User reviews

The movie is probably confusing for people who don't know much about Yo-Kai Watch or Youkais in general, but anyways it may be an enjoyable movie, For fans or the series YKW, however, it will most definitely be an awesome experience.

This is a surprisingly dark and grim offering from the Yo-Kai Watch world, but in spite of the huge tone-shift it is far from unwelcome. Death is present and serious, and the darker aesthetics (the prominent greys and blacks of the human world) creates a grim atmosphere which contrasts sharply with the vibrancy of the Yo-Kai world. It is much more distinctly Japanese than the usual show, which is both a blessing and a curse. I loved it, but it would perhaps be off-putting for western audiences in general.

Nekomata (who is in actuality a bakeneko) in particular stood out among the new Yo-Kai as both an adorable figure of fun as well as a spiritual forerunner of jibanyan, but what perhaps surprised me most was the same-sex love story between Itsuki and Shin. I was NOT expecting that, and it was a welcome surprise.