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'''Asakura Mikihisa''' (倉幹久, ''Asakura Mikihisa'') née '''Maki''' (真木), before marriage with [[Asakura Keiko]] he is the father of the protagonist [[Asakura Yoh]] and the main antagonist [[Asakura Hao]] in the manga and anime series of Shaman King. In the manga, he belonged to [[Team "Kabbalahers"]] together with Redseb and Seyrarm.
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'''Asakura Mikihisa''' (倉幹久, ''Asakura Mikihisa'') '''Maki''' (真木), before marriage with [[Asakura Keiko]] is the father of protagonist [[Asakura Yoh]] and the main antagonist [[Asakura Hao]] in the manga and anime series of ''[[Shaman King]]''. In the manga series, he belonged to [[Team "Kabbalahers"]] together with Redseb and Seyrarm.
   
 
==Appearance==
 
==Appearance==
 
[[Image:Mikihisa without his mask.jpg|thumb|left|Mikihisa without his burn injuries and mask]]
Mikihisa wears the clothes of an ascetic monk, a white and brown robe with white pom-poms on it. In part to conceal the burn scars on his face he wears a wooden bird mask. His movements combined with his cloth is said to make him look like a bird. however After his confrontation with [[Tao Ren]] he wears nothing but his mask and his undergarments for the duration of the tournament.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 14 Extras</ref>
 
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Mikihisa wears the clothes of an ascetic monk; white and brown robe with white pom-poms on it. In part to hide the scars on his face, he wears a wooden bird mask. His movements combined with his cloth is said to make him look like a bird. After his confrontation with [[Tao Ren]], he wears nothing but only his mask and his underwear for the duration of the tournament.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 14 Extras</ref>
   
Before meeting his wife Keiko he wore nothing but a loose fitting white shirt and black pants and his hair was unkept. Without his mask and burns, Mikihisa resembles his son Yoh, but with a longer and thinner face. He also wears glasses.
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Before meeting his wife Keiko he wore nothing but a loose-fitting white T-shirt and black pants and his hair was unkempt. it was noticed without his mask and burns, Mikihisa resembles his son Yoh, but with a longer and thinner face. He also wears glasses.
   
 
==Personality==
 
==Personality==
 
When he first appears he acts rather carefree and a little dumbfounded and is also described to be rather laid-back. However it is revealed that he is a compassionate person, who would help anyone in however way he can, even correcting on the bad behaviors of [[Hana-Gumi Waitresses|Team "Hana-Gumi"]] instead of fighting them. According to his son Yoh, he is even more old-fashioned than [[Tao Ren]].<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 147</ref> He is also a heavy believer in family, such as when he told Hao that it was not too late to call him "Daddy",<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 299; Page 34</ref> and his favorite expression is family love.
   
 
He once wanted to become a singer like [[Wikipedia:John_Lennon|John Lennon]] and like his son, he also loves to listen to [[Soul Bob]].
When he first appears he acts rather carefree and a little dumbstruck and is also described to be rather lazy. However it is revealed that he is a compassionate person, who would help anyone in however way he can, even correcting on the bad behaviors of [[Hana-Gumi Waitresses|Team "Hana-Gumi"]] instead of fighting them. According to his son Yoh he is even more old-fashioned than [[Tao Ren]].<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 147</ref> He is also a heavy believer in family, for instance when he told Hao that it was not too late to call him "Daddy",<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 299; Page 34</ref> and his favorite expression is family love.
 
   
 
After [[Asakura Hao]] escaped during his birth, Mikihisa has been blaming himself and constantly wears a mask as a sign of his shame even though the burn wounds are already healed. This resulted in him training hard by climbing mountains all over the world one by one, eventually making it his personal hobby.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Kang Zen Bang Volume 14 Extras; File Nr. 182</ref>
In the side story "''Mickey's World''" it is revealed that he once wanted to become a singer just like the late [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon John Lennon] however like his son he also loves to listen to [[Bob|Soul Bob]] too.
 
 
After [[Asakura Hao]] escaped during his birth, Mikihisa has been blaming himself and constantly wears his mask as a sign of his shame even though the burn wounds are already healed. This resulted in him training hard by climbing mountains all over the world one by one, eventually making it his hobby.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Kang Zen Bang Volume 14 Extras; File Nr. 182</ref>
 
   
 
==Abilities and Powers==
 
==Abilities and Powers==
 
Mikihisa has trained for many years, climbing tall mountains and has gained a strong, fast and capable body. He prefers using hand-to-hand combat, combining it with his guardian ghosts shapeshifting abilities to appear as three copies of himself while fighting. According to [[Asakura Yohmei]], Mikihisa's practice of Shugendō gave him the ability to summon God and Buddha spirits.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 9</ref>
 
Mikihisa has trained for years climbing tall mountains and has gained a strong, fast and very capable body. He prefers using melee combat, combining it with his spirits shape shifting abilities to appear as three persons while fighting. According to his adoptive father, [[Asakura Yohmei]], Mikihisa's practice of Shugendō gave him the ability to summon God and Buddha spirits.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 9</ref>
 
   
 
===Shamanic Spells and Techniques===
 
===Shamanic Spells and Techniques===
 
*'''Chō Senji Ryakketsu - Fumon Tonkō''' (超占事略決 - 巫門遁甲)
 
One of many spells Mikihisa learned from the contents of the [[Chō Senjiryakettsu]]. Using this technique enables one to read the flow of Furyoku and determine its course. Effective use can render most Furyoku attacks ineffective and one can predict the movements of an opponent.
   
 
===Spirits===
*'''Chō Senji Ryakketsu - Fumon Tonkou''' (超占事略決 - 巫門遁甲)
 
One of many spells Mikihisa learned from the contents of the Ultra Senji Ryakketsu. Using this spell enables one to read the flow of furyoku and determine its course. Effective use can render most magical attacks ineffective and one can predict the movements of an opponent.
 
 
===Spirit===
 
 
 
:''See More:'' [[Imari and Shigaraki]]
 
:''See More:'' [[Imari and Shigaraki]]
   
Mikihisa has two spirits, known as Imari and Shigaraki, a tanuki and a kitsune. They are a pair of '''Yamagamis''' (山神, ''Mountain Spirits'') with the abilities to shapeshift, that combined with the Fumon Tonkou makes Mikihisa almost untouchable. while fighting
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Mikihisa has two Guardian ghosts; their names are Imari and Shigaraki, which are a tanuki and a kitsune. They are a pair of '''Yamagami''' (山神, ''Mountain Spirits'') with the ability to shapeshift, that combined with the Fumon Tonkō, makes Mikihisa almost untouchable when fighting.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Past===
 
===Past===
 
Mikihisa Originating from Hiroshima, Japan and was born on October 9, 1958. Before Mikihisa became a Shaman, he was an unemployed musician who lived in an apartment with two other members of his band. He met [[Asakura Keiko]] near a train station one night after she had been dumped by her Fiancé. She paid him ten yen to play a song for her and revealed that she was dumped because she could see ghosts. Revealing he had the same ability too, Keiko somehow ended up inviting Mikihisa to her rented house. It was love at first sight for him. The Asakura family had no male heir in Keiko’s generation since she was an only child and thus Mikihisa married into the family, taking up the Asakura last name and allowed them to continue the family line.
[[Image:Mikihisa without his mask.jpg|thumbnail|Mikihisa without his burns and mask]]
 
   
 
When Keiko became pregnant, her father, [[Asakura Yohmei]], predicted that the child would be the rebirth of their ancestor [[Asakura Hao]] and made the decision to kill the baby the moment he was born, so that Hao would not grow up in time for the upcoming Shaman Fight. As Keiko was revealed to be carrying twins, and with no method to predict which baby was Hao, Yohmei made the decision to kill both the babies, just to be safe.
Before Mikihisa became a Shaman, he was an unemployed musician who lived in an apartment with two other members of his band. however He later on met [[Asakura Keiko]] while he was busking near a train station. at night after she had been dumped by her fiancé. She paid him ten yen to play a song for her, and revealed that she was dumped because she could see ghosts. Revealing he had the same ability too, Keiko somehow ended up inviting Mikihisa to her rented house. It was love at first sight for him.
 
