But whatever the case, the comic is worth reading just to see all the crazy monsters that Mizuki included. Here are some of my favorites:
I like this hair monster, especially the way it seems to grow a pair of eyes as it's attacking Kitaro:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiorK0s3EbAdUP_BJktdWt-BjM8VNY-HAR-vArWkoH-JSPAlIquOoADi6zx5_mHxFSySKTs9K66J9rVvEbHYRj_4uLgWd_bb7OLht5jQkiGPPUFqMeQqsarHpjLFzDtCIVxEYqjH_OU4ys/s400/kitaro1.jpg)
A collection of monsters welcoming some criminals to "hell":
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihob5yESqVmUk2vvG02A787Tm1ZfqTvEZDU5AAoIXqTDnEHSKSWIuO6vXgyu_LmK985ZmBZwh-QKEM6YJEVm6cUeEn_IJA8H07X0u4-zFXYiGtLfRRfx6lj62em8IFEv59KpW-DpKY33YQ/s400/kitaro2.jpg)
I think I see a kappa in there, and I like the guy with the long neck. And also the regular human-looking fellow just hanging out in the back; he seems hilariously out of place among all the other freaky things.
I like the bipedal weirdness of this cat demon, as well as Kitaro's Plastic Man-style method of fighting it:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1SpcS4Y5NPK8Kdwp3tTzLQnD2p3QCZf7X5AzdcT1ZJkrmHUjJy0AZBGPgfanMKw_p0mS5YnFZbJaTtmqkqh00zE_SmNrl_FASuQ-quhA_A8ly3lpb9Xqta82dAwRf8zxdEtq3VqiaXYo/s400/kitaro3.jpg)
There's a story where Kitaro assembles a baseball team of monsters, who make a formidable bunch:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3UsGjC8JrHhh1wV-xzN7hBC86SR2Fjzsu0dEdSoXPYyzvQAdAQC8wIwWmGedRmYjvW26Y0QY66AnxGORx7CpkfHEb7cBNPy3pZDqj8z7OhemUNCgI3r10rLz4no5BMxbxpR-5hytWawu/s400/kitaro4.jpg)
And the game's umpire is even crazier; he has tons of eyes, so he's a perfect choice to call the game:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcqt6x7RJsE5xpsOW97tMTMpORk-MeqvVXdLsKG7QzB5jboY3uE4OD0B2Ucu3Zs3oxm3R6T7JJhD2gHbCz7bwfUaD2QbZzvj_bxN-V-Uv1Hn08cXYq-iVaOOZWu-9MZnu4WPJW4GP3IT7/s400/kitaro5.jpg)
Another memorably weird one is this eyeball/centipede guy:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWI0jVAS_WQ4ap3os7mQgRoaBgcUFCHBJdhyzKuOPEf3V32pP9HfEkIKXK9z_ffQ-E-pvPXPYBrl96cmW26iTyeyEh964goh-GB_kGmS-n-It7zFK6tPqIF8Z76v_M_hIAtiSqhd_0T03/s400/kitaro6.jpg)
In another case of "regular guys being freaked out by encountering spooky stuff", some guys end up boarding a train for dead spirits, who reveal themselves as creepy, sometimes inhuman skeletons:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeethVnrKQS0eUHVW31p5X9yTOawAI_WUNFh-5mDr1ML3o7Yc3RcLayuv6Z-fAg8zMlBNDnA3Ti20umoLJzhjgVqlpI7S4A5qoZfd_QGvGhlPqGCjDp_4nq23SF0FCIGlqeYKAZSrdAOW7/s400/kitaro7.jpg)
Another interesting (if overlong) story sees Kitaro fighting a bunch of "Western yokai", which include a witch, a wolfman, Frankenstein's monster, and Dracula:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZ8rr1ByqL2nCzR8d7DBYrn-sSlg-6gZjgGClxi6V-JTGEd_oH663oPLc2pzyxnLJdcGMh3pYZtiInKqITsKa_BTE3WcgM96kaDtU6Mh5cfDk7jwWw9s1M_tqpYEHTvre9aVML_SEaO4n/s320/kitaro8.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpn6bg6YQ-j-dkbSC-Gwhp5S8RoeIyrSzmhcLlSxAVDAYb5Y6ni04HKgAexddwHKrkrwZ3hYt0P37mzteFClww-D1LeaaDSDfWRFqq_riE3DMOIE_tDTOKyi0YYp-O43gy-oCxZyKY3qo_/s400/kitaro9.jpg)
But their leader is this crazy guy named Backbeard:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGIBBep2Gc2YFfWGn-FrMLDsP5ZqO8JqFARFCgJsg_BEdnOgzQR_UnnMGGymTQPe_qp0XFrKjJiKbkKZ6VuoTnKLGstavg4aMgNyGnnqyeY2uVLpUsAA1MOn_VBJBxpMmz6PdCxY06OUf/s400/kitaro10.jpg)
Another long but enjoyable story sees Kitaro encountering this prehistoric ancestor of whales:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWZXKcPKtXq8iHMY4DuJb-d0hBKU6NtaELPBe-lFwDrH1z-_F-0fEP6lfBTmXMvNYAu5clRkrzHZqFn7AjLWCbXeYpJZhLtjJvGDLuHGmYMIv02OVILjmhWcIcbRSL0iMU-YsHBu4vDEB/s400/kitaro11.jpg)
This one gives Mizuki a chance to create some giant monster action, which eventually leads to a fight between the creature and a huge robot:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPtRRIoMPUFrqEwJkPFkGvj7_YbkDpU6Lsr2DWHuiiHr9xiZxwundP_iTe2N1fUwIHDervHIL4oBoZ7i_bQf2wQ-GflGQHTRbt679s1nkVlC5SeF5E39qOb1UUWsGpckM9_xP8QAG3rB_/s400/kitaro12.jpg)
Here's an amusingly goofy group of monsters who decide to rent out some office space:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-1hG4rRW8-vFu3cAXqkLJJMSK9rzd_qlpH-uKpD4k_inBdCJmAz7p_KBCOTM1_faA0gF_0td19z0on6N4o9QmqqUBixguui6X9241IQIzBR4e2KK4SYSpnww576WtkqShajwM9EUzSNm/s400/kitaro13.jpg)
I really like this giant head guy:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTwgY9UNVOp6Q4ivcNs-E9jMaPDpVFSChI61RLfLUSlDnI-qCumvFZAJ5zeH9o6Av01ZT5dhp3yZCQ59js5mxu26IJlFFnGYAmncUh3PyStcbf7x8j59g3Jbya00CIClci2sn5L_HMBi3/s320/kitaro14.jpg)
And this lady, who has prehensile snakes for hair and a gross mouth on the back of her head, kind of freaks me out:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IdJBe49IpqrI0h4zmzarElxpD3acEZGz_2jOKpUiKRtk3AYgu1TCwM6Q2xI7JQOOrFKg-OQzfVvRqIHsI1JIHMxEBnAsjPFVAVwvpu8WsM8d2sPOxmMGyMec8w37kocvMtsW4XilMEjc/s400/kitaro15.jpg)
I love the inventively bizarre illustrations that Mizuki came up with here, and even if the stories themselves aren't all that amazing, it's worth a read just to see what fantastically weird things will pop up next. If you like this sort of thing, I definitely recommend checking it out.
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