- For other articles using this title, see Shaman King.
Shaman King is an anime adaptation of Hiroyuki Takei's manga of same name. The anime is directed by Mizushima Seiji at animation studio Xebec. The series aired from July 2001 to September 2002 for a total of 64 episodes.
4Kids Entertainment obtained foreign television and home video distribution rights to the Shaman King anime on May 15, 2003. Fox Box began airing Shaman King in the United States on September 6, 2003.[1]
The anime series, while originally faithful to the manga, eventually deviated from the storyline as the manga was still being serialized. As a result, the later episodes are completely unrelated to the manga, with a separate and definite conclusion created for the series.
Plot[]
In the world of Shaman King, people with the ability to communicate and fight with spirits are collectively known as Shamans. The series is centered around Asakura Yoh, a laid-back, easygoing character who is heir to the powerful shamanic Asakura Family, as he enters the Shaman Tournament, a semi-millennial event that draws shamans from around the world to compete for the chance to become the Shaman King and the wielder of the omnipotent Great Spirit. In the process, Yoh befriends and makes rivals of other characters, and gradually learns of the true nature of the Shaman Tournament, and his connection to Asakura Hao, the favorite to win.
Staff[]
- Original Work: Hiroyuki Takei
- Direction: Seiji Mizushima
- Series Composition: Katsuhiko Koide
- Character Design: Akio Takami
- Music: Toshiyuki Oomori
- Animation Work: Xebec
Voice Cast[]
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Asakura Yoh | Yuuko Sato | Sebastian Arcelus |
| Amidamaru | Katsuyuki Konishi, Mitsuki Saiga | Sean Schemmel |
| Kyoyama Anna | Megumi Hayashibara | Tara Jayne |
| Oyamada Manta (4Kids: Mortimer "Morty" Oyamada) | Inuko Inuyama | Oliver Wyman |
| Tao Ren (4Kids: Tao "Lenny" Len) | Romi Park | Andrew Rannells |
| Bason | Shinpachi Tsuji | Michael Alston Baley |
| Umemiya Ryunosuke (4Kids: Rio Umemiya) | Masahiko Tanaka | Sean Schemmel |
| Tokageroh | Wataru Takagi | Wayne Grayson |
| Silva | Hikaru Midorikawa | Dan Green |
| Horohoro (4Kids: Trey Racer) | Yuji Ueda | Michael Sinterniklaas |
| Kororo (4Kids: Corey) | Nana Mizuki | Erica Harlacher |
| Usui Pirica (4Kids: Pilika) | Tomoko Kawakami | Rachael Lillis |
| Lyserg Diethel(4Kids: Lyserg Dithel) | Yoko Soumi | Erica Schroeder |
| Chocolove McDonnell (4Kids: Joco) | Motoko Kumai | Matthew George |
| Tao Jun | Michiko Neya | Lisa Ortiz |
| Lee Pyron (4Kids: Lee Pai-long) | Nobutoshi Canna | Dan Green |
| Johann Faust VIII (4Kids: Faust VIll) | Takehito Koyasu | Sam Riegel, Matt Caplan |
| Tamamura Tamao (4Kids: Tamara/Tammy) | Nana Mizuki | Veronica Taylor |
| Ponchi | Ken'yû Horiuchi | Andrew Rannells |
| Conchi | Tsutomu Kashiwakura | Eric Stuart |
| Asakura Yohmei | Takeshi Aono | Doug Stone |
| Asakura Kino | Hisako Kyōda | Erica Schroeder |
| Asakura Mikihisa | Kenyu Horiuchi | Ted Lewis |
| Asakura Keiko | Mika Doi | Erica Schroeder |
| Tao En (4Kids: Tao En) | Masashi Ebara | Marc Thompson |
| Asakura Hao (4Kids: Zeke) | Minami Takayama | Sebastian Arcelus |
| Opacho | Megumi Hayashibara | Tara Jayne |
| Luchist Lasso (4kids Luka) | Katsuyuki Konishi | Andrew Rannells |
| Kamishiro Ryo | Masaya Onosaka | Greg Abbey |
| Hijiri Zen | Nobuyuki Hiyama | Dan Green |
| Peyote Diaz (4Kids: Ramiro) | Mitsuaki Madono | Dan Green |
| Hang Zang-Ching | Yuji Ueda | Oliver Wyman |
| Mohamed Tabarsi | Masahiko Tanaka | Oliver Wyman |
| Bill Burton | Yoshinori Sonobe | Michael Alston Baley |
| Kanna Bismarch | Youko Soumi | Caren Manuel |
| Matilda Matisse | Tomoe Hanbe | Erica Schroder |
| Marion Phauna | Michiko Neva | Carrie Keranen |
| Boris Tepes Dracula (4Kids: Boris Tepes Dracula III) | Yasushi Ishii | Oliver Wyman |
| Marco Lasso | Akimitsu Takase | Eric Stuart |
| Iron Maiden Jeanne | Yui Horie | Kathleen Delaney |
| John Denbat | Katsuyuki Konishi | Matt Hoverman |
| Porf Griffith | Takehito Koyasu | |
| Larch Dirac | Tomohisa Asou | |
| Chris Venstar | Seiji Sasaki | Matt Hoverman |
| Cebin Mendel (4Kids: Sebin) | Wataru Takagi | Eric Stuart |
| Meene Montgomery (4Kids: Mina) | Tomoko Kawakami | Michelle Newman |
| Goldva | Reiko Suzuki | Ted Lewis |
| Kalim | Kazuhiro Nakata | Jonathan Todd Ross |
| Nichrom | Kentarō Itō | Sean Schemmel |
| Sharona | Rumi Ochiai | Megan Hollingshead, |
| Milly | Miyako Itō | Amy Palant |
| Elly | Makoto Tsumura | Kerry Williams |
| Lilly | Yui Horie | Amy Birnbaum |
| Sally | Inuko Inuyama | Dania Cericola |
| Anatel Pokki | Hirohiko Kakegawa | Ted Lewis |
| Khafre Puljiz | Susumu Chiba | Wayne Grayson |
| Nakht Pitrah | Yuji Ueda | Anthony Salerno |
| Pino Graham | Susumu Chiba | Christopher Kromer |
| Zria Gagarik | Masako Katsuki | Rachel Lillis |
| Tona Papik Cadimahide | Hisao Egawa | Michael Alston Baley |
Music[]
- Opening Themes
- Over Soul by Megumi Hayashibara (ep. 1-34)
- Northern lights by Megumi Hayashibara (ep. 35-63)
- Ending Themes
- Trust you by Megumi Hayashibara (ep. 1-34)
- Omokage by Megumi Hayashibara (ep. 35-63)
- Tamashii Kasanete by Yūko Satō (ep. 64)
Episodes[]
- Main article: List of Shaman King episodes
Trivia[]
- The anime series has been translated into several languages including Bulgarian, Cantonese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, and Spanish (European and Latin American).
- The Latin American, Spanish, Greek, and Brazilian openings basically have the same intro as the Japanese one but their theme is different.
- The Hebrew, Italian, and Romanian versions are very rare.
- In the Greek dub, the title was "Shaman Prince" (Σαμάνος Πρίγκηπας) instead.
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