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This article is about the video game series. For the first game in the series, see Yo-kai Watch (video game).
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)
Genre Fantasy, supernatural, comedy
Manga
Written by Noriyuki Konishi
Published by Shogakukan
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine CoroCoro Comic
Original run January 2013 – present
Volumes 9
Game
Yo-kai Watch
Developer Level-5
Publisher Level-5, Nintendo
Genre Role-playing
Platform Nintendo 3DS
Released JP 20130711July 11, 2013
NA November 6, 2015[1]
AUS December 5, 2015[2]
EU 20160429April 29, 2016
Anime television series
Directed by Shinji Ushiro
Produced by Yoshikazu Kuretani (TV Tokyo), Kiyofumi Kajiwara
Written by Yoichi Kato
Music by Ken'ichirō Saigō
Studio OLM
Licensed by
Fusion Agency
Network TXN (TV Tokyo), BS Japan, AT-X, Kids Station
English network
Disney XD (2015–present)
Netflix (2016–present)
Original run January 8, 2014 – present
Episodes 122 (List of episodes)
Manga
Yo-kai Watch: Wakuwaku Nyanderful Days
Written by Chikako Mori
Published by Shogakukan
English publisher
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Ciao
Original run February 2014 – present
Volumes 2
Game
Yo-kai Watch 2
Developer Level-5
Publisher Level-5, Nintendo
Genre Role-playing
Platform Nintendo 3DS
Released
July 10, 2014
  • Ganso & Honke
      Shinuchi

        Bony Spirits & Fleshy Souls
        [6]
        Manga
        4-Koma Yo-kai Watch: Geragera Manga Theater
        Written by Coconas Rumba
        Published by Shogakukan
        Demographic Shōnen
        Magazine CoroCoro Comic SPECIAL
        Original run October 2014 – present
        Volumes 1
        Anime film
        Yo-kai Watch the Movie: The Secret is Created, Nyan!
        Directed by Shigeharu Takahashi, Shinji Ushiro
        Written by Yoichi Kato
        Music by Ken'ichirō Saigō
        Studio OLM
        Released December 20, 2014 (2014-12-20)
        Runtime 97 minutes
        Manga
        Yo-kai Watch: 4-Koma Pun-Club
        Written by Santa Harukaze
        Published by Shogakukan
        Demographic Shōnen
        Magazine CoroCoro Ichiban!
        Original run April 2015 – present
        Volumes 2
        Manga
        Komasan: A Time for Fireworks and Miracles
        Written by Shou Shibamoto
        Published by Shogakukan
        Demographic Shōnen, Seinen
        Magazine HiBaNa
        Original run April 2015 – September 2015
        Volumes 1
        Manga
        Yo-kai Watch Busters
        Written by Atsushi Ohba
        Published by Shogakukan
        Demographic Shōnen
        Magazine CoroCoro Comic
        Original run June 2015 – October 2015
        Volumes 1
        Game
        Yo-kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team & White Dog Squad
        Developer Level-5
        Publisher Level-5, Nintendo
        Genre Role-playing
        Platform Nintendo 3DS
        Released
          Game
          Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version
          Developer Level-5, Ubisoft
          Publisher Level-5, Ubisoft
          Genre Music game
          Platform Wii U
          Released
            Anime film
            Yo-kai Watch the Movie 2: King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan!
            Directed by Shigeharu Takahashi, Shinji Ushiro
            Written by Akihiro Hino, Yoichi Kato
            Music by Ken'ichirō Saigō
            Studio OLM
            Released December 19, 2015 (2015-12-19)
            Game
            Yo-kai Watch: Three Kingdoms
            Developer Level-5, Koei Tecmo
            Publisher Level-5, Koei Tecmo
            Genre Role-playing
            Platform Nintendo 3DS
            Released
              Game
              Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi and Tempura
              Developer Level-5
              Publisher Level-5, Nintendo
              Genre Role-playing
              Platform Nintendo 3DS
              Released
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                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.[9] 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 Watch Busters, was released on July 11, 2015. A third title, Yo-kai Watch 3, will be released on July 16, 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.[10][11] An animated film was released on December 20, 2014, with a second film released on December 19, 2015.

                Plot

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                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 special 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, being in a different homeroom class from Nate, and receives her own Yo-kai Watch, meeting the space Yo-kai Usapyon, who wants her help in restoring the happiness of a scientist he accidentally upset, before they open 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's touchscreen. Players befriend Yo-kai by giving them a food that they like before, beginning, and/or during 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.[12]

                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.[13] 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.[14]

                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.[15] As of February 2014, the game had sold over 500,000 retail copies.[16][17] In January 2014, Level-5 filed for a trademark in the United States for "Yo-kai Watch"[18][19] and released it to retail stores and the Nintendo eShop on November 6, 2015.[20][21] Nintendo announced that they would be publishing the game in North America for a Holiday 2015 release.[9]

                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").[22][23] 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.[24] 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.[25] 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.[26][27] As of November 2014, the Ganso and Honke editions had sold a combined 2,881,810 copies.[28] The Ganso and Honke versions sold over three million copies in 2014, making it the best-selling video game in Japan in 2014.[29]

                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.[30] 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.[31] 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,[32] 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!.[33]

