Yo-Kai Watch: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Yo-Kai Watch is an incredibly popular anime and video game series geared toward Japanese youngsters. Yo-Kai Watch is centered around a young boy who has the ability to see ghost-like creature called Yo-Kai. Not only that, but he has the ability to befriend them and summon them with a special watch, from which the series derives its name.

Series details

• Title: Yo-Kai Watch
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Anime, Children
• Premiere date: 2014-01-08
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 5568
• IMDb ID: tt4523640
• TVDB ID: 275582

Cast and credited roles

• Haruka Tomatsu — Amano, Keita
• Etsuko Kozakura — Jibanyan
• Tomokazu Seki — Whisper
• Aoi Yūki — Misora Inaho

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-01-08; final listed air date 2015-07-03; episode order: 76.
• Season 2: premiered 2015-07-10; final listed air date 2016-12-23.
• Season 3: premiered 2017-01-06; final listed air date 2018-03-30.
• Season 4: premiered 2018-04-13; final listed air date 2019-03-29.
• Season 5: premiered 2019-04-05; final listed air date 2019-12-20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Yo-Kai Watch on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.