History Franchise / YokaiWatch

''Yo-kai Watch'' is a {{mon}} franchise by Creator/{{Level 5}}. It started out as a video game on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and has expanded into several manga and an anime adaptation.

* ''VideoGame/JustDance: Yo-kai Watch Edition'' (December 5th, 2015, Japan for UsefulNotes/WiiU), a crossover with the Creator/{{Ubisoft}} series

* ''VideoGame/YokaiWatch4'' (June 20th, 2019, Japan, for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch)
* ''Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu'' [[/index]](August 13, 2020, Japan, for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch)[[index]]

Starting with the fourth game and with the sequel anime ''Shadowside'', the series has taken a ToneShift. It now takes place 30 years in the future and stars Nate and Katie's teenage daughter. The yo-kai are much scarier and more realistic looking, though it's still kid-friendly and has its fair share of humor.

* ''Anime/YokaiWatchJamYokaiAcademyYCloseEncountersOfTheNKind'': A Spin-Off series based off of the sixth film.

The series is about a child - a male playable character named Nate or a female playable character (Katie from ''1'' and ''2'', Hailey Anne in ''3'') - in Springdale. One day while looking for bugs in the woods they come across a capsule machine. When they open up one of the capsules they find a [[{{youkai}} yo-kai]] named "Whisper" who, in his gratitude, decides to become their butler. He gives them a special watch called the "Yo-Kai Watch" which allows them to view yo-kai. By befriending local yo-kai the protagonist gains medals, which can be used to summon other yo-kai to battle yo-kai that are causing trouble around town.

The series is about a child - a male playable character named Nate or a female playable charater (Katie from ''1'' and ''2'', Hailey Anne in ''3'') - in Springdale. One day while looking for bugs in the woods they come across a capsule machine. When they open up one of the capsules they find a [[{{youkai}} yo-kai]] named "Whisper" who, in his gratitude, decides to become their butler. He gives them a special watch called the "Yo-Kai Watch" which allows them to view yo-kai. By befriending local yo-kai the protagonist gains medals, which can be used to summon other yo-kai to battle yo-kai that are causing trouble around town.

* ''Anime/YokaiWatch'': An anime adaptation of the games starring Nate. The anime opts for a SliceOfLife approach and usually follows a ThreeShorts format. It received two {{ContinuityReboot}}s in 2019 and 2021 respectively.

* ''Anime/YokaiWatch'': An anime adaptation of the games starring Nate. The anime opts for a SliceOfLife approach and usually follows a ThreeShorts format. It received two ContinuityReboots in 2019 and 2021 respectively.

* ''Anime/YokaiWatch'': An anime adaptation of the games starring Nate. The anime opts for a SliceOfLife approach and usually follows a ThreeShorts format. It received a ContinuityReboot in 2019.

** ''Yo-kai Watch 1 Smartphone'' (July 10th, 2021)[[note])a port of the Switch version for [=iOS=]/Android[[/note]]

** ''Yo-kai Watch 1 for Nintendo Switch'' (October 10th, 2019), a HD port of the original game for the Nintendo Switch.
** ''Yo-kai Watch 1 Smartphone'' (July 10th, 2021), a port of the Switch version for [=iOS=]/Android.

''Yo-Kai Watch'' is a {{mon}} franchise by Creator/{{Level 5}}. It started out as a video game on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and has expanded into several manga and an anime adaptation.

* ''Yo-kai Three Kingdoms''[[/index]] (April 2nd, 2016, Japan), a crossover with Creator/KoeiTecmo's ''VideoGame/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' series

''Yo-kai Watch'' is a {{mon}} franchise by Creator/{{Level 5}}. It started out as a video game on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and has expanded into several manga and an anime adaptation.

The series is about a child - a male playable character named Nate or a female playable charater (Katie from ''1'' and ''2'', Hailey Anne in ''3'') - in Springdale. One day while looking for bugs in the woods they come across a capsule machine. When they open up one of the capsules they find a [[{{youkai}} yo-kai]] named "Whisper" who, in his gratitude, decides to become their butler. He gives them a special watch called the "Yo-kai Watch" which allows them to view yo-kai. By befriending local yo-kai the protagonist gains medals, which can be used to summon other yo-kai to battle yo-kai that are causing trouble around town.

Starting with the fourth game and with the sequel anime ''Shadowside'', the series has taken a ToneShift. It now takes place 30 years in the future and stars Nate and Katie's teenage daughter. The yo-kai are much scarier and more realistic looking, though it's still kid-friendly and has its fair share of humour.