"The Birth Of Kitaro collects seven of Shigeru Mizuki's early, and beloved, Kitaro stories, making them available for the first time in English, in an all-new, kid-friendly format. These stories are from the golden era of the late 1960s, when Gegege no Kitaro truly hit its stride as an all-ages supernatural series."--Publisher data.

"Fear and anxiety prevail. Spilled blood for an unholy ritual has opened the door to the deepest fears of a priestess in the shape of monsters, ghosts and spirits. When all the gods have abandoned the old shrine, Naoko's only hope is to seal the evil with the last remaining drops of ink." -- back cover.

A man searches for a friend who has mysteriously disappeared, and the journey takes him to a magical pond involving strange creatures, a heartbroken princess, and a pact that can't be broken.

"Himemiko is convinced that her human boyfriend Kotaro could never love her in her true form, and that dating a yokai will only put him in danger. Even though she feels she can no longer see him, she vows to avenge the wounds he suffered at the hands of Nishiki of Inuaki Swamp. But Himemiko and Nishiki have been engaged since they were young. Will her quest for revenge bring all-out war to the swamps?" -- from publisher's web site.

""Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity! Nanami has gone back in time in order to find the fallen kami who cursed Tomoe, but the past is a lot...

"Okarun and the others emerge victorious in their fight against the serpent god, but one lingering threat remains--the Evil Eye's possession of Jiji. Even Grandma Seiko's exorcism is of no use. To complicate matters further, whenever Jiji comes into contact with cold water, the Evil Eye regains control and attacks! Out of options, the group decides their best course of action is to watch over Jiji together until a proper exorcism can be performed--whenever...

Third Heir Rikuo Nura and his Night Parade of a Hundred Demons enter the city of Kyoto to stop Hagoromo-Gitsune's reign of terror. But their high spirits quickly turn into despair when the Kyoto yokai Tsuchi-Gumo decimates the Nura Clan single-handedly and takes Tsurara hostage. Now it's a race against time as Rikuo struggles to save Tsurara and reach Nijo Castle before Hagoromo-Gitsune gives birth to Nue, a being that would bring an end to both humans...

Tomoe has made up his mind-he can't have a happily ever after with Nanami as a yokai, so he's going to become a human! But things don't go as planned when he drinks the water of evolution, and now he's stuck in fox form! The only way he can turn back is with the help of the kami Ôkuninushi in Izumo, so he and Mikage set off on a road trip. Nanami is supposed to stay behind at the shrine, but she wants to be with Tomoe to give him support. But what...

"Fear and anxiety prevail. Spilled blood for an unholy ritual has opened the door to the deepest fears of a priestess in the shape of monsters, ghosts and spirits. When all the Gods have abandoned the old shrine, Naoko's only hope is to seal the evil with the last remaining drops of ink." -- back cover.