Yo-kai Watch The Movie 2: Lord Enma and the Stories, Nyan!
Seen it?2015 | 94 min | Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When Keita frees Whisper, a ghost-like yōkai, from 190 years of imprisonment, Whisper pledges to protect Keita from supernatural dangers. Whisper also gives Keita a watch that allows Keita to see other yōkai. Together with the twin-tailed cat spirit Jibanyan, they encounter lots of yōkai-related problems and solve them.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$93 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shigeharu Takahashi, Shinji Ushiro
- Haruka TomatsuKeita Amano (voice)
- Tomokazu SekiWhisper (voice)
- Etsuko KozakuraJibanyan (voice)
- Aoi YukiInaho Misora (voice)
- Kotori ShigemotoUsapyon (voice)
- Yuki KajiFuyunyan (voice)
- Ryohei KimuraKing Enma (voice)
- Chiemi HoriChiaki-senpai (voice)
- Yuka TerasakiYûto (voice)
- Hiroyuki YoshinoDemon Okure (voice)