A lot of the toys shown at this year’s Toy Fair are finally available! I’m not sure if all of these are in stores yet (although people have shown the Wibble Wobble plushes,) but if you don’t mind buying online, you can get them now!
Grab your wallet and let’s go Yo-kai hunting!
Mood Reveal Figures: Komajiro
Oh my swirls! Joining Jibanyan, Komasan, and Robonyan Mood Reveal figures, Komajiro is finally here! He’s basically just a re-painted Komasan, or it looks like it anyway.
Find him here.
Model Zero Accessory Set: Jibanyan
Is your Model Zero watch in need of a new look? Is that band or face scuffed from too much Yo-kai summoning? This Jibanyan band and face cover will make your watch look a-MEOW-zing!
Summon one up here.
Model Zero Accessory Set: Goldnyan
Gold shows status! If your Model Zero needs a beautiful golden (or yellow) look, the Goldnyan accessory set is perfect! Make your Model Zero look like a beautiful golden cat from the future!
Grab this futuristic set here.
The page lists it as Jibanyan for some reason.
Medal Moments: Jibanyan ("100 Punches” reprint with Yo-motion Medal)
Paws of Fury! This Jibanyan Medal Moments figure is the same as the “100 Punches” version from the previous wave. The previous version of this Jibanyan came with a “Jibanyan eating Chocobars” gray medal, whereas this version comes with an “original medal art” (as I call it) Yo-motion Medal that can be found in Series 1 of the Yo-motion Medals.
Some sites just call this “Jibanyan,” some call it “Jibanyan 100 Punches.” Watch out for that if you check eBay or Amazon.
Punch one up here.
Medal Moments: Sgt. Burly
FEEL THE BURN! Sergeant Burly’s figure is here after appearing in pictures online from conventions, and he’s posed to ... probably not hold his medal at all and be top-heavy! He comes with his Yo-motion Medal, which can also be found in blind bags.
Move those clicking fingers and get him here!
Medal Moments: Hidabat
Hidabat’s moving his wing to offer you his medal ... and then return to his closet home. Hidabat comes with his Yo-motion Medal, which can also be found in blind bags.
Come out from hiding and get him here.
Medal Moments: Mochismo
We’ve seen him before in pictures at events Hasbro’s shown up at, and now he’s available! I’m not sure why this Yo-kai in particular has a figure, since he isn’t really that popular in Japan or America (as far as I know from Japanese merchandise,) but here he is. He comes with his Yo-motion Medal, which can also be found in blind bags.
Find the strength to get him here.
Medal Moments: Robonyan (”Thumbs Up” reprint with Yo-motion Medal)
He promised he’d be back, and now he is! This is a reprint of the original Robonyan figure, and this time he comes with his Yo-motion Medal. It can also be found in blind bags.
Summon him from the future here!
Wibble Wobble stacking plushes!
Wibble Wobble, one of the Yo-kai Watch mobile games, has its own toys! These are meant to look like Yo-kai WibWobs (Yo-kai faces that you use in the game,) and can be stacked together (like connecting the WibWobs in the game.)
I couldn’t see a point in giving these individual sections, so here are the links to the different WibWobs. Connect them all!
Blazion fires up this link!
Walkappa is right here, dude!
Komasan is here, y’all!
Whisper awaits you here.
Jibanyan’s napping here.
The rare Noko is hiding here!
Enjoy some Yo-kai shopping, and let me know if you get any of these!
If this is your first time looking into this, let me welcome you to the world of Yo-kai! Yo-kai Watch's toy line is filled with fun, unique items, complete with multiple sets of Yo-kai medals that would satisfy even the most hardcore collectors.
This is going to be very long because I want to make this as simple as possible. I'll try to avoid using terms that might be confusing, but if they're required I will explain as we go along.
This is Hasbro's Yo-kai Watch. This toy is in English. Some people might call this the "original" watch because it was the first one to appear in the series. As you can see, it's white and has a plastic bubble over the face. To put the medal inside, you press a small button on the right side which makes the bubble pop up, leaving the medal slot open. After you push a medal inside, voices and music will begin to play.
This watch will only play the gray-colored medals and golden-colored medals. Any other colored medals will not work in this watch. It will not use the Yo-motion medals, which have 3 black holes on the upper-right side.
