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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
- GeGeGe no Kitarō by Kiyoshi Hikawa
- Ending theme
- Kagami no Naka kara by Maneki Kecak (Ep. 1~13)
- GET A NOTE by Rekishi (Ep. 14~26)
- Mienkeredomo Orundayo by Kiyoshi Hikawa (Ep. 27~37)
- No.999 by go! go! vanilla (Ep. 38~49)
- RONDO by BUCK-TICK (Ep. 50~62)
- Ushimitsu Jamboree by Stardust Revue (Ep.63~75)
- Aru Wake Nai no Sono Oku ni by Maneki Kecak (Ep. 76~86)
- A.M.D.K.J. by SCANDAL (87~97)
Soundtrack
- TV GeGeGe no Kitarō Original Soundtrack (2018, 36 tracks)
Cast[]
Main Cast | ||
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Miyuki Sawashiro as GeGeGe no Kitarō |
Masako Nozawa as Medama-Oyaji |
Toshio Furukawa as Nezumi-Otoko |
Main Cast | ||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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Hibiku Yamamura as Agnès |
Yukana as Adél |
Takeshi Kusao as Wolfgang |
Ryōko Shiraishi as Victor Frankenstein |
Shiori Izawa as Carmilla |
Four Treasonous Generals Arc | ||||
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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[]
- Masako Nozawa, who originated the role of Kitarō in the 1968 adaptation, takes over the role of Medama-Oyaji. The role had been performed by Isamu Tanonaka since the 1968 adaptation and up to his death in 2010.
- Bin Shimada had previously voiced Medama-Oyaji in a small number of cameo appearances, as well as the film Yo-kai Watch: Shadowside Oni-ō no Fukkatsu, and had also voiced various characters in the 1996 adaptation.
- Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Hideyuki Tanaka and Takeshi Kusao had previously voiced Aobōzu, Nurikabe-Nyōbō, Bakerō and Makoto Washio respectively for the 2007 adaptation.
- Kappei Yamaguchi had previously voiced Nopperabō in the 1996 adaptation.
- Umeka Shōji had previously voiced minor characters in the 2007 adaptation.
- Akio Ōtsuka is the son of Chikao Ōtsuka, the original voice of Nezumi-Otoko, and had previously voiced his father's character in the film Yo-kai Watch: Shadowside Oni-ō no Fukkatsu.
- Shigeru Chiba had previously voiced Nezumi-Otoko in the 1996 adaptation.
- This is the first adaptation under the GeGeGe no... title to not feature Keiko Yamamoto, who had voiced Sunakake-Babaa and Shisa across the adaptations.
Guest Cast[]
- Voice actors who voiced main characters in previous adaptations are listed bold.
- Mai Aizawa - Yayoi
- Kenji Akabane - Yūsuke
- Yōsuke Akimoto - Yasha
- Yū Amano
- Shin Aomori - Umizatō
- Masumi Asano
- Ryōsuke Asano
- Tomohisa Asō - Yayoi's Father
- Taiki Bitō
- Chafūrin - Te-no-Me
- Toshiya Chiba - Kunishige
- Christelle Ciari - French Reporter
- Masashi Ebara - Hiderigami
- Hisao Egawa
- Mai Fuchigami - Mā-chan
- Kazumasa Fukagawa - Kappa
- Kōichi Gomi
- Yūsuke Handa - Gozu, Ashi-Magari, Jami
- Saori Hayami - Uoko Hito
- Kōsei Hirota - Mōryō
- Nobuyuki Hiyama - Onmoraki
- Katsuhisa Hōki - Kaminari
- Mami Horikoshi - Megumi, Buru-Buru
- Kenyū Horiuchi - Gyōbu-Danuki
- Masaru Ikeda - Hōkō
- Michihiro Ikemizu - Miage-Nyūdō, Hata-Onryō, Jinmenki
- Chihiro Ikki - Kinoko
- Shūki Imagawa
- Minoru Inaba - Neko-Sennin
- Tetsu Inada
- Kikuko Inoue
- Kyōko Irokawa
- Hideo Ishikawa - Shōhei Fujimori
- Kaito Ishikawa - Kakeru Fujimori
- Hiroshi Iwasaki - Makura-Gaeshi
- Mitsuo Iwata - Sazae-Oni
- Eriko Kadokura
- Hirohiko Kakegawa
- Shino Kakinuma
- Mika Kanai - Dream Bell Girl
- Hisako Kanemoto - Seika
- Ryōsuke Kanemoto - Shō
- Shunsuke Kanie - Arimoto, Kappa
- Yūta Kasuya - Akaname
- Masako Katsuki - Ubume
- Rina Kawaguchi
- Sakura Kawaguchi
- Miyuki Kawashō
- Yasuhiko Kawazu
- Kokoro Kikuchi - Bake-Zōri
- Mayu Kimura
- Takuya Kirimoto - Ameyama
- Daisuke Kishio
- Yurie Kobori
- Hiromi Konno
- Marika Kōno - Tsukasa
- Arisa Kōri
- Mami Koyama - Agnès' Mother
- Kujira - Kubire-Oni, Mammoth, Nebutori
- Motoko Kumai - Jirōmaru, Nopperabō
- Taichi Kusano
- Taiten Kusunoki
- Naomi Kusumi - Ama-no-Jaku
- Hōko Kuwashima - Yūna Yamamoto, Fuku, Ushirogami
- Ai Maeda - Mutsuko Ishibashi
- Yasuhiro Mamiya - Tsuchi-Korobi
- Yasunori Masutani
- Taiki Matsuno
- Ami Matsushima
- Takashi Matsuyama - Akimura, Gohara, Yama-Tengu, Han-Gyojin, Tenjō-Name
- Hikaru Midorikawa
- Yūdai Mino
- Yūko Mita
- Shikito Miyagi
- Tadashi Miyazawa - Azuki-Arai
- Fumie Mizusawa - Yōko
- Satsuki Miyoshi
- Masakazu Morita
- Yukiko Motoyoshi
- Rika Nagae
- Yuki Nagaku
- Yūko Nagashima - Futakuchi-Onna
- Eri Nakao - Natsumi
- Ryūsei Nakao - Vampire Elite
- Mitsuki Nakamura
- Tōru Nara - Igarashi
- Hina Natsume
- Kōta Nemoto - Charatomi
- Miyari Nemoto
- Chinami Nishimura
- Tomomichi Nishimura
- Keiichi Noda
- Yuri Noguchi - Masashi Uchida
- Hirofumi Nojima - Kuno
- Kenji Nomura - Haniwa-Musha
- Fukushi Ochiai - Mizu-Yōkai, Kappa, Danichirō
- Hiroshi Okamoto - Atsushi Kitajima
- Ryōtarō Okiayu - Oni, Tomoya Ishibashi
- Masamu Ono
- Masaya Onosaka - Hihi
- Volcano Ōta - Dansaburō
- Naomi Ōzora
- Asumi Saitō
- Kimiko Saitō - Masae, Azuki-Babaa
- Shirō Saitō - Momon-Jii
- Tetsuo Sakaguchi - Akinori Uchida
- Yasunao Sakai - Kappa
- Kurumi Sakamoto
- Erika Sakata
- Shōgo Sakata
- Chiharu Sassa - Kappa
- Masaharu Satō
- Yūga Satō
- Yū Shimamura - Chris
- Naomi Shindō
- Kōzō Shioya
- Tetsu Shiratori - Shinigami
- Shō Sonoda
- Yumi Sudō - Kinoko
- Hisayoshi Suganuma - Yōsuke-kun, Ichinoshin
- Tomokazu Sugita - Chin-san
- Kanami Taguchi
- Wataru Takagi
- Karin Takahashi - Daiki
- Urara Takano - Mabyō
- Yasuhiro Takato
- Eiji Takemoto
- Ryōta Takeuchi - Oin
- Nao Tamura - Amefuri-Kozō, G Kitarō
- Kōsuke Tanabe
- Kenta Tanaka
- Toshiki Tanaka
- Ryōichi Tanaka
- Saya Tanaka
- Atsuki Tani - Dorotabō
- Asami Tano
- Naoki Tatsuta
- Chihaya Terasaki
- Takuma Terashima - Takumi
- Haruka Terui - Mizuha
- Hideaki Tezuka - Company Boss
- Nobuo Tobita - La Seine
- Kentarō Tone - Isogashi
- Yūko Tsubaki
- Minami Tsuda - Kyōsuke
- Shinpachi Tsuji - Nue
- Maki Tsuruta
- Maaya Uchida - Yōko Ishiyama/Sekiyo
- Yumi Uchiyama - Sunekosuri
- Hitomi Ueda
- Yūji Ueda - Kadokura
- Akiko Utsumi
- Misaki Watada - Gohara's Wife
- Kōsuke Watanabe
- Marie Yamada
- Kazuhiro Yamaji - Kurosu
- Aya Yamane
- Takumi Yamazaki - Pii
- Wakana Yamazaki
- Konami Yoshida - Takurō-Bi
Episodes[]
# | Title | Original airdate | Written by | Directed by | Animation director | Yōkai |
001 | The Day the Yōkai Awoke Yōkai ga Mezameta Hi (妖怪が目覚めた日) |
2018-04-01 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Kōji Ogawa | Sorato Shimizu | Nobiagari |
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A forest suddenly appeared in Shibuya. There was a mysterious phenomenon... people going to the city were suddenly transforming into trees! Meanwhile, Mana, a junior high school student, dubiously wrote a letter and put it in the Yōkai Mailbox. Soon after, Kitarō came with a "clip, clop." After hearing Mana's story, Kitarō and his father, Medama-Oyaji, were convinced that this was the work of a yōkai that should have been sealed hundreds of years ago. To find the cause, they traveled to the city's underground facility. The one that was awaiting them is...!? |
002 | Terror! Miage-Nyūdō Senritsu! Miage-Nyūdō (戦慄!見上げ入道) |
2018-04-08 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Kenichi Takeshita | Yukihiro Urata | Miage-Nyūdō |
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At the dome concert of the popular idol group, The Batteries, tens of thousands of visitors vanished in the blink of an eye! Behind the scenes of the incident, the entertainment office that Nezumi-Otoko recently launched, BiBiBi Promotion, was involved. When Kitarō and Neko-Musume rush to the venue, they coincidentally meet Mana. Although Kitarō tries to keep Mana away by saying humans should not get involved with yōkai, she refuses to go home since her friends have gone missing as well. When they entered the venue, they find the yōkai responsible for the disappearances. This yōkai is...! |
