#youkai watch redesign

[b1tterarts]

nanda dragon king redesign

[jobbot]

I really like those dessert variants of yokai they did in yokai watch world so I decided to make some of my own for my fav goober

[myloh]

Victoria Shimmergaze (流星響 "Ryūsei Hibiki")

"A young girl who joined the InaUsa Detective Agency. She has a knack for theater and she has some great knowledge about yokais and yo-ki. She also presented the Astra watches to the watchers and promised Komane to help find his brother."

Speaking about YW AU’s, I also made my own story when I was 13-14 years old (so like 4-5 years ago) and its name is « Yo-Kai Watch V ».

It takes place 5 years after the main story’s events. We follow Keita, Inaho (keep in mind that they are 15-16 years old in it) and their friends in their supernatural shenanigans and with their agency. Other watchers will join their adventures, such as Hibiki Ryusei, a girl who owns a « Astra Model » Yo-Kai Watch, and our protagonists will also their own.

There is also a new mechanic I thought of, and it was the « Wish Forms », which needs a « Meteor Medal » to be added on certain Yo-Kais to ascend to this mode.

The story is structured into a prologue (which happens 2 years before YWV and counts as a YW music note rewrite), and epilogue and four main arcs between them.

YWV first arc : As the shooting stars falls

YWV first main arc : Dedtime Arc

YWV second main arc : Ghoulfather Arc

YWV final main arc : Kraken Arc

I just thought that it would be nice to see YW leaning into the Shonen-like genre and a hint of emotions within it, when Nate was still the protagonist.

And if you’re wandering, YWV isn’t a bridge to Shadowside, more like it’s own thing, filled with my self-indulgences.

This is extremely interesting to read ! This AU seems to be very thorough and complete.

I really like the fact that you aged up Keita and Inaho, it will lead to more mature themes and morals, like what it means to grow up, the new perspectives maturity can bring to their role of Watcher, and the view and opinion they have on the different antagonists they will encounter could change, as they start to better understand them.

This new character, Hibiki Ryusei, could bring a lot to the table too. Her Yokai Watch is intriguing as well, how did she obtain it ? Did Steve Jaws release this new model in continuity to the Model U ? Or maybe she inherited it from a family member or a yokai ?

How are the "Wish forms" and "Meteor Medals" working, exactly ? The concept of "Wish form" reminds me a lot of the Dream Link of Nate's Yokai Watch U and the "Dream Link" introduced in the third movie, could it be centered around the same mechanic ? "Meteor medals" are very interesting too, meteors can be associated with a lot of things in the Yokai Watch universe. One of them being the meteors falling during Enma's summoning, could there be a link between these two ? The Meteor medals could be powered by the energy of Enma, allowing yokai to transform ?

I can just imagine a gorgeous summoning and transformation similar to the Godsides in Forever Friends, but maybe I am looking too far- '^^

I also love to see every antagonists of the three games have their own arc. I am very curious about their placement in the story and how you are going to portray each of them. I am sure it is extremely well done, they have a lot of potential and all get a chance to shine !

Perhaps each antagonist will reveal a usefull lore element that will all connect at the end for the final battle, and reveal a plot-twist ? Could The Ghoulfather, McKracken and Dedtime all be working together to dominate the human world ?

I agree that a more Shonen-oriented Yokai Watch series could be very refreshing, with a more mature Nate, a new Watcher to bring some new content, and Inaho as the funny sidekick to balance the whole show. There could be a lot more variety of themes discussed in it, as well as more risks to be taken in terms of content.

But anyway, I can't say it enough, this AU is amazing ! Honestly if is was to become official, I would definitely watch it on TV everyday ! XD I just hope this long post with dozens of questions didn't annoy you too much, I apologize in advance '^^

Thank you very much for sending me this beautiful AU !

[satoshi-mochida]

Action horror third-person shooter NIGHTMARE OPERATOR – INDIE LIVE Expo 2024 trailer, screenshots

From Gematsu

Tokyo-based game developer DDDistortion has released a new trailer and screenshots for action horror third-person shooter NIGHTMARE OPERATOR, as well as announced that main character Misha has been redesigned by Gravity Rush series artist Takeshi Oga.

