Series synopsis
Cackling Kitarou, also known as ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 is a Japanese animation comedy family television series that premiered on Fuji TV on April 1, 2007. It ended on March 29, 2009. It was created by Shigeru Mizuki. It stars Bin Shimada, Chikao Ohtsuka, Daisuke Gori and Daisuke Kishio.
The classic tale of Gegege no Kitaro told yet again. The story is the usual in the Gegege no Kitaro series. Kitaro is a boy living in the Gegege Forest/Cemetery (lands where many Yokai roam) with his mostly dead father (who survives only in his eye), Sunakake Babaa, NekoMusume, and Konaki Jiji. One difference between this Kitaro and all of the others that came before him, is that this one has brown hair instead of the standard grayish silver.
Premise
The classic tale of Gegege no Kitaro told yet again. The story is the usual in the Gegege no Kitaro series. Kitaro is a boy living in the Gegege Forest/Cemetery (lands where many Yokai roam) with his mostly dead father (who survives only in his eye), Sunakake Babaa, NekoMusume, and Konaki Jiji. One difference between this Kitaro and all of the others that came before him, is that this one has brown hair instead of the standard grayish silver.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Bin Shimada as Chi
- Chikao Ohtsuka as Hakusanbou
- Daisuke Gori as Enma-Daiou
- Daisuke Kishio as Po
- Daisuke Sakaguchi as Tofu-Kozou
- Eiji Takemoto as Asasabonsan/Soutei-Ou
- Fumihiko Tachiki as Akamata
- Haruna Ikezawa as Amabie
Supporting cast
- Hidekatsu Shibata as Bakkubeado
- Hideyuki Tanaka as Bakero
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Black Crow
- Hiro Shimono as Kai
- Hiromi Konno as Child-Nurikabe/Neko Musume
- Hisao Egawa as Tsurube-Otoshi
- Isamu Tanonaka as Medama Oyaji
- Minami Takayama as Child-Nurikabe
- Isshin Chiba as Ransubuiru
- Jouji Nakata as Yadoukai
- Joji Yanami as Ittan Momen
- Keiji Hirai as Nama-bake
Guest cast
- Ai Nonaka as Zanbia
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Azuki-arai/Dracula the 3rd/Shu no bon
- Yasuhiro Takato as Kyuuso/Wild
- Ai Bando as Woman
- Ai Maeda as Chigusa Kataoka
- Ai Sasaki as THE 50RPM's Fan
- Aika Sueku as Aika
- Aiko Hibi as Child
- Akemi Kanda as Child
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 100 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 100 | April 1, 2007 | March 29, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Street Where Yōkai Dwell A boy named Aoki disappears from the bathtub. Shiraishi heard that the only thing left behind were algae-like substances and grows fearful, believing that this was the work of a yōkai, especially after what his group of friends did recently. |
April 1, 2007 |
| 2 |
BiBiBi!! Nezumi-Otoko! While looking for food in the garbage, Nezumi-Otoko finds a working laptop with data still stored on it. A few days later, Nezumi-Otoko appears in Yōkai Yokochō with a shiny new car, in addition to expensive and fancy new clothes. |
April 8, 2007 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 15, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 1, 2007 |
| Last aired | March 29, 2009 |
| Status | Ended |