Staff of Yo-kai Watch

This contains a list of staff members that have worked on Yo-kai Watch for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was developed by Level-5 with the 3D models being developed by Digital Works Entertainment Inc. The game was published by Level-5 in Japan and in North America and Europe by Nintendo.

Creative Producer / Planner / Story Writer

 * Akihiro Hino

Director

 * Ken Motomura

Character and Yo-kai Design

 * Takuzo Nagano
 * Miho Tanaka

Art Director

 * Nobuyuki Yanai

Programming Director

 * Yuji Mori
 * Tetsuo Mori

Programmers

 * Atsunori Sakamoto
 * Ryo Yoshikawa
 * Kosuke Nagami
 * Ryosuke Nakahara
 * Kota Yamashita
 * Naruhito Kojima
 * Nobuhiro Ogawa

Programming Support

 * Usuke Kumagai
 * Yusuke Hashimoto
 * Kazunari Akita

Planners

 * Kensuke Nishida
 * Yuichi Kosakai
 * Shunsuke Asai
 * Hideki Nagahama
 * Kyosuke Yoshioka

Planning Support

 * Toshihiko Matsushita
 * Youki Iwabuchi

Menu Design

 * Taku Tanaka
 * Kengo Todaka

Original Character Artwork

 * Makiko Furuhashi
 * Miki Inoue
 * Akiko Kimura
 * Kazunari Yuki
 * Takuya Yamamoto

Original Background Artwork

 * Yuri Higashimura
 * Natsumi Tomita
 * Jiro Morinaga

Character Model Director

 * Akiyuki Tomita

Modeling and Animation

 * Takahiro Koshio
 * Takanori Fukamachi
 * Masashi Oosawa
 * Tomoe Ueda
 * Yuki Mito
 * Yu Sakakibara
 * Yasuharu Tanaka
 * Jun Maeda
 * Naotsugu Zushi

Map Director

 * Hisami Miyamoto

Map Modeling

 * Takayuki Sameshima
 * Masaki Miyamoto
 * Norio Suzuki
 * Hidenobu Sasaki
 * Yasuhito Tsugimoto
 * Ryosuke Kodera

Cinematics Director

 * Kazuyuki Endo

Cinematics

 * Yoshito Shimada
 * Yu Ikejiri
 * Nozomu Fujikawa
 * Momoko Tsugawa
 * Norihiro Matsuo
 * Issei Ogawa

Graphical Effects Director

 * Yohei Fujimura

Graphical Effects

 * Kenichi Tanoue
 * Jun Itakura
 * Amami Kamiya
 * Naoki Mori
 * Mitsuhito Nakajo
 * Tetsuya Fukuo
 * Toshinori Yokoyama
 * Tomoya Sekiuchi

Audio Director

 * Takeshi Inoue

Composer

 * Kenichiro Saigo

Sound Designers

 * Dai Yamanaka
 * Yohsuke Nakashima

Promotional Movies

 * Noboru Tsuda
 * Kosuke Uemura
 * Takahito Otsubo

Opening Theme Song

 * "Yo-kai Watch feat. Swampy Marsh"

Lyrics and Composition

 * Jeff "Swampy" Marsh
 * Dan Povenmire
 * Rob Hughes
 * Danny Jacob

Performers

 * Jeff "Swampy" Marsh
 * Danny Jacob

Publisher

 * Surfer Jack Productions Inc.

3D Modeling Support

 * DIGITAL WORKS Entertainment Inc.

Animation Production

 * OLM, Inc.

Executive Producer

 * Toshiaki Okuno

Storyboard

 * Shinji Ushiro

Episode Director

 * Kenichirou Komaya

Character Design

 * Sayuri Ichiishi

Animation Director

 * Daisuke Sakou
 * Satoshi Nakano

Assistant Director

 * Akira Takeuchi

Key Animation

 * Shiro Kudaka
 * Tetsuya Masuda
 * Hiroyoshi Iida
 * Kim Enhui
 * Kaoru Saito
 * Michiaki Sugimoto
 * Rio Niisato
 * Masahiro Hamamori
 * Hitomi Matsuura
 * Chika Mizusawa
 * Hiroyoshi Wakana
 * Miho Sekimoto
 * Nao Takano
 * Chiori Hanada
 * Eriko Ito
 * Studio Liberty

Animation Check

 * Mioko Suzuki

Animation

 * Masashi Nishida
 * Nozomi Ichijo
 * Mao Yumoto
 * Mami Kuramoto
 * Yumi Nomaguchi
 * Miho Kashima
 * Konomi Sato

Color Coordinator

 * Emi Kadono

Color Setting

 * Emi Kadono

Special Effects

 * Noriyuki Ota

Checkers

 * Yumi Mitome
 * Yumi Watanabe
 * Hiroyuki Kanemitsu
 * Yuki Atsumi
 * Junko Mochizuki
 * Hitomi Yamase

Production Administration

 * Wish

Art Director

 * Toshihiro Kodama

Art Setting

 * Kaoru Aoki

Background

 * Bihou

Composite Advisor

 * Tatsumi Yukiwaki

Director of Photography

 * Naomi Yamamichi

Composite

 * OLM, Inc.
 * Sayaka Akimoto
 * Yusaku Iwami
 * Mitsutoshi Yamazaki
 * Hiroshi Tanigaki

CGI

 * OLM Digital, Inc.

CGI Producer

 * Masashi Kobayashi

CGI Director

 * Yoshinori Moriizumi

Stereoscopic Director

 * Hiroshi Uchibori

Stereoscopic Production Manager

 * Tatsushi Takei

Stereoscopic Support

 * MERCURY SYSTEM
 * Yukie Era
 * Yukiko Mori
 * Aiko Yamanishi
 * Naoki Okamoto
 * Ryota Takahashi
 * Hitomi Sawada
 * Tomomi Imamura

Editor

 * Ayako Miura

Assistant Editor

 * Jyunya Houzou

Production Assistant

 * Katsuyoshi Ishizaki

Production Producer

 * Manabu Kawakita

Animation Producer

 * Takashi Inoue

Animation Production by

 * OLM TEAM INOUE

Director

 * Shinji Ushiro

Localization Management

 * Jeff Miller
 * Rich Amtower
 * Nate Bihldorff
 * Reiko Ninomiya
 * Dan Owsen
 * Scot Ritchey
 * Tim O'Leary

Localization

 * Raymond Elliget
 * Bill Hutchens
 * Kristin Kirby
 * Yoriko Marusich
 * Ed Murray
 * Rob Tunstall

Product Testing

 * Sam AbouHarb
 * Tica Cardozo Galvis
 * Bean Gawlowski
 * Sara Hoad
 * Teresa Lillygren
 * Tomoko Mikami
 * Karina Mora
 * Lacy D. Pellazar
 * Allen Perez
 * Erin Peterson
 * Shannon Jaye Roberts
 * Nicko Gonzalez De Santiago
 * Natalie Schermer
 * Kevin Smelt
 * Michelle Stilwell
 * Makiko Szolas
 * Ludovic Tientcheu
 * Stephen Ward
 * Product Testing Technicians
 * PTD Guideline Compliance

NOE Localization Management

 * Matthew Mawer
 * Tânia Rodrigues
 * Flavia Madonia

European Translation

 * Patrick Joyce
 * Sabrina Bretant
 * Florence d'Anterroches
 * Manuela Patano
 * Angela Nardone
 * Alexander van de Bergh
 * Martina Deimel
 * José Manuel Malagón
 * Sofía Marín Aguilar-Galindo
 * Pole To Win Europe Ltd. (London)

North American Translation

 * Nintendo of America Inc.

European Quality Assurance

 * Pole To Win Europe Ltd. (London)

Special Thanks

 * Dario De Leo
 * Yoko Oikawa

Localization Leader

 * Yun Seoyun

Localization

 * Kim Hyesu
 * Kim Soonil

Localization Management

 * Jung Hyokjin

Art Director

 * Park Saehyun

Artwork Management

 * An Siyoung

Debug Leaders

 * Kim Seokju
 * Jeon Teawook

Testers

 * Na Kyoungim
 * Lee Eodo
 * Kim Hyesu
 * Tae Youngsun
 * Han Goeun
 * Byun Sungjae
 * Song Inook
 * Seoung Kiung
 * Jeong Yujin

Promotion

 * Ko Kwangwoo
 * Park Sungmin

Recording Coodination

 * Ko Sora

Title Director

 * Taro Kimura

Voice Cast

 * Aaron Albertus
 * Johnny Yong Bosch
 * Melissa Hutchison
 * J. W. Terry
 * Alicyn Packard
 * Brent Pendergrass

Voice Direction

 * Mark Risley

Dialog Recording

 * Thomas Chan

Post-Production Services

 * Amalgamated Sound and Picture
 * Los Angeles, CA

Sound Editorial

 * Rebecca Lord
 * Jeff Halbert

Voice Recording Management

 * Sprite Animation Studios
 * Los Angeles, CA

Line Producer

 * Junichi O. Yanagihara

Production Manager

 * Jeffrey R. Hawley

English

 * Aaron Albertus
 * Johnny Yong Bosch
 * Melissa Hutchison
 * J. W. Terry
 * Alicyn Packard
 * Brent Pendergrass

French

 * Bruno Meyere
 * Caroline Combes
 * Emmanuel Gradi
 * Fanny Bloc
 * Marc Bretonnière
 * Martial Leminoux
 * Nathalie Bienaimé
 * Pascale Chemin
 * Yann Pichon

Italian

 * Alessandro Capra
 * Claudio Moneta
 * Debora Morese
 * Graziano Galoforo
 * Katia Sorrentino
 * Luca Bottale
 * Mario Scarabelli
 * Mattia Bressan
 * Patrizia Mottola
 * Pietro Ubaldi
 * Renato Novara
 * Ruggero Andreozzi

