Shaman King (2001)

Shaman King is an anime adaptation of Hiroyuki Takei's manga of same name. The anime is directed by Mizushima Seiji at animation studio Xebec. The series aired from July 2001 to September 2002 for a total of 64 episodes.

4Kids Entertainment obtained foreign television and home video distribution rights to the Shaman King anime on May 15, 2003. Fox Box began airing Shaman King in the United States on August 30, 2003.

The anime series, while originally faithful to the manga, eventually deviated from the storyline as the manga was still being serialized. As a result, the later episodes are completely unrelated to the manga, with a separate and definite conclusion created for the series.

Plot
In the world of Shaman King, people with the ability to communicate and fight with spirits are collectively known as Shamans. The series is centered around Asakura Yoh, a laid-back, easygoing character who is heir to the powerful shamanic Asakura Family, as he enters the Shaman Tournament, a semi-millennial event that draws shamans from around the world to compete for the chance to become the Shaman King and the wielder of the omnipotent Great Spirit. In the process, Yoh befriends and makes rivals of other characters, and gradually learns of the true nature of the Shaman Tournament, and his connection to Asakura Hao, the favorite to win.

Staff

 * Original Work: Hiroyuki Takei
 * Direction: Seiji Mizushima
 * Series Composition: Katsuhiko Koide
 * Character Design: Akio Takami
 * Music: Toshiyuki Oomori
 * Animation Work: Xebec

