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Crunchyroll Streams Kiitaro's yokai picture diary Anime
posted on by Karen Ressler
Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it is streaming the television anime of Riichi Kageyama's Kiitarō Shōnen no Yōkai Enikki manga as Kiitaro's yokai picture diary. The first episode is now available worldwide outside of Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau.
In Japan, the anime premiered on October 5 at 10:33 p.m. on Tokyo MX, and then on October 6 at 12:03 a.m. on Sun TV. The anime will run for five minutes per episode.
Hisayoshi Hirasawa (Ojisan to Marshmallow, OZMAFIA!!) is directing the series at Creators in Pack. WORDS in STEREO is credited with the scenario. Noriyuki Imaoka (Yozakura Quartet ~Tsuki ni Naku~, Yowamushi Pedal, Gatchaman Crowds insight animation director) is designing the characters.
The anime will run for 12 episodes, but its Blu-ray Disc and DVD release in Japan is listed with a bonus 13th episode. The bonus episode is listed as having an original story. The DVD and Blu-ray Disc are slated to ship on January 27.
Kageyama launched the manga in 2008, and the series is available on the "Manga Goccha" website. Micro Magazine published the manga's seventh compiled volume in print in January 2015. The manga's eighth volume is slated for Friday, September 30.
The horror comedy "that's not scary at all" revolves around Kiitarō, a boy with a strong sixth sense who is always surrounded by demons. He gets talked to by Yuki Onna (snow women), gets his bath licked by Akaname (licking demons), and lives with the Zashiki-warashi Suzu, whom he just can't come to dislike.
