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GeGeGe no Kitaro

ゲゲゲの鬼太郎(2018)

TV · Spring 2018 · 97 episodes · 23 min · Finished · Toei Animation

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Nearly twenty years into the 21st century, people have forgotten the existence of Yokai. 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 Yokai Post in search of answers, only to be greeted by Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro... (Source: Crunchyroll)

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1
The Day Yokai Awoke
Mar 31, 2018 · 24 min
A forest has appeared in Shibuya's scramble crossing. People in the city are inexplicably turning into trees. Only half believing, middle schooler Mana puts a letter in the Yokai Post, and with a clip-clop GeGeGe no Kitaro appears! After hearing Mana's story, Kitaro and Daddy Eyeball are convinced it's the work of a youkai who was sealed away a few hundred years ago. In order to discover the origin of the phenomenon, Kitaro and Mana head to an underground facility in the city where something lies in wait for them...!?
2
TERROR! MIAGE-NYUDO
Apr 7, 2018 · 24 min
At the arena concert of popular idol group Batteries, several thousand attendees have disappeared! Behind the incident is BiBiBi Productions, a talent company started by Ratman. Kitaro and Cat-girl race to the scene and find Mana has just arrived there too. Kitaro tries to make Mana keep her distance, saying, "humans should not meddle in the affairs of yokai." But Mana refuses to go home, saying, "my friend has disappeared." Kitaro and the others sneak into the arena where a youkai has sucked up all the audience and swelled to an enormous size...!
3
TANTANBO'S YOKAI CASTLE
Apr 14, 2018 · 24 min
After hearing that children are going missing all over, Mana contacts Kitaro and the others and is ready to go with them to discover the truth behind the incidents, but Kitaro turns her down, saying that humans and youkai can't be friends. It's soon clear that a yokai that had once been sealed away is taking children to build a yokai castle. Then, Mana is abducted. Kitaro goes to rescue Mana with the Sand-throwing Hag and the Child's-cry Old Man!
4
THE TABOO OF THE MYSTERIOUS FOREST
Apr 21, 2018 · 24 min
Elementary schooler Yuuta, who lives next door to Mana, gets the story of Kitaro out of her and goes to the GeGeGe Forest. It's been a few hundred years since the last time a human came to GeGeGe Forest. Kitaro tries to send Yuuta home immediately, but, pressured by the Sand-throwing Hag and Daddy Eyeball, he reluctantly allows Cat-girl to show him around the forest. Yuuta is quite knowledgable about yokai and is overjoyed to see all the different yokai in the forest. Then, suddenly, the forest changes! Kitaro and the others are attacked one by one. Daddy Eyeball says that Yuuta is the cause of it, but...!?
5
THE DISASTER OF THE ELECTRIC YOKAI
Apr 28, 2018 · 24 min
Lately, humans just haven't been afraid of the yokai Kaminari. He thinks fondly of the days when people used to fear he would take their belly buttons... With all his powers going to waste, he attracts the attention of Ratman. Together with a suspicious group, Ratman starts up "BiBiBi Electric" using the electricity Kaminari creates and it's a tremendous success! The mascot character based on Kaminari is popular, too, and Ratman chuckles to himself over a roll of banknotes, but slowly his control begins to slip...!?
6
THE MISFORTUNE OF THE SUNEKOSURI
May 5, 2018 · 24 min
Kitaro arrives with a clip-clop in a lonely village deep in the mountains where Masae lives. The one who called Kitaro is Masae's only son, Sho, who lives in Tokyo. Sho says that Masae is possessed by yokai, but after Sho willfully flew out of the house, she won't listen to anything he says. But Masae's body grows steadily weaker, and if things are left like this, it will soon be a matter of life and death. Will Kitaro be able to get rid of the yokai that clings to Masae...?
