Search Results for: Gegege no Kitaro
We’re getting into the Halloween season, and they’re ready to celebrate in Japan. Universal Studios Japan in Osaka launched its “No Limit! Halloween” theme on September 10, and the next day it unveiled a Gegege no Kitaro themed haunted house. The Halloween celebration will last …Read more »
Tasuku Saitō was a major player at Toei Animation, working as a producer and planner. He produced the anime Gegege no Kitaro, Tiger Mask: Kuroi Majin, Shonen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru, Tiger Mask Fuku Men League Sen and Hustle Punch. He wrote the lyrics for …Read more »
Today is the 50th anniversary of the first TV anime adaptation of the late Shigeru Mizuki’s classic Gegege no Kitaro manga, and it looks like some big plans are in store. While the specifics of those plans remain a mystery at the moment, an anniversary site went …Read more »
The opening sequence is on full display for the Kitaro Tanjo: Gegege no Nazo anime film, which opened in Japan on November 17. While it doesn’t have subtitles, the video from the official website and the Toei Movie Channel on YouTube offers a nice look …Read more »
GeGeGe no Kitaro, the long-running franchise based on the manga by Shigeru Mizuki, is getting a new film. Titled Kitaro Tanjo: GeGeGe no Nazo (Kitaro’s Birth: The GeGeGe Mystery), it’ll star the cast of the 2018 GeGeGe no Kitaro anime series. Staff revealed so far …Read more »
Feeling a little spirited? Need something spooky and cool to watch? Why not dip into the world of yokai? To be fair, it’s hard not to in anime: their influence is everywhere! But if you’re craving something a little more specific, we’ve found some series that …Read more »
Two years ago, the GeGeGe no Kitaro anime adaptation returned for a long-awaited sixth season. Now, as the series gets closer and closer to 100 episodes, it looks like it will end just shy of that milestone this March. Following up on 2007-2009’s fifth season, …Read more »
FUNimation's sister company, BCI, will be bringing the 2007 GeGeGe no Kitaro live-action film to North America later this year. The film will be available on DVD on October 28 (just in time for a Kitaro-themed Halloween party!), with the Blu-ray edition coming out on …Read more »
Japanese ranking site Goo is back with another survey, and this time they’ve asked their readers what anime characters have the cutest, most impression-leaving pair of peepers. Specifically, they’ve asked about “ tsurime ,” which kinda means upturned or almond-shaped eyes. Anyway, you’ll get the …Read more »
Ikki Kajiwara's '60s wrestling manga Tiger Mask is getting ready to debut in live-action form in an upcoming film adaptation, which is set to hit Japan this November. Thanks to the official website we can now get a glimpse of how Naoto Date, AKA Tiger …Read more »
This season, school is getting spooky thanks to A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School. Hopeful educator and uniform “enthusiast” Haruaki Abe gets more than he bargained for in his latest teaching job. Thugs were one thing—these are literal monsters! But he soon learns to appreciate them, …Read more »
Keiko Yamamoto. who had a long career in the anime voice acting industry, has sadly passed away. The delayed announcement was made via the official Aoni Production website, which stated that Yamamoto passed on April 18, 2024 at the age of 83 due to sepsis. …Read more »
Digimon Ghost Game brings everyone’s favorite digital monsters into a spooky-ooky new world. Or at least, it did for about 20 episodes. Now, like One Piece and others, it’s delayed as Toei gets everything under control. In the meantime, here’s how we’re filling the void unto …Read more »
Joji Yanami—a veteran of anime voice acting, with roles that span the beloved baseball anime Kyojin no Hoshi (Star of the Giants), Dragon Ball Z, and more—is no longer with us. As announced through his agency, Aoni Production, Yanami passed away on December 3. He …Read more »
If you’re any sort of sports fan in Japan, you can count on anime collaborations at some point or another. Baseball’s Pacific 6 have teamed up with Gundam, BanG Dream!, and famous baseball series, to name a few. Horse racing fans are in for a special …Read more »
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