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What a nice surprise this show turned out to be! It's not really something I'll be tuning in for every week (it's a bit formulaic) but the first episode is actually really nicely done, not something I usually say for Toei shows!
I don't have any prior experience with Kitaro despite the huge number of remakes, but it's an imaginative premise helped by a well-designed "world" with a large number of interestingly varied characters. The first ep deals with a monster loose in the water system hunting the children who set it free from its seal, and Kitaro and co go chasing after it; nothing earth-shattering, but somehow it didn't feel as mind-numbing as shows pitched like this often can.
(it's also REALLY easy to follow if your Japanese is crap like mine!)
If you're already looking forward to it like a lot of people in this thread seem to be then I hope you won't be disappointed. Whilst I'm a pretentious snob and thus tend to watch overly pompous anime and won't be carrying on with this, first impressions suggest it's a pretty decent little show.
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