   
 
Immediately after the first baby was delivered, Yohmei summoned his Shikigami, but as he was hesitated to kill his own grandson, the [[Spirit of Fire]] appeared, destroying the Shikigami Koois in the progress. The Spirit of Fire then turned to attack Yohmei, but Mikihisa blocked the attack and subsequently suffered burns to his face. Before Mikihisa could get his own guardian ghosts to attack Hao, the Spirit of Fire had lifted him out of the way. With the Spirit of Fire gone along with Hao, later Keiko gave birth to Yoh.
The Asakura family had no male heir in Keiko’s generation, since she was Yohmei and Kino's only child and had no brothers or sisters and thus Mikihisa married into the family. Following the Japanese muku no naru tradition; he took up the Asakura last name and allowed them to continue the family line.
 
   
 
After the incident Mikihisa began wearing a bird mask to hide the injuries he received from the Spirit of Fire. Mikihisa blamed himself for failing to kill Hao when he had the chance. To make up for his own incompetence, he took a rigorous training regiment, traveling around the world and climbing mountains. It was then he first met [[Tamao Tamamura]], who was an orphan girl. Mikihisa took her in as his apprentice, and he often took her on his training expeditions. Because of his frequent traveling, Mikihisa was almost always away from home and rarely spent any time with his son, Yoh.
Keiko later became pregnant. But [[Asakura Yohmei]], her father and current head of the Asakura Family, predicted that the child would be the rebirth of the their ancestor [[Asakura Hao]]. Thus he made the decision to kill the baby the moment he was born, so that Hao will not grow up in time for the upcoming Shaman Fight. However, as Keiko was carrying twins, they had no method to predict which baby was Hao. In the end, Yohmei made the decision to kill both the babies, just to be safe.
 
   
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During most of his travels, Mikihisa also met [[Camel Munzer]] when they both stayed in the same tent at [[Wikipedia:Mount_Kailas|Mount Kailas]] and they became good friends. Camel eventually asked Mikihisa to take care of his own children and [[Golem]] should anything happen to him.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 202</ref> After the death of Camel, Mikihisa took in Camel's children; [[Redseb Munzer]] and [[Seyram Munzer]].
Immediately after the first baby was born, Yohmei summoned his shikigamis, but he was hesitated to kill his own grandchild, soon after the [[Spirit of Fire]] appeared, destroying the shikigamis. The Spirit of Fire then turned to attack Yohmei. however Mikihisa pushed yohmei out the way and got the attacked and subsequently suffered burns to his face. Before Mikihisa could get his own guardian spirits to attack Hao, With the Spirit of Fire gone along side with Hao, later on Keiko gave birth to Yoh.
 
   
 
===Shaman Fights in Tokyo===
Mikihisa went on to wear a bird wooden mask to hide the injures he took from the Spirit of Fire. however Mikihisa blamed himself for failing to kill Hao when he had the right chance. To make up for his own incompetence, he took to a rigorous training regiment ,even traveling around the world and climbing on mountains. It was just then he met [[Tamao Tamamura]], who was an orphan girl. however Mikihisa took her as his apprentice, and he often took her under his training. Because of his frequent traveling, Mikihisa was almost always away from home and rarely spent any time with his son Yoh. As a result, he and Yoh don't share a close father and son relationship.
 
 
Mikihisa’s role in the Shaman Fight tournament is to watch over his son Yoh's progress and he can often be seen surrounded by shadows, observing Yoh’s battles from the top of trees. He also convinced Yohmei to train his son's best friend [[Umemiya Ryunosuke]] to become a shaman.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 102</ref>
 
During one of his travels he became a close friend of Professor Camel Munzer (who was the father of Redseb and Seyram), when they were kids, as Mikihisa was the only one who could only accept. what Munzer was building. Upon the death of Redseb and Seyram's father, however mikihisa took the responsibility of looking after both Redseb and Seyram. At the same time however, he had learned about the Golem’s destructive capabilities, and his forming own team [[Team Kabbalahers]] was also to make sure Golem did not fall into the wrong hands.
 
 
===Shaman Fights First Round===
 
Mikihisa’s role in the Shaman Fight tournament is to watch over his son Yoh, and he can often be seen surrounded in the shadows, observing Yoh’s battles from the top of trees. He also convinced Yohmei to train his son's friend [[Umemiya Ryunosuke]] to become a shaman too.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 102</ref>
 
   
 
===Shaman Fights Second Round===
 
===Shaman Fights Second Round===
During the second round of the tournament he later formed a Team called [[Team Kabbalahers]] together with [[Redseb Munzer|Redseb]] and [[Seyram Munzer]]. He also took the responsibility of imparting parts of the Cho Senji Ryakketsu to Yoh and his group.
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During the second round of the tournament, he later formed a Team called Team Kabbalahers together with [[Redseb Munzer|Redseb]] and [[Seyram Munzer]]. He also took the responsibility of imparting parts of the Cho Senji Ryakketsu to Yoh and his group.
   
Together with his wife he met up with the [[Tao Family]] to tell them the truth about Hao and Yoh. They also offered to train [[Tao Ren]] and teach him the the Chō Senji Ryakketsu. Though [[Tao Ching]] agreed, [[Tao Yúan]] refused the offer and would only allow it if Mikihisa could prove it's strength by defeating him.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 144</ref> Mikihisa won rather easily without a scratch and went on to teach Ren, also beating him up while teaching him.
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Together with his wife, he met up with the [[Tao Family]] to tell them the truth about Hao and Yoh. They also offered to train [[Tao Ren]] and teach him the Chō SenjiRyakketsu. Though [[Tao Ching]] agreed, [[Tao Yúan]] refused the offer and would only allow it if Mikihisa could prove it's strength by defeating him.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 144</ref> Mikihisa won without a scratch and went on to teach Ren, also beating him up while teaching him.
   
Near the end of the second rounds, did Mikihisa and the rest of her family, including the returned spirit of [[Asakura Yohken]] have a final meeting with the Tao Family. Mentioning the incident at the beach earlier, Mikihisa presented the badly hurt [[Brocken Meyer]] to the Tao Family and explained his connection to Hao. They also hoped that they could learn something important by making him talk.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 255</ref>
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Mikihisa and the rest of the Asakura family, including the returned spirit of [[Asakura Yohken]] had a final meeting with the Tao Family near the end of the tournament. Mentioning the incident at the beach earlier, Mikihisa presented the badly hurt [[Brocken Meyer]] to the Tao Family and explained his connection to Hao. They also hoped that they could learn something very important by making him talk.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 255</ref>
   
Team Kabbalahers were one of the top six remaining teams in the Shaman Fight main tournament. During the decisive battle between Team "The Ren" and Team "Funbari Onsen", Team "Kabbalahers" withdrew from the tournament, thus allowing both teams to qualify together with Team "X-I" and Team "Hoshi-Gumi".
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As Team Kabbalahers was one of the top six remaining teams in the Shaman Fight main tournament. During the decisive battle between Team "The Ren" and Team "Funbari Onsen", Team "Kabbalahers" withdrew from the tournament, thus allowing both teams to qualify together with Team "X-I" and Team "Hoshi-Gumi".
   
