The film tells the story of interweaving friendships between three children and yo-kai. The film is set in 1960s Tokyo, in Sakura Motomachi. A boy named Shin lives a poor but happy life. When his mother — his only family member — dies, Shin's unhappiness hits rock bottom. That is when another boy named Itsuki saves Shin. Itsuki has also lost his older sister. Shin, Itsuki, and a young girl named Tae who can see yo-kai all become friends. Shin's guardian spirit Suu-san, a "Nekomata" cat, and other new yo-kai join their group, and this group is able to regain what it means to have a precious family. This new family must now face a mysterious incident, and a shocking reality awaits them. (Source: Anime News Network)
Japanese study overview
Youkai Watch: FOREVER FRIENDS is a Japanese anime of 18,516 characters, with 1,588 unique words and 641 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.3 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,588 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 妖怪ghost×93
- 俺I×64
- 炎flame×55
- 私I×54
- 紫purple×54
- 魂soul×47
- 猫又nekomata×43
- 閻魔大王Yama×42
- 力force×38
- お前you×35
- 母ちゃんmum×30
- 様Mr×28
- 山姥mountain witch×27
- 河童kappa×22
- 玉藻seaweed×19
- 亡death×19
- 妖魔ghost×18
- 臼田Usuta×15
- 座敷童子protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair×14
- 夜叉yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)×14