A few years ago I stumbled upon a Japanese Cartoon (anime) called GeGeGe no Kitaro - this was by way of a toy and later the actual cartoon (which to the best of my knowledge has never been dubbed in English) - It has turned out to be a rather well known franchise in Japan - with years of  tv and movie anime starting in 1985 - as well as movies in japan

This the official plot summary to the original 1985 GeGeGe no Kitaro cartoon -

Plot Summary: As civilization advances, people are beginning to lose the consideration and kindliness for Nature. This has incurred the wrath of the ghosts who are becoming increasingly unhappy with the selfishness of the human kind. However, there is a conflict of interests within the ghosts in which one extreme opposes the humans completely while another extreme desires the co-existence of humans and ghosts. Kitaro and his family belongs to the latter category and yearns to seek mutual understanding between the humans and ghosts. Kitaro's fight for love and hope continues. -

Like many of those of us on eBay who deal in Vintage and collectible items - we are collectors first and foremost - the great thing about eBay is that it has made the world smaller and the hunt for elusive items much easier - here are some of the GeGeGe No Kitaro items we have discovered on eBay and at some toy shows we have traveled to - as with our other guide on Godzilla toys - these items are in our collection and not for sale -

as with all our guides this is a work in progress there are lot's of other items out there including games for the Japanese Famicon system - If you have any additional information please send (or comments) if you like this guide please vote yes - We will be adding additional Guides on off-beat and unusual pop-culture items in the future - thanks from RBT

new interesting items we have found - below BOX set of 20+ 1" tall figures