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Yo-Kai Watch
File:Yo-kai Watch Promotional Art.jpg
Promotional art for the Yo-kai Watch video game
妖怪ウォッチ
(Yōkai Wotchi)
GenreFantasy, supernatural, comedy
Manga
Written byNoriyuki Konishi
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineCoroCoro Comic
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 2014 – present
Volumes9
Video game
Yo-Kai Watch
DeveloperLevel-5
PublisherLevel-5, Nintendo
GenreRole-playing
PlatformNintendo 3DS
Released
  • JP: July 11, 2013
  • NA: November 6, 2015[1]
  • AU: December 5, 2015[2]
  • EU: April 29, 2016
Anime television series
Directed byShinji Ushiro
Produced byYoshikazu Kuretani (TV Tokyo), Kiyofumi Kajiwara
Written byYoichi Kato
Music byKen'ichirō Saigō
StudioOLM
Licensed by
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo), BS Japan, AT-X, Kids Station
English network
Original run January 8, 2014 – present
Episodes110 (List of episodes)
Manga
Yo-Kai Watch: Wakuwaku Nyanderful Days
Written byChikako Mori
Published byShogakukan
MagazineCiao
DemographicShōjo
Original runFebruary 2014 – present
Volumes2
Video game
Yo-Kai Watch 2
DeveloperLevel-5
PublisherLevel-5, Nintendo
GenreRole-playing
PlatformNintendo 3DS
ReleasedGanso & Honke
Shinuchi
Manga
4-Koma Yo-kai Watch: Geragera Manga Theater
Written byCoconas Rumba
Published byShogakukan
MagazineCoroCoro Comic SPECIAL
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 2014 – present
Volumes1
Anime film
Yo-Kai Watch the Movie: The Secret is Created, Nyan!
Directed byShigeharu Takahashi, Shinji Ushiro
Written byYoichi Kato
Music byKen'ichirō Saigō
StudioOLM
ReleasedDecember 20, 2014 (2014-12-20)
Runtime97 minutes
Manga
Yo-kai Watch: 4-Koma Pun-Club
Written bySanta Harukaze
Published byShogakukan
MagazineCoroCoro Ichiban!
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 2015 – present
Volumes1
Manga
Komasan: A Time for Fireworks and Miracles
Written byShou Shibamoto
Published byShogakukan
MagazineHiBaNa
DemographicShōnen, Seinen
Original runApril 2015 – September 2015
Volumes1
Manga
Yo-Kai Watch Busters
Written byAtsushi Ohba
Published byShogakukan
MagazineCoroCoro Comic
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 2015 – October 2015
Volumes1
Video game
Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team & White Dog Squad
DeveloperLevel-5
PublisherLevel-5, Nintendo
GenreRole-playing
PlatformNintendo 3DS
Video game
Yo-Kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version
DeveloperLevel-5, Ubisoft
PublisherLevel-5, Ubisoft
GenreMusic game
PlatformWii U
Anime film
Yo-Kai Watch the Movie 2: King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan!
Directed byShigeharu Takahashi, Shinji Ushiro
Written byAkihiro Hino, Yoichi Kato
Music byKen'ichirō Saigō
StudioOLM
ReleasedDecember 19, 2015 (2015-12-19)
Video game
Yo-Kai Watch: Three Kingdoms
DeveloperLevel-5, Koei Tecmo
PublisherLevel-5, Koei Tecmo
GenreRole-playing
PlatformNintendo 3DS
Video game
Yo-Kai Watch 3
DeveloperLevel-5
PublisherLevel-5, Nintendo
GenreRole-playing
PlatformNintendo 3DS

Yo-Kai Watch (妖怪ウォッチ, Yōkai Wotchi, trademarked in Japan as Youkai Watch and Yokai Watch, lit. Monster Watch) is a series of role-playing video games developed and published by Level-5. The original game was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan on July 11, 2013 and was released in North America by Nintendo on November 6, 2015.[7] A sequel, Yo-Kai Watch 2, was released in three versions; Ganso and Honke, which were released in Japan on July 10, 2014, and Shinuchi, released on December 13, 2014. A spin-off game, Yo-Kai Busters, was released on July 11, 2015. A third title, Yo-Kai Watch 3 will be released in Summer 2016.

Two manga adaptations have been produced; a shōnen manga series that began serialization in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic from December 15, 2012, and a shōjo manga series that began serialization in Shogakukan's Ciao magazine from December 27, 2013. An anime television series produced by OLM, Inc. began airing in Japan from January 2014 and began airing in North America from October 5, 2015.[8][9] An animated film was released on December 20, 2014, with a second film released on December 19, 2015.

