
Ushio and Tora(2015)
When he stumbles upon Tora, a demon who's been impaled by a spear, young Ushio frees the beast and demands his help in fighting other agents of evil.


Nearly twenty years into the 21st century, people have forgotten the existence of Yokai. When a number of unexplainable phenomena plague adults of the human world with confusion and chaos, thirteen-year-old Mana writes a letter to the Yokai Post in search of answers, only to be greeted by GeGeGe no Kitaro...

Miyuki Sawashiro
Kitarou (voice)

Masako Nozawa
Medama-Oyaji (voice)

Bin Shimada
Nurikabe

Bin Shimada
Konaki Jijii

Mayumi Tanaka
Sunakake Babaa

Yukiyo Fujii
Inuyama Mana

Kappei Yamaguchi
Ittan Momen

Umeka Shouji
Neko Musume

Toshio Furukawa
Nezumi Otoko
GeGeGe no Kitaro is a comedy, sci-fi & fantasy, animation, action & adventure series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of supernatural, remake, based on manga, demon, youkai, shounen. Created by Shigeru Mizuki, it stars Miyuki Sawashiro, Masako Nozawa, Bin Shimada. Nearly twenty years into the 21st century, people have forgotten the existence of Yokai. When a number of unexplainable phenomena plague adults of the human world with confusion and chaos, thirteen-year-old Mana writes a letter to the Yokai Post in search of answers, only to be greeted by GeGeGe no Kitaro...
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