Bone Killers (ボーン・キラーズ Bōn Kirāzu) is the 15th episode of the 2001 Shaman King anime series.
Summary[]
As Silva and Kalim try to sell stuff, they are worried about Yoh's next opponent, Johann Faust VIII. Kalim gives Silva little of advice to let Yoh forfeit the fight. Later on at Yoh's house, Manta and Anna are mad at Horohoro for spending time at their house again. Then, Usui Pirica shows up and takes Horohoro with her. Pirica states that Horohoro needs to do more training, but Horohoro tells her that he is going to make it to the main tournament of the Shaman Fight for sure. As Yoh shows up and tells Pirica that it will be alright, Pirica states that she will never forgive Yoh for "ruining their dream." Later on, Yoh and Manta talk about the Shaman Fight while taking a bath. Anna then walks in and shows Yoh that the Oracle Bell has transmitted his next opponent, Faust VIII.
Later on, they arrive at the place where Yoh has to fight Faust. As Anna walks off to buy an umbrella, she bumps into Silva who tells her that Yoh should give up the fight because Faust VIII is very dangerous. Meanwhile, Yoh, Manta, and Amidamaru have a conversation about what Faust would be like. As Faust arrives to fight Yoh, Anna is seen stating to Silva that Yoh will not forfeit a fight. Silva then tells her that Faust killed his opponent the last time and that he is a necromancer, so today's area will be a graveyard, a battleground which is in Faust's favor. Anna tells Silva that Yoh will become Shaman King and win for sure.
Meanwhile back at the graveyard, Faust tells Yoh he is a necromancer. Manta finds out that Faust is a descendant of Dr. Faust, who was also a necromancer. As Faust states that he wants to overcome death one day, Manta states that it would be impossible to do. For making Faust angry, he summons multiple skeletons to combine and capture Manta for him. As Yoh wants to help him, he gets a hit from behind by Faust's guardian ghost, Eliza Faust. Yoh gets is held by skeletons, while Faust starts his "research" and begins to dissect Manta. Using his own Furyoku, Faust is able to put his hand inside Manta's body and hurt him badly. As Yoh tries desperately to break free from the skeletons' grip, he manages to destroy them with great ease. Faust just summons more and more skeletons to bury Yoh underneath them. Manta watches in horror as he cannot believe what is going on. Yoh is able to use his Over Soul and break free from the skeletons. Faust cannot believe that Yoh managed to survive, and Yoh states that he will not forgive Faust.