Yo-kai Watch

Yo-kai Watch
Original Title	妖怪ウォッチ (Yōkai Wotchi)
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio 1	Amalgamated Sound & Picture
Dubbing Studio 2	SDI Media
Dubbing Studio 3	Red Angel Media
Dubbing Studio 4	Studios VOA
Voice Director 1	Mark Risley
Voice Director 2	Bob Buchholz
Recorded	2015-2017 2018 2019
Dub Country 1	United States
Dub Country 2	Hong Kong
Original Country	Japan
Episodes	214
Year	2014-2018

Yo-kai Watch (妖怪ウォッチ Yōkai Wotchi) is a children's anime series based on the video game of the same name developed by Level-5. The anime was broadcast from January 8, 2014 to March 30, 2018 on TXN and related stations. An English dub, produced by Dentsu Entertainment USA, started airing on the Disney XD channel on October 5, 2015 in the United States, Canada's Teletoon on October 10, 2015, and 9Go! in Australia on December 14, 2015. Episodes are split into multiple parts.

Dubbing History

The English dub was originally recorded by Amalgamated Sound & Picture in Los Angeles, and would go on to air on Disney XD in the United States on October 5, 2015, a month before the North American release date of Yo-kai Watch video game. It also airs on the Canadian channel Teletoon.

On December 16, 2017, Brent Pendergrass confirmed that he would no longer be participating in any Yo-kai Watch-related projects, even though he didn't state any reasons. Three days later, Joey D'Auria, who is best known for voicing Whisper confirmed that all of the Yo-kai Watch anime voice actors were recast due to budget cuts. This led to the fans worrying about the voice actors sounding not as they want it to be and Yo-kai Watch Blasters having to handle a longer delay.

When Blasters was announced, it was confirmed that the original voice actors reprised their roles after months of no news and that the anime series would have a new cast, with SDI Media taking over. Sometime before Season 3 premiered on Disney XD in the United States, some of the new voice actors shared their roles all over social media.

The voice actor recast proved to be somewhat controversial in the fandom. While some of the fans praised the recasted voices, others didn't like them at all. The negative reception piled up even more when the dub edits started to degrade in quality, such as blanking out signs rather than translating some of them, leaving Japanese-language errors present in various scenes and censoring out Usapyon's Invader Mode.

Some of the episodes were also reordered for unknown reasons, and as of now, several segments have been presumed to be skipped. The reordering has proved to be controversial, to the point of the official Twitter account poking fun at it.

Toonami Asia Dub

An Asian-English version of the series aired on Toonami in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand in 2015. Unlike the Western-English dub, it keeps almost all of the Japanese signage and edits while the dialogue retains all of the verbal tics, Japanese names, and Japanese opening/ending themes.

The dub is produced entirely uncut over the Japanese visuals, with the networks it airs on making edits as they are needed to comply to local standards and laws. It is known to have aired at least 100 episodes, but due to the shutdown of Toonami Asia, it is currently on hiatus until it continues broadcast on Cartoon Network sometimes in 2020.

Cartoon Network Africa Dub

On April 20th, 2019, the Cartoon Network Africa YouTube channel posted clips from Yo-kai Watch Season 3 Episode 2 with an entirely different cast then the previous ones. Multiple clips from the episodes were uploaded, and scheduling showed that the episodes were uncensored and not switched around. However, when CN Africa posted more clips it was from the SDI Media dub. This dub is considered lost.

Cast

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Episodes
Main Characters
	Nathan "Nate" Adams	Keita Amano	Haruka Tomatsu	Johnny Yong Bosch	1-76
				Griffin Burns	77-102
	Whisper		Tomokazu Seki	Joey D'Auria	1-76
				Michael Sorich	77-102
	Jibanyan		Etsuko Kozakura	Alicyn Packard	1-76
				Kira Buckland	77-102
	Hailey Anne Thomas	Inaho Misora	Aoi Yūki	Erika Harlacher	77-102
	USApyon		Kotori Shigemoto	Katie Leigh	77-102
Secondary Characters
	Katie Forester	Fumika Kodama	Aya Endō	Melissa Hutchison	1-76
				Reba Buhr	77-102
	Edward "Eddie" Archer	Kanchi Imada	Chie Satō	Brent Pendergrass	1-76
				Bryce Papenbrook	77-102
	Barnaby "Bear" Bernstein	Gorota "Kuma" Kumashima	Tōru Nara	Paul Greenberg	1-76
				Tony Azzolino	77-102
	Lily Adams	Keita's Mother	Ryōko Nagata	Alicyn Packard	1-76
				Reba Buhr	77-102
	Aaron Adams	Keita's Father	Tōru Nara	Brent Pendergrass	1-76
				Christopher Corey Smith	77-102
	Sarah	Satoko Hayashi	Natsuki Aikawa	Alicyn Packard	42-79
	Alex	Mika Yamaguchi	Risa Ai		6-76
	Mr. Joe Johnson	Homeroom Teacher	Kazehiro Fusegawa	Paul Greenberg	4-76
	Next HarMEOWny	NyaKB	Haruka Shimazaki	Alicyn Packard	27-51
			Jurina Matsui
			Sakura Miyawaki
			Rina Kawaei
			Yuria Kizaki
			Rena Kato
			Mako Kojima