7
GHOST TRAIN
May 12, 2018 · 23 min
The president of a certain company is drinking with his subordinate at a bar. He says, "people who believe in yokai are just making excuses for their own weaknesses." Then, Kitaro appears. Kitaro tells him that yokai exist, even if he can't see them. The company president shoves him away and leaves. The president and subordinate head home, but they get on a special train. They realize the train is headed to a different place than it usually does and look around to find that the other passengers look a little strange. The company president persists in his perspective, but terrifying things do happen in this world...
8
MENACE! KAGAMI JIJII'S PLOT
May 19, 2018 · 24 min
Mana's class has gone to a certain village on an educational field trip. While chasing after a classmate, an old stone monument is accidentally toppled. Afterwards, the classmate falls ill and is hospitalized, and other strange things begin to happen around Mana. Sensing the presence of a huge yokai, Kitaro and the others arrive to find Mana trapped in a mirror! Could it be the work of the Old Man of the Mirrors? Why was Mana taken to the world inside the mirror? When Kitaro and the others find the Old Man of the Mirrors and question him, he attacks them using the mirrors!
9
THE KAPPAS' WORK REFORM
May 26, 2018 · 24 min
Gouhara is the president of an IT company that is short-handed due to people quitting because of the low pay and grueling hours. While he's fretting over his troubles, he meets Ratman and the two of them join forces to start a company using kappa. The kappa who come from Toono are hard workers who can be kept on with an hourly wage of three cucumbers, which overjoys company president Gouhara. The kappa are pleased that they can work in a place where they can eat lots of cucumbers. But, soon, they begin to wonder if they're being exploited. They rise up in revolt to claim their rights as kappa!
10
VANISHING! THE SEVEN SCHOOL MYSTERIES
Jun 2, 2018 · 24 min
Mana goes to Cat-girl saying, "lately, creepy things have been happening at school." After learning that one of the seven wonders of Mana's school, Hanako-san of the third floor girl's bathroom, is a friend of Cat-girl's, the two of them go to see Hanako, but they can't find her. And it's not just her. None of the yokai of the other seven wonders has been seen lately. Just then, the Sand-throwing Hag and Child's-cry Old Man arrive, having not been able to contact their old friend Ninomiya Kinjirou. They sense someone's presence and chase after it, all the way to the boy's bathroom on the second floor... What is happening at the school?!
11
CONQUER JAPAN! THE 808 TANUKI ARMY
Jun 9, 2018 · 24 min
A second moon has appeared in the sky! It's growing steadily closer and it's stopped in the sky above Tokyo Bay. Meanwhile, the 808 tanuki sealed away in Japan over 200 years ago have hijacked the radio waves and announced that they will take over the Japanese government. On her way to ask Kitaro for help, Mana is captured as an anti-tanuki threat. To save Mana, Kitaro and the others head into the vast underground space where the tanuki are hiding. At the same time, the Japanese government shoots down the second moon with a missile. The huge object that falls into Tokyo Bay is actually the egg of a particular yokai... Will Kitaro be able to thwart the tanuki's plot?!
12
CAPITAL ANNIHILATED! THE TERRIFYING YOKAI BEAST
Jun 16, 2018 · 24 min
The Japanese government has been taken over by tanuki. With anti-tanuki supporters being arrested one after another, humans have begun monitoring each others' speech and actions. Meanwhile, in order to save Kitaro who has been turned into stone by Gyoubu tanuki's curse, Mana, Neko-girl, and the others head back underground. The Sand-throwing Hag and Child's-cry Old Man desperately fight the tanuki army. The only one left is the human, Mana, but the curse cast on her by Gyoubu tanuki activates and her body begins to change. Yokai beasts begin destroying Japan. How will Kitaro and the others stand against this crisis?!
