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The beloved mangaka adapts one of his country - and the world's -
great works of supernatural literature Shigeru Mizuki--Japan's
grand master of yokai comics--adapts one of the most important
works of supernatural literature into comic book form. The cultural
equivalent of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, Tono
Monogatari is a defining text of Japanese folklore and one of the
country's most important works of literature. This graphic novel
was created during the later stage of Mizuki's career, after he had
retired from the daily grind of commercial comics to create
personal, lasting works of art. Originally written in 1910 by
folklorists and field researchers Kunio Yanagita and Kizen Sasaki,
Tono Monogatari celebrates and archives legends from the Tono
region. These stories were recorded as Japan's rapid modernization
led to the disappearance of traditional culture. This adaptation
mingles the original text with autobiography: Mizuki attempts to
retrace Yanagita and Sasaki's path, but finds his old body is not
quite up to the challenge of following in their footsteps. As
Mizuki wanders through Tono he retells some of the most famous
legends, manifesting a host of monsters, dragons, and foxes. In the
finale, Mizuki meets Yanagita himself and they sit down to discuss
their works. Translated and with additional essays by Mizuki
scholar Zack Davisson, Tono Monogatari displays Mizuki at his
finest, exploring the world he most cherished.
The Birth Of Kitaro collects seven of Shigeru Mizuki's early, and
beloved, Kitaro stories, making them available for the first time
in English, in an all-new, format. These stories are from the
golden era of the late 1960s, when Gegege no Kitaro truly hit its
stride as an all-ages supernatural series. Mizuki's Kitaro stories
are both timelessly relevant and undeniably influential, inspiring
a decades-long boom in stories about yokai, Japanese ghosts and
monsters. Kitaro's Birthday reveals the origin story of the yokai
boy Kitaro and his tiny eyeball father, Medama Oyaji. Neko Musume
versus Nezumi Otoko is the first of Mizuki's stories to feature the
popular recurring character Neko Musume, a little girl who
transforms into a cat when she gets angry or hungry. Other stories
in The Birth of Kitaro draw heavily from Japanese folklore, with
Kitaro taking on legendary Japanese yokai like the Nopperabo and
Makura Gaeshi, and fighting the monstrous recurring villain Gyuki.
The Birth of Kitaro is the perfect introduction to award-winning
author Shigeru Mizuki's most popular series, seminal comics that
have won the hearts of Japanese children and adults for more than
half a century.
Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon is the second volume in the adventures of
Shigeru Mizuki s bizarre yokai boy Kitaro and his gaggle of other-
worldly friends. These seven stories date from the golden age of
Gegege no Kitaro, when Mizuki had perfected the balance of
folklore, comedy, and horror that made Kitaro one of Japan s most
beloved characters. In Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon, Kitaro and his
father Medama Oyaji face off against one of their most powerful
enemies the self-styled Yokai Supreme Commander known as
Nurarihyon. Over the course of this volume, Kitaro takes on the
swamp-dwelling Sawa Kozo, the mysterious Diamond Yokai, the sea
giant called Umizato, and wages a double-feature of battles against
the bizarre Odoro Odoro. Finally, Kitaro journeys to hell itself in
the infamous and surreal story Hell Ride. In addition to more than
150 pages of Mizuki s all-ages monster fun, Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon
includes bonus materials: Yokai Files that introduce Japan's
folklore monsters and a 'History of Kitaro' essay by translator
Zack Davisson. If you found the world of yoki fascinating in the
The Birth of Kitaro, you will find even more to love in Kitaro
Meets Nurarihyon!
The final showdown for the legendary yokai! In the seventh volume
of Shigeru Mizuki's defining series, our beloved hero Kitaro stands
accused of exposing the secret yokai world on television. He is put
on trial for crimes against yokai. Witnesses are called from both
sides, but when Nezumi Otoko takes the stand, all bets are off.
Will Nezumi Otoko be for Kitaro or against him? Only the biggest
bribe will tell! The Trial of Kitaro features five bizarre and
amusing adventures. In every story, Kitaro has his hands full. He
faces off against Kasha, a vicious demon cat; tries to quell a
magical cooking pot; battes a sea monster; and solves the mystery
of a three-eyed bird. This volume features comics from the late
1960s, which was the golden age of GeGeGe no Kitaro. These stories
appear in English for the first time in a kid-friendly edition,
with translations by the Mizuki scholar and series translator Zack
Davisson. The Trial of Kitaro also concludes Davisson's "History of
Kitaro" essay and offers another round of "Yokai Files," which
introduce the folklore of Japan's monsters and supernatural beings.
This final volume of Mizuki's renowned Kitaro series is not to be
missed!
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