Aliases
Youkai Watch: Forever Friends, Youkai Watch Movie 5: Forever Friends, 映画 妖怪ウォッチ FOREVER FRIENDS, Eiga Youkai Watch: Forever Friends
S18 (Movie)FALL 2018MOVIE
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The film tells the story of interweaving friendships between three children and yo-kai. The film is set in 1960s Tokyo, in Sakura Motomachi. A boy named Shin lives a poor but happy life. When his mother — his only family member — dies, Shin's unhappiness hits rock bottom. That is when another boy named Itsuki saves Shin. Itsuki has also lost his older sister. Shin, Itsuki, and a young girl named Tae who can see yo-kai all become friends. Shin's guardian spirit Suu-san, a "Nekomata" cat, and other new yo-kai join their group, and this group is able to regain what it means to have a precious family. This new family must now face a mysterious incident, and a shocking reality awaits them.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Jul 25, 2026, 03:14 PM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2014, 12:00 AM.
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 3 days ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Runway
Unknown
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 25, 2026, 03:14 PM
Next scheduled3 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Youkai Watch: FOREVER FRIENDS renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Youkai Watch: FOREVER FRIENDS getting a new season?
- Yes - Youkai Watch: FOREVER FRIENDS has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Youkai Watch: FOREVER FRIENDS be renewed?
- Youkai Watch: FOREVER FRIENDS has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Youkai Watch: FOREVER FRIENDS's renewal probability?
- Youkai Watch: FOREVER FRIENDS's CourScore is 100 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 260 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,038 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 6 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 69 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 1,044 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 40 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 68 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 531 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 69,346 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Apr 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 9,225 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 40 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 386 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 287 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 62 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2,410 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 952 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 40 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.04 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 2,522 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 49 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 21,796 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 935 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.69 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 492 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 2,215 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 76 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 3,748 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |