A new animation of Shigeru Mizuki's masterpiece "Devil-kun" is released, and a new movie of "GeGeGe no Kitaro" is confirmed

The 100th anniversary celebration of the birth of Mizuki Shigeru, the cartoonist known as the first person in Japanese ghost comics, was held today. It was officially announced that his representative work "Devil-kun" will produce a new animation (movie), and another famous work "GeGeGe no Kitaro"'s new sixth season animated movie was also released at the same time.

Shigeru Mizuki, whose original name was Shigeru Takera, was born in Sakaiminato City, Tottori Prefecture, Japan in 1922. The new generation of comic fans may not know much about him, but the stories and characters he created have truly influenced several generations of comic artists. Shigeru Mizuki is the first person in Japanese ghost comics, the originator of the theme of ghost stories, one of the most popular cartoonists, and the original author of the classic comic "Gegege no Kitaro".

"Devil-kun" was first published as a comic book in 1963 and made into a TV animation in 1989. Now, after more than 30 years, a new animation (movie) will be made again, so stay tuned.

The classic manga "GeGeGe no Kitaro" is scheduled to produce a new sixth season animated film, titled "The Birth of Gegege: The Mystery of GEGEGE". The voice actor of Gegege is still Sawashiro Miyuki, and the voice actor of Gegege is Nozawa Masako. More detailed information about the two new animations will be released one after another, so stay tuned.