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GeGeGe no Kitarō Anime Movie to Open in Japan in December

posted on 2008-03-17 04:55 EDT by Egan Loo

Xenosaga's Koga to direct first movie based on current TV incarnation

The most recent television reincarnation of GeGeGe no Kitarō manga.)

The story of the inhuman boy Kitaro is open in Japan on July 12.

Source: eiga.com

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The ANN Aftershow - Can the Anime Awards Be Fixed? Do They Need to Be?

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Production +h Want Dark Machine To Be For Gaming What Slam Dunk Was For Basketball

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Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Game Review

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News GeGeGe no Kitarō Anime Movie to Open in Japan in December

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GeGeGe no Kitarō Anime Movie to Open in Japan in December