Shadowside And Why It Can’t Be Canon

I wouldn’t be so against Shadowside if the conditions of it’s happening ACTUALLY MADE SENSE.

Hear me out; apparently Nate can’t see the Yo-kai anymore because he grew up, right? But there are PLENTY adults in both anime and games that can see Yo-kai? Nate’s Grandma for one, with the marble in her glasses.

Not to mention, THIS GUY

The American, Jerry. He’s not the brightest, but HE IS ABLE TO USE NATE’S OLD YOKAI WATCH

Clearly an adult, clearly using a Yo-kai Watch, CLEARLY able to SEE and INTERACT WITH Yo-kai.

So, no, I don’t hate shadowside. The idea actually looks pretty cool. But why can’t you do it with Nate? Give him a consistent personality, have him hang out and have adventures with the other Watch Holders (we never found out what happened to Yuuto after the second movie). At least give a plausible reason for Nate to have forgotten about Yo-kai, or have him secretly help his kids on their adventures. Don’t use half-baked excuses to justify a reboot and change main characters bc you just couldn’t be bothered with the “average” you currently have.

FINALLY, someone who can see what's wrong with Shadowside! Thanks for acknowledging this from the get go! Guess I may be the only one who notice the ridiculous decisions Level-5 made to Shadowside. And to be honest, it could have been a nice addition to the franchise if it weren't for them using that horrible trope from Peter Pan 2, canonize the incest couple that's been shoved in front of everyone's faces, and make one of the 3 MCs it's daughter of that same couple! This is horrifyingly intolerable! And I always thought Shadowside is NOT CANON. No connections, just a standalone show. So to summarize, I HATE SHADOWSIDE and I HATE CANON EXTREMISTS!