One of the best works of the "Gegege no Kitaro" series is finally available on BD-BOX! The first volume will be released on July 25, and the second volume on August 24!

Gegege no Kitaro" is a popular anime based on the late Shigeru Mizuki's manga, which has been animated five times, as well as "Graveyard Kitaro," a faithful adaptation of the original manga. This year marks the 50th anniversary of "Gegege no Kitaro" being adapted into an anime, and the sixth series has been airing since April 1, 2018 (Sunday).
⇒Spring 2018 Anime

The third season, which is one of the most popular in the series, will be released in a Blu-ray BOX upper and lower volumes during this memorial year.
The TV anime "Gegege no Kitaro" aired from October 1985 to March 1988, and the total of 115 episodes (108 episodes in the third season and 7 episodes in the hell version) will be packaged in the upper and lower volumes of the Blu-ray BOX (2 Blu-ray discs in each volume).
Digitally remastered from the original masters, each disc will contain approximately 11 hours of full-volume, "high-rate SD (480i)" picture quality that surpasses DVD quality.

The first volume contains episodes 1-59, and the second volume contains episodes 60-108 plus 7 episodes from Hell.
The jacket illustration was drawn by character designer Yoshinori Kanemori, and two miniature reproductions of original drawings by Shigeru Mizuki, the original author, have been added as an enclosed bonus.
The lower volume also includes a 31-minute video clip of the hit video game "Gegege no Kitaro: Yokai Daimakyo" as a video bonus, so be sure to get your copy.

Illustration for the first volume

Illustration for the second volume

Product Information】※Titles omitted
GeGeGe no Kitaro" 80's BD-BOX - Upper & Lower Volume
Release date: Upper volume: July 25, 2018, Lower volume: August 24, 2018
Price: 27,500 yen per volume (excluding tax)
Part No.: Upper volume ... FFXC-9010, Lower volume ... FFXC-9011
Number of discs: 2 Blu-ray Discs per volume
Total running time: Upper volume: approx. 1386 min. of feature length, Lower volume: approx. 1316 min. of feature length plus approx. 31 min. of special extras.
Audio Specification: Japanese / Linear PCM / Monaural
Screen Size: 4:3 (480i)
Disc Specification: BD50G
Year of Production: 1985
Country of Origin: Japan
Country of Origin: Japan ・Sales Agency: Frontier Works
Distributor: Frontier Works
Special note on the jacket: Three-sided book case with new illustrations by Yoshinori Kanemori, character designer
Included extras: booklet, original story by Shigeru Mizuki, miniature reproductions of original drawings (2 types)
All specifications are tentative. All specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Upper and lower volume purchase bonus: Upper and lower volume storage box
The box is illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki, the author of the original novel!

Information on the works】※Titles omitted.
Gegege no Kitaro
＜Story
Gegege no Kitaro" is a survivor of the ghost tribe who fights against evil ghosts for the sake of human beings with the sound of his geta, a chanchanko woven from the spiritual hair of his ancestors, and various supernatural powers.
Kitaro's good friend and trusted advisor, "Meodama Oyaji," and the right-minded yokai "Sunagake Baba," "Kodawake Jijiji," "Neko Musume," "Hitotan Momen," and "Nurikabe" help him in his daily efforts to help humans and yokai live together in harmony.
The human girl "Tendo Yumeko" adores Kitaro, and "Nezumi Otoko" becomes his friend and foe, just like a human, based on profit and loss.

Today, Kitaro stands up to "Nurarihyon," who drags youkai into his evil ways, and his henchman, "Shu no Ban," who is also a human!

＜Main Staff
Original Story: Shigeru Mizuki
Planning: Kenji Shimizu (Fuji Television Network), Kyotaro Kimura (Yomiko Advertising)
Production Producer: Kenji Yokoyama
Production Managers: Kenkichi Matsushita, Yoshihiro Seki, Norio Kozuka
Screenplay: Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, Junki Takegami, Shikichi Ohashi, Haruya Yamazaki, Satoshi Namiki, Kenichi Kanamaki
Series Directors: Osamu Kasai, Hiroki Shibata
Character Design: Yoshinori Kanemori
Art Design: Taizaburo Abe
Music: Masahiro Kawasaki (From Ryudo Gumi)

＜Main Cast
Kitaro: Keiko Toda
Father with a big eye: Isamu Tanonaka
Nezumi Otoko: Takashi Toyama
Crying Grandpa: Ichiro Nagai
Cat Girl: Yuko Mita
Sandbag Granny: Hiroko Emori
Ichiran Momen: Noriko Hachinami
Nurikabe: Yusaku Yara
Yumeko Tendo: Kyoko Shikagawa

＜Theme Song
Opening Theme
Gegege no Kitaro
Lyrics: Shigeru Mizuki Composition: Taku Izumi Arrangement: Yutaka Nomura Song: Yutaka Kichiikuzo

Ending theme
Obake ga Ikuzo~" (The ghost is here!)
Lyrics: Ikuzo Kichi, Music: Ikuzo Kichi, Arrangement: Yutaka Nomura, Uta: Ikuzo Kichi

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