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Yokai Watch Begins Saturday on Cartoon Network U.K.
posted on by Andrew Osmond
Screenings in the morning at 7.30 and in the evening at 7.
The U.K. Cartoon Network satellite channel will begin screening the anime series Yo-kai Watch on Saturday April 23, with screenings at 7.30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Nintendo is streaming the 32-second trailer below on youtube.
Nintendo has described the premise of the franchise:
Yo-kai Watch centers on a boy who gets a special watch that lets him befriend and help mischievous Yo-kai and later summon them to fight other Yo-kai. Players can overcome challenges and help various characters solve everyday problems with the help of Yo-kai friends. These eccentric Yo-kai resemble anything from inanimate objects to mythical creatures.
Game developer Level-5 announced the Yo-kai Watch franchise in 2011 with a game, manga, and anime already planned. The franchise's first game for the Nintendo 3DS debuted in Japan in July 2013, and the anime premiered in January 2014.