First episode PV
See all those dislikes in both videos? Most of them are fans from the more rabid parts of the Dragon Ball fandom who are angry that Super is ending and are blaming Kitaro for it simply because it is the anime that is replacing it. They have also infected the comment sections of videos that show older Kitaro anime with "This crap is replacing Super?" messages. I find this more annoying than anything else. Hopefully it'll die down after the first episode airs.
Speaking of which, have anime licensing companies been known to pick up a series less than a week before it airs for simulcast? I only ask because that is how much time is left before Kitaro makes its debut this decade.
edited 25th Mar '18 10:20:01 AM by DS9guy
Fuck them. Really.
But honestly, I'd love this series to be the first Kitaro show that gets to come to the US. Things have changed since the last Kitaro series - the whole manga is getting translated, and a lot of Mizuki's other work has been translated as well. We're more aware of this than we were then.
edited 25th Mar '18 11:10:00 AM by Aldo930
"They say I'm old fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast."Crunchyroll added it!
...just after it finished airing it's first episode.
I saw the first episode. It was enjoyable.
edited 31st Mar '18 9:59:57 PM by DS9guy
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International ones, it seems. Japanese audiences are familiar enough with Kitaro that they see no reason to fuss and whine about it.
Never thought I'd see the day one of the Kitaro animes made it to America - but here we are. The day has come.
edited 1st Apr '18 5:19:19 AM by Aldo930
"They say I'm old fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast."Well, I really enjoyed the first episode! The idea of "humans can only see yokai if they believe hard enough" could be a great base for a conflict in a potential episode about Salaryman Yamada-san. It could be about how Yamada believes in the yokai and sees them, but is afraid. That would be interesting to deal with.
I'm nervous to see how Neko is portrayed, because they seem to make her taller and thinner with each adaptation, but this Neko seems to be more tough, unlike her '07 version. I'm excited to see Nezumi Otoko, as he's my favorite main character. I wonder if my absolute favorite character, Nisekitaro, will be in this one...
Reindeer in the direction of reindeerIt's been a week, so we can discuss Episode 1 in more detail, I think.
I suspect the obnoxious rule-breaking Me Tuber will be a recurring problem for our heroes.
Nice sleight of hand making it look initially as though the transformation spread through smartphones.
That one kid's granny remembered Kitaro—I wonder if she's one of the children who appeared in the 1960s series?
If Yo-kai Watch: Shadowside - The Return of the Oni King is ever dubbed, this will be the first time the Kitaro characters have appeared in English.
Not hugely intense—this is a children's show, after all. The most genuinely terrifying moment so far was the cliffhanger at the end of episode 1; if you have a small child who's watching the show with you, make sure to have episode 2 cued up immediately to reassure them.
As is the case with most of the adaptations of Kitaro, the yokai powers have No Ontological Inertia and can be dispelled by defeating the head monster. Actual Final Death will be exceedingly rare.
No Mana in Episode 5. Presumably the mobster has had dealings with Nezumi-Otoko long enough that he already believes in yokai and could see them no problem. It remains to be seen if this incident will cause people to start believing in yokai, be seen as an isolated monster incident, or hushed up somehow.
ETA: I wonder if that car at the end will be relevant; it's way too distinctive for a generic bad luck moment.
edited 6th May '18 9:07:04 AM by SKJAM

In April, The New '10s will finally get its version of Shigeru Mizuki's GeGeGe no Kitarō. The series is set to premiere April 1st. We have received the characters' redesigned artwork, which can be seen here
, as well as this teaser:
I think it looks really good so far. The animation is very beautiful to look at and it seems to retain the tonal spookiness of the series when the 2007 series didn't. I'm not fond of the redesign of Neko Musume and how this Mana Inuyama character looks, but as long as the stories and tone are fitting, I don't mind. I do miss the little, squat Neko Musume though.
Anyone else excited?
edited 22nd Jan '18 7:22:41 AM by arimothereindeer
Reindeer in the direction of reindeer