Series synopsis
Yo-kai Watch!, also known as 妖怪ウォッチ！ is a Japanese animation comedy kids mystery sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2019. It ended on December 20, 2019. It stars Haruka Tomatsu, Tomokazu Seki, Etsuko Kozakura and Aya Endo.
The new show will feature unique and returning Yo-kai. The comedy will also center on the original series' main characters: fifth-grader Keita (Nate in the English version), ghost butler Whisper, and popular Yo-kai like Jibanyan and Komasan. The original cast members for these four characters are returning for this new series.
Premise
The new show will feature unique and returning Yo-kai. The comedy will also center on the original series' main characters: fifth-grader Keita (Nate in the English version), ghost butler Whisper, and popular Yo-kai like Jibanyan and Komasan. The original cast members for these four characters are returning for this new series.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Haruka Tomatsu as Keita Amano (voice)
- Tomokazu Seki as Whisper (voice)
- Etsuko Kozakura as Jibanyan (voice)
- Aya Endo as Fumika 'Fumi' Kodama (voice)
- Toru Nara as Gorota 'Kuma' Kumashima (voice)
- Chie Sato as Kanchi Imada (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 174 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 36 | April 5, 2019 | March 31, 2023 |
| Season 2 | 74 | July 10, 2015 | December 23, 2016 |
| Season 3 | 64 | January 6, 2017 | March 30, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Too Average Life / Not-Average Life / 4-Komasan Urban Trap | April 5, 2019 |
| 2 |
The One in the Water / Why Did You Say That? / Katie's Secret Nate investigates reports of a mysterious creature in the local river, and confronts Tattletell, a Yo-kai who makes people spill embarrassing secrets. |
April 12, 2019 |
| 3 |
The Rare One / Yo-Kai Manjimutt / Here Comes Roughraff / Manjimutt: Part 2 Reports of a "Human-Faced Dog" have Nate's classmates spooked, and a juvenile delinquent Yo-kai called Roughraff inspirits Nate's friend Eddie. |
April 19, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Usapyon is Here! Hailey Anne Thomas, a space fanatic around Nate's age, purchases a Space Watch (actually a Yo-kai Watch Model U prototype) from her local anime shop. Using the watch, she meets Usapyon, whom she first thinks is an alien, but is disappointed to learn he's a Yo-kai. Usapyon explains to Hailey Anne his predicament involving his former master, a rocket engineer at NASA |
July 10, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Nate receives the new Yo-kai Watch Model U prototype, but the Yo-kai Cornfused makes him unimpressed with the new features. Meanwhile, Hailey Anne and Usapyon start on a weekly-magazine rocket project to help the latter's old master rediscover his dreams. |
July 17, 2015 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Komasan hears about a masseur with the "hands of a god" and decides to go see him. But the masseur is surprised that he can't find Komasan's tense spot. Meanwhile, Nate and his friends try to have fun at the beach, but the day is plagued by the Yo-kai Roughraff, Swosh, and others. |
July 24, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 6, 2017 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 6, 2017 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 13, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 5, 2019 |
| Last aired | December 20, 2019 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |