The opening sequence is on full display for the Kitaro Tanjo: Gegege no Nazo anime film, which opened in Japan on November 17. While it doesn’t have subtitles, the video from the official website and the Toei Movie Channel on YouTube offers a nice look …Read more »
Kitaro mixes horror, weirdness and humor in a unique formula. The main character, Kitaro, is a strange little boy whose father lives in his eye socket . . . in fact, his father is an eye with a tiny body, arms and legs underneath. And …Read more »
A lot of fans love stage plays of their favorite manga, and GeGeGe no Kitaro, a long-time manga favorite in Japan, is getting an atmospheric and creepy stage play. The original manga series was published between 1960 and 1969, and this year marks what would …Read more »
Digimon Ghost Game brings everyone’s favorite digital monsters into a spooky-ooky new world. Or at least, it did for about 20 episodes. Now, like One Piece and others, it’s delayed as Toei gets everything under control. In the meantime, here’s how we’re filling the void unto …Read more »
GeGeGe no Kitaro, the long-running franchise based on the manga by Shigeru Mizuki, is getting a new film. Titled Kitaro Tanjo: GeGeGe no Nazo (Kitaro’s Birth: The GeGeGe Mystery), it’ll star the cast of the 2018 GeGeGe no Kitaro anime series. Staff revealed so far …Read more »
The GeGeGe no Kitaro series is heading to the big screen in a new movie titled Kitaro Tanjou – GeGeGe no Nazo, which will celebrate the 100th birthday of late creator Shigeru Mizuki when it opens in Japan. While we wait, you can see a …Read more »
We’re getting into the Halloween season, and they’re ready to celebrate in Japan. Universal Studios Japan in Osaka launched its “No Limit! Halloween” theme on September 10, and the next day it unveiled a Gegege no Kitaro themed haunted house. The Halloween celebration will last …Read more »
If you’re any sort of sports fan in Japan, you can count on anime collaborations at some point or another. Baseball’s Pacific 6 have teamed up with Gundam, BanG Dream!, and famous baseball series, to name a few. Horse racing fans are in for a special …Read more »
Tasuku Saitō was a major player at Toei Animation, working as a producer and planner. He produced the anime Gegege no Kitaro, Tiger Mask: Kuroi Majin, Shonen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru, Tiger Mask Fuku Men League Sen and Hustle Punch. He wrote the lyrics for …Read more »
There’s no shortage of bumps in the night in the work of GeGeGe no Kitaro creator Shigeru Mizuki, who passed away in 2015 but continues to delight fans of all ages. The latest to head to the screen is Mizuki’s Akuma-kun manga, and there’s also …Read more »
Feeling a little spirited? Need something spooky and cool to watch? Why not dip into the world of yokai? To be fair, it’s hard not to in anime: their influence is everywhere! But if you’re craving something a little more specific, we’ve found some series that …Read more »
The winners of the 57th Galaxy Award—which was established by the Association of Broadcast Critics in Japan in 1963—have been announced, and some high honors went to anime. Among them is the Individual Award in the TV category, which was given to Sairi Ito for …Read more »
Two years ago, the GeGeGe no Kitaro anime adaptation returned for a long-awaited sixth season. Now, as the series gets closer and closer to 100 episodes, it looks like it will end just shy of that milestone this March. Following up on 2007-2009’s fifth season, …Read more »
The new anime adaptation of Shigeru Mizuki’s classic GeGeGe no Kitaro manga is about to return on October 6 with its 76th episode. According to the latest news on the official website, this return will also mark the beginning of the Nurarihyon Arc, which is the anime’s …Read more »
Shigeru Mizuki’s classic GeGeGe no Kitaro manga is returning in a new TV anime this April, and Toei Animation recently hyped up its debut with a new TV spot. Check out the quick 15-second preview ahead of its Fuji TV airing below. GeGeGe no Kitaro …Read more »
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