Chapter One: The Day Yokai Awoke
A young "Youtuber" named Charatomi was trying to get more subscribers to his channel by doing outrageous and dangerous things in his videos. In one video, he releases a yokai named Nobiagari. Nobiagari then plants vampire tree seeds in humans all over Shibuya, creating a vampire tree forest. Civilians came up with reasons how that was possible ranging from aliens to chemical weapons.
Mana Inuyama's neighbor insists it's a yokai to blame, he says his grandma told him so. He says all they have to do is put a letter in the yokai mailbox and Kitaro will come to stop the yokai. Mana doesn't believe him, but goes along with it because she cares about him like a big sister. Mana finds the yokai mailbox and sends a letter to Kitaro.
Kitaro eventually shows up with his dad, Medama Oyaji or Daddy Eyeball. Oyaji explains to Mana that there is a whole world she doesn't see just below the surface. The more Mana believes, the more she sees. Mana insists on assisting Kitaro and Oyaji with hunting Nobiagari. Without spoiling the rest of the episode, it ends on a bad note with Kitaro wounded by an unknown assailant.
This was an awesome first episode! I can't wait to see what happens next. High hopes for this one.
Animation: 9/10
Soundtrack: 8/10
Overall: 9/10
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) Preview
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) Opening
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) Ending
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