GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018)

The sixth anime adaptation. It premiered on April 1, 2018. This anime adaptation celebrates the 50th anniversary of the original 1968 anime. It is animated by Toei Animation.
==Story==
Main story: Nearly twenty years into the 21st century, people have forgotten the existence of Yōkai. When a number of unexplainable phenomena plague adults of the human world with confusion and chaos, thirteen-year-old Mana writes a letter to the Yōkai Post in search of answers, to soon be greeted by GeGeGe no Kitarō.
Western Yōkai Arc (Episode #27~Episode #37): "The Ring of Arcana," a treasure of the western yōkai world has been stolen by a witch named Agnès. Following after her, Backbeard, the strongest emperor in the western yōkai world, and his minions start invading Japan. Agnès, who escapes from the hands of Backbeard, meets Kitarō and asks for his help, but...!?
Agnès is chased by Wolf Man, Vampire, Frankenstein, and even another witch who is Agnès's own sister. What is the secret hidden in The Ring of Arcana? What is the reason for Agnès coming to Japan? What exactly is Backbeard's true desire...!?
Four Generals of Jigoku Arc (Episode 50~Episode 75): Medama-Oyaji's teacup bath, Konaki-Jijii and Sunakake-Babaa's noisy conversation. It looks like the usual time of peace is flowing in the GeGeGe Forest. But Kitarō is acting weird; it looks like he is searching for something with Kagami-Jijii. At the same time, Kitarō receives a letter from a human boy asking for his help. He departs for the Tohoku area to meet the sender, but a mysterious figure is observing him from afar...!?　
Final Chapter: Nurarihyon Arc (Episode 76~Episode 97):
==About==
On January 3, 2018, a hotsite in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary since the debut of the first anime series of GeGeGe no Kitarō was made available to the public. A few days later, a countdown began as each character's silhouette was revealed. After the countdown ended, the series was officially announced with a trailer featuring the main cast and scenes from the first episode.
Unlike the previous series, the episodes contain a higher level of terror, with scenes in which the deaths of both humans or yōkai are directly portrayed; yet there are still more comical and lighter moments and the children-suited content still holds. This series also stands out from the others due to its more explicit comments and satires of Japanese society, incorporating the dark part of the social aspects prevalent in the 21st century, such as black companies and alienation by social media; for this reason, the contrast between good and bad humans is noticeably clearer, and the behavior of Kitarō and the yōkai does not immediately affect human society, yet they are directly and indirectly related.
Kitarō's personality and values also greatly underscore the earlier adaptations, as while in them he was only foreign to human culture, in the 2018 anime, Kitarō makes clear that for him yōkai and humans should not be close to each other, although his friendship with Mana Inuyama makes him more open to them; even so, he shows no compassion to selfish, sneaky people who do not regret their actions. His commitment to protecting humans against the evil yōkai is explained by the care Mizuki gave him after being born, making this anime series the first in the franchise to expose the circumstances of his birth, something previously unexplored except from the Hakaba Kitarō anime.
Following the tradition of human children accompanying the Kitarō Family in stories since Yumeko Tendō, middle school student Mana Inuyama appears regularly, serving as a "bridge" between Kitarō and humans (a role Nezumi-Otoko played in the first two animes), as well as being a portrait of Japanese contemporary youth. Many elements related to Shigeru Mizuki are inherited by Mana, such as his home in Chōfu and relatives in Sakaiminato. Neko-Musume has a drastic change in her design, similar to an older teenager, rather than following Mizuki's traditional model (although she was also embellished in the previous two animes). Nezumi-Otoko is more cynical and greedy for money; however, he is more comically portrayed as a "bumbler" than an evil figure, being punished for his actions more frequently than in previous series. Kitarō and Medama-Oyaji are the only characters to appear in every episode.
In this adaptation, the episodes are still generally self-concluding; but since the first episode, a continuity of events has been established with the appearance of Nanashi, the first major antagonist whose saga lasted throughout the first year of the series, and as the plot progressed, events involving Mana as part of his plans increased. Also, one of the highlights in terms of storyline was the Western Yōkai Arc, based on the story The Great Yōkai War, featuring the appearance of Backbeard and his western yōkai army, among them the Witches Agnès and Adél, who would later become allies of the Kitarō Family in subsequent episodes. Later, at the beginning of the second year of airing, the Four Generals of Jigoku Arc started, featuring Enma-Daiō, Rei Isurugi, the first main human antagonist, and the Four Treasonous Generals: Nue, Kurobōzu, Ibukimaru, and Tamamo-no-Mae. Finally, from episode 76, the final arc, the Nurarihyon Arc, began, introducing the recurring antagonist in the previous anime series, Nurarihyon, alongside his minion, Shu-no-Bon.
==Theme Songs==
;Opening theme
*GeGeGe no Kitarō by Kiyoshi Hikawa
;Ending theme
# Kagami no Naka kara by Maneki Kecak (Ep. 1~13)
# GET A NOTE by Rekishi (Ep. 14~26)
# Mienkeredomo Orundayo by Kiyoshi Hikawa (Ep. 27~37)
# No.999 by go! go! vanilla (Ep. 38~49)
# RONDO by BUCK-TICK (Ep. 50~62)
# Ushimitsu Jamboree by Stardust Revue (Ep.63~75)
# Aru Wake Nai no Sono Oku ni by Maneki Kecak (Ep. 76~86)
# A.M.D.K.J. by SCANDAL (87~97)
Soundtrack
*TV GeGeGe no Kitarō Original Soundtrack (2018, 36 tracks)
==Cast==
Main Cast 	Main Cast 	Main Cast
 	 	
