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{{translation|'''Yo-kai Watch'''|妖怪ウォッチ|Yōkai Wotchi|literally meaning; "Spirit Watch"}}, sometimes misspelled as ''Yo-Kai Watch'' or ''Youkai Watch'', is a {{w|Cross-media marketing|cross-media}} franchise ownedcreated and developed by the Japanese company [[Level-5]],. withThe theseries mangafocuses beingon the[[Yo-kai]] firstthat releasedare mediumcausing of the franchise since December 15, 2012mischief in the monthlyrealm magazineof {{w|CoroCoroliving, Comic}}.where EverLevel-5 sincecalled then,their theproject franchise"daily releasedlife itswith plannedghosts". andOnes long-awaitedwho firsthave titledthe [[Yo-kai Watch (video gameitem)|game]]Yo-kai for the [[Nintendo 3DSWatch]] andare hasable sinceto inspiredsee an array of media which includes an anime, merchandise, a card game, movies, collaborations, own store, numerous manga, and various spinYo-off gameskai.
 
First to be released in the ''Yo-kai Watch'' franchise was the manga series which started since December 15, 2012 in the montly magazine {{w|CoroCoro Comic}}. Ever since then, the franchise released its planned and long-awaited first titled [[Yo-kai Watch (video game)|game]] for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and has since inspired an array of media which includes an anime, merchandise, a card game, movies, collaborations, own store, numerous manga, and various spin-off games.
The series focuses on [[Yo-kai]] that are causing mischief in the realm of living. Ones who have the [[Yo-kai Watch (item)|Yo-kai Watch]] are able to see the Yo-kai. The Yo-kai can attack the player when discovered, but mostly inspiriting people. The Yo-kai can be befriended and aid the player in their battle and confrontation with Yo-kai who have serious bad intention in the realm of living. The known main character of the franchise is [[Nathan Adams]], who is the series overall protagonist.
 
== History ==
''Yo-kai Watch'' was first officially announced during the Level-5 World 2011, Level-5 Vision 2011, in Tokyo. During the footage, it was strongly revealed that the game was meant to be for the {{w|Playstation 3}} before their shift on the Nintendo 3DS. Level-5 wanted to create an IP that is universal and long-lasting, while something new and highly relatable to children today. They explained further that Yo-kai are spooky beings which often appear in Japanese folklore, mostly related to either humans or objects were once attached to. Akihiro Hino revealed in an interview that he realized that Yo-kai never had been featured in video games and from there he started to think about some of the main characters. He came up with the concept of the Yo-kai [[Jibanyan]] and in order to write a story they conducted robust children research to understand them. He further explained that they tried hard to capture what they are most concerned about and about the settings he told that it was natural to have it take place in the real world and explained what function Springdale has in the games. Level-5 also took influences from the popular anime and manga series ''{{w|Doraemon}}'' which was started as a manga by {{w|Fujiko F. Fujio}}, a {{w|nom de plume}} of {{w|Hiroshi Fujimoto}} and {{w|Motoo Abiko}}.
After the success of their three major [[wikipedia:Intellectual property|IPs]], [[wikipedia:Professor Layton|Professor Layton]], [[wikipedia:Inazuma Eleven|Inazuma Eleven]], and [[wikipedia:Danball Senki|Danball Senki]] let Level-5 to create a new IP that is meant to stay for a very long time. They took a popular anime and manga series ''[[wikipedia:Doraemon|Doraemon]]'' as their influence and decided to create the IP ''Yo-kai Watch''. Their first step into the development was to make the player explore freely and walking around in an open-world environment.
 
Before the franchise was released as a video game, the series was first released as a manga on December 15, 2012. Afterwards, Level-5 released a game trailer that was released on the E3 in 2011, which first shown the game running on the {{w|Playstation 3}}. The Playstation 3 version showed a much larger world, but Level-5 changed the platform from Playstation 3 to Nintendo 3DS.
 
=== Popularity in Japan ===
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