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Cackling Kitarou

8.0 / 10

1996

1 season

114 episodes

AnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Kitarou, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills by thwarting the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity. A manga series created in 1959 by manga artist Shigeru Mizuki, Cackling Kitarou is best known for its popularization of the folklore creatures known as yōkai, a class of spirit-monster to which all of the main characters belong. It has been adapted for the screen several times, as anime, live action and video games. A new anime series has been made every decade since 1968. The title of the original story is Hakaba no Kitarō, literally meaning "Kitarō Graveyard". This story was an early 20th-century Japanese folk tale performed on kamishibai. The name "Ge Ge Ge..." was applied to Mizuki's particular telling of the Kitarō story when a Toei Animation series based on the characters of his comic was created. In January, 2008, the original comic was finally adapted into an animated series, running in Fuji TV's noitaminA slot.

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Cast

Isamu Tanonaka

Keiko Yamamoto

Seasons

Ep 1
1.Episode 1
07-01-199630m
Ep 2
2.Episode 2
14-01-199630m
Ep 3
3.Episode 3
21-01-199630m
Ep 4
4.Episode 4
28-01-199630m
Ep 5
5.Episode 5
04-02-199630m
Ep 6
6.Episode 6
11-02-199630m
Ep 7
7.Episode 7
18-02-199630m
Ep 8
8.Episode 8
25-02-199630m
Ep 9
9.Episode 9
03-03-199630m
Ep 10
10.Episode 10
10-03-199630m
Ep 11
11.Episode 11
17-03-199630m
Ep 12
12.Episode 12
24-03-199630m
Ep 13
13.Episode 13
31-03-199630m
Ep 14
14.Episode 14
07-04-199630m
Ep 15
15.Episode 15
14-04-199630m
Ep 16
16.Episode 16
21-04-199630m
Ep 17
17.Episode 17
28-04-199630m
Ep 18
18.Episode 18
05-05-199630m
Ep 19
19.Episode 19
12-05-199630m
Ep 20
20.Episode 20
19-05-199630m
Ep 21
21.Episode 21
26-05-199630m
Ep 22
22.Episode 22
02-06-199630m
Ep 23
23.Episode 23
09-06-199630m
Ep 24
24.Episode 24
16-06-199630m
Ep 25
25.Episode 25
23-06-199630m
Ep 26
26.Episode 26
30-06-199630m
Ep 27
27.Episode 27
07-07-199630m
Ep 28
28.Episode 28
21-07-199630m
Ep 29
29.Episode 29
28-07-199630m
Ep 30
30.Episode 30
04-08-199630m
Ep 31
31.Episode 31
11-08-199630m
Ep 32
32.Episode 32
18-08-199630m
Ep 33
33.Episode 33
25-08-199630m
Ep 34
34.Episode 34
01-09-199630m
Ep 35
35.Episode 35
08-09-199630m
Ep 36
36.Episode 36
15-09-199630m
Ep 37
37.Episode 37
22-09-199630m
Ep 38
38.Episode 38
29-09-199630m
Ep 39
39.Episode 39
06-10-199630m
Ep 40
40.Episode 40
13-10-199630m
Ep 41
41.Episode 41
20-10-199630m
Ep 42
42.Episode 42
27-10-199630m
Ep 43
43.Episode 43
03-11-199630m
Ep 44
44.Episode 44
10-11-199630m
Ep 45
45.Episode 45
17-11-199630m
Ep 46
46.Episode 46
24-11-199630m
Ep 47
47.Episode 47
01-12-199630m
Ep 48
48.King Enma and the Rat Girl
08-12-199630m
Ep 49
49.Episode 49
15-12-199630m
Ep 50
50.Blown-away Granny of the Amusement Park!
22-12-199630m
Ep 51
51.Snow! Hidden Treasure
29-12-199630m
Ep 52
52.The Koma Ghost, Amamehagi!
12-01-199730m
Ep 53
53.Travel to the Cemetrary, the Ghost Train
19-01-199730m
Ep 54
54.Zashikiwarashi and Youkaigoshin!
26-01-199730m
Ep 55
55.Change in the Water! Ghost of the Water Tiger
02-02-199730m
Ep 56
56.The Freezer Ghost, Yukinko!
09-02-199730m
Ep 57