Plot

See also: List of Yo-Kai Watch characters

One day, while searching for bugs in the woods, a boy named Nate (Keita in Japan) comes across a peculiar capsule machine next to a sacred tree. When he opens one of the capsules up, it brings forth the Yo-Kai Whisper, who gives Nate a device known as the Yo-Kai Watch. Using this, Nate is able to identify and see various different Yo-Kai that are haunting people and causing mischief. Joined by the cat Yo-Kai Jibanyan, Nate and Whisper start befriending all sorts of Yo-Kai, which Nate can summon to battle against more ill-intentioned Yo-Kai that happen to live in his town, causing terrible trouble. He also goes on adventures around the town with his Yo-Kai partners to help his human friends Bear (Kuma), Eddie (Kanchi), and Katie (Fumi-chan; also the choice for the female player character in the video games) deal with their various problems, often caused by other Yo-Kai. Later, a new girl named Inaho moves into town, in a different homeroom class from Nate, and receives her own Yo-Kai Watch before meeting the Yo-Kai Usapyon, who wants her help in restoring the happiness of a scientist he accidentally upset, before opening up a detective agency to investigate many Yo-Kai "crimes" plaguing the city.

Gameplay

Yo-Kai Watch is a role-playing video game where the player searches around Springdale (Sakura New Town) for Yo-kai using the 3DS' touchscreen. Players befriend Yo-kai by giving them a food that they like before beginning battle, and after defeating the Yo-Kai it approaches the player character and gives them its Yo-kai Medal, allowing it to be summoned at will. Yo-kai can also be acquired through an in game Gasha Machine by collecting in-game coins or using Play Coins. Certain Yo-kai are necessary for completing the game's main quest, and special rare Yo-kai are acquired through various subquests. Yo-kai have the capability to evolve into more powerful versions of themselves if they reach a certain level, or they can evolve by combining with particular items or other Yo-kai. The Yo-kai are divided amongst eight different tribes, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. There are also Legend Yo-kai that can only be obtained by collecting a particular set of Yo-kai listed in the Yo-kai Medallium, a compendium of the different Yo-kai the player has encountered or befriended, as well as Boss Yo-kai that cannot be befriended in the original game, but can become the player's friends in Ganso and Honke.

When the player encounters a Yo-kai, they enter into battle with it using six Yo-kai that the player has befriended previously. The touchscreen is used during battles to rotate amongst the player's Yo-kai in battle at will. It is also used either to clear up status effects on the player's Yo-kai or to charge up the Yo-kai's special abilities.[10]

A common in-game event is "Oni Time" (Terror Time), where the player character enters a nightmare realm where they look for treasure chests with special items in them all while trying to avoid being seen by other Yo-kai. If spotted, the player is chased by the powerful Oni Yo-Kai Gargaros, who can easily wipe out the player's party unless they can escape. It is possible to defeat Gargaros, but only if the player's Yo-Kai are particularly powerful.[11] The player can also encounter similarly powerful Namahage Yo-kai if the player crosses the street on a red light, but the encounter may be beneficial if the player follows the rules.[12]

Players can also participate in several side quests for experience and bug-catching and fishing minigames to obtain special items.

Yo-Kai Watch 2 expands the areas to be explored with nearly 100 new Yo-Kai in the present day of the Kemamoto region and the past, where he meets traditional Yo-kai and the predecessor to the Yo-kai Watch.

Media

Video games

The Yo-Kai Watch video game was announced by Level-5 at the 2011 Tokyo Game Show. It was released in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS on July 11, 2013.[13] As of February 2014, the game had sold over 500,000 retail copies.[14][15] In January 2014, Level-5 filed for a trademark in the United States for "Yo-Kai Watch"[16][17] and released it to retail stores and the Nintendo eShop on November 6, 2015.[18][19] Nintendo announced that they would be publishing the game in North America for a Holiday 2015 release.[7]

The Data Carddass game Yo-Kai Watch: Tomodachi UkiUkipedia (妖怪ウォッチ ともだちウキウキペディア) was first location tested in late December 2013, and debuted at the Next Generation World Hobby Fair Winter 2014 before being released in early 2014. The game is played much like Bandai's other Data Carddass games, in which the player uses an interface resembling a slot machine to determine the events of a battle between 3 of the player's Yo-Kai against 3 enemy Yo-Kai, after the player sought them out on the game interface. Winning the game awards the player a card that can be used for future Tomodachi UkiUkipedia play.

