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myloh · 4 months

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Blud think they contributing anything to the team 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 /j

#yokai watch #yo kai watch #yo-kai watch #yokai watch 3 #yokai Watch 4 #Yokai Watch 4++#shadowside #yokai watch shadowside #keita amano #inaho misora #mac hazeltine #natsume amano #Keisuke amano #touma tsukinami #akinori arihoshi #ayame himeno #yokai watch memes

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yokaiwatchconfessions · 2 years

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#yokai watch shadowside #keisuke amano #tate adams

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puzzlevision · 2 years

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"Keita and Keisuke are different peoples and you shouldn't confuse them."

Me: KEITA IS KEITA

#keisuke amano #keita amano #tate adams #nate adams #nathan adams #yokai watch #yokai watch shadowside #just a reminder that i didn't know everything about the yokai watch franchise and i really though keisuke was keita all along #and i know now that they're different peoples #*screaming intensifies*

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theresivysart · 3 years

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Hold the Babies

I was originally gonna post this for #SaveYokaiWatch but stuff happened so yeah. Have my first ever fanart for the Yokai Watch Shadowside spin-off which deserved at least five seasons, and no im not salty about it not even ending at 50 episodes ^^

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bearlycute-art · 3 years

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I know this spoiler is from a recent movie but think about Freaky Friday!

I like several episodes of Fish Hooks! Fight me!

#yokai watch #yokai watch shadowside #other great Pixar movie because of spoilers #bakugan #freaky friday #bearlynyan (with dan’s brain)#bearlynyan #dan kuso #haruya sakami #shuten dōji #shadowside whisper #noroino hanako #foiletta #kumano #amano keisuke #my art #comic #bearlycute art

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twinklnyan4life · 5 years

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Aw.. Adams moment and uh why Nate looking at us?

#yokai watch #youkai watch #yokai watch shadowside #Natsume #Keisuke #nate adams #katie forester

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robertamew · 5 years

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Jibanyan is hairless?!?

I saw some Jibanyan is hairless piece of the cartoon somewhere and I thought about Robertanyan's reaction. Poor Robertanyan.... In all my life it has never happened that my nose bleeds a kind thing but... it is never said

#yo kai watch oc #jibanyan #jibanyan x oc #yokai watch shadowside #funny #Keisuke

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captainchocolatechicken-fluffles · 5 years

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Okay, well, it hasn’t been confirmed that Shadowside is coming back, but I wanted to talk about possible foreshadowing/ways that the show could continue.

AKA: I miss this show and I want it to come back so I’m analyzing things that could be interesting plot points.

PLEASE NOTE: This is entirely speculation and for fun. Nothing official has come out saying the show is continuing/coming back at the time this was written.

Well, first off there’s things brought up in the movie Forever Friends (which, if you haven’t seen it, I recommend you check out.) that I think could be pretty interesting to see in the show.

1. Suu-san:

One of these things is this picture during the credits:

From the looks of it, it’s Susanoo’s ark. Which makes sense, considering Akinori is his great-great-grandson. Here’s what the ark looks like for reference:

He didn’t bring it up while they were fighting Soranaki, so maybe it was given to him after the incident. Or maybe they couldn’t use it for some reason.

They could use it for a plot point where the kids summon Suu-san, or if it was blocked, they could find a way to summon him. It might be nice to see Suu-san reunite with Genbu and Byakko.

2. Ashura:

Something that was really interesting was that Ashura was working for Soranaki, and his defeat is what lets Douketsu get the Ashura Gouenmaru.

What I want to know is how did Soranaki get Ashura, and/or why Ashura would work for him anyway. Was it against his will or did Ashura do it consciously?

I like that they answered how Douketsu got the sword, but it just gave me more questions. Now that Touma has the Ashura Gouenmaru, they could find out about him working for Soranaki and try to find answers as to why.

(You know... if they continue the series...)

There’s also Yamata no Orochi, which might be an interesting topic too.

