Yo-Kai Watch Dev Level-5 Teases What Could Be Coming Next for the Series
The CEO of Level-5, the studio behind the Yo-Kai Watch game series, has started to tease fans about the series' future. The developer recently made waves this past month, where a number of Level-5 developed projects were revealed during the February 2023 Nintendo Direct. This includes the social RPG sequel Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, the puzzle RPG Deca Police, and even the unexpected but very welcome return of Professor Layton in a new game that stars the titular professor himself. However, one property of the studio that did not make an appearance at the aforementioned Direct was Yo-Kai Watch.
The series is decently popular, especially the Yo-Kai Watch anime series, though it didn't get the same amount of love in the West compared to Japan. After the initial run throughout 2014-2018, Level-5 produced another TV anime series that is currently airing in Japan called Yo-Kai Watch♪. An animated movie based on this series also released near the start of 2023. The anime currently has 90+ episodes as of this writing, and is still being broadcasted. The CEO of Level-5, Akihiro Hino, also teased what will be next for the series as the anime takes a break.
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This was posted on the CEO's official Twitter account, where according to a rough translation, the studio's next property will follow in the same vein as Yo-Kai Watch. It also teases that if fans liked what Yo-Kai Watch offered, this next property will be exciting for them, and will be revealed in due time. The tweet was accompanied by a rough sketch that shows a character with roughly the same design as those from the series. This creature resembles a cat, with a collar, red fur, and candy cane-patterned tail sitting
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