The first four episodes of " GeGeGe no Kitaro: My Beloved GeGeGe's Past GeGeGe's," a selection of the best episodes from the first to sixth seasons of the TV anime "GeGeGe no Kitaro, " based on the manga by the late Shigeru Mizuki , have been announced. As part of a project to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Mizuki's death, the selection will air favorite episodes from famous people connected to " GeGeGe no Kitaro no Kitaro." The first episode, which will air on April 6th, will be episode 4 of the fifth season, "Otoko! Ittan Momen, " chosen by Ado, the singer who sings the opening theme song for " GeGeGe no Kitaro ." Ado said, " Ittan Momen's actions are cool, and I recommend it to people who don't know about Ittan Momen and those who want to know about the cool Ittan Momen."
The second episode on April 13 will be the first episode of the first season, "Ghost Night Game," selected by Masako Nozawa, who was the voice actor for Kitaro in the first and second seasons. The third episode on April 20 will be the third episode of the sixth season, "Tantanbo's Yokai Castle," selected by Miyuki Sawashiro , who played Kitaro in the sixth season.
The fourth episode on April 27th will feature Nao Matsushita , who played Shigeru Mizuki 's wife Fumie in the NHK morning drama series Gegege no Asadora . The 12th episode of the third season, Zashiki Warashi and Kasa Jizo, will be broadcast. Matsushita commented, "It's a heartwarming story that combines a folk tale with the world of Mizuki Sensei. Kitaro and his friends help Jizo when he is supposed to help them. That's one of the things I like about it."
The selection of masterpieces, " GeGeGe no Kitaro: My Beloved GeGeGe" will feature favorite episodes selected by the gorgeous voice actors who played the previous generations of Kitaro, such as Nozawa, Minami Takayama Keiko, Matsuoka Yoko, Takayama Minami, and Sawashiro, as well as singers Ado, who sings the opening theme song "GeGeGe no Kitaro," Kyogoku Natsuhiko, Wentz Eiji, Matsushita, and Sano Shiro. It will be broadcast every Sunday at 9am on Fuji TV and other stations from April 6th.
"GeGeGe no Kitaro" is a manga in which the main character, Kitaro, faces various incidents with his unique companions, the monsters Ratman and Sunakakebaara. The first series of the TV anime was broadcast in 1968-69, and it has been loved for over half a century since then.
The sixth season, the first new work in about nine years since the fifth season, was broadcast on Fuji TV and other stations from April 2018 to March 2020, and became a hot topic for its depiction of issues such as black companies, social media addiction, and immigration issues, and Neko Musume, who has become a beautiful woman with a model-like figure, also gained popularity. The theatrical version "Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe," released in November 2023, was selected as the Outstanding Animation Film at the 47th Japan Academy Awards.