3. The Arihoshi family having the Yokai Watch

Alright, so in the movie it is established that before the watch was sealed away between Space-Time by Grandpa Enma, the Arihoshi family and Tsukuyomi were protecting it.

How did they get it? How long have they been protecting the watch?

Kine, Tae’s grandmother, had never met anyone who could use the Yokai Watch, so it’s probably been a long time since they first got it.

It’s possible that before Whisper got sealed away, he gave the watch to the Arihoshi family for safekeeping, since they’re magic users, and Tsukuyomi is their spirit guardian.

They also had Suu-san’s sword, but since Suusanoo is Tsukuyomi’s brother in their legend, it’s possible that she gave it to them for safekeeping.

Of course this is just speculation, but speaking of Tsukuyomi...

4. Tsukuyomi

She could show up again, maybe to give more insight into her relationship with the Arihoshi’s and maybe the Arihoshi family as a whole.

Tsukuyomi could also help explain how the Arihoshi family got the watch in the first place. Especially since she was so desperate to protect it that she inspirited a member of the Arihoshi to do it herself and attacked everyone in her path.

There’s something here that could be expanded upon in interesting ways.

5. The Himeno family

We know Ayame has magic, and is a descendant of a powerful sorcerer, but was her family once like Akinori’s? Did they actively practice magic at one point, and if that’s the case, why did they stop?

Did they have a guardian, like how the Arihoshi’s have Tsukuyomi, at one point? If so, are they still around, or if they did have a guardian but don’t anymore, what happened to them?

Ayame’s family hasn’t been really explored all that much, aside from a shot of the back of her parent’s heads and Akinori’s grandma talking about her ancestor.

At this point, Ayame herself doesn’t have much to do anymore, now that the Jorogumo plot is over, aside from make Akinori a hopeless loverboy.

It’s an opportunity to flesh out Ayame’s character more, and expand on the lore of the Yokai Watch world.

6. Akinori’s parents

We’ve seen all the main character’s parents, except for Akinori’s (and Tae’s, but I’ll get to that). Where are they?

Are they dead? Are they not involved in his life?

Maybe it’s a traditional thing where the oldest in the family teaches the kids magic. Tae was with her grandmother with no parents there either, so it’s possible.

I want to see them address it in the show, or at all, because I genuinely want to see what the deal is.

At least Akinori has Mitsue, Whisper, Micchi and Junior as family.

7. The Genjuu/Mythical Beast King

The Genjuu King was mentioned by Suzaku, and was the one who took away his Suzaku Sotenzan because he called him ‘Cute Little King‘ by mistake, but he’s never shown.

Considering the reason he got so mad was because he was called ‘Cute Little King‘, he’s probably something that’s not very intimidating and is insecure.

It wouldn’t be too far fetched to have the group go to see the Genjuu King, especially with Akinori having the Animasu. It’s also a chance to get more into what’s up with the Kenbumajin, since they’re literally Genjuu given human forms.

It has the potential for an interesting plot point.

8. Shutendoji

So, at the end of Shadowside, Shutendoji doesn’t really have anything to do right now. He followed Shien, then started trying to find Shuka, but now he doesn’t have anyone.

Well, except for the Yokai Detective Agency.

I want to see what they do with him. Is he going to still be a villain, looking for a boss to help take over the Yokai World, or is he going to become like a weird frienemy?

He kind of already went with the latter near the end of the series, but he just left and we didn’t see him go back to the agency at the end. I doubt he’ll leave the agency alone, so I want to see where they take the character.

9. Whisper’s Past

Of course I’d mention this, Whisper’s my favorite character, but it’s still a good plot point that I’m disappointed they didn’t mention before. Though, it does make sense when looking back at it.

The closest we get is his speech to Sebas in ep28, which is more of a vague reference to what we know, if you already know what happened.

Maybe it could be like Jibanyan’s past episode in the Shadowside series, where it’s a brief recap surrounded by plot. Maybe they could give us something new, kind of like Usuta, (maybe explain what’s up with him, that would be great too).

