#king enma yokai watch

[aura-bug]

my son lucas was dealt such a dirty hand by the whole franchise man. like he's arguably one of the more important characters lore-wise and they never did ANYTHING with him!! they just refuse to acknowledge his existence

please please PLEASE give more attention to my boy. he deserves it methinks

#yokai watch #yo-kai watch #yo kai watch #Lucas schiffer #im convinced that every time they worked on a new ykw game past 1 they had a huge sign with bright red flashing letters #that spelled out “DO NOT MENTION THIS MAN” and pointed at a printed out image of Lucas #which sucks bc he had a lot of character potential beyond the occasional quest or two- #the fact that his both of his names in English and Japan were puns abt demons #(“Lucas Schiffer” sounding like Lucifer and “Mao” sounding close to Maо̄/魔王 which means “Demon King”) #makes me think he could've been set up for a fucked up little evil boy arc #which might've been interesting #but no. he just never gets to do anything ever. #idk I just wish they did SOMETHINGGGGG with him bc I like him a lot #despite the fact that he is just straight up a piece of cardboard personality-wise bc the franchise barely touches him #hes just neat to me #I dont know jack shit abt yo-kai watch lore past the 3rd game but surely they could've let him do something #since it looks like 4 is really enma-focused and he's. yknow. AN ENMA DESCENDANT #idk the lack of focus on lucas has always annoyed me since he's literally one of the most interesting characters in the franchise

[pandamaster203]

I know this sounds wide but can you please do a romantic roboticize sonic X yo-Kai reader basically one of eggman robot severely injured sonic and the only way to save his life is to fully roboticize him and after that tails calls sonic parents (Jules and Bernadette) sonic uncle chuck and his cousin shard and then there a time skip to where sonic his parents uncle and cousin are some how stuck in terror time where gargaros a evil yo-Kai attached then but before he could a yo-Kai save them not knowing that the yo-Kai that saved them is y/n an till they ask there yo-Kai friend venoct to get them to blasters HQ and venoct tells them everything and of course they are shocked and soon they meet y/n dad Lord Enma or Enma for short and soon y/n comes back after defeating gargaros to see that there dad is showing them embarrassing photos of them and they tell there friens that they a yo-Kai (shard is considered a part of the hedgehog family in this,sonic dad Jules is a robian,a roboticize sonic looks like the sonic from Mecha sonic Vs Mecha knuckles from issue 39, because yo-Kai are immortal and because robian are immortal that mean the reader and sonic can be together forever)

(p.s I will give you information on they yo-Kai)

Alright let’s do this 😊👍

Roboticized Sonic x Yo Kai reader

• Bernadette almost didn’t want to believe that her son, her child was now a robot. But she accepted it, it happened to her husband now her son.

•Sonic didn’t want to believe it either but it happened so suddenly, he did get over it considering he’s still alive and feels he should be greatful

•Jules and Shard help him get used to the whole robot thing and he’s set.

•His friends do help to and try to understand what he’s going through.

•Tails feels the most guilty due to it being his decision to make sonic a robot even if everyone tells him otherwise.

•Now Getting stuck in Terror Time with Gargaros was not in the bonding schedule.

•Sonic, Jules, Bernadette, Chuck, and Shard do try to fight Gargaros but their attacks seem to do nothing so they take their chances and run.

•This is where you and you’re best friend Venoct come in.

•There was literally no time to explain as you told Venoct to take them back to HQ, His dragon like scarf securing them as he ran.

•At HQ there was a bunch of Yo-Kai running around and at the center of of it was King Enma.

•Venoct filled him in with you and Gargaros and he greets them.

•The topic of you came up and Enma just bragged on and on about how your his kid and how amazing you are then he pulls out the photo album.

•A few pages later you burst in flaming sword like your fathers and when you see that dreaded book you just sink to the floor.

•You just stay there as Enma just shows the fam the rest of the photo album as Venoct tries to comfort you.

•Sonic honestly can’t help but find it cute as a jolt of electricity zips through him.

Honestly I hope this is as good as you described it. I hope you enjoyed 😊

#sonic the hedgehog x reader #sonic au #yokai watch #bernadette hedgehog #jules the hedgehog #uncle chuck #king Enma

[mr-buisson-bosquet]

Am I the only one who thinks that Kouen (Enma)‘s treatment in the second movie was quite messed up ?

I mean- The kid was assigned as king but his second in command legit locked him up and asked him for resignation because he thought that he wasn’t worthy of his title. I know that kouen could easily escaped from it but you can’t deny that it’s not fucked up.

And ngl, Zazel feels like a character that can’t cope with the loss of his previous lord.

Absolutely not ! You're not the only one, I also think Kouen's treatment was just... absolutely messed up in the second movie ! Not only was he completely mistreated, but Zazel also made it ten times worse...

There's a lot to talk about as far as they are concerned, but I tried to keep it as short as I could ! I apologize in advance for any mistakes or if it is overdevelopped ! Also don't hesitate to send me any other questions about Yokai Watch !

I feel like the end of the second movie does not answer the issue their story wanted to tackle.

The whole point was to help Zazel moving on from his trauma of losing Ancient Enma from very probably a disease (which is even more cruel considering it must have been killing him since numerous years), and finaly enabling him to move on and accepting Koen as the new ruler of the Yomakai. Sadly, instead of actually showing us that even if he appears as evil, he remains a father figure deeply caring for Koen, a litteral child ! By admitting his faults and showing affection towards him... they prefered to show us that in the attitude of Koen, Zazel still saw Ancient Enma in him, as shown below.

Which is totaly the opposite of what the meaning of this story was supposed to be ! By this action, Zazel doesn't only shows us that he still is not ready to move on, but even worse ! He is still trying to cling to the last remainings of his beloved king that he sees through Enma.

Which would also explain a lot of things about him. For example, why he chose a sickness over every other ways to restrain Koen without it appearing suspiscious. The same sickness that took away Ancient Enma. Another example would be how he quite litteraly locks up Enma in his own palace to make him fill up paperwork. And apart from his obvious hatred of humans, it could also be interpreted as a desperate need for control. To be able to protect at all cost the "New body of Ancient Enma", while shape-shifting it to his heart's content in order to make him act exactly like his predecessor.

And obviously, such an unhealthy relationship couldn't bring any good to a young and manipulable child such as Koen.

Firstly, he was assigned as king in his early childhood, very probably because of the chaotic situation surrounding the aftermath of his birth, as seen in Forever Friends, which burdened him with way too much responsabilities and duties.

This very probably is an element explaining his quite rebellious personality, especially towards authority.

But as if it wasn't enough to mess him up, he could not even be comforted and guided by his only parental figure left after Ancient Enma passed away ! No wonder he purposefully stayed trapped by Nurari to beat him right after with absolute rage. He simply doesn't know how to respond to stress and his emotions in general other than through anger.

Furthermore, he could not even express his personality, as Zazel would not give him any chance. This could also be the answer as to why he runs away to the human realm so often in order to finally express himself. All he did was trying his best to keep up with all the standards he had set up for himself, while begging for guidance, and acting like the child he is.

#yokai watch #yo kai watch #nurarihyon #zazel #enma #Ancient Enma #YKW #Yokai Watch the movie 2 : Enma Daio and the five stories nyan!

[3iiiclover]

*Just two close friends holding hands UwU. So what if one of them is human and the other is the king of all yokai?

*At the very least Keita and Enma are amazingly close friends. (I love that for both of them)

#yokai watch #king enma yokai watch #amano keita #nate addams #keita amano #enma daiou #I use tumblr to post my comfort characters/ships because fear

[jammyhunny]

Was anyone else disappointed when they cut out some of fuu2 and yuto’s section from the spanish dub?

I know they had to cut it cause it is a show for children but the section was supposed to show how yuto could still aspire to be a manga artist and fuu2 was supposed to show that he cared for his friends mental health. Then again that’s just my thoughts.

#yokai watch #fuu2 #fuu2 yw #fu2 #yuto arima #yuuto arima #yokai watch the movie #hailey anne #yw jibanyan #jibanyan #venoct #kyubi #lord enma #king enma

[shinjinotikari17]

Touma has enough of the New Year's festivities 

#yokai watch shadowside #touma tsukinami #natsume amano #akinori arihoshi #fudou myouou #whisper 2040 #komasan #jibanyan #lord enma awoken #oni king raisen

[tousakamis]

do u ever remember that Lucas is Lord Enma's uncle and just

what

#yokai watch #this and the fact ancient enma was the king in the firsy game just #W H A T

[yokai-time]

THE FATHER

THE SON

AND THE HOLY SPIRIT

#IM SORRY #yokai watch #Youkai Watch #Yo kai Watch #yo-kai watch #yo kai is why #yokai is why #king enma #lord enma #Lucas

[yokaiwatchfadetowhite]

I'm watching the Y-academy movie, and what's with yokai watch reboots being obsessed with action? Shadowside did the same thing and I don't get it why they keep up the trend; one of the things I loved about the original series was its *subversion* of typical monster battle series, that Nate called someone and asked them to help and they were like "lol I don't have to listen to you". I don't understand why level 5 decided to do away with that in the reboots. Jinpei and Koma are charming enough, but who knows what they might do with them in the subsequent episode series -_-' The new token normal guy sucks (he wishes he was anything like Nate lol) and the problem with boring girls is still very much a problem. I wish girl Enma was still a cocky little shit tbh, I really loved him in the og series and his girl version is really underwhelming. It's interesting that the old king Enma is alive here though! What's your interpretation of King Enma's relationship with his grandson?

Yeah, it’s kind of a point that Yokai Watch that it wasn’t a straight up action story, it was more about befriending spirits and such. Making it an action thing makes it lose a bit of its edge.

The normal guy being bland is funny if it wasn’t so sad, and well... I can’t say I’m shocked, but I’m still dissapointed. Like, you do that and you still make it uninteresting? Laaaame...

As for the old King and current Enma? The two never met in person, but the current Enma’s been taught a lot about the old King from his trusted friend Zazzle, so :)

[kaialone]

Yokai Watch 4 ++ Translation

This will contain major story spoilers for Yo-kai Watch 4, specifically part of its main story and the recent ++ (Pura Pura) update, so proceed with caution.

With that being said, this will be a translation of certain new additions to the lore of Enma's family.

For a bit of context, this translation will cover optional dialogue that can be seen after befriending Shien.

Shien has a chance of being befriended when you beat him during the Busters Mission "日の影に眠り魔王" ("The Demon King Sleeping in the Shadow of the Sun".)

During the scene in which Shien is befriended, it's explained that the reason why he can exist seperately from Enma is that this Shien is actually the "evil heart" of the original Shien, while Enma was born from the "good heart".

After you've befriended Shien, you can find Enma in the new area Hell's Kitchen, located in the Yōmakai (Yo-kai World) of the past.

The dialogue I've translated occurs if you talk to him.

Bolded is the original Japanese

Bolded and italicized is my translation.

(Number) Indicates I got a specific comment to make on that part in the translation notes.

You can find a video showing this dialogue in the source link of this post.

Also, it should go without saying, but this might also be a bit harder to understand if you're not already familiar with the previously established Enma lore, from works such as Yo-kai Watch 1 and 3.

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Talking to Enma at Hell's Kitchen:

Enma: あっ 妖怪探偵団じゃないか。 ん？ なんでこんなトコにいるのかって？ Oh hey, it's the Yōkai Detective Team. Hm? What am I doing here, you ask?

Enma: オレもお前たちがバスターズを始めたっていう 釜ゆで地獄ってのを 見てみたくなってな。 I wanted to look around Hell's Kitchen too, just like you got the Busters to do. (1)

Enma: …ははっ 本当は 礼を言いにきたのさ。 『もうひとつの心』を開放してくれた お前たちに。 ...Haha, I actually came to thank you guys. For freeing the "other heart".

Enma: そしてお前たちには 伝えておきたいんだ。 オレたち 閻魔の一族についてな…。 And there's something I want to tell you. About us, the Enma clan...

Enma: まずは オレと 『紫炎』の真実について話そうか。 ちょっとばかり長くなるが 聞いてもらえるか？ First I gotta tell you the truth about me and "Shien". This might be a bit long, but will you listen?

Dialogue Option: 『紫炎』について 話を聞きたい！ I want to know about "Shien"!

Enma: 紫炎は… お前たちも知っての通り かつて この時代で敗れ 空亡に取り込まれた。 As you already know... Shien was once defeated in this era, and consumed by Soranaki.

Enma: 実は そのときに… 紫炎の心は『２つ』に分かれたんだ。 And actually, at that moment... Shien's heart was split into two.

Enma: そのひとつ… 紫炎の『良き心』は イツキと融合し 夜叉エンマとなり… 王としての本当の強さを知った。 One of those... Shien's "good heart", fused with Itsuki and became Yasha Enma... now knowing the true strength of a king.

Enma: そう お前たち妖怪探偵団のおかげでな。 その後 オレはこうして 生まれ変わることができた。 Yes, that was thanks to your Yōkai Detective Team. After that, I was reincarnated like this.

