Kouji Ogawa
Director
GeGeGe no Kitaro (2018)
Season 1
After a vlogger inadvertently unseals dangers from the spirit world, normal Tokyo girl Mana seeks help from yokai boy Kitaro and his eyeball father.
Released April 1, 2018
Episode 23 min
None+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Anime, Anime: Shounen, Anime: Supernatural, Comedy, Science Fiction
Keywords: tmdb.supernatural, tmdb.remake, tmdb.based-on-manga, tmdb.demon, tmdb.youkai, tmdb.shounen, tmdb.anime + 49 more, imdb.boy, imdb.yokai, imdb.superhero, imdb.based-on-manga, imdb.anime-animation, imdb.superhero-fantasy, imdb.contemporary-fantasy, imdb.demon, imdb.supernatural-fantasy, imdb.supernatural-power, imdb.magic, imdb.dark-fantasy, imdb.shonen-anime-animation, imdb.shounen, imdb.battle, imdb.supernatural-horror, imdb.japanese-mythology, imdb.mythology, imdb.ghost, imdb.witch, imdb.vampire, imdb.rural-japan, imdb.rural, imdb.family-life, imdb.werewolf, imdb.supernatural-comedy, imdb.reference-to-kitaro, imdb.supernatural-creature, imdb.half-yokai, imdb.toilet-humor, imdb.japanese-folktale, imdb.13-year-old, imdb.supernatural-phenomena, imdb.tribe, imdb.strange-phenomena, imdb.folktale, imdb.spirit, imdb.japan, imdb.unexplainable-event, imdb.supernatural-being, imdb.japanese-folklore, imdb.remake, imdb.21st-century, imdb.nurarihyon, imdb.character-name-in-title, tmdb.horror, imdb.folk-horror, imdb.child, imdb.episodic-structure
Watch Providers: Tubi TV, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Toei Animation, Yomiko Advertising, Fuji Television Network
Network: Fuji TV
S1E1 - The Day Yokai Awoke
Kitaro and Medama Oyaji appear before an incredulous student who put a letter into the yokai post after people began to suddenly change into trees.
April 1, 2018, midnight
S1E2 - Terror! Miage-Nyudo
Kitaro is safe following an attack thanks to Mana. After releasing a yokai from imprisonment, Nezumi Otoko buys a talent agency as part of a plan.
April 8, 2018, midnight
S1E3 - Tantanbo's Yokai Castle
Kitaro and the others look into a series of child disappearances and notice something they all have in common. Mana visits a construction site.
April 15, 2018, midnight
S1E4 - The Taboo of the Mysterious Forest
Yuta learns the location of the GeGeGe Forest from Mana, and finds his way in. Excited to be in the yokai world, he gets Kitaro to show him around.
April 22, 2018, midnight
S1E5 - The Disaster of the Electric Yokai
The lightning-charged yokai Kaminari gets Nezumi Otoko out of trouble and into big profits. But he's tough to control and things soon get out of hand.
April 29, 2018, midnight
S1E6 - The Misfortune of the Sunekosuri
Kitaro heads to the mountains to take care of a Sunekosuri that's draining the energy of the woman who harbors it. But it thinks it's just a cute cat.
May 6, 2018, midnight
S1E7 - Ghost Train
A company president drunkenly assaults Kitaro, shouting that the supernatural doesn't exist. Later, karma arrives in the form of an unfamiliar train.
May 13, 2018, midnight
S1E8 - Menace! Kagami-Jijii´s Plot
On a village visit during a school trip, Mana accidentally knocks over a stone tablet, incurring the attention of a being that appear in mirrors.
May 20, 2018, midnight
S1E9 - The Kappas´ Work Reform
Ever the entrepreneur, Rat Man pitches his services to a family whose husband is overworked. But he soon finds himself on the end of a different deal.
May 27, 2018, midnight
S1E10 - Vanishing! The Seven School Mysteries
Cat Girl gets a message telling her that strange things are going on at school. She looks for her supernatural friend Hanako there but can't find her.
