Yo-kai Watch (2014)
Director: Shinji Ushiro / Akira Shigino / Takayuki Hamana / Yūyuki Yanase / Shinpei Nagai / Shigeharu Takahashi / Takanori Yano / Yoshihiko Iwata / Taiji Kawanishi / Gorō Kuji / Shōgo Arai / Masahiro Takada / Masato Kitagawa / Shinsuke Terasawa / Tomoko Hiramukai / Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto / Osamu Honma / Makoto Hoshino / Kazuma Satō / Mitsutoshi Satō / Yūsuke Onoda / Ken'ichirō Komaya / Ryōsuke Izumibo
Screenwriter: Akihiro Hino / Yōichi Katō / Yuka Yamada / Natsuko Takahashi / Keiichirō Ōchi / Takamitsu Kōno
Starring: Haruka Tomatsu / Tomokazu Seki / Etsuko Kozakura / Aya Endō / Tōru Nara / Chie Satō
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Animation
Country/Region of Production: Japan
Language: Japanese
Date: January 8, 2014
Number of Seasons: 3
Number of episodes: 214
Number of Games: 21
Single episode length: 23 minutes
Number of Movies: 6
IMDb: tt3432210
Adaptation: Homage
Summary:
Yo-kai Watch revolves around befriending Yo-kai that are haunting the city, which are based on traditional yōkai, but often with clever twists. If one befriends a Yo-kai, they get their Yo-kai Medal, an object that allows one to summon Yo-kai. With these, they can summon Yo-kai to either fight other Yo-kai, befriend others, or solve everyday tasks.[10]
The basic plot of most media is that the main character, either Nathan "Nate" Adams or Katie Forester, obtains a Yo-kai Watch through Whisper, a butler Yo-kai. They then befriend Jibanyan, a nekomata Yo-kai who haunts an intersection because he thinks his owner from when he was alive named Amy called him lame for getting hit by a truck. During the series's run, other Yo-kai were introduced.
