Youkai Watch

Youkai Watch

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Yokai Watch

Japanese

妖怪ウォッチ

English

Yo-kai Watch

Information

Type

TV

Aired

Jan 8, 2014 to Mar 30, 2018

Episodes

214

Duration

23 min per ep

Broadcast

Fridays at 18:30 (JST)

Studios

OLM

Licensors

Dentsu Entertainment USA

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Game

Rating

G - All Ages

Themes

Mythology

Demographics

Kids

Statistics

Rank

6043

Score

6.67

Scored by

16046

Popularity

3959

Members

34603

Favorites

263

External Links

Synopsis

Primary school student Keita Amano's curiosity is as innocent as any other child's his age. But when one day he decides to venture deeper into the forest, he encounters a small and mysterious capsule. Out from its depths comes Whisper. After 190 years of imprisonment, this ghost-like creature is glad that someone has been kind enough to set him free. He decides to reward Keita by becoming his guardian against supernatural forces. Whisper is one of many Youkai that exist in the world, and provides Keita with a special Youkai Watch, which enables him to see and interact with all the other Youkai. Youkai Watch follows Keita, Whisper and the cat spirit Jibanyan as they encounter Youkai, befriend them, fix all the trouble that they so often cause, and, with the help of the watch, use the powers of previously encountered Youkai to aid them. Young Keita may have been just an ordinary primary school student when he first encountered the Youkai, but the many adventures that follow his discovery provide him with invaluable experiences and precious life lessons that help him grow.

Background

Youkai Watch was awarded the Best Film Award for a TV Series at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival in 2015. It also won the grand prize for Digital Content of the Year in 2014 at Japan’s 20th annual Association of Media in Digital Awards.

Characters

Related

Adaptation

Youkai Watch

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