Talked about Hakaba Kitarou, I think a lot of us read the manga before and I was one of them. But sadly I didn't know the history until i read your article. Thank you for your research and share with us how it evolve from paper play until today version. It mean a lot to Hakaba Kitarou lovers.
If compare Hakaba Kitarou version and 2018 version. I still prefer the old Hakaba Kitarou version. Maybe because it was the first version i have read and it brought back my memory.
Good article @eaudebla
Thank you. I actually didn't read much of the manga but I got the gist of the stories through the anime adaptation. The part about the paper play surprised me too, and I was fascinated by it during my research for this article. I'm actually a very new GeGeGe no Kitarou fan. Although I knew of Shigeru Mizuki for a pretty long time, it wasn't till the 2018 version that I started getting into his works.
Great that you share with us about the paper play. It really amazing.