Miyuki SawashiroasGeGeGe no Kitarō	Masako NozawaasMedama-Oyaji	Toshio FurukawaasNezumi-Otoko
Main Cast 	Main Cast 	Main Cast 	Main Cast 	Main Cast
 	 	 	 	
Umeka ShōjiasNeko-Musume	Yukiyo FujiiasMana Inuyama	Mayumi TanakaasSunakake-Babaa	Bin ShimadaasKonaki-Jijii & Nurikabe	Kappei YamaguchiasIttan-Momen
Recurring Cast 	Recurring Cast 	Recurring Cast 	Recurring Cast 	Recurring Cast 	Recurring Cast
 	 	 	 	 	
Yūsuke NumataasSalaryman Yamada	Momoko SoyamaasMiyabi Momoyama,Yobuko	Momo IshibashiasAya Ishibashi	Shiho KokidoasYūta	Ryōhei AraiasSōma	Yukiko MorishitaasHiroto
Semi-Recurring Cast 	Semi-Recurring Cast 	Semi-Recurring Cast 	Semi-Recurring Cast 	Semi-Recurring Cast 	Semi-Recurring Cast
 	 	 	 	 	
Ayane SakuraasHanako-san	Daisuke SakaguchiasKojirō	Hiroshi NakaasElder Karasu-Tengu	Aya HisakawaasRokuro-Kubi	Arisa SekineasTofu-Kozō	Megumi UrawaasKawauso
Inuyama Family 	Inuyama Family 	Inuyama Family 	Inuyama Family 	Inuyama Family
 	 	 	 	
Yūko MinaguchiasJunko Inuyama	Masaya TakatsukaasYūichi Inuyama	Ken UoasShōji Inuyama	ReimiasRie Inuyama,Prime Minister	Gara TakashimaasToshiko Sawada
Antagonists 	Antagonists 	Antagonists 	Antagonists 	Antagonists
 	 	 	 	
Banjō GingaasNanashi	Hideyuki TanakaasBackbeard	Hiroshi KamiyaasRei Isurugi	Akio ŌtsukaasNurarihyon	ChōasShu-no-Bon
Western Yōkai Arc 	Western Yōkai Arc	Western Yōkai Arc 	Western Yōkai Arc 	Western Yōkai Arc
 	 	 	 	
Hibiku YamamuraasAgnès	YukanaasAdél 	Takeshi KusaoasWolfgang	Ryōko ShiraishiasVictor Frankenstein	Shiori IzawaasCarmilla
Four Treasonous Generals Arc	Four Treasonous Generals Arc	Four Treasonous Generals Arc	Four Treasonous Generals Arc	Four Treasonous Generals Arc
 	 	 	 	
Shinpachi TsujiasNue 	Shigeru ChibaasKurobōzu 	Tōru FuruyaasIbukimaru 	Atsuko TanakaasTamamo-no-Mae	Ryūzaburō ŌtomoasEnma-Daiō
===Main Cast Notes===
*Masako Nozawa, who originated the role of Kitarō in the 1968 adaptation, takes over the role of Medama-Oyaji. The role had been performed by Isamu Tanonaka since the 1968 adaptation and up to his death in 2010.
*Bin Shimada had previously voiced Medama-Oyaji in a small number of cameo appearances, as well as the film Yo-kai Watch: Shadowside Oni-ō no Fukkatsu, and had also voiced various characters in the 1996 adaptation.
*Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Hideyuki Tanaka and Takeshi Kusao had previously voiced Aobōzu, Nurikabe-Nyōbō, Bakerō and Makoto Washio respectively for the 2007 adaptation.
*Kappei Yamaguchi had previously voiced Nopperabō in the 1996 adaptation.
*Umeka Shōji had previously voiced minor characters in the 2007 adaptation.
*Akio Ōtsuka is the son of Chikao Ōtsuka, the original voice of Nezumi-Otoko, and had previously voiced his father's character in the film Yo-kai Watch: Shadowside Oni-ō no Fukkatsu.
*Shigeru Chiba had previously voiced Nezumi-Otoko in the 1996 adaptation.
*This is the first adaptation under the GeGeGe no... title to not feature Keiko Yamamoto, who had voiced Sunakake-Babaa and Shisa across the adaptations.
===Guest Cast===
:Voice actors who voiced main characters in previous adaptations are listed bold.
==Episodes==
==Trivia==
==Promotional Images==
GeGeGe no Kitaro 2018 Key Visual.jpg|Main Key Visual
GeGeGe_no_Kitaro_2018_Anime_Promotional_Poster.jpg|GeGeGe no Kitaro 2018 Key Visual
Western Yokai Arc.jpg|The Western Yōkai Arc Key Visual
2019 Visual.jpg|Four Generals of Jigoku Arc Key Visual
Nurarihyon Arc.jpg|Nurarihyon Arc Key Visual
Final Episode Key Visual.jpg|The message on the official website for the final episode
==Trailers==
GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018) - Teaser Trailer 1
ENG SUB GeGeGe no Kitaro 2018 Trailer (SPD 1.5)
==First Episode==
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==Episode Recaps==
GeGeGe no Kitarō 2018's brief episode recaps. Includes spoilers.thumb|center|300 px
==DVD Covers==
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==Staff==
==Movies==
*The Birth of Kitarō: Mystery of GeGeGe 
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