ゲゲゲの鬼太郎(2018)

GeGeGe no Kitaro

🚪 Often abandoned

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 to the Yokai Post in search of answers, only to be greeted by Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro... (Source: Crunchyroll)

Names

Original	ゲゲゲの鬼太郎(2018) (japanese)
Romaji	Gegege no Kitarou (2018)
English	GeGeGe no Kitaro
Chinese	鬼太郎 (電視動畫第6作) (traditional · via wikidata)

Facts

Format	TV series · 97 ep · 23 min · 37h total
Aired	2018-04-01 → 2020-03-29 (Spring 2018)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Toei Animation
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Shounen
Genres	Comedy Horror Supernatural
Themes	Youkai Mythology Ghost Male Protagonist Magic Episodic Satire Nekomimi
Streaming	Crunchyroll · Tubi TV

Reception

Community score	6.67 / 10
Bayesian score	6.97 / 10
Composite	42.9
On lists	16,045
Favourited	187 (1.2%)
Completion	24.1%
Drop rate	31.9%
In backlog	46.8%
Score spread σ	1.83
MyAnimeList	7.27 / 10

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Spring 2018	D	60 of 84
Length	Epic-run	E	62 of 70
Genre	Horror	D	188 of 272
Studio	Toei Animation	E	227 of 243
Year	2018	D	285 of 383
Genre	Supernatural	E	1,028 of 1,234
Demographic	Shounen	E	1,111 of 1,219
Era	Late 2010s	D	1,403 of 1,863
Season (all years)	Spring	E	1,514 of 1,868
Source material	Manga	E	2,591 of 3,025
Format	TV series	E	2,660 of 3,322
Genre	Comedy	E	2,848 of 3,488
Origin	Japan	D	5,724 of 7,157