The game is inspired by Yo-kai Gakuen Y ~N to no Sōgū~ (Yo-Kai Academy Y: An Encounter With N), the new Yo-kai Watch anime series.
The series is set in the same high school academy setting as Eiga Yōkai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Gakuen Y – Neko wa Hero ni Nareru ka (Yo-kai Watch Jam the Movie: Yo-Kai Academy Y – Can a Cat be a Hero?), the sixth film in the series, and continues the film’s story.
Level-5 began streaming on Thursday the second promotional video for Yo-kai Gakuen Y Wai Wai Gakuen Seikatsu (Yo-Kai Academy Y: Lively Academy Life), the new game in the Yo-Kai Watch franchise.
The Eiga Yōkai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Gakuen Y – Neko wa Hero ni Nareru ka anime film opened in Japan in December 2019.