🧭 Watch order guide

Youkai Watch watch order

4 core entries, 5 extras. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 5d 19h. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

5d 19h

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 5d 19h in total · longest: Youkai Watch

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Item	Runtime
Youkai Watch	3d 10h
Movie 1: Tanjou no Himitsu da Nyan!	1h 36m
Movie 2: Enma Daiou to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!	1h 34m
Shadow Side	18h 47m
Movie 4: Shadow Side - Oni-ou no Fukkatsu	1h 35m
♪	40h 50m

Score across seasons

Peaked with Shadow Side at 7.32 · from first to latest, the score rose 0.39

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#	Entry	Score / 10
1	Youkai Watch	6.64
2	Youkai Watch: Shadow Side	7.32
3	Youkai Watch! (2019)	7.03

Recommended order

1
Main
Youkai Watch
TV Series · 2014 · 214 ep · 3d 10h
Core story – watch in this order.
2
Movie
Youkai Watch Movie 1: Tanjou no Himitsu da Nyan!
Movie · 2014 · 1 ep · 1h 36m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
3
Movie
Youkai Watch Movie 2: Enma Daiou to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep · 1h 34m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
4
Spin-offoptional
Youkai Watch Jam: Youkai Gakuen Y - N to no Souguu
TV Series · 2019 · 63 ep · 26h 15m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
5
Main
Youkai Watch: Shadow Side
TV Series · 2018 · 49 ep · 18h 47m
Core story – watch in this order.
6
Movie
Youkai Watch Movie 4: Shadow Side - Oni-ou no Fukkatsu
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep · 1h 35m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
7
Main
Youkai Watch! (2019)
TV Series · 2019 · 36 ep · -7h -48m
Core story – watch in this order.
8
Main
Youkai Watch ♪
TV Series · 2021 · 98 ep · 40h 50m
Core story – watch in this order.

Safe to skip

Recap compilations and alternative cuts that retell episodes you will already have seen.

Youkai Watch: Best 10

Release order

1Youkai Watch2014-01
2Youkai Watch: Best 102014-12
3Youkai Watch Movie 1: Tanjou no Himitsu da Nyan!2014-12
4Youkai Watch Movie 2: Enma Daiou to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!2015-12
5Youkai Watch Movie 4: Shadow Side - Oni-ou no Fukkatsu2017-12
6Youkai Watch: Shadow Side2018-04
7Youkai Watch! (2019)2019-04
8Youkai Watch Jam: Youkai Gakuen Y - N to no Souguu2019-12
9Youkai Watch ♪2021-04

Youkai Watch watch order FAQ

What order should I watch Youkai Watch in?

Follow the recommended order above: Youkai Watch → Youkai Watch: Shadow Side → Youkai Watch! (2019) → Youkai Watch ♪. Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of Youkai Watch?

The core story and movies run about 5d 19h. At two hours a day that is roughly 70 days.

Can I skip the recaps?

Yes. Youkai Watch: Best 10 retell events you have already seen and can be skipped.

Where does this order come from?

It is built automatically from the sequel, prequel, side-story and spin-off links in the Kitsu database and refreshed daily, so new seasons appear without manual edits.