Shaman King (2021)

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Play anime bingo and get an exclusive Tamon's B-side badge for your profile! Shaman King (2021) Edit What would you like to edit? SynopsisBackgroundAlternative TitlesPictureAiring DatesProducersRelationsRatingDurationSourceExternal LinksBroadcast

Add to My List Status: WatchingCompletedOn-HoldDroppedPlan to Watch Eps Seen: / 52 Your Score: Select(10) Masterpiece(9) Great(8) Very Good(7) Good(6) Fine(5) Average(4) Bad(3) Very Bad(2) Horrible(1) Appalling Add Detailed Info Add to Favorites Alternative Titles Japanese: SHAMAN KING German: Shaman King Spanish: Shaman King French: Shaman King More titles Information Type: TV Episodes: 52 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Apr 1, 2021 to Apr 21, 2022 Premiered: Spring 2021 Broadcast: Thursdays at 17:55 (JST) Producers: TV Tokyo Licensors: None found, add some Studios: Bridge Source: Manga Genres: ActionAction, AdventureAdventure, SupernaturalSupernatural Demographic: ShounenShounen Duration: 23 min. per ep. Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older Statistics Score: 6.911 (scored by 8149981,499 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #50662 2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #985 Members: 281,804 Favorites: 1,759 Available At Official Site@SHAMANKING_PR Resources AniDBANNWikipediaWikipediaSyoboi More links

