A Japanese cartoonist, born in 1924, who lost his left arm in World War II. He is largely responsible for keeping the yōkai tradition alive in Japan, with his distinctive drawings, whimsical comic stories, and general enthusiasm.

Yōkai, or youkai, also known as obake or bakemono, are the folk monsters of Japan. They constitute a hundreds-strong menagerie of bizarre and varied creatures. They are magical, nebulous beings that exist in some strange state halfway between spirit and flesh, and are often the physical manifestations of extreme mental states, or the monstrous alteration of some ordinary object, animal, or person. They are just as varied in temperament as they are in form, and range from strange but personable goblins, to harmless pranksters that love scaring people, to dangerous ghouls that feast on human flesh. You can find out more about them at The Obakemono Project.

Mizuki's most famous work, about a yōkai boy with a missing left eye and a large number of strange powers, who fights to keep peace between monsters and humans. His father, though dead, reanimated himself as an anthropomorphic version of his own remaining eyeball, and often guides Kitaro by riding around in his hair or empty eye socket. Kitarō's friends include:

• Nezumi-Otoko (Ratman), a scheming, smelly, welt-covered half-yōkai wearing a filthy cowl, with an pear-shaped head, buckteeth, and enormous animal-like whiskers. He often gets himself into trouble by siding with the bad guys. • Neko-Musume (Catgirl), a yōkai girl with a very bad haircut and a frightening, sharp-toothed feline aspect that surfaces in the presence of fish, rodents, and especially Ratman. Appears only once in the comic, but is an important character in the cartoon series.
• Sunakake-Baba (Sandwitch), a cranky old yōkai woman who throws stinging sand.
• Konakijijii (Old Man Crybaby), an absent-minded, cheerful yōkai fellow dressed in an infant's smock, who can turn into heavy stone and crush anyone who picks him up.
• Nurikabe, a wall who is often invisible.
• Ittan-Momen, a flying strip of ghost-cloth who Kitarō and friends often ride on.

• The Hell Sink - 地獄流し
• Daruma - だるま
• Amanojaku - 天邪鬼
• Oritatami Nyudo, the Fold-Up Monster - おりたたみ入道
• The Demon Belial - 悪魔ベリアル
• Nopperabo - のっぺらぼう
• The Goblin of Obebe Swamp - オベベ沼の妖怪
• The Great Goblin Trial - 妖怪大裁判

• The Cat Wizard - 猫仙人

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• English Kitaro Comics from Kodansha
• Interview@Japan Times Online
• Mizuki@Wikipedia
• Yokai King@Drawn.ca
• Kitaro Article@Sequential Tart