Shogunyan is a dull-blue cat with a white face and big, black eyes. He has a tiny, dull, pink nose and gold inner-ear coloring with white-tipped paws. He wears a turquoise samurai helmet on his head with a big, gold crescent moon on the center and accenting of gold and a matching samurai armor suit, an orange sphere attached to a collar, and an orange rope that holds his sword. His tail flames are gold.
Unlike Jibanyan, Shogunyan is dignified but also a bit rash. He speaks in a rather formal manner, taking his status as a samurai very seriously and lashes out at others who disrespect him. He also is obsessed with slicing objects, to the point of naming his many slicing techniques.
Shogunyan attacks enemies with his sword.
Profile[]
As a Legendary Yo-kai, one must befriend the following Yo-kai first in order to undo his seal.
Unlike the previous games, Shogunyan can be freed from the Crank-a-kai in Mt. Wildwood instead of being locked behind a seal. He can be freed from the present Crank-a-kai with a Gasha Coin, Five-Star Coin or One-Star Coin as a first prize.
"Shogunyan" is a portmanteau of shogun and nyan, the Japanese onomatopoeia for a cat's meow.
His Japanese name "Bushinyan" is similar, but instead combines with bushi (Japanese: 武士,"samurai, warrior"). The latter might also be a wordplay on katsuobushi (Japanese: 鰹節,"bonito flakes").
Trivia[]
A picture of the assembled Shogunyan model kit, showing his unique topknot hairstyle.
In the Yo-kai Watch video game, the Medallium description explicitly states that Shogunyan is another form of Jibanyan, which was changed in Yo-kai Watch 2. Ironically, it would end up being made into a joke in the Yo-kai Watch anime series.
Shogunyan and Gilgaros are the only two Legendary Yo-kai that can be befriended before completing the main story in the Yo-kai Watch video game.
Shogunyan is the only Legendary Yo-kai that is seen fusing with another, in the Yo-kai Watch anime series.
Shogunyan's official plastic model kit contains a headpiece that reveals a topknot hairstyle hidden under his helmet. This makes it the first and currently only piece of merchandise to include such detail.
In the manga, Shogunyan is the only Yo-kai ever that is also a ghost. He can only possess Jibanyan's body to materialize, but as of Kyubi's chapter can possess others too.
Shogunyan's "random" nicknames in Yo-kai Watch 2 are: Samewrai, Kazu, Can Cat, and Mewnoke.
In English, Shogunyan is voiced by Alicyn Packard.
In the Yo-kai Watch Blasters games, the Yo-kai that unseal him are all Feline Yo-kai.
In other languages[]
Language
Name
Meaning
French
Shogunyan
Same as the English name.
German
Shogunyan
Same as the English name.
Italian
Shogunyan
Same as the English name.
Japanese
ブシニャン Bushinyan
A combination of bushi (Japanese: 武士,"samurai, warrior") and nyan, the Japanese onomatopoeia for a cat's meow.
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish
Arabic
Chinese (Cantonese)*
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Turkish