“Ghost Kitarou rescues botanist kidnapped by evil spirits on Baruru Island to help his friend Megumi.”
Spooky Kitaro
ゲゲゲの鬼太郎
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Ghost Kitarou rescues botanist kidnapped by evil spirits on Baruru Island to help his friend Megumi.
Kitarou, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills. He thwarts the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity. This time, Kitarou's friend Megumi is in need of his help. Her father, a botanist, went to Baruru Island to study the plant life there, and was subsequently kidnapped by evil spirits. It's up to Kitarou to save him. (Source: Animenfo)
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A Tv Production · Winter 1996
Toei Animation.- Format 114 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 43h 42m all episodes
- Aired Jan 1996 – Mar 1998 Winter 1996
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-5074 catalog