German

 * Arne Obermeier
 * Bernd Kuschmann
 * Birte Baumgardt
 * Marco Sven Reinbold
 * Martin Bross
 * Oliver Krietsch
 * Reenier Baaken
 * Rieke Werner
 * Tabea Hilbert
 * Thomas Balou Martin
 * Tobias Brecklinghaus
 * Volker Niederfahrenhorst

Spanish

 * Ana María Camps
 * Ana Romano
 * Carlos Martínez
 * Carme Ambrós
 * Jordi Naro
 * Lourdes Fabrés
 * Maribel Pomar
 * Mario Fernández
 * Rafael Turia
 * Ramon Canals
 * Sergio Mesa
 * Tasio Alonso

Korean

 * Kwon Sunghyuck
 * Kim Yul
 * Kim Jeonghoon
 * Kim Chaeha
 * Kim Hyunji
 * Park Kyonghye
 * Bang Yeonji
 * Yeo Yunmi
 * Lim Yoonseon
 * Han Shin
 * Hyun Kyungsu
 * Hong Bumki

North American Recording Studios

 * Amalgamated Sound and Picture
 * Los Angeles, CA

Sound Editorial

 * Rebecca Lord
 * Jeff Halbert

Voice Recording Management

 * Sprite Animation Studios
 * Los Angeles, CA

European Recording Studios

 * Side

Production Manager

 * Olivier Deslandes

Head Audio Engineer

 * Steve Parker

Voice Directors

 * Emmanuel Bonami
 * Alessandro Ricci
 * Michael Huslmann
 * Guillermo Reinlein

Localization Producer

 * Takayoshi Katori

Logo Design

 * Noriko Maruya

Package and Manual Design

 * Shinichi Furuta

Manual Design Assistants

 * Akio Ohtsuji
 * Rie Miyasa

PR Director

 * Akihiro Usuki

PR Chief

 * Noriko Maruya

PR Staff

 * Chika Oota
 * Kyoichi Tsutsumi

Website Creators

 * Yuji Kurotsu
 * Sho Kawano

Assistant Website Creator

 * Nobuhiko Utsumi

Business Planning and Development

 * Katsumi Rakuyama
 * Tomoko Kanbayashi

Cross Media Staff

 * Masaya Aoki

Skit Design

 * Noriyuki Konishi

In Cooperation With

 * Shogakukan Inc.
 * Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
 * Bandai Co., Ltd.
 * BANDAI NAMCO KOREA CO.,LTD.
 * YO-KAI Watch Project
 * Hasbro, Inc.

Cross Media Coordination

 * Masakazu Kubo
 * Yukari Hayakawa
 * Rio Sato

Programmers

 * Yukinori Yamaguchi
 * Atsunori Sakamoto
 * Kosuke Nagami
 * Makoto Tomita

Menu Designers

 * Kengo Todaka
 * Rie Okaguchi
 * Miharu Kawaguchi

Planner

 * Hideki Nagahama

Planning Support

 * Shin Fukaya
 * Yukiko Fujita
 * Kyosuke Yoshioka
 * Keitaro Sato
 * Yuichi Kosakai
 * Shunsuke Asai

Character Modeling and Animation

 * Ryo Ohba
 * Hiroshi Niwa

Map Modeling

 * Takayuki Sameshima
 * Nahoko Kawabata

Audio Dialogue Editor

 * Tomohito Nishiura

Glossary Localization Team

 * Shinji JJ Futami
 * Tom Nakatsubo
 * Andrew Ibushi
 * Rie Hisao
 * Jonathan Chang
 * Kei Nishikawa
 * Yuri Yamauchi

FIGSK Glossary Localization

 * Shloc Ltd.

LEVEL-5 QA Team

 * Suguru Sato
 * Hidetaka Kajiwara
 * Ryuichi Araki
 * Yuya Yoshida
 * Takanori Sato
 * Daiki Yokoyama
 * Erika Kawano
 * Anna Matsubara
 * Hiroyuki Iwamuro
 * Yasuhiro Zenin
 * Honoka Moriwaki
 * Yoshiko Okusa
 * Kenichi Kai
 * Emi Goto
 * Hiroki Fujiwara
 * Keisuke Hakoda

Japanese QA Support

 * Pole To Win Co., Ltd.

Special Thanks

 * Yoshiaki Kusuda
 * Takafumi Koukami
 * Yoshiaki Koya
 * Tomoko Hirayabu
 * Yoko Yasukochi
 * Katsutoshi Kanamori
 * Naoki Yamazumi
 * Asami Katsuki
 * Natsuko Shirakawa

Assistant Producers

 * Kaoru Takahira
 * Hideo Yoshioka

Assistant Aid

 * Yoko Kurita

Technical Director

 * Yasuhiro Akasaka

Executive Producer

 * Akihiro Hino