A sequel, Yo-Kai Watch 2, was released in Japan on July 10, 2014 in two editions; Ganso (元祖) and Honke (本家, both can be translated as "original").[20][21] CoroCoro Comic began running a contest for readers to design a new form for the game's mascot Jibanyan that would appear in the new game as well as in the manga in CoroCoro.[22] These were revealed to be Buchinyan, a fusion of Jibanyan and Whisper available in an update to the original game (as well as adding special Komasan and Tsuchinoko partners), and Fuyunyan, a heroic Yo-Kai that is central to the plot of the games. Ganso and Honke will also feature Yo-Kai that are unobtainable in the other version, including boss characters. Other new features include Z Medals, old Medals, train travel, bike racing, climbing poles, and a "spooky red box" that causes the player to fart or rewards a special item.[23] In collaboration with Tomodachi UkiUkipedia, the arcade game will feature unique local Yo-Kai representing eight regions of Japan, that can be used in Yo-Kai Watch 2 by using a code found on the game's prize card. On December 13, 2014, a third edition of Yo-Kai Watch 2 subtitled Shinuchi (真打, Shin'uchi, "Headliner") was released in Japan, featuring characters and scenarios not initially included in Ganso and Honke.[24][25] As of November 2014, the Ganso and Honke editions had sold a combined 2,881,810 copies.[26] The Ganso and Honke versions sold over three million copies in 2014, making it the best-selling video game in Japan in 2014.[27]

A spin-off game, Yo-Kai Watch Busters (妖怪ウォッチバスターズ, Yōkai Wotchi Basutāzu) was first announced in the April 2015 issue of CoroCoro Comic, allowing up to four players to cooperate in battling boss Yo-Kai.[28] The first two versions of the game, Aka Neko-dan (赤猫団, "Red Cat Troupe") and Shiro Inu-tai (白犬隊, "White Dog Corps"), were released on July 11, 2015. Announced alongside Yo-Kai Watch Busters was the upcoming third game in the main series, Yo-Kai Watch 3 which features two main characters playable at the same time. Keita and his family have moved to the United States to the fictional town of Saint Peanutsburg, where new American-themed "Meriken" (メリケン) Yo-Kai can be found. The other half of the game focuses on Inaho Misora, introduced to the anime series in the Second Season, and her partner Yo-Kai Usapyon.[29] Accompanying these games' releases were announcements of Yo-Kai Sangokushi (妖怪三国志, lit. "Yo-kai Three Kingdoms") in collaboration with Koei Tecmo's Romance of the Three Kingdoms series as well as several mobile games.

In August, a collaboration with Ubisoft to release a special version of the Just Dance series was announced, set to feature songs from the anime's soundtrack,[30] was released on December 5, 2015. A free expansion for the two Yo-Kai Watch Busters games called Getto-gumi (月兎組, "Moon Rabbit Team") was released on December 12, 2015, adding characters and settings featured in second anime feature film Yo-Kai Watch: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!.[31]

Main series

Spin-offs

  • Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team & White Dog Squad (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)
  • Yo-Kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version (Wii U, 2015) - Co-developed and published by Ubisoft as part of the Just Dance series.
  • Yo-Kai Watch: Three Kingdoms (Nintendo 3DS, 2016)

Smartphone apps

  • Yo-Kai Taiso Dai-Ichi Puzzle da Nyan (ようかい体操第一 パズルだニャン, Yōkai Taisō Dai-Ichi Pazuru da Nyan, lit. "Yo-kai Exercise No. 1: Puzzle Meow) (iOS, Android, 2013)
  • Yo-Kai Daijiten (妖怪大辞典, lit. "Yo-kai Medallium") (iOS, Android, 2015)
  • Yo-Kai Watch: Gerapo Rhythm (妖怪ウォッチ ゲラポリズム, Yōkai Wotchi Gerapo Rizumu) (iOS, Android, 2015)
  • Yo-Kai Watch: Punipuni (妖怪ウォッチ ぷにぷに) (iOS, Android, 2015)

Manga

Three manga adaptations based on the series have been published by Shogakukan. A shōnen manga series by Noriyuki Konishi began serialization in CoroCoro Comic from December 15, 2012. This series has been licensed by Viz Media under its Perfect Square imprint.[32] A shōjo manga series by Chikako Mori, titled Yo-Kai Watch: Wakuwaku Nyanderful Days, began serialization in Ciao magazine from December 27, 2013. A yonkoma series by Coconas Rumba, 4-Koma Yo-kai Watch: Geragera Manga Theater, began serialization in CoroCoro Comic SPECIAL from October 2014. A manga series based on Yo-Kai Watch Busters by Atsushi Ohba began serialization in CoroCoro Comic in June 2015.[33]

