When does Yo-Kai Watch return?

Yo-kai Watch is a Japanese mixed-media franchise of Japanese role-playing video games and toys, created and developed by Level-5. The first game in the series was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013. An anime television series began airing in Japan from January 2014 and was a ratings success. An animated film was released in December 2014; with three more films being produced. As of 2022, the game series had sold over 17 million copies worldwide.