Things are picking up for the Winter 2014 anime series Youkai Watch as the official site has gone live and the voice cast announced for the adaptation of the 3DS game released this past summer. The anime adaptation is being done by OLM and it’s set for a January 8th, 2014 premiere while a manga adaptation that will kick off in December of 2013.
- Keeta Amano: Haruka Tomatsu
- Whisper: Tomokazu Seki
- Jibanyan: Etsuko Kozakura
- Fumi-chan: Aya Endo
- Kuma: Toru Nara
- Kanchi: Chie Sato
Plot Concept: The story line of the game goes about the main protagonist named Keita who discovers at one hot summer day an old capsule toy vending machine in the forest. Keita receives a mysterious watch which he meets a ghost butler with the name Whisper. Whisper tells Keita that the watch allows him to see supernatural creatures that he could never see before in a everyday life. Keita alongside with Whisper and his companion Kabanya explorers his town to search for other ghosts to battle.
[Source: Crunchyroll]
