TV series

Cackling Kitarou

2007–2009 · 1 season

A playful, spooky folklore adventure where friendly monsters face eerie threats, easy to dip into and oddly comforting.

Overview: The classic tale of Gegege no Kitaro told yet again. The story is the usual in the Gegege no Kitaro series. Kitaro is a boy living in the Gegege Forest/Cemetery (lands where many Yokai roam) with his mostly dead father (who survives only in his eye), Sunakake Babaa, NekoMusume, and Konaki Jiji. One difference between this Kitaro and all of the others that came before him, is that this one has brown hair instead of the standard grayish silver.
How it feels: Whimsical, eerie, warm and light. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Survival, friendship, found family, fate
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
friendship
found family
fate
nature
Places: countryside
fantasy world
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none