003 | Tantanbō's Yōkai Castle Tantanbō no Yōkai-jō (たんたん坊の妖怪城) |
2018-04-15 | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Akihiro Nakamura Kōji Ogawa (Continuity) |
Shigetaka Kiyoyama | Tantanbō Kamaitachi Futakuchi-Onna |
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There's a rumor that children in the city are disappearing one after another. Upon hearing this, Mana contacts Kitarō in order to elucidate the truth. However, Kitarō bluntly states that "Yōkai and humans can't be friends." It turns out that children were kidnapped in order to resurrect the Yōkai Castle that was once sealed. This time, Mana was kidnapped as well. Kitarō's friends join him in the effort to rescue the human that saved his life! |
004 | The Taboo of the Mysterious Forest Fushigi no Mori no Kinki (不思議の森の禁忌) |
2018-04-22 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Yuriko Kado | Yoshiyuki Ichikawa | Yama-Jijii Abura-Sumashi Beto-Beto-san |
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An elementary school student named Yūta hears stories about Kitarō from his neighbor, Mana, and finally ended up visiting the GeGeGe Forest. It was the first time in a few hundred years that a human last wandered into the forest. Kitarō tried to return the boy back to the human world but was urged by his father and Sunakake-Babaa to show Yūta around the forest. He unwillingly obliged, along with Neko-Musume. Yūta, who is familiar with yōkai, is delighted when he gets to meet various yōkai on his tour. However, the state of the forest suddenly changes! One after another, Kitarō and his friends get attacked. Medama-Oyaji says that Yūta is the cause...!? |
005 | The Disaster of the Electric Yōkai Denki Yōkai no Saiyaku (電気妖怪の災厄) |
2018-04-29 | Ryūnosuke Kingetsu | Akihiro Nakamura | Akihiro Ōta | Kaminari |
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In this modern society, humans act like Kaminari no longer exists, making fear unfeasible for him. Just as Kaminari was losing all hope, Nezumi-Otoko gets an idea. When Nezumi-Otoko starts up the BiBiBi Electric Company together with Mr. Ameyama and Kaminari, they hit the jackpot. This business had the perfect money-making system! The company's mascot, Kaminari, became popular and Nezumi-Otoko was smiling with a bundle of cash in hand, but when his control gradually vanishes, what will happen?! |
006 | The Misfortune of the Sunekosuri Yakūn no Sunekosuri (厄運のすねこすり) |
2018-05-06 | Akiko Inoue | Gō Koga | Noboru Koizumi | Sunekosuri |
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Clip, clop. Kitarō arrives at a village deep within the mountains where an old woman named Masae is living alone. The one who called Kitarō was Masae's only son, Shō, who lives in Tokyo. Shō says that Masae is being haunted by a yōkai, but she will not listen to a single word from the son who left the house without permission. However, Masae is getting weaker. If this continues, she will lose her life. Can Kitarō get rid of the yōkai that is haunting Masae...? |
007 | Ghost Train Yūrei Densha (幽霊電車) |
2018-05-13 | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Masatoshi Chioka | Akihiro Asanuma | Datsue-Babaa |
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A company president is conversing with his subordinate at a bar, saying "people who believe in yōkai are just making excuses because they are weak." Upon hearing this absurd remark, Kitarō appears and interjects stating that "even if you can't see them, yōkai exist." Irritated, the president thrusts Kitarō away and walks off. In order to get home, he and his subordinate board a special train. Eventually, The president begins to realize that the train is traveling on a different route than usual. In addition, he also notices that the state of the other passengers is rather peculiar. The president bullied others to the bitter end, so something horrifying is ought to happen in return... |
008 | Menace! Kagami-Jijii's Plot Kyōi! Kagami-Jijii no Keiryaku (驚異!鏡じじいの計略) |
2018-05-20 | Akiko Inoue | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Yūji Hakamada | Kagami-Jijii |
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Mana arrives at a village for a social studies field trip along with the rest of her class. When she chases her classmates around for not cleaning like they were supposed to, they inadvertently knock over an old stone monument. After that, her classmates' physical conditions collapsed and were both hospitalized. Strange things start happening around Mana as well. When Kitarō and the others investigate after sensing powerful yōkai activity, they discover Mana trapped in a mirror! Is Kagami-Jijii responsible? What was the purpose of bringing Mana into the mirror world? When Kitarō and his friends find Kagami-Jijii and question him, they get attacked with a mirror! |
009 | The Kappas' Work Reform Kappa no Hataraki-kata Kaikaku (河童の働き方改革) |
2018-05-27 | Masahiro Yokotani | Kiyosumi Yamamoto | Setsuko Nobuzane | Kappa |
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There is a national cucumber shortage! Where could they have possibly disappeared off to? The president of an IT company is now suffering from a shortage of workers. Light salaries, hard labor. It's only natural that employees have started to quit. Nezumi-Otoko, who happened to be nearby, proposed the use of yōkai. The Kappas from the Tono mountains are hard workers, and the president is pleased that he could secure such employees with a cheap salary of three cucumbers an hour. The Kappas are also very satisfied with the all-you-can-eat cucumber workplace. However, the Kappas gradually began to get suspicious that they were being exploited. Finally, they stood up and demanded their rights! |
010 | Vanishing! The Seven School Mysteries Shōmetsu! Gakkō no Nana-Fushigi (消滅!学校の七不思議) |
2018-06-03 | Masahiro Yokotani | Tsuyoshi Tobita Yōichi Ōhata (Storyboards) |
Yōichi Ōnishi | Seven School Mysteries |
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Neko-Musume is consulted by Mana after "strange things have been going on at school recently," and she visits Mana's school to investigate. One of the Seven School Mysteries, "Hanako of the Third Floor Girl's Bathroom," is Neko-Musume's friend, so the two set off to visit her. However, Hanako cannot be found. It's not only Hanako. Rumors of the Seven School Mysteries yōkai haven't been heard of these days, either. Sunakake-Babaa, Konaki-Jijii, and the others arrive after they lose contact of another School Mystery, Kinjirō Ninomiya. They all chase after a suspect and are led to the second floor boy's bathroom...!? |
011 | Conquer Japan! The 808 Tanuki Army Nihon Seifuku! Happyakuya-Danuki Gundan (日本征服!八百八狸軍団) |
2018-06-10 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Shun Yashiro | Yoshiyuki Ichikawa | 808 Tanuki Kōryū |
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A second moon suddenly appears in the night sky! This second moon is getting closer and closer to earth and over Tokyo Bay. Meanwhile, the 808 Tanuki that were supposed to have been sealed over 200 years ago awaken. They jack the airwaves and declare that the Japanese government hand over their control to them. Mana is caught and labeled a traitor by the Tanuki after attempting to seek help from Kitarō. In order to rescue Mana, Kitarō heads to the large underground space where the Tanuki are lurking. At the same time, the Japanese government shot down the second moon by using a missile. The large object that fell into Tokyo Bay was actually a Yōkai egg! Can Kitarō thwart the 808 Tanuki's plans!? |