Here is a look at the final character design by Oga:

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

The year is 2036. Humanity has declined. Misha is a Public Safety Operator: a contractor for the Provisional Government tasked with hunting Youkai, and protecting the Quarantine City of Shin-Chiba. Within the haunted ruins of Tokyo, she unearths a mystery that could unmake what remains of civilization. NIGHTMARE OPERATOR is an action-horror shooter about hunting Youkai in the haunted ruins of Tokyo. Combat fuses the tense shooting gameplay of classic survival horror, with the skill-based mechanics and execution of fighting games and spectacle fighters.

Key Features

Clutch System – Misha’s Modular Gun allows her to rapidly switch between Weapon Modules using command inputs inspired by fighting games. Efficiently dispatching Youkai requires maintaining a cool head and skillful execution, even as the horrifying creatures close in.

Legends Brought to Life – The Youkai that Misha encounters are drawn from urban legends, and Japanese folklore. However, they don’t appear exactly as depicted in the well-known stories. These are the monsters the stories are based on.

Powerful Status Effects – Weapon Modules are imbued with various elemental damage types that allow Misha to inflict statuses such as “freeze,” “stun,” or “bleed” upon Youkai. Learning when your next shot is going to send a Youkai reeling or freeze them solid is key to survival.

Build Your Own Combos – While exploring the ruins of Tokyo, Misha will discover and build up an impressive arsenal of Weapon Modules. Weapon Modules can be slotted into different “Command Slots” in Misha’s Modular Gun, allowing players to choose which command inputs to assign to what modules.

Lo-Rez Tokyo – The locations Misha explores in NIGHTMARE OPERATOR are all based on the real-world districts and neighborhoods of Tokyo. Famous landmarks and beloved streets are realized in a beautiful low-poly aesthetic that is inspired by the early days of 3D video games.

Kanpai! – Between missions, Misha and her team have nomikai at a local izakaya in the Quarantine City. These sections will allow players to explore archives from the broken world of NIGHTMARE OPERATOR, interact with the inhabitants of the Quarantine City, and drool over low-poly izakaya fare.

NIGHTMARE OPERATOR is in development for PC (Steam). A release date has yet to be announced.

Watch a new trailer below. View the screenshots at the gallery.

Announce Trailer

[avionvadion]

Wait, Toga and Iliana met in the Kamakura period, So that means he has already fought with the Mongols and Chinese Youkais. And not wanting to take trashahime into consideration but does that mean Kirinmaru and his sister might appear!?

And if the answer is yes, how?

I haven’t watched past episode 6 of Trashahime because ☠️☠️☠️ yikes, so I don’t really know the whole thing with Toga and Kirinmaru, lol. I still need to redesign him so he isn’t Dollar Store Takemaru, but… I mean, it’s a possibility???

He could be one of the more powerful demons that try to abduct Iliana to use her against Toga.

[eye-of-enigmatic-thought]

A redesign of Shadowside Whisper from Yokai Watch!

Even though I love the design of Shadowside Whisper already, it really confused me to see that for Whisper’s Shadowside form, he didn’t have his black mask or blue lips, because not only where those two features his biggest characteristics in his original design, they could’ve very easily be implemented into his Shadowside design! So I drew this!

I probably made his head too small here but w/e.

[midnight-arts-hunter]

Petition to have the watcher kids as friends and getting into dumb supernatural shenanigans together.

(@ lvl5 I was salty about you abandoning Yuto after the movie even before u revamped the whole cast stop pushing characters aside smh :/)

[sodadog-karbonated]

For a contest on Amino, I decided to Kabuki-fy Yo-kai Gorgeous Ambassador! It was fun, and a bit difficult redesigning it but I managed to get it done in time for Kabuki Day!

[beachboundfox]

So how about that new Kyubi, guys.

[yoyoyokaiwatch]

So I watched Youkai Watch: Shadowside

It’s um...different. I don’t hate it. I sort of like the darker tone and the episodic plots. My biggest issue is the weird Whisper redesign and the kids have zero personality.

It sort of feels like a reimagining of the original series. It also sort of reminds me of Digimon for some reason.

[b1tterarts]

She-who-invites redesign

[b1tterarts]

This doughnut shit is serious

[b1tterarts]

earth spider redesign

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recap

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Shadowside??

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Warm-up Ogamas