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Yo-Kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version (also known as 妖怪ウォッチダンス JUST DANCE スペシャルバージョン) is a Japanese game in the Just Dance franchise that was released in Japan on December 5, 2015.^{^[1]} The game is a crossover with the Yo-Kai Watch series and is the fourth Japanese Just Dance release.

The game has been revealed in September’s CoroCoro Magazine issue, were Level-5 announced a collaboration with Ubisoft’s Just Dance series. The title of the game has been revealed, too, as well as that song from the Yo-kai Watch series will be included in the game. An official release date of the game had not been revealed in the magazine.

Level-5 announced on their website that the game was set to be released on December 5, 2015. Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version would go for 4,662 yen when it releases, and would also be available as part of a “Wii Remote Plus Set” for 7,236 yen. The game would also include the “Bully Captain Song Medal”. The Wii U GamePad can also read QR codes for the game. In addition to a look at the game cover, Level-5 revealed that the game will have some of the newer songs like “Uchuu (Space) Dance” and “Jinsei (Life) Dramatic,” along with Yo-kai Watch’s heroine Hailey and the Yo-kai Upton.^[2]

Interface Appearance

The game runs on an updated version of Just Dance 2014’s engine, just like its predecessor, meaning the menus of the three games look similar to each other.

Tracklist

There are a total of 10 songs.

Song (English/日本語)	Artist (English/日本語)	Year	Mode
Geragerapō No Uta (ゲラゲラポーのうた)	King Cream Soda (キングクリームソーダ)	2014	Dance Crew
Yō-kai Taisō Dai-ichi (ようかい体操第一)	Dream5	2013	Duet
Matsuribayashi de Geragerapō (祭子でゲラゲラポー)	King Cream Soda (キングクリームソーダ)	2014	Solo
Hatsukoitōge de Geragerapō (初峠でゲラゲラポー)	King Cream Soda (キングクリームソーダ)	2014	Solo
Dan Dan Dubi Zubā! (ダン・ダンドゥビ・ズバー！)	Dream5 and Bully-Taichō (ブリー隊長)	2014	Duet
Gerappo Dance Train (ゲポ・ダンストレイン)	King Cream Soda (キングクリームソーダ)	2015	Duet
Idol wa Ooh-Nya-Nya no Ken (アイドルはウーニャニャの件)	NyaKB with Tsuchinoko Panda (ツチノコパンダ)	2015	Solo
Yō-kai Taisō Dai-Ni (ようかい体操第二)	Dream5	2015	Duet
Jinsei Dramatic (人生ドラマチック)	King Cream Soda (キングクリームソーダ)	2015	Duet
Uchū Dance! (宇宙ダンス！)	Cotori (コトリ) with Stitchbird (ステッチバード)	2015	Dance Crew

Trivia

Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version is the fourth Japan-only title in the series.
Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version is the second game to be exclusive to the Wii U, after Just Dance Wii U.
Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version is the first Just Dance crossover title.
Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version has the fewest songs out of all the games in the franchise, with only 10 playable songs.
King Cream Soda has the most songs in the game (with five), followed by Dream5 with the second most (three).
Karaoke and highlighted lyrics are not available.
- This makes Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version the first game in the series since Just Dance 3 where lyrics are not highlighted.
The Autodance feature for Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version is "hosted" by Dandoodle.^{[citation needed]}
Mojo coins are replaced by "JD" coins, like in Just Dance Wii U.
- They can be used to play a Gashapon minigame, which will unlock avatars representing characters from the Yo-Kai Watch series.
  - The Gashapon feature would later return in the main series, starting with Just Dance 2018.
Stars are replaced with Jibanyan’s head.
- Various Yo-Kais’ heads (all colored in gold) also appear when a Gold Move explodes.
Scanning the QR Codes present on the Yo-Kai Medal toys in Japan with the Wii U GamePad will award you with special coins which can also be spent on the Gashapon minigame.
- There are two types of special coins: silver coins (for normal Yo-Kai Medals) and Gold coins (for legendary Yo-Kai Medals).
Unlike the other games in the entire series, all of the coaches in this game have a outline that is in full opacity instead of a faded outline.
- Also, most of them have their faces censored out.
  - Their facial features were more visible in promotional screenshots.
The menu squares do not show the coaches for the song, who appear only on the album coach.
Kenichiro Saigo, who wrote and composed most of the soundtrack in the Yo-kai Watch franchise, also worked on the menu tracks of Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version.^{[citation needed]}
All the menu sound effects from Just Dance Wii U are used.
- The Gold Move visual effect and sound effects are from Just Dance 2014 with minor alterations.
  - The star sound effects, instead, have been mostly reused from Just Dance 2015.
All of the avatars (known as Yo-Kais) are voiced by their corresponding voice actor or actress.
The credits are both in English and Japanese.

