“Shaman tournament for world-shaping power; You Asakura and Manta confront spirits in Tokyo's Shaman Fight.”
Shaman King
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Synopsis
Shaman tournament for world-shaping power; You Asakura and Manta confront spirits in Tokyo's Shaman Fight.
A battle is about to begin in Tokyo: the Shaman Fight, a tournament held every five hundred years where shaman—those who can command spirits—confront each other in combat. The victor of this contest becomes the Shaman King and the only one who is able to contact and control the Great Spirit, allowing them to reshape the world as they please through its immense power. During a late night walk, Manta Oyamada runs into his classmate, the carefree You Asakura, who invites him to come stargazing with some friends, who, to Manta's horror, turn out to be ghosts from a local cemetery! However, the knowledge that Manta possesses—a rare sixth sense that allows Manta to see these spirits—endears the boy to You. So when You finds out that his new comrade has been beaten up by a local gang, he decides to avenge him with the help of Amidamaru, a samurai ghost whose tomb was broken by the gang leader. Soon Manta uncovers more about the world of spirits, including the Shaman Fight, in which his new friend You aims to claim victory.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 46 sampled reviews
What 46 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.94 · split reception
5.8 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 2.7
↓ 0.39
Running avg · Jun 2008 → Mar 2025
- 8 “The story is so great and I may rewatch it a little bit because of excitement of the episodes. The characters are fit to this anime, but the art is just good as we seen now. The effects were good...”
- 7 “The time has come for the next Shaman King to be crowned in the great Shaman Fight. Yoh Asakura is one such hopeful, a kind-hearted boy with a hidden power... and a terrible secret. Now, the fate...”
- 10 “i must say this is one of the best anime shows so far that i have seen and the storyline is really good. i couldn't think of any reason not to watch this anime i would really recommend it. the only...”
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- Format 64 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 24h 32m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2001 – Sep 2002 Summer 2001
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0133 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Nihon Ad Systems Producer
- TV Tokyo Music Producer
Licensed by
- 4Kids Entertainment Licensor
- Discotek Media Licensor