Gegege no Kitarou (1996)

Kitarou, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills. He thwarts the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity. This time, Kitarou's friend Megumi is in need of his help. Her father, a botanist, went to Baruru Island to study the plant life there, and was subsequently kidnapped by evil spirits. It's up to Kitarou to save him.

(Source: Animenfo)

Rankings

#25 highest rated of 1996
#25 most popular of 1996

Data

Format
TV
Episodes
114
Episode Duration
25 minutes
Status
FINISHED
Start Date
Wed Feb 07 1996
End Date
Wed Apr 29 1998
Season
WINTER 1996
Average Score
65%
Mean Score
69%
Popularity
1254
Favourites
16
Studios
Toei Animation
Producers
Source
MANGA
Genres
Adventure, Supernatural
Romaji
Gegege no Kitarou (1996)
English
Spooky Kitaro
Native
ゲゲゲの鬼太郎

Relations

ALTERNATIVE
Gegege no Kitarou (2007)
TV · FINISHED
ALTERNATIVE
Gegege no Kitarou (1968)
TV · FINISHED
ALTERNATIVE
Gegege no Kitarou (1971)
TV · FINISHED
ALTERNATIVE
Gegege no Kitarou (1985)
TV · FINISHED

Characters

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Kitarou
MAIN
Youko Matsuoka
JAPANESE
Medama Oyaji
MAIN
Isamu Tanonaka
JAPANESE
Nezumi Otoko
SUPPORTING
Shigeru Chiba
JAPANESE
Neko Musume
SUPPORTING
Chinami Nishimura
JAPANESE

Staff

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Junichi Satou
Episode Director (ep 45)
Mamoru Hosoda
Storyboard (eps 94, 105, 113)
Mamoru Hosoda
Assistant Episode Director (eps 38, 41, 45, 51, 56, 60, 64, 69, 71, 74, 77, 80, 84, 89)
Mamoru Hosoda
Episode Director (eps 94, 105, 113)
Kaoru Wada
Music
Junki Takegami
Script (eps 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 14, 16, 19, 22, 24, 27, 31, 33, 37, 41, 43, 46, 47, 51, 55, 63, 71, 77, 82, 88, 94, 114)
Shigeru Mizuki
Original Creator
Daisuke Nishio
Episode Director (eps 1, 10, 17, 26)
Daisuke Nishio
Director
Shingo Araki
Chief Animation Director