13
DIAMONDS OF GREED! WANYUDO'S TRAP
Jun 23, 2018 · 24 min
The shop Ratman started selling dirt-cheap diamonds is thriving. When Kitaro expresses his suspicions about it, Ratman refutes him and declares he's cutting ties with Kitaro. The truth is, Ratman has a secret partnership with the Wheel Monk. Ratman leads humans to the Wheel Monk where the Wheel Monk eats their spirits. When their spirits are consumed, the humans turn to diamonds. Selling those diamonds has made Ratman very rich and he's indulging himself to his heart's content. Just then, a group of humans who have lost business because of Ratman, the Diamond Syndicate, appear before him and kidnap him...!
14
MAKURA-GAESHI AND THE FANTASTIC DREAM
Jun 30, 2018 · 24 min
Masashi, a boy who is worried by the fact that his father has fallen asleep and won't wake up, seeks Kitaro's help through Mana. According to Mana, lots of adults besides Masashi's father are asleep. Daddy Eyeball speculates that the adults might be being held in the world of dreams by yokai. Kitaro and the others go to the Pillow Turner, but the Pillow Turner was not the one doing it. Mana manages to prod the Pillow Turner, and Kitaro and the others enter the world of dreams through the Pillow Turner's arts. It's a place where anything you imagine can become reality. Mana and Cat-girl soon become absorbed in their dream worlds.
15
ZUNBERA SPIRITPLASTY
Jul 7, 2018 · 24 min
Kirara, a girl who knows about the people who follow idols around, hates the way she looks and has an overwhelming desire for her face to be cuter. One day, she meets a strange old woman, the yokai Zunbera. Zunbera tells her that if she undergoes the Zunbera's spirit surgery, she can have the beautiful face she desires. And so, Kirara undergoes the spirit surgery and becomes beautiful... but she pays a high price. Now beautiful, those around her turn jealous eyes on her, and Kirara is suddenly beset by pain. Her face peels off. She has become a Faceless!
16
THE MYSTERY OF THE TIDE! UMIZATO
Jul 14, 2018 · 24 min
Mana visits Sakaiminato where her aunt and uncle live. In order to cheer Mana up after she learns that the festival has been canceled, her uncle Shouji goes out fishing to catch her a lively fish, but he never comes back. Mana goes out on a boat with fisherman from town to search for him, and gets attacked by marine spirits on the open water. The ghost ships turn out to be Shouji and the other missing fishermen. When the boats are sunk, Mana is the only one to reach shore. Kitaro, who came to help, heads out to sea where mist from the boats rises. There, he and the marine spirits face a yokai that was supposed to have been sealed away, Umizatou.
17
KANI-BOZU AND THE ANCIENT MYSTERY
Jul 21, 2018 · 24 min
The town of Sakaiminato in the Tottori prefecture. Quietly, a strange series of events has begin. Night after night a strange monk appears to pose riddles, and those who can't answer are turned into bronze statues. Not knowing this, Cotton Cloth, Ratman, Child's-cry Old Man, the Plastered Wall, and Cat-girl are turned into bronze statues, one after another. In the end, even Kitaro is transformed. Just when it seems the Sand-throwing Hag will be struck down too, the monk stops, calling the Sand-throwing Hag a princess. Having narrowly avoided danger, the Sand-throwing Hag along with Daddy Eyeball and Mana head deep into the mountains seeking out help from the crow tengu!
18
KAWAUSO'S LIE
Jul 28, 2018 · 24 min
Lately, a mountain of vegetables has arrived at Kitaro's door nearly every day. Kitaro and Daddy Eyeball are suspicious, wondering who could be behind it, but when Cat-girl shows up she says they're just vegetables so they might as well accept them. The truth is, they're vegetables that Cat-girl grew in an unused field she borrowed. One day, she finds a boy collapsed on the side of the road and gives him the vegetables she meant to give Kitaro. Meanwhile, Mana hears from her mother that cunning yokai have appeared near the vacation house Mana is visiting...!?
19
YOKAI RESURRECTION?! THE GHOST SCHOOL
Aug 4, 2018 · 24 min
There is a school for ghosts and monsters. There, there are no tests or anything else. As this rumor spreads, Yuuto comes to Mana with a story about his friend saying he will become a ghost, then disappearing. Kitaro has received a lot of letters about exactly the same thing. Apparently, if you speak an incantation at the graveyard on Third Street, Fourth Street, which shouldn't exist, appears and you can go to the ghost school. In the middle of the night, Kitaro goes to try the incantation, and another dimension appears before his eyes. As he advances deeper into the space, he finds a school where children seem to be happily taking classes. The teachers there are yokai Kitaro had already defeated. Bewildered, Kitaro becomes one of the students in order to keep an eye on things.
20
MEMORIES OF THE YOKA
Aug 11, 2018 · 24 min
One day, Mana goes with her mother, Junko, to visit her great-aunt, Yoshiko, in the hospital. Her great-aunt asks her to see if the flowers around her house are blooming. When she arrives at her great-aunt's house, Mana is surprised by the spectacle before her. Bright red flowers bloom proudly not just in the garden, but on the roof and the walls, too. She takes a picture of the incredible flowers and sends it to Cat-girl. While Mana is listening to stories from her mother about her great-aunt when she was young, Kitaro and the others arrive. Daddy Eyeball says the flowers are youka, bewitched flowers, and that they bloom by drinking in yokai energy or spirit energy. Wanting to know why the yoka are blooming at her great-aunt's house, Mana goes with Kitaro and the others to the place the flowers come from, an island in the south.
21
FLAME ON! THE SOLITUDE OF THE TAKURO-BI
Aug 18, 2018 · 24 min
In a certain place, there was a yokai known as Takuroubi. As anything it touched burned, it lived avoiding humans and even yokai. Ratman approaches Takuroubi and proposes that he work for humanity's sake, taking advantage of the deep loneliness that Takuroubi feels. Thus, Ratman's attraction, BiBiBi Fire, becomes a big hit. Takuroubi was ordered to never leave his room at night, but one evening, unable to stand the boredom, he goes out. He meets a mysterious robot, Pig. Takuroubi and Pig hit it off immediately, and their friendship quickly deepens, but...
22
BERSERK!! THE TERRIFYING YOKAI, GYUKI
Aug 25, 2018 · 24 min
Mana and Cat-girl visit a certain island known as a tourist spot. At the same time, Ratman arrives on the same island with the production crew of a TV show about bizarre and scary stories and the talent starring in the show. There is a legend on this island of a terrifying yokai called Gyuuki, but the talent doesn't believe in old stories like that, and moves the stone where Gyuuki was sealed, releasing him. The is suddenly beset with pain, and transforms into Gyuuki even as they watch. He lays waste to the town in his struggles and eats Ratman. Cat-girl and the others are in danger. Kitaro appears and confronts Gyuuki. Then, when it seems that Kitaro has completely defeated Gyuuki...!
23
THE YOKAI APARTMENT SECRET STORY
Sep 1, 2018 · 24 min
In 1968, a certain apartment building was constructed. But, in spite of the fact that it was a brand-new building, three yokai took up residence. One by one, the human residents flee in terror. Bewildered, the married couple who own the apartments put a letter in the yokai post... In the present day, the couple's grandchild Natsumi is the only one living in the old apartments. Just when Natsumi decides to have the apartments demolished and move somewhere new with her fiancée, Kitaro arrives. He asks Natsumi to rethink her decision to have the apartments torn down and starts telling her the history surrounding the building.
24
RAT MAN'S DISAPPEARANCE?! SEKIYO'S TRAP
Sep 15, 2018 · 24 min
One day, a violent earthquake races through GeGeGe Forest. Ratman announces that he's going to get married. Kitaro and the others remain dubious even as the arrive at the place where the wedding is to be held. There, they find Ratman in a tuxedo, in a very good mood, and, contrary to expectation, the beautiful bride, Youko. Astonished, Kitaro and the others wish Ratman every happiness. But after that event, all communication from Ratman has ceased. Worried for Ratman, the Sand-throwing Hag and the others set out looking for him. Before long, the discover Ratman, disheartened and emaciated, in the city. It seems that Youko disappeared during their honeymoon. Ratman has been the victim of marriage fraud!
