Alternative TitlesEnglish: Shaman King Synonyms: Exotica, Diary of Exotica, Funbari no Uta, Mappa Douji, Relax Japanese: シャーマンキング
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 32
Chapters: 285
Status: Finished
Published: Jun 30, 1998 to Aug 30, 2004
StatisticsScore: 7.951 (scored by 11437 users)
Ranked: #10932
Popularity: #55
Members: 18,697
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SynopsisYoh Asakura is a shaman--one of the gifted few who, thanks to training or natural talent, can channel spirits that most people can't even see. With the help of his fiance, Anna, Yoh is in training for the ultimate shaman sports event: the "Shaman Fight in Tokyo," the once-every-500-years tournament to see who can shape humanity's future and become the Shaman King. But unfortunately for Yoh, every shaman in the world is competing for the same prize...
The later serialized one-shots, Mappa Douji, Relax and the short manga, Funbari no Uta are also included in the volumes of Shaman King.
The side story Funbari no Uta, which lasts for five chapters, is set seven years after the end of the manga series and features Hana Asakura and his journey with his uncle Ryu to gather up the 5 elemental warriors
The side story Mappa-Douji shows Hao's childhood in his original life. It follows the story of Hao in feudal Japan through the death of his mother at the hands of humans, meeting his first spirit friend, and developing his mind reading powers and other advanced shamanic abilities. The side story Relax follows Hao gathering followers for the tournament years before it started.
Note: This entry is for the original printing of Shaman King. Please see Shaman King (Kanzenban Edition) for the chapters not included in this edition. |
Related MangaAlternative version: Shaman King (Kanzenban Edition)
Adaptation: Shaman King
Sequel: Shaman King: Flowers
Side story: Funbari no Uta
Prequel: Shaman King Zero
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StaminaRose
20 of 31 people found this review helpful
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285 chapters
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8 |
| Story |
8 |
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7 |
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9 |
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8 |
I enjoyed this manga quite a bit. Its essentially the typical shonen manga, with little to differentiate it. What i enjoyed was the bizarre undercurrent of evil it seemed to have at times. From an almost necrophillic doctor whos implied to be addicted to Morphine to a boy quite obviously named for a drug ( Lyseig Diethel named for Lysergic Acid Diethylamide respectively)
I also found many moments to be extremely emotional and touching, wihlst the characters were well characterised and varied, each with their own personalities aims and backstories, some of them just tragic (especially that Doctor). The characters come from various countries and ethinicities, which makes a good change from casts inexplicably scattered across the world yet all japanese. Theres English, Chinese, African-American etc. its nice. Best of all, the villain to this piece is a marked change from most villains and a breath of fresh air against the common evil to everything type you get in some manga.
So if your bored and want to read another shonen manga, i would suggest this over most others.
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rondoblend
5 of 32 people found this review helpful
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285 chapters
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6 |
| Story |
5 |
| Art |
7 |
| Character |
7 |
| Enjoyment |
5 |
Warning contains spoiler read at your own risk
it started out really great, the characters are interesting and lively, they have their own personal ambitions and dreams. sometimes there is a flashback on character like lyserg but the author tells it in an interesting way and it doesn't conflict with the main story. Yoh's laid back persona is also kinda cool and keep the sometimes fast paced tempo in balance.
But it gets uninteresting with the start of the shaman king tounament arc, first theere are island inhabitants who attacked the contestants and proved to be much stronger than the contestants, it is confusing, they are so powerful so why they don't just choose the shaman king from their own people?
Then what's the point of fighting in a tournament, if the cotestants keep killing each other outside the ring, worst what's the point of having them killed if they can be easily revived..
The characters who used to be interesting becomes dull because they are busy telling each other how fearful and strong Hao is. They also give up their dreams
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Shaman King and The Law of Ueki deal with a lot of the same topics, like, how both main characters couldn't care less about everything, the fights and the tournaments, and even the same kind of discussions between characters
1 - fights for a position as king (Shaman King and Celestial King)
2 - protagonists do not really give good reasons why they want to be king (Ueki is just doing it because the candidate who chose him is supposedly "testing" his abilities, and Yoh from Shaman King just wants to be king for his own selfishness and live a relaxing rest-of-his-life).
3 - "Teaming up" with partners, although Mr. K didn't really do anything in Law of Ueki except for being a spectator.
4 - Nature... quite some signs of Mother Nature going on, especially in Shaman King (Spirits, forests, traveling in Shaman King and Ueki planting trees in the first volume)
I've only read the first volume before typing this up, so this is all I can give you.
while reading Ueki, I got the same feeling as from Shaman King: light minded characters getting serious in battles, battles themselves and tournaments.
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By the same creator, of Shaman king. If you enjoyed Shaman King, then Butsu Zone also has all the adventure,supernatural, and spiritual qualities you're looking for, as well as humour.
Both series are from the same author/artist and have similar supernatural, action-packed, humorous situations in it. They also deal with some characters which feature in BOTH the series.
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