A forest has appeared in Shibuya's scramble crossing and people in the city are inexplicably turning into trees.

At a concert for the popular idol group "The Batteries", tens of thousands of visitors vanish in the blink of an eye.

After hearing that children are going missing all over the city, Mana contacts Kitaro and the others and is ready to go with them to discover the truth behind the incidents.

An elementary school student named Yūta hears stories about Kitarō from his neighbour, Mana, and ends up visiting the GeGeGe Forest.

Ratman starts up an electric company with a yokai named Kaminari, whose electricity powers enable them to make money hand-over-fist.

Kitarō arrives at a village deep within the mountains, where an elderly woman named Masae is living on her own.