012 | Capital Annihilated! The Terrifying Yō-Kaijū Shuto Kaimetsu! Kyōfu Yō-Kaijū (首都壊滅!恐怖妖怪獣) |
2018-06-17 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Akihiro Nakamura | Mikio Fujiwara | 808 Tanuki Kōryū |
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Japan has fallen under the control of the Tanuki. Anti-Tanuki citizens are caught one after another and people must monitor each other's behavior in order to stay safe. Meanwhile, in order to save Kitarō who had been turned to stone by the Gyōbu-Danuki's curse, Mana, Neko-Musume, and the others head for the underground again. Prepared to risk it all, Sunakake-Babaa, Konaki-Jijii and the others stay behind to hold the Tanuki back. Mana was left remaining, however, the curse placed on her by the Gyōbu-Danuki triggered, causing abnormalities to her body. At last, the Yō-Kaijū begins to destroy Japan. How will Kitarō and the others deal with this crisis!? |
013 | The Desired Diamonds! Wanyūdō's Trap Yokubō no Kongōseki! Wanyūdō no Wana (欲望の金剛石! 輪入道の罠) |
2018-06-24 | Yūichi Nomura | Kenichi Takeshita | Shigetaka Kiyoyama | Wanyūdō |
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The cheap diamond company operated by Nezumi-Otoko is a huge success. Kitarō grows suspicious of him, which makes Nezumi-Otoko react sharply, declaring an end to their friendship. The truth is, he was partnering up with Wanyūdō. Nezumi-Otoko brings humans to Wanyūdō's cave, where the yōkai turns them into diamonds and feasts on their souls. He sells these diamonds and becomes a rich trailblazer. One day, A man of a diamond syndicate who has been robbed of business appears and takes Nezumi-Otoko away...! |
014 | Makura-Gaeshi and the Fantastic Dream Makura-Gaeshi to Maboroshi no Yume (まくら返しと幻の夢) |
2018-07-01 | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Gō Koga | Akihiro Ōta | Makura-Gaeshi |
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Masashi, a boy who is worried about his father who fell asleep and has never awakened, seeks Kitarō out for help through Mana. According to Mana, there are many other adults who have fallen asleep in addition to Masashi's father. Medama-Oyaji states that a yōkai must have trapped the adults in the dream world and assumes Makura-Gaeshi may know something, but it turns out that he doesn't. Mana motivates Makura-Gaeshi to help, and he takes them to the Dream World with his ability. In the Dream World, anything you envision is capable of coming true. Mana and Neko-Musume quickly succumb to their own, fantastic dreams... |
015 | Zunbera Spiritplasty Zunbera Reikei Shujutsu (ずんべら霊形手術) |
2018-07-08 | Akiko Inoue | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Noboru Koizumi | Zunbera |
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Kirara Fusano aspires to be an idol, however, she despises her own face and desires a cute one. One night, she encounters a mysterious old woman who is soon revealed to be the yōkai Zunbera. Zunbera offers to perform Spiritplasty, which would grant Kirara with the beauty she wishes to have. Kirara accepts; she receives the treatment and becomes a beautiful girl. However, it is revealed that she was paying a great price. Being a beautiful girl consumed her with the envy of those in her surrounding, but this pleasure was brief. Suddenly, Kirara is struck by suffering. She has become faceless! |
016 | The Mystery of the Tide! Umizatō Ushio no Kai! Umizatō (潮の怪! 海座頭) |
2018-07-15 | Yūichi Nomura | Takao Iwai Kōji Ogawa (Continuity) |
Akihiro Asanuma | Umizatō Funa-Yūrei |
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Mana visits Sakaiminato, where her aunt and uncle live. She was looking forward to the festival but loses her enthusiasm after finding out that it might not be held this year. In order to cheer Mana up, Uncle Shōji decides to go fishing so he can feed her the most fresh and liveliest fish he can catch. However, he doesn't return. Mana and the town's fishermen set out by boat to find the missing men, to soon be attacked by Funa-Yūrei. These Funa-Yūrei were recognized to be the missing fisherman, including Uncle Shōji. Mana is the only one to survive the attack and washes up on shore. Kitarō arrives and heads to sea by boat to investigate. There, he encounters the Funa-Yūrei and the yōkai Umizatō that was supposed to have been sealed away! |
017 | Kani-Bōzu and the Ancient Mystery Kani-Bōzu to Inishie no Nazo (蟹坊主と潮古の謎) |
2018-07-22 | Masahiro Yokotani | Mana Uchiyama Yoshitaka Yashima (Continuity) |
Yoshitaka Yashima | Kani-Bōzu |
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In the town of Sakaiminato, a suspicious monk appears at night. He comes with a riddle and those who cannot answer him correctly are turned to bronze. Unsure of the answer, Ittan-Momen, Nezumi-Otoko, Konaki-Jijii, Nurikabe, and Neko-Musume are turned to bronze one after the other. Eventually, Kitarō is turned to bronze as well. When it seemed as though Sunakake-Babaa would be attacked next, the monk's pauses as he calls out to her by the title, "princess." Sunakake-Babaa escapes with Medama-Oyaji and meets up with Mana. Soon, they head into the mountains to seek help from the Karasu-Tengu! |
018 | Kawauso's Lie Kawauso no Uso (かわうそのウソ) |
2018-07-29 | Akiko Inoue | Yuriko Kado | Kozue Komatsu | Kawauso |
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Recently, vegetables have been delivered to Kitarō's house almost every day. Neko-Musume appears and encourages the suspicious Kitarō and Medama-Oyaji to take them, as they're just vegetables. The truth is, those vegetables were grown by Neko-Musume. One day, she comes across a little boy in need of food, and ends up giving him the vegetables that were meant for Kitarō. On the other hand, Mana arrives at her summer home. Just as Mana was about to go for a walk, her mother Junko tells her the rumor about a crafty yōkai that may appear nearby...?! |
019 | Ressurected Yōkai!? The Obake School Fukkatsu Yōkai!? Obake no Gakkō (復活妖怪!?おばけの学校) |
2018-08-05 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Tsuyoshi Tobita | Yōichi Ōnishi | Miage-Nyūdō Tantanbō Kamaitachi Futakuchi-Onna |
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There is an obake school. At this school, there are no tests or anything. This rumor is on the rise. One day, Yūta tells Mana about his friend who disappeared after saying, "I'm going to become an obake." Kitarō has received many letters about this as well. Yūta says that if you go to the graves on 3rd Street and recite a spell three times, 4th Street will appear and you can get to the obake school. Kitarō tries the spell at 3:00AM and the pathway to 4th Street opens before him. He observes the missing children having fun in their classes at the obake school. What's going on? The teachers are yōkai that have been defeated by Kitarō! The puzzled Kitarō disguises himself as a student in order to find out more. |
020 | Memories of the Yōka Yōka no Kioku (妖花の記憶) |
2018-08-12 | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Masato Mitsuka | Setsuko Nobuzane | Yōka |
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One day, Mana and her mother go to visit Toshiko, Mana's hospitalized great aunt. When they arrived at the hospital, Toshiko asked if they could check on the flowers at her home. When they reached the house, Mana was surprised by the sight. Bright red flowers were in bloom everywhere; from the garden to the walls and the roof of the house. Mana sent pictures of these mysterious flowers to Neko-Musume. While Mana listened to stories about her great aunt from her mother, Kitarō and the others soon arrived. Medama-Oyaji explained that these flowers were called Yōka and bloom from yōkai activity or spiritual power. Why are they at Toshiko's house? Mana joins Kitarō and the others as the head toward a southern island to discover the Yōka's origins. |