A good idea would be, as I’ve mentioned in the past, the kids going to the museum for whatever reason, and pass an exhibit about the Sengoku/Mitsunari where Whisper gets sad and reminisces for a moment.

(Could be a Micchi, Whisper and Junior episode, maybe? An episode focused on these three would be great on its own, honestly, I love their dynamic.)

10. Keita

It would be great for the anime to address Keita having the watch, more than the how they’ve been doing with vague nods to it. I want them to do it differently than they did in the manga, though. (From what I saw, he gets his a watch, which I don’t want. I just want them to address it and go.)

Maybe it’s just the kids finding out about it, either by chance or a slip of Whisper’s tongue, and wanting to find out more.

It makes sense that Natsume and Keisuke, especially Natsume, would want to know more about it.

Jibanyan doesn’t remember his time with Keita, and he could try to get answers from Whisper, or he remebers and that’s how the kids find out. Regardless, Jibanyan should be a part of it, in my opinion.

11. Inaho/Haily Anne and Usapyon

I just want them to address where Inaho and Usapyon went.

It could even tie in with the kids learning Keita had the Yokai Watch before Natsume and Keisuke. Whisper could mention that someone else had a Yokai Watch and ran a detective agency, so this perks the kids’ interest (especially Akinori’s) and they try to find her.

But, as much as I’d love at least a cameo of them, they don’t even have to show them. Just a mention of where they ended up.

(Shoehorning in that my headcanon is that they ended up working with Diana Gately and are now studying the Gates of Whimsy as a way for space/multidimensional travel.)

12. New Yokai

There are a bunch of new yokai and new designs for old yokai introduced in YKW4, so possibly just a bunch of cases focused on these yokai.

There can also be some that we haven’t seen before.

Personally, I want to see more yokai like Jorogumo. Like, yokai that are scary-looking, shamelessly evil, can’t be redeemed, and have to be put down. That’s my jam.

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So those were my ideas for plot points that Shadowside could go over if it ever comes back.

If there’s anything you want to expand upon, add, or correct, feel free to do so!

#yokai watch #yokai watch shadowside #youkai watch #youkai watch shadowside #yo-kai watch #Yo-kai Watch Shadowside #yo kai watch #yo kai watch shadowside #yokai watch theories

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kaialone · 5 years

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Quick question. I saw on twitter that you mentioned that the Shadowside had things set up, but were changed after Hino stopped writing. You said something about Junior, but were there any other things you think were supposed to be different. Genuinely curious, because I haven't noticed anything, but I'm usually not very good at noticing these types of things. (Love your blog, and I hope you have a nice day!)

Thank you! (Sorry for the slightly late response ^^;)

Well, I’m not sure if I have much to say on this, I don’t have any actual background information of course, there’s just a bit one can read into it.

It’s gonna be a bit long, so I’m putting it under a read more.

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The first episode is written by Hino, and in it we see some set ups that don’t really get picked up much afterwards.

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One simple example is actually that Movie 4 and the PV for the first episode still used the OG tribes, Charming, etc, but by the time the first episode came out, the Charming symbol on Jibanyan’s arc was changed to Mononoke, from the new system. This means at that point, the new tribe system was just getting invented, and it also indicated Shadowside was kinda suffering from the fact that it was made before YKW4, so changes in mechanics like this were harder to implement.

I feel this is prolly why we don’t got tribe songs anymore, which is a real pity. Like Shadowside the anime couldnt have them, cause the tribe system was literally still being invented as the show was made, and YKW4 the game couldnt have them because well, gotta stick to what the anime did.

But thats more a mechanics thing and isnt tied directly to the narrative.

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For a narravtive example, the first episode is mostly told from Keisuke’s perspective, and while I don’t think that has to mean he was going to be the main character at some point, it did make it seem like there was at least the idea of more character development for him.

