List of GeGeGe no Kitarō episodes explained

The GeGeGe no Kitarō anime, based on the manga series of the same name by Shigeru Mizuki, was produced by Toei Animation and aired on Fuji TV.

Series overview

Since the premiere of the first animated adaptation in 1968, a new anime series has been produced in each decade, with 6 adaptations so far.

In 2008, while the 5th anime series was still being aired, a new anime based on the original "Hakaba Kitarō" manga stories was aired. It ran for 11 episodes from January 10 to March 20. According to Toei Animation, this adaptation is not considered part of "GeGeGe no Kitaro" franchise.

GeGeGe no Kitarō series

No.		Run	Episodes	Series direction
	1	January 3, 1968 –March 30, 1969	65
	2	October 7, 1971 –September 28, 1972	45
	3	October 12, 1985 –March 21, 1988	115	Osamu Kasai, Hiroki Shibata
	4	January 7, 1996 –March 29, 1998	114	Daisuke Nishio
	5	April 1, 2007 – March 29, 2009	100	Yukio Kaizawa
	6	April 1, 2018 - March 29, 2020	97	Kōji Ogawa
Total		1968 – 2020	536	-

Hakaba Kitarō

Episodes

1968

See main article: GeGeGe no Kitarō (1968 TV series).

1971

See main article: ja.

1985

See main article: GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985 TV series).

1996