>>3201490Hakaba Kitaro is nothing like Gegege no Kitaro, but since it's only 11 episodes and the only animated thing that's fully translated I don't feel guilty recommending it. I love it.
The newest series is actually pretty fine lately, but its Kitaro is a total downer. There's no real entry to seasons 1-5 without knowing moon since subbed releases are either very scarce or crappy, but there's still enough to sample them all. The 90s series is commonly well liked and loyal in tone, I like it as well. The 80s series misses the mark with its action tone and characters imho.