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The sixth anime adaptation. It premiered on April 1, 2018. This anime adaptation celebrates the 50th anniversary of the original 1968 anime. It is animated by Toei Animation.

Story[]

Main story: Nearly twenty years into the 21st century, people have forgotten the existence of Yōkai. When a number of unexplainable phenomena plague adults of the human world with confusion and chaos, thirteen-year-old Mana writes a letter to the Yōkai Post in search of answers, to soon be greeted by GeGeGe no Kitarō.
Western Yōkai Arc (Episode #27~Episode #37): "The Ring of Arcana," a treasure of the western yōkai world has been stolen by a witch named Agnès. Following after her, Backbeard, the strongest emperor in the western yōkai world, and his minions start invading Japan. Agnès, who escapes from the hands of Backbeard, meets Kitarō and asks for his help, but...!?
Agnès is chased by Wolf Man, Vampire, Frankenstein, and even another witch who is Agnès's own sister. What is the secret hidden in The Ring of Arcana? What is the reason for Agnès coming to Japan? What exactly is Backbeard's true desire...!?

Four Generals of Jigoku Arc (Episode 50~Episode 75): Medama-Oyaji's teacup bath, Konaki-Jijii and Sunakake-Babaa's noisy conversation. It looks like the usual time of peace is flowing in the GeGeGe Forest. But Kitarō is acting weird; it looks like he is searching for something with Kagami-Jijii. At the same time, Kitarō receives a letter from a human boy asking for his help. He departs for the Tohoku area to meet the sender, but a mysterious figure is observing him from afar...!?　

Final Chapter: Nurarihyon Arc (Episode 76~Episode 97):

About[]

On January 3, 2018, a hotsite in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary since the debut of the first anime series of GeGeGe no Kitarō was made available to the public. A few days later, a countdown began as each character's silhouette was revealed. After the countdown ended, the series was officially announced with a trailer featuring the main cast and scenes from the first episode.

Unlike the previous series, the episodes contain a higher level of terror, with scenes in which the deaths of both humans or yōkai are directly portrayed; yet there are still more comical and lighter moments and the children-suited content still holds. This series also stands out from the others due to its more explicit comments and satires of Japanese society, incorporating the dark part of the social aspects prevalent in the 21st century, such as black companies and alienation by social media; for this reason, the contrast between good and bad humans is noticeably clearer, and the behavior of Kitarō and the yōkai does not immediately affect human society, yet they are directly and indirectly related.

Kitarō's personality and values also greatly underscore the earlier adaptations, as while in them he was only foreign to human culture, in the 2018 anime, Kitarō makes clear that for him yōkai and humans should not be close to each other, although his friendship with Mana Inuyama makes him more open to them; even so, he shows no compassion to selfish, sneaky people who do not regret their actions. His commitment to protecting humans against the evil yōkai is explained by the care Mizuki gave him after being born, making this anime series the first in the franchise to expose the circumstances of his birth, something previously unexplored except from the Hakaba Kitarō anime.

Following the tradition of human children accompanying the Kitarō Family in stories since Yumeko Tendō, middle school student Mana Inuyama appears regularly, serving as a "bridge" between Kitarō and humans (a role Nezumi-Otoko played in the first two animes), as well as being a portrait of Japanese contemporary youth. Many elements related to Shigeru Mizuki are inherited by Mana, such as his home in Chōfu and relatives in Sakaiminato. Neko-Musume has a drastic change in her design, similar to an older teenager, rather than following Mizuki's traditional model (although she was also embellished in the previous two animes). Nezumi-Otoko is more cynical and greedy for money; however, he is more comically portrayed as a "bumbler" than an evil figure, being punished for his actions more frequently than in previous series. Kitarō and Medama-Oyaji are the only characters to appear in every episode.

In this adaptation, the episodes are still generally self-concluding; but since the first episode, a continuity of events has been established with the appearance of Nanashi, the first major antagonist whose saga lasted throughout the first year of the series, and as the plot progressed, events involving Mana as part of his plans increased. Also, one of the highlights in terms of storyline was the Western Yōkai Arc, based on the story The Great Yōkai War, featuring the appearance of Backbeard and his western yōkai army, among them the Witches Agnès and Adél, who would later become allies of the Kitarō Family in subsequent episodes. Later, at the beginning of the second year of airing, the Four Generals of Jigoku Arc started, featuring Enma-Daiō, Rei Isurugi, the first main human antagonist, and the Four Treasonous Generals: Nue, Kurobōzu, Ibukimaru, and Tamamo-no-Mae. Finally, from episode 76, the final arc, the Nurarihyon Arc, began, introducing the recurring antagonist in the previous anime series, Nurarihyon, alongside his minion, Shu-no-Bon.

