Chapter 1 (Zero)


 * For other first chapters in the franchise, see Chapter 1.

[Episode - Yoh] New Shimane Paradise (ニュー・シマネ・パラダイス) is the 1st chapter of the Shaman King Zero manga series.

Short Summary
In 1995, Asakura Yoh, who could care less about saving the world, hangs out at the Izumo Shrine train station with Suzu, a ghost who has been waiting for her country music-loving fiancé, Shimane Joe, since he left to fight in World War II. When Suzu convinces Yoh to do what makes him happy rather than what others expect of him, he decides to thank her in the best way possible before his grandfather exorcises her.

Characters Appearances

 * Suzu
 * Asakura Yoh
 * Asakura Yohmei
 * Shikigami Kooni
 * Asakura Keiko
 * Bob (Image)
 * Dokugamushi
 * Shimamura Jōtarō
 * Asakura Mikihisa

Trivia

 * The chapter's title is a pun on Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (Japanese: ニュー・シネマ・パラダイス Nyū Shinema Paradaisu; English: Cinema Paradiso).