Graveyard Kitaro ·墓場鬼太郎

Kitarō is a yōkai boy born in a cemetery, and aside from his mostly-decayed father, the last living member of the Ghost tribe. He is missing his left eye, but his hair usually covers the empty socket. He fights for peace between humans and yōkai, which generally involves protecting the former from the wiles of the latter.

ja
Animation
Comedy
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Created By

Kimitoshi Chioka

First Aired on

Jan 10, 2008

1 seaons till Mar 20, 2008

Popularity: 6.8943
10 votes
Networks
(JP)
Production

Toei Animation (JP)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: A Foolish Man

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 11 episodes

Season 1

Born in a cemetery, Kitaro is the last survivor of the ghost tribe. Raised by a human father, Mizuki, and accompanied by his biological father reincarnated as an eyeball, Medama Oyaji, the young Kitaro will have to learn to live in this world governed by science where yokai no longer have a place in popular belief.

Aired

11 Episodes
  • Episode 1The Birth of Kitaro23 min

    A patient at a hospital has become a ghost. Mizuki, a company employee, is entrusted with the task of investigating the cause. His investigation leads him to a couple who claim to be the "last survivors of the Ghost tribe".

  • Episode 2Yasha vs Dracula IV23 min

    The grave of Yasha, who had been sleeping for a long time, has been uncovered. At the same time, the vampire Dracula came to Japan. Yasha and the vampire compete for one prey. The victim is the president of a certain company, the person who ordered Mizuki to investigate the cause of the ghost patient. Because of Mizuki's disappearance, the president's company is on the verge of bankruptcy.

  • Episode 3The Vampire Tree23 min

    Trump Omoi, a singer who meets Mizuki by chance, learns of the existence of a sinister child named Kitaro. One night, Nezumi-otoko plants the seeds of a vampire tree in Omoi. Omoi's frightened body gradually turns into a tree.

  • Episode 4Neko23 min

    Neko is a girl Kitaro is in love with. Neko dreams of becoming a singer. Kitaro will do his best to make it happen. With the support of Trump Omoi, she quickly becomes a celebrity. However, someone releases a rat onto her stage.

  • Episode 5The Fake Kitaro23 min

    Kitaro's first love, Neko, is dead. Kitaro is devastated and tries to go to Hell to see her, but someone steals his chanchanko. The culprit is the fake Kitaro. The fake Kitaro walks around Hell with the chanchanko and plots with Nezumi-Otoko to obtain a large sum of money. Kitaro's father, Medama-Oyaji goes to hell and tries to bring Neko back.

Crew & Team

Kimitoshi Chioka地岡公俊

Series Director

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