021 | Flame on! The Solitude of the Takurō-Bi Enjō! Takurō-Bi no Kodoku (炎上! たくろう火の孤独) |
2018-08-19 | Date-san | Mitsuaka Noshitani Yūko Kiyoshima (Continuity) |
Yukari Kobayashi | Takurō-Bi Amefuri-Kozō |
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In a certain place, there was a yōkai called Takurō-Bi. Since he burns everything he touches, Takurō-Bi has lived a life of solitude away from both humans and yōkai. One day, Nezumi-Otoko approaches Takurō-Bi and offers an opportunity to do business in the human world. Upon hearing this, the lonely Takurō-Bi becomes ecstatic and decides to cooperate. Nezumi-Otoko produces an attraction at a theme park called BiBiBi Fire, which immediately becomes popular. Takurō-Bi was instructed to never leave the staff room at night. One evening, he couldn't endure the loneliness any longer and leaves the room on his own. Outside, he meets Pigu, a mysterious robot. They got along with each other quickly and strengthened their friendship, however... |
022 | Berserk!! The Terrifying Yōkai Gyūki Bōsō!! Saikyō Yōkai Gyūki (暴走!! 最恐妖怪牛鬼) |
2018-08-26 | Yūichi Nomura | Gō Koga | Mikio Fujiwara | Gyūki |
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Mana and Neko-Musume visit a tourist resort island. At the same time, Nezumi-Otoko came to the island with a talent and TV crew to produce a program about bizarre and scary stories. On this island, there was a legend about a terrifying yōkai called Gyūki. The talent doesn't believe the legend at all and moves the Gyūki Rock, which breaks the seal. The talent suddenly started suffering and transformed into the Gyūki. The Gyūki ate Nezumi-Otoko and went on a rampage, destroying everything in its path. Just when things began to look grim for Neko-Musume and the others, Kitarō appears and defeats the Gyūki. Although it seemed that the Gyūki was perfectly vanquished, Kitarō...!? |
023 | The Yōkai Apartment Secret Story Yōkai Apaato Hiwa (妖怪アパート秘話) |
2018-09-02 | Ryūnosuke Kingetsu | Masatoshi Chioka | Yoshiyuki Ichikawa | Rokuro-Kubi Karakasa Akaname |
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In the year 1968, an apartment was built. However, there were three yōkai living there despite the new construction. These yōkai were revealed to be Rokuro-Kubi, Akaname and Karakasa. Tenants were scared away one after another. The couple who owned the apartment were at a loss, until they decided to write a letter to the Yōkai Post...
In present day, Natsumi, the granddaughter of the apartment owners, lived in the old apartment alone. She was set on tearing the apartment down to live with her fiancé, but Kitarō soon arrived. Kitarō talks about the history of the apartment, and asks Natsumi to reconsider its demolition. |
024 | Nezumi-Otoko's Disappearance!? Sekiyō's Trap Nezumi-Otoko Shissō!? Sekiyō no Wana (ねずみ男失踪!? 石妖の罠) |
2018-09-16 | Ryūnosuke Kingetsu | Jirō Makino | Yūji Hakamada | Sekiyō |
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One day, certain news shook the residents of the GeGeGe Forest like an earthquake: Nezumi-Otoko will get married. Dubious, Kitarō and the others make their way to the wedding venue. There, they find Nezumi-Otoko in a tuxedo in a good mood. With him was his bride, and contrary to everyone's expectations, she was a beautiful woman by the name of Yōko. Although they were in a state of shock, Kitarō and the others wish for Nezumi-Otoko's happiness. However, they haven't heard from him since. Sunakake-Babaa and the others grow worried and decide to search for him. Before long, they find an emaciated and scrawny Nezumi-Otoko in town. Apparently, it seems that Yōko suddenly disappeared in the middle of their honeymoon. Nezumi-Otoko was caught in a marriage fraud! |
025 | Kubire-Oni's Curse Kubire-Oni no Juso (くびれ鬼の呪詛) |
2018-09-23 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Noboru Koizumi | Kubire-Oni |
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Mana receives a heartless message on RAIN from her classmate, Karin. The next day, her friend Miyabi suggests that she use the Curse App to get revenge, and soon installs the app to Mana's phone. Without taking it too seriously, Mana enters Karin's name into the app. Karin later posts on INSTE about getting injured. She receives an eerie notification on the Curse App that read, "Enter a name in three hours or the curse will rebound to you."
The Curse App spread instantly, and the amount of victims increased. Numerous strings of hair grew out of Mana's phone and reached out for her... can Mana sever the chain of curses!? |
026 | Glamour! The Beautiful Gahi Kowaku! Uruwashi no Gahi (蠱惑!麗しの画皮) |
2018-09-30 | Akiko Inoue | Akihiro Nakamura Shun Yashiro (Continuity) |
Shigetaka Kiyoyama | Gahi |
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Yūna, a high school student, cannot date any boy even if she was interested in them due to her mother's strict disciplinary rules. Yūna's mother was once betrayed by her husband and got into a divorce. This incident made it impossible for Yūna's mother to trust men for the rest of her life. One day, Yūna was approached by her male childhood friend, and her mother saw this interaction. Yūna was rebuked and runs away to another location. There, Konaki-Jijii was passing by and drops a scroll. Within the scroll was a drawing of a beautiful man that left Yūna spellbound. As she admired the art, the young man slipped out of the scroll and into reality! |
027 | Invasion! Backbeard's Army Shūrai! Bakkube'aado Gundan (襲来!バックベアード軍団) |
2018-10-07 | Ryūnosuke Kingetsu | Takao Iwai Yō Nakano |
Yōichi Ōnishi | Western Yōkai Backbeard Agnès |
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A group of Malay yōkai drift to Japan after the destruction of their homeland. Upon hearing this story, the Kitarō Family welcome Miminaga and the others to the GeGeGe Forest. Nezumi-Otoko is pleased after receiving their bag of jewels as rent. One day, a jewel begins to glow, and a young female witch by the name of Agnès appears. Before Kitarō was able to ask who she was, a man named Wolfgang appears. Trembling, Miminaga identifies Wolfgang as the one responsible for destroying their home and killing their friends. The Malay yōkai face Wolfgang, but are immediately killed. Angered, Kitarō and the others challenge him too, but...! |
028 | The Great Yōkai War Yōkai Dai Sensō (妖怪大戦争) |
2018-10-14 | Ryūnosuke Kingetsu | Masato Mitsuka | Akihiro Ōta | Western Yōkai Backbeard Agnès |
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"Help me destroy this ring in order to stop the Brigadoon Project." Agnès the witch asks Kitarō for his assistance without any detailed explanation. Kitarō uses his Finger Guns, but was unable to even scratch the ring no matter how many shots he fired. After seeing his current state, Agnès uses her magic to raise Kitarō's yōkai power beyond its limits. Kitarō suffered and was unable to endure the overflowing power, but he still managed to fire another shot at the ring with everything he had. Although it seemed as if the ring should have been destroyed this time, it was stolen at the last second by a witch named Adél. Backbeard's army has arrived at the GeGeGe Forest to launch an attack! |
029 | The Insane Frankenstein Kyōki no Furankenshutain (狂気のフランケンシュタイン) |
2018-10-21 | Yūichi Nomura | Jirō Makino Noriyo Sasaki (Continuity) |
Mikio Fujiwara | Victor Frankenstein Agnès |
