×
  • remind me tomorrow
  • remind me next week
  • never remind me
Subscribe to the ANN Newsletter • Wake up every Sunday to a curated list of ANN's most interesting posts of the week. read more

Hakaba Kitarō (TV)

Have you seen this? want to / seen some / seen all

© MIZUKI Production/hakaba-kitaro committee



Alternative title:
Graveyard Kitaro
墓場鬼太郎 (Japanese)
Genres: horror, supernatural
Plot Summary: Kitarou is a youkai boy born in a cemetery, and aside from his mostly-decayed father, the last living member of the Ghost tribe. He is missing his left eye, but his hair usually covers the empty socket. He fights for peace between humans and youkai, which generally involves protecting the former from the wiles of the latter.
User Ratings: 108 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 7 votes (sub:7)
 Excellent: 3 votes (sub:2, raw:1)
 Very good: 30 votes (sub:26, dub:1, raw:1, others:2
1 French subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Good: 22 votes (sub:19, dub:1, others:2
1 Russian subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Decent: 20 votes (sub:19, others:1
1 German subtitled
)
 So-so: 15 votes (sub:15)
 Not really good: 3 votes (sub:2, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Weak: 4 votes (sub:2, ?:1, others:1
1 Spanish edited dub
)
 Bad: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 219 users, rank: #3738 (of 10090)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.639 (Good−), std. dev.: 1.8582, rank: #5540 (of 10250)
Weighted mean: 6.596 (Good−), rank: #5590 (of 10250) (seen all: 6.90 / seen some: 6.54 / won't finish: 4.72)
Bayesian estimate: 6.691 (Good−), rank: #4826 (of 7728)
Running time: 23 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 11
Episode titles: We have 11
Vintage:
2008-01-10 to 2008-03-20
2009-01-28 (Ep. 1-3, Italy - Future Film Festival)
Release dates: We have 4
Opening Theme:
"Mononoke Dance (モノノケダンス)" by Denki Groove
Ending Theme:
"Snow Tears" by Shoko Nakagawa
Insert song:
"Kimi ni Meroron" by Shoko Nakagwa (eps 3-5)
"Yurakuchou de Tokemashou" by Pierre Taki (ep 3, ep 10)
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 4
News: Show:
Dragon Ball Super Steelbook Blu-ray Collection Released on Monday (Updated) (Oct 16, 2022)
Kitarō Tanjō: Gegege no Nazo Film Reveals Main Staff, Teaser Visual (Nov 28, 2021)
Dragon Ball Super Begins on POP Channel Today (Jun 30, 2019)
Dragon Ball Super Will Screen on POP Channel (Jun 20, 2019)
A Silent Voice and Dragon Ball Super Released Monday (Oct 29, 2017)
Dragon Ball Super's 'Future Trunks Arc' Previewed in Video (Jun 7, 2016)
Dragon Ball Super TV Anime Teased in 1st Preview Video (Jun 13, 2015)
Drawn & Quarterly Offers 7 More Volumes of Shigeru Mizuki's Kitaro Manga (Jun 3, 2015)
Dragon Ball Gets 1st New TV Anime in 18 Years in July (Apr 28, 2015)
Sailor Moon Crystal Unveils Black Moon's Cast, Designs (Jan 26, 2015)
Sailor Moon Crystal's Black Moon Arc Trailer Previews Chibi Usa, Sailor Pluto (Dec 27, 2014)
Sailor Moon Crystal Casts Misato Fukuen as Chibi Usa, Ai Maeda as Sailor Pluto (Dec 27, 2014)
Sailor Moon Crystal Anime's 2nd Season to Feature Chibiusa (Nov 8, 2014)
Sailor Moon Crystal Cast Adds Misa Watanabe, Daisuke Kishio, Kousuke Toriumi, More (Jun 30, 2014)
Sailor Moon Crystal's Extended English-Subtitled Trailer Previews Music (Jun 25, 2014)
Viz Streams English-Subtitled Sailor Moon Crystal Trailer (Jun 19, 2014)
Sailor Moon Crystal 1st Promo Video Streamed (Update) (Jun 5, 2014)
New Sailor Moon's Premiere Event Excludes Men — Unless Accompanied by Women (May 23, 2014)
Kotono Mitsuishi Leads New Sailor Moon Crystal Anime Cast (Apr 27, 2014)
New Sailor Moon Anime Adds Majestic Prince Animator, Naruto Composer (Feb 27, 2014)
Siren Visual Panel from Wai-Con 2013 (Feb 13, 2013)
Siren Visual Acquires Hakaba Kitarō and Mononoke (Feb 2, 2013)
Drawn & Quarterly Adds Shigeru Mizuki's Gegege no Kitaro Manga (Jun 6, 2012)
Gegege no Kitarō Voice Actor Isamu Tanonaka Passes Away (Jan 15, 2010)
Loveplus, 1/1 Gundam, Shaft Win Japan Otaku Awards (Jan 11, 2010)
Galaxy Express 999 Short Animated for Kagoshima Tourism (Jul 27, 2009)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, July 6-12 (Jul 15, 2009)
Shokotan Goes to Hong Kong, Halko Goes to UK in Summer (Jun 8, 2009)
Japanese Otaku Awards' 2008 Winners Announced (Jan 13, 2009)
Japanese Anime TV Ranking, December 15-21 (Dec 30, 2008)
Japanese Anime TV Ranking, December 1-7 (Dec 14, 2008)
Tsumiki no Ie, Piano Forest, Kaiba Win Media Arts Awards (Dec 10, 2008)
Japanese Anime TV Ranking, November 24-30 (Dec 7, 2008)
Dennō Coil's Iso, Eva, Geass R2 Win Anime Kobe Awards (Sep 24, 2008)
Shokotan Interviews Gegege no Kitarō Creator Mizuki (Sep 15, 2008)
Kitaro Films, WWII Anime to Play at Locarno Film Fest (Jul 31, 2008)
Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, April 23–29 (May 1, 2008)
France's Annecy to Show Piano Forest, Appleseed Sequel (Apr 6, 2008)
Idol Singer Shoko Nakagawa to Perform at Anime Expo (Mar 26, 2008)
GeGeGe no Kitarō Anime Movie to Open in Japan in December (Mar 17, 2008)
Daily Links of the Day: File-Sharing, Saiyuki Musical (Mar 15, 2008)
GeGeGe no Kitarō's Mizuki to Exhibit Art in Washington, D.C. (Mar 4, 2008)
Gegege no Kitarō Live-Action Sequel's Teaser Streamed (Mar 1, 2008)
Antique Bakery Manga to be Animated for TV in July (Feb 28, 2008)
Shion, Kitarō, Glass Maiden Pitched for Overseas Rights (Feb 8, 2008)
Japanese Anime TV Ranking: December 31–January 13 (Jan 22, 2008)
Gegege no Kitaro Live-Action Sequel to Open in Summer (Jan 7, 2008)
GeGeGe no Kitarō's Original Manga to be Animated (Aug 27, 2007)
Other articles: Show:
Brain Diving: The Youkai Show (Nov 9, 2010)
The Mike Toole Show - Casshern In: Anime Remakes (Sep 26, 2010)
Hai Fidelity - Denki Groove: J-Pop (Jul 1, 2008)
You can contribute information to this page, but first you must login or register