57.The Vampire Elite!
16-02-199730m
Ep 58
58.Episode 58
23-02-199730m
Ep 59
59.Obariyon, the Ghost!
02-03-199730m
Ep 60
60.Nuraruhyon's Conspiracy
09-03-199730m
Ep 61
61.Be Careful of the Ghost Well
16-03-199730m
Ep 62
62.Mystery! Cat's Highway
23-03-199730m
Ep 63
63.Ghost Hotel
30-03-199730m
Ep 64
64.Fierce Battle! Larry the Ghost
06-04-199730m
Ep 65
65.Wonder! The Mammoth Flower
13-04-199730m
Ep 66
66.Circumstances! The Demon Castle (Part 1)
20-04-199730m
Ep 67
67.Circumstances! The Demon Castle (Part 2)
27-04-199730m
Ep 68
68.Legend of the Sea! The Ghost of the Beach Lady
04-05-199730m
Ep 69
69.Devil Bel and the Kettle
11-05-199730m
Ep 70
70.Strange Sightings! Guwagoze, the Ghost
18-05-199730m
Ep 71
71.Obebe, Ghost of the Swamp
25-05-199730m
Ep 72
72.Appear! The Heavenly Fox's Underground Kingdom
01-06-199730m
Ep 73
73.Blast! The Angry Earth, Korobi
08-06-199730m
Ep 74
74.The Serpent God, Yamatano Orochi!
15-06-199730m
Ep 75
75.Withcraft! The Mirror Battle!
22-06-199730m
Ep 76
76.The Scorching Demon! God of the Light
29-06-199730m
Ep 77
77.The Sea-Monk and the Ghost Ship!
06-07-199730m
Ep 78
78.Nurarihyon and the Snake-Bone Granny
13-07-199730m
Ep 79
79.Invasion of the Chinese Ghost (Part 1)
20-07-199730m
Ep 80
80.Invasion of the Chinese Ghost (Part 2)
03-08-199730m
Ep 81
81.Parenting Ghost! Ubume
10-08-199730m
Ep 82
82.Ancient Ghost, Ookubi!
17-08-199730m
Ep 83
83.Geta Battle! The Spiritual Opposing Pillar
24-08-199730m
Ep 84
84.Strange! The Human-Eating Portrait
31-08-199730m
Ep 85
85.The Magical Boundary, Mountain of the Earth Spider
07-09-199730m
Ep 86
86.The Deadly Use, Mouryuu
14-09-199730m
Ep 87
87.The Mysterious Warehouse
21-09-199730m
Ep 88
88.Trap of the Ghost Sack
28-09-199730m
Ep 89
89.Hell of the Hairs! Rakushasa
05-10-199730m
Ep 90
90.Ghost of the Pass, Buruburu
12-10-199730m
Ep 91
91.Mystery in the Night! Ghost of the Hundred-Ghost Night Travel
19-10-199730m
Ep 92
92.Hundred-Eyes and Nurarihyon
26-10-199730m
Ep 93
93.Ghost from the Moon, Katsuru-otoko!
02-11-199730m
Ep 94
94.Kitaro's Fish and the Moat
09-11-199730m
Ep 95
95.Thief with Demon Powers, Kamanari!
16-11-199730m
Ep 96
96.Demon King, Nurarihyon
23-11-199730m
Ep 97
97.Chase! The Four Western Demon Kings
30-11-199730m
Ep 98
98.Ordeal, Road to the Demon's Castle
07-12-199730m
Ep 99
99.Duel! The Demon King vs Kitaro
14-12-199730m
Ep 100
100.Invitation in the Dark, the Ghastly Shadow Woman
21-12-199730m
Ep 101
101.Terror! The Island of the Vampires
18-01-199830m
Ep 102
102.Labyrinth, Kingdom of the Demon, Damaru
25-01-199830m
Ep 103
103.Nightmare! Hell for the Demons
01-02-199830m
Ep 104
104.The Mountain God, Entrance to the Hole
08-02-199830m
Ep 105
105.Immortal! Shou, the Cat
15-02-199830m
Ep 106
106.Nightmare! Hell for the Demons
01-02-199830m
Ep 107
107.The Mountain God, Entrance to the Hole
08-02-199830m
Ep 108
108.Immortal! Shou, the Cat
15-02-199830m
Ep 109
109.Mystery of the Snoe Mountain
22-02-199830m
Ep 110
110.Rebellion of the 808 Raccons (Part 1)
01-03-199830m
Ep 111
111.Rebellion of the 808 Raccons (Part 2)
08-03-199830m
Ep 112
112.Snipping of the Demon's Hair and Black Hair
15-03-199830m
Ep 113
113.Kitaro against The Three Assassins
22-03-199830m
Ep 114
114.Desperation! The Death-god's Trap
29-03-199830m

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