[Samling av serier ursprungligen publicerade i följande japanska publikationer: Weekly shonen magazine (2 juli-3 september 1967), Weekly shonen magazine (6 juni, 1968(, Weekly shonen Sunday (19 december 1971)]
Spirit boy Kitaro battles the tanuki--a Japanese animal that features prominently in the country's yokai legends, a paper screen come to life, and a grisly swamp creature. Includes a "History of Kitaro" essay by series translator and Mizuki scholar Zack Davisson