YO-KAI WATCH, Volume 1

February 1, 2016

Gr 4 Up-Nate Adams finds a weird creature that identifies itself as Whisper the Yo-Kai butler. Whisper gives Nate a magical watch and follows him around explaining how to use it. The creature also tells the protagonist about the world of the Yo-Kai. They are magical creatures (originally from Japanese folklore) that are everywhere but are invisible to most humans. By using the watch, Nate is able to see and summon them. Many of the Yo-Kai have strange powers, such as one with a gloomy aura that makes anyone near it depressed. Others are even more surreal, like a sword-wielding cicada or a rice cake creature that punishes a boy who threw away rice cakes instead of eating them. Once the basic premise is set up, the story continues at a rapid pace as Nate meets more and more of these creatures. Whenever the boy needs help, he has to decide which Yo-Kai he will summon to help him. The action is fast and funny, and Konishi's artwork matches the exaggerated humor of the story with a Tex Avery style. VERDICT For fans of the Yo-Kai Watch anime and video games, as well as fans of Pokemon and other kid-friendly manga that feature plenty of action and strange monsters.-Andrea Lipinski, New York Public Library

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yo-kaiwatcher09 - Yo-Kai Watch is the best graphic novel ever! I'm currently on Chapter 3, where Wazzat is introduced. But I lent my copy of Yo-Kai Watch to my friend, who also likes Yo-Kai Watch. On the game, Wazzat makes you forget things. I feel like I'm inspirited by Wazzat all the time. I can't wait to read Chapter 3, as soon as my friend gives my copy back. I also watch the TV show of Yo-Kai Watch. I love it! I really don't know how I got into it, anyway, but I just saw it on TV, so I thought it was kinda like Pokemon. And I love Pokemon, so I figured, "If this "Yo-Kai Watch" is like Pokemon, and I like Pokemon, so why not take a chance?" My favorite Yo-Kai are Baddinyan, Roughraff, Frostina, and Blizzardia. Baddinyan is made when you fuse Roughraff and Jibanyan together. All you have to do is go and see Mr. Zen in Blossom Heights. But you have to complete a certain quest or something to be able to fuse. Roughraff can evolve into Baddude, a bigger, tougher version of Roughraff. Frostina, who you may know by name if you went into Downtown Springdale. There's an alley behind a minor shop named Frostina's Place Back Alleyway. Blizzardia, I've never actually seen before, I know her from off the Internet. I really want to catch her. Not to change the subject, but if you guys can't catch Komajiro inside the Old Mansion, you can try your luck in the Crank-a-Kai. Just go up to Mount Wildwood, until you reach the temple. Then you'll have a fork in the road. There's a pond and a statue(spread apart, one's on the left, the other's on the right) near the entrance. Take the path with the pond at the front and keep going straight through. If you have just started the game, you won't be albe to use the Crank-a-Kai yet. But if you are not at the beginning, go all the way to the Sacred Tree. The Crank-a-Kai will be there, if you haven't used it already. Use a few coins, and that's what strategy I used to get Komajiro. There's a little tip for you guys, too. BYE FOR NOW!