June 3, 2018, midnight
S1E11 - Conquer Japan! The 808 Tanuki Army
When another moon appears in the sky, The 808 Tanuki army claims credit and demands control of Japan. Kitaro heads underground to face them.
June 10, 2018, midnight
S1E12 - Capital Annihilated! The Terrifying Yokai Beast
Now that Kitaro's been turned to stone, the tanuki move to suppress all anti-tanuki sentiment. Cat Girl introduces Mana to the growing resistance.
June 17, 2018, midnight
S1E13 - The Desired Diamonds! Wanyūdō's Trap
After Rat Man's diamond business takes off, Kitaro accuses him of foul play and they cut ties. The plot thickens when two men in black suits appear.
June 24, 2018, midnight
S1E14 - Makura-Gaeshi and the Fantastic Dream
After he's laid off, a desperate salaryman finds refuge in slumber. But after weeks pass and he doesn't wake up, his son asks Kitaro for help.
July 1, 2018, midnight
S1E15 - Zunbera Spirit Surgery
Kirara hates how her schoolmates stare at her homely face. The witch-like yokai Zunbera offers to make her beautiful, but her help doesn't come cheap.
July 8, 2018, midnight
S1E16 - The Mystery of the Tide! Umizatō
Mana heads to Sakaiminato and can't wait to attend the local festival. But things go awry when a boat goes missing along with her uncle.
July 15, 2018, midnight
S1E17 - Kani-Bōzu and the Ancient Mystery
A monk-like yokai challenges those he meets to answer his question and turns those who cannot into stone. Mana and Kitaro's father must save the day.
July 22, 2018, midnight
S1E18 - Kawauso's Lie
Car Girl takes pity on a hungry boy and secretly gives him some of the vegetables she's been growning. But there's something strange about him.
July 29, 2018, midnight
S1E19 - Ressurected Yōkai?! The Obake School
Kitaro sneaks into a ghost school that's attracting the attention and attendance of local kids. It seems like a great place but something's off.
Aug. 5, 2018, midnight
S1E20 - Memories of the Yōka
Mana visits her sick great aunt. When she shows Kitaro the red flower that blooms in her garden, he suspects something supernatural and heads south.
Aug. 12, 2018, midnight
S1E21 - Flame on! The Solitude of the Takurō-Bi
Rat Man's up to no good again, this time using a fire yokai to power his amusement park attraction. It soon forms an unlikely friendship with a robot.
Aug. 19, 2018, midnight
S1E22 - Berserk!! The Terrifying Yōkai Gyūki
Kitaro and his friends visit an island where legends tell of an ox demon. There, a television crew coordinated by Rat Man soon sparks a crisis.
Aug. 26, 2018, midnight
S1E23 - The Yōkai Apartment Secret Story
Natsumi is ready to close down her grandparents' old apartment building when Kitaro appears and asks her to reconsider, telling her about its history.
Sept. 2, 2018, midnight
S1E24 - Nezumi-Otoko's Disappearance?! Sekiyō's Trap
Rat Man gets married but his beautiful bride quickly takes advantage of him. She's actually a gold-digging yokai and surprisingly tough to stop.
Sept. 16, 2018, midnight
S1E25 - Kubire-Oni's Curse
Mana installs a pernicious smartphone app that curses the person she names. But the unhappiness she causes soon multiplies, and rebounds back to her.
Sept. 23, 2018, midnight
S1E26 - Glamour! The Beautiful Gahi
Yuna's mother forbids her to talk to boys. But when she finds a magic picture of a beautiful young man, he comes alive and becomes her companion.
Sept. 30, 2018, midnight
S1E27 - Invasion! Backbeard's Army
Kitaro and friends accept a number of refugee yokai but cultural differences quickly lead to trouble. The true enemy waits behind the scenes.
