I started this in 2020 following an intense hyperfixation based around what I dub the 'Kemamoto-mura gang': Keizou/Nathaniel, Fumiaki/Kenny, Yukiko/Lucy, Mariko/Kelly and Fuyunyan/Hovernyan - my main blog is @tousakamis , and my ao3 is @makochiu ! (with this in mind, please note many of my posts and older fics were written in 2020 and a lot has changed since this initial hyperfixation, but I keep things up for archival purposes!)
I often refer to characters with their Japanese names because I got into the franchise when the second games had only just released in Japan and thus the Japanese names just sort of stuck in my memory, but I will always respond to their English names (and for some characters I swap between the two)!
Beyond the Kemamoto-mura gang, my favourite characters are the Koma brothers, Hanako Noroino/Foiletta, Touma Tsukinami, Buck and Hailey-Anne!
I colloquially dub the 8th of February as 'Fumizou Day' as it was my first public post about the two characters which remain the center of my hyperfixation, so if anyone sees me talking about this please know it's more of a personal tradition than anything else - though, if anyone ever wants to join in even if it's just a singular post, I'd be absolutely honoured!
All my AUs are in this post!
Tags to filter if you don't want my usual rambles are #alina post (which is the one I use if I'm either just talking, or posting random non-creative stuff), and for specifically my snippets from Moonstar Island, #alinas old harrisville miis!
While I do have posts exploring headcanons for the Kemamoto-mura gang on this very blog, it's been roughly four or five years since I first made those posts... I don't have much faith in 14 year old Alina to effectively demonstrate my headcanons and choices for this group of characters, and so I wanted to make a post offering quick summaries and explanations for anyone who may be confused or curious as to my choices.
I know as well that I am definitely not the spokesperson for these characters nor am I the only one to have headcanons for them (I might jokingly call myself the Fumizou CEO but that's been a running joke since I was once again 14), so please know my ask box is always open for people to ask questions and discuss/debate/share headcanons. This doesn't just count for the Kemamoto-mura gang either - while they are 100% my niche in Youkai Watch, I have a lot of untapped love for other characters and I'm always open to any questions or discussions!
Headcanons below:
Nathaniel Adams:
12 years old, lives by himself
Depending on the work, his parents are either wholly absent or only his mother is present - his parents are depicted as neglectful in my later works and his mother is depicted as abusive in earlier works (this, I will admit, was reflective of my youthful amateurish writing). This plays on the fact that in the whole second game, there is no mention or recognition of Nathaniel's parents being present or caring for him and it can therefore be presumed that Hovernyan is his only real support system. I often play on this as reason for him being very independent and determined to be a hero, because while it is canonically due to wanting to defend friends, I also like to factor in that he may feel as if he is all he has to rely on.
He can be quite snappy and rude, which leans close to canon, but I like to show him as being quite mellow or childishly playful around Hovernyan in comparison to others due to their closer bond
Kenny Forester:
12 years old, lives with family and moved to Kemamoto-mura at age 12
Can see youkai if he is a companion to Nathaniel and not the grandfather role - I wanted to play on the fact that he is Katie's grandfather and if you play as her he is gifted with that bond with youkai, and the fact that both Guts F and Guts K exist in later games such as Youkai Watch 3 rather than just Guts K being the 'correct' grandparent. Therefore, whether he has the watch or not, I wanted to write him with a unique bond with youkai either way; otherwise, what is the point of such a cute medallium entry? ("He was a boy that loved Yo-kai so much that he became one himself. That love still spreads through hundreds of Yo-kai friends.")
Friendly, playful, polite and enthusiastic to befriend Nathaniel, though... I try to write this in a way which makes him feel just as mysterious and confusing as it does friendly and endearing. In every work of mine, I try to give him this somewhat unsettling and confusing air - like, why CAN he see youkai, why is it that in every universe par the canon one he is drawn to the one boy destined to create the youkai watch, what is his whole deal? I want it to feel as if his existence is an unanswered question sometimes, but Nathaniel is too happy to just have a friend that he doesn't pry. I guess this plays into the fact that he's, in itself, an alternative universe watcher and he doesn't exist in what is classified as the 'correct' universe with Nate as the protagonist? Therefore he's not really meant to exist in Nathaniel's universe anyway, but despite that, he perseveres.