                Main series

                Spin-offs

                • Yo-kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Troupe & White Dog Squad (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)
                • Yo-kai Watch Busters: Moon Rabbit Team (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 Watch: PuniPuni (妖怪ウォッチ ぷにぷに Yōkai Wotchi Punipuni) (iOS, Android, 2015)
                • Yo-kai Daijiten (妖怪大辞典, lit. "Yo-kai Medallium") (iOS, Android, 2016)
                • Yo-kai Watch: Gerapo Rhythm (妖怪ウォッチ ゲラポリズム Yōkai Wotchi Gerapo Rizumu) (iOS, Android, 2016)
                • Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble (US) (iOS, Android, 2016)

                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.[34] 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.[35]

                Noriyuki Konishi version

                No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN English release date English ISBN
                1 June 28, 2013 ISBN 978-4-09141-655-1 November 3, 2015 ISBN 978-1-42158-251-1
                2 December 27, 2013 ISBN 978-4-09140-018-5 November 3, 2015 ISBN 978-1-42158-252-8
                3 March 25, 2014 ISBN 978-4-09141-709-1 January 5, 2016 ISBN 978-1-42158-273-3
                4 July 25, 2014 ISBN 978-4-09141-793-0 March 1, 2016 ISBN 978-1-42158-274-0
                5 October 28, 2014 ISBN 978-4-09141-817-3 May 3, 2016 ISBN 978-1-42158-275-7
                6 February 27, 2015 ISBN 978-4-09141-876-0 TBA —
                7 June 26, 2015 ISBN 978-4-09142-006-0 TBA —
                8 September 28, 2015 ISBN 978-4-09142-102-9 TBA —
                9 February 26, 2016 ISBN 978-4-09142-119-7 TBA —
                10 June 24, 2016 ISBN 978-4-09142-175-3 TBA —

                Yo-kai Watch: Wakuwaku Nyanderful Days

                No. Release date ISBN
                1 December 25, 2014 ISBN 978-4-09136-714-3
                2 October 30, 2015 ISBN 978-4-09137-888-0

                Yo-kai Watch: 4-Koma Pun-Club

                No. Release date ISBN
                1 June 18, 2015 ISBN 978-4-09281-232-1
                2 January 28, 2016 ISBN 978-4-09281-233-8

                Yo-kai Watch Busters

                No. Release date ISBN
                1 September 28, 2015 ISBN 978-4-09142-100-5

                4-Koma Yo-kai Watch: Geragera Manga Theater

                No. Release date ISBN
                1 October 28, 2015 ISBN 978-4-09142-105-0

                Komasan: A Time for Fireworks and Miracles

                No. Release date ISBN
                1 December 11, 2015 ISBN 978-4-09187-427-6

                Anime

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                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.[36] 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 her Yo-kai companion, Usapyon. It also features a new model of the Yo-kai Watch called the "Yo-kai Watch U".[37] 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.[38] 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.[39]

                Dentsu Entertainment USA announced in April 2014 that they were seeking broadcast and merchandising partners in North America for the anime.[40] 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".[41][42] Viz Media Europe has licensed the series in Europe, Russia, Africa and Philippines.[34] The Fusion Agency has acquired the licensing and merchandising rights for the series in Australia and New Zealand.[43] 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.[44][45] VIZ Europe announced that it will premiere in the UK and Ireland on Cartoon Network on April 23, 2016.[46][47] An alternative English dub began airing on Cartoon Network Asia and Toonami Asia in Asian countries from June 27, 2015.[48] The alternative English dub uses the original Japanese names.

                There has been criticism of the way the Yo-kai Watch has been edited when the series was broadcast in the USA and the UK. A review of the series on Anime UK News highlighted cuts made. For example in Season 1, Episode 6: "In the original version, Nate is hosting a sleepover with his friends Bear and Eddie and together, the three of them discretly watch a late night TV show featuring the idol group 'Next HarMEOWny' frolicking at a water park, with the Yo-kai Signibble constantly changing the channel, much to their chagrin. This scene was already edited for the North American broadcast, adding additional clothing to the idols and changing the alternate show from a body-builder series to a cooking show, but Cartoon Network [UK] went a step further for the UK broadcast and removed all references to the idol group, leading viewers to believe that Nate and his friends were sneaking around at night to watch a cooking show with Signibble occasionally turning off the TV, leaving us with a story more unrealistic than the franchise's core premise." The same review also highlights other changes including: "forty seconds of cuts in the second episode relating to a toilet humour-driven storyline and a brief cut from the third showing Manjimutt, a Yo-kai with a person's face and a toy poodle's body, urinating on a lamppost – which changes the implication of his arrest seconds later."[49]

                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[lower-alpha 1])
                • "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[lower-alpha 1])
                • "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[50] (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[51] (Yo-kai Watch game, anime ending eps 1–)
                1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.[52] Hasbro released a toy line based on the series worldwide in December 2015.[53]

                Reception

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                In 2014, Yo-kai Watch's manga in CoroCoro Comic won the 38th Kodansha Manga Award in the Best Children's Manga category.[57] In the following year, it also was awarded the Best Children at the 60th Shogakukan Manga Awards.[58]

                See also

                References

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                27. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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                31. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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                33. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                35. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                36. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                37. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                38. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                39. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                40. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                41. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                42. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                43. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                44. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                45. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                46. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                47. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                48. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                49. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                50. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                51. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                52. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                53. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                54. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                55. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                56. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                57. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
                58. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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