Kitaro

A manga about the last survivor of the ghost tribe, Kitaro, and his adventures dealing with Japanese yokai.

Shigeru Mizuki‘s representative work. Mizuki adapted the Hakaba Kitaro character created by Masami Ito and Keiyo Tatsumi from his days doing kamishibai street theater. This series helped popularize monsters and creatures from Japanese folklore. It has been adapted into numerous anime adaptations and is well known in popular culture today. The original manga by Mizuki is still interesting to read today, albeit simple in story as it was intended for children. Revisiting Shigeru Mizuki‘s work always makes me appreciate his art work, especially considering he comes from the generation of manga artists who drew everything themselves.

Kitaro is iconic and still worth reading today. Collections are available in English from Drawn & Quarterly.

~dakazu