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[1] ttp://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/40924/ubisoft-level-5-collaborating-on-yokai-watch-just-dance-game

[2] ttp://www.siliconera.com/2015/09/14/yo-kai-watch-dance-just-dance-special-version-to-release-on-december-5-in-japan/

[3] ttp://www.level5.co.jp/news/20150819/

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 |release = <sup>JP</sup> December 5, 2015
 |systems = Wii U
-|developer = Level-5, Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Romania, Ubisoft Reflections, Ubisoft Pune, Ubisoft Mountpelier, Ubisoft Milan
+|developer = Level-5, Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Romania, Ubisoft Reflections, Ubisoft Pune, Ubisoft Montpelier, Ubisoft Milan
 |publisher = Level-5, Ubisoft
 |genre = Rhythm
 |ratings = CERO A
 |preceded by = {{G|wiiu}}
+}}'''''Yo-Kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version''''' (also known as {{ht|{{ht|妖怪|ようかい}}ウォッチダンス {{ht|JUST DANCE|ジャストダンス}} スペシャルバージョン|Yōkai Wotchi Dansu: Jasuto Dansu Supesharu Bājon}}) is a Japanese game in the {{G}} franchise that was released in Japan on December 5, 2015.<sup><ref>http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/40924/ubisoft-level-5-collaborating-on-yokai-watch-just-dance-game</ref></sup> The game is a crossover with the [http://yokaiwatch.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page ''Yo-Kai Watch'' series] and is the fourth Japanese {{G2}} release.
-|succeeded by = TBA}}
-'''''Yo-Kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version''''' (also known as 妖怪ウォッチダンス：ジャストダンススペシャルバージョン) is a Japanese game in the {{G}} franchise. It was released in Japan on December 5th, 2015.<sup><ref>http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/40924/ubisoft-level-5-collaborating-on-yokai-watch-just-dance-game</ref></sup> The game is a crossover with the [http://yokaiwatch.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page ''Yo-Kai Watch'' series], and is the fourth Japanese ''Just Dance'' release.
-The game has been revealed in September's CoroCoro Magazine issue, were Level-5 announced that they collaborate with Ubisoft's 'Just Dance' series. The title of the game has been revealed as well, as well as that songs from the ''Yo-kai Watch'' series will be included in the game. An official release date of the game has not been revealed in the magazine.
+The game has been revealed in September{{'}}s CoroCoro Magazine issue, were Level-5 announced a collaboration with [[Ubisoft]]{{'}}s {{G2}} series. The title of the game has been revealed, too, as well as that song from the ''Yo-kai Watch'' series will be included in the game. An official release date of the game had not been revealed in the magazine.
-Level-5 announced on their website that the game will be released on December 5, 2015. Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version will go for 4,662 yen when it releases, and will also be available as part of a “Wii Remote Plus Set” for 7,236 yen. The game will also include the “Bully Captain Song Medal.” The Wii U GamePad can also read QR codes for the game. In addition to a look at the game cover, Level-5 revealed that the game will have some of the newer songs like “Uchuu (Space) Dance” and “Jinsei (Life) Dramatic,” along with Yo-kai Watch’s heroine Inaho and the Yo-kai USApyon.<ref>http://www.siliconera.com/2015/09/14/yo-kai-watch-dance-just-dance-special-version-to-release-on-december-5-in-japan/</ref>