 
===Invading the Plants===
 
===Invading the Plants===
When the Shaman Fight was moved to the "Continent of Mu" the [[Asakura Family]], the [[Tao Family]] and the [[Usui Family]] had a barbecue party at the beach, awaiting the results of the fight and hoping that their children would make it. After he and everyone else on the island was killed by Hao, he appeared with the rest of the Asakura Family on board the [[Soul Train]] within the [[Great Spirit]].<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 300</ref>
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When the Shaman Fights were moved to the Continent of Mu the [[Asakura Family]], the [[Tao Family]] and the [[Usui Family]] had a barbecue party at the beach, awaiting the results of the fight and hoping that their children would make it. After he and everyone else on the island was killed by Hao, he later appeared with the rest of the Asakura Family on board the [[Soul Train]] within the [[Great Spirit]].<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 300</ref>
   
 
===Funbari no Uta===
 
===Funbari no Uta===
Some time after the Shaman Fight, Mikihisa would sadly be killed by a road pirate. He was returning home from the Pachinko with the prizes he won there, amongst other a wristwatch he wanted to give to his old student Tamao. however His bird wooden mask was found in the gutter 100.meters away from the scene. He was never resurrected due to the unknown reasons and he never reached heaven, so his spirit continued to train again.
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Sometime later after the Shaman Fight, Mikihisa would be killed by a road pirate. He was returning home from the Pachinko with prizes he won there, amongst others with a wristwatch he wanted to give to his student Tamao. His bird mask was found in the gutter 100 meters away from the scene. Due to unknown reasons he was never resurrected and he never reached the afterlife, so his soul continued to train.
   
 
==Anime/Manga Difference==
 
==Anime/Manga Difference==
Mikihisa appears to play the same role in the anime as he did in the manga; however, because Redseb and Seyrarm are manga only-characters, he was never mentioned to be part of any team in the Shaman Fight main tournament.
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Mikihisa appears to play the same role in the anime series as he did in the manga series; however, because Redseb and Seyrarm are manga only characters, he was never mentioned to be part of any team in the Shaman Fight main tournament.
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*The [[Bob|records with Soul Bob]], that Yoh owns, were inherited by Mikihisa. The orange headphones that Yoh always wears also originally belong to Mikihisa. When he was young Yoh stole them to feel closer to his father, who was often absent.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 2 Extras</ref>
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*The [[Bob|records with Soul Bob]], that Yoh owns, were inherited by Mikihisa. The orange headphones that Yoh always wears also originally belong to Mikihisa. When he was young Yoh stole them to feel close to his father, who was often absent.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 2 Extras</ref>
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shugendō Asceticism] - The life style followed by Asakura Mikihisa
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*[[Wikipedia:Shugendō|Asceticism]] - A Wikipedia Article about The lifestyle followed by Asakura Mikihisa
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*[[Wikipedia:Mountaineering|Mountain Climbing]] - A Wikipedia Article about Mikihisa's Personal Hobby
   
 
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Asakura Mikihisa (麻倉幹久, Asakura Mikihisa) né Maki (真木), before marriage with Asakura Keiko is the father of protagonist Asakura Yoh and the main antagonist Asakura Hao in the manga and anime series of Shaman King. In the manga series, he belonged to Team "Kabbalahers" together with Redseb and Seyrarm.

Appearance

Mikihisa without his mask

Mikihisa without his burn injuries and mask

Mikihisa wears the clothes of an ascetic monk; white and brown robe with white pom-poms on it. In part to hide the scars on his face, he wears a wooden bird mask. His movements combined with his cloth is said to make him look like a bird. After his confrontation with Tao Ren, he wears nothing but only his mask and his underwear for the duration of the tournament.[1]

Before meeting his wife Keiko he wore nothing but a loose-fitting white T-shirt and black pants and his hair was unkempt. it was noticed without his mask and burns, Mikihisa resembles his son Yoh, but with a longer and thinner face. He also wears glasses.

Personality

When he first appears he acts rather carefree and a little dumbfounded and is also described to be rather laid-back. However it is revealed that he is a compassionate person, who would help anyone in however way he can, even correcting on the bad behaviors of Team "Hana-Gumi" instead of fighting them. According to his son Yoh, he is even more old-fashioned than Tao Ren.[2] He is also a heavy believer in family, such as when he told Hao that it was not too late to call him "Daddy",[3] and his favorite expression is family love.

