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pokoko said:
Barozi said:
Just saw some recent rating figures for animes in Japan and Yokai barely made top 10. Not bad for sure, but doubtful that it will be as big as Pokemon.

Yokai Watch is pretty much always in the top 10 and often in 7th place.  The reason that's significant is that the top 6 anime pretty much never change.  No new anime is going to beat One Piece, Detective Conan, Crayon Shin-chan, and the like.  You're probably talking about the week that Pokemon XY's final episode edged out Yokai Watch by one place but that's unusual.

In terms of Japan only, I think it's fair to say that Yokai Watch is bigger than Pokemon right now.  Long run, I wouldn't bet on it, but who knows.

As far as the rest of the world, he's just trying to talk up his brand.  We have no idea if it's going to go over in the west or not.

i want Level 5 to do well. They're my favorite game developer but I don't think this will do well at all in the west. I just don't see how it could appeal here.