+Level-5 announced on their website that the game was set to be released on December 5, 2015. ''Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version'' would go for 4,662 yen when it releases, and would also be available as part of a “Wii Remote Plus Set” for 7,236 yen. The game would also include the “Bully Captain Song Medal”. The Wii U GamePad can also read QR codes for the game. In addition to a look at the game cover, Level-5 revealed that the game will have some of the newer songs like “Uchuu (Space) Dance” and “Jinsei (Life) Dramatic,” along with ''Yo-kai Watch''’s heroine Hailey and the Yo-kai Upton.<ref>http://www.siliconera.com/2015/09/14/yo-kai-watch-dance-just-dance-special-version-to-release-on-december-5-in-japan/</ref>
 == Interface Appearance ==
-The game runs on {{G|2014}}'s engine, just like its [[Just Dance Wii U|predecessor]], meaning the menus of 3 games look similar to each other.
+The game runs on an updated version of {{G|2014}}{{'}}s engine, just like its [[Just Dance Wii U|predecessor]], meaning the menus of the three games look similar to each other.
 == Tracklist ==
 There are a total of 10 songs.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
+{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
 |-
-! scope="col" style="width:150px;" | Song
+!scope="col" style="width:150px;"| Song (English/日本語)
-! scope="col" style="width:75px;" | Artist
+!scope="col" style="width:75px;"| Artist (English/日本語)
-! scope="col" style="width:75px;" | Year
+!scope="col" style="width:75px;"| Year
-! scope="col" style="width:75px;" | Mode
+!scope="col" style="width:75px;"| Mode
-! scope="col" style="width:75px;" | Icon
+!scope="col" style="width:75px;"| Icon
 |-
 | ''[[Geragerapō No Uta]]'' (ゲラゲラポーのうた) || King Cream Soda (キングクリームソーダ) ||  2014
-| '''Dance Crew''' || [[File:Geragerapoori_cover_generic.png|thumb|180px|centre]]
+| '''Dance Crew''' || [[File:Geragerapoori_cover_generic.png|center|180px]]
 |-
-| ''[[Yō-kai Taisō Dai-ichi]]'' (ようかい体操第一) || Dream5 || 2013 || '''Duet''' || [[File:Yokaitaisodaiichi_cover_generic.png|thumb|180px|centre]]
+| ''[[Yō-kai Taisō Dai-ichi]]'' (ようかい体操第一) || Dream5 || 2013 || '''Duet''' || [[File:Yokaitaisodaiichi_cover_generic.png|center|180px]]
 |-
 | ''[[Matsuribayashi de Geragerapō]] '' (祭子でゲラゲラポー)
 | King Cream Soda (キングクリームソーダ)
-| 2014 || '''Solo '''(Angled)
+| 2014 || '''Solo'''
-| [[File:Geragerapomat_cover_generic.png|thumb|180px|centre]]
+| [[File:Geragerapomat_cover_generic.png|center|180px]]
 |-
 | ''[[Hatsukoitōge de Geragerapō]]'' (初峠でゲラゲラポー)
 | King Cream Soda (キングクリームソーダ)
 | 2014 || '''Solo'''
-| [[File:Geragerapohatsukoi_cover_generic.png|thumb|180px|centre]]
+| [[File:Geragerapohatsukoi_cover_generic.png|center|180px]]
 |-
-| ''[[Dan Dan Dubi Zubā!]]'' (ダン・ダン ドゥビ・ズバー！) || Dream5 and Bully-Taichō (ブリー隊長) || 2014 || '''Duet''' || [[File:Dandandubizuba cover generic.png|thumb|180px|centre]]
+| ''[[Dan Dan Dubi Zubā!]]'' (ダン・ダン ドゥビ・ズバー！) || Dream5 and Bully-Taichō (ブリー隊長) || 2014 || '''Duet''' || [[File:Dandandubizuba cover generic.png|center|180px]]
 |-
 | ''[[Gerappo Dance Train]]'' (ゲポ・ダンストレイン) || King Cream Soda (キングクリームソーダ) ||  2015
-| '''Duet''' || [[File:Gerappodancetrain_cover_generic.png|thumb|180px|centre]]
+| '''Duet''' || [[File:Gerappodancetrain_cover_generic.png|center|180px]]
 |-
 | ''[[Idol wa Ooh-Nya-Nya no Ken]]'' (アイドルはウーニャニャの件) || NyaKB with Tsuchinoko Panda (ツチノコパンダ)
 | 2015 || '''Solo'''
