GeGeGe no Kitarō (song)

GeGeGe no Kitarō (song)
Name
Japanese	ゲゲゲの鬼太郎
Rōmaji	GeGeGe no Kitarō
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Performer	see Versions
Writer	Shigeru Mizuki
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GeGeGe no Kitarō (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎) is the theme song used in all anime adaptations of GeGeGe no Kitarō, as well as the numerous video game and live action adaptations. It was originally performed by Kazuo Kumakura and was written by series creator Shigeru Mizuki.

For some releases, it has been title GeGeGe no Kitarō Theme Song (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎テーマソング).

About

The song was not originally recorded for the anime, but rather as a promotional single for Shonen Magazine, which the Kitarō manga was serialized in at the time. It was released on October 10, 1967 with a B-side of "Harris no Kaze" by Nobuyo Ōyama (most famous as the original voice of Doraemon). For this original release, the song was title "Hakaba Kitarō", as the manga was still named at that point. The title was changed to "GeGeGe no Kitarō" when it was decided to use it for the anime theme song, as that was the name the anime would go by and that the manga would change to.

The song is quite well known in Japan and is considered one of the most iconic anime themes. Starting with the third anime, each series had a new cover version of the song. Most TV versions of the song feature the first and third verse, although the first fifth anime opening only featured the first verse. The second fifth anime opening would alternate between all three verses each week.

Characters in Order of Appearance

• 1968
• 1971
• 1985
• 1996
• 2007
• 2018
• Other

1. Bake-Garasu
2. Kitarō
3. Medama-Oyaji
4. Nezumi-Otoko
5. Ōguchi-Onna
6. Kiba-Gurui
7. Kamaitachi

1. Kitarō
2. Medama-Oyaji
3. Kappa
4. Nezumi-Otoko
5. Neko-Musume
6. Yobuko
7. Mummy
8. Yama-Oni
9. Hitodama
10. Ittan-Momen
11. Kasa-Bake
12. Nurikabe
13. Chōchin-Obake
14. Bake-Garasu

Kitarō

Ittan-Momen

Kijimuna

Nezumi-Otoko

Konaki-Jijii

Sunakake-Babaa

Nurikabe

Medama-Oyaji

Bake-Garasu

Yumeko Tendō

Neko-Musume

Rokuro-Kubi

Abura-Sumashi

Azuki-Hakari

Kamaitachi

Chōchin-Obake

Yōkai Train

1. Bake-Garasu
2. Kitarō
3. Medama-Oyaji
4. Nezumi-Otoko
5. Bake-Garasu
6. Neko-Musume
7. Nurikabe
8. Konaki-Jijii
9. Sunakake-Babaa
10. Tsurube-Bi
11. Kasa-Bake
12. Gyūki
13. Wanyūdō
14. Rokuro-Kubi
15. Ittan-Momen
16. Mizu-Yōkai
17. Odoro-Odoro
18. Nobiagari
19. Nupperabō

First (Ep. 1~51)

1. Kitarō
2. Medama-Oyaji
3. Nezumi-Otoko
4. Neko-Musume
5. Ittan-Momen
6. Sunakake-Babaa
7. Konaki-Jijii
8. Nurikabe
9. Chōchin-Obake
10. Nurarihyon
11. Shu-no-Bon
12. Jakotsu-Babaa
13. Nurikabe-Nyōbō
14. Ko-Nurikabe
15. Ohaguro-Bettari
16. Kijimuna
17. Zashiki-Warashi
18. Tofu-Kozō
19. Kawauso
20. Kappa
21. Azuki-Arai
22. Shirobōzu
23. Rokuro-Kubi
24. Abura-Sumashi
25. Kasa-Bake
26. Bake-Garasu
27. Kuro
28. Bake-Neko
29. Yobuko
30. Nupperabō
31. Yamata-no-Orochi

Second (Ep. 52~100)

1. Kitarō
2. Medama-Oyaji
3. Nezumi-Otoko
4. Neko-Musume
5. Ittan-Momen
6. Sunakake-Babaa
7. Konaki-Jijii
8. Nurikabe
9. Aobōzu
10. Yobuko
11. Rokuro-Kubi
12. Kawauso
13. Amabie
14. Tsurube-Otoshi
15. Azuki-Arai
16. Abura-Sumashi
17. Ohaguro-Bettari
18. Kasa-Bake
19. Yagyō-san
20. Kappa
21. Tofu-Kozō
22. Kawa-Otoko
23. Po
24. Shirobōzu
25. Kitsune
26. Namahage
27. Suiko
28. Tenko
29. Nurarihyon
30. Shu-no-Bon
31. Jakotsu-Babaa
32. Kamaitachi
33. Kani-Bōzu
34. Kyūso
35. Backbeard
36. Frankenstein
37. Wild
38. Dracula III
39. Zambia
40. Gorgon
41. Golem
42. Puck
43. Qi
44. Shina-Yasha
45. Yōjin
46. Yǔmin
47. Bakerō

(Ep. 1-49)

1. Kitarō
2. Medama-Oyaji
3. Tofu-Kozō
4. Sunakake-Babaa
5. Konaki-Jijii
6. Ittan-Momen
7. Karakasa
8. Kawauso
9. Sunekosuri
10. Nure-Onna
11. Nezumi-Otoko
12. Hitodama
13. Neko-Musume
14. Nurikabe
15. Mana Inuyama
16. Nanashi
17. Kijimuna
18. Tsuchi-Korobi
19. Tarōmaru
20. Kappa
21. Jirōmaru
22. Kagami-Jijii
23. Chinpo
24. Hyakume
25. Maruge
26. Nopperabō
27. Makura-Gaeshi
28. Tsurube-Otoshi
29. Bake-Garasu

(Ep. 50-??)

1. Kitarō
2. Medama-Oyaji
3. Tofu-Kozō
4. Sunakake-Babaa
5. Konaki-Jijii
6. Ittan-Momen
7. Karakasa
8. Kawauso
9. Sunekosuri
10. Nure-Onna
11. Nezumi-Otoko
12. Hitodama
13. Neko-Musume
14. Nurikabe
15. Mana Inuyama
16. Kojirō
17. Hanako-san
18. Takurō-Bi
19. Beto-Beto-san
20. Abura-Sumashi
21. Zunbera
22. Akaname
23. Yobuko
24. Rokuro-Kubi
25. Yuki
26. Bake-Zōri
27. Amefuri-Kozō
28. Kijimuna
29. Tsuchi-Korobi
30. Tarōmaru
31. Kappa
32. Jirōmaru
33. Kagami-Jijii
34. Hyakume
35. Chinpo
36. Maruge
37. Nopperabō
38. Makura-Gaeshi
39. Tsurube-Otoshi
40. Bake-Garasu

PS2 Game

1. Bake-Garasu
2. Kitarō
3. Medama-Oyaji
4. Nezumi-Otoko
5. Gyūki
6. ???
7. Nuke-Kubi
8. Shisa
9. Kawauso
10. Nurarihyon
11. Nupperabō
12. Sunakake-Babaa
13. Neko-Musume
14. Konaki-Jijii
15. Kemedama
16. Kijimuna
17. Bake-Zōri
18. Sazae-Oni

Versions

First & Second Anime

• Performed by Kazuo Kumakura

The original arrangement was whimsically creepy. A tone lower than most versions. Was also used for the 1985 TV movie and most video games.

Third Anime

• Performed by Ikuzō Yoshi

A more uptempo 80s pop cover. This is the only version of the song that features dialogue during the instrumental break.

Fourth Anime

• Performed by Yūkadan

Arranged similar to the original version of the song but with a blues feel to it. In April of 1997, Japan's anime industry began to move from cel animation to digital, but the accompanying animation for the song wasn't updated.

Fifth Anime

First (Ep. 1~51)

• Performed by Shigeru Izumiya

A jazz-fusion arrangement. The TV version of the theme song removed Izumiya's shout during the intro.

Second (Ep. 52~100)

• Performed by The 50 Kaitenz

The intro starts similar to the blues version of the song, but the overall make up of the song is a rock arrangement. This was the first time in the series' history that an adaptation used two different versions of the song.

Sixth Anime

• Performed by Kiyoshi Hikawa

An enka style cover of the song. Unlike the previous series, which only played one verse of the song for the TV version, this one goes back to using the first and third verse.

Live action films

Both versions of the song used similar arrangements to the original song.

First Film

• Performed by Teppei Koike

Koike is the singing partner of the film's star Eiji Wentz in the duo WaT.

