The new show will feature unique and returning Yo-kai. The comedy will also center on the original series' main characters: fifth-grader Keita (Nate in the English version), ghost butler Whisper, and popular Yo-kai like Jibanyan and Komasan. The original cast members for these four characters are returning for this new series.
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
45.5
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 11 hours ago
Top reasons
- Format continuity - Format (TV) matches prior mainline entries
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (TV Tokyo, Dentsu, OLM) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 29%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Merchandise catalogue breadth (MFC) - 1,758 merch items catalogued (555 figures)
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Youkai Watch ♪ renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Youkai Watch ♪ getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Youkai Watch ♪ has a 45/100 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 ♪ be renewed?
- Youkai Watch ♪ currently scores 45 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 ♪'s renewal probability?
- Youkai Watch ♪'s CourScore is 45 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 60 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 19 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,050 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| animate | merch rank | JP | 16 | Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 97 | Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 25 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 388 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 23,152 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 311 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 163 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 275 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 784 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,446 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,321 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.7 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 1,999 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 23 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 611 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 132 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 555 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 1,163 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 40 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 1,758 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 441,407 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 181,549 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 16,556,595 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.14 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 345 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.4 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 71 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 14.07 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Jun 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 26,684 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -111 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 1,251 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 28,077 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 63 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 14,292 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 14,292 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |