ゲゲゲの鬼太郎
They have been given various appearances in fictional works. In Mizuki Shigeru's manga "GeGeGe no Kitarō", it takes on the appearance of a cat rolled into a ball. People who claimed to have actually witnessed one often claim that "it was like a cat". Yōkai researcher Yamaguchi Binatarō claimed that this was because of Mizuki Shigeru's influence. Some netsuke resemble Mizuki's design, creating the possibility that they referred to Mizuki's design.