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 Welcome ghosts and ghouls to the most spiritual thread on SA, the Shaman King thread! After jesus what is it more than 15 years we're back! In Brotherhood form! That's right, this series is going to get the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood treatment by Bridge. Original Shaman King had an anime only ending (and a surprisingly quality 4Kids dub), and this one will have the real ending from the manga. PLOT Shaman King takes place in a world where ghosts are 100% real, and only shaman can communicate with them. What is a shaman? Well, it's anyone that can connect with and/or manipulate a particular spirit or sets of spirits. This can be anything from being possessed by a ghost and letting them control your actions to controlling a reanimated corpse to do your bidding. In this world all spiritual traditions are 100% real. Shaman? Real. Necromancy? Real. Talking to ghosts via spirit box and having them scratch your back in groups of 3? Not in the series, but probably still exists The plot is centered around the Shaman King, a mythical person who connects with the Great Spirit and is a major force for change in the world. It's been 500 years since the last Shaman King was crowned. Who will be the new one? Characters Yoh Asakura  Your average 13 year old kid. Destined to be the next Shaman King. Likes to chill. Really good at cheating on tests. Amidamaru-  Legendary samurai, and Yoh's #1 ghost bro. Has an strong sense of honor. Does not understand the youth of today. Morty "Manta" Oyamada  Small, scared brain boy. Can see ghosts. Yoh's best friend. His dad is an rear end in a top hat. Hates skeletons. Anna Kyouyama  Yoh's fiance. Trained to be the greatest spirit medium in the world. Tired of your bullshit. Once crushed a tanooki's balls with her bare hands. Conclusion I'm super hype for this show. I never thought Shaman King got the respect it deserved for how great it was, even from the manga's editors. To me, this and One Piece are the premier shonen battle manga of the 2000s. I truly hope that this show inspires more love for the series and Hiroyuki Takei in general, considering how the editors hosed with him. The show premiers April 1st in Japan and has been licensed by Netflix for international distribution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV8RZrZskdk
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 this is definitely going on my watch list for spring season.
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Mar 4, 2021 17:45
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How is the manga going on because the sequels with the children of yoh and company keep getting axed after a dozen chapters
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Mar 4, 2021 18:21
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Plutonis posted:How is the manga going on because the sequels with the children of yoh and company keep getting axed after a dozen chapters the latest shaman king spinoff got announced for an international release off the projected popularity of the new anime so i guess that's how it's gonna keep going?
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Mar 4, 2021 18:38
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Is the manga sequel still going on/any good? Also considering this is going to be on Netflix/pretty long given the manga, I’m curious how this is going to be released (maybe in batches of like 12-13 episodes at a time or something). As for the remake, the new Yoh sounds ok now that I’ve heard a bit more of her. I can’t tell though, does Horohoro have a new VA as well? Kind of curious if we’re going to get a new dub for this as well (and if so, if any of the 4Kids actors would be able to reprise their roles)
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Mar 4, 2021 18:49
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Larryb posted:Is the manga sequel still going on/any good? horohoro is the same guy in my head i still call him trey racer sometimes
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Mar 4, 2021 18:53
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Larryb posted:Girl actually, I think he’s voiced by the same woman who plays Naruto (but I’m not 100% sure on that) He sounds pretty male. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV8RZrZskdk&t=45s
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Mar 4, 2021 19:13
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MonsterEnvy posted:He sounds pretty male. Huh, nevermind. He’s voiced by Yuji Ueda apparently
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Mar 4, 2021 19:15
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happy shaman king eve everyone
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Mar 31, 2021 16:17
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Smoking Crow posted:happy shaman king eve everyone Though if it’s going up on Netflix like has been said, we probably won’t see it until a little while after release (unless someone fansubs it that is) On another note, is the manga sequel still going/any good?