It made sense to start the series with him, since he has this outsider perspective, but it also sets him up as this easily frightened kid who denies the supernatural. So in the first episode, a major point for him is accepting the existence of yokai, partially through the help of his deceased friend, who has become a yokai.

The episode ends with him saying to himself “Yokai definitely exist, I know this because my best friend is one”.

And yet, immediately afterwards in the next episode, we see Keisuke trying to calm himself by singing “yokai dont exist at all”. Now, one could do something interesting here, like Keisuke fluctuating between what he wants to believe, and have some conflict with that, but

From that point on, all Keisuke ever does is be frightened as a running gag, like the once per episode rule is that he gets scared by the yokai of the week, and thats it. He gets one or two episodes, but even those dont do anything with his character.

In episode 1, Keisuke was a multi-faceted character who happened to be easily frightened and insecure. Every episode after that reduced him to the single trait of “scared”, which maybe a little bit of sass sometimes, but everyone is sassy in the YKW animes.

And then in the final episodes he gets the confidence to help out, but there isnt really much that causes it, outside of a speech from Junior, but in either case, like 50-ish episodes of 0 character focus doesn’t get undone by a tiny bit of focus at the end.

Adding to that, another interesting thing is that like, even though Bourei Banchou is literally his best friend, he never has any interaction with Keisuke again, really.

He gets summoned once in episode 5, where he is taken out in 1 hit with no lip service, and then he is summoned again in the finale as a bit of a nod, but there is no real character there.

What makes this interesting is that in merchandise, Bourei Banchou was actually shown to have a Lightside, Banchō, whom we even get to see some anime-style render of on some cards/stickers:

Considering the development of YKW4 was probably really early at this point (see the part about tribes) it’s unlikely they wouldn’ve created this design unless it was meant to be in the anime.

And when you look at him, he has very typical Yokai Watch sidekick look, doesnt he? So based on that I feel it’s likely that at some point, Banchō was meant to be Keisuke’s yokai partner, and be shown hanging around him and be an actual character and stuff.

But who knows.

One might say “well I don’t care about Keisuke, so I’m glad this didn’t happen” or something, which is a valid opinion to have, I’m just saying it seems obvious there was something dropped here.

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Next we get the “Kaima” aspect. In episode 1, Fukurou’s dart hits a human which transforms him into a “Kaima”, which is what “Wicked Yokai” are called in Japanese, but the Japanese term has slightly different connotations, so…

Anyway, the question in hindsight is like: What the heck was that about?

This never happens again.

In episode 2 he hits the boy, but it doesn’t transform him, it shoots “evil” at Charlie the bike yokai, and Charlie turns bad.

After that he accidentally hits Jinta while trying to hit a human? And I think from that point on he either misses all the time or just hits the yokai directly.

And we never really get any explanation of what these darts even are, really.

Like, we know that supposedly it’s to look for the princess, but why?

Why does hitting humans and/or yokai with evil darts help?

One could assume make it’d awaken the Princess, but then why did he aim for what was clearly random punk jerks?

Did only Fukurou have those darts? If yes, how? And if yes, why was Shuten Douji not upset when Fukurou perished, at the very least over losing those darts?

Why did it only transform people in episode 1? In the very finale, we get people being transformed again, so I feel it maybe have at some point been tied to that, if they had a vague idea of what Soranaki was going to be yet.

But it’s clear there’s specific details that were meant to different.

Also, given what we learn later, why was Fukurou serving Shuten Douji, considering Shuten Douji’s main agenda is eventually revealed to be tied to restoring the power of the Oni Tribe, which Fukurou is not a member of.

It’s not like Shuten Douji has countless minions, he just as Douketstu and Fukurou, so I really gotta wonder why the latter is there.

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Lastly a bit about Junior.

Now, Junior does not appear in the first episode, so this has less to do with Hino’s writing in particular, but I still think there might’ve been different intentions for Junior originally.

In the show itself, Junior is eventually revealed to have been born from pieces of Jibanyan’s body, and that’s really it. Despite this reveal, Junior doesn’t even get any major interactions with Jibanyan.

