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Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: The Return of the Oni King

2017 · 94 min

A lively, heartfelt fantasy adventure with spooky stakes and a warm message about connection.

Directed by: Shinji Ushiro
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Starring: Mone Kamishiraishi, Yudai Chiba, Mutsumi Tamura

Overview: When a meteor is about to approach Earth, Summer Adams, Cole and Bruno meet up and work together to stop the Onimaro invasion with the power of a new Yo-kai Watch and Yo-kai that can change between Lightside and Shadowside forms.

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Directed by: Shinji Ushiro
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Starring: Mone Kamishiraishi, Yudai Chiba, Mutsumi Tamura

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
family
identity
isolation
redemption
Places: big city
fantasy world
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	3
Humour	5
Realism	2
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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