He once wanted to become a singer like John Lennon and like his son, he also loves to listen to Soul Bob.

After Asakura Hao escaped during his birth, Mikihisa has been blaming himself and constantly wears a mask as a sign of his shame even though the burn wounds are already healed. This resulted in him training hard by climbing mountains all over the world one by one, eventually making it his personal hobby.[4]

Abilities and Powers

Mikihisa has trained for many years, climbing tall mountains and has gained a strong, fast and capable body. He prefers using hand-to-hand combat, combining it with his guardian ghosts shapeshifting abilities to appear as three copies of himself while fighting. According to Asakura Yohmei, Mikihisa's practice of Shugendō gave him the ability to summon God and Buddha spirits.[5]

Shamanic Spells and Techniques

  • Chō Senji Ryakketsu - Fumon Tonkō (超占事略決 - 巫門遁甲)

One of many spells Mikihisa learned from the contents of the Chō Senjiryakettsu. Using this technique enables one to read the flow of Furyoku and determine its course. Effective use can render most Furyoku attacks ineffective and one can predict the movements of an opponent.

Spirits

See More: Imari and Shigaraki

Mikihisa has two Guardian ghosts; their names are Imari and Shigaraki, which are a tanuki and a kitsune. They are a pair of Yamagami (山神, Mountain Spirits) with the ability to shapeshift, that combined with the Fumon Tonkō, makes Mikihisa almost untouchable when fighting.

History

Past

Mikihisa Originating from Hiroshima, Japan and was born on October 9, 1958. Before Mikihisa became a Shaman, he was an unemployed musician who lived in an apartment with two other members of his band. He met Asakura Keiko near a train station one night after she had been dumped by her Fiancé. She paid him ten yen to play a song for her and revealed that she was dumped because she could see ghosts. Revealing he had the same ability too, Keiko somehow ended up inviting Mikihisa to her rented house. It was love at first sight for him. The Asakura family had no male heir in Keiko’s generation since she was an only child and thus Mikihisa married into the family, taking up the Asakura last name and allowed them to continue the family line.

When Keiko became pregnant, her father, Asakura Yohmei, predicted that the child would be the rebirth of their ancestor Asakura Hao and made the decision to kill the baby the moment he was born, so that Hao would not grow up in time for the upcoming Shaman Fight. As Keiko was revealed to be carrying twins, and with no method to predict which baby was Hao, Yohmei made the decision to kill both the babies, just to be safe.

Immediately after the first baby was delivered, Yohmei summoned his Shikigami, but as he was hesitated to kill his own grandson, the Spirit of Fire appeared, destroying the Shikigami Koois in the progress. The Spirit of Fire then turned to attack Yohmei, but Mikihisa blocked the attack and subsequently suffered burns to his face. Before Mikihisa could get his own guardian ghosts to attack Hao, the Spirit of Fire had lifted him out of the way. With the Spirit of Fire gone along with Hao, later Keiko gave birth to Yoh.

After the incident Mikihisa began wearing a bird mask to hide the injuries he received from the Spirit of Fire. Mikihisa blamed himself for failing to kill Hao when he had the chance. To make up for his own incompetence, he took a rigorous training regiment, traveling around the world and climbing mountains. It was then he first met Tamao Tamamura, who was an orphan girl. Mikihisa took her in as his apprentice, and he often took her on his training expeditions. Because of his frequent traveling, Mikihisa was almost always away from home and rarely spent any time with his son, Yoh.

During most of his travels, Mikihisa also met Camel Munzer when they both stayed in the same tent at Mount Kailas and they became good friends. Camel eventually asked Mikihisa to take care of his own children and Golem should anything happen to him.[6] After the death of Camel, Mikihisa took in Camel's children; Redseb Munzer and Seyram Munzer.

