Storyline

Kitarō is a yōkai boy born in a cemetery, and aside from his mostly-decayed father, the last living member of the Ghost tribe. 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.

First Aired

2008-01-10
Last Aired

2008-03-20
Creator

Kimitoshi Chioka
Genre

Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Seasons

1
Episodes

11
Status

Ended
Language

日本語
Network

Fuji TV

Keywords:

supernatural curse based on manga youkai anime shōwa era (1926-89) horror japanese economic miracle adoring amused

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Season 1

1. The Birth of Kitaro

A patient at a hospital has become a ghost. Mizuki, a company employee, is entrusted with the task of ...More

A patient at a hospital has become a ghost. Mizuki, a company employee, is entrusted with the task of investigating the cause. His investigation leads him to a couple who claim to be the "last survivors of the Ghost tribe".Less

23mins 2008-01-10

2. Yasha vs Dracula IV

The grave of Yasha, who had been sleeping for a long time, has been uncovered. At the same time, the v...More

The grave of Yasha, who had been sleeping for a long time, has been uncovered. At the same time, the vampire Dracula came to Japan. Yasha and the vampire compete for one prey. The victim is the president of a certain company, the person who ordered Mizuki to investigate the cause of the ghost patient. Because of Mizuki's disappearance, the president's company is on the verge of bankruptcy.Less

23mins 2008-01-17

3. The Vampire Tree

Trump Omoi, a singer who meets Mizuki by chance, learns of the existence of a sinister child named Kit...More

Trump Omoi, a singer who meets Mizuki by chance, learns of the existence of a sinister child named Kitaro. One night, Nezumi-otoko plants the seeds of a vampire tree in Omoi. Omoi's frightened body gradually turns into a tree.Less

23mins 2008-01-24

4. Neko

Neko is a girl Kitaro is in love with. Neko dreams of becoming a singer. Kitaro will do his best to ma...More

Neko is a girl Kitaro is in love with. Neko dreams of becoming a singer. Kitaro will do his best to make it happen. With the support of Trump Omoi, she quickly becomes a celebrity. However, someone releases a rat onto her stage.Less

23mins 2008-01-31

5. The Fake Kitaro

Kitaro's first love, Neko, is dead. Kitaro is devastated and tries to go to Hell to see her, but someo...More

Kitaro's first love, Neko, is dead. Kitaro is devastated and tries to go to Hell to see her, but someone steals his chanchanko. The culprit is the fake Kitaro. The fake Kitaro walks around Hell with the chanchanko and plots with Nezumi-Otoko to obtain a large sum of money. Kitaro's father, Medama-Oyaji goes to hell and tries to bring Neko back.Less

23mins 2008-02-07

6. The Water God

Kitaro insults the Water God, who is worshipped as a deity. The Water God follows Kitaro to Tokyo and ...More

Kitaro insults the Water God, who is worshipped as a deity. The Water God follows Kitaro to Tokyo and throws modern society into panic. Furthermore, since the Water God is "water," Kitaro doesn't know where he is hiding. He is helpless.Less

23mins 2008-02-14

7. The Wolfman and the Ghost Train

A mysterious gentleman and a mouseman are in love with a toad lady. Kitaro interferes in their love st...More

A mysterious gentleman and a mouseman are in love with a toad lady. Kitaro interferes in their love story and is sunk to the bottom of the sea by the two men. Kitaro dies. However, that night, a package from Kitaro arrives with a curse. But where did it come from? That's when the ghost train starts moving.Less

23mins 2008-02-21

8. The Bizarre Showdown

A ghost moves into Kanemaru's house, he locks Kitaro, who was the ghost, in the refrigerator and exter...More

A ghost moves into Kanemaru's house, he locks Kitaro, who was the ghost, in the refrigerator and exterminates him. It is then that Kitaro's hand, which he had cut off, begins to take revenge. It begins to wander around the house in the darkness of the night.Less

23mins 2008-02-28

9. Johnny in the Mist

The government asks Kitaro to exterminate the vampire Johnny. Meanwhile, Nezumi-Otoko is hired by John...More

The government asks Kitaro to exterminate the vampire Johnny. Meanwhile, Nezumi-Otoko is hired by Johnny and is ordered to exterminate Kitaro. Nihilistic and cold, Johnny kills Kitaro with ease but his spirit is still there.Less

23mins 2008-03-06

10. Brigadoon

The Brigadoon, a supernatural phenomenon similar to a typhoon, has struck Tokyo. There is a world wher...More

The Brigadoon, a supernatural phenomenon similar to a typhoon, has struck Tokyo. There is a world where only yokai live. Shigeru Mizuki's family, the only humans left, experience joys they could not have in the impoverished human society. Thus begins a period of strange unrest.Less

23mins 2008-03-13

11. A Foolish Man

Kitaro starts an insurance scam called "Afterlife Insurance". Nezumi Otoko sells a medicine for immort...More

Kitaro starts an insurance scam called "Afterlife Insurance". Nezumi Otoko sells a medicine for immortality. The powerful, the rich, and the poor are driven to hell one after another. What is the happiness of life - and the story ends.Less