The episodes and selectors to be aired in June for " GeGeGe no Kitaro : My Favorite GeGeGe Episodes," a program that will air episodes selected by famous people associated with Kitaro from seasons one to six of the TV anime " GeGeGe no Kitaro ," based on the manga by the late Shigeru Mizuki, have been announced.
The 9th episode, which will air on June 1st, will feature the 4th episode of the 1st season, "La Seine the Vampire," selected by actor Shiro Sano; the 10th episode, which will air on the 8th, will feature the 8th episode of the 3rd season, "Daruma Yokai Consultation Office," selected by Keiko Toda, who played Kitaro in the 3rd season; and the 11th episode, which will air on the 15th, will feature the 3rd episode of the 4th season, "The Terror of the Guitar! Yasha," selected by Natsuhiko Kyogoku.
The 12th episode, which will air on the 22nd, will be the 95th episode of the 5th season, "Yokai Sweets! Valentine's Day Plan," selected by Ado, the singer who performs the opening theme song "GeGeGe no Kitaro." The 13th episode, which will air on the 29th, will be the 1st episode of the 2nd season, "Yokai Resurrection," selected by Masako Nozawa, who played Kitaro in the 1st and 2nd seasons.
"GeGeGe no Kitaro: My Beloved GeGeGe" will feature the voice actors who played the previous Kitaro characters, such as Nozawa, Toda, Yoko Matsuoka, Minami Takayama, and Miyuki Sawashiro, as well as famous people who have a connection to Kitaro, choosing their favorite episodes. It is broadcast every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. on Fuji TV and other stations.
"GeGeGe no Kitaro" is a manga in which the main character Kitaro faces various incidents with his unique fellow monsters, Ratman and Sunakakebaara. The first season 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 black companies, social media addiction, immigration issues, etc., and Neko Musume with a model figure, also gained popularity. The movie version "Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe," which was released in November 2023, was selected as the Outstanding Animation Award at the 47th Japan Academy Awards.
