GeGeGe no Kitarō (Shonen Magazine)

The first serialized GeGeGe no Kitarō manga was published in Shonen Magazine from August 1965 to July 1969. Originally titled Hakaba no Kitarō (墓場の鬼太郎, Kitarō of the Graveyard), the name was later changed to GeGeGe... starting in November 1967.
==About==
The series is a semi-sequel to the rental manga, "Hakaba Kitarō". By the end of the rental manga, Kitarō had begun acting more like a hero of justice type, protecting humans from yōkai. At the start of the "Magazine" series, Kitarō is already seen as an ally of humans by other yōkai. For the most part, however, the "Magazine" run stood on it's own. Incidents and elements from the rental story were mentioned occasionally, but overall the series existed in it's own canon. Some rental stories were even remade for the "Magazine" run, including The Birth of Kitarō, which was given a new ending where Kitarō and Medama-Oyaji left Mizuki's house to live on their own.
The "Magazine" run introduced several elements that would later become standard for the franchise. Before too long, Kitarō and Medama-Oyaji took up residence in a tree house by a lake in a swamp, which would become their regular residence from then on. In addition to Nezumi-Otoko from the rental manga, other yōkai began making recurring appearances as allies of Kitarō, most notably Sunakake-Babaa, Konaki-Jijii, Ittan-Momen, Nurikabe and Yobuko. And although they only appeared as guest characters, Neko-Musume and Nurarihyon both made their first appearances during the series. Other elements introduced during this run include Kitarō's hair needles, the Yōkai Post and the Bake-Garasu.
Many of the stories were self-contained, though there were some stories that spanned several chapters, with The Great Tanuki War spanning 10 chapters. Several chapters were published in Shonen Magazine's monthly special issues rather than the weekly magazine. The final four chapters (beginning with Kamaboko) are all published in the monthly specials. A year after the final chapter, an epilogue, After GeGeGe no Kitarō, was published in the July 1970 special issue.
As the series gained popularity, Shigeru Mizuki was talked into renaming it from Hakaba no Kitarō to the less gruesome GeGeGe no Kitarō in order to attract sponsors for a potential anime adaptation.
==Characters==
;Main
*Kitarō
*Medama-Oyaji
*Nezumi-Otoko
;Recurring
*Sunakake-Babaa
*Konaki-Jijii
*Ittan-Momen
*Nurikabe
*Yobuko
*Kawauso
*Maruge
*Kasa-Bake
*Bake-Garasu
==Chapters==
:*Chapter was published in Shonen Magazine's monthly special issue.
===Hakaba no Kitarō===
# 	Title 	Date 	Featured Yōkai 	English Release 	Other Notes
001	Hand 	August 1, 1965 	La Seine 	Kitaro 	Remake of The Strangest Showdown
002	Yasha 	September 12, 1965	Yasha 	Kitaro 	
003	The Cruise to Hell 	October 10, 1965 	 	Kitaro 	
004	Neko-Sennin 	October 24, 1965 	Neko-Sennin 	Kitaro 	
005	Neko-Sennin 	October 31, 1965 	Neko-Sennin 	Kitaro 	
006	Obake Nighter 	November 7, 1965 	 	Kitaro 	
007	Suiko* 	January 15, 1966 	Suiko 	Kitaro 	Remake of Kaidan: Suiyōki
008	Vampire Tree 	April 3, 1966 	Nobiagari 	Kitaro 	Remake of The Vampire Tree and the Neko-Musume
