Eyecatches

An eyecatch (アイキャッチ aikyatchi), also known as a bumper in western countries, is a scene or illustration used to indicate the beginning or end of a commercial break in a television program. GeGeGe no Kitarō anime has very attractive eyecatches.
===1968 anime===
The eyecatch is a static image with the title of the anime with Kitarō, Nezumi-Otoko and Medama-Oyaji, in their bowl, on the right side.
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===1985 anime===
The characters are stylized as chibi. This anime also has an eyecatch before the credits at the end of the episode.
From episode 1 to 72, Kitarō and his friends come from inside the Yōkai Ocarina. The order is:
*Pre-break: Neko-Musume, Sunakake-Babaa, Konaki-Jijii, Nezumi-Otoko and Kitarō in the blow pass.
*Post-break: Neko-Musume, Sunakake-Babaa, Yumeko Tendō, Ittan-Momen (outshining Nezumi-Otoko) and Kitarō in the blow pass.
*End of the episode: Neko-Musume, Sunakake-Babaa, Yumeko Tendō, Ittan Momen and Kitarō sharing space with Nezumi-Otoko in the blow pass.
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With the introduction of Shisa, from episode 72 to 108 a new eyecatch is presented:
*Pre-break: Shisa turns and rides Kitarō's ocarina-sword, standing upside down while holding an umbrella.
*Post-break: Nezumi-Otoko turns and rides Kitarō's ocarina-sword, but appears dressed as a ballerina, and his weight makes Kitarō fall.
*End of the episode: Kitarō, Nezumi-Otoko and Shisa spin but the three become dizzy and fall.
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In Jigoku Arc (Episode 109-115), the eyecatches feature Nurarihyon and Shu-no-Bon.
*Pre-break: Kitarō and Nurarihyon are on a seesaw. Shu-no-Bon sits on Nurarihyon's side, blocking Kitarō's strength in the toy, but Nurikabe jumps on Kitarō's side and the pair is thrown away.
*Post-break: Nurarihyon is in a Whac-A-Mole game, after failing to hit Konaki-Jijii, Nezumi-Otoko and Shisa, Kitarō appears hitting his chin.
*End of the episode: Yumeko is at the center of the stage. Nezumi-Otoko and Shu-no-Bon appear on opposite sides, running towards her with flowers. Much to their disgust, she disappears and is replaced by Nurarihyon.
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===1996 anime===
The first version was used in the first 51 episodes. At the start of the break, Kitarō walks to Neko-Musume, but slips on a banana peel thrown away by Nezumi-Otoko. Nezumi-Otoko laughs and a geta falls on his head followed by a huge ocarina. At the end of the break, Nezumi-Otoko plays the ocarina, but sounds terrible sound making Nurikabe, who is standing behind him, falls in agony and crushes the rat Yōkai.
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The second version was used from episode 52 until the end of the series. At the beginning of the break, Nezumi-Otoko is on a skateboard, tied to the Yōkai Car driven by Kitarō. The car brakes and Nezumi-Otoko hits it. At the end of the break, Nezumi-Otoko is wearing skates, this time leaning against the front of the Yōkai Car. Kitarō stops to greet Neko-Musume, but Nezumi-Otoko continues to move off screen, where he crashes into something.
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===2018 anime===
Illustrations drawn by Shigeru Mizuki in his life or related places such as the Shigeru Mizuki Memorial Museum are presented. A chibi Kitarō and Neko-Musume appear next to a sign and rotate it. There are two patterns, one in which they fly off screen and the other in which they hold on to board. At the end of the break, a new image appears and, to the right, three LINE style stickers appear. Some of them are actually distributed as stickers on the LINE STORE.
GeGeGe no Kitaro 2018 EP1 eyecatch 1.jpg
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GeGeGe no Kitaro 2018 EP2 eyecatch 1.jpg
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GeGeGe no Kitaro 2018 EP3 eyecatch 1.jpg
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GeGeGe no Kitaro 2018 EP4 eyecatch 1.jpg
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GeGeGe no Kitaro 2018 EP5 eyecatch 1.jpg
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GeGeGe no Kitaro 2018 EP15 eyecatch 1.jpg
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==Hakaba Kitarō==
==Akuma-kun==
==Trivia==
*The 1971 and 2007 anime are the only ones to not features eyecatches.
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