-| [[File:Idolwaunyanyanoken_cover_generic.png|thumb|180px|centre]]
+| [[File:Idolwaunyanyanoken_cover_generic.png|center|180px]]
 |-
 | ''[[Yō-kai Taisō Dai-Ni]]'' (ようかい体操第二)|| Dream5
 | 2015 || '''Duet'''
-| [[File:Yokaitaisodaini_cover_generic.png|thumb|180px|centre]]
+| [[File:Yokaitaisodaini_cover_generic.png|center|180px]]
 |-
 | ''[[Jinsei Dramatic]]'' (人生ドラマチック) || King Cream Soda (キングクリームソーダ) ||  2015
-| '''Duet''' || [[File:Jinseidramatic_cover_generic.png|thumb|180px|centre]]
+| '''Duet''' || [[File:Jinseidramatic_cover_generic.png|center|180px]]
 |-
 | ''[[Uchū Dance!]]'' (宇宙ダンス ！) ||  Cotori (コトリ) with Stitchbird (ステッチバード) ||  2015
-| '''Dance Crew''' || [[File:Uchudance cover generic.png|thumb|180px|centre]]
+| '''Dance Crew''' || [[File:Uchudance cover generic.png|center|180px]]
 |}
 == Trivia ==
-* This game is the second Wii U exclusive game in the series, the first being {{G|wiiu}}.
+*{{G2|yokai}} is the fourth Japan-only title in the [[Just Dance (series)|series]].
+*{{G2|yokai}} is the second game to be exclusive to the Wii U, after {{G|j3}}.
-* This is the first ''Just Dance'' crossover title.
+*{{G2|yokai}} is the first {{G}} crossover title.
-* This is the fourth Japan-only title in the [[Just Dance (series)|''Just Dance'' series]], after {{G|wii}}, {{G|wii2}}, and {{G|wiiu}}.
+*{{G2|yokai}} has the fewest songs out of all the games in the franchise, with only 10 playable songs.
-* [[Mojo]] coins are replaced by "JD" coins, like in ''Just Dance Wii U''.
+*King Cream Soda has the most songs in the game (with five), followed by {{Wp|Dream5}} with the second most (three).
-** You can use them to play a ''{{wp|Gashapon}}'' minigame, which will unlock [[Avatars]] representing characters from the Yo-Kai Watch series.
+*Karaoke and highlighted lyrics are not available.
-* Stars are replaced with Jibanyan's head.
+**This makes {{G2|yokai}} the first game in the series since {{G|3}} where lyrics are not highlighted.
-** Various Yo-Kai's heads (all colored in gold) also appear when a Gold Move explodes.
+*The [[Autodance]] feature for {{G2|yokai}} is "hosted" by Dandoodle.{{Cite}}
-* Scanning the QR Codes present on the Yokai Medal toys with the Wii U GamePad will award you with special coins which you can also use to play the ''Gashapon'' minigame.
+*[[Mojo]] coins are replaced by "JD" coins, like in {{G2|j3}}.
-* Karaoke and highlighted lyrics are not available in the game.
+**They can be used to play a Gashapon minigame, which will unlock [[Avatars|avatars]] representing characters from the Yo-Kai Watch series.
-* The game has a low amount of songs, as there are only 10 songs playable in the game. Due to this, the game currently holds a record for having the lowest amount of songs in the series, beating {{G|sp}}/''Extra Songs'', which has about 23 songs playable, and beating {{G|1}}, which has 32 songs playable.
+***The Gashapon feature would later return in the main series, starting with {{G|2018}}.
-* The menu squares do not show the coaches for the song, who appear only on the cover.
+*Stars are replaced with Jibanyan{{'}}s head.
-* Eight songs from the game have been found in the files of {{G|jdu}}.<ref>[[:File:Jdyokaiunl.png|http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/justdance/images/1/17/Jdyokaiunl.png/revision/latest?cb=20151224183941]]</ref>
+**Various Yo-Kais{{'}} heads (all colored in gold) also appear when a Gold Move explodes.
