Completed Anime
Shaman King (2021)

“Shaman-in-training You Asakura and ghost samurai Amidamaru aim to win the Shaman Fight and become Shaman King.”

Shaman King (2021)

6.91
5,167 rank · 282,104 viewers · 1,760 favorites
Action Adventure Supernatural Shounen
52 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Spring 2021 · Bridge · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
For you

Add Shaman King (2021) to your library

Add to library
Episodes · 52 52/52 aired
EP 01 ~2 ep / stripe EP 52

Would You Love or Hate This?

AI-powered analysis tailored to your taste

Based on your preference for character-driven stories with layered emotional arcs, this title's exploration of identity and belonging would deeply resonate. The pacing mirrors series you've rated highly, and its thematic depth aligns with your appreciation for nuanced storytelling...

However, the slow initial episodes might test your patience given your history of dropping shows that don't hook you early. The art style shift in the middle arc could also be a concern...

Sign up to unlock
Personalized to you
Honest pros & cons
Based on your library
Get Your Personal Analysis

Synopsis

Shaman-in-training You Asakura and ghost samurai Amidamaru aim to win the Shaman Fight and become Shaman King.

Shamans are extraordinary individuals with the ability to communicate with ghosts, spirits, and gods, which are invisible to ordinary people. The Shaman Fight—a prestigious tournament pitting shamans from all over the world against each other—is held every five hundred years, where the winner is crowned Shaman King. This title allows the current incumbent to call upon the Great Spirit and shape the world as they see fit. Finding himself late for class one night, Manta Oyamada, an ordinary middle school student, decides to take a shortcut through the local cemetery. Noticing him, a lone boy sitting on a gravestone invites Manta to stargaze with "them." Realizing that "them" refers to the boy and his ghostly friends, Manta flees in terror. Later, the boy introduces himself as You Asakura, a Shaman-in-training, and demonstrates his powers by teaming up with the ghost of six-hundred-year-old samurai Amidamaru to save Manta from a group of thugs. You befriends Manta due to his ability to see spirits, and with the help of Amidamaru, they set out to accomplish You's goal of becoming the next Shaman King.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

What people say

Community consensus

Derived from 15 sampled reviews

6.7 /10

What 15 viewers settled on.

64% recommend
Score distribution
median 6 mode 6 σ 2.77
1510
Agreement

Polarized

σ 2.77 · split reception

split
The polarity gap

6.0 pts

Recommenders 9.3 · others 3.3

Yes
No
Score over time

↑ 3.67

Running avg · Apr 2022 → Aug 2025

Watch Order & Related

Explore the Shaman King (2021) universe

Trailers & videos

See all →

If you stay for this, you'll stay for these

See all →

The community pairs this with

See all →

Production slate

A Tv Production · Spring 2021

Bridge.
in association with

TV Tokyo

  • Format 52 × 23′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 19h 56m all episodes
  • Aired Apr 2021 – Apr 2022 Spring 2021
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-16527 catalog

Produced by

In the news

See all →