That in itself kinda feels to me like the anime writers didn’t have much of an idea of what to do with Junior, like they do with most characters.

And in any case, I really do think that originally, at some point in the production, Junior was meant to be born from Jibanyan and Whisper.

I’m not saying he was meant to be their literal baby, but I think he was probably meant to have been created in a similar manner to the show, but with parts of Whisper involved as well.

I mean, Junior’s design invokes traits of Jibanyan and Whisper alike in such a way that I have a really hard time to believe this wasn’t the intention at first.

There’s another reason I believe this, too.

Before Shadowside the anime was out, Hino showed of some early art during an “Inazuma Walker” stream, which mostly focused on Inazuma Eleven, but has some other stuff, too.

When Junior was shown, his co-host jokingly said “Well, everyone can tell this the child of Whisper and Jibanyan”, to which Hino replied “Um, it’s a bit different.”

While Hino does say that “it’s a bit different”, I also feel the co-host probably wouldn’t have made the “it’s Whisper’s and Jibanyan’s kid” joke unless there was a bit of truth to it?

But this is only speculation on my part again, I could be wrong.

Regardless of what Junior’s origin was going to be, we can also see early teasers of YKW4 showing him next to Natsume, almost like a counterpart to Whisper&Jibanyan for Nate, and Nekomata for Shin.

This makes me think that earlier on, Junior was possibly intended as Natsume’s main yokai “sidekick” or at least one of them, possibly fulfilling a role to her that would be similar to Whisper and especially OG Jibanyan.

But in the final product in both Shadowside and YKW4, Junior is more of a tag along, who doesn’t have a particular bond with any of the human characters.

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Alright, those were just some of my thoughts, I hope this is what you were asking about?

Note that I have no idea what the behind-the-scenes of YKW looks like, this is just speculation. And even if I was right, that doesn’t mean any of this was done “behind Hino’s back” or the like. Even when he’s not writing directly, he could still be approving of any change, as far as I know.

To me it just personally felt like the anime writers couldn’t, or didn’t want to, follow up with some of the set-ups Hino made, not just story-wise, but especially characterization-wise.

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#yokai watch #yokai watch shadowside #yokai watch 4 #reply

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yokaiwatchfadetowhite · 4 years

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Keisuke is why I watch that trash anime. I love him and /hoped/ that he got treated better at some point. Chapters 6 and 26 were decent w/that, even if Ep 6 was about comedy but not funny at all, and Shadowside Professor Poophead should be banned. 26 has Venoct adopting abandoned animals tho so there's that. Anyways; how do soultimates work in ftw? I always thought that the human had something to do with the process cuz the game mechanic, but that's not the case in the anime and I was wondering.

Soutlimate are a thing in the comic, however, humans have nothing to do with it. It's more of a time thing. So most yokai do have one but it takes time to charge up.~mod Rei

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And yeah Keisuke is turned into the group scaredy cat—nvm that he has every right to be scared, he's still treated as if it's weird for him to be. Doesn't help that the others keep making up scarier and scarier stories about what the mystery might be, like it isn't a yokai /every heckin time/

OG anime whisper will like to have a word with them then.

~mod Rei

(Anonymous ) ...yokai combat in shadowside is incredibly boring. Like the fun about original was that Nate's yokai friends have 0 obligation to listen to him and end up doing whatever they want, and even if they do listen is who can out-inspirit the other, which leads to all kinds of wacky shenanigans and weird conclusions that left you wondering wether anything was resolved at all XP In shadowside it's all attacks and the yokai listen when told to beat someone, which is just... blegh.

From the episodes I seen the combat looked meh in gerenal. For a more action base series, it really lacked luster. I’m not even a fight scene snob, and even I was really underwhelmed from the action. TBH if I want an action/slice teen anime that is good, I have plenty to pick from.

#yokai watch #Youkai Watch #fadetowhite #mod answers #Mod rei~

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yokaiwatchconfessions · 5 years

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