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Shaman King (シャーマンキング, Shāman Kingu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. Shaman King follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King in the Shaman tournament.

Shaman King was serialized in the Japanese manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump between 1998 and 2004 and has been collected in thirty-two tankōbon volumes. Since its publication, Shaman King has spawned a substantial media franchise. The manga has been adapted into an animated television series produced by Xebec and co-produced by TV Tokyo. The series has also spawned numerous video games and a trading card game.

Viz Media licensed the manga for English-language publication in the United States and Canada and has released twenty-seven volumes as of March 2010. 4Kids Entertainment obtained the rights to the Shaman King anime where it premiered on 4Kids network Foxbox on August 30, 2003.

Shaman King Flowers (シャーマンキングFlowers, Shāman Kingu Furawāzu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. The series was published in Jump Kai from 10th April 2012 to 10th October 2014.

Plot

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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.

Shaman King: Flowers

The sequel to the Shaman King and Shaman King Kang Zeng Bang series. Takes place 10 years after the end of Shaman King Kang Zeng Bang. It focuses on You Asakura's son, Hana and other shaman who are chosen to fight in the upcoming Flower of Maize tournament.

External Links

Official

Other Sources

Other Wikis

Shaman King: Flowers Wiki - Wikia on a spin-off series.

References

This article uses Creative Commons licensed content from Wikipedia's Shaman King article.

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 [[Viz Media]] licensed the manga for English-language publication in the United States and Canada and has released twenty-seven volumes as of March 2010. 4Kids Entertainment obtained the rights to the ''Shaman King'' anime where it premiered on 4Kids network Foxbox on August 30, 2003.
+{{translation|'''Shaman King Flowers'''|シャーマンキングFlowers|Shāman Kingu Furawāzu}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. The series was published in Jump Kai from 10th April 2012 to 10th October 2014.
 ==Plot==
+==='''Shaman King'''===
-{{w|shamanking|Manta Oyamada}}, a shrimpy, studious middle-school student from Tokyo, attempts a shortcut one night through the graveyard to get home after a late night of cram school. While traveling through it, he encounters {{w|shamanking|Yoh Asakura}} and his "companions": a graveyard filled with ghosts. Yoh reveals himself to be a shaman, a medium between the world of the living and the world of the dead. Yoh also demonstrates Shamans' ability to unite with ghosts to achieve a shared goal. Over the first few chapters, Yoh and Manta become best friends while Yoh uses his shamanic abilities to help them out through various normal tasks.
+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.
-The Shaman Fight is a battle held once every 500 years between competing shamans to choose a winner who will become the highly sought-after "Shaman King", one who is able to contact the {{w|shamanking|Great Spirit}} (the spirit that every soul will eventually go back to). The winner gains the ability to reshape the world in any way they want. {{w|shamanking|Anna Kyoyama}}, Yoh's fiancee, soon enters the picture and prescribes a brutal training regimen, in order to prepare Yoh for the tournament. Thus begins the plot that will lead Yoh on a journey that will lead him to befriend {{w|shamanking|Ryu}}, {{w|shamanking|Tao Ren}}, {{w|shamanking|Horohoro}}, {{w|shamanking|Faust VIII}}, {{w|shamanking|Lyserg Diethel}}, and {{w|DOTWIKIANAME|Joco}}.
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+Soon Manta uncovers more about the world of spirits, including the Shaman Fight, in which his new friend You aims to claim victory.
-During the Shaman Fight, Yoh encounters {{w|shamanking|Hao Asakura}}, a strong shaman who wishes to eradicate humans and create a world for shamans. At the end of the shaman battles where the remaining teams consist of Yoh and his friends, the {{w|shamanking|X-Laws}}, and Hao's team, the remaining teams decide to forfeit the tournament crowning Hao the title of Shaman King. As Hao is led away, they decide to attack Hao during the time he is merging with the great spirit which is in a deep slumber. To do so, Yoh and his friends must defeat the {{w|shamanking|The Patch Tribe}} members who are obliged to serve under the new Shaman King.
+{{-}}
+==='''Shaman King: Flowers'''===
-Once defeating the ten Patch members, Hao is awakened as the Shaman King. He defeats Yoh and all his friends and absorbs their souls.<ref>{{citation|last=Takei|first=Hiroyuki|title="Shaman King" Kasenban|publisher=Shueisha|volume=Volume 27|isbn=978-4-08-874229-8}}</ref> Inside the Great Spirit, Yoh, Ren, Horohoro, Lyserg, and Joco battle Hao with the five legendary spirits; The Spirit of Earth, the Spirit of Thunder, the Spirit of Rain, Spirit of Fire and the Spirit of Wind. When associates of Yoh and his friends begin appearing in the Great Spirit, it is revealed the Great Spirit granted Hao's wish so someone may bring back his mother's spirit. With Anna's help, Hao's mother is brought to the Great Spirit. Hao's mother tells him he must forgive the Humans for murdering her in order to be saved. Hao decides to postpone his plan to eradicate humans and to observe how Yoh and his friends will change the world.
+[[File:Shaman King Flowers.jpg|thumb]]
+The sequel to the Shaman King and Shaman King Kang Zeng Bang series. Takes place 10 years after the end of Shaman King Kang Zeng Bang. It focuses on You Asakura's son, Hana and other shaman who are chosen to fight in the upcoming Flower of Maize tournament.
-Seven years later, Hana Asakura awaits at a station for the five legendary warriors and his parents, Yoh and Anna.
+{{-}}
 ==External Links==
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 ===Other Wikis===
+* [http://shamankingflowers.wikia.com/wiki/Shaman_King:_Flowers_Wiki Shaman King: Flowers Wiki] - Wikia on a spin-off series.
 ==References==
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