It is fairly apparent that Halloween is upon us. The indicators are all pointing to the thirty first. Haunted Homes are opening up throughout the nation, the shops are stocking their sweet aisles and Common Studios is preparing for his or her annual custom of Halloween Horror Nights. Properly they aren’t the one ones, as a result of our associates in Japan have one thing particular deliberate as nicely.
Common Studios Japan Getting a Gegege no Kitaro Haunted Home https://t.co/9P32Ouy6fGpic.twitter.com/e0wvodDmwv
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Universal Studios Japan is making a haunted attraction of its personal that can take a dive into the world of anime. And guess what’s behind it ? None apart from Gegege no Kitaro, one of the vital beloved franchises within the East that follows a spooky story of it is personal.
Gegege no Kitarô first began off in 1960 by mangaka Shigeru Mizuki. It focuses on a younger man coping with numerous specters or ghosts whereas attempting to return to an understanding of the historical past of his clan appropriately named the Ghost Tribe. For those who want a bit historical past or a quick synopsis of the story, right here you go.
“Meet Kitaro. He is identical to another boy, apart from just a few small variations: he solely has one eye, his hair is an antenna that senses paranormal exercise, his geta sandals are jet-powered, and he can mix into his environment like a chameleon. Oh, and he is a yokai (spirit monster)! With all of the offbeat humor of an Addams Family story, Kitaro is a lighthearted romp through which the unhealthy guys at all times get what’s coming to them.”
This began a line of anime sequence, films, and live-action feature-length movies. So evidently this horror-comedy actually makes for a worthy addition to Common Studios Japan and the Halloween season.
This is not the primary anime addition to the theme park, Common Studios within the East has had varied takes on the world of anime at its park together with among the most well-known ones like, Assault On Titan, Sailor Moon, One Piece, Detective Conan, Neon Genesis Evangelion and extra. Regardless that the final time we noticed this anime sequence was in 2020, I discover it laborious to imagine that that is the final time that we’ll see Kitaro in motion.
Now we all know that over in the USA, Common at all times goes huge with Halloween. Previously we now have seen a number of haunted points of interest primarily based on among the largest scary film properties round, together with the likes of Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath, The Haunting on Hill Home, and The Exorcist to call just a few. And with yearly one thing new is added or modified. Can Japan prime this? They actually are not any strangers to the horror style.
What are some anime properties you want to see changed into a brand new Halloween custom? Higher but what about bringing a few of these anime ideas to the states for some actual common horror nights? ( see what I did there) Hopefully this attraction grows and we are able to get some footage or photos of this very distinctive attraction. I for one love seeing how Halloween is well known all over the world, when and whether it is.
