Aliases
YO-KAI WATCH Shadowside, Youkai Watch: Shadow Side, 妖怪ウォッチ シャドウサイド, Yo-kai Watch: Shadowside
S26SPRING 2018TV
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Keisuke is a fifth grader who does not believe in ghosts, UFOs, or even youkai. Lately, he has noticed that Natsume has been coming home late, and one day decides to tail her. When he discovers that Natsume goes to a youkai detective agency, Natsume is forced to involve Keisuke in her activities.
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Last updated
Jul 27, 2026, 10:02 PM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
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.
CourScore
47.6
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 16 hours ago
Top reasons
- Format continuity - Format (TV) matches prior mainline entries
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 71.8
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 879,623 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
Runway
Low
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Financial & Commercial45
Production Feasibility49
Audience Reception77
Strategic Priors22
Fandom Engagement19
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 27, 2026, 10:02 PM
Next scheduledin 8 hours
Renewal FAQ
Youkai Watch: Shadow Side renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Youkai Watch: Shadow Side getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Youkai Watch: Shadow Side has a 48% renewal probability. 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: Shadow Side be renewed?
- Youkai Watch: Shadow Side currently scores 48 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. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is Youkai Watch: Shadow Side's renewal probability?
- Youkai Watch: Shadow Side's CourScore is 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 3,574 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 63 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.05 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 19 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 879,623 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,534 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 37 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 11 | Jun 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 184 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.96 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 897 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 520 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 11 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 566 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 244,500 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3.25 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,396 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,098 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 102 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,403 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 373 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 6 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 17 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 15 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 2,949 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 19 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 437 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 342 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.8 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 19 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 73 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |