Shaman King

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|} Shaman King (シャーマンキング Shāman Kingu) is both an anime series and a manga series by Hiroyuki Takei. The manga has ended in Japan with 32 volumes.

The Shaman King series started in Shueisha's Shonen Jump in Japan, and in the same country it aired on TV Tokyo. This is a magical boy anime, the male counterpart of a magical girl anime. In North America, the manga is currently being printed in Viz Media's Shonen Jump, with edits to a few comics. The Shaman King anime was licensed in 2001 by 4Kids Entertainment for American television broadcasting and aired in its entirety, beginning in September 2003 on the Fox Box (which would later become 4Kids TV), and concluding in August 2005. It's also on YTV in Canada. Shaman King is aired on ZERO in the United Kingdom and Brazil (in Brazil it is currently being printed by Editora JBC). In Russia, Shaman King is aired on STS since 2006. Shaman King is printed in simplified chinese in Singapore with the name of 'Tong Ling Tong Zhi' by Chuang Yi [link] with the total of 32 volumes. Shaman King also plays on Ntv7 in Malaysia Television since February 2006.

A shaman is a link between this world and the spirit world, and teams up with ghosts and spirits to achieve their goals. Many a shaman's greatest dream is to become Shaman King, and be able to contact the Great Spirit in order to be the savior of the world. This series is religious in a sense, but not religious at all, in a way that could be only described as how Japanese see the often explosive topic of religion, foreign and otherwise. Various magical and religious terms are spread through out the story but they merge into something explainable by the time the main plot arrives.

The process of the spirit ally merging with the shaman is known as "hyoi gattai" in the Japanese manga and anime, "integration" in the English manga, and "spirit unity" or "spirit fusion" in the English anime.

The series spans 285 manga chapters, and ended with a small short "extra story", known as the Funbari no Uta. Many fans of the series abbreviate its name to "Mankin". The Shaman King trading card game is available in Japan and North America.

Contents

1 Manga
2 Characters

2.1 Humans
2.2 Spirits

3 Terminology
4 Techniques
5 Episode titles

5.1 Shaman King Anime

6 TV Specials and Shorts

6.1 TV Special Titles

7 Trivia
8 Voice Cast (Japanese)
9 Voice Cast (English)
10 External links

10.1 English
10.2 Japanese

Manga

The manga of Shaman King ended on a slightly bizarre note, with Yoh going to sleep before the final battle with Hao and then ending appruptly. The last page of the last chapter featured a female Hao, the words "Owari" ("The end") and a chinese mandarin, called "mikan", which is also the Japanese word for "incomplete". The side story "Funbari no Uta", set several years after Shaman King, however, seem to indicate that Yoh won his fight.

Characters

Yoh Asakura

Most characters' names are in Western order, with the given name before the family name. The names of the Taos and other Chinese characters are in Chinese order, with the family name before the given name. The English anime name is to the right of the Japanese name. The English manga uses the Japanese names for the most part.

Humans

Yoh Asakura (麻倉葉 Asakura Yō) - The main character is Yoh Asakura and he has a trusted friend (also trainer),Anna Kyōyama. He is easy-going, laid back, and carefree, which causes him to have an open mind and makes him relax in extreme situations. "No one knows what will happen in the future. There is no sense in worrying in something you do not and cannot control, so why bother?" This famous line of his is his philosophy in life, which always shines through in his personality. Yoh's only goal is to live an easy life, and he believes that when he becomes Shaman King, he will achieve that goal. According to Anna, his free-thinking and laid-back nature makes him think "Outside the Box" which makes him a perfect candidate for Shaman King. His guardian ghost is a powerful samurai by the name of Amidamaru. He is the twin brother, descendant, and reincarnation of Hao Asakura. Yoh is part of the Funbari Hotspring Team (Team Asakura in the English anime).

Hao Asakura (麻倉葉王 Asakura Hao, ハオ Hao) / Zeke Asakura - Yoh's misunderstood ancestor, twin and previous incarnation who looks a lot like him and wants to destroy humanity. In his first life, he was the greatest shaman of the Asakura Clan. But after mastering the five elements to become the ultimate Shaman, he came to believe that every single non-shaman must be killed. He intended to do such an act as Shaman King, but he was assassinated by his clansmen. But because he mastered the five elements, Hao defied death and reincarnated as a member of Silva's tribe five centuries later. Hao stole the Patch Tribe's Spirit of Fire and attempted to become Shaman King, only to be killed again by his descendant & former spirit, Asakura Yohken (麻倉葉賢 Asakura Yōken) and Matamune (マタムネ Matamune). Now 500 years later, Hao is in his second reincarnation. However, when he was reincarnated this time, his soul somehow split, forming twins, and one part became Yoh, therefor, making both of them the reincarnations of the original Asakura Hao. Hao controls a host of shamans who either are loyal to him because they share his views on humanity or out of personal gain. His followers call him 'Hao-sama'. His group of three, Hao, Opacho, and Luchist, in the Fight is called the 'Hoshigumi'.

Anna Kyōyama (恐山アンナ Kyōyama An'na) / Anna - Friend of Yoh Asakura, and an itako, a traditional shaman from Aomori, Japan (she is called a "spirit medium" in the English anime). Anna is Yoh's personal trainer(in Yoh's opinion, his slavedriver, due to the intense training) and will stop at nothing to become a part of the glory when Yoh becomes Shaman King of the Shaman King, although she does indeed hold affection for Yoh. She later obtains the necklace of 1,080 beads and mastery over Hao's Shikigami, Zenki and Kouki. Anna also appears in two of Takei's other works, Butsu Zone and the one-shot Itako no Anna. Anna is also said to be the reincarnation of the original Asakura Hao's mother from 1,000 years ago. At a certain time, Asakura Hao held some interest on her, but it did not last long.

Manta Oyamada (小山田まん太 Oyamada Manta / Mortimer "Morty" - An intelligent but worrisome teen who always carries a "dictionary/encyclopedia/compendium of all human knowledge", and can see ghosts, even though he is not a Shaman. He is very expressive and a bit panicky. His rather abnormal height has gotten him into trouble numerous times, once having been mistaken for one of the shy nature spirits, and almost being cut open and used for bait during Yoh Asakura's match with Faust VIII. Near the final battle (anime only) with Hao he actually becomes a Shaman and is able to merge with a spirit. His weapon is a hammer and his unofficial guardian ghost is Mosuke, the best friend of Amidamaru who forged his sword, the Harusame. After that episode in the anime, Manta is able to junction spirits to his laptop. He is referred to as "Morty" (short for Mortimer) in the English anime. His hairstyle was adapted from that of Japanese pop singer T.M. Revolution.

Tao Ren (道蓮 Japanese: Tao Ren; Chinese Pinyin: Dào Lián) / Tao Len - An arrogent boy who is one of Yoh's rival shamans and hails from China.
*Before being defeated: Ren, though younger, is dominant over his elder sister Tao Jun and is determined to be the Shaman King. Ren's true purpose to become Shaman King is considered to be confusing; he originally hated humans and his family and wanted to destroy them.
*After being defeated: Seeing the good in people like Yoh and his friends, Len begins to challenge his father's way and he aims for a better world, by "destroying the chains of hate." Len is obsessed with milk, bodybuilding, and the number 3 (in the anime). His trademark is his unique, weird "Tongari" haircut. In the English anime, Len has a British accent. His guardian ghost is a massive 500 year old Chinese warrior named Bason.
*He deals with many family issues. If it's with his sister Jun, his father (original)/uncle (dubbed) En, or his cousin Ginny.

Horokeu Usui "Horohoro" (ホロホロ) (碓氷ホロケウ Usui Horokeu) / Horohoro "Trey Racer" - An Ainu from Hokkaido (called the "Northern Woods" in the English anime) who wants to save the Koropokkoro from extinction. Horohoro is an easily-provoked, good-natured boy who can quickly get happy or mad. His spirit ally is Kororo ("Corey"), a Koropokkoro (Minutian in the English dub of the anime). His sister, Pirka ("Pilika") trains him as harshly as Anna trains Yoh. Horohoro's name sounds like "boroboro", (which means "ragged and worn out" or "crap") so in the Japan releases, a good number of jokes come from. He is a part of Team Ren. In the English anime, it is acknowledged his real name is Horohoro, but the characters usually referred to him as "Trey (Racer)", a nickname given to him by the English dubbers.

Ryunosuke Umemiya (梅宮竜之介 Umemiya Ryūnosuke), a.k.a. "Wooden Sword" Ryu (木刀の竜 Bokutō no Ryū) / Rio - A gang leader who is always on the lookout for the "Happy Place" or "Best Place" (the "Sacred Hang" in the English anime, where his gang is known as the "Dead Enders"). He became a Shaman on the day his life was saved by Yoh. He comes off as being not too bright, and really thinks more about girls and his "'do" than anything else; however, he is quite deep and philosophical and turns out to be a magnificent shaman who gains his own partner, masters the powers of the legendary Yamato no Orochi, and becomes loyal to the Asakura family. Part of Team Funbari Onsen. His costume and hairstyle are meant to look like that of Elvis.

Tao Jun (道潤 Japanese: Tao Jun; Chinese Pinyin: Dào Rùn) - Ren's older sister, a Dao-shi (a Taoist spellcaster) that re-animates corpses and commands jiang-si. Jun only wants to keep the peace and wishes only what is right for her brother (whom she calls by his Chinese name, "Lian" - Or, in the English version of the anime, "Lenny"). In the English anime, Jun has a British accent, possibly in an attempt to convey the affluence of the Tao family. Her personal jiang-si is Lee Bailong, a former martial-arts movie star who was killed by Tao assassins so that Jun would have a powerful corpse familiar.

Faust VIII (ファウストⅧ世) - A necromancer whose shamanic focus is the skeleton of his lost love, Eliza. Faust is a descendant of the legendary Faustus, who made a deal with the devil for the knowledge of necromancy. At first, Faust (like the rest of his family) wanted nothing to do with his ancestor's black magic and became a doctor. However, the death of his wife, Eliza, drove him insane and he took up the mantle of a necromancer, using his power to manipulate Eliza's skeletal body into wielding a scythe. Faust first meets Yoh and Manta in a cemetery in Chokohama (spelled Chocohama in the actual artwork); Yoh gets angry at Faust after he slices Manta open (in the anime, Faust concentrates spiritual power around his hands and gropes around inside Manta's torso, claiming to be "experimenting"); the injury is a tactic to get Yoh angry. During the match, Yoh returns the favor by mocking Faust's plan to resurrect Eliza, calling her a "puppet" and a "doll". Yoh loses to Faust in the match but Ren prevents Faust from killing Yoh out of blind rage. Faust eventually joins Yoh's group and is truly reunited with Eliza, after Anna summoned the real Eliza, who then became Faust's guardian spirit. Faust's first name is Johannes.

Tamao Tamamura (玉村たまお Tamamura Tamao) / Tamara "Tammy" - A shy girl who has a huge crush on Yoh, even though she knows that Yoh truly loves Anna. Tamao's specialty is her use of a kokkuri board, which is similar to a Ouija board. She is also an ascetic, like Mikihisa; her spirits are Conchi, a fox, and Ponchi, a tanuki or raccoon. They are apparent homages to Ren (Conchi) and Stimpy (Ponchi).

Silva (シルバ) - A Native American from the Patch Tribe that qualified Yoh for the Shaman fight. He has issues with Hao because of the Hao's previous life as a member of the Patch Tribe and thief of the tribe's sacred spirit. Because Silva is a descendant of Hao, he feels the guilty and somehow involved. He has five different sacred animal spirits that can be combined into one massive "Totem Cannon".

Kalim (カリム)- A Patch tribe member and one of Silva's friends who is an organizer for the Shaman Fight. He qualified Horohoro to be a part of the Shaman Fight. Kari (加里) or Kariumu (カリウム) means potassium (German Kalium) in Japanese, furthering the trend of Patch priests being named after metals.

Lyserg Diethel (リゼルグ・ダイゼル) - A British Shaman and a traditional "dowser", whose parents were killed by Hao. Lyserg has dramatic interactions with all of the main characters at some point, and though he travels with them for a long time, he fights against Yoh's team more than once during the series.
*Pre X-Laws: When Lyserg first encounters Yoh's group, he attacks then to determine their strength, hospitalizing both Ren and Horohoro with one attack. After Yoh knocks some sense into him, Lyserg calms down and they welcome him to come along as they search for the Patch Village. Lyserg's father, Liam Diethel, wanted him to be a detective. Lyserg's mother and father were murdered when he was six years old. Lyserg's name is pronounced differently in the English anime so that it's not a recreational drug reference (lysergic acid). His spirit's Japanese name, Morphine, is also a drug reference (morphine) but called "Morphea" in the English manga and "Chloe" in the English anime. He is apparently so beautiful that Ryu could mistake him for a girl.

X-Laws: Once the X-Laws are introduced, Lyserg starts to question whether Yoh is truly strong enough to defeat Hao. Marco, of the X-Laws, convinces Lyserg that Yoh is too sweet and kind-hearted, but that the X-Laws have the strength that Yoh is lacking because they have the power to kill. When Yoh states firmly that he will not kill, Lyserg decides to leave and follow Marco. During the Shaman Fight, Lyserg competes as a member of X-Laws. In the anime, Lyserg discards his first spirit as he gains control of Zeruel, an Archangel provided by Jeanne. In the manga, Lyserg never abandons Morphea, even when he is presented with the Archangel Zeruel. Morphea and Zeruel combined to form Lyserg's Armour Oversoul, which in the anime was part of his final act of justice, bringing him back to Yoh's side.

Pirika / Pilika is Horohoro's sister, who trains him in a similar manner to Anna's training of Yoh. Pirika originally calls Yoh a jerk for defeating her brother, giving Yoh a heartache over people hating him. Pirika later becomes friends with Anna and Tamao. "Pirika" means "pretty" and "pirka" means "good" in the Ainu language.

Lilirara - Lilirara appears in both the anime and the manga. Lilirara, a member of the Seminoa tribe, is angry at the Patch tribe and believes that the Patch tribe massacred her ancestors. She tries to prevent the shamans of this present shaman fight from reaching the Patch Village, telling them that the Patch are really killers, and that the same fate that befell the Seminoa will befall them. Hao later reveals that he killed the Seminoa, not the Patch. Hao then kills Lilirara in the manga right after Yoh and his cohort leave her to go to Patch Village.

Marco (マルコ) : One of the two founders of the X-Laws (the other being Luchist/Luka), which is a group that aims to rid the world of Hao. His Archangel is called Michael. He does everything in his power to please Jeanne. He was the only surviving adult member of X-Laws by the finale.

Iron Maiden Jeanne (アイアン・メイデン・ジャンヌ) : The leader of the X-Laws. She hates Hao with a passion and will go to great lengths to see him dead, no matter who else might die in the process. She earned the nick-name "Iron Maiden" by spending her time in an Iron Maiden and only coming out when desperately needed, until the day injustice no longer exists. Iron Maiden (a British heavy metal band) also happens to be one of many music culture references in Shaman King. With her spirit guardian Shamash, Jeanne gives each of her followers an Archangel as a spirit.

Chocolove McDaniel (チョコラブ・マクダネル) / Joco - An African-American Shaman who aspires to be Shaman King so he can give the world what it needs the most, laughter. He's a comedian by trade, though his jokes annoy people (especially Ren) sometimes (which results in Chocolove getting beaten up or punched in the nose with Ren's Kwan Do). His spirit is a jaguar ghost named Mic Jaguar (a takeoff on Mick Jagger), who belonged to Chocolove's mentor. In the manga, he gains a second spirit guardian named Pascal Avaf. Chocolove killed Redseb's and Seyram's father before he repented under his teacher. He is referred to as "Joco" in the English anime (since "Choco" was considered a racist name for an Afro-American character).

BōZ (manga) / ZenRyo (Japanese anime) / Flying Zen Brothers (English anime) - A goofy rock group that turn out to be a pair of shamans under Hao. They were the other known lackies Hao let go from his group without killing them. In the anime, their names are revealed as Ryo Kamishiro and Zen Hoshi (Zen Hijiri in the Japanese version). While Ryo has a Judeo-Christian theme, Zen had a Buddhist theme. They are inspired by Japanese hard rock duo B'z.

Yohmei Asakura - Yohmei is Yoh's grandfather and an onmyōji who utilizes leaf shikigami. He is the husband of Kino Asakura, Anna's teacher.

Kino Asakura - A master itako who trains young girls in the art at Osorezan. She is short tempered and practical like her apprentice, Anna (or perhaps the other way around). Kino is Yoh's grandmother.

Keiko Asakura - Mikihisa's wife and Yoh's mother. She normally works as an Office Lady, but also works as a miko (translated by some as a cleric) at a local shrine. It is unknown as to the extent of her spiritual powers, but she is capable hearing the voices of Gods or rather, kami spirits. She is the daughter of Yohmei and Kino. She shares the same given name (at least when romanized in English) as Manta's mother, Keiko Oyamada.

Mikihisa Asakura - Mikihisa is Yoh Asakura's father. He is an ascetic monk who is frequently away from home. He became familiar with the Asakura family after meeting Keiko one night, after her human boyfriend dumped her for being a shaman. Mikihisa is also the one who brought Tamao to the Asakuras and trained Ryu to become a shaman. He wears a mask to cover his face as a result of severe burns courtesy of the Spirit of Fire. He is married to Keiko Asakura. He is also known as 'Miki Asakura' to Redseb & Seyram. Miki is part of Team Kabbalahers in the Shaman Fight(manga). In the manga, Mikihisa aids Tao Jun and Tamao to fight the Hanagumi team.

Redseb and Seyram - They, together with Mikihisa Asakura and Golem, form Team Kabbalahers in the Shaman Fight (manga). Their father, Camel Munzer, was killed by Chocolove McDaniel. They own Golem and are under the care of Mikihisa.

Camel Munzer- Father of Redseb and Seryam and was a friend of Mikihisa.

Goldva - A Patch tribe leader who is the organizer of the Shaman Fight.

Tao Yúan (道円 Japanese: Tao En; Chinese Pinyin: Dào Yúan) / Tao En - The father (uncle in the English version) of Ren and Jun. Tao Yúan commands an army of jiang-si.

The Hanagumi - Three witches who happen to be three of the most powerful and loyal shaman by Hao's side. They consist of Kanna Bismarck (the leader, the tall one with blue hair), Matilda "Matti/Machi" Matissa (the one with orange hair and short pigtails), and Marian "Mari" Phauna (long pigtails and blond hair), a trio that are as beautiful, aggressive and to the point as Anna. Matti tends to be the most talkative and abrasive, Kanna is sarcastic and cynical, while the quiet and morose Mari tends to refer to herself in third person.

Opacho- Hao's most loyal ally, was a malnourished baby in western Africa when Hao found her (female in the Japanese version and male in the U.S. dubbed). Adopted and raised by Hao, Opacho follows Hao almost every where he goes. Hao often confides in Opacho about his plans, as well as about Yoh and his power. Opacho has strong, though still a bit unrefined powers, including clairvoyance and projecting illusions. She is also part of Hao's team in the Shaman Tournament, though her attack power is never revealed. Although Opacho supports Hao loyally, near the final episodes of the anime series, (once Hao obtains the Great Spirit's Power), Opacho notes that Hao has made a change for the worse and flees from him. Opacho's last anime appearance is in episode 64 watching the destiny star fly by. She is one of the few survivors of Hoshigumi.

The Lily Five - A group of five girls who appear only in the anime. They mainly serve as comic relief while Yoh and his friends are attempting to find the Patch Village. Their leader is Sharona, a clever young woman who acts a bit like a French socialite. The others include the sarcastic and witty Lilly, the short tempered Sally, mall rat Ellie, and the youngest, Millie. While they are all capable shamans, their level of furyoku is nothing compared to other characters in the show.

Mansumi Oyamada - Appearing only the manga, Mansumi is the father of Manta Oyamada. His first appearance is in Reincarnation 47: June Goodbyes (Shonen Jump#24, Volume 2, Issue 12.) At this point he is merely a plot device, but in a much later appearance it is revealed that he has been using Manta to track down the shamans, and eventually he comes face-to-face with Hao Asakura. The second appearance, while still possibly a plot device, is much more significant and leads to a temporary union between the teams of Yoh and Hao. Mansumi has a wife, Keiko, and two children; he has a son, Manta, and a daughter, Mannoko. Born September 22, 1947. Blood type: O.

Spirits

Amidamaru (阿弥陀丸) - Samurai that died during the Muromachi period 600 years ago - now is Yoh's ghost companion. He is very powerful and wise but quite taciturn and extremely devoted to "Lord Yoh" ("Yō-dono" in Japanese). He was greatly known around the town of Funbari, where he had died 600 years prior after killing several hundred other samurai soldiers during a battle. He is the original handler of the legendary sword named "Harusame", meaning "Spring Rain", a sword forged by his best friend, Mosuke, who also appeared in the anime/manga as a spirit. This very same sword was reproduced as a "spirit sword" and used by Asakura Yoh during the Shaman Fight. The original was kept in a museum.

Gusshi Kenji (manga only) - The spirit of a former boxer. His former student, a ninth-grader named Tatsushi Tobinai, was angry at his master for dying. Tatsushi's anger is extinguished when Yoh challenged Tatsushi to a boxing match. Gusshi takes over Yoh's body and defeats Tatsushi. Tatsushi's attitude improves after the victory.

Bason (馬孫 Japanese: Bason, Pinyin: Mǎsūn) - Bason is the ghost of an ancient Chinese wujiang who serves Ren faithfully and obeys him without question. In the English manga Bason calls Ren "Master Ren," while in the Japanese version he calls Ren "Bocchama," which means "Young Master." Later he became a valued friend of his young master Ren.

Lee Bailong (李白龍 Japanese: Rī Bairon, Pinyin: Lǐ Báilóng), (manga) / Lee Pai-Long (anime) - "The White Dragon"; he was a kung fu movie star who was murdered by the Tao clan to be Jun's Jiang-si bodyguard. He is a thinly-veiled reference to Bruce Lee, who died under suspicious circumstances. Technically, he is not a spirit, but a living corpse. This is with the help of Tao Jun's "ofuda". However, he can be considered to be serving a similar purpose, since he serves Tao Jun and hangs around her perpetually.

Kororo (コロロ) - Kororo is a Koropokkoru (which means "little people under butterbur leaves" in Ainu, and is surprisingly cute. Known as Minutians in the English anime), and Horohoro's spirit ally. She has a crush on Manta Oyamada, even though he is human. Her name in the English anime version sounds similar to "Kōri" (氷), which is the Japanese word for ice and also the element that Horohoro's attacks are based on.

Tokagero (トカゲロウ Tokagerō) / Tokageroh - A thief that was killed by Amidamaru, born into terrible poverty. Tokagero always talks about being a nasty villain, but he is actually a big softie. He is the spirit partner of Wooden Sword Ryu.

Ponchi and Conchi - A tanuki with, in the original Japanese, large testicles, or in the English manga, a large stomach, and a fox or kitsune who are the familiars of Tamao Tamamura. Ponchi and Conchi are parodies of Ren and Stimpy. Ponchi's testicles are never seen in any versions of the anime. Conchi's name is sometimes spelled as "Konchi". Both Ponchi and Conchi wear mawashis (although fandom commonly mistakes them for diapers).

Eliza (エリザ) - Eliza was Faust VIII's wife, she worked as a nurse until she was murdered (along with the family dog, Frankenstiney) by robbers who broke into Faust's house. Eliza's death led her (now-insane) husband to dig up her skeleton from her casket and enter the Shaman Fights to bring her back to life. But when Faust joined Yoh's group, Anna brought the spirit of Eliza to be reunited with her husband as his Guardian Ghost. Her "Giant Over Soul" form is a giant bat-winged version of herself called Mephisto-E (Mephisto being a reference to Mephistopheles, or the devil, whom Faustus summons). After Faust and Eliza reunited, both of them became heavily devoted to Yoh.

Mosuke (喪助) - A master swordsmith whose ability to create swords matched Amidamaru's ability to wield them. He and Amidamaru were best friends & grew up together; their deaths resulted from Amidamaru's refusal to kill Mosuke when their lord ordered the samurai to. In the anime, Mosuke later becomes Manta's guardian ghost, semi-trapped in Manta's laptop.

Morphine/Morphea (English manga)/Chloe (English anime) - A pixie-like spirit who is Lyserg's spirit ally. She loves eating sweet-tasting things. She absorbed the Archangels to assume her "Giant Over Soul" form (in the anime). Her original name was edited for being a reference to a drug (see morphine).

Mic Jaguar/Big Mick - A jaguar spirit who is Chocolove's spirit ally. He used to belong to Chocolove's mentor. The name is a takeoff of "Mick Jagger".

Pascal Avaf - The second spirit ally of Chocolove. Pascal Avaf taught Chocolove many things, also merging with Mic & Chocolove to form the Armour Oversoul Jaguarman.

Spirit of Fire (スピリット・オブ・ファイア): Hao's spirit guardian, formerly was the sacred symbol of the Patch Tribe until Patch Hao took it for his own 500 years ago. The spirit's flames served as Hao's way of killing off shamans who failed him or those who refused to rally for his cause. The Spirit of Fire can increase its own power by eating spiritually-enhanced humans and other spirits.

Spirit of Shamans - Hao's spirit in the anime. The Spirit of Fire becomes the Spirit of Shamans when hao taps into the great power of spirits. The Spirit of Fire turns gold and becomes so powerful that he almost kills all who are around him. Yoh did all he could, but still lost to it, costing him his life.

Spirit of Water - Seen in one episode were the Spirit of Fire changes into the Spirit of Water.

Mama - Mama is Opacho's spirit. It is not powerful and takes the form of a sheep with Opacho's head. It appears only in Spirit of Spiriting Wolf gba game and is a rank 61.

Zenki (前鬼) and Kouki (後鬼 Kōki) - A pair of shikigamis which Hao created with the Genma Choboku to protect the Tome of the Shaman. Anna defeats both of them and claims them as her own, using them as her muscle until Hao regain contol of his creations to hold Yoh's friends at bay, though the shikigami were soon destroyed.

Ashcroft, Jack, and Chuck - the spirits commanded by the Hanagumi: Kanna Bismarck, Machi Matisse and Mari Phauna respectively. Ashcroft is a perverted, old, knight spirit who uses the smoke from Kanna's cigarette as a medium, Jack is a Jack-o-lantern spirit (in the manga, he is actually the spirit of Jack the Ripper, and Chuck is a voodoo doll. In the English anime, Chuck is referred to as "Baby Chuck", and he has a rattle gun.

Enla, Kamaitachi, Onibi, Kosuta, and Keeta - the spirits of team Très Magnifique (the Lily Five): Sharona, Ellie, Millie, Sally, and Lilly respectively. Enla is a smoke-based chameleon spirit, Kamaitachi is a weasel with a scythe, Onibi is used in a crossbow by Millie, Kosuta is a hammer spirit, and Keeta is a dark spirit (appearing as a small rodent) that combines with Lilly's glasses to give her long-range vision. They appear only in the anime.

Shamash - Jeanne's god-class spirit. With Shamash's power, Jeanne is able to open the Gate of Babylon in an attempt to seal away Hao. (In the manga, he brings Ren back from the dead by kissing him.) The attempt ends in failure as Shamash was devoured by the Spirit of Fire.

Archangels/Arch-Spirits - The Guardian Spirits of the X-Laws, which only Jeanne can present these powerful entities to their human partners. They all were absorbed into Morphine near the finale when all the members of the X-Laws fell by Hao's hands (ONLY in anime!).
*Michael - The Archangel Marco commands.
*Zeruel / Zeliel - The Archangel presented to Lyserg Diethyl after he had proved his loyalty to the X-Laws. In the manga, Zeruel did not replace Morphine; however, in the anime, Lyserg abandoned his original spirit in favor of the more powerful Archangel.
*Gabriel - An archangel commanded by Mina
*Metatron - An archangel commanded by Venstar
*Uriel - An archangel commanded by Larch
*Raphael - An archangel commanded by Denbat
*Remiel - An archangel commanded by Cebin
*Sariel - An archangel commanded by Porf
*Cifer-the darkest archangel commanded by luchet(hao side)

Golem - It is a machine that functions like spirit of Fire in that it ingests spirits to get stronger. It belongs to Redseb & Seyram, and it was built by their father(dead). Golem is part of Team Kabbalahers. In the anime he belongs to a family of shaman.

Ernie L. Cake / Mr. Grimes - Ernie is a dirty old ghost who haunts Yoh's toilet. The name sounds a little like "urinal cake".

Wū-fú Xing-dùi Sì-shàng-dēng or The Five-Curse Squad (known as the Johto Guard in the English anime) - Five jiang-si that Tao Yúan uses against Yoh and his friends. One was Li Bailong's mentor under Yúan's control while the other four had animal parts sewn onto their bodies to enhance their natural abilities.

Nekomata no Matamune (Matamune the split tailed cat) - (manga only character) He had been traveling around the world and reading books for 1000 years. He was found by Hao living amongst rotting corpses during the Heian period. Was Hao's most trusted friend but then he had to betray Hao because of his twisted dream of a shaman only world. He teamed up with Yohken (one of Hao's decendants) and stopped Hao again 500 years later. 5 more centuries after that he aids Yoh defeat the giant oni Anna had created but had used up all his furyoku then so he had to disappear afterwards. He is in the Osorezan arcs of the manga (volume 19-20) which also have 2 drama cds devoted to them. We see him again later during volume 26-27 when Yoh was training in hell.

Terminology

Furyoku (巫力 Furyoku) / Mana (English manga only) - "Furyoku" is a Japanese word that is used to refer to the amount of energy that a Shaman has. The English manga translates the term to "mana" a generic term for a magical force.
Manjiten (万辞苑 Manjiten) / Mantannian Dictionary (English manga only) - The "Manjien Dictionary" is a "Dictionary/ Encyclopedia/ Compendium of all human knowledge" that Manta frequently consults to find information on people, cultures, and other subjects. The book's Japanese name is formed from "Manta" and "kōjien" (広辞苑), meaning encyclopedia. In the English anime, the book is either not given a name or it is called a "ghost story book" or "book about shamans" that Morty carries around.

Techniques

These are some different techniques used in the Shaman King world:

Hyoi Gattai (憑依合体 Hyōi Gattai) / Integration (English manga) / Spirit Unity or Spirit Fusion (English anime): The simplest technique, the Shaman merges with the spirit in his body. The power of Hyoi Gattai depends on the level of synchronisation and the user's physical state. It needs no furyoku to use, but can be taxing to utilize for novices. The shaman uses their furyoku to transform their guardian spirit into a ball, called 'spirit ball' or 'spirit ball mode' and then merges the spirit into their body. At the start of the series, this technique is considered strong, but as the series progresses and the gang learn of Oversoul, Hyoi Gattai is thought of as weak.

Over Soul / Spirit Control (English anime): When a shaman uses his or her oversoul, they place their spirit inside a shamanic medium, i.e. the weapon he is wielding. Depending on the shamanic focus used, this techniques' power and effects can vary a lot. Also, the amount of furyoku that the shaman puts serves as a factor.

Giant Over Soul (manga, Japanese anime) / Giant Spirit Control: The Giant Oversoul is a sign of power in a shaman. The spirit is given a gigantic body, constructed entirely from furyoku, with powers relating to whatever the spirit and shaman can create. This technique can be learnt from the Chou Senji Ryakketsu (Tome of the Shaman in the English anime), written by the original Hao Asakura.

Double Medium : A difficult but highly powerful technique. It can be summed up by the phrase :"Two Souls, One Body. Two Focuses, One Weapon". It involves invoking the spirit inside one weapon and concentrating one's strength inside another weapon. The weapons are then combined into one huge weapon capable of dealing very heavy damage This is a technique used by Yoh and Ren; there is no special name for to the resulting oversoul, but some fans label it with what Yoh yells out in the Japanese version: "Amidamaru in Harusame in Futsu no Mitama no Tsurugi!" It should be noted that this is still a form of giant oversoul, but just a new mode that relies on Yoh fighting directly.

Genma Choboku: A spell written by Hao to capture the two Shikigami spirits. Anna is quickly able to learn this technique after obtaining the 1080 beads. She indirectly injures Hao after sealing away his Shikigami.

Spirit Reduction (unofficial name) : This technique is taught to Yoh's party by Mikihisa Asakura. Only Yoh and Ren have mastered it and used it. By reducing the physical size of the Giant Oversoul or Double Medium in Yoh's case, but not the amount of externalized Furyoku, one can considerably power up one's attack. It basically concentrates the Furyoku instead of spreading it throughout the oversoul.

Armour Oversoul : This technique is only seen in the manga. The Shaman uses his medium, spirit & furyoku to create an Oversoul which wraps and protects the body like armour. (eg, Hao's Kurobina, Chocolove's Jaguarman, Yoh's WhiteSwan, etc) This form of Oversoul is introduced only in the last few volumes of manga (around vol 27 onwards)

The Great Spirit's powers / The King of Spirits' powers: The one who wields the power of the Great Spirit is capable of defeating any known Shaman. However, the will of the Great Spirit must not be forced or he will not grant one his full powers (which is how Yoh defeats Hao in the anime). This is only given to the one that wins the tounament. In the comic, Zeke becomes the King of Shamans and Yoh and friends go out to stop him. This power transforms the Spirit of Fire into the Spirit of Shaman and almost kills everyone around him. It is said that "every 500 years a shaman has steped up to save the earth from doom".

