
GeGeGe no Kitaro
PG2018•23m•7.2/10
ComedySci-Fi & FantasyAnimationAction & Adventure
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.2/10(21)
Nearly twenty years into the 21st century, people have forgotten the existence of Yokai. When a number of unexplainable phenomena plague adults of the human world with confusion and chaos, thirteen-year-old Mana writes a letter to the Yokai Post in search of answers, only to be greeted by GeGeGe no Kitaro...
Production
Toei Animation, YOMIKO Advertising, Fuji Television Network
Language
JA
Status
Ended
First Aired
April 1, 2018
Last Aired
March 29, 2020
Networks
Fuji TV
Trailers & Videos
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season

E1
The Day Yokai Awoke
Air date: 2018-04-01
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.

E2
Terror! Miage-Nyudo
Air date: 2018-04-08
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.

E3
Tantanbo's Yokai Castle
Air date: 2018-04-15
Kitaro and the others look into a series of child disappearances and notice something they all have in common. Mana visits a construction site.

E4
The Taboo of the Mysterious Forest
Air date: 2018-04-22
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.

E5
The Disaster of the Electric Yokai
Air date: 2018-04-29
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.

E6
The Misfortune of the Sunekosuri
Air date: 2018-05-06
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.

E7
Ghost Train
Air date: 2018-05-13
A company president drunkenly assaults Kitaro, shouting that the supernatural doesn't exist. Later, karma arrives in the form of an unfamiliar train.

E8
Menace! Kagami-Jijii´s Plot
Air date: 2018-05-20
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.

E9
The Kappas´ Work Reform
Air date: 2018-05-27
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.

E10
Vanishing! The Seven School Mysteries
Air date: 2018-06-03
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.

E11
Conquer Japan! The 808 Tanuki Army
Air date: 2018-06-10
When another moon appears in the sky, The 808 Tanuki army claims credit and demands control of Japan. Kitaro heads underground to face them.

E12
Capital Annihilated! The Terrifying Yokai Beast
Air date: 2018-06-17
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.

E13
The Desired Diamonds! Wanyūdō's Trap
Air date: 2018-06-24
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.

E14
Makura-Gaeshi and the Fantastic Dream
Air date: 2018-07-01
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.

E15
Zunbera Spirit Surgery
Air date: 2018-07-08
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.

E16
The Mystery of the Tide! Umizatō
Air date: 2018-07-15
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.

E17
Kani-Bōzu and the Ancient Mystery
Air date: 2018-07-22
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.

E18
Kawauso's Lie
Air date: 2018-07-29
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.

E19
Ressurected Yōkai?! The Obake School
Air date: 2018-08-05
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.

E20
Memories of the Yōka
Air date: 2018-08-12
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.

E21
Flame on! The Solitude of the Takurō-Bi
Air date: 2018-08-19
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.

E22
Berserk!! The Terrifying Yōkai Gyūki
Air date: 2018-08-26
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.

E23
The Yōkai Apartment Secret Story
Air date: 2018-09-02
Natsumi is ready to close down her grandparents' old apartment building when Kitaro appears and asks her to reconsider, telling her about its history.

E24
Nezumi-Otoko's Disappearance?! Sekiyō's Trap
Air date: 2018-09-16
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.

E25
Kubire-Oni's Curse
Air date: 2018-09-23
Mana installs a pernicious smartphone app that curses the person she names. But the unhappiness she causes soon multiplies, and rebounds back to her.

E26
Glamour! The Beautiful Gahi
Air date: 2018-09-30
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.

E27
Invasion! Backbeard's Army
Air date: 2018-10-06
Kitaro and friends accept a number of refugee yokai but cultural differences quickly lead to trouble. The true enemy waits behind the scenes.

E28
The Great Yōkai War
Air date: 2018-10-14
As the nefarious Backbeard's minions prepare another assault on the Japanese yokai world, Kitaro attempts to destroy the Ring of Arcana.

E29
The Insane Frankenstein
Air date: 2018-10-21
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.

E30
The Vampire's Halloween Party
Air date: 2018-10-28
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.

E31
Azuki-Arai, Azuki-Hakari, Azuki-Babaa
Air date: 2018-11-04
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.

E32
Akuma Belial: The Hundred-Year Grudge
Air date: 2018-11-11
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.

E33
The Fox's Wedding and Hakusanbō
Air date: 2018-11-18
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.

E34
Emperor Blackbeard
Air date: 2018-11-25
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.

E35
The Witches of Destiny
Air date: 2018-12-09
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.

E36
The Transform All Japanese Yokai Project
Air date: 2018-12-16
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.

E37
Decisive Battle!! Backbeard
Air date: 2018-12-23
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.

E38
New Year's Cannibal Mystery Kasha
Air date: 2019-01-06
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.

E39
Yuki-Onna Snow White Love Report
Air date: 2019-01-13
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.

E40
The Final Ballad: Sara-Kozō
Air date: 2019-01-20
Entertainer Bimbo Isamu decides to deal with his faded career by risking the wrath of the yokai Sara Kozo and stealing his signature chant.

E41
Enigma! Bake-Zōri's Rebellion
Air date: 2019-01-27
After their owner moves away, the yokai-possessed belongings he left behind get very upset. Rat Man manipulates the situation to his advantage.

E42
Momon-Jii's Scheme: The Great Yōkai Trial
Air date: 2019-02-03
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.

E43
Eternal Life: Odoro-Odoro
Air date: 2019-02-10
While investigating a series of vampiric incidents, Kitaro receives a letter from a scientist who claims to have found the secret to immortality.

E44
Masquerade Nopperabō
Air date: 2019-02-17
Aspiring celebrity Atsushi struggles to maintain his playboy act since he's actually a nerd. He gets support from a mysterious online friend.

E45
The Truth Lies in the Thicket of the Mannen-Dake
Air date: 2019-02-24
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.

E46
The Cursed Doll Festival Mayuge
Air date: 2019-03-03

E47
The Baby-Stealing Ubume
Air date: 2019-03-17

E48
The Void of Despair and Darkness
Air date: 2019-03-24

E49
Nanashi And Mana
Air date: 2019-03-31

E50
Messenger From the Underworld Nue
Air date: 2019-04-07
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.

E51
Enma-Diao's Secret Bargain
Air date: 2019-04-14
Giant Nue appears above Tokyo, menacing the city and causing chaos. Kitaro heads down to Hell to strike an ambitious deal with King Enma.

E52
Runaway Girl! The Forest of the Kinoko
Air date: 2019-04-21
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.

E53
Narcissism Overload! Nuke-Kubi's Close Call!
Air date: 2019-04-28
Vlogger Charatomi's frustration with job interviews leads him to pair up with insecure yokai Nukekubi. But their plan sparks an unfortunate reaction.

E54
Dorotabo, life and Earth
Air date: 2019-05-05
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.

E55
Hihi's Harassment Hell
Air date: 2019-05-12
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.

E56
The Bewitching Melody Elite the Vampire
Air date: 2019-05-19
Frustrated after Kitaro rejects his avaricious nature, Rat Man finds a vampiric companion who appreciates his material desires and wants his help.

E57
The Bloody Noble La Siene
Air date: 2019-05-26
Agnes informs Kitaro that recent blood-sucking incidents don't just involve vampires; they're connected to the resurgence of their old foe, Backbeard.

E58
The Han-Gyojin's Strange Kamaboko Tale
Air date: 2019-06-02
While investigating ship-related incidents, Kitaro runs into the ever-mercurial Rat Man, who leads him right into the clutches of a familiar foe.

E59
Promise to The Female Yokai Ushirogami
Air date: 2019-06-09
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.

E60
Pitch-Black Coldness The Yokai Buru-Buru
Air date: 2019-06-16
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.

