Some time later.
"How about Yo-Kai Watch then?"
"If I remember correctly, some youkai in YKW live amongst humans. Given that the named characters are humanoid at least, I think it works."
"Nate doesn't even need the Watch! Even then, I think the Erma characters would be in the tribes of their respective YKW characters' species."
"But how about befriending?"
"Dude, Cloud Strife is a playable character and he isn't remotely a youkai. Even SAM can have a tribe."
"The 'Human Ally' Tribe?" (Heartful works the best here.)
"Something like that. Though I do not understand why Ed Zoff's in the Shady Tribe when the nukekubi is related to the rokurokubi, whose type is in the Slippery Tribe."
"Speaking of Slippery Tribe, given that Rin is a snake lady and most of the tribe's members are reptilian, it works."
"Game wise, should they be original or reskins?"
"Original sets work better. Erma's author tries to subvert usual youkai stereotypes after all."