Episode titles

Shaman King Anime

Note: Japanese titles used

The Boy Who Dances With Ghosts
Waiting Samurai
Another Shaman
Hyoi 100%
A Shaman Who is Mature for Her Age
Kung Fu Master
Pailong, Fists of Fury
Shaman Life
The Boy from the North
Fate of 600 Years
Rain That Falls In Spring
The Star that Signals the Beginning
Oversoul
Shaman Fight
Bone Killers
Faust's Love
Two People’s Journey to the Best Place
Yoh
Big Souls of the Two
Soul Mata Cemetery
Believe
Our Deadly Blows
Awakened Nyan Nyan Doushi
Invulnerable En Tao
To a Shaman's Journey
Big America
Dowsing Revolution
Lyserg's Revenge
Super Guts
The Stolen Oracle Bell
Forest of Fairies
HoroHoro’s Taste of a Bitter Friendship
Mysterious Asakura
American Hot Springs
The Vampire Legend
Angel’s Pistol
Joking King
The Legend of Seminoa
Hana-gumi
Chou Senji Ryakettsu
Exploding Oversouls
Spirit of the Sword
Battle of Gods
One More Push
Great Spirit
The Dead Spirit of Tao
Really Naive
Missionary of Dragon
Doctor Doctor
I Have A Darkness In My Heart
Shaman Hunt
It's Training! Everyone Gather!
Bye Bye
The Eighth Angel
Gate of Babylon
Door of Babylon
The Shaman Fight Ends?
Flaming Angel
Holy Ground of the Stars
Friend
Eternal Farewell
DIE Collision
A Place Where I Belong
Epilogue
Shaman King documentation

TV Specials and Shorts

Throughout the broadcast of Shaman King, many shorts (usually referred to as Shaman King omake and TV specials were made on special days of the year related to spirits and the like. The last two TV specials were never fan-subbed. All of the TV specials were compiled into one file by Rice-Box. The omake were short stories that were made to make you laugh. Apparently, all of the omake fit into the story before the Shaman Fight 2nd round. Documents of the Shaman Fight was shown with a New Year's omake as well. The TV Specials were aired after specific points of the story as well as on holidays.

TV Special Titles

Documents of the Shaman Fight (Premiered 1/31/00)
The Form That Friendship Takes
The Form That Love Takes

Trivia

Unlike most of 4Kids's other dubbed anime, this surprisingly contains less edits. Some scenes have been toned down because of violence, and some blood is still left showing. (e.g In Episode 3 where Len strikes Yoh's shoulder blade, blood is still shown.)

Starting 2nd June 2006, Shaman King has returned to the Jetix UK schedule showing at 6:30pm GMT everyday. This is probably because of Naruto's debut on July 22nd, the network are bringing more anime related shows.

Strangely enough, many of the Shaman King shorts and unique manga stories are featured in the Game Boy Advance video game Shaman King: Master of Spirits.

Strangely, Manta Oyamada makes no appearance in Funbari no Uta, despite being Yoh Asakura's best friend. Faust VIII also fails to make an appearance, because he dies during the fight in the Lake Plant.

Voice Cast (Japanese)

Voice Cast (English)

External links

English

Official links:

[4Kids.TV's Shaman King website] - The official Shaman King website in the United States.
[JETIX's Shaman King website] - The official Shaman King web site in the United Kingdom.
[Shaman King on YTV] - YTV's website for Shaman King.
[Shonen Jump's Shaman King] - The official site for the Shaman King English manga.
[Upper Deck Shaman King TCG website]

Profiling:

[Anime News Network - Shaman King (Manga)] - Profile of the Shaman King manga/comics, as seen on Shonen Jump magazine.
[Anime News Network - Shaman King (TV)] - Profile of the Shaman King anime, as seen on Fox's children block, 4KidsTV.

Fan links:

[Birth Rite] A small shrine with information on SK, scans, etc.
[Oracle] The fanlisting to Shaman King.
[Shaman King Anime] A fan site of Shaman King which contains episodes summaries, reviews, character bios and images.
[Shaman King Screenshots Gallery]
[Shaman King Headquarters]
[Shaman King Network]
[Shaman King Uncensored] - An anime fan's site focusing on the differences between the English-dubbed version of Shaman King from 4Kids Entertainment and the original Japanese version. Includes the original Japanese opening theme song audio and character profiles.

Japanese

[Official Shaman King website]

Shaman King
Terminology
Mana (Furyoku) > Mantannian Dictionary (Manjiten) \| Shaman \| Itako
Techniques
Hyoi Gattai > Over Soul (Spirit Control)\| Giant Over Soul (Giant Spirit Control) \|Double Medium \| Genma Choboku \| Spirit Reduction \| Armour Oversoul \| The Great Spirit's powers (The King of Spirits' powers)
Characters
Asakura Family:Yoh Asakura > Anna Kyōyama \| Kino Asakura \| Yohmei Asakura \| Hana Asakura \| Asakura Yohken
Native American Shamans: Silva (Shaman King)>Silva \| Kalim
Tao Family: Tao Jun (Jun Tao) > Tao Ren (Len Tao) \| Tao Yúan (En Tao)
X-Laws: Iron Maiden Jeanne > Lyserg Diethel \| Marco
Enemies: Hao Asakura (Zeke Asakura) > The Hanagumi \| Opacho
Other Humans: Horokeu Usui a.k.a. Horohoro (Trey Racer) > Manta Oyamada (Mortimer "Morty) \| Chocolove McDaniel (Joco) \| Faust VIII \| Ryunosuke Umemiya a.k.a. Wooden Sword Ryu (Rio) \| Tamao Tamamura (Tamara "Tammy")
Spirits: Amidamaru > Bason \| Lee Bailong \| Tokagero

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