Kitarou is a youkai kid born in a graveyard and the only remaining member of the Ghost tribe, aside from his mostly-dead father. His left eye is absent, although his hair normally covers the gap. He strives for peace between humans and youkai, which usually entails safeguarding the former from the latter's scheming. This Kitarou adaptation is based on the original Hakaba Kitarou manga, which inspired the popular Gegege no Kitarou series in the late 1960s.