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    Youkai Watch: Shadow Side

    妖怪ウォッチ シャドウサイド / Yo-kai Watch: Shadowside
    Youkai Watch: Shadow Side
    Genres: Comedy, Kids, Mythology, Supernatural
    Themes: Mythology
    Demographics: Kids
    Studios: OLM
    Producers: TV Tokyo
    Rating: 6.79 / 10
    Rank: #5551
    Popularity: #10667
    Users Listed: 3,148
    Users Scored: 916
    NSFW: No
    Last Updated: 04/11/2022
    Aired: April 13, 2018 – March 29, 2019 (Spring)
    Type: tv
    Source: game
    Age Rating: G
    Episodes: 49
    Broadcast: Friday at 18:25 (JST)

    Synopsis:

    Set in a modern cityscape where the veil between the human and spirit worlds is thin, this series follows Keisuke Amano, an eleven-year-old boy skeptical of the supernatural. His perception is challenged when he discovers his older sister, Natsume, is secretly involved in a world of Youkai hunting alongside her friends. Drawn into her clandestine life, Keisuke learns of a hidden agency dedicated to resolving conflicts between humans and restless spirits.

    The narrative explores themes of family, belief, and the responsibility that comes with knowledge. As Keisuke joins Natsume on her investigations, he navigates a world filled with peculiar creatures and complex moral dilemmas. The series blends slice-of-life elements with supernatural intrigue, presenting a grounded perspective on a fantastical setting while examining how individuals reconcile the ordinary with the extraordinary.

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    Characters:

    • Amano, Keisuke (Main) - Voice Actors: Tomatsu, Haruka
    • Amano, Natsume (Main) - Voice Actors: Yuuki, Aoi
    • Arihoshi, Akinori (Main) - Voice Actors: Tamura, Mutsumi
    • Tsukinami, Touma (Main) - Voice Actors: Hasegawa, Yoshiaki
    • Amano, Keita (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Kensuke
    • Enma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kimura, Ryouhei
    • Himeno, Ayame (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Murakawa, Rie
    • Jibanyan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kuroda, Takaya
    • Jimenken (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Bando, Naoki
    • Junior (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kozakura, Etsuko
    • Kodama, Fumika (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Endou, Aya
    • Komasan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hirakawa, Daisuke
    • Micchy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Onosaka, Masaya
    • Whisper (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Seki, Tomokazu

    Staff:

    • Beniya, Yoshikazu (Producer)
    • Inoue, Takashi (Producer)
    • Lee, Sang-jun (Producer)
    • Kuji, Gorou (Episode Director)
    • Ueda, Shigeru (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Yoshimoto, Tsuyoshi (Episode Director)
    • Enomoto, Akihiro (Storyboard)
    • Iijima, Masakatsu (Storyboard)
    • Ikeda, Shigetaka (Storyboard)
    • Shimizu, Satoshi (Storyboard)
    • Sudou, Norihiko (Storyboard)
    • Takahashi, Tomoya (Storyboard)
    • Tomita, Hiroaki (Storyboard)
    • Yajima, Tetsuo (Storyboard)
    • Yano, Hiroyuki (Storyboard)
    • King Cream Soda. (Theme Song Performance)
    • Fujimaki, Ren (Key Animation)
    • Hino, Akihiro (Original Creator)
    • Hu, Fengcheng (Key Animation)
    • Hyoudou, Takashi (Key Animation)
    • Komori, Mayumi (Editing)
    • Kouno, Emi (Animation Director)
    • Nagano, Takuzou (Original Character Design)
    • Saigou, Kenichirou (Music)
    • Takeuchi, Akira (Chief Animation Director)
    • Tanaka, Miho (Original Character Design)
    • Yamauchi, Rena (Animation Director)
    • Yoshikawa, Shinichi (Key Animation)

    Reviews:

    • User YKWMaster (Score: 9/10):
      The best Yo-Kai Watch series, Gakuen, Kuroi and Classic series are not bad But this anime is the best adaption of the main concepts of the franchise, this anime uses the nakama power, the dynamic rithym and the creativity to make a very good story But, as much as all these details are great, at the end of the day it's an anime that feels bland, it's the anime with the best Yo-Kai Watch ideas and excellent execution of them, but you end up getting bored The plot chapters are the best of all, and even if the filler chapters have very good ideas and some of themtell very good stories, most of them are completely irrelevantnI like all the characters, but when you finish the anime you still think that their's stories were incompletenI recomended it? Yeah, specially if you're a YKW fan, I repeat it, it' great, but the flaws are sooo striking

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