Noriyuki Konishi version

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 28, 2013978-4-09141-655-1November 3, 2015978-1-42158-251-1
2 December 27, 2013978-4-09140-018-5November 3, 2015978-1-42158-252-8
3 March 25, 2014978-4-09141-709-1January 5, 2016978-1-42158-273-3
4 July 25, 2014978-4-09141-793-0March 1, 2016978-1-42158-274-0
5 October 28, 2014978-4-09141-817-3May 3, 2016978-1-42158-275-7
6 February 27, 2015978-4-09141-876-0July 5, 2016978-1-42158-276-4
7 June 26, 2015978-4-09142-006-0TBA—
8 September 28, 2015978-4-09142-102-9TBA—
9 February 26, 2016978-4-09142-119-7TBA—

Yo-Kai Watch: Wakuwaku Nyanderful Days

No. Release date ISBN
1 December 25, 2014978-4-09136-714-3
2 October 30, 2015978-4-09137-888-0

Yo-kai Watch: 4-Koma Pun-Club

No. Release date ISBN
1 June 18, 2015978-4-09281-232-1

Yo-Kai Watch Busters

No. Release date ISBN
1 September 28, 2015978-4-09142-100-5

4-Koma Yo-kai Watch: Geragera Manga Theater

No. Release date ISBN
1 October 28, 2015978-4-09142-105-0

Anime

Main articles: List of Yo-Kai Watch episodes, Yo-Kai Watch: Tanjō no Himitsu da Nyan!, and Yo-Kai Watch: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!

A television anime series based on the game, produced by OLM, began airing in Japan on TX Network on January 8, 2014.[34] On April 7, 2015, Level-5 unveiled a promotional video for a second season of the anime series, which premiered in July 2015. The second season features a new protagonist, Inaho Misora, and a new Yo-Kai partner, Usapyon. It also features a new model of the Yo-Kai Watch called the "Yo-Kai Watch U".[35] A movie Yo-Kai Watch the Movie: The Secret is Created, Nyan! (映画 妖怪ウォッチ　誕生の秘密だニャン！, Eiga Yōkai Wotchi: Tanjō no Himitsu da Nyan!) was released in Japan on December 20, 2014.[36] A second movie, Yo-Kai Watch the Movie: The Great King Enma and the Five Tales, Nyan! (映画 妖怪ウォッチ エンマ大王と5つの物語だニャン！, Eiga Yōkai Wotchi: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!), was released in Japan on December 19, 2015.[37]

Dentsu Entertainment USA announced in April 2014 that they were seeking broadcast and merchandising partners in North America for the anime.[38] At the premiere of the Yo-Kai Watch film, Level-5's president Akihiro Hino announced that the Yo-Kai Watch anime would begin broadcast internationally in 2015. He also jokingly requested Etsuko Kozakura and Tomokazu Seki, who voice Jibanyan and Whisper respectively, to "study English".[39][40] Viz Media Europe has licensed the series in Europe, Russia, Africa and Philippines.[32] The Fusion Agency has acquired the licensing and merchandising rights for the series in Australia and New Zealand.[41] MarVista Entertainment has licensed the series in Latin America. The series began airing in North America on Disney XD on October 5, 2015 and in Australia on 9Go! on December 14, 2015.[42][43] VIZ Europe announced that it will premiere in the UK and Ireland on Cartoon Network on April 23, 2016.[44][45] An alternative English dub began airing on Toonami Asia in Asian countries from June 27, 2015.[46] The alternative English dub uses the original Japanese names.

Music

The music for both the games and anime series is composed by Ken'ichirō Saigō. The following themes are used in both the video games and anime series. All opening themes are performed by King Cream Soda, with lyrics by m.o.v.e vocalist Motsu. The anime themes are also dubbed into English for its North American broadcast.