Theme Songs[]

Opening theme
Ending theme
  1. Kagami no Naka kara by Maneki Kecak (Ep. 1~13)
  2. GET A NOTE by Rekishi (Ep. 14~26)
  3. Mienkeredomo Orundayo by Kiyoshi Hikawa (Ep. 27~37)
  4. No.999 by go! go! vanilla (Ep. 38~49)
  5. RONDO by BUCK-TICK (Ep. 50~62)
  6. Ushimitsu Jamboree by Stardust Revue (Ep.63~75)
  7. Aru Wake Nai no Sono Oku ni by Maneki Kecak (Ep. 76~86)
  8. A.M.D.K.J. by SCANDAL (87~97)

Soundtrack

Cast[]

Main Cast
Miyuki Sawashiro Masako Nozawa Toshio Furukawa
Miyuki Sawashiro
as
GeGeGe no Kitarō 		Masako Nozawa
as
Medama-Oyaji 		Toshio Furukawa
as
Nezumi-Otoko
Main Cast
Umeka Shoji Yukiyo Fujii Mayumi Tanaka Bin Shimada Kappei Yamaguchi
Umeka Shōji
as
Neko-Musume 		Yukiyo Fujii
as
Mana Inuyama 		Mayumi Tanaka
as
Sunakake-Babaa 		Bin Shimada
as
Konaki-Jijii & Nurikabe 		Kappei Yamaguchi
as
Ittan-Momen
Recurring Cast
Yusuke Numata Momoko Soyama Momo Ishibashi Shiho Kokido Ryohei Arai Yukiko Morishita
Yūsuke Numata
as
Salaryman Yamada 		Momoko Soyama
as
Miyabi Momoyama,
Yobuko 		Momo Ishibashi
as
Aya Ishibashi 		Shiho Kokido
as
Yūta 		Ryōhei Arai
as
Sōma 		Yukiko Morishita
as
Hiroto
Semi-Recurring Cast
Ayane Sakura Daisuke Sakaguchi Hiroshi Naka Aya Hisakawa Arisa Sekine Megumi Urawa
Ayane Sakura
as
Hanako-san 		Daisuke Sakaguchi
as
Kojirō 		Hiroshi Naka
as
Elder Karasu-Tengu 		Aya Hisakawa
as
Rokuro-Kubi 		Arisa Sekine
as
Tofu-Kozō 		Megumi Urawa
as
Kawauso
Inuyama Family
Yuko Minaguchi Masaya Takatsuka Ken Uo Reimi Gara Takashima
Yūko Minaguchi
as
Junko Inuyama 		Masaya Takatsuka
as
Yūichi Inuyama 		Ken Uo
as
Shōji Inuyama 		Reimi
as
Rie Inuyama,
Prime Minister 		Gara Takashima
as
Toshiko Sawada
Antagonists
Banjo Ginga 150x150x Hiroshi Kamiya Akio Otsuka Cho
Banjō Ginga
as
Nanashi 		Hideyuki Tanaka
as
Backbeard 		Hiroshi Kamiya
as
Rei Isurugi 		Akio Ōtsuka
as
Nurarihyon 		Chō
as
Shu-no-Bon
Western Yōkai Arc
Hibiku Yamamura Yukana Takeshi Kusao Ryoko Shiraishi Shiori Izawa
Hibiku Yamamura
as
Agnès 		Yukana
as
Adél 		Takeshi Kusao
as
Wolfgang 		Ryōko Shiraishi
as
Victor Frankenstein 		Shiori Izawa
as
Carmilla
Four Treasonous Generals Arc
Shinpachi Tsuji Shigeru Chiba Toru Furuya Atsuko Tanaka Ryuzaburo Otomo
Shinpachi Tsuji
as
Nue 		Shigeru Chiba
as
Kurobōzu 		Tōru Furuya
as
Ibukimaru 		Atsuko Tanaka
as
Tamamo-no-Mae 		Ryūzaburō Ōtomo
as
Enma-Daiō

Main Cast Notes[]

Guest Cast[]

Voice actors who voiced main characters in previous adaptations are listed bold.

Episodes[]

# Title Original airdate Written by Directed by Animation director Yōkai

Trivia[]

Promotional Images[]

Trailers[]

First Episode[]

【公式】ゲゲゲの鬼太郎（第6期）_第1話「妖怪が目覚めた日」

【公式】ゲゲゲの鬼太郎（第6期） 第1話「妖怪が目覚めた日」

Episode Recaps[]

GeGeGe no Kitarō 2018's brief episode recaps. Includes spoilers.

Understand_GeGeGe_no_Kitaro_2018_Episodes_1~5_in_Three_Minutes

Understand GeGeGe no Kitaro 2018 Episodes 1~5 in Three Minutes

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Staff[]

Movies[]

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