Cat-Eyed Boy

E1 Episode 1: The Parental Nioh

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• 25m
• Apr 1, 1976

Cat-Eyed Boy is the son of Nekomata, a cat demon, and a human mother. Half-demon, half-human, he is shunned by both worlds. He is raised by a foster mother, Miya, who has to beg for food, and he becomes a mischievous nuisance to the village he lives in. When a demon called Nadare-Maneki (the Landslide Summoner) attacks, Cat-Eyed Boy must try to save himself and his foster mother from its relentless attacks.

E2 Episode 2: The Long-Neck's Tomb

• 25m
• Apr 8, 1976

Our lonely, scorned hero interrupts his quest to find his birth mother to save a village from a monster called the Long-Neck. The Long-Neck demands an annual sacrifice of a young maiden to quell his appetites. Because this year's victim, Shizue, resembles his foster mother, Cat-Eyed Boy decides to fight the evil fiend before continuing his journey.

E3 Episode 3: Showdown with the Begrudging Rat Snake

• 25m
• Apr 15, 1976

The Cat-Eyed Boy is continuing his search for his mother, but he's in dire straits from hunger. A friendly boy named Tatsuo saves him and takes him to his grandmother's house for food and shelter. However, Tatsuo's family has been cursed by the Rat Snake, a giant, vicious predator.

E4 Episode 4: The Kodama Tree Spirit

• 25m
• Apr 22, 1976

The Kodama tree spirit, an ancient oak with a black heart that sucks the life out of its victims.

E5 Episode 5: The Tear Witch and the Wailing Man

• 25m
• Apr 29, 1976

The Tear Witch and the Wailing Man, an ancient malevolent witch who lives on her victims tears, and her son, who eats the victims after they've been wrung dry.

E6 Episode 6: The Pitiable Beach Skull

• 25m
• May 6, 1976

The Beach Skull, the ghost of a deceased person who haunts the one they loved.

E7 Episode 7: The Nullface's Curse

• 25m
• May 13, 1976

Cat-Eyed boy saves a young woman named Misako from a vicious dog. He also unknowingly unleashes a powerful spirit that had been locked in a tomb for centuries.

E8 Episode 8: The Hellant

• 25m
• May 20, 1976

Cat-Eyed Boy meets Yae, a pilgrim visiting a spirit medium in hopes of talking to her deceased son. He goes along, to see if his mother is dead or alive.

E9 Episode 9: The Dark Priest

• 25m
• May 27, 1976

Cat-Eyed Boy saves a boy, Tamotsu, who was bitten by a viper while out gathering roots to feed his family. His village is suffering from floods and famine, brought on by the Dark Priest, a malevolent spirit masquerading as a monk.

E10 Episode 10: The Mountain Widow's Blood Curse

• 25m
• Jun 3, 1976

Cat-Eyed Boy meets a kindly woman who makes charcoal for a village. She recognizes him as her son, and he enjoys a heartfelt reunion.

E11 Episode 11: Weedling, the Monster of the Lake

• 25m
• Jun 10, 1976

Cat-Eyed Boy inadvertently eats the sacred fruit of the golden peach tree.

E12 Episode 12: The Trembletail

• 25m
• Jun 17, 1976

Cat-Eyed Boy tries to save a sick and starving grandfather, who has beendigging a tunnel through Mount Kojin to allow faster access from his village to doctors in the city.

E13 Episode 13: Wrath of the Stone Demon

• 25m
• Jun 24, 1976

Nobuo and his grandmother live in a remote village at the base of Mount Tengu. When a will-o'-the-wisp appears on the mountain, a white powder falls that puts everyone to sleep and eventually kills them. Nobuo sets off to find the source of the evil, so Cat-Eyed Boy rushes after him in support.

E14 Episode 14: Eerie! The Woman Who Lives in the Mirror

• 25m
• Jul 1, 1976

Sentaro's village is plagued by multiple murders. The victim is always drained of blood and nearly mummified. Sentaro believes it's caused by the Blood-Sucking Woman, who lives in abandoned houses.

E15 Episode 15: Wet Woman Crying in the Moonlight

• 25m
• Jul 8, 1976

A villager, Senzo, stumbles across a ghostly woman hovering over a nearby swamp. When he tells his daughter Kayoko about it, he starts sweating profusely and falls into a coma. Determined to help Kayoko, Cat-Eyed Boy investigates.

E16 Episode 16: The Temple Bell's Vengeful Grudge

• Jul 15, 1976

A village's temple bell rings at night. The villagers think widow Miyoko is responsible and bully her and her son, Shigeru. Cat-Eyed Boy wants to help.

E17 Episode 17: Episode 17

• Jul 22, 1976

E18 Episode 18: Episode 18

• Jul 29, 1976

E19 Episode 19: Episode 19

• Aug 5, 1976

E20 Episode 20: Episode 20

• Aug 12, 1976

E21 Episode 21: Episode 21

• Aug 19, 1976

E22 Episode 22: Episode 22

• Aug 26, 1976

E23 Episode 23: Episode 23

• Sep 2, 1976

E24 Episode 24: A Tearful Reunion

• 25m
• Sep 30, 1976

E25 Episode 25: Episode 25

• Sep 16, 1976