“Shaman-in-training You Asakura and ghost samurai Amidamaru aim to win the Shaman Fight and become Shaman King.”
Shaman King (2021)
SHAMAN KING
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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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 15 sampled reviews
What 15 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.77 · split reception
6.0 pts
Recommenders 9.3 · others 3.3
↑ 3.67
Running avg · Apr 2022 → Aug 2025
- 10 “The story is great—genuinely awesome—and the news of a second season is thrilling. Sure, the art looks mediocre for a 2021 anime and takes getting used to, but that hurdle fades once you realize...”
- 9 “The 2021 anime delivers strong, well-paced storytelling across 52 episodes with refreshingly non-generic shounen characters whose development feels both excellent and concise. While the Matamone...”
- 10 “The four ending themes are stellar and Hayashi Yuuki’s soundtrack is epic, while the Osorezan le Voile arc and Matamune instantly became my favorite parts of the story. Unfortunately, the pacing is...”
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- 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
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- TV Tokyo Producer