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[Monsters In Tokyo] #10 Kitaro Square Chofu

TOKYO, May 24 (NOJ) - Kitaro Square has play objects featuring Yokai (spirit-monster) and others, including "GeGeGe no Kitaro," from manga artist Shigeru Mizuki.

Shigeru Mura (武良 茂, March 8, 1922 – November 30, 2015), was a Japanese manga artist and historian. He was known for his yōkai manga such as GeGeGe no Kitarō and Akuma-kun, as well as for his war stories based on his own war manga such as Shōwa-shi.

He was born in Osaka, grew up in Sakaiminato, Tottori, then moved to Chōfu, Tokyo, where he remained until his death. Wikipedia

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