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The Best Episodes of GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1

Every episode of GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1!

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Nearly twenty years into the 21st century, people have forgotten the existence of Yokai. When a number of unexplainable phenomena plague adults of the human world with confusion and chaos, thirteen-year-old Mana writes a letter

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 1 - The Day Yokai Awoke
    7.1/10(24 votes)

    #1 - The Day Yokai Awoke

    S1:E1

    Kitaro and Medama Oyaji appear before an incredulous student who put a letter into the yokai post after people began to suddenly change into trees.

    Director:Kouji Ogawa
    Writer:Hiroshi Onogi

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  2. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 2 - Terror! Miage-Nyudo
    6.2/10(17 votes)

    #2 - Terror! Miage-Nyudo

    S1:E2

    Kitaro is safe following an attack thanks to Mana. After releasing a yokai from imprisonment, Nezumi Otoko buys a talent agency as part of a plan.

    Director:Kenichi Takeshita
    Writer:Hiroshi Onogi

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  3. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 3 - Tantanbo's Yokai Castle
    6.9/10(14 votes)

    #3 - Tantanbo's Yokai Castle

    S1:E3

    Kitaro and the others look into a series of child disappearances and notice something they all have in common. Mana visits a construction site.

    Director:Kouji Ogawa
    Writer:Hiroyuki Yoshino

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  4. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 4 - The Taboo of the Mysterious Forest
    6.7/10(14 votes)

    #4 - The Taboo of the Mysterious Forest

    S1:E4

    Yuta learns the location of the GeGeGe Forest from Mana, and finds his way in. Excited to be in the yokai world, he gets Kitaro to show him around.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 5 - The Disaster of the Electric Yokai
    6.9/10(13 votes)

    #5 - The Disaster of the Electric Yokai

    S1:E5

    The lightning-charged yokai Kaminari gets Nezumi Otoko out of trouble and into big profits. But he's tough to control and things soon get out of hand.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 6 - The Misfortune of the Sunekosuri
    7.9/10(18 votes)

    #6 - The Misfortune of the Sunekosuri

    S1:E6

    Kitaro heads to the mountains to take care of a Sunekosuri that's draining the energy of the woman who harbors it. But it thinks it's just a cute cat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 7 - Ghost Train
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #7 - Ghost Train

    S1:E7

    A company president drunkenly assaults Kitaro, shouting that the supernatural doesn't exist. Later, karma arrives in the form of an unfamiliar train.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 8 - Menace! Kagami-Jijii´s Plot
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #8 - Menace! Kagami-Jijii´s Plot

    S1:E8

    On a village visit during a school trip, Mana accidentally knocks over a stone tablet, incurring the attention of a being that appear in mirrors.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 9 - The Kappas´ Work Reform
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #9 - The Kappas´ Work Reform

    S1:E9

    Ever the entrepreneur, Rat Man pitches his services to a family whose husband is overworked. But he soon finds himself on the end of a different deal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 10 - Vanishing! The Seven School Mysteries
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Vanishing! The Seven School Mysteries

    S1:E10

    Cat Girl gets a message telling her that strange things are going on at school. She looks for her supernatural friend Hanako there but can't find her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 11 - Conquer Japan! The 808 Tanuki Army
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Conquer Japan! The 808 Tanuki Army

    S1:E11

    When another moon appears in the sky, The 808 Tanuki army claims credit and demands control of Japan. Kitaro heads underground to face them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 12 - Capital Annihilated! The Terrifying Yokai Beast
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #12 - Capital Annihilated! The Terrifying Yokai Beast

    S1:E12

    Now that Kitaro's been turned to stone, the tanuki move to suppress all anti-tanuki sentiment. Cat Girl introduces Mana to the growing resistance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 13 - The Desired Diamonds! Wanyūdō's Trap
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    #13 - The Desired Diamonds! Wanyūdō's Trap

    S1:E13

    After Rat Man's diamond business takes off, Kitaro accuses him of foul play and they cut ties. The plot thickens when two men in black suits appear.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 14 - Makura-Gaeshi and the Fantastic Dream
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Makura-Gaeshi and the Fantastic Dream

    S1:E14

    After he's laid off, a desperate salaryman finds refuge in slumber. But after weeks pass and he doesn't wake up, his son asks Kitaro for help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 15 - Zunbera Spirit Surgery
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #15 - Zunbera Spirit Surgery

    S1:E15

    Kirara hates how her schoolmates stare at her homely face. The witch-like yokai Zunbera offers to make her beautiful, but her help doesn't come cheap.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 16 - The Mystery of the Tide! Umizatō
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    #16 - The Mystery of the Tide! Umizatō

    S1:E16

    Mana heads to Sakaiminato and can't wait to attend the local festival. But things go awry when a boat goes missing along with her uncle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 17 - Kani-Bōzu and the Ancient Mystery
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Kani-Bōzu and the Ancient Mystery

    S1:E17

    A monk-like yokai challenges those he meets to answer his question and turns those who cannot into stone. Mana and Kitaro's father must save the day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 18 - Kawauso's Lie
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #18 - Kawauso's Lie

    S1:E18

    Car Girl takes pity on a hungry boy and secretly gives him some of the vegetables she's been growning. But there's something strange about him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 19 - Ressurected Yōkai?! The Obake School
    6.5/10(13 votes)

    #19 - Ressurected Yōkai?! The Obake School

    S1:E19

    Kitaro sneaks into a ghost school that's attracting the attention and attendance of local kids. It seems like a great place but something's off.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 20 - Memories of the Yōka
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #20 - Memories of the Yōka

    S1:E20

    Mana visits her sick great aunt. When she shows Kitaro the red flower that blooms in her garden, he suspects something supernatural and heads south.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 21 - Flame on! The Solitude of the Takurō-Bi
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Flame on! The Solitude of the Takurō-Bi

    S1:E21

    Rat Man's up to no good again, this time using a fire yokai to power his amusement park attraction. It soon forms an unlikely friendship with a robot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 22 - Berserk!! The Terrifying Yōkai Gyūki
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #22 - Berserk!! The Terrifying Yōkai Gyūki

    S1:E22

    Kitaro and his friends visit an island where legends tell of an ox demon. There, a television crew coordinated by Rat Man soon sparks a crisis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 23 - The Yōkai Apartment Secret Story
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #23 - The Yōkai Apartment Secret Story

    S1:E23

    Natsumi is ready to close down her grandparents' old apartment building when Kitaro appears and asks her to reconsider, telling her about its history.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 24 - Nezumi-Otoko's Disappearance?! Sekiyō's Trap
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #24 - Nezumi-Otoko's Disappearance?! Sekiyō's Trap

    S1:E24

    Rat Man gets married but his beautiful bride quickly takes advantage of him. She's actually a gold-digging yokai and surprisingly tough to stop.

    Director:Jiro Makino
    Writer:Ryunosuke Kingetsu

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  25. GeGeGe no Kitaro Season 1 Episode 25 - Kubire-Oni's Curse
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #25 - Kubire-Oni's Curse

    S1:E25

    Mana installs a pernicious smartphone app that curses the person she names. But the unhappiness she causes soon multiplies, and rebounds back to her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Day Yokai Awoke" is the best rated episode of "GeGeGe no Kitaro" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Kouji Ogawa and written by Hiroshi Onogi, it aired on 4/1/2018. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Terror! Miage-Nyudo".