Oct. 6, 2018, midnight
S1E28 - The Great Yōkai War
As the nefarious Backbeard's minions prepare another assault on the Japanese yokai world, Kitaro attempts to destroy the Ring of Arcana.
Oct. 14, 2018, midnight
S1E29 - The Insane Frankenstein
While looking for the ring, Agnes causes trouble downtown and earns a scolding from Kitaro. But she soon gets a very different reception from Mana.
Oct. 21, 2018, midnight
S1E30 - The Vampire's Halloween Party
Halloween fever hits Japan but Cat Girl isn't feeling the love. She heads to the movies with Mana, where Carmilla and some vampiric minions await.
Oct. 28, 2018, midnight
S1E31 - Azuki-Arai, Azuki-Hakari, Azuki-Babaa
The azuki bean yokai trio is bummed because humans don't fear them anymore. Rat Man offers to fix all their problems and make azuki beans great again.
Nov. 4, 2018, midnight
S1E32 - Akuma Belial: The Hundred-Year Grudge
Mana runs into Kojiro, who still has feelings for her. While trying to look cool he accidentally breaks a sphere, unsealing the demon Belial's power.
Nov. 11, 2018, midnight
S1E33 - The Fox's Wedding and Hakusanbō
Kitaro meets a wealthy man whose daughter faces kidnapping by a yokai. Meanwhile, Kitaro's foes find a lead in their search for the Ring of Arcana.
Nov. 18, 2018, midnight
S1E34 - Emperor Blackbeard
Kitaro's friends usually take an annual vacation together, but this year's trip is cancelled when members of the group begin to disappear one-by-one.
Nov. 25, 2018, midnight
S1E35 - The Witches of Destiny
Fearful of attracting harm to her Japanese friends from Backbeard, Agnes says farewell. But Mana's won't let go of their relationship so easily.
Dec. 9, 2018, midnight
S1E36 - The Transform All Japanese Yokai Project
Adele and Agnes race to see who will find the ring first but it winds up on Mana's finger, sticking her in the center of a dramatic magical battle.
Dec. 16, 2018, midnight
S1E37 - Decisive Battle!! Backbeard
One human who survives Backbeard's Brigadoon accepts the help of a former foe and must risk everything to save Kitaro and the rest of humanity.
Dec. 23, 2018, midnight
S1E38 - New Year's Cannibal Mystery Kasha
After a long hiatus, a corpse-stealing yokai is again spotted trying to bring a body home to eat. Weak with age, he must try new tactics to succeed.
Jan. 6, 2019, midnight
S1E39 - Yuki-Onna Snow White Love Report
Feverishly in love, Shun confesses his feelings for Yuki-Onna. The two start dating, but it all goes sour after Shun seeks love advice from Rat Man.
Jan. 13, 2019, midnight
S1E40 - The Final Ballad: Sara-Kozō
Entertainer Bimbo Isamu decides to deal with his faded career by risking the wrath of the yokai Sara Kozo and stealing his signature chant.
Jan. 20, 2019, midnight
S1E41 - Enigma! Bake-Zōri's Rebellion
After their owner moves away, the yokai-possessed belongings he left behind get very upset. Rat Man manipulates the situation to his advantage.
Jan. 27, 2019, midnight
S1E42 - Momon-Jii's Scheme: The Great Yōkai Trial
The tengu arrest Kitaro for an arcane yokai crime. There's a mountain of evidence against him, so much that his friends suspect the trial's a set-up.
Feb. 3, 2019, midnight
S1E43 - Eternal Life: Odoro-Odoro
While investigating a series of vampiric incidents, Kitaro receives a letter from a scientist who claims to have found the secret to immortality.
Feb. 10, 2019, midnight
S1E44 - Masquerade Nopperabō
Aspiring celebrity Atsushi struggles to maintain his playboy act since he's actually a nerd. He gets support from a mysterious online friend.
Feb. 17, 2019, midnight
S1E45 - The Truth Lies in the Thicket of the Mannen-Dake
Kitaro and his friends head into a bamboo thicket infamous for a yokai that supposedly leads those who enter astray. A chilling greeting awaits them.
Feb. 24, 2019, midnight
S1E46 - The Cursed Doll Festival Mayuge
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March 3, 2019, midnight
S1E47 - The Baby-Stealing Ubume
None
March 17, 2019, midnight
S1E48 - The Void of Despair and Darkness
None
March 24, 2019, midnight
S1E49 - Nanashi And Mana
None
March 31, 2019, midnight
S1E50 - Messenger From the Underworld Nue
Kitaro heads to a village where people are suffering from an unknown ailment. Cat Girl insists on accompanying him but she's still not back to normal.
April 7, 2019, midnight
S1E51 - Enma-Diao's Secret Bargain
Giant Nue appears above Tokyo, menacing the city and causing chaos. Kitaro heads down to Hell to strike an ambitious deal with King Enma.
April 14, 2019, midnight
S1E52 - Runaway Girl! The Forest of the Kinoko
Mana's friend Miyabi wishes she didn't have to study or do chores. She soon meets the 'Tree Children,' who give her more than she bargained for.
April 21, 2019, midnight
S1E53 - Narcissism Overload! Nuke-Kubi's Close Call!
Vlogger Charatomi's frustration with job interviews leads him to pair up with insecure yokai Nukekubi. But their plan sparks an unfortunate reaction.
April 28, 2019, midnight
S1E54 - Dorotabo, life and Earth
A tormented farmer's spirit takes the monstrous form of a giant yokai nightly. Kitaro recognizes it as the same yokai from an incident 30 years ago.
May 5, 2019, midnight
S1E55 - Hihi's Harassment Hell
Tennis playing yokai Hihi wants to train a human to win the gold medal. His training methods are effective but extreme, forcing Kitaro to intervene.
May 12, 2019, midnight
S1E56 - The Bewitching Melody Elite the Vampire
Frustrated after Kitaro rejects his avaricious nature, Rat Man finds a vampiric companion who appreciates his material desires and wants his help.
May 19, 2019, midnight
S1E57 - The Bloody Noble La Siene
Agnes informs Kitaro that recent blood-sucking incidents don't just involve vampires; they're connected to the resurgence of their old foe, Backbeard.
May 26, 2019, midnight
S1E58 - The Han-Gyojin's Strange Kamaboko Tale
While investigating ship-related incidents, Kitaro runs into the ever-mercurial Rat Man, who leads him right into the clutches of a familiar foe.
June 2, 2019, midnight
S1E59 - Promise to The Female Yokai Ushirogami
After receiving a disturbing message, Mana goes to check on a friend but finds her missing. A mysterious cactus seems to be connected to the incident.
June 9, 2019, midnight
S1E60 - Pitch-Black Coldness The Yokai Buru-Buru
Mana, Yuta, Hiroto, and Soma head out camping. The older boys tease Yuta for being a scaredy-cat, but a sudden chill soon has them all spooked.
June 16, 2019, midnight
S1E61 - Tofu-Kozo's Mold Pandemic
Despondent singer Kana Nickel meets a tofu-carrying yokai. After she discovers that, like her, he lacks a sense of purpose, she makes him her manager.
June 23, 2019, midnight
S1E62 - The Four Generals of the Underworld Kurobozu's Trap
Panic ensues after polluted water appears at the site of a newly constructed dam. Kitaro suspects it's the work of the powerful yokai Kurobozu.
June 30, 2019, midnight
S1E63 - The Star Festival of Love The Yokai Flower
Rat Man asks Kitaro for help with Seika, a yokai who uses bamboo to harass humans. Kitaro soon discovers there's another side to Seika's actions.
July 7, 2019, midnight
S1E64 - The Heart's Darkness the Suiko Reflects
Unable to withstand any more bullying from her husband's sadistic boss, Shoko snaps and turns to the destructive powers of Suiko the tiger yokai.
July 14, 2019, midnight
S1E65 - Nation Founding Mabyo's Great Tottori Empire
In a bizarre play to liven up Tottori Prefecture, its governor secedes from Japan. When Kitaro and his friends question why, the police arrest them.
July 21, 2019, midnight
S1E66 - The Shinigami and Sakaiminato's Hidden Village
At a summer festival, Mana follows a strange voice that leads her out of sight. Her friends try to follow but the macabre yokai Shinigami interferes.
July 28, 2019, midnight
S1E67 - The Social Media Addict Versus The Jomon Man
Rat Man builds an online following using photos of his new pal, a primitive caveman, sparking a battle for Likes with Mana's friend, Christine.
Aug. 4, 2019, midnight
S1E68 - Capital Punishment! Exiled to the Underworld
After crashing his stolen car, a criminal gets a ride with a strange chauffeur by the name of Kitaro, who says he'll take him to 'where he belongs.'
Aug. 11, 2019, midnight
S1E69 - General of the Underworld The Kido, Ibukimaru
A strange young man warns Mana that her association with yokai imperils her life. Later, General Ibukimaru of the underworld takes a human hostage.
Aug. 18, 2019, midnight
S1E70 - Spirit Affliction Mysterious Footprints
Hoping to choose his own path in life, a young man plans to destroy a sacred rock his family has guarded for generations. He finds Kitaro in his way.
Aug. 25, 2019, midnight
S1E71 - Karakasa's Umbrella Troubles
Karakasa is shocked at how folk treat their umbrellas these days. When he sees a man mistakenly take the wrong one, it starts a wild goose chase.
Sept. 1, 2019, midnight
S1E72 - Iyami the yokai's great love project
After meeting an eccentric, love-obsessed yokai, Kitaro uncharacteristically asks Cat Girl on a date. Their friends smell a rat and tail the couple.
Sept. 8, 2019, midnight
S1E73 - The Yamata-no-Orochi of Greed
A selfish salaryman follows rumors of a wish-granting dragon and learns that it is real. But so are the tragic consequences of his avaricious wishes.
Sept. 15, 2019, midnight
S1E74 - The Fall of the Underworld ?! Tamamo-no-Mae's Trap
Enma demands Kitaro help him find a treasonous general or risk losing his freedom. Meanwhile, Rei Isurugi hatches a destructive plan to gain power.
Sept. 22, 2019, midnight
S1E75 - Kyubi no Kitsune
Rei insists he'll never give up, even as his body struggles under the burden of so many souls. Meanwhile, Tamamo-no-Mae lays waste to Hell.
Sept. 29, 2019, midnight
S1E76 - Nurahiyon's Ambition
Hell is back to normal but the culprit who unleashed the Generals remains at large. Meanwhile, a familiar yokai makes trouble at a construction site.
Oct. 6, 2019, midnight
S1E77 - Vanishing Humans! Neko-Sennin's Revenge
Kitaro senses that Nurarihyon is using violence to pit humans against each other and goes looking for him. But as always, his foe is one step ahead.
Oct. 13, 2019, midnight
S1E78 - The Moryo of Mukuro Village
Kitaro enters a cursed village to investigate the ties between a death-obsessed photographer and the Moryo, a corpse-dwelling yokai who's after him.
Oct. 20, 2019, midnight
S1E79 - Komori-Neko's Halloween Pandemonium
One spooky Halloween night, Backbeard's minion Komori Neko begs Rat Man to help him climb the ranks. Naturally, Rat Man agrees to help -- for a price.
Oct. 27, 2019, midnight
S1E80 - Onmoraki's Trap
After Mana notices her classmate Tsutomu acting like a zombie, she follows him home and spots someone acting even stranger. Kitaro decides to step in.
Nov. 10, 2019, midnight
S1E81 - Hot Blooded Manga Artist: The Yōkai Hiderigami
Cyclopic yokai Hiderigami has trouble breaking into the human comic business. Even when he finds a willing editor, Kitaro worries it won't end well.