Human Characters

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Episodes
	Amy	Emi	Kiyono Yasuno	Alicyn Packard	1-25
	Shelly	Shiori Nakamura	Yurie Kobori	¿?
	Lulu	Ai Kobayashi	Eri Inagawa	¿?
	Natalie	Nakajima Norika	Natsuki Aikawa	¿?
	Kenny	Kenji Yamada	Ryōko Nagata	¿?
	Megan "Meg" Jones	Megumi Sasaki		Melissa Hutchison
	Chelsea	Chiyo Suzuki	Kiyono Yasuno	¿?
	Andy	Koichi Kato	Yurie Kobori	Johnny Yong Bosch
	Eric	Takumi Ito	Aya Endō	¿?
	Rebecca Forester	Fumika's Mother	Natsuki Aikawa	Melissa Hutchison	4-76
	Jason Forester	Fumika's Father	Koji Yusa	Johnny Yong Bosch	49-76
	Mr. Batham	Gatarou Gaman		Joey D'Auria	15-76
	Director Phonius	Korinai Yarase		Paul Greenberg	58-65

Yo-kai Characters

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Episodes
	Dismarelda	Don'yoriinu	Ryōko Nagata	Melissa Hutchison	1-27
	Happierre	Honobōno	Masahito Yabe	Paul Greenberg	1-27
	Walkappa	Nogappa		Melissa Hutchison	2-75
				Reba Buhr	81-102
	Tattletell	Bakurobā	Chie Satō	Melissa Hutchison	2-64
	Dracunyan	Gabunyan	Etsuko Kozakura	Alicyn Packard	42
				Cristina Vee	77-102
	Noko	Tsuchinoko	Yuko Sasamoto	Brent Pendergrass	3-46
	Manjimutt	Jinmenken	Naoki Bandō	Paul Greenberg	3-76
	Roughraff	Gurerurin		Brent Pendergrass	3-76
	Baddinyan	Warunyan	Etsuko Kozakura	Alicyn Packard	3-35
	Hungramps	Himojii	Tadashi Miyazawa	Paul Greenberg	4-59
	Wazzat	Wasurenbō	Naoki Bandō	Joey D'Auria	4-64
	Illoo	Maborōshi	Tōru Nara		5-39
	Blazion	Meramelion	Yuko Sasamoto	Brent Pendergrass	6-64
	Negatibuzz	Negatibuun	Masahito Yabe	¿?	6
	Signibble	Denpaku-kozō	Chie Satō	Alicyn Packard	6-27
	Komasan		Aya Endō	Melissa Hutchison	7-76
				Erika Harlacher	79-102
	Nosirs	MitoMEN	Yūichi Karasuma	Brent Pendergrass	7-15
			Kazuhiro Fusegawa
			Kiyotaka Furushima
	Daiz	Bōbō	Etsuko Kozakura	Alicyn Packard	57
	Mr. Blockhead	Kakusan	Yuya Murakami	¿?	107
	Fidgephant	Morezō	Miho Hino	Paul Greenberg	8-61
	Hidabat	Hikikōmori	Ryōko Nagata	Melissa Hutchison	8-70
				Reba Buhr	78-102
	Komajiro		Aya Endō	Alicyn Packard	9-76
	Cadin	Semimaru	Tōru Nara	Melissa Hutchison	9-64
				Michael Sorich	81-102
	Robonyan		Naoki Bandō	Joey D'Auria	9-76
				Tony Azzolino	77-102
	Buhu	Tohohogisu	Aya Endō	Alicyn Packard	10-53
	Shogunyan	Bushinyan	Etsuko Kozakura		10-19
	Spenp	Mudazukai	Tōru Nara	Johnny Yong Bosch	11-72
	Noway	Murikabe		Brent Pendergrass	11-27
	Cheeksqueek	Onarazumono	Miho Hino	Alicyn Packard	12
				Kira Buckland	91
	Chatalie	Kuchidake-onna	Yuko Sasamoto	Alicyn Packard	13-27
	Wiglin	Wakame-kun	Masahito Yabe		13-27
	Steppa	Konbu-san	Tōru Nara	Brent Pendergrass	13-27
	Rhyth	Mekabu-chan	Ryōko Nagata	Alicyn Packard	13-27
	Dazzabel	Sharekofujin	Miho Hino	Melissa Hutchinson	14-35
	Dimmy	Jimii		Johnny Yong Bosch	14-27
	Sproink	Nobosetonman	Yuya Murakami	Brent Pendergrass	15-27
	Babblong	Nagabana	Naoki Bandō	Joey D'Auria	15-27
	Peppillon	Ageageha	Tōru Nara	Brent Pendergrass	16-27
	Drizzle	Amefurashi	Yuko Sasamoto		16
	Mirapo	Ungaikyō	Tadashi Miyazawa	Paul Greenberg	16-27
	Rockabelly	Harao-dori	Aya Endō	Alicyn Packard	17-27
	Cynake	Sunesnake	Tadashi Miyazawa	Johnny Yong Bosch	17
	Kyubi		Ryōko Nagata	Melissa Hutchison	18-76
	Gargaros	Aka Oni	Naoki Bandō	Brent Pendergrass	18-55
	Baku		Chie Satō	Alicyn Packard	19-27
	Dandoodle	Ikemenken	Masahito Yabe	Paul Greenberg	20-52
	D'wanna	Tsuzukanasō			21-27
	Insomni	Fuumin	Aya Endō	Alicyn Packard	21-27
	Duchoo	Kazekamo	Naoki Bandō	Paul Greenberg	22-27
	Coughkoff	Igaigaguri	Masahito Yabe		22-27
	Ake	Katanori-kozō	Ryōko Nagata	Brent Pendergrass	22
	Payn	Katanori-oyakata			22
	Grubsnitch	Tsumamiguinosuke	Chie Satō	Alicyn Packard	23
				Cristina Vee	77-102
	B3-NK1	Karakuri Benkei	Masahito Yabe	Brent Pendergrass	23-27
	Terrorpotta	Dokidoki	Etsuko Kozakura	¿?	37
	Nekidspeed	Bakusoku	Masahito Yabe	¿?	37
	Tengloom	Nekurama Tengu	Naoki Bandō	Paul Greenberg	24-26
	Tengu		Miho Hino	Alicyn Packard	24
	Espy	Satori-chan	Etsuko Kozakura		26
	Peckpocket	Yokodori	Aya Endō	Paul Greenberg	26-76
	Kin		Vanilla Yamazaki	Melissa Hutchison	25-47
	Gin		Mika Kanai	Alicyn Packard	25-47
	K'mon-K'mon	Matenshi	Kiyono Yasuno	¿?	27
	Pallysol	Karakasa-obake	Kensuke Satō	Melissa Hutchison	28
	Lady Longnek	Rokurokubi	Yuko Sasamoto		28
	Boyclops	Hitotsume-kozō	Miho Hino	Alicyn Packard	28
				Cristina Vee	77-
	Swelton	Asekkaki	Tadashi Miyazawa	Joey D'Auria	29
	Slicenrice	Onigiri-zamurai	Ryōta Asari	Brent Pendergrass	29
	Brokenbrella	Sakasakkasa		Paul Greenberg	29
	Pandle	Buyōjinbō	Yuko Sasamoto	Melissa Hutchison	30-76
	Blizzaria	Fubuki-hime	Aya Endō	Cristina Vee	81-119
	Steve Jaws	Sutību Jōzu	Kensuke Satō	Paul Greenberg	27-70
	Directator	Misutā Mūbīn	Tadashi Miyazawa	Johnny Yong Bosch	31-35
	Lie-In Heart	Man'ojishi	Kensuke Satō	Johnny Yong Bosch	32
				Tony Azzolino	111-196
	Sergeant Burly	Burī-taichō	Mototaka Segawa	Brent Pendergrass	36-62
	Dianyan	Daiyanyan	Naoki Bandō	Johnny Yong Bosch	40
	Sandmeh	Sunao	Ryōta Asari	Paul Greenberg	45
	Count Zapaway	Rimokon-kakushi	Tadashi Miyazawa	Brent Pendergrass	40-68
	Mimikin	Monomannequin	Kensuke Satō	Paul Greenberg	44-68
	Elder Bloom	Hanasaka-jii	Tadashi Miyazawa		43
	Verygoodsir	Sebastian	Tomokazu Seki	Joey D'Auria	38-63
	Snottle	Hanahojin	Tōru Nara		44-74
	Papa Windbag	Jigajii-san	Kensuke Satō	Brent Pendergrass	33-57
	Faux Kappa	Kappa			33
	Yoodooit	Hitomakasennin	Masahito Yabe	Paul Greenberg	34
	Cricky	Nechigaeru	Ryōta Asari		35
	So-Sorree	Ittangomen	Tōru Nara	Joey D'Auria	30-32
	Enerfly	Zekkōchō		Brent Pendergrass	34
	Enefly	Zekkōchō			34
	Heheheel	Warautsubo	Tadashi Miyazawa	Alicyn Packard	36
	Watermelnyan	Suikanyan	Etsuko Kozakura	Johnny Yong Bosch	45
	Strawbnyan	Ichigonyan		Alicyn Packard
	Grapenyan	Budōnyan
	Espinyan	Togenyan
	Oranyan	Mikanyan
	Kiwinyan	Kiuinyan
	Melonyan	Meron'nyan
	Ol' Saint Trick	Santaku Rōshi	Tōru Nara	Brent Pendergrass	49
	Pandanoko	Tsuchinoko Panda	Yuko Sasamoto	Brent Pendergrass	51-72
	Venoct	Orochi		Johnny Yong Bosch	50-53
	Washogun	Arai Mashō	Kensuke Satō	Joey D'Auria	50
	Brushido	Katazukerai	Kiyono Yasuno	Johnny Yong Bosch	50
	Messyrai	Chirakashikerai	Masahito Yabe	¿?	50
	Mochismo	Chikaramochi	Tadashi Miyazawa	Brent Pendergrass	48
	Cutta-nah	Daraketō	Naoki Bandō		51
	Failian	Yū Esu Ō	Chie Satō	Melissa Hutchison	39
	Spoilerina	Netabarerīna	Ryōko Nagata	Jenn Wong	39
	Supoor Hero	Okanenaidaa	Aya Endō	Paul Greenberg	46
	Poofessor	Unchikuma	Yuko Sasamoto	Johnny Yong Bosch	46
				Brian Beacock	86
	Shmoopie	Kyuntarō	Ryōko Nagata	Alicyn Packard	41
	Yoink	Karipakkun	Ryōta Asari	Paul Greenberg	41
	Drizzelda	Ame-onna	Yuko Sasamoto	Melissa Hutchison	52
	Ray O'Light	Hare Otoko	Kensuke Satō	Johnny Yong Bosch	52
	Jumbelina	Tsuragawari	Kiyono Yasuno	¿?	52
	Rubeus J	Reddo Jei	Kensuke Satō	¿?	53
	Hardy Hound	Maitii Doggu	Tōru Nara	¿?	53-64
	Dromp	Daidarabotchi		Brent Pendergrass	53-65
	Leadoni	Michibiki	Chie Satō	Paul Greenberg	53
	Gutsy Bones	Giyamandokuro	Tōru Nara	Brent Pendergrass	54
	Furdinand	Fusafusan	Ryōta Asari	Joey D'Auria	54
				Michael Sorich	85
	Wantston	Urayamashirō	Chie Satō	Alicyn Packard	56
	Pupsicle	Samugari	Yuko Sasamoto	Melissa Hutchison	56
	Gimme	Dorobokkun	Ryōta Asari	Joey D'Auria	68
	Tublappa	Akaname	Aya Endō	Melissa Hutchison	58
	Master Oden	Odenjin	Tōru Nara	Paul Greenberg	59
	Suspicioni	Gishin'anki	Naoki Bandō	Brent Pendergrass	59-75
	Toiletta	Hanako-san	Ryōko Nagata	Jenn Wong	60-69
				Cristina Vee	81-107
	Copperled	Shikirunja	Tadashi Miyazawa	Johnny Yong Bosch	60
	Enduriphant	Gamanmosu	Tōru Nara	Joey D'Auria	61
	Wydeawake	Tetsuya	Miho Hino	Melissa Hutchison	61
	Cap'n Crash	Daikōkai Senchō	Kensuke Satō	Brent Pendergrass	57
	Goldenyan	Golnyan	Yuko Sasamoto	Joey D'Auria	67
	Frazzel	Hiraishin	Ryōta Asari	Griffin Burns	86-110
	Papa Bolt	Rai Oton	Tadashi Miyazawa	Tony Azzolino	86-102
	Mama Aura	Sei Okan	Etsuko Kozakura	Reba Buhr	86-102
	Whapir	Haku	Chie Satō	Cristina Vee	88-102
	Statiking	Hatsudenshin	Yuko Sasamoto	Brian Beacock	98-102
	Statikid	Seidenki			99-102
	Snippity Cricket	Kirisugirisu	¿?	¿?	114
	Swelterrier	Atsugaruru	Yuko Sasamoto	Griffin Burns	81-95
Objects
	Yo-Kai Watch		¿?	Brent Pendergrass	1-76
	Yo-Kai Book		¿?		1-76
	Sam		Yurie Kobori	Johnny Yong Bosch	13-76

Additional Voices

Episodes 1-76 Johnny Yong Bosch Joey D'Auria Paul Greenberg Melissa Hutchison Alicyn Packard Brent Pendergrass David H. Steinberg Jenn Wong

Episodes 77-102 Tony Azzolino Kira Buckland Bob Buchholz Reba Buhr Griffin Burns Lucien Dodge Todd Haberkorn Chris Patton Keith Silverstein Doug Erholtz Christopher Corey Smith Michael Sorich Joe Ochman Cristina Vee

Toonami Asia Dub

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
	Keita Amano	Haruka Tomatsu	Sarah Hauser
	Jibanyan	Etsuko Kozakura
	Bushinyan
	Whisper	Tomokazu Seki	Mitchel Wallace
	Fumika Kodama	Aya Endō	Kate Hawkins
	Kanchi Imada	Chie Satō
	Gorota "Kuma" Kumashima	Tōru Nara	Michael C. Pizzuto
	Keita's Mother	Ryōko Nagata	Kate Hawkins
	Keita's Father	Tōru Nara	Michael C. Pizzuto
	Homeroom Teacher	Kazehiro Fusegawa
	Komajiro	Aya Endō	Elizabeth Loennborn
	Komasan		Jessica de Borja
	USApyon	Kotori Shigemoto
	Robonyan	Naoki Bandō	Michael C. Pizzuto
	Jinmenken
	MitoMen	Yūichi Karasuma	Dave Bridges
		Kazuhiro Fusegawa
		Kiyotaka Furushima
	Jimii	Miho Hino	Kate Hawkins
	Tohohogisu	Aya Endō

Additional Voices

• Kate Hawkins - Narrator

Cartoon Network Africa Dub

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor
	Nathan "Nate" Adams	Keita Amano	Haruka Tomatsu	Sahid Arnaud Pabon
	Jibanyan		Etsuko Kozakura	Crystal Lopez
	Hailey Anne Thomas	Inaho Misora	Aoi Yūki	Christina Jopling
	USApyon		Kotori Shigemoto	Hali Beth Muller
	Komasan		Aya Endō	Crystal Lopez
	Komajiro			Christina Jopling
	Kyubi		Ryōko Nagata	Celia Gruss
	Puppynyan	Inunyan	Kensuke Satō
	Hungramps	Himojii	Tadashi Miyazawa	Paul Louis
	Robonyan F	Robonyan Type-F	Naoki Bandō

Transmission

Date(s)	Channel	Country
2015-2019	Disney XD	United States
2015	Disney Channel

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Version	Contents	Region	Country
Manga Entertainment	2016		Los Angeles Dub	Episodes 1-13	4 PAL	Australia
				2 Volumes
	2018			Episodes 1-26
				4 Discs
NCircle Entertainment	2019			Episodes 1-26	1 NTSC	United States
				2 Volumes

See Also

• Yo-kai Watch: The Movie
• Yo-kai Watch (videogame)
• Yo-kai Watch 2
• Yo-kai Watch 3
• Yo-kai Watch Blasters

External Links

• Yo-kai Watch at the Internet Movie Database.
• Yo-kai Watch (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia.