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Buhu (Japanese: トホホギス Tohohogisu) is a Rank E, Wind-attribute Yo-kai of the Eerie tribe introduced in Yo-kai Watch.
In Yo-kai Watch: Ukiukipedia Kiwami and Yo-kai Watch: Ukiukipedia Gakuen Y, she is classified as the Onnen tribe.
In Yo-kai Watch 2, Buhu is one of the Yo-kai required to unlock Shogunyan.
Appearances
Video games
- Yo-kai Watch: Playable Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch 2: Playable Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch Blasters: Playable Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble: Playable Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch 3: Playable Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Playable Yo-kai
Anime series
- Yo-kai Watch: Recurring Yo-kai
Manga series
- Yo-kai Watch: Minor Yo-kai
Biology
Buhu is a downcast-looking blue bird with aqua-colored feathers on her midsection. Her bottom and feet are a dull yellow just like the beak. Her head hangs low, with the face on its torso matching its dour expression.
Not only is she constantly depressed, her unlucky influence on others only adds to her misery. She apologizes for any inconvenience she causes.
This Yo-kai makes others feel depressed and end sentences with "buhuhu" (Japanese: トホホーホケキョ Tohoho-hokekyo). Buhu can also inflict bad luck, usually by creating the false impression that something good will happen, only for a mishap to ruin it soon after.
Profile
Yo-kai Watch
Buhu is automatically befriended in Welcome to the World of Yo-kai after the player receives the Yo-kai Watch from Whisper. After the player defeats Buhu after attacking her she is befriended automatically.
Buhu can also be found in the Abandoned Tunnel and on trees on Mount Wildwood.
Yo-kai Watch 2
Buhu can be found on trees in Mount Wildwood in both the present and past. She can also be found on the Mountain Path and Mount Wildwood Summit.
Yo-kai Watch 3
Buhu appears on trees in Breezy Hills, on Mount Wildwood, on Mt. Wildwood Summit, in Shopper's Row and on the Jumbo Slider.
She can also be found in Blasters T in the Gale and Whirlwind Labyrinths.
She is required for the Horrorsmith Yo-kai Circle.
Yo-kai Watch Blasters
Buhu can be found on Patrol Missions in Breezy Hills.
Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble
Buhu can be found on Stage 5 of Uptown Springdale, further he can be found on Stage 26 of Mt. Wildwood, Stage 64 of Downtown Springdale and Secret Stage 2-1 of Sewer B. He can also be found on Stage 10 during Terror Time and Stage 17 during Super Terror Time.
She can be freed from the Crank-a-kai by using a Cheerful Coin, Mystery Coin, Excitement Coin, or Purple Coin.
Game data
Main series
Yo-kai Watch
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Yo-kai Watch 3
Blasters stats
Attribute tolerance
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Held items
| Games | Items |
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| Yo-kai Watch | Gooey Candy 40%
The Pests Quest 10% |
| Yo-kai Watch 2 | Gooey Candy The Pest's Quest |
| Yo-kai Watch 3 | |
| Yo-kai Watch Blasters |
Spin-off games
Yo-kai Watch Blasters
Yo-kai Watch Busters 2
Other games
Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble
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Yo-kai Watch: Ukiukupedia
Quotes
- Befriended: "Boohoo... You're so strong... Do...you...wanna be...friends?"
- Receiving food (favorite): "Boohoo...yum!"
- Receiving food (normal): "I'll eat it."
- Receiving food (disliked): "Boohoo..."
- Blasters T camp: "Buhuhoo...you want to take me? Do you mean it, really?"
In the anime
Buhu first appears in Yo-kai Buhu, in which she repeatedly gets in the way of Nate's attempts to get some food. When confronted by him, she reveals she was flying around until she crashed with a tree, causing her to forget her destination. She agrees to not cause him any more problems, but she later goes after Bear, giving him trouble while at school. Nate summons Robonyan to help Bear resist the influence of Buhu. With the matter settled, Buhu gave Nate her Yo-kai Medal.
In The New Yo-kai Watch, Buhu was seen in Yo-kai-lifornia amongst the Yo-kai waiting in line to get the Yo-kai Watch Model Zero.
Buhu is first summoned in Yo-kai Enerfly to drive Enerfly away from Eddie and into Nate, but she messes up and it's Enefly that ends up going after Nate instead.
In Yo-kai Dromp, Buhu is summoned by Nate to help by getting a bird's-eye view of Dromp's maze only for Dromp to confuse Buhu by fogging up the area and causes her to leave. After Nate ends up in another one of Dromp's mazes, Buhu joins Nate into weeping over this predicament.
She appears in EP145 so Hailey can put together the Mothman for Phonius.
Etymology
- "Tohohogisu" combines tohoho (onomatopoeia for forlorn sobbing) and hototogisu ("lesser cuckoo"). In Japanese, Buhu's "tohoho-hokekyo (Japanese: トホホーホケキョ) comes from "ho-hokekyo" (Japanese: ホーホケキョ), the onomatopoeia of the bush warbler's cry.
- "Buhu" is a corruption of the onomatopoeia boo-hoo.
- In Spanish, "Ayay" is an spañol onomatopoeia of sobbing (Ayayay).
- In German, "Jammsel" is a combination of "jammern" (to whine) and "Amsel" (blackbird).
Origin
Besides sharing her inspiration with Skreek, the basis for Buhu's concept likely comes from the wordplay in her name.
Trivia
- Buhu is the first Yo-kai the player can befriend through battle in Yo-kai Watch.
- The two first dancing moves of Buhu's summoning chant were cut in the English version.
- Buhu's "random" nicknames in Yo-kai Watch are: Wahhh, Neville, Whiner, and Sobby.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese
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トホホギス | |
 Spanish
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Ayay | |
 French
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Flamente | |
 Italian
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Buhu | |
 German
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Jammsel | Combination of "jammern" (whine, wail) and "Amsel" (blackbird) |
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 Arabic
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هازئ | |
 Chinese (Cantonese)*
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黑仔鵝 | |
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倒楣楣鳥 | |
 Portuguese (European)
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Avoado | |
 Portuguese (Brazilian)
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Avoado/Avoada | From a slang term that means Distracted, and the word Voar (Fly). |
 Thai
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โทโฮโฮกิส | same as Japanese name but with the silent う |
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