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Mar 31, 2021 16:21
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While we wait, we have the opening and it's full of references to the original openings, that's very cute. It's also hyper spoilery, which is not an issue for most in this thread I imagine but will definitely be for anyone who hasn't seen the original series or read the manga. I don't think we should have the full team shown in the first episode! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emrOpnSCYao
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Apr 1, 2021 02:15
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Blaze Dragon posted:While we wait, we have the opening and it's full of references to the original openings, that's very cute. It's also hyper spoilery, which is not an issue for most in this thread I imagine but will definitely be for anyone who hasn't seen the original series or read the manga. I don't think we should have the full team shown in the first episode! Plus given the length of the manga this show is going to last a good while. As such, I’m not sure why they decided to shove nearly everything into the first OP. Chicolove’s design looks far less racist at least. Larryb fucked around with this message at 18:45 on Apr 1, 2021 |
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Apr 1, 2021 03:03
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Blaze Dragon posted:While we wait, we have the opening and it's full of references to the original openings, that's very cute. It's also hyper spoilery, which is not an issue for most in this thread I imagine but will definitely be for anyone who hasn't seen the original series or read the manga. I don't think we should have the full team shown in the first episode! Larryb posted:Plus given the length of the manga this show is going to last a good while. As such, I’m not sure why they decided to shove nearly everything into the first OP. It's just like the first op to fullmetal alchemist brotherhood. It shows you all the characters you know and love, even ones that won't show up for a while but nothing past the point where the manga divurges.
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Apr 1, 2021 22:39
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Well somebody must have fansubbed it because the first episode of the Shaman King reboot is out now (I haven’t actually watched it yet, I just found it on one of the streaming sites I frequent a little bit ago).
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Apr 2, 2021 05:37
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It's a rough speedsub with no intent yet to do the whole thing.
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Apr 2, 2021 11:48
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Waffleman_ posted:It's a rough speedsub with no intent yet to do the whole thing. It's a pretty decent speedsub though. Some weirdly written/gramatically incorrect lines and one pretty obvious mistranslation (Amidamaru says he will run away, then says he can't run away - because the first line was him telling Mosuke he should run away) but overall quite readable. I'd still wait for official subs though. The episode itself was fine. Animation was nothing special, though I imagine they're waiting for Ren's fight to properly show some cool cuts. Art was consistently pretty, and hopefully will remain on that level. The adaptation itself seems fine, I feared it may be rushed but honestly it may just be that the original anime was paced much slower and my brain's confusing anime and manga.
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Though since apparently the show is going to be on Netflix and as far as I know they usually don’t put shows up one episode at a time (or without a dub option) it’ll probably be a while before we get anything official so this is better than nothing at least. Also, how’s Yoh’s new VA? I assume Manta and Amidamaru are still played by the same people as the original? I also hope they don’t rush through the beginning few arcs like FMA: Brotherhood did.
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Apr 2, 2021 15:02
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Amidamaru is real and strong and he is my friend.
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I forget, was the flashback at the very beginning from the manga or was it something the anime added?
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Apr 2, 2021 23:58
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Real big fan of how lucid Keiko was while ostensibly still in the middle of labor.
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Finally got around to watching this. Seems decent enough and Yoh’s new VA is better than the previews made it seem. Out of curiosity, were Manta, Amidamaru, and Ryuu still played by the same actors from the first anime (I know Megumi Hayashibara will eventually be returning as Anna at least)?
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Apr 3, 2021 00:57
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Larryb posted:Finally got around to watching this. Seems decent enough and Yoh’s new VA is better than the previews made it seem. And yeah, Yoko Hikasa (Yoh's new VA) is awesome. I think this is also like the first big role she has where she plays a boy?
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Apr 3, 2021 01:02
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Wark Say posted:Most of the cast uses their OG VA's, it's just like... maybe 2 or 3? of the main ensemble cast had changes. Just like how most of the Fate/Stay Night cast has not changed much in almost 15 years either aside from, like, 2 retired/dead voice actors. oh poo poo, that's why he sounded so familiar, it's Symphogear Maria.