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Backbeard puts the "Brigadoon Project" into operation to transform humans into yōkai slaves so he can rule them. In order to prevent this, Agnès hurries to the city where the ring's presence was detected. Agnès flies around the city on her broom without worrying about her surroundings, which throws the town into chaos. Although Kitarō is angered by her actions, Mana, who was in the vicinity, becomes interested in Agnès. After getting caught up in the positive Mana's pace, it was soon decided that Agnès would stay at her house. While she enjoyed the temporary comfort, Agnès leaves Mana's house before dawn without a word. There, the Western Yōkai Victor appears...! |
030 | The Vampire's Halloween Party Kyūketsuki no Harowin Pātī (吸血鬼のハロウィンパーティー) |
2018-10-28 | Ryūnosuke Kingetsu | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Yoshiyuki Ichikawa | Carmilla |
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With Halloween in the air, the town was filled with excitement. Mana invites Neko-Musume to a Halloween event, and they visit an old movie theater together. The movie genre was horror. They put on VR goggles and waited for the movie to start. However, this event was arranged by Carmilla, a Western Yōkai. When the two noticed the abnormalities around them and removed their goggles, they were already surrounded with human-turned vampires who began to attack them one after another. On the other hand, Kitarō and Agnès who went into the city in search of the ring notice the crisis at the movie theater, but...!? |
031 | Azuki-Arai, Azuki-Hakari, Azuki-Babaa Azuki-Arai, Azuki-Hakari, Azuki-Babaa (小豆洗い小豆はかり小豆婆) |
2018-11-04 | Akiko Inoue | Mitsuaka Noshitani | Yukari Kobayashi | Azuki-Arai Azuki-Hakari Azuki-Babaa |
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On a certain riverside, there lived three yōkai: Azuki-Arai, Azuki-Hakari, and Azuki-Babaa. Modern people, who have never even touched an azuki bean, pay no attention to them. Nezumi-Otoko happens to pass by the troubled trio who want to suppress western confectionery and restore the azuki beans to their former glory. Nezumi-Otoko comes up with yet another money-making idea: he tells the trio that they can make azuki beans popular again, but they first need to become famous enough to be advertising pillars. As the producer, he becomes delighted when their silly videos become very popular. However, the three get into an argument about the true way to show their love for azuki beans, and their Azuki Union fellowship begins to crack! |
032 | Akuma Belial: The Hundred-Year Grudge Akuma Beriaru: Hyakunen no Ensa (悪魔ベリアル 百年の怨嗟) |
2018-11-11 | Yūichi Nomura | Mana Uchiyama Yoshitaka Yashima (Continuity) |
Yoshitaka Yashima | Belial |
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Mana happens to pass by Agnès, who laments over not being able to locate the ring. In order to cheer her up, Mana decides to take the disheartened Agnès to her beloved Sakaiminato. They coincidentally bump into Kōjiro the Karasu-Tengu that Mana has met before. Suddenly, Agnès detects the ring's presence nearby and flies away, leaving the two to themselves. Kōjiro eagerly brings Mana to a place with a nice view, and shows off his power to create gale-force winds. In that moment, he accidentally destroys the mound that sealed away the terrifying Akuma Belial. With his magical power restored, he lets out a war cry and approaches the Karasu-Tengu's village to exact revenge on the Elder that had sealed him away! |
033 | The Fox's Wedding and Hakusanbō Kitsune no Yomeiri to Hakusanbō (狐の嫁入りと白山坊) |
2018-11-18 | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Kenichi Maejima | Shinichi Suzuki Ippei Masui |
Hakusanbō Buer |
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Kitaro and the others head toward a large estate on a certain mountain. According to the letter in the Yōkai Post, it is said that a girl named Yayoi is being targeted by the yōkai Hakusanbō. Sunakake-Babaa prepares a barrier that neutralizes all yōkai activity and spirit power to protect Yayoi. However, Hakusanbō appears with no intention of attacking her. Hakusanbō did not come to eat Yayoi, but rather to claim her as his bride. While Kitarō was confronting Hakusanbō, Yayoi suddenly begins to suffer. The Ring of Arcana has appeared within her body. Adél, aware of this, appears and abducts Yayoi! |
034 | Emperor Backbeard Teiō Bakkube'aado (帝王バックベアード) |
2018-11-25 | Ryūnosuke Kingetsu | Tsuyoshi Tobita Kazuhiro Ochi (continuity) |
Noboru Koizumi | Backbeard |
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In the GeGeGe Forest, a notice for the Annual Winter Getaway was posted. All the yōkai were looking forward to it. However, Konaki-Jijii was pronounced missing, and the trip was canceled. Everyone set out to search for him, but even the other battle-hardened veterans, Sunakake-Babaa, Nurikabe, Ittan-Momen and Neko-Musume disappear one after another as well. Believing that this is the work of the Western Yōkai, Nezumi-Otoko leads the yōkai with the same belief to form a crowd at Kitarō's house. They chanted and demanded that Agnès be driven out of Japan, and the listening Agnès flies away..?! |
035 | The Witches of Destiny Unmei no Majotachi (運命の魔女たち) |
2018-12-09 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Yuriko Kado | Kozue Komatsu | |
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Agnès suddenly bids Kitarō farewell and flies away. She ends up on the bank of a pond, worrying to herself. There, Mana appears. It was the same pond where the two had first met, and ate lunch while talking with one another. Little by little, Agnès speaks out to Mana about her mother, older sister Adél, and even Backbeard's Brigadoon Project. On the other hand, Adél is also remembering her mother and her younger sister Agnès at Backbeard's castle, and comes to a decision. To protect the honor of the family of witches and her sister Agnès, Adél...!? |
036 | The Transform All Japanese Yōkai Project Nippon Zen Yōkaika Keikaku (日本全妖怪化計画) |
2018-12-16 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Shun Yashiro | Kumi Nakajō Setsuko Nobuzane |
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The Ring of Arcana has appeared. The Western Yōkai return to Japan. Kitarō, Agnès and the others desperately search for the ring. However, Mana discovers the ring first by chance. Not knowing that it was the Ring of Arcana, she puts it on her finger for a moment, only to panic when she is unable to take it off. Kitarō faces off with Adél in order for Mana to escape. In her path were the Western Yōkai Wolfgang, Victor, and Carmilla, who attacked one after another. Konaki-Jijii, Nurikabe, and Neko-Musume go in for support. Mana is thrown into the center of the intense battle for the ring! |
037 | Decisive Battle!! Backbeard Kessen!! Bakkube'aado (決戦!! バックベアード) |
2018-12-23 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Takao Iwai Kōji Ogawa (Continuity) |
Akihiro Asanuma | |
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Mana has miraculously survived. In her surrounding, the area is full of former humans who have been turned into yōkai due to the Brigadoon. No matter what the cost, Mana vows to stop the Brigadoon and heads toward the pillar of light which pierces the sky. Agnès has activated the Brigadoon, Adél is riddled with wounds... what is the fate of these two witches!? Kitarō was attacked by Backbeard. However, the captured and injured Kitarō has now been restored... will he be able to defeat Backbeard!!? |
038 | New Year's Cannibal Mystery Kasha Shinshun Shokujin Kitan Kasha (新春食人奇譚火車) |
2019-01-06 | Masahiro Yokotani | Kenichi Takeshita | Shigetaka Kiyoyama | Kasha |
