ゲゲゲの鬼太郎
Eguchi developed a sympathy for "yōkai" manga such as "GeGeGe no Kitarō" and "Akuma-kun" because of her parents influence. Their "strange" preferences for these instead of the typical girl's manga or battle manga lead her to declare that she "has been reading only afterworld "yōkai" books since [she] can remember". The horror-themed "The Laughing Salesman" and the Japanese folktales-based were also series that influenced her. Eguchi attributes this childhood experience to the fact her mother was a classical studies professor, and as such she had access to several mythology and folklore books. One such book was Shigeru Mizuki's compilation of 101 "yōkai" stories. The influence of the anime adaptation of Mizuki's "GeGeGe" was highlighted by Eguchi, who appreciated the characters' scary but cute features and their variety through each episode. Other non-horror works also influenced her, including "Doraemon", especially the main character's bossy personality in the "insane" manga—as Eguchi dubbed it—as opposed to the educational anime.