Meet one of Japan's most popular characters of all time-Kitaro, the One-Eyed Monster Boy Meet Kitaro. He's just like any other boy, except for a few small differences: he only has one eye, his hair is an antenna that senses paranormal activity, his geta sandals are jet-powered, and he can blend into his surroundings like a chameleon. Oh, and he's a three-hundred-and-fifty-year-old yokai (spirit monster). With all the offbeat humor of an Addams Family story, Kitaro is a lighthearted romp in which the bad guys always get what's coming to them. Kitaro is bestselling manga-ka Shigeru Mizuki's most famous creation. The Kitaro series was inspired by a kamishibai, or storycard theater, entitled Kitaro of the Graveyard. Mizuki began work on his interpretation of Kitaro in 1959. Originally the series was intended for boys, but once it was picked up by the influential Shonen magazine it quickly became a cultural landmark for young and old alike. Kitaro inspired half a dozen TV shows, plus numerous video games and films, and his cultural importance cannot be overstated. Presented to North American audiences for the first time in this lavish format, Mizuki's photo-realist landscapes and cartoony characters blend the eerie with the comic.

Kitaro

Comics & Graphic Novels

Shigeru Mizuki

Manga

Drawn and Quarterly

Nihon yokai daijiten.

Kenji Murakami

KADOKAWA

Recording Yue awe - world of Shigeru Mizuki (Kadokawa Bunko only 18-52 Kai BOOKS) (2007) ISBN: 4041929253 [Japanese Import]

ToÌ„kyoÌ„ : Kadokawa Shoten, ToÌ„kyoÌ„ : Kadokawa GuruÌ„pu Paburisshingu. 2007

Rout mentioned (Kodansha Bunko see 36-12) (2010) ISBN: 4062767384 [Japanese Import]

Kodansha

Nihon Yōkai Taika

貸本版墓場鬼太郎(5) (水木しげる漫画大全集)

水木しげるの異界旅行記/水木しげるの古代出雲 (水木しげる漫画大全集)

A great colorful art collection of 333 Yukai.

A Picture Book of Yukai

Children's Books

Education & Reference

悪魔くん千年王国 (ちくま文庫)

Unknown

水木しげるの妖怪事典

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