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Series Director: Masatoshi Chioka
Series Composition: Yoshimi Narita
Script:
Ikuko Takahashi (eps 4-5)
Keiichi Hasegawa (eps 3, 9)
Yasuyuki Tsutsumi (eps 8, 10)
Yoshimi Narita (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 6-7, 11
)
Storyboard:
Hidehito Ueda (eps 3, 9)
Hiroki Shibata (ep 7)
Hiroyuki Kakudō (eps 2, 8)
Iku Ishiguro (ep 6)
Junichi Satō (ep 10)
Kenji Nakamura (OP, ED)
Masatoshi Chioka (eps 1, 5, 11)
Tetsuji Nakamura (ep 4)
Episode Director:
Hidehito Ueda (eps 3, 9)
Hiroki Shibata (ep 7)
Hiroyuki Kakudō (eps 2, 8)
Iku Ishiguro (ep 6)
Kōhei Hatano (eps 1, 5, 10)
Masatoshi Chioka (eps 1, 5, 11)
Tetsuji Nakamura (ep 4)
Unit Director: Kenji Nakamura (OP, ED)
Music: Kaoru Wada
Original creator: Shigeru Mizuki
Character Design: Tadayoshi Yamamuro
Art Director: Takashi Kurahashi
Art:
Masanobu Ōtani (eps 7, 10)
Ryūtarō Masuda (eps 3, 9)
Shinji Saitō (ep 4)
Shōichirō Sugiura (eps 2, 4, 7, 10)
Takashi Kurahashi (eps 6, 11)
Yoshiko Kitamura (eps 5, 8)
Yumi Hosaka (ep 1)
Chief Animation Director: Tadayoshi Yamamuro
Animation Director:
Atsushi Soga (ep 6)
Hidemi Kubo (5 episodes
eps 1, 4-5, 8, 10
)
Masayuki Shimizu (ep 6)
Tadayoshi Yamamuro (ep 11)
Takashi Hashimoto (ep 5)
Tateru Namikaze (ep 2)
Tatsuya Oka (eps 3, 9)
Yōichi Ōnishi (ep 7)
Yūji Hakamada (eps 4, 8, 10)
Art design: Yoshiaki Honma
Cgi Director: Nobuhiro Morita
Producer:
Atsutoshi Umezawa
Atsuya Takase (Fuji TV)
Kosuke Hosogai (Fuji TV)
Yoshiyuki Ikezawa