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On the way home from her Hatsumōde visit, Mana witnesses a yōkai dragging a human corpse. According to Medama-Oyaji, that was the yōkai called Kasha. Kasha is a yōkai that loves to eat corpses. In the past, he used to steal corpses from funerals and crematories, causing havoc. However, the one Mana saw was weak and immediately dropped the corpse, fleeing upon being noticed. Perhaps he has gotten old... Nezumi-Otoko was eavesdropping, and comes up with yet another nasty plan. |
039 | Yuki-Onna Snow White Love Report Yuki-Onna Junpaku Renai Hakusho (雪女純白恋愛白書) |
2019-01-13 | Akiko Inoue | Gō Koga | Yōichi Ōnishi | Yuki-Onna Numa-Gozen |
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In a cafe, Neko-Musume and Mana were talking with Yuki. According to Yuki, she is going to start a relationship with a human man named Shun. Shun soon came by to meet up with Yuki. Despite being shocked by Shun's intense nature, Neko-Musume and Mana are supportive of Yuki. However, Yuki and Shun end up in an argument due to the differences between human and yōkai lifestyles. Yuki meets up with Neko-Musume and Mana again to ask for advice. On the other hand, Shun consults with Nezumi-Otoko, who has started yet another dubious business. This story is heading toward a rather questionable direction... |
040 | The Final Ballad: Sara-Kozō Shūkyoku no Tanka Sara-Kozō (終極の譚歌 さら小僧) |
2019-01-20 | Date-san | Jirō Makino | Yoshitaka Yashima | Sara-Kozō |
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Poor Isamu is a stand-up comedian who is struggling to get another hit. He presented his comedy routine at a theater, but became depressed after he failed to get a response from the audience each and every day. One day, on his way home, Isamu heard a voice and followed it to the river as if he were being called. There, he saw the yōkai Sara-Kozō washing plates while he cheerfully sang, "Pettara Petarako." Isamu listens and decides to use the song in his routine. Isamu's song and dance rise in popularity. However, Sara-Kozō finds out that his song has been stolen and becomes furious. Kitarō sets out to warn Isamu to stop singing the song, but... |
041 | Enigma! Bake-Zōri's Rebellion Kaiji! Bake-Zōri no Ran (怪事!化け草履の乱) |
2019-01-27 | Date-san | Akihiro Nakamura | Mikio Fujiwara | Bake-Zōri |
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At a certain closed shoe store, there was an old man named Isao who packs up and prepares to move. Afterward, some things pop out of the trash bags that were thrown aside in the building. Those things were Bake-Zōri and other Tsukumogami. There, Nezumi-Otoko appears. He comes up with another money-making scheme, and entices the Tsukumogami to work with him to get back at the humans who don't take care of their belongings. After a while, Kitarō receives letters about things moving on their own, and begins to investigate... |
042 | Momon-Jii's Scheme: The Great Yōkai Trial Momon-Jii no Kankei: Yōkai Dai-Saiban (百々爺の姦計 妖怪大裁判) |
2019-02-03 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Masatoshi Chioka | Yoshiyuki Ichikawa | Momon-Jii |
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One day, while Kitarō was relaxing at home, Kojirō and other Karasu-Tengu appear. Kojirō, despite what Kitarō says, tells him that he is under arrest for obliteration and takes him away. The Kitarō Family is surprised when they hear about Kitarō's unreasonable arrest, but they believe the Great Yōkai Trial will reach a fair verdict. And so, the Great Yōkai Trial was held. However, there was no sight of Sunakake-Babaa and the others, leaving the defense to virtually Neko-Musume alone. Yobuko, the witness, says that he saw Kitarō obliterate Hitotsume-Kozō. Hair Needles and Geta were submitted as items of evidence. Furthermore, Mana appears as a witness for the prosecution... |
043 | Eternal Life: Odoro-Odoro Eien no Inochi Odoro-Odoro (永遠の命 おどろおどろ) |
2019-02-10 | Yūichi Nomura Hiroshi Ōnogi |
Hiroyuki Kakudō | Akihiro Ōta | Odoro-Odoro |
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Vampiric incidents have been frequently occurring on the streets. While Kitarō was investigating, he receives a letter. The sender wanted to be killed. Kitarō visits Onozaki, the sender of the letter and a researcher of genetic manipulation. Onozaki had created an immortal cell, and experimented with his own body. The result: he was mutated into a yōkai and gained an immortal body. When he mutates into the yōkai, he becomes a monster that desires blood. The vampiric incidents were all caused by Onozaki himself. Onozaki, who cannot commit suicide due to the immortal cell, asks Kitarō to kill him, however... |
044 | Masquerade Nopperabō Narisumashi Nopperabō (なりすましのっぺらぼう) |
2019-02-17 | Akiko Inoue | Mana Uchiyama Yō Nakano (Continuity) |
Saburō Manami | Nopperabō Oshiroi-Babaa |
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045 | The Truth Lies in the Thicket of the Mannen-Dake Shinsō wa Mannen-Dake no Yabu no Naka (真相は万年竹の藪の中) |
2019-02-24 | Date-san | Kenichi Maejima | Shinichi Suzuki | Mannen-Dake |
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After receiving a letter that read, "The yōkai, Mannen-Dake is attacking us," Kitarō heads to the bamboo thicket in the mountains. There, Nezumi-Otoko was waiting with Kubota from the tourism board in addition to Masahiko and Kiyomi, a couple and the current owners of the bamboo thicket. They want to make the bamboo thicket into a tourist spot, so they wanted to see if the Mannen-Dake is really there. It is said that many people who enter the bamboo thicket have gone missing, including the former owner of the thicket, Daikichi. As soon as Kitarō steps into the bamboo thicket, he senses yōkai activity. At the home within the thicket, they find a warning to humans written in blood-red lettering. Daikichi's study at the back of the house is full of bamboo leaves. Suddenly, the frightened Masahiko became quiet. Upon close observation, Masahiko's entire body was turned into bamboo...!? |
046 | The Cursed Doll Festival: Mayuge Noroi no Hinamatsuri Mayuge (呪いのひな祭り 麻桶毛) |
2019-03-03 | Akiko Inoue | Yuriko Kado | Noboru Koizumi | Mayuge |
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After school, Mana and her friends look at the hina dolls that were decorated in the corridor. There were seven platforms, but only the Emperor and Empress were placed. According to Kotani, the teacher who bought the dolls, the rest of the set will arrive later. Mana realizes that she forgot something, so she has her friends wait at the entrance while she retrieves it from the classroom. However, when she returns, her friends are nowhere to be seen. She had no choice but to go home alone. That night, Mana finds out that the friends she planned to walk home together with haven't returned to their homes yet. She gets a bad feeling and heads back to the school after contacting Kitarō. Once inside, Mana notices that the number of hina dolls are increasing...!? |
047 | The Baby-Stealing Ubume Akago Sarai no Ubume (赤子さらいの姑獲鳥) |
2019-03-17 | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Takao Iwai Kazuhiro Ochi (continuity) |
Yōichi Ōnishi Shigetaka Kiyoyama |
Ubume |
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After school one day, Mana and her friends were excitedly talking about OMEGA TALK, a new popular social media app. Within the app, video content from Charatomi's Yōkai Channel is very popular. Mana is happy when she hears her friends use the word "cute" to describe yōkai. On the other hand, Kitarō was looking for a yōkai that kidnaps babies. Using Konaki-Jijii as bait, Kitarō waits. And so, the yōkai Ubume appears and takes off after abducting Konaki-Jijii. Kitarō jumps on Ittan-Momen's back, and they chase after Ubume. On top of that, the Yōkai Channel's camera was tracking them! |
048 | The Void of Despair and Darkness Zetsubō to Shikkoku no Kyomu (絶望と漆黒の虚無) |