25
KUBIRE-ONI'S CURSE
Sep 22, 2018 · 24 min
Without thinking too much of it, Mana downloads a curse app and inputs the name of a classmate. The person she cursed suffers a slight injury and a creepy notification from the app appears on Mana's phone saying that if she doesn't input another name within three hours, the curse will return. The curse app spreads quickly among people, and soon Mana receives notification that she's been cursed. As the curses on the people in the city increase, hair begins to grow from the cracks in Mana's cell phone case... Will Mana be able to break the chain of curses?!
26
INFATUATION THE ALLURING GAHI
Sep 29, 2018 · 24 min
Because of her mother's unrelenting training, high schooler Yuuna can't date anyone even if she does fall for a boy. Yuuna's mother was betrayed by her husband, leading to divorce, and the experience has left her unable to trust anyone male. One day, Yuuna's mother sees Yuuna with a boy she's been friends with since childhood. Yuuna falls into a depression after her mother scolds her for the "dirty" association. Just then, the Child's-cry Old Man, happens to pass by and drops a scroll. The scroll depicts an extraordinarily beautiful young man, and Yuuna finds herself entranced by the image. Then, the boy comes out of the painting into the real world!!
27
INVASION! THE BACKBEARD ARMY
Oct 6, 2018 · 24 min
A large number of displaced yokai have arrived in GeGeGe Forest. Starting with Miminaga, Kitaro and the others welcome them all into the forest. After receiving a bag of jewels, Ratman is very pleased. One day, one of the jewels bursts with light and a young witch, a girl of wind, appears. When Kitaro tries to ask who the girl is, a man suddenly appears from another direction. When Miminaga and the others see the man, they tremble in fear. The man is from the gang that destroyed their country. Miminaga and the others throw themselves at him, but they are all cruelly slaughtered. Enraged, Kitaro and the others challenge the man, but they fall one by one!!
28
THE GREAT YOKAI WAR
Oct 13, 2018 · 23 min
Help me destroy the ring to stop the Brigadoon Project. Agnes asks for Kitaro's help without any further explanation. Kitaro fires his finger gun as he's told, but no matter how many times he shoots, he can't even scratch the strange ring. Frustrated, Agnes uses magic to push Kitaro's spirit power beyond his limits. Unable to withstand the overflowing power, Kitaro struggles, but uses all his might to fire his finger gun. He thought that this time, the ring would be shattered, ut the witch Adele snatches it away just in time. Blackbeard's men attack GeGeGe Forest again!
29
THE MAD FRANKENSTEIN
Oct 20, 2018 · 23 min
After activating the Brigadoon Project, Blackbeard plans to make humans slaves to yokai and rule over them. In order to stop this, Agnes hurries to the city after feeling a response from the ring. She flies through the sky on her broom, careless of human gazes, and when people spot her it causes pandemonium. Seeing the chaos, Kitaro is disgusted, but Mana, who happened to be at the scene, becomes interested in Agmes. Caught up in Mana's assertive pace, Agnes ends up staying at her house. Though she appreciates the moment of peace, Agnes leaves Mana's house before dawn. Then, the European yokai Victor appears...!
30
THE VAMPIRE'S HALLOWEEN PARTY
Oct 27, 2018 · 23 min
The city is alive with Halloween celebrations. Mana invites Cat-girl to a Halloween event, and the two of them visit an old movie theater. The movie they go to see is a horror film. They put on their VR goggles and wait for it to start. But the truth is the event was organized by one of the leaders of the European yokai, Camilla. Mana and Cat-girl notice that something seems wrong and take off their goggles. All around them are people who have been turned to vampires, and they find themselves under attack. Meanwhile, Kitaro and Agnes, who have gone into the city looking for the ring, notice something strange going on at the theater, but...!?