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
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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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Franchise overview
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
34.0
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 15 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 73.7
- Cohort rating percentile - 83th percentile within season cohort
- Reddit discussion momentum - 13 weekly Reddit threads, compared with current activity
Runway
Feasibility warning
NoneThe recorded adaptation appears close to the available source. Films or original continuations may still be possible.
Financial & Commercial33
Production Feasibility20
Audience Reception54
Strategic Priors27
Fandom Engagement46
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
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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?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Youkai Watch: FOREVER FRIENDS has a 34/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will Youkai Watch: FOREVER FRIENDS be renewed?
- Youkai Watch: FOREVER FRIENDS currently scores 34 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Youkai Watch: FOREVER FRIENDS's renewal probability?
- Youkai Watch: FOREVER FRIENDS's CourScore is 34 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 signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 64 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 981 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 2,581 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 71,050 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 1,145 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 262 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 3,766 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.73 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 962 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 2,255 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,048 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.27 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 7,998 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 76 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 531 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 49 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 9,343 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 365 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 13 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 146 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 13 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 13 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.05 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 496 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 68.8 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 68 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Apr 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 21,715 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -81 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2,476 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 91,923 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |