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
S97SPRING 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
Aug 31, 2026, 02:16 AM
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 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Format continuity - Format (TV) matches prior mainline entries
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 72.6
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 827,490 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
Runway
Low
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Financial & Commercial46
Production Feasibility49
Audience Reception77
Strategic Priors22
Fandom Engagement18
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 02:16 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 63 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 38 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,554 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 102 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 15 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 579 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 191 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 78 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 344 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 3,458 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 73.19 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 4 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,111 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,423 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,402 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 121 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 373 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 232,051 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 2,683 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 827,490 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 827 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 5 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 280 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 25 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.05 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 898 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.8 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 73 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.34 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 6 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 11 | Jun 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |