Kitaro's Yokai Battles
- Paperback
216 pages
- Release Date
6 June 2019
Summary
The spooky yokai boy Kitaro is back for his sixth book, and this time he has a pile of monsters to beat
Featuring seven stories by Japan’s beloved monster master Shigeru Mizuki, Kitaro’s Yokai Battles features some of Kitaro’s strangest foes yet–including his good pal Nezumi Otoko, who decides that he should be the star of the comic. With friends like these … who needs enemies?
But enemies seem to be all Kitaro has. He faces off against villains like the yokai…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770463196 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770463194 |
| Author: | Mizuki Shigeru, Zack Davisson |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 6 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 216g |
| Dimensions: | 130mm x 192mm |
| Series: | Kitaro |
| Audience Age: | 6 |
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Critics Review
“Family-friendly horror done well is hard to find, making this series valuable as both an introduction to a classic manga character and purely enjoyable reading.” –Booklist
“A fantastic blend of realism, traditional Japanese painting, and cartoon art in every chapter. The breadth of Mizuki’s talent is impressive.” –Anime News Network
Mizuki Shigeru
Shigeru Mizuki (1922 2015) was one of Japan s most respected artists. A creative prodigy, he lost an arm in World War II. After the war, Mizuki became one of the founders of Japan s latest craze manga. He invented the yokai genre with GeGeGe no Kitaro, his most famous character, who has been adapted for the screen several times, as anime, live action, and video games. In fact, a new anime series has been made every decade since 1968, capturing the imaginations of generations of Japanese children. A researcher of yokai and a real-life ghost hunter, Mizuki traveled to over sixty countries to engage in fieldwork based on spirit folklore. In his hometown of Sakaiminato, one can find Shigeru Mizuki Road, a street decorated with bronze statues of his Kitaro characters.
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