Kitaro the Vampire Slayer
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
5 February 2018
Summary
Brit-pop meets Japanese folklore as Shigeru Mizuki summons equal parts humour, spookiness, and sheer absurdity
Kitaro the Vampire Slayer is the fifth volume in Shigeru Mizuki’s bizarre stories about a yokai boy and his entourage of otherworldly friends. One of the most popular Kitaro tales, the title story pits Kitaro and his family against a Beatles-inspired mop-topped, guitar-playing vampire named Erit and his castle of horrors. In an unexpected twist–spoiler alert!–…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770463011 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770463011 |
| Author: | Mizuki Shigeru, Zack Davisson |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 5 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 196g |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 191mm |
| Series: | Kitaro |
| Audience Age: | 6-10 |
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Critics Review
“These humorous and spooky entries introduce readers to one of the most famous characters in Japan.”–School Library Journal
“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
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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