Shaman King (2021)

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.

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Asakura, You Main

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Asakura, Hao Main

Takayama, Minami Japanese

Kyouyama, Anna Main

Hayashibara, Megumi Japanese

Tao, Ren Main

Park, Romi Japanese

Amidamaru Main

Konishi, Katsuyuki Japanese

Oyamada, Manta Main

Inuyama, Inuko Japanese

Faust VIII, Johann Supporting

Koyasu, Takehito Japanese

Usui, Horokeu Supporting

Ueda, Yuuji Japanese

Umemiya, Ryuunosuke Supporting

Tanaka, Masahiko Japanese

Diethel, Lyserg Supporting

Soumi, Youko Japanese

Beniya, Yoshikazu Producer

Nakayama, Koutarou Producer

Furuta, Jouji Director, Script, Storyboard

Mima, Masafumi Sound Director

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Jun 9, 2024

MelioDasOfir

Recommended

I have to say that I see people are really disappointed with this anime, the 2021 version, I don't understand why, the plot progresses very well throughout the 52 episodes, the characters are really interesting, at least to me, this series is not a generic shounen series at all, it has excellent character development that is not It's too long, and its content is really light, you won't see characters like this in many shonen anime, I have to say that the Matamone saga bored me, they could have written it differently or shortened it

Story - 9/10
There is something to improve. I won't argue here, ... but the series deserves a higher place

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Aug 3, 2022

feikufa

Mixed Feelings

Shaman King is a very peculiar topic. So many things were done well while others felt severely underwhelming.

To start, the plot and overall story is very run-of-the-mill. The first half has a clear and solid goal, but it's just so boring! Things are uneventful for the most part and there's only a few moments that are memorable. It almost seemed like there wasn't anything going on in the first place. As the series goes on, the plot takes a complete 180 and it does end up getting more interesting with more action, but the "end-goal" completely falls apart. The story just gets more and more ... convoluted and random as time goes on, but at least there's actually stuff happening that can capture attention. If you piece together your own interpretation, it's honestly not that bad.

It's extremely worth mentioning that the one thing that kept me coming back and not dropping this series as a whole were the characters! They were all so investing, and easily the best aspect of the anime. Each of the main characters feels fleshed out and developed well enough to really get to know them. Watching their development is great, especially seeing how their morality changes. Additionally, the dynamics and interactions between different characters are extremely entertaining, most notably Ren and Horohoro. The dynamic between the Asakura brothers was very unique, too. At the end of the day, if it weren't for these characters, I most likely wouldn't have finished this show.

As for the other elements of Shaman King, they do well for themselves. Simple, watchable art and animation, good soundtrack, and an understandable combat system. Overall, if you're looking for something new to watch, Shaman King is worth considering, but not completely worth prioritizing if you have a pre-existing watch list.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jul 20, 2023

Danahi82

Not Recommended

The story starts really bad, but gets interesting later on. The really unfortunate part is the pacing. They give no time to build any rapport with the characters, there is no understanding of struggles or time to let their pasts or stories sink in. The participants keep getting stronger and their is no effort shown whatsoever so one does not understand what is going on with them. It is terribly told, and I can't tell if the original story was this bad or it's just the adaptation. The only redeeming quality is that you can understand the tournament a bit and some of the characters ... are at times cool. Okay for a one time watch but would not recommend if their is anything better out there

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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