Details Characters & Staff Episodes Videos Stats Reviews Recommendations Interest Stacks News Forum Clubs Pictures Top > Anime > Shaman King (2021) 6.91Ranked #5066Popularity #985Members 281,804Spring 2021TVBridgeAdd to My ListWatchingCompletedPlan to WatchSelect(10) Masterpiece(9) Great(8) Very Good(7) Good(6) Fine(5) Average(4) Bad(3) Very Bad(2) Horrible(1) Appalling Episodes: /52Trailer (Netflix ver.)playMore videos Edit Synopsis 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. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Edit Related Entries Sequel (TV) Shaman King: Flowers Adaptation (Manga) Shaman King Read Manga Adaptation (Manga) Shaman King Kanzenban Alternative Version: Shaman King (TV) Other: Shaman King (2021): Funbari Onsen Hanjouki (ONA) More related entries Visit MALxJapan MALxJapan -More than just anime- Watch "ConBiz!" ー a new Japanese business entertainment program Anime Art Academy: Learn how to draw anime & manga from Japanese pros🎨 MyAnimeList x Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2026 - NOVELOUS Worlds Love or Fear? More characters Characters & Voice Actors 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 More staff Staff Beniya, Yoshikazu Producer Iijima, Hiroshi Producer Nakayama, Koutarou Producer Furuta, Jouji Director, Script, Storyboard Edit Opening Theme Preview Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Youtube Music "Soul salvation" by Megumi Hayashibara 2: "Get up! Shout!" by Nana Mizuki Edit Ending Theme 4: "Courage Soul" by You Asakura (Yoko Hikasa) (eps 40-) 1: "#Boku no Yubisaki (#僕の指先)" by Megumi Hayashibara (eps 1-13) 2: "Adieu" by Yui Horie (eps 14-) 3: "Hazuki (ハヅキ)" by saji Reviews Write review 21 Recommended 7 Mixed Feelings 11 Not Recommended All reviews (39) Apr 21, 2022 hey77 Recommended I really loved this adaptation! I had a blast watching it every week and was always excited for each new episode. Of course, it's not perfect, it does have some flaws which, depending on your preferences, may affect your opinion really negatively, but I personally had an overwhelmingly positive experience! I loved the story, though that's kind of a given, since I'm a fan of the manga in the first place. Nevertheless, it's worth mentioning that this anime does a great job adapting the whole story of the manga and very faithfully at that. There are very few things that have been changed or cut, but ... they're really inconsequential. I absolutely adored the "Osorezan revoir" arc in particular (which shows Yoh and Anna's backstory), easily the best part of the anime for me and one I've wanted to see animated for years! And it did deliver beautifully, it actually made me cry. Another thing I adore is the ending - not gonna spoil anything, but I love how the main conflict gets resolved and how different of an approach it takes compared to other shounen that people are used to. The story has some very interesting themes and lessons that it wants to showcase and Yoh's catchphrase "Everything will work out" is really soothing and definitely something I needed to be reminded of. The pacing was a bit of a problem at times, it was rushed during the first 12 episodes (because they were adapting things which were already done in the first anime adaptation) but after that I had no issues with it, except for some of the episodes closer to the end. It does have a faster pace than usual, but it genuinely didn't bother me - I prefer a faster pace to having to slog through filler episodes. Something I definitely need to mention is the soundtrack - the music of the show is absolutely phenomenal! Yuki Hayashi did an amazing job with this, the music is original and very memorable, I listen to it all the time and it's quickly become one of my favourite soundtracks ever! I literally can't praise it enough, the show would not be what it is without it! Speaking of sound, let's also mention the VAs - they were all amazing, they really fleshed out the characters and conveyed their emotions beautifully. The show even managed to bring back some of the VAs from the first anime, which was great and really took advantage of the nostalgia aspect. Overall great performances! The characters themself have always been my favourite part of the story - each of them having a distinct personality and motivation, and each of them being given their time to shine. Unlike some other shows, this one does not focus solely on the main character while sidelining everyone else, it gives opportunity for each character to have their own moments. I also love the relationships between all of them. I really liked the art and the colour scheme they used. The animation, though, is admittedly a bit of a problem. It's nowhere near as good as one would expect from an anime from recent years and the fights don't look as good as they should. This and the pacing are, in my opinion, this anime's biggest issues. Other than that, though, I think the adaptation did a great job! It's inevitable that a lot of people will try to compare this to the original anime from 2001 and, while I'm sure that nostalgia is a factor and a lot of people will prefer the old one based solely on that, I can say that I definitely think this one is better. It tells the story the way it was intended to be, unlike the old one which had a good beginning while following the manga and later got bogged down with fillers and ended in the most typical shounen fashion. Overall, I had a great time watching this, it reminded me how much I love this story and these characters and I'm really happy it exists in the first place. I may be really biased but it is what it is - this anime brought me immense joy, flaws and all, and I'm really going to miss it! Thank God they've already announced a sequel! Reviewer’s Rating: 9 What did you think of this review? Nice 0 Love it 0 Funny 0 Confusing 0 Informative 0 Well-written 0 Creative 0More reviews by hey77 (1) Show allRead moreShow lessOpen Gift Report Jul 13, 2022 ArminMin Mixed Feelings Ah yes Shaman King. It is definately one of those shows I used to love as a kid. To give some backstory first I first watched the old adaptation of this anime back as a kid and went on to read the Manga a bit later. I never finished the story though ... but I knew it differs a lot from the old Anime's ending. So when the new adaptation was announced I was glad to have the chance to get back into the series to experience the 'correct' adaptation of the Manga's story. Was it good though...? Well.... The first episodes were actually really promising. I was ... glad to recognize a lot of scenes from the Manga and it was great to see these characters again after so many years. It was actually pretty enjoyable until the part of Anna's backstory ended... After that everything went downhill sadly. The Shaman tournament lost all importance and it kind of just faded away? While the old adaptation really focused on this part it was weird just not seeing much of it at all. When you did, it wasn't really fun anyway though... the fighting scenes were just overall really boring and not animated in an exciting way. Most things just got explained instead of seeing some actual action...I hoped a new anime would do this differently but I guess not. The characters definately didn't have enough time to interact with each other ... I am actually kind of annoyed that Chocolove got so much attention throughout the story... I just hate this character a lot. His weird humour doesn't work and is so unnessecary. Instead I would have loved to see more of HoroHoro or Ren or even Yoh... because honestly for a main character he sure didn't do that much... especially in the final episodes. The story just went all over the place... characters constantly got revived like it's nothing special at all. The progress the characters made just felt forced and rushed and everything kind of became 'too big'. I can't really say anything positive about the second half of this show... and it pains me to ay that really. I guess the original story wasn't that good after all and the old adaptation definately made a good choice of rewriting it... At least my respect towards the old Anime only grew now and I would recommend it over the new one. Especially since the new one didn't get rid of anything 'outdated' like character clichés, bad humour or too much shouting or Ryu being creepy af anyway. Unfortunately This anime turned out to be really mediocre, maybe without the nostalgia bonus it would be even worse. Reviewer’s Rating: 5 What did you think of this review? Nice 0 Love it 0 Funny 0 Confusing 0 Informative 0 Well-written 0 Creative 0More reviews by ArminMin (7) Show allRead moreShow lessOpen Gift Report Apr 21, 2022 Wosee Not Recommended The story starts meh, becomes kinda interesting and then gets worse and worse, thats both due to messy pacing and the core of story itself being bad. The story its simple enough and moves fast, which is even more amazing on how it got this bad, it cannot even keep its tone consistent, DEM and lack of any consequences as well. The characters themselves are not that interesting either, a lot of them are annoying as well and there is a lot of them, pointless additions overall but on the bright side the villain is fleshed out well, if not for the tone thing i mentioned which ... you cannot take him seriously despite being OP. Art is on the good side which is a first for Bridge but since its Bridge after all the animation is a slideshow, the music is the only decent part of it. I have not watched the other anime version of it but i can say this series was not worth it. Reviewer’s Rating: 3 What did you think of this review? 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The story will follow You and An...read more Apr 21, 2022 8:16 AM by DatRandomDude | Discuss (27 comments) 'Shaman King' TV Anime Reveals Additional Cast The official Twitter account for the new Shaman King television anime revealed additional cast members on Friday. Shaman King is currently airing in Japan and will s...read more Jun 24, 2021 6:16 PM by ImperfectBlue | Discuss (0 comments) More discussions Recent Forum Discussion Poll: Shaman King (2021) Episode 30 Discussion Stark700 - Nov 4, 2021 27 replies by hi00852 »»Dec 28, 2025 5:23 AM Poll: Shaman King (2021) Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... 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