Enma: そして オレは閻魔大王の孫として育てられた。 煌めく炎を宿す者… 『煌炎』という名を与えられて。 And I was raised as the Great King Enma's grandson. I was given the name "Kōen"... one who harbours a sparkling flame. (2)

Enma: 一方 もうひとつの… 紫炎の『悪しき心』は 別の生まれ変わりの輪に 取り込まれたんだ。 Meanwhile, the other one... Shien's "evil heart", got taken into a seperate cycle of reincarnation.

Enma: だが 紫炎の存在は 『影歴史』という禁呪で 永らく封じられ その魂も眠りつづけていた。 But Shien's existence was sealed away for a long time, by a hex called "Shadow History", so this soul has been sleeping, too. (3)

Enma: その 眠りし紫炎の魂がよみがえり 地獄をさまよい… こうして お前たちが救ってくれたのさ。 That sleeping soul of Shien was revived, and wandered through hell... And then it was saved by you guys.

Enma: とはいえ… まさか紫炎の『悪しき心』すら 『ともだち』にするなんてな。 Though... I can't believe you actually became "friends" with Shien's "evil heart".

Enma: フッ… さすがは オレやカイラが見込んだ 伝説のウォッチ使いってワケだ。 Heh... That sorta thing is why me and Kaira put our trust in you legendary Watch users.

Translation Notes:

The Busters are known as the Blasters in the English localizations.

The name 煌炎/Kōen is made of the kanji  煌, meaning “sparkling”, and 炎, meaning “flame”. So its meaning is more obvious in Japanese.

For the purpose of this translation, I translated “Shadow History” literally, but since it’s a proper name, one could arguably leave it untranslated, if one so chooses. For the reference, its Japanese name is read as 影歴史/Kagerekishi.

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Talking to Enma again:

Enma: 妖怪探偵団のおかげで 紫炎の魂は救われた。 お前たちには 伝えておかなきゃいけないことがある。 Thanks to your Yōkai Detective Team, Shien's soul was saved. There is something I need to tell you.

Enma: 紫炎と オレたち閻魔の一族についての真実…。 長くなるかもしれないが 聞いてもらえるか？ The truth about Shien and us, the Enma clan... This could be long, but will you listen anyway?

Dialogue Option: 『影歴史』って いったい何…？ What exactly does "Shadow History" mean...?

Enma: 閻魔一族 ミカド族には いくつかの秘術がある。 『影歴史』とは その秘術のひとつだ。 The Enma clan, so, the Mikado Tribe, knows several secret arts. "Shadow History" is one of those.

Enma: 『影歴史』の術は 唱えられた者の存在を 妖怪たちの あらゆる歴史と記憶から消し去る禁呪…。 The art of "Shadow History" is a hex which erases the existence of the one it's used on from all history and memory of the yōkai.

Enma: いわば 歴史の『シャドウサイド』に封じ込めて 「なかったことにする」っていう とんでもない術さ。 I guess you could say that it seals away the "shadowside" of history, and "makes it so it never happened". It's one heck of a technique.

Enma: ミカド族でありながら 大罪を犯した紫炎は… この『影歴史』で 一度存在を消されていたんだ。 While he is of the Mikado Tribe, Shien commited a grave sin... So his existence was once erased by "Shadow History".

Enma: 実は この秘術によって オレやぬらりさえも 紫炎の存在を 完全に忘れちまってたのさ。 Actually, because of that secret art, even me and Nurari had completely forgotten about Shien's existence. (1)

Enma: だが… あの空亡が 歴史を改変しようと企み お前たちがそれを止め… 歴史はさらに変わった。 But... when Soranaki tried to alter history, and was stopped by you guys... history changed again.

Enma: つまり お前たちの活躍で『影歴史』は回避され 紫炎が 歴史から消されることもなくなったんだ。 Basically, thanks to your efforts, the "Shadow History" was avoided, and the fact that Shien got erased from history was also undone.

Enma: こうして 紫炎についての記憶が戻ったあと オレはその『もうひとつの心』を さがしつづけた。 So, after my memories about Shien returned, I kept looking for the "other heart".

Enma: そして… お前たちのおかげで オレたち『閻魔の子』は 再び巡り会うことができた。 And then... thanks to you guys, we "Children of Enma" were able to meet once more.

Enma: またしても お前たちに救われたよ。 …ありがとな。 You saved us again. ...Thanks.

Translation Note:

Nurarihyon, whom Enma calls by the nickname “Nurari”, is simply called Zazel in the English localizations.

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Talking to Enma one more time:

Enma: 妖怪探偵団のおかげで 紫炎の魂は救われた。 お前たちには 伝えておかなきゃいけないことがある。 Thanks to your Yōkai Detective Team, Shien's soul was saved. There is something I need to tell you.

Enma: 紫炎と オレたち閻魔の一族についての真実…。 長くなるかもしれないが 聞いてもらえるか？ The truth about Shien and us, the Enma clan... This could be long, but will you listen anyway?

Dialogue Option: 『閻魔の子』の 秘密が知りたい… I want to know the secret about the "Children of Enma"...

Enma: ミカド族の血を引く者… 『閻魔の子』たちは ちょっと 複雑な事情をかかえてることが多くてな。 There's lots of sorta complicated things about the "Children of Enma"... descendants of the Mikado Tribe.

Enma: ほら オレも じいちゃんの実の孫じゃないだろ？ お前たちと 一部の妖怪のみが知ってる話だけどな。 See, I'm not even really Grandpa's grandson, right? Though only you guys and a few yōkai know about that.

Enma: そして オレが閻魔の後継者とされ 数十年経った頃… オレの他に 閻魔の血を継ぐ子が生まれてな。 And some decades later, during the time when I was the Enma successor, another child who carries the blood of Enma was born.

Enma: だが… オレの弟ともいえる そいつの魂には… 紫炎の『もうひとつの心』が宿っていたんだ。 I suppose you could call him my little brother... But his soul... it harbored Shien's "other heart".

Enma: そいつは 紫炎の『悪しき心』が目覚めぬよう 妖魔の力を封じされ 人間界へと送られた。 To make sure he doesn't awaken Shien's "evil heart", his demonic power was sealed, and he was sent to the human world. (1)

Enma: そして 人間として生きることになったんだ。 『影歴史』で 紫炎の存在は 忘れ去られたけどな…。 And so he ended up living as a human. Though of course, he forgot Shien's existence because of "Shadow History".

Enma: だが その『影歴史』 の力で作られた閻魔帳によって 怪事件が起き そいつ自身も消されてしまった。 But, there was this strange incident where his own existence was also erased, by the Enma Book created with the power of "Shadow History". (2)

Enma: その事件は ケータの協力で解決して そいつも 助けることができたんだが… That incident was resolved with Kēta's help, and we were able to save him too, but... (3)

Enma: 実は そのときに 紫炎の『悪しき心』も 眠りから目覚め 解き放たれてしまったんだ。 At the same time, Shien's "evil heart" also woke up from its sleep and was unleashed.

