Graveyard Kitaro (墓場鬼太郎)

No matter how often you scrutinize the past,

it cannot be changed.

Disaster closes in without warning.

Just like that night.

Excuse me?

Excuse me?

Who's there?

We recently moved into the old temple next door.

Ah, right. I'll be

What? I could've sworn...

What's this?

Eyeballs?

Who would pull such a prank?

Mizuki?

Yes!

Do you believe in ghosts?

Ghosts? President, what do you mean?

It's faster to show you.

Oh my, a guest.

Would you like some tea?

Those patients lack heartbeats, as well as pulses and body heat.

They don't eat.

They're like dead people, and yet they're alive.

They're like ghosts.

Ghosts?

If the public discovers that patients at a civic hospital are becoming ghosts, we'll have a big problem on our hands.

That's why I'd like to begin a covert investigation.

I've noted the address of a few potential suspects on this card.

This address is

the same as mine!

Mother.

Have you met the people who moved into the temple next door?

Not yet. I went over around noon, but no one was home.

Hitodama?

Pardon me!

Welcome, neighbor.

Be at ease.

Though it's not much, please help yourself.

What are those?

Fresh frog eyeballs.

They're delicious.

Just relax.

Ikwon'thurtyou.

I apologize for scaring you.

We of the Ghost Tribe don't enjoy fighting.

Ghost Tribe?

The Ghost Tribe lived a peaceful existence on Earth long before the dawn of man.

But then humans appeared...

Those vicious beings persecuted us.

The Ghost Tribe had no choice but to flee underground to survive, and so began to live in dark caverns.

Like mere moles.

We eventually ran out of food, and began to starve.

Desperate to survive, we ascended to the human world after nightfall, and hunted for frogs and crickets.

The humans who saw us were afraid and called us "ghosts."

And now, as the Ghost Tribe's numbers have dwindled over time, we are the only two left.

To make matters worse, I've contracted an incurable disease.

Though we are well aware of the danger, we have come above ground to seek a cure for his illness.

Donning human clothes so as to completely disguise ourselves, we even sought aid at a hospital.

A hospital?

A problem has occurred at a hospital where two of the patients have turned into ghosts.

Is that your doin$?

It was never my intention to cause any trouble.

But they were in such pain. They were crying out that they didn't want to die. I couldn't bear to leave them.

I simply gave them a tiny portion of my power so as to alleviate their suffering.

I need to report your existence to my company.

Wait!

If humans discover us, we'll be killed and the Ghost Tribe will become extinct!

Please forget you ever saw us.

But...

I'm pregnant.

Please don't tell anyone, at least until my child is born!

I beg of you!

Darling! Darling, hang on!

Even if I hide what I know, someone will eventually find them.

Umust report them to my company.

But, if I'm not careful, what will they do to me?

They're dead?

Thoughlit's strange to call a ghost "dead," as you can see, there's nothing left of them.

Even ghosts die7

What happened to that couple

What is this stench?

The Ghost Tribe is finished!

I dug you a grave,

so don't hold a grudge against me.

What?

A baby... A baby came out of the grave!

What should I do?

He's a monster!

If I let him be, who knows what disaster he'll bring!

Get off of me!

My son!

My son!

I'm so... I'm so glad you were born!

What a gentle child.

Don't you know me? I'm your father.

Your name is Kitaro!

Ki-ta-ro?

No!

If we don't do something, you'll die here!

Kitaro, you are the Ghost Tribe's last hope! Its only survivor!

Live!

I can't wait!