Yo-kai Watch watch order
Yo-kai Watch has 12 anime entries in all: 4 TV seasons, 2 main-story movies, 5 optional extras and 1 recap you can skip. The listed main story takes about 163 h 40 min (169 h 28 min with listed extras). This is a suggested release-date sequence, not a required chronology.
Read our editor’s watch-order guide with story notes →
Suggested release sequence
Numbers count the main story. Entries marked “opt” are optional extras you can watch whenever you like.
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Yo-kai WatchMain storyTV · 2014214 eps85 h 36 min - opt
Yo-Kai Watch: The MovieOptional extraMovie · 20141 h 37 min - opt
Youkai Watch: Enma Daiou to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!Optional extraMovie · 20151 h 34 min - opt
Youkai Watch: Soratobu Kujira to Double Sekai no Daibouken da Nyan!Optional extraMovie · 20161 h 30 min - 2
Youkai Watch: Shadowside - Oni-ou no FukkatsuMovie · main storyMovie · 20171 h 34 min - 3
Youkai Watch: Shadow SideMain storyTV · 201849 eps19 h 36 min - 4
Youkai Watch: FOREVER FRIENDSMovie · main storyMovie · 20181 h 40 min - 5
Youkai Watch!Main storyTV · 201936 eps14 h 24 min - 6
Youkai Watch ♪Main storyTV · 202198 eps40 h 50 min - opt
Youkai Watch ♪: Keita to Orecchi no Deai Hen da Nyan ♪ Wa, Watakushi mo ♪♪Recap · skipMovie · 202155 minutes - opt
dTV Original Anime: Youkai Watch ♪Optional extraONA · 20213 eps27 minutes - opt
Youkai Watch ♪: Jibanyan VS Komasan Monge Daikessen da NyanOptional extraMovie · 202340 minutes
Built from AniList relation data and sorted by release date where available. Side stories and specials may be optional; relation links alone do not make chronology compulsory.
Yo-kai Watch watch order FAQ
- What order should I watch Yo-kai Watch in?
- A practical starting point is release order: Yo-kai Watch (2014), then Youkai Watch: Shadowside - Oni-ou no Fukkatsu (2017), then Youkai Watch: Shadow Side (2018), then Youkai Watch: FOREVER FRIENDS (2018), then Youkai Watch! (2019), then Youkai Watch ♪ (2021). You do not have to follow narrative chronology exactly. 5 optional extras are listed separately. This list follows anime relation data for the selected title.
- How many seasons does Yo-kai Watch have?
- Yo-kai Watch has 4 TV seasons and 2 main-story movies, plus 5 optional extras. Counts reflect anime entries linked to this title.
- Where do the Yo-kai Watch movies fit?
- Youkai Watch: Shadowside - Oni-ou no Fukkatsu and Youkai Watch: FOREVER FRIENDS are part of the main story. We place them in release order, but whether you watch every one is your choice.
- How long are the listed Yo-kai Watch entries?
- About 163 h 40 min for the listed main story, or 169 h 28 min with listed optional extras; runtimes use catalog episode and duration data.
- Can I skip the Yo-kai Watch recap episodes?
- Yes — Youkai Watch ♪: Keita to Orecchi no Deai Hen da Nyan ♪ Wa, Watakushi mo ♪♪ recaps earlier episodes and can be skipped if you have watched everything in order.