Enma: しかし お前たちのおかげで その『悪しき心』とすら 『ともだち』になることができた。 But thanks to you, even that "evil heart" could become a "friend".

Enma: 今の紫炎なら そいつに戻ってもいいかもしれないな。 その名には 紫炎の名が刻まれていたのだから。 The way Shien is now, it would probably be fine to go back to him, too. Shien's name is engraved into his name, you know.

Enma: 閻魔の一族 ミカド族の象徴たる太陽… その影に眠りし魔王…… The symbol of the Enma clan, the Mikado Tribe, is the sun... A demon king slumbers in its shadow...

Enma: 日影 真生と。 So, Hikage Mao. (4, 5)

Translation Notes:

What I translated as demonic power is called 妖魔の力/yōma no chikara in Japanese. Literally, it means “yōma power”, with “yōma” being a word somewhat synonymous to the word “yōkai”, but is also sometimes translated as “demon” or the like.

This is referring to the Enma Note quests from Yo-kai Watch 3. Also, the word Enma Book here is 閻魔帳/Enmachō, which refers to the book that Enma is depicted with in actual Japanese mythology.

Kēta is know as Nate in the English localizations.

The play on words with Hikage Mao here is more obvious in Japanese. 日/hi can mean “sun”, while 影/kage means “shadow”, and the given name 真生/Mao sounds similar to 魔王/Maō, meaning “demon king”.

The character Hikage Mao is known as Lucas Schiffer in the English localizations.

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#yokai watch #yokai watch 4 #yo kai watch #yo kai watch 4 #yokai watch 4 pura pura #yokai watch spoilers #yokai watch translations #my translations

[captainchocolatechicken-fluffles]

Okay, well, it hasn’t been confirmed that Shadowside is coming back, but I wanted to talk about possible foreshadowing/ways that the show could continue.

AKA: I miss this show and I want it to come back so I’m analyzing things that could be interesting plot points.

PLEASE NOTE: This is entirely speculation and for fun. Nothing official has come out saying the show is continuing/coming back at the time this was written.

Well, first off there’s things brought up in the movie Forever Friends (which, if you haven’t seen it, I recommend you check out.) that I think could be pretty interesting to see in the show.

1. Suu-san:

One of these things is this picture during the credits:

From the looks of it, it’s Susanoo’s ark. Which makes sense, considering Akinori is his great-great-grandson. Here’s what the ark looks like for reference:

He didn’t bring it up while they were fighting Soranaki, so maybe it was given to him after the incident. Or maybe they couldn’t use it for some reason.

They could use it for a plot point where the kids summon Suu-san, or if it was blocked, they could find a way to summon him. It might be nice to see Suu-san reunite with Genbu and Byakko.

2. Ashura:

Something that was really interesting was that Ashura was working for Soranaki, and his defeat is what lets Douketsu get the Ashura Gouenmaru.

What I want to know is how did Soranaki get Ashura, and/or why Ashura would work for him anyway. Was it against his will or did Ashura do it consciously?

I like that they answered how Douketsu got the sword, but it just gave me more questions. Now that Touma has the Ashura Gouenmaru, they could find out about him working for Soranaki and try to find answers as to why.

(You know... if they continue the series...)

There’s also Yamata no Orochi, which might be an interesting topic too.

3. The Arihoshi family having the Yokai Watch

Alright, so in the movie it is established that before the watch was sealed away between Space-Time by Grandpa Enma, the Arihoshi family and Tsukuyomi were protecting it.

How did they get it? How long have they been protecting the watch?

Kine, Tae’s grandmother, had never met anyone who could use the Yokai Watch, so it’s probably been a long time since they first got it.

It’s possible that before Whisper got sealed away, he gave the watch to the Arihoshi family for safekeeping, since they’re magic users, and Tsukuyomi is their spirit guardian.

They also had Suu-san’s sword, but since Suusanoo is Tsukuyomi’s brother in their legend, it’s possible that she gave it to them for safekeeping.

Of course this is just speculation, but speaking of Tsukuyomi...

4. Tsukuyomi

She could show up again, maybe to give more insight into her relationship with the Arihoshi’s and maybe the Arihoshi family as a whole.

Tsukuyomi could also help explain how the Arihoshi family got the watch in the first place. Especially since she was so desperate to protect it that she inspirited a member of the Arihoshi to do it herself and attacked everyone in her path.

There’s something here that could be expanded upon in interesting ways.

5. The Himeno family

We know Ayame has magic, and is a descendant of a powerful sorcerer, but was her family once like Akinori’s? Did they actively practice magic at one point, and if that’s the case, why did they stop?

Did they have a guardian, like how the Arihoshi’s have Tsukuyomi, at one point? If so, are they still around, or if they did have a guardian but don’t anymore, what happened to them?

Ayame’s family hasn’t been really explored all that much, aside from a shot of the back of her parent’s heads and Akinori’s grandma talking about her ancestor.

At this point, Ayame herself doesn’t have much to do anymore, now that the Jorogumo plot is over, aside from make Akinori a hopeless loverboy.

It’s an opportunity to flesh out Ayame’s character more, and expand on the lore of the Yokai Watch world.

6. Akinori’s parents

We’ve seen all the main character’s parents, except for Akinori’s (and Tae’s, but I’ll get to that). Where are they?

Are they dead? Are they not involved in his life?

Maybe it’s a traditional thing where the oldest in the family teaches the kids magic. Tae was with her grandmother with no parents there either, so it’s possible.

I want to see them address it in the show, or at all, because I genuinely want to see what the deal is.

At least Akinori has Mitsue, Whisper, Micchi and Junior as family.

7. The Genjuu/Mythical Beast King

The Genjuu King was mentioned by Suzaku, and was the one who took away his Suzaku Sotenzan because he called him ‘Cute Little King‘ by mistake, but he’s never shown.

Considering the reason he got so mad was because he was called ‘Cute Little King‘, he’s probably something that’s not very intimidating and is insecure.

It wouldn’t be too far fetched to have the group go to see the Genjuu King, especially with Akinori having the Animasu. It’s also a chance to get more into what’s up with the Kenbumajin, since they’re literally Genjuu given human forms.

It has the potential for an interesting plot point.

8. Shutendoji

So, at the end of Shadowside, Shutendoji doesn’t really have anything to do right now. He followed Shien, then started trying to find Shuka, but now he doesn’t have anyone.

Well, except for the Yokai Detective Agency.

I want to see what they do with him. Is he going to still be a villain, looking for a boss to help take over the Yokai World, or is he going to become like a weird frienemy?

He kind of already went with the latter near the end of the series, but he just left and we didn’t see him go back to the agency at the end. I doubt he’ll leave the agency alone, so I want to see where they take the character.

9. Whisper’s Past

Of course I’d mention this, Whisper’s my favorite character, but it’s still a good plot point that I’m disappointed they didn’t mention before. Though, it does make sense when looking back at it.

The closest we get is his speech to Sebas in ep28, which is more of a vague reference to what we know, if you already know what happened.

Maybe it could be like Jibanyan’s past episode in the Shadowside series, where it’s a brief recap surrounded by plot. Maybe they could give us something new, kind of like Usuta, (maybe explain what’s up with him, that would be great too).

A good idea would be, as I’ve mentioned in the past, the kids going to the museum for whatever reason, and pass an exhibit about the Sengoku/Mitsunari where Whisper gets sad and reminisces for a moment.

(Could be a Micchi, Whisper and Junior episode, maybe? An episode focused on these three would be great on its own, honestly, I love their dynamic.)

10. Keita

It would be great for the anime to address Keita having the watch, more than the how they’ve been doing with vague nods to it. I want them to do it differently than they did in the manga, though. (From what I saw, he gets his a watch, which I don’t want. I just want them to address it and go.)

Maybe it’s just the kids finding out about it, either by chance or a slip of Whisper’s tongue, and wanting to find out more.

It makes sense that Natsume and Keisuke, especially Natsume, would want to know more about it.

Jibanyan doesn’t remember his time with Keita, and he could try to get answers from Whisper, or he remebers and that’s how the kids find out. Regardless, Jibanyan should be a part of it, in my opinion.

11. Inaho/Haily Anne and Usapyon

I just want them to address where Inaho and Usapyon went.

It could even tie in with the kids learning Keita had the Yokai Watch before Natsume and Keisuke. Whisper could mention that someone else had a Yokai Watch and ran a detective agency, so this perks the kids’ interest (especially Akinori’s) and they try to find her.

But, as much as I’d love at least a cameo of them, they don’t even have to show them. Just a mention of where they ended up.

(Shoehorning in that my headcanon is that they ended up working with Diana Gately and are now studying the Gates of Whimsy as a way for space/multidimensional travel.)

12. New Yokai

There are a bunch of new yokai and new designs for old yokai introduced in YKW4, so possibly just a bunch of cases focused on these yokai.

There can also be some that we haven’t seen before.

Personally, I want to see more yokai like Jorogumo. Like, yokai that are scary-looking, shamelessly evil, can’t be redeemed, and have to be put down. That’s my jam.

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So those were my ideas for plot points that Shadowside could go over if it ever comes back.

If there’s anything you want to expand upon, add, or correct, feel free to do so!

#yokai watch #yokai watch shadowside #youkai watch #youkai watch shadowside #yo-kai watch #Yo-kai Watch Shadowside #yo kai watch #yo kai watch shadowside #yokai watch theories

[gilgaemsh-a]

IM FINALLY ABLE TO MAKE MY BNHA OCS AHHHH!!!!! part one at least lmao i’m gunna make a part 2 reallllllllly soon

the style of this picrew is similar to bnha style so it’s better for me to think up my ocs (at least the girls) this way!! (i’m very picky orz)

also i’m always up for rping if anyone is interested!!!!! dm me dude!!!!!!!!!!!!

also also! quirks aren’t like final versions?? im still tryna figure out how to make quirks more... quirk-like lol.

intros under the cut!!

@bnhappreciation​ @bnha-oc-collection​

ankou fuwara (#1 & #2)

the ever blooming hero: chloris

ankou is my most loved oc and the by far the hardest to make for some reason. her and her quirk went through so many changes its insane but i finally settled on something perfect.

she’s currently an active hero having just graduated from u.a. she’s extremely popular and currently number 12 on the hero billboard (shes 19 btw)

ankou quirk is overgrowth aka chlorokinesis - the manipulation of plant life and pheromone generation. (she can do a lot with her quirk so shes my second most op character)

her range is pretty much the same as pixie bob’s earth flow.

ankou was actually a child star, a very popular actress/model. she quit when she graduated to focus on her hero career which is one of the reasons why she’s so popular.

when ankou was in school to was the top u.a. student along with two others (they’re boys so i wasnt able to make them but one day i will)

ankou quirk is actually a combo of her parents her mother has minimal manipulation over plants and her father could manipulate his pheromones

ankou is the older sister type. she’s super kind and caring and protective of people close to her.

she unofficially adopts izuku when she meets him

she also (surprisingly) has a good relationship with bakugou. she treats him like a younger brother and teases him a lot.

ankou is also the type to be really scary when angry

ankou had a really hard time making friends growing up because she couldn’t control her pheromones properly

alot of the times her classmates or even random people would fall in love with her just by her scent or other times end up being despised by it

both of ankou’s parents actually come from hero families. they grew up together since their families knew each other & they were both the youngest. neither of them wanted to be heroes.

ankou’s mother (ririka) is a pharmacist for one of the top hospitals in japan while her father (aizen) is an a-list actor.

side note! ankou’s father aizen took ririka’s last name.

i hardcore ship ankou and tomura. it literally started by me just thinking “oh hey lmao ankou has a life quirk and tomura has a death quirk! wait-”

so now their my otp.

oh btw the first pic is how ankou looks currently, the other is her older.

kurena kan (#3)

the healing heroine: nightingale

my child. my baby. she’s never done a single thing wrong in her entire life.

kurena is a mixed baby, half japanese & half american

she grew up with her father sekijiro kan in japan, her mother, charity brown is currently deceased.

her quirk is miracle blood - the ability to heal others and herself using her own blood. she can manipulate her blood as well. kurena has high regenerative properties as well! as long as her blood is flowing she can heal herself extremely fast.

as you know vlad king (her father) is able to manipulate blood but kurena’s mother was able to heal people with her quirk (empathic healing) which resulted in kurena’s quirk.

kurena is currently a first year at u.a. in izuku’s class.

she’s the tomboy type, tends to get into a lot of fights though she’s actually really mellow and cool.

she’s also the type that if she were to dress as a boy, she’d make a really hot one. (though as a girl she’s super hot too)

she’s recovery girl’s apprentice and helps out alot in the infirmary of the school

deku spends a lot less time there since kurena can heal him lol

i ship kurena with todoroki and bakugou. my beloved ot3

all three of them are p competitive with each other (don’t worry it’s all healthy competition)

kurena’s mother came to japan to further to abilities and apprentice under recovery girl which is how her and sekijiro met

she died helping recovery girl heal all might as a backlash of her quirk

kurena’s mother is full blown italian! and partially named kurena because it sounds like carina which means beloved

in japanese kurena the kanji for her name is crimson

oh!! aizawa is kurena’s godfather on her mother’s side! the two are very close

charity and aizawa were best friends before she died

miwa midoriya* (#4)

all in one heroine: alter ego

oof my most op oc you can fight me im not changing her.

miwa is actually the daughter of two high profile villains

she’s actually an “experiment”, the two villains had been working on a way to merge their quirks in the perfect way to make a strong villain - miwa was their current project until she escaped them

miwa doesn’t know how many others came before her or what happened to them when she asked she was told her ‘siblings’ were disposed of.

miwa’s quirk is gunna be the hardest to explain lol the short version is: miwa’s body can mimic and control different elements.

like... full on mimics elements. yknow like and elemental spirit? how it’s just a being made of fire or water or air etc etc? that’s miwa.

i’m actually on the fence about making the elements miwa shifts into to be alters (like she suffers from dissociative personality disorder.) so basically every time she shifts into a different element that element has its own personality? tho maybe it doesn’t even need to be DID it could just be the way her quirk works? SOMEONE GIVE ME INPUT PLS

her mother is a shapeshifter while her father could control elements

miwa was rescued by izuku’s father and then later adopted by him when it was quickly realized she didn’t want anyone else

she grew up with izuku and bakugou. her a bakugou are actually quite close since she’s the first person to beat him in stuff. he likes how strong she is.

miwa is also a pacifist! she had no interest in being a hero (it sounded like more trouble then it was worth) but when bakugou and izuku applied for u.a. she didn’t want to be left alone so she applied.

miwa is a soft bean. she hates violence but is willing to ATTACK when her loved ones are in danger

she’s also in the constant fear that her parents are watching her every move. she feels as if her parents gave her up to easy or staged the hero rescue for a reason. she’s constantly paranoid lol

miwa is classified as “looks like a cinnamon roll; can kill you”

nagi the tempest (#5)

real name: aoka arashi

currently my only villain but don’t worry i plan on making more!

nagi is the only daughter of as prostigious hero family.

the arashi family was known for its variety of powerful weather related quirks and continued to plan marriages based on quirks

the arashi family was also very abusive in its training and pushed nagi through limits she still has nightmares about; the training was due to how volatile nagi’s quirk is. which she was often blamed for

one day nagi snapped and destroyed the arashi family home along with everyone inside she was on the run for awhile before dabi found her

at that point i guess he was already apart of the league of villains? i’m not sure when dabi joined tho so this is just me guessing

nagi’s quirk is storm - nagi is able to create storms and manipulate them! it’s an extremely violate quirk that almost got her killed when she first manifested it. it’s the reason her training was so grueling. nagi needs moisture in order for her quirk to work

and while thunderstorms are something she can make she can’t actually control the lightning; not because it’s not apart of her quirk but because lighting is tricky to control in itself

she wields a katana that acts as a conduit for the lightning

when nagi does try to control the lightning more often than not it backlashes onto herself creating wounds/scars on her body in the shape of lightning bolts

dabi thinks they’re really pretty

nagi is the silent type. she very rarely talks and no one in the league of villains has ever heard the sound of her voice

dabi brags about being the only person nagi talks too

the name nagi was given to her by dabi it means the calm before the storm

though dabi gave her the nickname he often calls her aoka when they’re alone

despite her blonde hair and blue eyes nagi is 100% japanese!

her and dabi are hardly ever seen apart and if you haven’t guessed it i ship them lol

hinata enma (#6)

the beguiling heroine: enchanter

my trans baby girl!!!!!!!!

a 5th generation geisha currently a maiko of course

her quirk is heartbreaker - a succubus quirk! besides her supernatural beauty and over all supernatural condition (strength, speed all that good stuff) hinata’s real quirk is her voice; her voice has the power to control others and even alter reality.

you know allison hargreeves from the umbrella academy? that’s hinata

i’m still not sure how i want hinata to be able to trigger that power like how allison as to say “i heard a rumor” to use her power?? idk what i want hina to say

a hinoenma is a japanese yokai extremely similar to succubi which is where i got hina’s name

as i mentioned, hina is a geisha! not a prostitue

growing up hina was taught art, dancing and singing she excels at all three uwu

hina’s mother, yuuhi, is close friends with masaru bakugou. masaru usually goes to her for help with traditional japanese fashion

because of this bakugou and hina grew up together

the two are best friends even though they go to separate schools katsuki is the only one hina doesn’t use her power on

katsuki is also the one to encourage hina to become a hero though the two don’t go to u.a together instead hina attends shiketsu high

the two of them video call each other daily

hina is very mischievous!! she likes playing harmless pranks and teasing others

when she was in elementary and middle school she was often picked on for her quirk being a ‘villain’ quirk

she’s never used her quirk in malicious ways

the most malicious way she’d use is to help play a prank

she trains with bakugou when she can

#bnha #bnha oc #mha #mha oc #boku no hero oc #boku no hero academia #my hero academy oc #my hero academia #my hero academia oc #mine #my ocs #ocs

[twsted-princess]

Gush about one of your favorite yokais!

Thank you Cookie I wuv you!!! My current favorite at the moment is Lord Enma so I’ll talk about him!!

He’s the strongest of the yokai as well as the King of the Yo-kai World but he tries to get humans and yokai to live in peace. While he does take his leadership role seriously, he’s kinda like a kid in a way. He loves sweets, hates doing paperwork and he even held a Halloween prank war. Though that doesn’t mean he isn’t taken seriously cause if not, he’ll show everyone why he’s the King. But he’s also really curious about humans, even sneaking into the Human World just to watch and learn about them. 

I just love him so much!!!!!

[authoratmidnight]

BB’s Anime Rec List

Because I do in fact watch more than just Fullmetal Alchemist, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Cardfight!! Vanguard, I thought I’d share with you some other ones I’ve watched and enjoyed.

The vast majority of these can be found on Crunchyroll.

Pokémon Sun and Moon

Genre: Adventure

Rating: G (General)

Length: Ongoing (73 episodes currently)

Subbed: Yes

Dubbed: Yes

Pokemon Sun and Moon follows the adventures of Satoshi/Ash in the Alola region when he decides to stay after visiting it for a vacation. Eventually he decides to take on the Island Challenge, taking on the Trials and Island Kahunas.

The story weaves together Ash’s Island Challenge, the mystery that is Nebby and UBs(Ultra Beasts), along with general slice of life activities. And yes, Ash does go back to school.

This was a surprise addition to the list to be honest. When the Sun and Moon anime was announced, along with stills of the new art style, I, like a number of fans, was wary. The art was so different from any of the other series, far more, cartoonish and stylized. And I have been turned off shows due to art style before.

And then I actually watched it, and was taken in. It’s lighthearted (for the most part) and fun, the characters are all likeable and a treat. The art style actually works, especially when animated and is honestly, really cute, and very expressive, and used to great effect for stylistic and exaggerated expressions.

Even if you’ve never watched any of the other seasons, or stopped a long time ago, this one is definitely worth giving a shot.

Natsume Yuujinchou (lit. Natsume’s Book of Friends)

Genre: Slice of Life, Supernatural, Drama

Rating: T (Teen)

Length: 74 episodes (spread over 6 seasons) + 5 OVAs

Subbed: Yes

Dubbed: No

Slice of life and supernatural don’t normally seem like two genre that would go together, but in this series they do.

Takashi Natsume has the ability to see spirits, an ability also possessed by his grandmother, Reiko Natsume. Unfortunately, this ability led to him being ostracized by his peers and passed from family member to family member after the death of his parents.

The story follows 16 year old Natsume after he comes into possession of a powerful item that once belonged to his grandmother, the Book of Friends, a notebook full of names of spirits that Reiko caught and bound. He is joined on this journey to return these names by Madara (also called Nyanko-sensei) a powerful yokai that becomes his ‘bodyguard’ in exchange for the Book of Friends upon Natsume’s death(though it’s fairly clear that he is quite attached to Natsume).

On top of this, the series is a story of healing, of Natsume overcoming years of isolation and bullying and learning how to form friendships, both with humans and yokai alike. A story about family and home.

It’s what I call a ‘soft’ anime; the art style, the music, it’s never loud or in your face. There’s never any large, world ending sorts of stakes. Even when there are stakes, you always know things will work out in the end.

Kyoukai no Rinne

Genre: Slice of Life, Supernatural, Comedy, Romance

Rating: T (Teen)

Length: 75 episodes (spread over 3 seasons)

Subbed: Yes

Dubbed: No

If you think the art style looks similar that’s because this is another series by Rumiko Takahashi, the brains behind Inuyasha, Ranma 1/2 and many others.

The story centers around Mamiya Sakura, a normal human girl who can see ghosts, and Rokudo Rinne, a perpetually broke, down on his luck part human, part shinigami, who is also her classmate.

Do not let the OPs fool you, this series does not take itself seriously. At all. It’s vaguely self-aware at times and pokes fun at itself constantly.

Through the course of the series we meet other shinigami, demons, damashigami (basically, an unscrupulous shinigami that takes takes people to the afterlife before they die, a “bad” shinigami) and a wide variety of spirits, good and bad.

The romance is very will they-won’t they. Or to quote the back of the DVD

“Two’s company, Three’s a crowd and Four…. is just the start of another Rumiko Takahashi romance.”

It’s a fairly enjoyable watch over all and the lighthearted humour helps keep it from being *to* serious all the time.

Hell Girl

Genre: Horror, Dark

Rating: M (Mature audiences)

Probably the only thing on this list that requires trigger warning for, pretty much everything. It has dark themes and I advise using extreme caution when watching as some episodes may be highly upsetting. If any of the following are triggering or highly upsetting to you I’d advise probably avoiding this one.

Warning for (but not limited to): Assault, Stalking, Rape, Attempted Rape, Animal abuse, Murder, Abuse(pretty much all kinds), Bullying.

Length: 90 Episodes (over 4 seasons, season 1-3 have 26 episodes each, season 4 has 12)

Subbed: Yes

Dubbed: Yes (but only the first two seasons)

Hell Correspondence is a website accessible only at midnight, and if you put in the name of your tormentor Hell Girl will come and drag them to hell for you. But at a price, your soul belongs to hell when you die.

This is the overarching premise of the entire series as unlike the rest of the shows on this list, it is very much like an anthology. For the most part each episode is self contained, the only characters that appear more than once are Hell Girl herself and her associates. 

The first season does have an overarching plotline later on focusing on a character trying to stop Hell Girl and figure out the mysterious connection between her and his daughter.

Many of the episodes are centered on seeking revenge upon one’s tormentor and as mentioned in the rating above, it is very dark. If you can think of it, it has probably happened at least once. It’s not gory but it just deals with heavy subject matter.

So if you like dark shows and like watching people get their just desserts then, this is probably one you’ll enjoy.

Hoozuki no Reitetsu

Genre: Dark Comedy, Demons, Supernatural, Fantasy

Rating: T

Length: 31 Episodes + OVAs (currently ongoing)

Subbed: Yes

Dubbed: No

The story follows the demon Hozuki, Japanese Hell’s second in command to King Enma. It’s almost slice of life, if slice of life took place in hell and followed the life of a demon as he deals with Hell’s unusual cases and inhabitants. 

I specified Japanese Hell as we meet characters from the Heaven/Hell/Afterlife of various religions/mythologies (Anubis for Egyptian afterlife, Satan and Beelzebub from European Hell for example).

There isn’t to much of an overarching storyline to this one either and despite the subject matter (demons and hell) it’s not all that dark and fairly amusing.

Elegant Yokai Apartment Life

Genre: Supernatural

Rating: T

Length: 26 episodes

Subbed: Yes

Dubbed: No

Elegant Yokai Apartment Life is a fairly lighthearted anime following the (mis?)adventures of highschool Inaba Yushi after, not wishing to burden his aunt and uncle any longer by living with them, moves into an apartment populated by ghosts and yokai(and the rare human). Most of the adventures take place AT the apartment involving the residents there as well as Inaba’s budding supernatural abilities.

While generally a fairly light-hearted and fun series, it does occasionally touch on slightly more serious subject matter such as death and abuse.

Miira No Kaikata/How to Keep a Mummy

Genre: Supernatural, Slice of Life

Rating: G

Length: Not long enough 12 episodes

Subbed: Yes

Dubbed: No

Much like Natsume, this series blends supernatural elements with a very slice of life tone as we follow Kashiwagi Sora after he receives a tiny mummy from his globe trotting father. As the title suggests the story follows Sora as he navigates life caring for the tiny mummy. Through out the story we are introduced to more creatures including an oni child, a dragon and a baku, all of which end up in the care of Sora’s friends.

The show is incredibly sweet and a very good mood lifter if one is feeling down. And 12 episodes isn’t nearly enough for it imo.

Erased

Genre: Psychological Thriller, Magic/Fantasy

Rating: T

Length: 12 episodes

Subbed: Yes

Dubbed: Yes

Psychological Thrillers aren’t normally my types of anime. Or any series really. But this one hooked me so hard that I just had to keep watching to see what would happen next.

Our protagonist, 29 year old Satoru Fujinuma, has an ability that allows him to return to a point in time just before a life-threatening disaster in order to prevent it. Usually it only sends him back a few minutes. One day, after discovering his mother murdered, he’s sent back in time 18 years, to when he was 11 years old, to a time just before one of his classmates was kidnapped and murdered.

The story follows Satoru as he works to try to save his classmate from this fate, discover who the killer is and figure out how to prevent his mother’s murder(and how all of this is connected).

D. Gray-Man

Genre: Dark, Fantasy, Action-Adventure, Tragedy

Rating: T

Length: 103 episodes

Subbed: Yes

Dubbed: Yes (and second half is actually being dubbed at long last!)

Set in an alternate version of the 19th century, a group of Exorcists known as the Black Order fight monsters called Akuma, weapons created by the Millennium Earl and powered by the souls of the deceased.

Allen Walker is one of these exorcists, using the anti-Akuma weapon in his left arm and his cursed left eye that can see the trapped souls to fight against Akuma and help lay their souls to rest. 

They also fight against the Millennium Earl and the Clan of Noah who intend to destroy the world.

This is also a sequel/continuation series called D. Gray-Man Hallow that picks up exactly where this one leaves off(but has a different voice cast) though watching it not required.

Caligula

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi

Rating: T

Length: 5/12 Ongoing

Subbed: Yes

Dubbed: No

The series is currently ongoing so the entire plot is not yet known but what is know is that μ(Mu) an AI idol gained sentience and self awareness and in deciding to help alleviate humanity’s suffering created Mobius. Mobius is a near perfect virtual world wherein are trapped the minds of the deeply troubled and/or suffering.

Ritsu Shikishima is among those that has awakened and begun to notice that the world they are in is not real. Unfortunately for him, and everyone else who has “awakened” and wants out, the Ostinato Musicians, a group that are working for/with μ, block the way, doing everything in their power to stop anyone from leaving μ‘s perfect world.

Caligula is, it’s interesting. It’s hard to describe since it’s still ongoing but each episode keeps you hooked and wanting for answers and the animation and music are gorgeous.

#natsume yuujinchou #elegant yokai apartment life #caligula #how to keep a mummy #kyoukai no rinne #erased #pokemon sun and moon #Hoozuki no Reitetsu #hell girl #d.gray-man #anime rec #bb's anime recs #even if I explained the show badly let me tell you I loved all of these #they're all great

[3iiiclover]

I like the idea that Enma and Keita were close friends throughout Keita's life. After all Keita is the only human to have summoned him so many times in the show XD.

Enma: Come on, let's go explore the human realm!

Keita: You're just trying to escape doing paperwork.

#youkai watch #yokai watch #keita amano #enma daiou #king enma yokai watch #enma yokai watch

[tumblunni]

Really intriguing yokai watch fact!!

Apparantly there's a bit of a translation flub between yokai watch 1 and later games in the series, but its actually more sorta the fault of the original writers for retconning something and the dub team probably lacked that wider context.

Apparantly the yokai world...isnt the yokai world!

????

Or rather the mechanics of how the yokai world work were only solidified in yw2 onwards, so a line was accidentally translated as referring to the entire yokai world on yw1 BUT like it really was referring to the entire yokai world in the original??

Basically its all to fill a plothole and allow future villains to be greater in scope than McKraken. He was originally presented as 'taking over the yokai world' but then when the game was successful enough to get sequels they solidified the worldbuilding and realized that this dude conquering the ENTIRE world kinda would limit them in that. Namely its a big plothole with the idea they had of the royal enma family and this new heir to the throne and etc etc blah. It wouldnt have made sense for all the characters related to that plot to be completely absent in yw1 when its a thing directly affecting them. Of course they were really absent cos they hadnt been invented yet and the only mention of the enma lineage was as a long dead singular dude with a very vaguely defined personality that nonetheless still got retconned in later games. (And also they FINALLY gave us some separate names for all these dudes all named Enma!! Srsly this is like how confusing british royalty gets...)

ANYWAY

The result of this retconning is... McKraken actually only took over the tri state area!

Because this REALLY SUPER COOL new worldbuilding is that the yokai world is made of multiple pocket dimensions each ruled by a different boss yokai, with the enma family just being the overall kings wrangling peace between all these bubble towns. And apparantly each mini world is tied to an area in the human world with strong spiritual connections, which is why McKraken had to specifically attack Springdale to gain full dominance over his particular town/country/whatever you call it.

But the confusion here is that the word used to describe what mckraken rules over in yw1 was one way of saying 'yokai world' and then the next game retconned it by giving a different name. So its like "the Afterlife is made of multiple Underworlds" or, well, "theres the yokai world and then there's yokai worlds, plural".

So you can totally understand how the retcon change flew over the dubbers heads when itd probably fly over mine too! So the dub seems to have never established that retcon and instead left us with the false impression that yw1's original version continued to be canon and McKraken's power level is actually equal to Enma. Yay for a promotion, i guess? I kinda find it more endearing to learn that for all his blustering and badassness he was actually a much lower threat than he seemed, it helps make later villains feel less inadequate compared to him. (Tho still he has the best battle song!!) Also it fits with how his leadership of his army is framed like being a politician instead of a king. He's literally just the local representative of the city council who somehow managed to go mad with power with the smallest amount of power possible.

Tho i wonder if anything in japanese ever mentions who took up the position of yokai-equivelant-of-your-town's new politician after mckraken was defeated? I wonder if it was Mr Barton/Kyubi cos he already kinda acts as the town's guardian. But it seems he spends all of his time guarding the human town so he's more like mckraken's good guy counterpart on this side of the void. Or maybe they'd send one of the Enmas over here as a sort of 'this one went wild, we need the higher governmen to reestablish order and act as temporary leader until a new election'. Which might cause further political unrest cos a populace that was already in disarrey migjt be inclined to cynically see this as the enmas trying to tighten the grasp of their power over this independant citystate. Especially cos Ancient Enma died and now his heir is totally unproven on how well he'll rule as a leader, also he's like 12. So that wpuld make a good explanation for why you only see kid Enma from yw2 onwards and why he's here in the first place. Tho still i would really like to revisit mckraken's world-city someday in a future game and get to see how its changed. Also would be nice to get an actual name for it! Yw3 seems to imply that all the yokai towns are just spooky puns on the original so i wonder what they'd come up with for Springdale? Springdoom?

Anyway this post has got all rambly and offtopic and now im imagining mckraken doing boring garbage inspections and giving out lanyards with his name on them and dealing with paperwork on bus schedules n shit. Srsly 'minor mayor of a small rural district' has COMPLETELY different connotations to 'big evil ruler', and i would love to see goofy ghost versions of all this mundane nonsense! I wonder if they even had an equivelant of the "vote vape party!" type shitty third party candidates? With yokai i can imagine those guys actually being legitimate political threats! "Mckraken, sir, the Nosepicking Party just exceeded you in votes" "NOT AGAIN"

Wow im really goin offtopic

Vote mckraken