Nov. 17, 2019, midnight
S1E82 - Geriatric Nuppeppo
After Rat Man gets rich from an anti-aging cream with a nasty effect, Kitaro follows a trail from the cream to the mysterious Nuppeppo yokai.
Nov. 24, 2019, midnight
S1E83 - Chain of Hatred The Yōkai Hōkō
Claiming to be looking for “Takumi,” a masked yokai begins assaulting humans. The attacks seem random but Kitaro finds a connection to a certain tree.
Dec. 1, 2019, midnight
S1E84 - Chin-san, the Foreign Worker
A peculiar yokai from southern lands comes to Japan for work, but his lack of familiarity with clothing causes trouble. Kitaro steps in to assist.
Dec. 8, 2019, midnight
S1E85 - The Giant, Daidarabotchi
After Rat Man witnesses a dark ceremony, the appearance of giant eyeballs over Kofu leads a yokai expert to pronounce the return of Daidarabotchi.
Dec. 15, 2019, midnight
S1E86 - Bloody Christmas
Mana's Christmas shopping trip is ruined when she runs into a strange being dressed as Santa who's been snatching kids off the street.
Dec. 22, 2019, midnight
S1E87 - The Binbogami and The Zashiki-Warashi
Mana visits her friend's family-run cafe and is impressed at how good the food is. But the place is empty, except for one suspicious-looking old man
Jan. 5, 2020, midnight
S1E88 - Rollo Cloth's Romance
After his beloved singer rejects him, Ittan Momen's hurt feelings lead him to Rat Man's newest venture: a house shared by yokai and cute young women.
Jan. 12, 2020, midnight
S1E89 - The Curse of Te-no-Me
Visions of a strange man with eyes in his hands cause chaos in the legal world as Nurarihyon reveals a plot to pass a sweeping law against yokai.
Jan. 19, 2020, midnight
S1E90 - Idol Legend Sazae-Oni
When a video of Kitaro singing about mermaids becomes a hit, his friends are all shocked. They're even more shocked when he reveals it's not him.
Jan. 26, 2020, midnight
S1E91 - The Misty Night of Angkor Wat
Years after the two witness a tragic supernatural event at Angkor Wat, a famous director invites Kitaro to his new play to try and achieve closure.
Feb. 2, 2020, midnight
S1E92 - The Writer is Ama-no-Jaku
Desperate for new ideas for a show, a television director follows Rat Man to a hole in the woods, where the happiness-hating yokai Amanojaku awaits.
Feb. 9, 2020, midnight
S1E93 - The Phantom Train
After everyone else in the world is transformed into vampires, Cat Girl and Kitaro's dad race to find a phantom train to travel back to the past.
Feb. 16, 2020, midnight
S1E94 - The Lazy Fujimi Hot Springs Bus Trip
Mana joins her yokai friends on a trip to a hot spring inn. But its owner has a request for her and Kitaro that leads them into an old foe's trap.
Feb. 23, 2020, midnight
S1E95 - The Great Yokai Alliance
Forming a cold-blooded yokai alliance, Backbeard and Nurarihyon declare war on humanity. The government reacts by passing a strict anti-yokai law.
March 1, 2020, midnight
S1E96 - The Second Great Yokai War
The bad guys toast their impending victory. Cat Girl says it's her turn to save the day and takes Mana with her to the underworld to confront Enma.
March 22, 2020, midnight
S1E97 - The World You See Isn't All There Is
Using Rei and Ibukimaru's techniques, and Cat-girl's life, a portal is opened to another dimension. Mana searches for Kitaro, racing into that place which is neither this world nor the other. Finally, she catches sight of Kitaro, but...!? Meanwhile, moment by moment, the earth is pushed closer to the tipping point by Backbeard. How will this war end, and will Kitaro return?!
March 29, 2020, midnight
Network: Fuji TV
Episode Runtime: 23 min.
Season Runtime: 2231 min.
Released: April 1, 2018
Last Air Date: March 29, 2020, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: 14+
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