Voice Cast

 * Asakura Yoh: Japanese - Yuuko Sato, English - Sebastian Arcelus
 * Amidamaru: Japanese - Katsuyuki Konishi & Mitsuki Saiga, English - Sean Schemmel
 * Kyoyama Anna. Japanese - Megumi Hayashibara, English - Tara Jayne
 * Oyamada Manta (Mortimer “Morty” Manta in the dub): Japanese - Inuko Inuyama, English - Oliver Wyman
 * Tao Ren (Tao “Lenny” Len in the dub): Japanese - Romi Paku, English - Andrew Rannells
 * Bason: Japanese - Shinpachi Tsuji, English Michael Alston Baley
 * Umemiya Ryunosuke: Japanese - Masahiko Tanaka, English - Sean Schemmel
 * Tokageroh: Japanese - Wataru Takagi, English - Wayne Grayson
 * Silva: Japanese - Hikaru Midorikawa, English - Dan Green
 * Horohoro (Trey Racer in the dub): Japanese - Yuji Ueda, English - Michael Sinterniklaas
 * Kororo (Corey in the dub): Japanese Nana Mizuki, English - Erica Harlacher
 * Usui Pirika (Pilika in the dub): Japanese - Tomoko Kawakami, English -  Rachael Lillis
 * Lyserg Diethel: Japanese - Yoko Soumi, English - Erica Schroeder
 * Chocolove McDonnell (Joco in the dub): Japanese - Motoko Kumai, English - Matthew George
 * Tao Jun: Japanese - Michiko Neya, English - Lisa Ortiz
 * Lee Pyron ( Lee Pai-long in the dub); Japanese - Nobutoshi Canna, English - Dan Green
 * Johann Faust VIII: Japanese - Takehito Koyasu, English - Sam Riegel and Matt Caplan
 * Tamamura Tamao (Tamara/Tammy in the dub): Japanese - Nana Mizuki, English - Veronica Taylor
 * Ponchi and Conchi: Japanese - Ken'yuu Horiuchi (Ponchi) and Tsutomu Kashiwakura (Conchi), English - unknown
 * Asakura Yohmei: Japanese - Takeshi Aono, English - Doug Stone
 * Asakura Kino: Japanese - Hisako Kyōda, English - Erica Schroeder
 * Asakura Mikihisa: Japanese - Kenyu Horiuchi, English - Ted Lewis
 * Asakura Keiko: Japanese - Mika Doi, English - Erica Schroeder
 * Yuan Tao (Tao En in the dub): Japanese - Masashi Ebara, English - Marc Thompson
 * Asakura Hao (Zeke in the dub): Japanese - Minami Takayama, English - Sebastian Arcelus
 * Opacho: Japanese - Megumi Hayashibara, English - Tara Jayne
 * Luchist Lasso: Japanese - Katsuyuki Konishi, English - Andrew Rannells
 * BoZ Brothers (Flying Zen Brothers in the dub): Sugimoto Ryo: Japanese - Masaya Onosaka, English - Greg Abbey, Yoneda Zen: Japanese - Nobuyuki Hiyama, English - Dan Green
 * Peyote Diaz; Japanese - Mitsuaki Madono, English - Dan Green
 * Hang Zang-Ching: Japanese - Yuji Ueda, English - Oliver Wyman
 * Mohamed “Turbine” Tarbarsi: Japanese - Masahiko Tanaka, English - Oliver Wyman
 * Big Bill Burtonl Japanese - Yoshinori Sonobe, English - Michael Alston Baley
 * Kanna Bismarch: Japanese - Youko Soumi, English - Caren Manuel
 * Matilda Matisse: Japanese - Tomoe Hanbe, English - Erica Schroder
 * Marion Phauna: Japanese - Michiko Neva, English - Carrie Keranen
 * Boris Tempe Dracula: Japanese - Yasushi Ishii, English - Oliver Wyman
 * Marco Lasso: Japanese - Akimitsu Takase, English - Eric Stuart
 * Iron Maiden Jeanne: Japanese - Yui Horie, English - Kathleen Delaney
 * John Denbat: Japanese - Katsuyuki Konishi, English - Unknown
 * Porf Griffith: Japanese - Takehito Koyasu, English - Unknown
 * Larch Dirac: Japanese - Tomohisa Asou, English - Unknown
 * Chris Venstar: Japanese - Seiji Sasaki, English - Matt Hoverman
 * Mendel Cebin (Sebin in the dub): Japanese - Wataru Takagi, English - Eric Stuart
 * Menee Montgomery (Mina in the dub): Japanese - Tomoko Kawakami, English - Michelle Newman
 * Golva: Japanese - Reiko Suzuki, English - Ted Lewis
 * Kalim: Japanese - Kazuhiro Nakata, English - Jonathan Todd Ross
 * Nickrom: Japanese - Kentarō Itō, English - Sean Schemmel
 * Sharona (anime original): Japanese - Rumi Ochiai, English -  Megan Hollingshead,
 * Millie (anime original): Japanese - Miyako Itō, English - Amy Palant
 * Ellie (anime original): Japanese - Makoto Tsumura, English - Kerry Williams
 * Lilly (anime original): Japanese - Yui Horie, English - Amy Birnbaum
 * Sally (anime original): Japanese - Inuko Inuyama, English - Dania Cericola
 * Anatel Pokki: Japanese - Hirohiko Kakegawa, English - Ted Lewis
 * Khafre Puljiz: Japanese - Susumu Chiba, English - Unknown
 * Pitrah Nakhichevan: Japanese - Yuji Ueda, English - Unknown
 * Graham Pino: Japanese - Susumu Chiba, English - Christopher Kromer
 * Gagarik Zria: Japanese- Masako Katsuki, English- Rachel Lillis
 * Cadimahide Papik Tona: Japanese- Hisao Egawa, English - Michael Alston Baley

Music

 * Opening Theme: "Over Soul" by Megumi Hayashibara (ep. 1-34)
 * Opening Theme 2: "Northern Lights" by Megumi Hayashibara (ep. 35-63)
 * Ending Theme: "Trust You" by Megumi Hayashibara (ep. 1-34)
 * Ending Theme 2: "Omokage" by Megumi Hayashibara (ep. 35-63)
 * Ending Theme 3: "Tamashii Kasanete" by Yuuko Satou (ep. 64)

Episodes

 * Main article: List of Shaman King episodes