Opening themes
  • "Gera Gera Po no Uta" (ゲラゲラポーのうた, Geragerapō no Uta, "The Laughter Song") by King Cream Soda (Yo-Kai Watch game, anime eps. 1-36, 51)
  • "Matsuribayashi de Geragerapō" (祭り囃子でゲラゲラポー, "The Festival Band's Gera Gera Po") by King Cream Soda (Yo-Kai Watch 2: Ganso, anime eps. 37-62[a])
  • "Hatsukoitōge de Geragerapō" (初恋峠でゲラゲラポー, "First Love's Pass Gera Gera Po) by King Cream Soda (Yo-Kai Watch 2: Honke, anime eps. 38-61[a])
  • "Gerappo Dance Train" (ゲラッポ・ダンストレイン, Gerappo Dansutorein) by King Cream Soda (Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi, anime eps. 63-76)
  • "Jinsei Dramatic" (人生ドラマティック, Jinsei Doramatikku, "A Life Dramatic") by King Cream Soda (Yo-Kai Watch 3, anime eps. 77-101)
  • "Tomaranai Aka" (止まらない赤, "Unstoppable Red") by King Cream Soda (Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Aka Neko-dan)
  • "Shiroi Ikakūka" (白いイカクウカ, "Eat White Squid") by King Cream Soda (Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Shiro Inu-tai)
  • "Shake Shake Ōgon no Shake" (Shake Shake 黄金のShake, "Shake Shake The Golden Salmon") by King Cream Soda (Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Getto-gumi)
  • "Terukuni Jinja no Kumade" (照国神社の熊手, "Terukuni jinja's Rake") by King Cream Soda (anime ep. 102-)
Ending themes
  • "Yo-Kai Taisō Dai-Ichi" (ようかい体操第一, Yōkai Taisō Dai-Ichi, "Yo-Kai Exercise No. 1") by Maiko (game), Dream5 (anime, eps. 1-24)
  • "Dan Dan Doobie Zubah!" (ダン・ダン ドゥビ・ズバー!, Dan Dan Dubi Zubā!) by King Cream Soda (Yo-Kai Watch 2: Ganso & Honke), Dream5 and Bully-taichō (Motsu) (anime eps. 25-50)
  • "Geragerapō Sōkyoku" (ゲラゲラポー走曲, "Gera Gera Po Medley") by Yo-Kai King Dream Soda (Lucky Ikeda, Dream5, and King Cream Soda) (anime eps. 48-49, TV Tokyo broadcast, Yo-Kai Watch: Tanjō no Himitsu da Nyan!)
  • "Kuwagata to Kabutomushi" (クワガタとカブトムシ, "Stag Beetle and Rhinoceros Beetle") by King Cream Soda (Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi)
  • "Idol wa Ooh-Nya-Nya no Ken" (アイドルはウーニャニャの件, Aidoru wa Ūnyanya no Ken, "Idols are a Matter of Ooh-Nya-Nya") by NyaKB (Haruka Shimazaki, Jurina Matsui, Sakura Miyawaki, Rina Kawaei, Yuria Kizaki, Rena Kato, Mako Kojima) with Tsuchinoko Panda (Yuko Sasamoto) (anime eps. 51-67)
  • "Yo-Kai Taisō Dai-Ni" (ようかい体操第二, Yōkai Taisō Dai-Ni, "Yo-Kai Exercise No. 2") by Dream5 (anime eps. 68-76)
  • "Uchū Dance!" (宇宙ダンス!, Uchū Dansu!, "Space Dance!") by Cotori with Stitchbird (Yo-Kai Busters: Aka Neko-dan & Shiro Inu-tai, anime eps. 77-101)
  • "Yoka Yoka Lullaby" (よかよかララバイ, Yoka Yoka Rarabai) by King Cream Soda + Jibanyan + Usapyon (Yo-Kai Watch: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!)
  • "Chikyūjin" (地球人, "Earthling") by Cotori with Stitchbird (anime eps. 102-)
English themes
  • "Gera Gera Po Song (English Ver.)", performed by Peter Michail and Kathryn Lynn[47] (anime opening, eps 1–9, 11, 13, 15, 17)
  • "Yo-kai Watch feat. Swampy Marsh", performed by Jeff "Swampy" Marsh and Danny Jacob (Yo-Kai Watch game, anime opening eps 10, 12, 14, 16, 18-26)
  • "Yo-kai Exercise No. 1 (English Ver.)", performed by Melissa Hutchison & Alicyn Packard[48] (Yo-Kai Watch game, anime ending eps 1–)
  1. ^ a b The opening themes for episodes 37–62 of the anime series alternate between "Matsuribayashi de Geragerapō" and "Hatsukoitōge de Geragerapō".

Merchandise

Various toys, such as the eponymous Yo-Kai Watch and Yo-Kai Medals, have been produced based on the series, receiving high commercial success.[49] Hasbro released a toy line based on the series worldwide in December 2015.[50]

Reception

The original Yo-Kai Watch game received a score of 36/40 from Famitsu,[51] with its sequel Yo-Kai Watch 2 also scoring 36/40.[52] Yo-Kai Watch 2 has sold over 5 million units across all three of its versions.[53]

In 2014, Yo-Kai Watch's manga in CoroCoro Comic won the 38th Kodansha Manga Award in the Best Children's Manga category.[54] In the following year, it also was awarded the Best Children at the 60th Shogakukan Manga Awards.[55]

See also

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