-* Unlike the other games in the entire series, all of the coaches in this game have a outline that is in full opacity instead of a faded outline. Also, most of the coaches have their faces censored out.
+*Scanning the QR Codes present on the Yo-Kai Medal toys in Japan with the Wii U GamePad will award you with special coins which can also be spent on the Gashapon minigame.
-* King Cream Soda has the most songs in the game with 5, Dream5 with the second most with 3.
+**There are two types of special coins: silver coins (for normal Yo-Kai Medals) and Gold coins (for legendary Yo-Kai Medals).
-* Kenichiro Saigo is the composer of the Menu tracks in the game.
+*Unlike the other games in the entire series, all of the coaches in this game have a outline that is in full opacity instead of a faded outline.
-* The Star sound effects are similar to ''[[Just Dance 2015]]'' but altered.
+**Also, most of them have their faces censored out.
-* The Gold Move visual effect and sound effects from ''[[Just Dance 2014]]'' are altered.
+***Their facial features were more visible in promotional screenshots.
-* All of the [[Avatars]] (Known as Yo-Kais) are voiced by their corresponding voice actor or actress.
+*The menu squares do not show the coaches for the song, who appear only on the album coach.
-* All Menu sound effects from ''[[Just Dance Wii U]]'' are used.
+*Kenichiro Saigo, who wrote and composed most of the soundtrack in the ''Yo-kai Watch'' franchise, also worked on the menu tracks of {{G2|yokai}}.{{Cite}}
-* The Credits are both in English and Japanese.
+*All the menu sound effects from {{g2|j3}} are used.
+**The Gold Move visual effect and sound effects are from {{G|2014}} with minor alterations.
+***The star sound effects, instead, have been mostly reused from {{G|2015}}.
+*All of the avatars (known as Yo-Kais) are voiced by their corresponding voice actor or actress.
+*The credits are both in English and Japanese.
 == Gallery ==
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 YWDLogo.png|Official logo
 yokaidance wiiu menu icon.png|Wii U menu icon
+Ui_com_player_star.png
 YWJD.jpg|Gameplay of Geragerapō No Uta
 dancebppdr.jpg|Official reveal picture
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 Beat camp yokai.PNG|Sweat Mode menu
 Avatar screen.PNG|Avatar menu
+yokaibundle.jpg|Game + Wii Remote bundle
+yokaicover.jpg|Back cover of the game
+yokaimedal.jpg|The Sergeant Burly medal that comes with every copy of the game
+yokaipromotional1.jpg|Promotional image 1
+yokaipromotional2.png|Promotional image 2 (With [[Yō-kai Taisō Dai-ichi]])
+yokaipromotional3.png|Promotional image 3 (With [[Geragerapō No Uta]])
+yokaipromotional4.png|Promotional image 4 (With [[Jinsei Dramatic]])
+yokaipromotional5.png|Promotional image 5 (With [[Jinsei Dramatic]])
+yokaipromotional6.png|Promotional image 6
+yokaipromotional7.png|Promotional image 7
+yokaipromotional8.png|Promotional image 8 (With [[Uchū Dance!]] and [[Jinsei Dramatic]])
+yokaipromotional9.png|Promotional image 9
 </gallery>
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 </gallery>
-== References ==
+==References==
 {{Reflist}}
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 {{AllGames}}
 {{Readother}}
+[[es:Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Edition]]
 [[Category:Games]]
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 [[Category:Console Exclusives]]
 [[Category:Region Exclusives]]
+[[Category:Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Edition]]