Assistant Episode Director: Yasunori Gotō (ep 1)
Assistant producer: Makoto Kimura (Fuji TV)
Background Art: Kentarō Akiyama (ep 1)
Color design: Kunio Tsujita
Digital Color: Asami Maruyama (eps 3, 9)
Editing: Kenta Katase
Key Animation:
Etsuko Tsunoda (eps 3, 9)
Hironori Tanaka (ep 2)
Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru
Kazuya Saitō (ep 11)
Naotoshi Shida (ep 1)
Yeong Min Choi (ep 7)
Yuki Hayashi (ep 5)
Music Selection: Makiko Kayahara
Planning: Yōko Matsuzaki (Fuji TV)
Production manager: Ken Suetake
Sound Effects: Daisuke Murakami
Theme Song Arrangement:
nishi-ken (IN 3-5)
Satoshi Nakamura (IN 3, 10)
Theme Song Composition:
meg rock (IN 3-5)
Takkyu Ishino (IN 3, 10)
Theme Song Lyrics:
meg rock (IN 3-5)
Pierre Taki (IN 3, 10)
Shōko Nakagawa (ED)
Theme Song Performance:
Denki Groove (OP)
Pierre Taki (IN 3, 10)
Shōko Nakagawa (ED)
Masako Nozawa as Kitarō

Chikao Ōtsuka as Nezumi Otoko
Isamu Tanonaka as Medama Oyaji
Kazue Ikura as Fake Kitaro (eps 4-7)
Shōko Nakagawa as Neko (eps 3-5)
Tōru Ōkawa as Mizuki (eps 1-6)