2019-03-24 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Shun Yashiro | Yūji Hakamada | Hata-Onryō Tofu-Kozō |
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With her own power, Mana annihilates Neko-Musume along with her soul. This footage was broadcast, and the antagonism between yōkai and humans intensifies. In the midst of the chaos between the two parties, Kitarō wishes to learn the truth and heads toward Mana. On the other hand, Mana hears about the story behind her bloodline and her great grandmother on her mother's side. That great grandmother was the one who gave Mana her name, and like Mana, she had a connection to the unseen world. Kitarō appears. Mana is fueled by her mother's injuries, Kitarō is fueled by the annihilation of Neko-Musume, and their hate clashes with one another. Sure enough, the two who stood in the threshold of both yōkai and humans are...! |
049 | Nanashi and Mana Nanashi to Mana (名無しと真名) |
2019-03-31 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Tsuyoshi Tobita Kōji Ogawa (Continuity) |
Mikio Fujiwara | Nanashi |
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The last character symbol is set, and Mana has finally been completed as a vessel. Nanashi, the one who used her, gained an unimaginable amount of power. With this power, yōkai and humans alike are pulled into the void. Unable to resist, these yōkai and humans are sacrificed one after the other. Kitarō was unable to do anything in the face of this overwhelming power. Medama-Oyaji protects him, but ultimately gets swallowed by the void. At wits’ end, Kitarō stands stock-still. While he is still in a daze, Nezumi-Otoko appears. He raises his fist, and sends Kitarō flying. |
050 | Nue, Messenger from Jigoku Jigoku kara no Shisha Nue (地獄からの使者 鵺) |
2019-04-07 | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Akihiro Nakamura Yoshitaka Yashima (Continuity) |
Yoshitaka Yashima | Nue Mujina |
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051 | Enma-Daiō's Secret Bargain Enma-Daiō no Mitsuyaku (閻魔大王の密約) |
2019-04-14 | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Mana Uchiyama Kazuhiro Ochi (Continuity) Yō Nakano (Continuity) |
Yoshiyuki Ichikawa | Enma-Daiō Gozu Mezu |
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052 | Runaway Girl! The Forest of the Kinoko Shōjo Shissō! Kinoko no Mori (少女失踪!木の子の森) |
2019-04-21 | Yūichi Nomura | Takao Iwai Yō Nakano (Continuity) |
Yōichi Ōnishi | Kinoko Yama-Tengu |
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053 | Narcissism Overload! Nuke-Kubi's Close Call Jikoai Bōhatsu! Nuke-Kubi Kiki Ippatsu (自己愛暴発!ぬけ首危機一髪) |
2019-04-28 | Akiko Inoue | Kenichi Maejima | Shinichi Suzuki | Nuke-Kubi |
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054 | Dorotabō, Life and Earth Dorotabō to Inochi to Daichi (泥田坊と命と大地) |
2019-05-05 | Ryūnosuke Kingetsu | Morio Hatano | Akihiro Asanuma | Dorotabō |
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055 | Hihi's Harassment Hell Hihi no Harasumento Jigoku (狒々のハラスメント地獄) |
2019-05-12 | Gigaemon Ichikawa | Shun Yashiro | Saburō Manami | Hihi |
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056 | The Bewitching Melody: Vampire Elite Miwaku no Senritsu Kyūketsuki Eriito (魅惑の旋律 吸血鬼エリート) |
2019-05-19 | Keiichi Hasegawa | Gō Koga | Yūji Hakamada | Vampire Elite |
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A suspicious man playing a guitar offers to form an alliance with Nezumi-Otoko. His name is Vampire Elite. He is a yōkai that targets young boys who will eventually take on pivotal roles in the country, sending them into society after turning them into obedient slaves so that he can indirectly control the country. Kitarō wants to interrupt his magnificent plan, so Elite plans to make Kitarō his subordinate. Dazzled by the exorbitant reward, Nezumi-Otoko enthusiastically agrees to help, but...? |
057 | The Bloody Noble La Seine Senketsu no Kikōshi Ra Seenu (鮮血の貴公子ラ・セーヌ) |
2019-05-26 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Noboru Koizumi | La Seine |
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058 | The Han-Gyojin's Strange Kamaboko Tale Han-Gyojin no Kamaboko Kidan (半魚人のかまぼこ奇談) |
2019-06-02 | Ryūnosuke Kingetsu | Yuriko Kado | Shigetaka Kiyoyama Setsuko Nobuzane |
Han-Gyojin |
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059 | Promise to the Female Yōkai Ushirogami Onna Yōkai Ushirogami tono Yakusoku (女妖怪・後神との約束) |
2019-06-09 | Keiichi Hasegawa | Mana Uchiyama Yō Nakano (Continuity) |
Yoshitaka Yashima | Ushirogami |
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060 | Pitch Black Coldness: The Yōkai Buru-Buru Shikkoku no Reiki: Yōkai Buru-Buru (漆黒の冷気 妖怪ぶるぶる) |
2019-06-16 | Date-san | Kenichi Takeshita | Mikio Fujiwara | Buru-Buru |
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061 | Tofu-Kozō's Mold Pandemic Tofu-Kozō no Kabi Pandemikku (豆腐小僧のカビパンデミック) |
2019-06-23 | Gigaemon Ichikawa | Akihiro Nakamura | Yōichi Ōnishi Mikio Fujiwara |
Tofu-Kozō |
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062 | The Four Generals of Jigoku: Kurobōzu's Trap Jigoku no Yonshō: Kurobōzu no Wana (地獄の四将 黒坊主の罠) |
2019-06-30 | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Jirō Makino | Yoshiyuki Ichikawa | Kurobōzu |
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063 | Tanabata of Love: The Yōkai Flower Koi no Tanabata: Yōkaika (恋の七夕妖怪花) |
2019-07-07 | Akiko Inoue | Kenichi Maejima | Shinichi Suzuki | Seika Ashi-Magari |
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064 | The Heart's Darkness the Suiko Reflects Suiko ga Utsusu Kokoro no Yami (水虎が映す心の闇) |
2019-07-14 | Keiichi Hasegawa | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Noboru Koizumi | Suiko |
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065 | Nation Founding!? Mabyō's Great Tottori Empire Kenkoku!? Mabyō no Dai Tottori Teikoku (建国!? 魔猫の大鳥取帝国) |
2019-07-21 | Akiko Inoue | Yoshihiro Ueda Kōji Ogawa (continuity) |
Saburō Manami | Mabyō |
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Mana, Kitarō, Medama-Oyaji and Neko-Musume visit Tottori for the first time in a long while. While there, they find out a shocking truth: Tottori has become The Great Tottori Empire, which is now independent from Japan. Soon after, they're put into a rehabilitation facility for the crime of saying a certain single phrase. On the other hand, Mana's uncle Shōji suspects that the governor is a fake. The governor senses this suspicion and has him chased down for being a traitor. Shōji finds Mana and the others who escaped rehabilitation and informs them that the governor is a fake. However, the governor arrives and exerts his evil influence. The Special Assassination Force Pear Tarō and Crab Jirō approach Mana and Shōji. As for Kitarō and the others, they...!? |
066 | The Shinigami and Sakaiminato's Hidden Village Shinigami to Sakaiminato no Kakure-Zato (死神と境港の隠れ里) |
2019-07-28 | Keiichi Hasegawa | Takao Iwai Yoshitaka Yashima (continuity) |
Yoshitaka Yashima | Shinigami Jinmenki |
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067 | The Social Media Addict vs The Jōmon Man SNS Chūdoku VS Jōmonjin (SNS中毒VS縄文人) |
2019-08-04 | Gigaemon Ichikawa | Yō Nakano | Shigetaka Kiyoyama | |
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068 | Capital Punishment! Cruise to Hell Kyokkei! Jigoku Nagashi (極刑!地獄流し) |
2019-08-11 | Date-san | Morio Hatano | Yūji Hakamada | Tsuchi-Gumo Gaki |
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069 | The Fourth General of Jigoku: The Kidō, Ibukimaru Jigoku no Yonshō Kidō Ibukimaru (地獄の四将 鬼童伊吹丸) |
2019-08-18 | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Ko Matsumi Masatoshi Chioka (Continuity) |
Akihiro Asanuma | Ibukimaru |
