Kitaro (5th)

*This page is referenced from Kitarō from Gegege no Kitaro fandom.*
**Kitarō** (鬼太郎, *Kitarō*), also known as **GeGeGe no Kitarō** (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎), is a yōkai boy born in a cemetery after the death of his parents. Aside from his mostly-decayed father, Medama-Oyaji, he is the last surviving member of the Ghost Tribe. He fights for peace between humans and yōkai, which generally involves protecting the former from the wiles of the latter. He is also a leader of Yuru-i Gegege Clan's leader.

He is Normal Elite unlocked by completing Japan of Cats Chapter 1, Tottori.

## Appearance

Kitarō looks like a young boy. He has long brown hair that covers his left eye, and he wears a black and yellow striped chanchanko over a navy blue Showa-era school uniform. He also wears Japanese style wooden sandals, called *geta*. His school uniform was made out of the beard of a wizard and has lasted over 100 years.

## Personality

Depicted now as eternally maintaining the appearance of a young boy. Kitarō still has a sense of justice and a child-like side, but is now more cynical. In contrast to the previous anime adaptations, his desire for humans and yōkai to co-exist is significantly weaker and he is more willing to punish humans who commit wicked deeds, especially if children are involved. However, he still has comical moments and can be pretty easy-going. His weakness for pretty girls is also revived. When Gorgon failed to absorb the evil from Kitarō's soul, Konaki-Jijii proclaimed that Kitarō possessed "a heart that doesn't lean toward good or evil". A flashback in episode #85 revealed that as a child, his yōkai power was so wild he destroyed an entire village. He was calmed then by Aobōzu, and from that moment on looked up to Aobōzu like an older brother, even calling him **Ao-niisan** (蒼兄さん, *Big Bro Ao*).

## Powers and Abilities

As the last descendant of the prestigious Ghost Tribe, Kitarō uses several items handed down from his ancestors and relies on the help of numerous powerful yōkai across Japan. He has an assortment of strange powers at his disposal, but his most bizarre is his tremendous life force and regenerative powers, powers most yōkai do not have. He can regurgitate his stomach acid and carry creatures such as snakes inside his body, which allows him to turn the tables in tricky situations. For example, if he is swallowed by an enemy he can use his stomach acid to melt them from the inside or he can send creatures into his enemies through their pores in order to find their weaknesses. Because he has so many all-purpose abilities (see below), there appears to be no situation he can't handle and no trap he can't escape from. In essence, Kitarō has no true weaknesses.

On top of all of this, he has a tremendous amount of Yōkai Energy. In the fifth series, because of his frequent work with Jigoku, he has been granted even more Yōkai Energy. However, he is known to immediately weaken if he is deprived of his tools or hair, making the true source of his power hard to figure out.

(Note: All skills are shown in 5th Anime of Gegege no Kitaro.)

* **Hair Sword**: Used in the fifth anime. Like the Hair Spear, Kitarō will transfer spirit energy into a single hair and enlarge it, but instead of throwing it he uses it as a sword. He can adjust the length of the hair at will. With this weapon he left a permanent scar on the forehead of Nurarihyon. In Gegege no Kitaro 5th Anime episode #18, during the fight with Mokumokuren, Kitarō used the Hair Sword as a dagger.

* **Fourth-Wall Awareness**: Exclusive to the 2007 anime, Kitarō is able to break the 4th-wall and interact with the audience during the cold open segments.

* **Jigoku's Ultimate Secret Art** (地獄究極奥義 *Jigoku Kyūkyoku Ōgi*): After Miu bestows him the Jigoku Key, he is capable of using powers from Jigoku after gaining permission.
	+ **Gokuen Ranbu** (獄炎乱舞 *Gokuen Ranbu*): Gaining power from Jōnetsu Jigoku, Kitarō is able to call forth powerful flames from Jigoku, replacing his hair and forms a long trail of red fire. Using these flames he is able to melt a powerful snow Yōkai's ice, incinerate beings, and grapple objects. When not fully activated, he is able to breathe out these flames or engulf himself with them for defensive purposes.
	+ **Buraishin** (武頼針 *Buraishin*): Gaining power from Jigoku's Needle Mountain, Kitarō's hair becomes long steel-like needles that are capable of penetrating anything. He can wield these needles as swords or spears. If not fully activated, Kitarō can pluck out strands of his hair and transform them into a long needle that can be used as a ranged weapon.
	+ **Rettō Seiha** (烈闘星覇 *Rettō Seiha*): Kitarō is able to use Jigoku's ultimate technique that utilizes the power of the 47 Yōkai Warriors, where his hair is replaced with large flames that take the shape of Japan. After gathering the collective power from the Yōkai warriors, Kitarō strikes his target with the full .

## Evolution in Game

Evolves into **Gegege no Kitaro (5th)** at Level 10.

## Performance in Game

**+** He Deals massive damage to Red and Aku Enemies.
**+** Has a guaranteed chance to break Death Shields.

## Trivia

* He is considered an original character of Shigeru Mizuki. Although Kitarō's prototype has appeared originally in stories of Masami Itō, himself never claimed authorship for him during the fame of Mizuki's manga.
* Similar to Ageha Hijiri, he doesn't like bell pepper.
* He is having struggling for riding bicycle.
* With Valkyrie Cat, Eric Cartman, King Pig, Snache, Sinner Snache, and Owlbrow, he can aware of over the 4th wall(...).
* Originally, he was going to be Special Elite instead of Normal Elite, but for some reason it didn't.