Hakaba Kitarō (TV series)

Hakaba Kitarō
GenreDrama
Horror
Animation
Satire
Based onGeGeGe no Kitarō
by Shigeru Mizuki
Directed byKimitoshi Chioka (series director)
Voices ofMasako Nozawa
Isamu Tanonaka
Chikao Ōtsuka
Music byKaoru Wada
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11
Production
ProducersAtsuya Takase
Kosuke Hosomi
Atsutoshi Umezawa
Yoshiyuki Ikezawa
EditorKenta Katase
Production companyToei Animation
Original release
NetworkFuji TV
ReleaseJanuary 10 (10-01) –
March 20, 2008 (2008-03-20)

Hakaba Kitarō (墓場鬼太郎, Kitarō of the Graveyard) is a Japanese anime series adapted from the manga of the same name by Shigeru Mizuki, the manga which inspired the popular "Gegege no Kitarō" series in the late 60's. It was produced by Toei Animation and aired weekly between January 10, 2008 to March 20, 2008 on Fuji Television as part of Noitamina. According to Toei Animation, this adaptation is not considered part of "GeGeGe no Kitaro" franchise.

Episode list

No.Title [1]Original air date
1"The Birth of Kitaro"
Transliteration: "Kitarō Tanjō" (Japanese: 鬼太郎誕生)
January 10, 2008 (2008-01-10)
2"Yasha vs Dracula IV"
Transliteration: "Yasha tai Dorakyura Yonsei" (Japanese: 夜叉対ドラキュラ四世)
January 17, 2008 (2008-01-17)
3"The Vampire Tree"
Transliteration: "Kyūketsu-ki" (Japanese: 吸血木)
January 24, 2008 (2008-01-24)
4"Neko"
Transliteration: "Neko" (Japanese: 寝子)
January 31, 2008 (2008-01-31)
5"The Fake Kitaro"
Transliteration: "Nise Kitarō" (Japanese: ニセ鬼太郎)
February 7, 2008 (2008-02-07)
6"The Water God"
Transliteration: "Mizugami-sama" (Japanese: 水神様)
February 14, 2008 (2008-02-14)
7"The Wolfman and the Ghost Train"
Transliteration: "Jinrō to Yūrei Resha" (Japanese: 人狼と幽霊列車)
February 21, 2008 (2008-02-21)
8"The Bizarre Showdown"
Transliteration: "Kaiki Ichiban Shōbu" (Japanese: 怪奇一番勝負)
February 28, 2008 (2008-02-28)
9"Johnny in the Mist"
Transliteration: "Kiri no Naka Jonii" (Japanese: 霧の中のジョニー)
March 6, 2008 (2008-03-06)
10"Brigadoon"
Transliteration: "Burigadōn" (Japanese: ブリガドーン)
March 13, 2008 (2008-03-13)
11"A Foolish Man"
Transliteration: "Aho na Otoko" (Japanese: アホな男)
March 20, 2008 (2008-03-20)


Release

The series aired on Fuji TV from January 10 to March 20, 2008. It consists of 11 episodes, In Australia. Some episodes are available on DVD (which are they subtitled in English) and released by Siren Visual.

References

  1. ^ "各話あらすじ | 墓場鬼太郎 ハカバキタロウ" (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.