Manga Entertainment to release Yokai Watch on DVD in the UK

It may not have turned into "the new Pokemon" quite as some might have hoped in the west, but there's still a fair amount of enthusiasm for Yokai Watch in the UK and beyond.

That enthusiasm is now about to be tapped into by Manga Entertainment - we reported yesterday that the first season of Yokai Watch's anime had appeared on the distributor's Q2 line-up for 2017, but yesterday brought us official confirmation of their intent to release the show in the UK.

As mentioned previously, Season 1 of the series is currently set to arrive on DVD on Monday, May 8th 2017. It appears that the series will be released with its English dub only, although it's currently unclear whether Manga Entertainment are releasing the series directly or sub-licensing via Kazé (who have already started releasing the series in France).

Here's the full press release from the distributor themselves:

MANGA ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS HIT ANIME YO-KAI WATCH TO THE UK!

Manga Entertainment is very pleased to announce that the hit show Yo-KaiWatch will be coming to the UK on DVD this May.

The Season 1 collection is now available for pre-order with most online retailers, and is slated for release on May 8th. 

Primary school student Keita Amano's curiosity is as innocent as any other child's his age. But when one day he decides to venture deeper into the forest, he encounters a small and mysterious capsule. Out from its depths comes Whisper. After 190 years of imprisonment, this ghost-like creature is glad that someone has been kind enough to set him free. He decides to reward Keita by becoming his guardian against supernatural forces. Whisper is one of many Yo-Kai that exist in the world, and provides Keita with a special Yo-Kai Watch, which enables him to see and interact with all the other Yo-Kai. Yo-Kai Watch follows Keita, Whisper and the cat spirit Jibanyan as they encounter Yo-Kai, befriend them, fix all the trouble that they so often cause, and, with the help of the watch, use the powers of previously encountered Yo-Kai to aid them. Young Keita may have been just an ordinary primary school student when he first encountered the Yo-Kai, but the many adventures that follow his discovery provide him with invaluable experiences and precious life lessons that help him grow.