Disney delves into Yo-Kai

Disney has agreed a pan-regional deal with producer and distributor MarVista Entertainment for its Japanese children’s series Yo-Kai Watch.

Yo-Kai Watch was created by
games company Level-5

Disney XD Latin America will premiere the series on June 13 across its local feeds in the region, making it available in Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Colombia among others.

Yo-Kai Watch debuted two years ago in Japan and has become the top-rated animated show for kids aged 4-12 on TV Tokyo, according to MarVista.

Created by Japanese games company Level-5, the franchise follows a young boy who gets a special watch empowering him to discover and summon mysterious beings that help him solve problems in his daily life.

The franchise has sold more than US$2bn in merchandise in the first 15 months in Japan, with the show already airing on Cartoon Network across Europe and on Boing in Africa.