Shaman King Remake: This Thread Is Our Happy Place

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Smoking Crow: Feb 14, 2012; *laughs at u*

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.

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# ¿ Mar 4, 2021 17:26

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# ¿ Apr 19, 2024 14:24

Smoking Crow: Feb 14, 2012; *laughs at u*

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?

# ¿ Mar 4, 2021 18:38

Smoking Crow: Feb 14, 2012; *laughs at u*

Larryb posted:

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)

horohoro is the same guy

in my head i still call him trey racer sometimes

# ¿ Mar 4, 2021 18:52

Smoking Crow: Feb 14, 2012; *laughs at u*

happy shaman king eve everyone

# ¿ Mar 31, 2021 16:17

Smoking Crow: Feb 14, 2012; *laughs at u*

i watched episode 1

i love it

# ¿ Apr 3, 2021 16:18

Smoking Crow: Feb 14, 2012; *laughs at u*

it does make the series feel more cohesive

early shaman king has powerful "i dont know what the plot is yet" energy

# ¿ Apr 3, 2021 16:25

Smoking Crow: Feb 14, 2012; *laughs at u*

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)

# ¿ Apr 3, 2021 18:22

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# ¿ Apr 19, 2024 14:24

Smoking Crow: Feb 14, 2012; *laughs at u*

i hope we get the ghost boxing match and the weird ghosts that do yoh's homework

# ¿ Apr 3, 2021 23:41

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