You don't need to worry about inserting the medal incorrectly, as Hasbro's version of the Yo-kai Watch prevents that. There is also an arrow on the top of the medal that directs you.
After a Yo-kai medal has finished making sounds, you can press the button on the right side of the watch to make the Yo-kai repeat its name. If you hold in the button, a new sound will begin to play. This is the sound that plays whenever Nate, the boy in the television show, searches for a Yo-kai. With this sound, you can pretend to search for Yo-kai yourself. Unlike the version in the show, though, this watch does not have a light that shines with the sound.
This watch does not have an on/off switch, but I have had mine since it was first released and have never had to change the battery. When you insert a medal, the voices and music are very loud, and there is no way to lower the volume or silence it.
This watch normally ranges for around $20.00. Since there is a newer version of the watch in stores, it would not be strange to find this at a cheaper price, especially at stores that want to get rid of older products. The watch comes with two Yo-kai Medals: The red cat Jibanyan ("Winking") and the ghost Whisper. These two medals are exclusive to this toy, which means that buying this toy is the only way you can get them. They are not available in the medal blind bags.
I will discuss medals later on in this guide but feel free to scroll down to the "Yo-kai Medals" section if you're interested in those first.
This is Hasbro's Yo-kai Watch Model Zero. Like the other watch, this toy is also in English. Unlike the first watch, this one does not have a bubble over the face so the medal slot is always open.
This watch will play the original watch's gray medals and gold medals and Yo-motion (green, gold and red with three holes on the upper right) medals. The gray medals work differently from the colored ones.
To play a medal, you need to use the crank around the face of the watch. First, you need to turn the crank to the bottom, to the number zero. You insert the medal, and a sound will play. After that sound, you turn the crank over to the number one, and music will play. After that is finished, you turn the crank over to the number two, and the Yo-kai summon will finish and the Yo-kai will say its name.
If you flick the red switch on the right side, the Yo-kai's name will repeat. If you have a Yo-motion medal inside, you can hold in the red switch on the right side of the watch and a light will project out of the watch. A short animation will play in this light until you release the switch.
The original gray and gold medals work differently than the Yo-motion medals. You play the medal the same way, turning the crank. However, unlike the new colored medals, the gray medal does not say the Yo-kai's name and does not play an animation. With gray medals, the Model Zero watch only plays music.
If you do not have a medal in the watch, you can hold in the red switch and the "searching for Yo-kai" sound will play. Unlike the original watch, this watch uses the projector light while the noise plays.
This watch also ranges for $20 new in stores.
These are Yo-kai Medals. They come in multiple colors.
The gray medals do not have a name, but they're usually called "original medals" or just "gray medals." They come in Hasbro's blind bags and have 4 different series. To tell them apart, the bags they come in have different colors and list their series number on the front. 3 Medals come in a bag. There are "Legendary" Yo-kai Medals that are colored gold, but they are rare and will only be in one bag in a full box of 24 bags.
The "Yo-motion Medals," also known as "Z medals," are compatible with the Model Zero Watch. These Medals only come in 2 per bag and have 3 projector holes on the top-right of the medal's art. They come in green, red, and yellow colors. The yellow-colored medal is for the Legendary Yo-kai and is only in one bag out of a full box.
The Medals that are compatible with Hasbro watches are different from the Japanese medals. The back of the medals are different: the Hasbro medals have the bumps on the right side which let the watch know which medal is inside. The Japanese medals have the bumps down the middle. These medals will not fit in each others' watches.
The Japanese medals have Japanese writing on the bottom-left over a colored banner. The Hasbro medals do not have writing on the banner and the banner is just one solid color.
There are also exclusive medals that only come with certain toys and games. These medals work the same as others but have a special picture on them that you can only get from buying that item.
For example, a picture of Jibanyan eating candy bars on a medal is only included with a certain toy figure, and you can not get it inside of a blind bag. The medal makes the same noise as the Jibanyan medal included with the watch and has a different picture just for collectors or for the fun of having more medals.
Here is a list of some (but not all) exclusive medals and how to get them. If they are no longer available through normal means, I will just say to check eBay:
Jibanyan winking: Included with the Yo-kai Watch toy
Whisper: Included with the Yo-kai Watch toy
Jibanyan "Victory" Yo-motion: Included with the Model Zero watch
Jibanyan "Nyext" Yo-motion: Included with "Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls" game for Nintendo 3DS
Jibanyan "Nyight" Yo-motion: Included with "Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits" game for Nintendo 3DS
K'mon K'mon Yo-motion: Included with the Model Zero watch
Jibanyan Eating Candy: Jibanyan Paws of Fury "Medal Moments" figure. This figure is of Jibanyan punching with many fists.
Jibanyan's picture from the television show: Jibanyan "Medal Moments" figure. This figure is just of Jibanyan standing up.
Goldenyan: Included with the "Yo-kai Watch Monopoly Junior" board game.
Count Cavity and Spenp: Included with the "Yo-kai Watch Game Of Life" board game.
Whisper Salute: Included with the "Whisper's Yo-kai Pad" set from Toys R Us
Whisper Thumbs-Up: Included with the transforming Whisper figure
Komasan In a Business Suit: Included with the transforming Komasan toy
Jibanyan Napping: Included with the transforming Jibanyan toy
Robonyan Car Mode: Included with the transforming Robonyan toy
Gilgaros (Legendary/Gold Medal): This was only available from GameStop at Christmas 2016 or in a magazine in Germany. Try eBay.
Ratelle: eBay.
Flumpy: eBay.
Jibanyan (dressed as the Statue of Liberty) from Comic-con AKA “Jibanyan Comicon Medal″: eBay.
There are other gray medals like Casanuva, Enefly, Chippa, and Flengu that were only available in other countries. Your best bet is eBay, but they will likely be very expensive.
If you have any questions, feel free to send me a message and I'll be happy to help you.
From Toy Fair 2017′s online coverage from various Twitter accounts:
- Wibble Wobble connectable plushes
(We’ve known about those for a while, but this is the first time they’ve been shown in person to someone.)
- Darkyubi Medal Moments figure with Darkyubi Yo-motion Medal
- Venoct Medal Moments figure with Venoct Yo-motion Medal
- Robonyan Medal Moments figure (reprint) with Robonyan Yo-motion Medal
- Jibanyan (Paws of Fury) Medal Moments figure (reprint) with Jibanyan Yo-motion Medal
- Komasan Medal Moments figure (reprint) with Komasan Yo-motion Medal
- Model Zero customization sets: Jibanyan and Goldnyan
Along with those were Medal Moments for Sargent Burly, Hidabat, and Mochismo with their respective Yo-motion Medals. Electronic Paws of Fury Jibanyan, while available in Europe, hasn’t been available in America yet (to my knowledge) so I’m going to call that new.
The pictures online of Hasbro’s Yo-kai Watch booth aren’t mine to post, but a quick Google search can pop them up for you.
Personal thoughts under the break.
Nate was shown wearing the Yo-kai Watch U in a display picture at the booth, and USApyon was next to him. I personally don’t think this confirms anything besides the possibility of a Yo-kai Watch U toy in America and USApyon being introduced to the series (as “Usapyon,” sans the capital letters) but the popular theory is showing the Yo-kai Watch U confirms Yo-kai Watch 3 and Yo-kai Watch Busters (AKA Blasters) among the Reddit fanbase.
If I was a more optimistic person, I would say that the U Watch does indeed confirm future titles in the series, as Hasbro likely wouldn’t have permission to show elements of the series’s future events without putting them to use/making a product to sell--but after seeing Japanese titles canceled at the drop of a hat without notice (Zatch Bell’s manga series released by Viz, for example,) I’ll be happier when we get an official press release about it.
I’d like to be cheering and assume future titles are coming, but I’ve been burned one too many times in the past.
Thanks Toby, for posting your March list. Toby's "The Finest Kiss" was one of the first blogs I followed regularly. I think parenthood and other parts of life have interfered with a more regular posting. I'm happy with 12 times a year.
Model Zero are a Memphis, Tennessee band that may have been influenced by a cross between Jay Reatard, Iggy Pop and Devo (thanks Toby for 2/3 of that comparison).
This is released by Nashville based label Sweet Time. They describe their label as "Rock N Roll record label looking for Rock N Roll!"
Kill the Guardian with a Japanese Death Poem,
Creepy crawly acidic electro-shocks to the dome.
Sludge bombs from a 9MM, such is Modern Life,
Deconstructing Mr. Soul, put the Young under a knife...
