{"id":70940,"date":"2026-08-13T17:11:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T08:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=70940"},"modified":"2026-08-13T17:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T08:15:19","slug":"yo-kai-watch-mobile-game-gets-bizarre-rent-a-girlfriend-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/yo-kai-watch-mobile-game-gets-bizarre-rent-a-girlfriend-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Yo-kai Watch mobile game gets bizarre Rent-A-Girlfriend collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Level-5&#8217;s <strong>Yo-kai Watch Puni Puni<\/strong> (also known as Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble) is a mobile spin-off game that&#8217;s no stranger to collabs, as its current Sword Art Online event is just about to end on August 16. But while you could argue those two IPs feature some shared fantasy elements, this latest mini-collab with the <strong>Rent-A-Girlfriend <\/strong>is unexpected, to say the least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From August 17 to 31, players can take on limited-time missions in the game\u2019s Mini-Collab Bingo event. Completing missions fills up a bingo card, which rewards in-game items and Date Tickets whenever you get a \u201cBingo.\u201d The Date Tickets can be used to roll for Rent-A-Girlfriend heroine Chizuru Mizuhara, the event\u2019s exclusive collaboration character (these tickets will also be available for purchase using real money).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u25e4\u300e\u5f7c\u5973\u3001\u304a\u501f\u308a\u3057\u307e\u3059\u300f\u30df\u30cb\u30b3\u30e9\u30dc<br>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u30008\/17\uff08\u6708\uff09\u3088\u308a\u958b\u50ac\uff01\u3000\u3000  \u25e2<br><br>\u300c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%82%8A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u304b\u306e\u304b\u308a<\/a>\u300d\u306e\u300c\u6c34\u539f\u5343\u9db4\u300d\u304c <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%E3%81%B7%E3%81%AB%E3%81%B7%E3%81%AB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u3077\u306b\u3077\u306b<\/a> \u306b\u767b\u5834\uff01\u30df\u30cb\u30b3\u30e9\u30dc\u306e\u8a73\u7d30\u306f\u30c4\u30ea\u30fc\u3092\u30c1\u30a7\u30c3\u30af\uff01<br><br>\u3055\u3089\u306b\u3001\u3053\u306e\u6295\u7a3f\u3092\u30ea\u30dd\u30b9\u30c8\u3067\u62bd\u9078\u306710\u540d\u69d8\u306b\u597d\u304d\u306a\u5996\u602a\u3077\u306b\u304c\u5f53\u305f\u308b\uff01 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/myMTHCz59Z\">pic.twitter.com\/myMTHCz59Z<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u5996\u602a\u30a6\u30a9\u30c3\u30c1 \u3077\u306b\u3077\u306b\u516c\u5f0f (@yokai_punipuni) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/yokai_punipuni\/status\/2087373527112650762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a franchise geared mostly toward families and young children, Yo-kai Watch\u2019s mini-collab with Rent-A-Girlfriend has caught many fans by surprise. Some point out that, in the ad for the event, Keita Amano himself, one of Yo-kai Watch\u2019s protagonists, seems unimpressed with Chizuru\u2019s presence in his universe. Jibanyan\u2019s apparent infatuation with Chizuru in the ad even prompted <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NCXlR1766\/status\/2087715208873615641?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parodies of Rent-a-Girlfriend&#8217;s infamous Kazuya crying meme<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No matter which way you slice it, this collab is by far one of the strangest out there. Then again, fans of both Yo-kai Watch and Rent-A-Girlfriend will be happy to know that there exists a timeline where the two worlds collide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previously available worldwide, Yo-kai Watch: Puni Puni has since shut down its international versions and is only available in Japan on iOS and Android.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/developer-of-japanese-butt-controlled-fighting-game-ketsu-battler-genuinely-thought-granblue-creative-director-tetsuya-fukuhara-was-just-kidding-when-he-offered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Developer of Japanese butt-controlled fighting game Ketsu Battler genuinely thought Granblue creative director Tetsuya Fukuhara was Just Kidding when he offered a Versus: Rising collaboration<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/konamis-cringe-but-gold-efootball-x-naruto-collab-trailer-has-famous-real-life-players-performing-cgi-ninjutsu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Konami\u2019s cringe but gold eFootball x Naruto collab trailer has famous real-life players performing CGI ninjutsu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Players will be able to roll for Chizuru Mizuhara during the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":70943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-08-13T08:11:59+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3msx7337yjc2t","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3msx7337yjc2t\",\"cid\":\"bafyreicuryj3lmjvupdthqkeb57h43j3lpdjnl2limrbb4e2kqgvxgwsve\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreickrf4utvngrzqjixba34vfiqu47pr45t7twxgyllyp42zazubhoe\",\"rev\":\"3msx733a5fk2t\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-70940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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