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Type
Manga
Volumes
32
Chapters
288
Status
Completed
Published
1998-06-30 to 2004-08-30
Genres
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Shounen
Super Power
Supernatural
Serializations
Shounen Jump (Weekly)
Authors
Hiroyuki Takei (Story & Art)
Shaman King
Shamans are extraordinary individuals with the ability to communicate with ghosts, spirits, and gods, which are invisible to ordinary people. The Shaman Fight—a prestigious tournament pitting shamans from all over the world against each other—is held every five hundred years, where the winner is crowned Shaman King. This title allows the current incumbent to call upon the Great Spirit and shape the world as they see fit. Finding himself late for class one night, Manta Oyamada, an ordinary middle school student, decides to take a shortcut through the local cemetery. Noticing him, a lone boy sitting on a gravestone invites Manta to stargaze with "them." Realizing that "them" refers to the boy and his ghostly friends, Manta flees in terror. Later, the boy introduces himself as You Asakura, a Shaman-in-training, and demonstrates his powers by teaming up with the ghost of six-hundred-year-old samurai Amidamaru to save Manta from a group of thugs. You befriends Manta due to his ability to see spirits, and with the help of Amidamaru, they set out to accomplish You's goal of becoming the next Shaman King. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Note: This entry is for the original printing of Shaman King. Please see Shaman King (Kanzenban Edition) for the chapters not included in this edition.
Characters
You Asakura
Main
Hao Asakura
Main
Anna Kyouyama
Main
Ren Tao
Main
Amidamaru
Main
Manta Oyamada
Main
Johann Faust VIII
Supporting
Horokeu Usui
Supporting
Lyserg Diethel
Supporting
Iron Maiden Jeanne
Supporting
Jun Tao
Supporting
Silva
Supporting