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Happy Halloween with GeGeGe no Kitaro!
As per our usual tradition, TSHS and our partners have cooked up some subtitled Kitaro episodes. GeGeGe no Kitaro (1968) – episode 24 In episode 24 of the…
GeGeGe no Kitaro (2007) – Episode 46
Every decade Toei reboots the GeGeGe franchise, and every iteration has had its own distinct visual style. Here’s another episode of our joint project with Skeweds Translations on…
Isao Takahata: Jarinko Chie
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Isao Takahata: Gauche the Cellist
The Chicago White Sox have 115 losses on September 16, and they are about to have six...
Isao Takahata Episodes of Moretsu Ataro
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Isao Takahata: Lupin III Part 1
The Chicago White Sox continue to be an extremely sad baseball organization, and if Chris Getz trades...
What is GeGeGe no Kitaro? Beginners Guide & Watch Order
Today's video covers the GeGeGe no Kitaro franchise, simplifying things for beginners and providing a simple watch order. Kitaro is a variety show focusing on Japanese spirits, monsters,…
Happy Halloween with GeGeGe no Kitaro & Dororon Enma-kun
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Spiraken Manga Review Ep 221: Gegege no Kitaro (or Ge ge gegege no ge Minna de utaou gegege no ge)
In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan gets spooky and scary as he reviews arguably one of the most popular manga series of all time that…
GeGeGe no Kitaro (2018) Episode 3: The Mysterious Yokai Castle
Episode three of the 2018 GeGeGe no Kitaro involves the reappearance of a yōkai castle previously sealed away by humans; it also features three antagonists, motivated by their…
GeGeGe no Kitaro (2018) Episode 1: Yokai in Modern Times
GeGeGe no Kitaro happens to be an older manga, with its origins in the kamishibai tradition – between 1933 and 1935, the kamishibai storyteller Masami Itō traveled…
GeGeGe no Kitaro (2018) Episode 4: The Wrath of Yama-Jijii
Episode four of the 2018 GeGeGe no Kitaro series features the young boy Yuta, who discovers GeGeGe Forest after traveling through a small tunnel; a human stumbling upon…
GeGeGe no Kitaro (2018) Episode 2: Attack of the Miage-Nyudo
As mentioned in my commentary for episode one, GeGeGe no Kitaro happens to be a fairly old work, with its origins stemming from the kamishibai tradition of storytelling;…
Hayao Miyazaki's Eulogy of Isao Takahata (English Subs)
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Translation: Toshio Suzuki Reminisces About Isao Takahata (Part 3)
I kind of forgot that I was already 65 % done with this translation when I went on my bikepacking trip from Okinawa to Nagasaki. But I’m back…
Translation: Toshio Suzuki Reminisces About Isao Takahata (Part 1)
Last August, the severe working conditions under Isao Takahata made headlines on many websites after Ghibli producer and long-time colleague Toshio Suzuki openly talked about Takahata’s incredibly demanding…
Translation: Toshio Suzuki Reminisces About Isao Takahata (Part 2)
I am sorry for the long, long wait, but here’s part 2. A lot of fascinating details about the production of Princess Kaguya. I’ve also started adding tooltips…
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While I enjoyed the action aspects of Birth of Kitaro, I can't say it works that well as an entry point for new fans.
Isao Takahata: The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun
The Mariners, as I watch this game, have the bases loaded and I’m just hoping for the...
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The Dynamite In The Brain Anime Podcast
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Kitaro
A manga about the last survivor of the ghost tribe, Kitaro, and his adventures dealing with Japanese yokai. Continue reading →
Isao Takahata: Panda! Go, Panda! and Panda! Go, Panda!: The Rainy-Day Circus
The Seattle Mariners have been a very sad baseball team as of late. They have lost 6...
Kitaro: The Trial of Kitaro
By Shigeru Mizuki. Released in Japan as “Gegege no Kitaro” by Kodansha and Shogakukan, serialized in various magazines. Released in North America by Drawn & Quarterly. Translated by…
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 93
It's easy to see the weeks where Toei really has saved up their resources of talent and budget and blows the doors off. Read more The post Gegege…
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 95
It certainly couldn't have been planned, but the apocalyptic tone of this episode could hardly have been more fitting. Read more The post Gegege no Kitarou (2018) –…
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 88
Oh, my cotton! Read more The post Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 88 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 82
If it weren't already obvious, there are no third rails for Gegege no Kitarou 2019. Read more The post Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 82 appeared first on…
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 83
I wonder sometimes if Kitarou has a breaking point. Read more The post Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 83 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 80
When this series takes the gloves off and goes full tragedy mode, there are few that can hang with it. Read more The post Gegege no Kitarou (2018)…
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 81
As most series are, this one is best when passion for the subject is evident in the writing, and that was definitely the case here. Read more The…
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 96
I'm really going to miss Sunday nights with the GeGeGang. Read more The post Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 96 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 91
Gegege no Kitarou truly is the Ingemar Stenmark* of anime. Read more The post Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 91 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 87
That's quite an honor for a relatively unknown seiyuu... Read more The post Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 87 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 90
The whiplash continues... Read more The post Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 90 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 84
Well, that was awkward. Read more The post Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 84 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 94
Mana sure does like that sweater. Read more The post Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 94 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 86
Let's just pretend this was a New Years episode. Read more The post Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 86 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 85
Thankfully we're back on much safer ground. Read more The post Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 85 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 92
In a sense Gegege no Kitarou 2018 is a victim of its own success. Read more The post Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 92 appeared first on Lost…
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 89
Dayum. Read more The post Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 89 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) Review
“Gegege no Kitaoru’s theme-focused episodics bite”
Kitaro GN
This volume of Kitaro is a second edition of the one Drawn & Quarterly originally released in 2013, and for fans of the franchise – and especially the…
Takahata on Miyazaki
By Andrew Osmond. In 2008, The New Yorker ran an epic article on Hayao Miyazaki to accompany the release of Howl’s Moving Castle. Beautifully written by Margaret Talbot,…
Isao Yukisada’s Go
By Tom Wilmot. What is nationality? That is the question at the heart of Go (2001), Isao Yukisada’s award-winning film adapted from Kazuki Kaneshiro’s 2000 novel of the…
I watched GeGeGe no Kitarou for two years
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Notes on Takahata & Miyazaki
The previous article on this blog, dedicated to Anne of Green Gables, contains a detailed discussion of Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki’s respective artistic evolutions between 1976 and…