Ako Mayama as Mizuki's Mother (ep 1)
Banjō Ginga as Dr. Gamotsu (ep 10)
Bin Shimada as Shigeru Mizuki (ep 10)
Chafūrin as Guide (ep 8)
Chigusa Ikeda as
Hanako (ep 10)
Old Lady (ep 6)
Young woman (ep 7)
Daisuke Gōri as Kitarō's Father (ep 1)
Eiji Takemoto as
Chairman (eps 5, 10)
Young Head (ep 11)
Eri Yasui as
Female Talent (ep 5)
Nurse (ep 11)
Old Lady (ep 3)
Fumihiko Tachiki as Chief Doctor (ep 11)
Hidekatsu Shibata as Kanemaru (ep 8)
Hidemi Anzai as
Child (ep 1)
Customer (ep 9)
Friend (ep 4)
Old Lady (eps 3, 6)
Hideyuki Hori as
Dr. Bon Arima (ep 2)
Yasha (ep 2)
Hiroshi Okamoto as Swimbriefs Man (ep 6)
Hisao Egawa as Chairman (ep 5)
Jūrōta Kosugi as Sagaru Mizuki (ep 11)
Katsuhisa Hōki as Werewolf (ep 7)
Keiji Hirai as
Bill collecter in charge (ep 2)
Electric Shopkeeper (ep 11)
Fan (ep 6)
Kimiko Saitō as
Nunoe Mizuki (ep 10)
Tsubame Ōzora (ep 6)
Kōhei Matsumoto as
Acceptancer (ep 6)
Ghost (ep 8)
Kōji Haramaki as Station employee (ep 7)
Kōji Yada as Kinnosuke Ochiba (ep 11)
Kōzō Shioya as Mononoke (eps 3, 6)
Mahito Ōba as Underground Mizuki (ep 11)
Mari Tomokawa as Customer B (ep 9)
Masaharu Satō as Hageyama (eps 1-2)
Masashi Ebara as Johnny (ep 9)
Masaya Takatsuka as
Director (ep 4)
Doctor (ep 11)
Secretary (ep 9)
Mitsuru Miyamoto as Murata (ep 8)
Naomi Shindoh as Mary (ep 8)
Natsuhiko Kyōgoku as Tompo (ep 10)
Pierre Taki as Trump Omoi (eps 4-5)
Reiko Suzuki as Kitarō's Mother (ep 1)
Rie Tozuka as Friend (ep 4)
Ryūzaburō Ōtomo as Dracula the 4th (ep 2)
Saki Yasuda as
Child (ep 1)
Friend (ep 4)
OL (ep 5)
Sagaru Mizuki's child (ep 11)
Shiori Ebara as
Caroline (ep 10)
Waitress (ep 9)
Shunzō Miyasaka as Friend (ep 4)
Takahiko Sakaguma as
Ghost (ep 8)
Policeman (ep 9)
Takahiro Fujimoto as
Expert (ep 2)
Gas Shopkeeper (ep 11)
Ghost (ep 8)
Keeper (ep 1)
Laundry Owner (ep 7)
Male Customer (ep 4)
Master (ep 10)
Officer (ep 5)
Pops (ep 6)
Shopkeeper (ep 9)
Tetsu Inada as Teacher (ep 4)
Tomohisa Asō as Doctor (ep 3)
Tomoka Endō as
Child (ep 1)
Customer (ep 9)
Old Lady (ep 6)
Tomoko Naka as
Lanlord (ep 8)
Sagaru's Mizuki's wife (ep 11)
Tomomichi Nishimura as PM Hayato Ikegaki (ep 9)
Umeka Shōji as Old Lady (ep 3)
Yasuhiko Kawazu as
Doctor (ep 1)
Machamitsu Kyōmori (ep 6)
Mizugami (eps 6-7)
Yasuhiro Takato as Adobarana (ep 10)
Yasunori Masutani as
Officer (ep 5)
Vampire (ep 10)
Yōko Kawanami as Gama-Reijō (ep 7)
Yūsuke Numata as Delivery member (ep 7)
Japanese companies
English staff
English companies
(none)
Distributor:
Fuji Creative Corporation
Siren Visual (Australia & New Zealand)
English cast
(none)
French staff
French companies
(none)
Distributor: Toei Animation
French cast
(none)

This encyclopedia is collaboratively edited by the users of this site
DISCLAIMER add information report an error lookup sources

Compare this anime's credits with others

# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Anime anthology