Fact #46
Many Yo-kai came from various design contests and other such things.
The first of these is where Dracunyan and So-Sorree originate from, with them being designed by Yuta Yamamoto and Sakigake Jikumaru respectively.
Horizontail and Sighborg Y come from another one of these contests, designed by Fuka Okawa and Souta Fukushima respectively.
Slippy and Bitter Batter were designed by students of Class 5-2 in Omuta Municipal Ginsui Elementary School. While not a contest, this was broadcasted on Japanese variety show program Kagaijugyō Yōkososenpai.
And finally, a cat Yo-kai with similar design aspects to Tomnyan in Bobnyan also originated from a design contest, though it's hard to know if the inspiration was intentional (I unfortunately can't find the name of the person who designed Bobnyan on the wiki, so if anyone has any idea, please let me know!).
