A truly bizarre anime with a flavour of traditional Japanese folklore. The boy, Kitarou, encounters various forms of evil with his father, who happens to be an eyeball.
MIZUKI Shigeru
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Note: Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material at the Eisner Awards in 2012.