009	Ghost Train 	April 15, 1966 	 	Kitaro 	Remake of In the Face of the Enemy
010	The Great Yōkai War 	April 17, 1966 	BackbeardDraculaWolfmanFrankenstein	Kitaro 	
011	The Great Yōkai War 	April 24, 1966 	BackbeardDraculaWolfmanFrankenstein	Kitaro 	
012	The Great Yōkai War 	May 1, 1966 	BackbeardDraculaWolfmanFrankenstein	Kitaro 	
013	The Great Yōkai War 	May 8, 1966 	BackbeardDraculaWolfmanFrankenstein	Kitaro 	
014	Dai-Kaijū 	May 22, 1966 	Dai-Kaijū 	Kitaro 	Remake of A Secret Story
015	Dai-Kaijū 	May 29, 1966 	Dai-Kaijū 	Kitaro 	Remake of A Secret Story
016	Dai-Kaijū 	June 5, 1966 	Dai-Kaijū 	Kitaro 	Remake of A Secret Story
017	Dai-Kaijū 	June 12, 1966 	Dai-Kaijū 	Kitaro 	Remake of A Secret Story
018	Dai-Kaijū 	June 19, 1966 	Dai-Kaijū 	Kitaro 	Remake of A Secret Story
019	Dai-Kaijū 	June 26, 1966 	Dai-Kaijū 	Kitaro 	Remake of A Secret Story
020	Dai-Kaijū 	July 3, 1966 	Dai-Kaijū 	Kitaro 	Remake of A Secret Story
021	Daruma* 	August 1, 1966 	Daruma 	Kitaro 	
022	Yōkai Castle 	October 9, 1966 	TantanbōKamaitachiFutakuchi-Onna 	Kitaro 	
023	Yōkai Castle 	October 16, 1966 	TantanbōKamaitachiFutakuchi-Onna 	Kitaro 	
024	Kagami-Jijii* 	April 1, 1967 	Kagami-Jijii 	Kitaro 	
025	Vampire Elite 	May 7, 1967 	Vampire Elite 	Kitaro the Vampire Slayer 	Remake of Johnny in the Mist
026	Vampire Elite 	May 14, 1967 	Vampire Elite 	Kitaro the Vampire Slayer 	Remake of Johnny in the Mist
027	Vampire Elite 	May 21, 1967 	Vampire Elite 	Kitaro the Vampire Slayer 	Remake of Johnny in the Mist
028	Vampire Elite 	May 28, 1967 	Vampire Elite 	Kitaro the Vampire Slayer 	Remake of Johnny in the Mist
029	Vampire Elite 	June 4, 1967 	Vampire Elite 	Kitaro the Vampire Slayer 	Remake of Johnny in the Mist
030	Vampire Elite 	June 11, 1967 	Vampire Elite 	Kitaro the Vampire Slayer 	Remake of Johnny in the Mist
031	Vampire Elite 	June 18, 1967 	Vampire Elite 	Kitaro the Vampire Slayer 	Remake of Johnny in the Mist
032	Vampire Elite 	June 25, 1967 	Vampire Elite 	Kitaro the Vampire Slayer 	Remake of Johnny in the Mist
033	Yō-Kaijū 	July 2, 1967 	808 TanukiKōryūŌnamazu 	The Great Tanuki War 	
034	Yō-Kaijū 	July 9, 1967 	808 TanukiKōryūŌnamazu 	The Great Tanuki War 	
035	Yō-Kaijū 	July 16, 1967 	808 TanukiKōryūŌnamazu 	The Great Tanuki War 	
036	Yō-Kaijū 	July 23, 1967 	808 TanukiKōryūŌnamazu 	The Great Tanuki War 	
037	Yō-Kaijū 	July 30, 1967 	808 TanukiKōryūŌnamazu 	The Great Tanuki War 	
038	Yō-Kaijū 	August 6, 1967 	808 TanukiKōryūŌnamazu 	The Great Tanuki War 	
039	Yō-Kaijū 	August 13, 1967 	808 TanukiKōryūŌnamazu 	The Great Tanuki War 	
040	Yō-Kaijū 	August 20, 1967 	808 TanukiKōryūŌnamazu 	The Great Tanuki War 	
041	Yō-Kaijū 	August 27, 1967 	808 TanukiKōryūŌnamazu 	The Great Tanuki War 	
042	Nezumi-Otoko and Neko-Musume*	September 1, 1967 	Neko-Musume 	The Birth of Kitaro 	Remake of The Vampire Tree and the Neko-Musume
043	Yō-Kaijū 	September 3, 1967 	808 TanukiKōryūŌnamazu 	The Great Tanuki War 	
044	Miage-Nyūdō 	September 10, 1967	Miage-Nyūdō 	Kitaro's Strange Adventures	
045	Miage-Nyūdō 	September 17, 1967	Miage-Nyūdō 	Kitaro's Strange Adventures	
046	Miage-Nyūdō 	September 24, 1967	Miage-Nyūdō 	Kitaro's Strange Adventures	
