Nearly twenty years into the 21st century, people have forgotten the existence of Yokai. When a number of unexplainable phenomena plague adults of the human world with confusion and chaos, thirteen-year-old Mana writes a letter to the Yokai Post in search of answers, only to be greeted by Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro...
Episodes
97
Aired
Spring 2018
Score
6.5
Popularity
#2669
YoukaiMythologyGhostMale ProtagonistMagicEpisodicSatireNekomimi
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