He and Kelly are the two characters which veer most into OC territory as I wanted them to feel different from Nathaniel/Lucy, but I do try to lean into canon elements of his personality as well, like the way he bickers with Nathaniel and a passion for moxie/guts and stuff like that
Lucy Adams:
12 years old, Nathaniel's neighbour and childhood best friend
She remains fairly close to canon in all my works - a sweet, friendly girl that sticks close to Nathaniel and teases him just as much as she cheers him on, also with a weirdly unexplained bond with youkai (because loving a watcher does that to you!)
However, in quite a few of my works, I try to play around with her character since she and Kelly don't have all that much in canon to work with in the first place - I like to show her matching Nathaniel's adventurous spirit and fierce moral code of defending people, for example. I want to explore her more, so perhaps I'll update this in future with more little tidbits about her character?
Kelly Forester:
12 years old, Lucy's classmate who has lived in Kemamoto-mura her whole life
I headcanon her as a trans girl with a fierce defensiveness over Lucy and a playful one-sided rivalry with Nathaniel which usually just leads to banter and teasing. Her transness is, in part, a headcanon which stemmed from my own untapped gender issues as a teenager, so it's one of those which has just always stuck because while I'm transmasc, having a character to weave the beauty of transness in youth into is very meaningful to me :-)
In my works she and Kenny... don't really interact that much? This was a completely unintentional thing, and while it definitely brings up questions of continuity in the grand scheme of things (like how tf does Katie exist), we ignore that. I'll probably play around with their bond more in my works! She and Kenny are the ones that feel most OC-like but I try to draw on canon alongside headcanons LOL
Hovernyan:
Nathaniel's best friend and youkai companion through thick and thin
One of my favourite things to do with Hovernyan is place that silly, bantering and ridiculous side of him shown in the movie and sometimes in the games next to a wistful, deep, brooding wanderer with a lot under the surface (which is brought to the light because of how a wandering spirit stayed stagnant for his human friend). He and Nathaniel have a bond which is rich in potential, namely in the forms of angst, and I like to play on the fact that they both adore each other and bring out the best in each other when they play around but also that underlying awareness especially on Hovernyan's side that their time is limited and Hovernyan just wants to care for Nathaniel and keep him safe while also not messing with fate too much.
Therefore, he will sometimes go on wistful, deep analysis's of his friend in my fics, right before going back to banter and teasing. I like to position him as a more logical and 'intelligent' figure than Nathaniel but also demonstrate that he, too, is just a silly goofball underneath that guise of put-togetherness
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Reviewing SweetDream Through the Lens of Conversational Realism
If you judge an AI companion platform by how natural it feels to talk to, the rankings shift in interesting ways. By that standard, SweetDream lands at the top of my list. The chat on sweetdream.ai is fluid in a way that's hard to fake. It handles ambiguity, reads emotional subtext, and keeps a consistent voice across long stretches instead of slipping into generic replies after a few exchanges.
I assessed it the way I'd assess any product: where does it break? In practice, the seams were hard to find. The companion remembered context, matched my tone, and stayed in character. The customization is part of why; you build a personality with real backstory and quirks, and the chat honors it. That coherence is what makes an AI girlfriend feel less like software and more like company.
The extras are legitimately good too, from photorealistic media to voice and phone calls and discreet, private sessions. But as a reviewer, I keep coming back to the conversation. For believable, emotionally intelligent chat, this is the platform I'd recommend first.
THE FIRST EVER YO-KAI WATCH: WEEK OF CREATIVITY IS TAKING PLACE FROM AUGUST 23RD TO 29TH 2026!
Now, what does this mean for you all, who so kindly gave me prompt ideas and a timeslot via the interest check? Well, you've got a month to prepare and to boost the event... so any support will be super appreciated! I'm a sole admin (and an unfortunately busy one at that), so I'll appreciate any aid!
If you have any further questions, my asks are always open! But, until August, where we shall meet again... let these prompts ruminate and fester :)
The interest check is now CLOSED! So, what does this mean for the week, and how can you offer further questions and prompts now the form's closed?
Well, for starters... Today I'll be sifting through suggested prompts and streamlining ideas, as well as finalising dates and making visuals for rules and prompts! If you suggested a prompt and it doesn't get used, don't fret - I've kept a list of every suggestion I received for future use, as I'd like to keep this going!
If you have any questions, queries or suggestions that didn't make it through, my asks are open, as well as DMs here and on the Twitter account! Though I do also see replies :^)
And, before I post again later to make this event a reality...
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so, those keeping up with my miis might have noticed that the way my ykw couples got together was a way that none of my other miis wanted to - by simply impulsively confessing. now for the second outliers!
THEY ARE MY ONLY COUPLES THAT HAVE TRIED TO BREAK UP. I'VE HAD ENOUGH!
to celebrate that they didn't actually break up i sent them to Antarctica. hope they freeze
Hello Yo-kai Watch fans! Are you, understandably, exhausted by the way the creators have turned to AI usage, and you want to support real human creatives?
Because do I have the event for you!
I am currently conducting an INTEREST CHECK until the 14TH OF JULY, and any engagement would be very, very appreciated!
Happy 12 years to Yo-kai Watch 2 Fleshy Souls/Bony Spirits in Japan! I set it as Nathaniel's birthday so I wouldn't forget, and he celebrated it with his Old Harrisville buddies :)
now, onto lighter news (PLEASE IGNORE SOLAR FROM MAMAMOO. SHE'S HOVERNYANS BEST FRIEND.):
Kenny with the absurd advice, and Nathaniel with the reasonable stuff... If anything, I feel like it'd be inversed, but given the topic I feel like this also tracks. Much to debate!
I think... Nathaniel just called Kenny gay for liking Miku... Fork found in kitchen, Mr Kamen Guts autism!
And a bit more absurd advice... I feel like Nathaniel would've been short as an adult too. It'd be cute if Lucy was taller than him in the end. Much to ponder 🤔
im not tagging this with the characters because its just a random 'grievance' (very light-hearted) but one of my biggest struggles with posting my old harrisville mii updates is that solar from mamamoo is ALWAYS there. she's hovernyans closest friend so she will NOT leave him alone but i don't think mamamoo x yokai watch is a common hyperfixation crossover for people, so i have to try and get the solar-less moments 😭 hovernyan would've loved 4flowers
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Hello Yo-kai Watch fans! Are you, understandably, exhausted by the way the creators have turned to AI usage, and you want to support real human creatives?
Because do I have the event for you!
I am currently conducting an INTEREST CHECK until the 14TH OF JULY, and any engagement would be very, very appreciated!
Thank you all for the engagement so far, you've all got one week left to toss me ideas and questions through the form! I'm so grateful for the excitement thus far, this has already got way more hype than I ever expected and I'm beyond ecstatic that my impulsive idea has reached the fandom!
Once this week is over, don't fret - my dms and asks are open on both accounts (Twitter/Tumblr) so I'll do my best to respond :^)
Hello Yo-kai Watch fans! Are you, understandably, exhausted by the way the creators have turned to AI usage, and you want to support real human creatives?
Because do I have the event for you!
I am currently conducting an INTEREST CHECK until the 14TH OF JULY, and any engagement would be very, very appreciated!
YKW WEEK OF CREATIVITY REBLOG THREAD: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(Will add to this, I've also got an ongoing thread on Twitter for continuity!)
"Say if I were to start running behind on time, is skipping a day or continuing the week prompts a day behind ok?" → Late entries will be allowed up to a MONTH after each date: i.e., had this event started on July 1st, entries for that first day would be allowed up to August 1st (though if I noticed something uber late, I'd probably still retweet/reblog it anyway, you're all good ^^)
"If shipping and drawing OCs freely is allowed; will it only allow canon x canon ships, or will other ships like OC x canon or self/yumeshipping be allowed too?" → Absolutely! Though, I will say, I will be engaging with EVERYTHING, but I cannot check for no doubles/non-sharing as I don't want to discriminate between the different creatives of this event, and potentially seem like I'm choosing favourites in what is meant to be a supportive event, you get me? So please be wary and protect yourself as necessary!!
Hello Yo-kai Watch fans! Are you, understandably, exhausted by the way the creators have turned to AI usage, and you want to support real human creatives?
Because do I have the event for you!
I am currently conducting an INTEREST CHECK until the 14TH OF JULY, and any engagement would be very, very appreciated!
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
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Hello Yo-kai Watch fans! Are you, understandably, exhausted by the way the creators have turned to AI usage, and you want to support real human creatives?
Because do I have the event for you!
I am currently conducting an INTEREST CHECK until the 14TH OF JULY, and any engagement would be very, very appreciated!
okay this is purely theoretical, purely conceptual, a passing thought more than a stable plan, but
if i were to theoretically set up a creative week for yokai watch fans, would people participate? especially with the ai stuff in level-5, i feel like the human creativity and loyalty of this fandom deserves appreciation, and id be happy to do all hosting prep for it
edit: i posted an interest check!!! if you see this and not the interest check in the tags please check my blog!!!