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Larryb posted:I forget, was the flashback at the very beginning from the manga or was it something the anime added? It's from the manga, but it happened significantly later there. The anime's first episode shuffled a few things around, just as putting that at the beginning so the Hao plot is instantly set up, and moving Mosuke earlier to speed up Amidamaru joining Yoh. Wark Say posted:Most of the cast uses their OG VA's, it's just like... maybe 2 or 3? of the main ensemble cast had changes. Just like how most of the Fate/Stay Night cast has not changed much in almost 15 years either aside from, like, 2 retired/dead voice actors. From what I've seen, of the confirmed VAs, literally only Yoh's has changed. Everyone else is the original. There's clearly a lot of effort to keep the feel of the original anime here, which I appreciate.
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The new Yoh is perfectly fine but out of curiosity, what happened to Yūko Satō? Did she retire a while back or something?
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Apr 3, 2021 03:04
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i watched episode 1 i love it
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Apr 3, 2021 16:18
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Tossing a few elements from later chapters into the premiere was a neat choice as well. I just hope the first half of the series doesn’t wind up as rushed as FMA:Brotherhood was (which sometimes crammed a few of the early manga arcs into just an episode or two)
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Apr 3, 2021 16:21
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it does make the series feel more cohesive early shaman king has powerful "i dont know what the plot is yet" energy
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Apr 3, 2021 16:25
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Smoking Crow posted:it does make the series feel more cohesive Definitely. There's a few chapters about Yoh's random life with ghosts before the Shaman King tournament proper starts and defines the series from there on. I imagine those will get dropped or heavily condensed in favour of getting to the main plot quickly.
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Larryb posted:Tossing a few elements from later chapters into the premiere was a neat choice as well. I just hope the first half of the series doesn’t wind up as rushed as FMA:Brotherhood was (which sometimes crammed a few of the early manga arcs into just an episode or two) True, Shaman King has had spin-off/sequel manga up the wazoo. but as far as anime-only watchers? Even if you only followed the dub, it's been over 15 years. So I don't think anybody is in a rush with Shaman King, least of all the studio. Wark Say fucked around with this message at 17:57 on Apr 3, 2021 |
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Apr 3, 2021 17:54
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Speaking of which, are any of the Shaman King sequels still going/any good?
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Gonna keep it vague because this is dealing with post-main series content and we just got through Episode 1, but if you liked the main series, you'll like most of the spin-off/sequels Takei has put out.
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Wark Say posted:Gonna keep it vague because this is dealing with post-main series content and we just got through Episode 1, but if you liked the main series, you'll like most of the spin-off/sequels Takei has put out. Neat, are any of them still going on or are most of them over now? Makes me wonder if we’re eventually going to get anime adaptions of those too. Larryb fucked around with this message at 18:23 on Apr 3, 2021 |
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Apr 3, 2021 18:15
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there's one going on right now it was actually cancelled (lol) but the magazine brought it back in anticipation of people who are watching the anime looking for more shaman king action (double lol)
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Apr 3, 2021 18:22
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What’s the proper reading order for the sequels? I know Flowers and Superstar go together at least.
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Blaze Dragon posted:Definitely. There's a few chapters about Yoh's random life with ghosts before the Shaman King tournament proper starts and defines the series from there on. I imagine those will get dropped or heavily condensed in favour of getting to the main plot quickly. There's like two or three chapters dealing with one-off ghost stuff before that guy at the end of the episode pops in, so I could see that being a montage or something.
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Apr 3, 2021 22:10
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i hope we get the ghost boxing match and the weird ghosts that do yoh's homework
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Apr 3, 2021 23:41
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I've seen on other sites people complaining that rearranging the events of the first episode 'removes vital character development' (lol) but its literally ep 1, it wouldnt surprise me if we still get some of the early stuff as background gags or short bits while they set up the cast, its not like any of it really matters that much timeline wise either. I feel like having the first episode be this way is good for people not familiar with the source material, because it gives a really solid initial grasp on what the meat of the series is like.
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As I recall, Shaman King doesn’t have much in the way of a major plot until the tournament starts (and maybe some stuff prior to that involving Ren’s family) so them switching some things around makes sense to me honestly.
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