50th Anniversary Weekly Shonen : 2009 Japan

2009-Mar-17 Gatchapon (Tensai) pictorial postmark

Japan Post issued two sheets of stamps in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of weekly comics for boys. Each sheet contained 10 stamps paired with a companion label. All stamps contain the same value:

Man; Tiger Mask; Kyojin no Hoshi; Karate Baka Ichidai; GeGeGe no Kitaro; Ai to Makoto; Tensai Bakabon; Cyborg 009; Ashita no Jo; Tonda Kappuru.

GeGeGe no Kitaro : 20009 Japan

 

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.