Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro

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Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro
ゲゲゲの鬼太郎
(Ge Ge Ge Kitaro)
Genre Comedy
Manga
Authored by Shigeru Mizuki
Publisher Flag of Japan Kodansha
Serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine
Original run 1959 – 1969
No. of volumes 9
TV anime : GeGeGe no Kitaro
Directed by Isao Takahata
Studio Toei Animation
Network Fuji Television
Original run January 3, 1968 – March 30, 1969
No. of episodes 65
TV anime : GeGeGe no Kitaro (2nd)
Directed by Isao Takahata
Studio Toei Animation
Network Fuji Television
Original run October 7, 1971 – September 28, 1972
No. of episodes 45
TV anime : GeGeGe no Kitaro (3rd)/Jigoku-hen
Directed by Osamu Kasai
Hiroki Shibata
Studio Toei Animation
Network Fuji Television
Original run October 12, 1985 – March 21, 1988
No. of episodes 115
TV anime : GeGeGe no Kitaro (4th)
Directed by Daisuke Nishio
Studio Toei Animation
Network Fuji Television
Original run January 7, 1996 – March 29, 1998
No. of episodes 114
TV anime : GeGeGe no Kitaro (5th)
Directed by Yukio Kawazu
Studio Toei Animation
Network Fuji Television
Original run April, 2007 – ???
No. of episodes
Game
Developer
Genre
Platform PlayStation
Released Flag of Japan 2003
Movie: GeGeGe no Kitaro
Directed by
Studio Shochiku
Released Flag of Japan 2007
Runtime

Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎?) is a comic (manga) series created in 1959 (under the alternative title Hakaba no Kitarō (墓場鬼太郎?)) by Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki. It is best known for its popularization of the folklore creatures known as yōkai, a class of spirit-monster to which all of the main characters belong. It has been adapted for the screen several times, as animation, live-action, and video games.

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Kitarō (鬼太郎?) is a yōkai boy born in a cemetery, and aside from his mostly-decayed father, the last living member of the Ghost tribe (幽霊族, yūrei zoku?). 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.

Kitarō has an assortment of strange weapons at his disposal, including:

  • remote-controlled geta sandals
  • a detachable hand, also remote-controlled
  • a magic chanchanko vest which can protect its wearer from danger
  • Spiny hairs which can be shot like arrows
  • Another hair which can serve as an antenna for detecting spirit activity


Medama Oyaji (目玉のおやじ, or 目玉親父, Eyeball Father?) is Kitarō's father. Once a fully-formed adult, he perished of 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 knowledgable about ghosts and monsters. He enjoys staying clean, and is often seen bathing in a small bowl.

Nezumi Otoko (ねずみ男, Rat Man?) is a rodent-like yōkai-human halfbreed. He has been alive for three hundred 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, this treacherous character 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 University of the Bizarre (怪奇大学, Kaiki Daigaku?), among other pompous things.

Neko Musume (猫娘 or ねこ娘, Cat Girl?) is a normally-quiet yōkai girl, who transforms into a frightening cat 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. She bears some resemblance to the bakeneko of Japanese folklore.

Sunakake Babaa (砂かけ婆, Sand-throwing hag?) 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 Nara Prefecture.

Konaki Jijii (子泣き爺, Child-crying Old Man?) is a comic, absent-minded old yōkai man who attacks enemies by clinging to them and turning himself to stone, increasing his weight immensely and pinning them down. He and Sunakake Babaa often work as a team. The original konaki jijii is a ghost which appears in the woods of Tokushima Prefecture in the form of a crying infant. When it is picked up by some hapless traveller, it increases its weight until it crushes him.

Ittan Momen (一反木綿, Roll of Cotton?) 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 Kagoshima Prefecture which wraps itself around the faces of humans in an attempt to smother them.

Nurikabe (ぬりかべ, Plastered Wall?) 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.

The original manga version of Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro appeared on Shonen Magazine 1966-1970. The series continued on Shonen Sunday, Shonen Action, Shuukan Jitsuwa and many other magazines.

In 2002 Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro was translated by Ralph F. McCarthy and compiled by Natsuhiko Kyogoku for Kodansha Bilingual Comics. [1]Kodansha International

Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro was broadcasted on Fuji Television during the following four seasons:

  1. 1968-1969
  2. 1971-1972
  3. 1985-1988
  4. 1996-1998
  5. 2007-????

All of the above were animated by Toei Animation.

The opening theme to all five series was "Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro". It has been sung by Kazuo Kumakura (1st, 2nd), Ikuzo Yoshi (3rd), Yūkadan (4th), and Shigeru Izumiya (5th).

  • July 21, 1968: Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎?) (Retelling of Anime 1, Episodes 5~6)
  • July 12, 1980: Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō: The All Seeing Eye (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 地相眼, Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō Chisōme?) (Retelling of Anime 2, Episode 37)

Based on the 3rd Anime, all have original plots

  • December 21, 1985: Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō
  • March 15, 1986: Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō: The Great Yōkai War (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 妖怪大戦争, Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō Yōkai Dai Sensō?)
  • July 12, 1986: Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō: Strongest Yōkai Corps!Dismebark to Japan!! (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 最強妖怪軍団! 日本上陸!!, Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nihon Jōriku!!?)
  • December 20, 1986: Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō: Crash!! The Great Rebellion of the Multi-Dimensional Yōkai (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 激突!! 異次元妖怪の大反乱, Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō Gekitotsu!! Ijigen Yōkai no Dai Hanran?)

Based on the 4th Anime, all have original plots

  • July 6, 1996: Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō: The Great Marine Animal (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 大海獣, Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō Dai Kaijū?)
  • March 8, 1997: Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō: The Obake Nighter (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 お化けナイター?)
  • July 12, 1997: Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō: Yōkai Express! The Phantom Train (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 妖怪特急! まぼろしの汽車, Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō Yōkai Tokkyū! Maboroshi no Kisha?)

  • Vampire La Seine: Kenji Utsumi (ep. 4)
  • Hideichi Yamada: Kiyoshi Komiyama (ep. 5~6)
  • Back Beard: Kōsei Tomita (ep. 10, 11, 54)
  • Vampire Elite: Hiroshi Sugiura (ep. 15~16)
  • Neko Musume: Nana Yamaguchi (ep. 20)
  • Iso-Onna: Miyoko Asō (ep. 56)
  • Zashiki-warashi: Midori Katō (ep. 60)

(Scheduled for an April, 2007 release in Japan)

CG Character Voices

Both were made by Bandai

  • Gegege no Kitarō: Yōkai Daimakyō (released in the USA as Ninja Kid)
  • Gegege no Kitarō 2

  • Gegege No Kitarō: Fukkokuban

Digital Comic

  • Gegege No Kitarō: Gentōkaikitan

Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro is the mascot for Japanese soccer club Gainare Tottori.

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