Shaman Life

Shaman Life is the 8th episode of Shaman King the anime series.

Summary
As Ryu is hanging out with his gang at a café, he decides that he wants to become a Shaman. Meanwhile at the airport, a plane lands and a mysterious girl steps out. Then Ryu and his gang head over to Yoh's house to ask him if he can be his student. As Yoh does not know what to say, Anna agrees if Ryu would be able to pass the "test". After Ryu made delicious food as his test, Anna tells him that he passed and that he can start working immediately. As Ryu is overjoyed, Yoh and Manta realise that Anna will let Ryu do the housekeeping and feel sorry for him. Meanwhile, Tao Ren is seen working out in his apartment. As Tao Ren later has a conversation with Tao Jun, she regrets the way their family treats spirit and says that she doesn't want to attack Yoh anymore.

As Tao Ren and Tao Jun walk into a room, the mysterious girl is sitting there andn waiting for them. Tao Jun then reveals that her name is Tao Ginny. Later on after Anna gives Ryu his training shedule, Ryu has to do all kinds of work in and around the house. As members of  Ryu's gang want to make Ryu realise that he is just doing the household, Ryu tells them to shup up because he is busy with his training to become a perfect Shaman and that they don't understand what training is. Ryu also states that Shaman skills have to be learned by observing Yoh. Meanwhile at the Tao apartment, Tao Ginny tells Tao Ren and Tao Jun that she came to dispose Yoh because Tao Ren has to become Shaman King at any cost. Tao Jun states that it's they don't need her help and orders Lee Pyron to attack her. But Lee Pyron gets beaten by Tao Ginny's spirit, Yugai. Tao Ren then treatens Tao Ginny and tells her that he won't allow her to hurt his sister. Tao Ginny then leaves the apartment.

Meanwhile at Yoh's house, Anna makes Yoh do training again. As Ryu is still doing the household, Yoh and Manta go for a run. As Yoh and Manta run into Ryu, who was buying food to prepare dinner, Yoh gives Ryu a new wooden sword since he broke the last one in his fight with Lee Pyron. As the three of them walk home while having a conversation about Shaman training, they get ambushed by Tao Ginny and her spirit Yugai. As Yoh quickly use Hyoi Gattai with Amidamaru, Yoh uses Ryu's new wooden sword to blocks Yugai's attacks. As Manta states that Yugai feels somehow similar to Lee Pyron, Yugai uses an illusion technique but Yoh is able to find the real Yugai and land a blow on Yugai's face that breaks her glasses. Yugai then throws a smoke bomb and attacks Yoh again with knifes. As Yoh collects af few cuts, Tao Ginny orders Yugai to finish Yoh. Yoh then blocks Yugai's attack and crushes her with Amidaryu Senpu Buttagiri. As Tao Ginny can't believe that Yugai is defeated by Yoh, she leaves the scene. Then Tao Ren is seen standing behind a tree, this suggest that he has seen the whole fight.

As the guys decide it's better to go home quickly, a frustrated Anna shows up. Meanwhile, Tao Yúan is seen with multiple frozen corpses.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Asakura Yoh
 * Oyamada Manta
 * Kyōyama Anna
 * Umemiya Ryunosuke
 * Tao Ren
 * Tao Jun
 * Tao Ginny
 * Tao Yúan
 * Ryu's Gang

Spirits in Order of Appearance

 * Amidamaru
 * Lee Pyron
 * Yugai