- For other third episodes in the franchise, see Episode 3.
Another Shaman (もう一人のシャーマン Mō Hitori no Shāman) is the 3rd episode of the 2001 Shaman King anime series.
Summary[]
At dusk, as Manta walks home from school, he sees an unknown shaman standing in the cemetery. Later on, Manta tells Yoh that he had seen a guy with the same aura similar to Yoh's, but Yoh does not really seem to care about it. To fight the heat, the two of them buy some Shirokuma Kakigōri ice cream at a local ice cream store. Yoh later one for Amidamaru as well as Yoh has brought along the samurai's memorial tablet.
At night, Manta sits alone on a bench, wondering about how tough shamans would be like compared to Yoh. As Manta goes home, he runs into the unknown shaman again but this time at a traffic light. The unknown shaman passes the street while the light is red, and then slices an oncoming truck in half using his guandao and his Guardian Ghost. As the unknown shaman turns over to look at Manta, he tells him that he is "the only shaman needed" and his name is Tao Ren. Before he walks away like nothing happened, he tells Manta that he is going to be the Shaman King. This leaves Manta frightened.
The next morning, Manta tells Yoh about what happened. Yoh does not seem to care about the fact that there is another shaman in town, but Manta gets his attention when he says that Ren wants to become the Shaman King. Yoh does not know the name Tao Ren but Manta comes to the conclusion that he must know Yoh somehow. Meanwhile, Amidamaru appears and is very interested in the skill of Ren's Guardian Ghost, who seems to be a Chinese warrior according to his appearance. Manta is still worried but Yoh tells him it is alright because a bad person cannot see spirits, therefore Ren must be a good person. As Yoh explains to Manta and Amidamaru what a Shaman King is, they meet Ren at a traffic light. As they cross the road and pass each other, Ren tells Yoh that he is "the only shaman needed" and that he will be waiting for him "at a place where you can see the stars." As Yoh decides to meet Ren, he runs into Manta, who wants to join him in order to get to know more about shamans. Together they head to a place where Ren is waiting.
Meanwhile at the graveyard, Ryu is hanging out with his gang. Ryu is still mad at Yoh for defeating him twice in two days. Just then Ren shows up at the graveyard. He tells Ryu and his gang to move because they are in his way. Ryu and his gang then attack Ren, but the boy defeats them easily in a blink of an eye. As Ren is about to land a deadly blow on Ryu with his Guandao, Yoh shows up to stop him and then tells Ryu to stand back. Ren mocks Yoh for treating his Guardian Ghost as a friend. He states that a Guardian Ghost should be used as a shaman's tool. As both shamans use Soul Integration, it is revealed that Ren's Guardian Ghost is named Bason. This leaves Ryu impressed as Manta states they are shamans and he has no idea what is going to happen next. As Yoh and Ren then start to fight, Ryu is able to see both Guardian Ghosts. Ren uses his Chuuka Zanmai attack, which Yoh is able to block. Ren then states that "playtime is over" and uses his 100% Integration. As Yoh gets badly beaten to the ground, Ren attacks again with his Chuka Zanmai attack. This breaks Yoh's wooden sword, Soul Integration, and badly injures him in the process.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
- Oyamada Manta
- Tao Ren
- Asakura Yoh
- Muscle Punch
- Umemiya Ryunosuke
- Space Shot
- Apache
- Free Day
- Blue Chateau
- Death Machine
- Ball Boy
- Junk Food
Spirits in Order of Appearance[]
Differences from the Manga[]
- Yoh "fighting the heat" at the beginning of the episode is the only scene adapted from Chapter 4.
- Ren clashing with Ryu and his gang happens sooner in Chapter 11, after Anna's transfer into Shinra Academy.