047	Yōkai Nurarihyon 	October 1, 1967 	NurarihyonJakotsu-Babaa 	Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon 	
048	Yōkai Nurarihyon 	October 8, 1967 	NurarihyonJakotsu-Babaa 	Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon 	
049	The Witch's Doll* 	November 1, 1967 	Witch 	 	
===GeGeGe no Kitarō===
# 	Title 	Date 	Featured Yōkai 	English Release 	Other Notes
050	Yōkai Keukegen 	November 12, 1967 	Keukegen 	 	
051	Yōkai of the Mountain Pass	November 19, 1967 	Buru-Buru 	The Birth of Kitaro 	
052	Electric Yōkai 	November 26, 1967 	Kaminari 	 	
053	Diamond Yōkai 	December 3, 1967 	Wanyūdō 	Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon 	
054	Hakusanbō 	December 10, 1967 	Hakusanbō 	Kitaro's Yokai Battles 	Remake of Yōkai in the Garden
055	Umizatō 	December 17, 1967 	Umizatō 	Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon 	
056	Sara-Kozō 	December 24, 1967 	Sara-Kozō 	Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon 	
057	Kasa-Jizō* 	January 1, 1968 	Zashiki-Warashi 	 	
058	Iso-Onna 	January 1, 1968 	Iso-Onna 	 	
059	Makura-Gaeshi 	January 14, 1968 	Makura-Gaeshi 	The Birth of Kitaro 	
060	Oritatami-Nyūdō 	January 21, 1968 	Oritatami-Nyūdō 	 	
061	Odoro-Odoro 	January 28, 1968 	Odoro-Odoro 	Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon 	
062	Te-no-Me 	February 4, 1968 	Te-no-Me 	 	
063	Mirror Battle 	February 11, 1968 	Ungaikyō 	 	
064	Mirror Battle 	February 18, 1968 	Ungaikyō 	 	
065	Korean Magic 	February 25, 1968 	Nupperabō 	 	
066	Korean Magic 	March 3, 1968 	Nupperabō 	 	
067	Korean Magic 	March 10, 1968 	Nupperabō 	 	
068	Mōryō 	March 17, 1968 	Mōryō 	 	Remake of Shibito-Tsuki
069	Top Yōkai 	March 24, 1968 	Amamehagi 	 	
070	Yōka 	March 21, 1968 	Yōka 	 	
071	Sazae-Oni 	April 7, 1968 	Sazae-Oni 	 	
072	Akuma Belial 	April 14, 1968 	Belial 	Kitaro's Strange Adventures	
073	Yōkai Army 	April 21, 1968 	AkamataYashi-Otoshi 	 	
074	Yōkai Army 	April 28, 1968 	AkamataYashi-Otoshi 	 	
075	Man-Eating Island 	May 5, 1968 	Hitokui-Jima 	 	
076	Bake-Neko 	May 12, 1968 	Bake-Neko 	 	
077	Nopperabō 	May 19, 1968 	Nopperabō 	The Birth of Kitaro 	Remake of The Man Who Ate a Hitodama
078	Hiderigami 	May 26, 1968 	Hiderigami 	The Birth of Kitaro 	
079	Hiderigami 	June 2, 1968 	Hiderigami 	The Birth of Kitaro 	
080	Yōkai of Obebe Swamp 	June 9, 1968 	Kawauso 	The Great Tanuki War 	
081	Yukinko 	June 16, 1968 	Yukinko 	 	
082	Ubume 	June 23, 1968 	Ubume 	Kitaro the Vampire Slayer 	
083	Geta Battle 	June 30, 1968 	SakabashiraMaruge 	 	
084	Yōkai Sekigahara 	July 7, 1968 	Jami 	 	
085	Yōkai Sekigahara 	July 14, 1968 	Jami 	 	
086	Anagura-Nyūdō 	July 21, 1968 	Anagura-Nyūdō 	 	
087	Tenko 	July 28, 1968 	TenkoKūko 	 	
088	The Birth of Kitarō* 	August 1, 1968 	 	The Birth of Kitaro 	Remake of Ghost Family
089	Ama-no-Jaku 	August 4, 1968 	Ama-no-Jaku 	 	
090	Ama-no-Jaku 	August 11, 1968 	Ama-no-Jaku 	 	
091	Blood Battle Ogasawara 	August 18, 1968 	KyūketsujuDraculaLangsuyarAsanbosamPenanggalanShina-Yasha	 	
092	Blood Battle Ogasawara 	August 25, 1968 	KyūketsujuDraculaLangsuyarAsanbosamPenanggalanShina-Yasha	 	
093	Blood Battle Ogasawara 	September 1, 1968 	KyūketsujuDraculaLangsuyarAsanbosamPenanggalanShina-Yasha	 	
094	Yōkai Rally 	September 8, 1968 	 	 	