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070 | Spirit Affliction: Mysterious Footprints Reishō Ashiato no Kai (霊障 足跡の怪) |
2019-08-25 | Keiichi Hasegawa | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Yoshitaka Yashima | Taitanbō |
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071 | Karakasa's Umbrella Troubles Karakasa no Kasa Wazurai (唐傘の傘わずらい) |
2019-09-01 | Date-san | Akira Shimizu Kenichi Maejima (Continuity) |
Shinichi Suzuki | Karakasa |
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072 | Iyami the Yōkai's Great Love Project Yōkai Iyami no Iroboke Dai Sakusen (妖怪いやみの色ボケ大作戦) |
2019-09-08 | Akiko Inoue | Ayaka Noro Masatoshi Chioka (Continuity) |
Yoshiyuki Ichikawa | Iyami |
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073 | The Yamata-no-Orochi of Greed Yokubō no Yamata-no-Orochi (欲望のヤマタノオロチ) |
2019-09-15 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Yoshihiro Ueda | Mikio Fujiwara | Yamata-no-Orochi Yobuko |
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074 | The Fall of Jigoku!? Tamamo-no-Mae's Trap Jigoku Hōkai!? Tamamo-no-Mae no Wana (地獄崩壊!?玉藻前の罠) |
2019-09-22 | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Isao Torada | Setsuko Nobuzane | Tamamo-no-Mae |
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075 | Kyūbi-no-Kitsune Kyūbi-no-Kitsune (九尾の狐) |
2019-09-29 | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Tsuyoshi Tobita Jirō Makino (Continuity) |
Noboru Koizumi | Tamamo-no-Mae |
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076 | Nurarihyon's Ambition Nurarihyon no Yabō (ぬらりひょんの野望) |
2019-10-06 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Mana Uchiyama Yō Nakano (Continuity) |
Yoshitaka Yashima | Nurarihyon Shu-no-Bon Tsuchi-Korobi |
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077 | Vanishing Humans! Neko-Sennin's Revenge Ningen Shōshitsu! Neko-Sennin no Fukushū (人間消失! 猫仙人の復讐) |
2019-10-13 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Akihiro Nakamura | Shigetaka Kiyoyama | Neko-Sennin |
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078 | The Mōryō of Mukuro Village Mukuro-mura no Mōryō (六黒村の魍魎) |
2019-10-20 | Keiichi Hasegawa | Yuriko Kado | Yōichi Ōnishi | Mōryō |
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079 | Kōmori-Neko's Halloween Pandemonium Kōmori-Neko no Harouin Dai Bakuhatsu (こうもり貓のハロウィン大爆発) |
2019-10-27 | Date-san | Akira Shimizu Kenichi Maejima (Continuity) |
Shinichi Suzuki | Kōmori-Neko |
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Nezumi-Otoko is walking in the alleyways of a town preparing for Halloween when an eerie shadow appears before him. "I am the true son of the Western Yōkai emperor, Backbeard! I am Backbeard Junior!" The true identity of the voice claiming to be Backbeard's son is the Western Yōkai, Kōmori-Neko. In order to resurrect Backbeard, Kōmori-Neko earnestly requests of Nezumi-Otoko to help him collect human blood. Kōmori-Neko wanted to prove himself to Backbeard and his top brass no matter what. Although he already refused once, Nezumi-Otoko changes his mind and agrees to cooperate when he sees the large amount of reward coins. However, Nezumi-Otoko is unable to honestly obtain blood...!? |
080 | Onmoraki's Trap Onmoraki no Wana (陰摩羅鬼の罠) |
2019-11-10 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Takao Iwai Kazuhiro Ochi (Continuity) |
Saburō Manami | Onmoraki |
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081 | Hot Blooded Manga Artist: The Yōkai Hiderigami Nekketsu Mangaka Yōkai Hiderigami (熱血漫画家 妖怪ひでり神) |
2019-11-17 | Ryūnosuke Kingetsu | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Yūji Hakamada | Hiderigami |
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082 | Geriatric Nuppeppō Jijibaba Nuppeppō (爺婆ぬっぺっぽう) |
2019-11-24 | Ryūnosuke Kingetsu | Mana Uchiyama Yoshitaka Yashima (Continuity) |
Yoshitaka Yashima | Nuppeppō |
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083 | Chain of Hatred: The Yōkai Hōkō Zōo no Rensa Yōkai Hōkō (憎悪の連鎖 妖怪ほうこう) |
2019-12-1 | Keiichi Hasegawa | Gō Koga | Yoshiyuki Ichikawa | Hōkō |
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084 | Chin-san, The Foreign Worker Gaikokujin Rōdōsha Chin-san (外国人労働者チンさん) |
2019-12-8 | Gigaemon Ichikawa | Toshihiro Maeya Kōki Uminomiya Kōji Ogawa (Continuity) Keiju Kurumino (Continuity) |
Shinichi Suzuki | Chinpo |
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085 | The Giant, Daidarabotchi Kyojin Daidarabotchi (巨人ダイダラボッチ) |
2019-12-15 | Keiichi Hasegawa | Kenichi Takeshita | Akihiro Asanuma | Daidarabotchi |
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086 | Bloody Christmas Senketsu no Kurisumasu (鮮血のクリスマス) |
2019-12-22 | Akiko Inoue | Yoshihiro Ueda | Mikio Fujiwara | Yasha |
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087 | The Binbōgami and The Zashiki-Warashi Binbōgami to Zashiki-Warashi (貧乏神と座敷童子) |
2020-1-5 | Akiko Inoue | Takashi Iwai Yō Nakano (Continuity) |
Noboru Koizumi | Binbōgami Zashiki-Warashi |
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088 | Ittan-Momen's Romance Ittan-Momen no Koi (一反もめんの恋) |
2020-1-12 | Gigaemon Ichikawa | Tsuyoshi Tobita Yoshihiro Ueda (Continuity) |
Shigetaka Kiyoyama Setsuko Nobuzane |
Korō-Bi |
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089 | Curse of the Te-no-Me Te-no-Me no Noroi (手の目の呪い) |
2020-1-19 | Ryūnosuke Kingetsu | Akihiro Nakamura | Yoshitaka Yashima | Te-no-Me |
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090 | Idol Legend Sazae-Oni Aidoru Densetsu Sazae-Oni (アイドル伝説さざえ鬼) |
2020-1-26 | Yūichi Nomura | Mitsutaka Noshitani | Shinichi Suzuki | Sazae-Oni |
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091 | The Misty Night of Angkor Wat Ankōruwatto no Kiri no Yoru (アンコールワットの霧の夜) |
2020-2-02 | Keiichi Hasegawa | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Akihiro Ōta | |
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092 | The Writer is Ama-no-Jaku Kōsei Sakka wa Ama-no-Jaku (構成作家は天邪鬼) |
2020-2-09 | Date-san | Mana Uchiyama Saburō Manami (Continuity) |
Saburō Manami | Ama-no-Jaku |
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093 | The Phantom Train Maboroshi no Kisha (まぼろしの汽車) |
2020-2-16 | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Gō Koga | Yōichi Ōnishi | Monroe Pii |
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094 | The Lazy Fujimi Hot Springs Bus Trip Burari Fujimi Onsen Basu no Tabi (ぶらり富士見温泉バスの旅) |
2020-2-23 | Ryūnosuke Kingetsu | Wataru Matsumi | Mikio Fujiwara | Nebutori Haniwa-Musha |
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095 | The Great Yōkai Alliance Yōkai Dai Dōmei (妖怪大同盟) |
2020-3-15 | Ryūnosuke Kingetsu | Kenichi Takeshita | Yūji Hakamada | |
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096 | The Second Great Yōkai War Dainiji Yōkai Dai Sensō (第二次妖怪大戦争) |
2020-3-22 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Akihiro Nakamura Shun Yashiro (Continuity) |
Yoshiyuki Ichikawa | |
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097 | The World You See is Not Everything Mieteru Sekai ga Subete ja nai (見えてる世界が全てじゃない) |
2020-3-29 | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Kōji Ogawa | Noboru Koizumi | |
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By using Rei and Ibukimaru's technique in addition to Neko-Musume's life, the entrance to the Land of Unbeing was opened. Mana searches for Kitarō, sprinting around in a place that is neither in this world or the next. She finally finds his figure, but...!? On the other hand, Backbeard's yōkai power has reached critical mass. Every second brings the world closer to his impending explosion. In what direction is this war heading? Will Kitarō return!? |
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GeGeGe no Kitarō 2018's brief episode recaps. Includes spoilers.