2009-Feb-23
Animation Hero and Heroine Series IX:
“GeGeGe no Kitaro” a manga by Mizuki Shigeru, marked its 40th anniversary from the first anime series last year (2008).GeGeGe no Kitarō is a Japanese manga series created in 1960 by Shigeru Mizuki. It is best known for its popularization of the folklore creatures known as yōkai, a class of spirit-monster which all of the main characters belong to. This story was an early 20th-century Japanese folk tale performed on kamishibai. It has been adapted for the screen several times, as anime, live action, and video games.