095	Yōkai President 	September 15, 1968	Sōzuka-Babaa 	 	
096	Yōkai President 	September 22, 1968	Sōzuka-Babaa 	 	
097	Yōkai President 	September 29, 1968	Sōzuka-Babaa 	 	
098	Oboro-Guruma 	October 6, 1968 	GuwagozeOboro-Guruma 	Kitaro's Yokai Battles 	Remake of I'm a Freshman
099	Oboro-Guruma 	October 13, 1968 	GuwagozeOboro-Guruma 	Kitaro's Yokai Battles 	Remake of I'm a Freshman
100	Oboro-Guruma 	October 20, 1968 	GuwagozeOboro-Guruma 	Kitaro's Yokai Battles 	Remake of I'm a Freshman
101	Oboro-Guruma 	October 27, 1968 	GuwagozeOboro-Guruma 	Kitaro's Yokai Battles 	Remake of I'm a Freshman
102	Gyūki vs. Vampire* 	November 1, 1968 	GyūkiDracula IV 	Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon 	Remake of The Boarding House
103	Ushirogami 	November 3, 1968 	UshirogamiYōkai Cactus 	Kitaro the Vampire Slayer 	
104	Onmoraki 	November 10, 1968 	Onmoraki 	The Trial of Kitaro 	Remake of An Odd Fellow
105	Onmoraki 	November 17, 1968 	Onmoraki 	The Trial of Kitaro 	Remake of An Odd Fellow
106	Onmoraki 	November 24, 1968 	Onmoraki 	The Trial of Kitaro 	Remake of An Odd Fellow
107	Yōkai Hōkō 	December 1, 1968 	Hōkō 	Kitaro's Yokai Battles 	
108	Yōkai Hōkō 	December 8, 1968 	Hōkō 	Kitaro's Yokai Battles 	
109	Gyūki 	December 15, 1968 	Gyūki 	The Birth of Kitaro 	
110	Gyūki 	December 22, 1968 	Gyūki 	The Birth of Kitaro 	
111	Amefuri-Tengu 	December 29, 1968 	Amefuri-Tengu 	Kitaro's Yokai Battles 	
112	The Nekoya Siblings* 	January 1, 1969 	 	 	Remake of The Vampire Tree and the Neko-Musume
113	Kami-sama 	January 5, 1969 	Kami-samaKemedama 	Kitaro's Yokai Battles 	
114	Kami-sama 	January 12, 1969 	Kami-samaKemedama 	Kitaro's Yokai Battles 	
114	The Great Yōkai Trial 	January 26, 1969 	Momon-JiiDai-TenguTengu Police 	The Trial of Kitaro 	
115	The Great Yōkai Trial 	February 2, 1969 	Momon-JiiDai-TenguTengu Police 	The Trial of Kitaro 	
116	The Great Yōkai Trial 	February 9, 1969 	Momon-JiiDai-TenguTengu Police 	The Trial of Kitaro 	
117	The Great Yōkai Trial 	February 16, 1969 	Momon-JiiDai-TenguTengu Police 	The Trial of Kitaro 	
118	Yōkai Cloth 	February 23, 1969 	QiSanshōChinese TenguYōken 	Kitarō's Strange Adventures	
119	Yōkai Cloth 	March 2, 1969 	QiSanshōChinese TenguYōken 	Kitarō's Strange Adventures	
120	Yōkai Cloth 	March 9, 1969 	QiSanshōChinese TenguYōken 	Kitarō's Strange Adventures	
121	Yōkai Cloth 	March 16, 1969 	QiSanshōChinese TenguYōken 	Kitarō's Strange Adventures	
122	Yōkai Cloth 	March 23, 1969 	QiSanshōChinese TenguYōken 	Kitarō's Strange Adventures	
123	Kamaboko* 	April 1, 1969 	Han-Gyojin 	The Trial of Kitaro 	
124	Dorotabō* 	May 1, 1969 	Dorotabō 	Kitaro's Yokai Battles 	
125	Yōkai Ashi-Magari* 	June 1, 1969 	Ashi-Magari 	 	
126	Tsuchi-Korobi* 	July 1, 1969 	Tsuchi-Korobi 	 	
127	After GeGeGe no Kitarō* 	July 1, 1970 	 	 	Epilogue
==Parallel publications==
*Garo - Kitarō's Night Tales
*Bokura - GeGeGe no Kitarō
*Hōseki - Kitarō's Vietnam War
*Tanoshii Yochien - GeGeGe no Kitarō
==See also==
*Umibōzu-sensei - A one-shot story that ran in Shonen Magazine in 1978
*Shinpen GeGeGe no Kitarō - A second serialized series that ran in Shonen Magazine from 1986 to 1987.
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