōkai'' and Kitarō's second greatest foe after Nurarihyon. He is loosely based on the

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. He is a giant, round shadow with a single large eye in the center and several tentacles extending from his body. He appeared most prominently in the story "The Great ''Yōkai War", where he rallied all the Western ''yōkai'' into a war against the Japanese ''yōkai''. He used his hypnotic powers to make Nezumi Otoko betray Kitarō and later hypnotized Kitarō himself. He has since appeared semi-regularly throughout the franchise.

Media

Kamishibai

The Kitarō story began life as a ''

'' in 1933, written by and illustrated by . Itō's version was called ; the title is generally written in

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to distinguish it from Mizuki's version of the tale. According to Itō, her Kitarō was based on local legends describing the same or similar stories.蛸島直
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愛知学院大学学術紀要データベース It is also said to be a loose reinterpretation of the similar Japanese folktale called the or , which were inspired by Chinese folklore from 12th to 13th centuries. In 1954, Mizuki was asked to continue the series by his publisher, Katsumaru Suzuki.

Manga

''Kitarō of the Graveyard'' was published as a rental manga in 1960, but it was considered too scary for children. In 1965, renamed to ''Hakaba no Kitarō'', it appeared in '' Shōnen Magazine'' (after one of the editors came across the ''kashibon'' and offered Mizuki a contract) and ran through 1970. The series was renamed ''GeGeGe no Kitarō'' in 1967 and continued on ''

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'' (1971), ''Shōnen Action'', '' Shukan Jitsuwa'' and many other magazines. In 2002, ''GeGeGe no Kitarō'' was translated by Ralph F. McCarthy and compiled by

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for Kodansha Bilingual Comics. Three bilingual (Japanese–English) volumes were released in 2002. Since 2013, compilation volumes of selected manga chapters from the 1960s have been published by

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, with English translations by Zack Davisson and an introduction by Matt Alt in the first compilation volume.

Anime

Seven anime adaptations were made from Mizuki's manga series. They were broadcast on

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and animated by

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. The opening theme to all six series is "Gegege no Kitarō", written by Mizuki himself. It has been sung by

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(1st, 2nd), Ikuzo Yoshi (3rd), Yūkadan (4th),

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(5th), the 50 Kaitenz (6th) and

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(7th). The song was also used in the live-action films starring

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. In the first film, it was performed by Wentz' WaT partner Teppei Koike. In January 2008, the sixth anime series (also produced by Toei) premiered on

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during the late night hours in the

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block. This anime uses the original manga title, , and unlike the usual anime versions, it is closer to Mizuki's manga and is not part of the existing remake canon. It also features a completely different opening theme song ("Mononoke Dance" by

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) and ending theme song ("Snow Tears" by

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). A seventh series, directed by Kōji Ogawa and written by

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started airing on

on April 1, 2018, to celebrate the anime's 50th anniversary. The series concluded on March 29, 2020, as it entered its final arc, the "Nurarihyon Arc", on October 6, 2019. It streamed on

, making it the first ''Kitarō'' anime to be available in North America. An English dub aired as ''Spooky Kitaro'' on

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. The 2008 anime was released with English subtitles on DVD in Australia.

''GeGeGe no Kitarō'' series

''Hakaba Kitarō''

Films

; 1968 series * ''GeGeGe no Kitarō'' (July 21, 1968) (edited version of eps. 5 & 6) ; 1971 series * ''GeGeGe no Kitarō: The Divining Eye'' (July 12, 1980) (edited version of ep. 37) ; 1985 series * ''GeGeGe no Kitarō: The Yokai Army'' (December 21, 1985) * ''GeGeGe no Kitarō: The Great Yokai War'' (March 15, 1986) * ''GeGeGe no Kitarō: The Strongest Yokai Army!! Disembark for Japan!'' (July 12, 1986) * ''GeGeGe no Kitarō: Clash!! The Great Rebellion of the Dimensional Yokai'' (December 20, 1986) ; 1996 series * ''GeGeGe no Kitarō: The Great Sea Beast'' (July 6, 1996) * ''GeGeGe no Kitarō: Obake Nighter'' (March 8, 1997) * ''GeGeGe no Kitarō: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train'' (July 12, 1997) ; 2007 series * ''GeGeGe no Kitarō: Japan Explodes!!'' (December 20, 2008) ; 2018 series * ''Kitarō Tanjō: Gegege no Nazo'' (2023) ;Other * '' Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: Oni-ō no Fukkatsu'' (December 16, 2017) — Crossover film with the '' Yo-kai Watch'' series

Live-action films

In recent years, the franchise has seen the release of two live-action films. The first of these was released in 2007, simply titled ''Kitaro'' for its international release (the film retained the title of ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 in Japan), and is based on stories depicted in the original ''Kitarō'' manga. It stars

as Kitarō and

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as Nezumi Otoko. The film follows Kitarō as he tries to save a young high school girl, Mika Miura, while also trying to stop the powerful "spectre stone" from falling into the wrong hands. While previous media in the franchise depicted its characters and stories mostly through hand-drawn animation and illustration, the live-action film makes extensive use of practical costumes and CG characters to depict the cast of ''yōkai''. The second film, ''Kitaro and the Millennium Curse'', was released in 2008 and sees Wentz returning to the role of Kitarō. It follows Kitarō and his friends as they try to solve a 1000-year-old curse that threatens the life of his human companion Kaede Hiramoto.

Video games

* '' Gegege no Kitarō: Yōkai Daimakyō'' for the

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(1986,

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) * ''Gegege no Kitarō 2'' for the Famicom (1987, Bandai) * ''Gegege no Kitarō: Fukkatsu! Tenma Daiō'' for the

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(1993, Bandai) * ''Gegege no Kitarō'' for the

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(1996, Bandai) * ''Gegege no Kitarō: Gentōkaikitan'' for the

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(1996,

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) * ''Gegege no Kitarō: Yōkai Donjara'' for the Super Famicom (1996, Bandai) (requires Sufami Turbo) * ''Gegege no Kitarō: Noroi no Nikuto Katachitachi'' for the

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(1997, Bandai) * ''Hissatsu Pachinko Station Now 5: Gegege no Kitarō'' for the PlayStation (2000,

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) * ''Gegege no Kitarō'' for

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(2003, Unbalance) * ''Gegege no Kitarō: Ibun Yōkaitan'' for the

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(2003,

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) * ''Gegege no Kitarō: Kiki Ippatsu! Yōkai Rettō'' for the

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(2003, Konami) * ''Gegege no Kitarō: Gyakushū! Yōkai Daichisen'' for the

(2003, Konami) * ''Gegege no Kitarō: Yōkai Daiundōkai'' for the

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(2007,

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) * ''Gegege no Kitarō'' Pachislo slot machine made by

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* ''Gegege no Kitarō: Yōkai Daigekisen'' for the

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(2008, Bandai)

References

External links

Sakaiminato: The town where you can meet Kitaro

''GeGeGe no Kitarō'' 2007 TV anime official site

''Hakaba Kitaro'' official site

Poor Little Ghost Boy, ''Japanzine'' by Zack Davisson

Yanoman Corporation

"Spooky Ooky" – brief history of Shigeru Mizuki and ''GeGeGe no Kitaro''
by

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