Hakaba Kitarou
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Hakaba Kitarou, Hakaba no Kitaro, Hakaba no Kitarou, Hakaba no Kitarō, Kitaro, 墓場の鬼太郎
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1960
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Hakaba Kitarou was first published in 1960 by Togetsu Shobo as a rental manga.
MIZUKI Shigeru penned the first three volumes, but due to disputes over pay, Mizuki quit and TAKEUCHI Kanko took over in 1961.
Takeuchi-san went on to pen all of stories between volumes 4 through 19, but Mizuki did come back for a few chapters:
- The Strangest Showdown (怪奇一番勝負, Kaiki Ichiban Shōbu) [1962]
- Johnny in the Mist (霧の中のジョニー, Kiri no Naka no Jonii) [1962]
Togetsu eventually went bankrupt, but the series got picked up by Satou Pro and was continued in 1964, With the three following stories:
- An Odd Fellow (おかしな奴, Okashi na Yatsu) [1964]
- I'm a Freshman (ボクは新入生, Boku wa Shinnyūsei) [1964]
- A Foolish Man: The Bizarre Olympics (アホな男 ―怪奇オリンピック―, Aho na Otoko -Kaiki Orinpikku) [1964]
Sales were low, so Satou Pro dropped the series. Toukousha then hired Mizuki to write a sequel to "Johnny in the Mist", so that same year, Mizuki published the following chapter:
- A Secret Story (ないしょの話, Naisho no Hanashi) [1964]
This was the only chapter released by Toukousha...
However, Mizuki permanently continued the series in 1965 with the re-named sequel, "Hakaba no Kitarou", which later became known as "Gegege no Kitarou".
MIZUKI Shigeru penned the first three volumes, but due to disputes over pay, Mizuki quit and TAKEUCHI Kanko took over in 1961.
Takeuchi-san went on to pen all of stories between volumes 4 through 19, but Mizuki did come back for a few chapters:
- The Strangest Showdown (怪奇一番勝負, Kaiki Ichiban Shōbu) [1962]
- Johnny in the Mist (霧の中のジョニー, Kiri no Naka no Jonii) [1962]
Togetsu eventually went bankrupt, but the series got picked up by Satou Pro and was continued in 1964, With the three following stories:
- An Odd Fellow (おかしな奴, Okashi na Yatsu) [1964]
- I'm a Freshman (ボクは新入生, Boku wa Shinnyūsei) [1964]
- A Foolish Man: The Bizarre Olympics (アホな男 ―怪奇オリンピック―, Aho na Otoko -Kaiki Orinpikku) [1964]
Sales were low, so Satou Pro dropped the series. Toukousha then hired Mizuki to write a sequel to "Johnny in the Mist", so that same year, Mizuki published the following chapter:
- A Secret Story (ないしょの話, Naisho no Hanashi) [1964]
This was the only chapter released by Toukousha...
However, Mizuki permanently continued the series in 1965 with the re-named sequel, "Hakaba no Kitarou", which later became known as "Gegege no Kitarou".