Funbari no Uta (series)

Funbari no Uta (ふんばりの詩 The Song/poem of Funbari) is a series of short stories written by Hiroyuki Takei relating to his manga series Shaman King and a furyoku-inducing battle anthem-turned-jingle-turned-Japanese ballad created by the Shaman King character, Johann George Faust VIII.

Funbari no Uta is set seven years later (2007) after the Shaman Tournament, and revolves around Asakura Hana, the son of Yoh and Anna. Hana and Umemiya Ryunosuke are searching for the members of Team Ren and Lyserg for the grand opening of Funbari no Onsen, which is run by Tamao in the story. The story ends with a montage of panels showing all the aforementioned characters preparing to travel to Funbari no Onsen, ending with a spread of Anna and Yoh. The series is concluded in chapter 300 of the normal manga series.

About
Funbari no uta is the sequel to Shaman king. It takes place six years after Shaman king. It starts off with Asakura Hana the six year old son of Yoh and Asakura Anna. Hana doesn't wear headphones like his father Yoh but he appears to have the exact same hairstyle as Yoh but he has blonde hair and he always wears blue overalls.In the story Hana must go on an adventure with Ryu to search for the Five Elemental Warriors Usui Horokeu, Chocolove McDonell, Lyserg Diethel and Tao Ren. Tao Ren now resembles his father Tao Yúan and has grown a beard and lives on a mountain in China alone.

Characters

 * Asakura Hana - The main character of the miniseries, Hana is the son of Yoh and Anna. Being seperated from his parents since possibly as a baby he lived Tamara ever since, believing her be his mother. At the age of six, Hana goes on a journey with Ryu, requested by Tamara, to search for the Five Elemental Warriors for a reunion at Funbari Onsen.


 * Asakura Yoh - Father of Hana and husband of Anna. He and Anna left on a journey leaving their infant son in Tamara's care. At the age 21, Yoh suddenly returns to Funbari Onsen alongside Anna.


 * Asakura Anna - Mother of Hana and wife of Yoh.


 * Tamamura Tamao - Owner of Funbari Onsen and foster mother of Hana.


 * Umemiya Ryunosuke -


 * Oyamada Manta -


 * Tao Ren -


 * Tao Men -


 * Usui Horokeu -


 * Chocolove McDonell -


 * Lyserg Diethel -

Chapters

 * "Funbari No Uta Chapter 1 'Prologue'" (ふんばりの詩第一話「プロローグ "Funbari no shidai ichi wa 'purorōgu'")
 * "Funbari no Uta Chapter 2 'Legendary Warrior'" (ふんばりの詩第二話「伝説の戦士 "Funbari no shidai ni wa 'densetsu no senshi'")
 * "Funbari No Uta Chapter 3 'Lost Child'" (ふんばりの詩第三話「迷子」 "Funbari no shidai san wa 'maigo'")
 * "Funbari No Uta Chapter 4 'The Patient One'" (ふんばりの詩 第四話「がんばる人」 "Funbari no shidai yon wa 'ganbaru hito'")
 * "Funbari No Uta Chapter 5 'Funbari Poem'" (ふんばりの詩 第五話「ふんばりの詩」 "Funbari no shidai go wa 'funbari no shi'")