is a Japanese

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series adapted from the

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of the same name by

Shigeru Mizuki , also known as , was a Japanese manga artist and historian. He was known for his ''yōkai'' manga such as ''GeGeGe no Kitarō'' and '' Akuma-kun'', as well as for his war stories based on his own war manga such as '' Shōwa-shi''. He was born i ...

, the manga which inspired the popular "

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" series in the late 60's. It was produced by

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and aired weekly between January 10, 2008 to March 20, 2008 on

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as part of

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. According to Toei Animation, this adaptation is not considered part of "GeGeGe no Kitaro" franchise.

Episode list

Release

The series aired on Fuji TV from January 10 to March 20, 2008. It consists of 11 episodes, In Australia. Some episodes are available on DVD (which are they subtitled in English) and released by Siren Visual.

References

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