The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
鬼太郎誕生 ゲゲゲの謎
“New anime film reveals Kitaro's father's story for Shigeru Mizuki's 100th birth anniversary.”
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Synopsis
New anime film reveals Kitaro's father's story for Shigeru Mizuki's 100th birth anniversary.
A completely new feature-length animation commemorating the 100th anniversary of Shigeru Mizuki's birth. The story of Kitaro's father is revealed for the first time. (Source: Official site, translated)
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8.3/10
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0.33Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 67%
Long · 0%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9/10 “Right off the bat I can honestly say that I had completely forgotten about watching Gege 2018 before I saw this movie listed, it was just another supernatural comedy with an interesting story but...”
- 8/10 “Gegege no Kitaro is a manga first published in 1960. Kitaro is the last of the ghost tribe, a link between humans and Yokai. He is not one nor the other but stands on the line between. The manga...”
- 8/10 “Before seeing the movie, I recommend that you watch one episode of Graveyard Kitaro and one episode of the sixth in the series, which was recommended to watch beforehand on twitter. I think it...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-20524
A Movie Production · Fall 2023
Toei Animation.- Format
- 1 × 105′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 1h 45m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Nov 2023 – Nov 2023
- Fall 2023
- Source
- Movie
- media type
- Rated
- R
- 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref.
- BS-20524
- catalog