Second Film

• Performed by Froebel Boy's Chorus

Lyrics

• Japanese
• Romaji
• English

ゲッゲッ ゲゲゲのゲー
朝は寝床で グーグーグー
たのしいな たのしいな
おばけにゃ学校もしけんもなんにもない
ゲッゲッ ゲゲゲのゲー
みんなで歌おう ゲゲゲのゲー

ゲッゲッ ゲゲゲのゲー
昼はのんびり お散歩だ
たのしいな たのしいな
おばけにゃ会社も仕事も なんにもない
ゲッゲッ ゲゲゲのゲー
みんなで歌おう ゲゲゲのゲー

ゲッゲッ ゲゲゲのゲー
夜は墓場で 運動会(うんどうかい)
たのしいな たのしいな
お化けは死なない 病気もなんにもない
ゲッゲッ ゲゲゲのゲー
みんなで歌おう ゲゲゲのゲー

みんなで歌おう ゲゲゲのゲー

Ge, Ge, GeGeGe no Ge...
Asa wa nedoko de,
Guu guu guu.
Tanoshii na,
Tanoshii na,
Obake nya gakkou mo
Shiken mo nanni mo nai!
Ge, Ge, GeGeGe no Ge...
Minna de utaou: GeGeGe no Ge...

Ge, Ge, GeGeGe no Ge...
Hiru wa nonbiri osanpo da.
Tanoshii na,
Tanoshii na,
Obake nya kaisha mo
Shigoto mo nanni mo nai!
Ge, Ge, GeGeGe no Ge...
Minna de utaou: GeGeGe no Ge...

Ge, Ge, GeGeGe no Ge...
Yoru wa hakaba de undoukai
Tanoshii na,
Tanoshii na,
Obake wa shinanai
Byouki mo nanni mo nai!
Ge, Ge, GeGeGe no Ge...
Minna de utaou: GeGeGe no Ge...

Minna de utaou: GeGeGe no Ge...

Ge, Ge, GeGeGe no Ge...
Slumbering in bed in the morning
Zzz-zzz-zzz
It's so fun,
It's so fun,
Ghosts don't have school
or tests or anything!
Ge, Ge, GeGeGe no Ge...
Let's all sing together: GeGeGe no Ge...

Ge, Ge, GeGeGe no Ge...
Leisurely strolls in the afternoon
It's so fun,
It's so fun,
Ghosts don't have companies
or work or anything!
Ge, Ge, GeGeGe no Ge...
Let's all sing together: GeGeGe no Ge...

Ge, Ge, GeGeGe no Ge...
Sports festivals in the graveyard at night
It's so fun,
It's so fun,
Ghosts never die
or get sick or anything!
Ge, Ge, GeGeGe no Ge...
Let's all sing together: GeGeGe no Ge...

Let's all sing together: GeGeGe no Ge...

Videos (TV version)

• 1968
• 1971
• 1985
• 1996
• 2007
• 2018

GeGeGe no Kitarō 60's Opening

鬼太郎（第2期）主題曲OP 高清版

【公式】アニメ『ゲゲゲの鬼太郎（第3期）』OP映像：吉幾三「ゲゲゲの鬼太郎」-GeGeGe no Kitaro

【公式】アニメ『ゲゲゲの鬼太郎（第4期）』OP映像：憂歌団「ゲゲゲの鬼太郎」-GeGeGe no Kitaro

【公式】アニメ『ゲゲゲの鬼太郎（第5期）』OP映像：泉谷しげる「ゲゲゲの鬼太郎」-GeGeGe no Kitaro

GeGeGe no Kitarō 2007 Opening 2 V2

GeGeGe no Kitarō 2018 Opening

Videos (Full version)

熊倉一雄「ゲゲゲの鬼太郎」

GeGeGe no Kitaro 80's OP (Full)

GeGeGe no Kitaro 90's OP Full

GeGeGe no Kitaro 2007 OP Full

Gegege no kitarou (full Version)

Others

ゲゲゲの鬼太郎

By By Coba

東京ゲゲゲイ「ゲゲゲイの鬼太郎」 - Tokyo Gegegay Music Video

By Tokyo Gegegay

Gallery

See GeGeGe no Kitarō (song)/Gallery.

External Links

• GeGeGe no Kitarō (song) on Japanese Wikipedia