E61
Tofu-Kozo's Mold Pandemic
Air date: 2019-06-23
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.

E62
The Four Generals of the Underworld Kurobozu's Trap
Air date: 2019-06-30
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.

E63
The Star Festival of Love The Yokai Flower
Air date: 2019-07-07
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.

E64
The Heart's Darkness the Suiko Reflects
Air date: 2019-07-14
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.

E65
Nation Founding Mabyo's Great Tottori Empire
Air date: 2019-07-21
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.

E66
The Shinigami and Sakaiminato's Hidden Village
Air date: 2019-07-28
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.

E67
The Social Media Addict Versus The Jomon Man
Air date: 2019-08-04
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.

E68
Capital Punishment! Exiled to the Underworld
Air date: 2019-08-11
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.'

E69
General of the Underworld The Kido, Ibukimaru
Air date: 2019-08-18
A strange young man warns Mana that her association with yokai imperils her life. Later, General Ibukimaru of the underworld takes a human hostage.

E70
Spirit Affliction Mysterious Footprints
Air date: 2019-08-25
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.

E71
Karakasa's Umbrella Troubles
Air date: 2019-09-01
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.

E72
Iyami the yokai's great love project
Air date: 2019-09-08
After meeting an eccentric, love-obsessed yokai, Kitaro uncharacteristically asks Cat Girl on a date. Their friends smell a rat and tail the couple.

E73
The Yamata-no-Orochi of Greed
Air date: 2019-09-15
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.

E74
The Fall of the Underworld ?! Tamamo-no-Mae's Trap
Air date: 2019-09-22
Enma demands Kitaro help him find a treasonous general or risk losing his freedom. Meanwhile, Rei Isurugi hatches a destructive plan to gain power.

E75
Kyubi no Kitsune
Air date: 2019-09-29
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.

E76
Nurahiyon's Ambition
Air date: 2019-10-06
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.

E77
Vanishing Humans! Neko-Sennin's Revenge
Air date: 2019-10-13
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.

E78
The Moryo of Mukuro Village
Air date: 2019-10-20
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.

E79
Komori-Neko's Halloween Pandemonium
Air date: 2019-10-27
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.

E80
Onmoraki's Trap
Air date: 2019-11-10
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.

E81
Hot Blooded Manga Artist: The Yōkai Hiderigami
Air date: 2019-11-17
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.

E82
Geriatric Nuppeppo
Air date: 2019-11-24
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.

E83
Chain of Hatred The Yōkai Hōkō
Air date: 2019-12-01
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.

E84
Chin-san, the Foreign Worker
Air date: 2019-12-08
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.

E85
The Giant, Daidarabotchi
Air date: 2019-12-15
After Rat Man witnesses a dark ceremony, the appearance of giant eyeballs over Kofu leads a yokai expert to pronounce the return of Daidarabotchi.

E86
Bloody Christmas
Air date: 2019-12-22
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.

E87
The Binbogami and The Zashiki-Warashi
Air date: 2020-01-05
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

E88
Rollo Cloth's Romance
Air date: 2020-01-12
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.

E89
The Curse of Te-no-Me
Air date: 2020-01-19
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.

E90
Idol Legend Sazae-Oni
Air date: 2020-01-26
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.

E91
The Misty Night of Angkor Wat
Air date: 2020-02-02
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.

E92
The Writer is Ama-no-Jaku
Air date: 2020-02-09
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.

E93
The Phantom Train
Air date: 2020-02-16
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.

E94
The Lazy Fujimi Hot Springs Bus Trip
Air date: 2020-02-23
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.

E95
The Great Yokai Alliance
Air date: 2020-03-01
Forming a cold-blooded yokai alliance, Backbeard and Nurarihyon declare war on humanity. The government reacts by passing a strict anti-yokai law.

E96
The Second Great Yokai War
Air date: 2020-03-22
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.

E97
The World You See Isn't All There Is
Air date: 2020-03-29
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?!































