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Cackling Kitarou

1985–1988 · 1 season

A playful, spooky cartoon where friendly monsters face mischief, mixing gentle scares with comedy and a warm heart.

Created by
Shigeru Mizuki
Genres
Animation, Action & adventure, Mystery
Overview
3rd TV anime of Shigeru Mizuki's "Gegege no Kitarou".
How it feels
Whimsical, eerie, light and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Friendship, family, survival, identity
Content
Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Created by
Shigeru Mizuki
Genres
Animation, Action & adventure, Mystery
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • friendship
  • family
  • survival
  • identity
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour5
Realism2
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
animation, action & adventure, mystery, comedy
Created by
Shigeru Mizuki
Written by
Haruya Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, Shikichi Ohashi
Starring
Keiko Toda, Yoko Mita, Isamu Tanonaka, Kei Tomiyama
Length
1 seasons, 115 episodes, 25 min each
Network
Fuji TV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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