Shaman Fights in Tokyo

Mikihisa’s role in the Shaman Fight tournament is to watch over his son Yoh's progress and he can often be seen surrounded by shadows, observing Yoh’s battles from the top of trees. He also convinced Yohmei to train his son's best friend Umemiya Ryunosuke to become a shaman.[7]

Shaman Fights Second Round

During the second round of the tournament, he later formed a Team called Team Kabbalahers together with Redseb and Seyram Munzer. He also took the responsibility of imparting parts of the Cho Senji Ryakketsu to Yoh and his group.

Together with his wife, he met up with the Tao Family to tell them the truth about Hao and Yoh. They also offered to train Tao Ren and teach him the Chō SenjiRyakketsu. Though Tao Ching agreed, Tao Yúan refused the offer and would only allow it if Mikihisa could prove it's strength by defeating him.[8] Mikihisa won without a scratch and went on to teach Ren, also beating him up while teaching him.

Mikihisa and the rest of the Asakura family, including the returned spirit of Asakura Yohken had a final meeting with the Tao Family near the end of the tournament. Mentioning the incident at the beach earlier, Mikihisa presented the badly hurt Brocken Meyer to the Tao Family and explained his connection to Hao. They also hoped that they could learn something very important by making him talk.[9]

As Team Kabbalahers was one of the top six remaining teams in the Shaman Fight main tournament. During the decisive battle between Team "The Ren" and Team "Funbari Onsen", Team "Kabbalahers" withdrew from the tournament, thus allowing both teams to qualify together with Team "X-I" and Team "Hoshi-Gumi".

Invading the Plants

When the Shaman Fights were moved to the Continent of Mu the Asakura Family, the Tao Family and the Usui Family had a barbecue party at the beach, awaiting the results of the fight and hoping that their children would make it. After he and everyone else on the island was killed by Hao, he later appeared with the rest of the Asakura Family on board the Soul Train within the Great Spirit.[10]

Funbari no Uta

Sometime later after the Shaman Fight, Mikihisa would be killed by a road pirate. He was returning home from the Pachinko with prizes he won there, amongst others with a wristwatch he wanted to give to his student Tamao. His bird mask was found in the gutter 100 meters away from the scene. Due to unknown reasons he was never resurrected and he never reached the afterlife, so his soul continued to train.

Anime/Manga Difference

Mikihisa appears to play the same role in the anime series as he did in the manga series; however, because Redseb and Seyrarm are manga only characters, he was never mentioned to be part of any team in the Shaman Fight main tournament.

Trivia

  • The records with Soul Bob, that Yoh owns, were inherited by Mikihisa. The orange headphones that Yoh always wears also originally belong to Mikihisa. When he was young Yoh stole them to feel close to his father, who was often absent.[11]

References

  1. Shaman King Manga - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 14 Extras
  2. Shaman King Manga - Chapter 147
  3. Shaman King Manga - Chapter 299; Page 34
  4. Shaman King Manga - Kang Zen Bang Volume 14 Extras; File Nr. 182
  5. Shaman King Manga - Chapter 9
  6. Shaman King Manga - Chapter 202
  7. Shaman King Manga - Chapter 102
  8. Shaman King Manga - Chapter 144
  9. Shaman King Manga - Chapter 255
  10. Shaman King Manga - Chapter 300
  11. Shaman King Manga - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 2 Extras

External Links

  • Asceticism - A Wikipedia Article about The lifestyle followed by Asakura Mikihisa


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Asakura Family
Main Family: Asakura Yoh  •  Asakura Anna  •  Asakura Keiko  •  Asakura Yohmei  •  Asakura Kino  •  Asakura Hao  •  Asakura Hana  •  Asakura Muntzer Redseb  •  Asakura Muntzer Seyrarm
Branch Family: Asakura Yohkyo  •  Asakura Yohane  •  Asakura Luca
Deceased: Asanoha  •  Onmyōji Asakura Hao  •  Asakura Yohken  •  Asakura Mikihisa
Abilities
Spirits: Matamune  •  Imari and Shigaraki  •  Ponchi and Conchi  •  Zenki and Goki  •  Dai Tengu  •  Amidamaru  •  Oboro Daikyoh  •  Shinden and Raiden  •  Giong
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