Anime: Shaman King
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Shaman King is the story of Asakura Yoh, a shaman, and his quest to become the Shaman King. Along the way, Yoh meets a boy, Manta, who has the ability to see spirits, an unusual feat for a human, attempts to find a powerful spirit that will be his main spirit and must withstand intense training from his fiancée, Anna, who dreams of living an easy life as the wife of the Shaman King. He also meets numerous friends along the way.
Shamans have the ability to possess spirits and then utilize the power and skills of the spirit to fight. One of the interesting things, though, is that a ShamanÂ’s power does not all come from the spirit he possesses, but is a combination of the ShamanÂ’s ability and the spiritÂ’s ability, hence AnnaÂ’s insistence on training. With more training, the Shaman and his spirit become more comfortable with each other and can utilize greater attacks in battle.
As humanity has developed, they have forgotten the spirits and have acted out of desire. The Shaman King is the Shaman who can unite with the Seirei no Ou, or King of Spirits to lead the world back to the right path. The Shaman King will become the worldÂ’s Savior and reinstate the harmony that once existed. Apparently, there are a good number of Shaman out for the title of Shaman King, to the point where there are even competitions to see who is the strongest. Being of Asakura heritage, Yoh may be a great rival, but he certainly isnÂ’t strong enoughÂ… at least initially.
Yoh is a great character. He is very laid back and rarely lets his emotions get the better of him. He fights for what he believes in and to protect his friends. The best way I can describe him is that he’s mastered Zen philosophy. He can sit for hours thinking of absolutely nothing and believes that there is no point to worrying. Things will happen they way they do regardless of whether he sleeps or doesn’t. Anna’s pretty much the same way, except that she does worry about Yoh – not that she’d let him see that. The two have an odd relationship. Yoh’s scared of Anna and will do what she tells him and Anna constantly pushes Yoh to get better and better. She doesn’t seem as though she’s capable of showing him how much she cares or maybe she’s just scared he will let her down if he cannot become the Shaman King. Still, she believes strongly in him and shows she cares in odd ways like making him new clothes.
The Shaman Fight is a tournament that takes place once every 500 years. An Oversoul is a technique whereby a shaman can shape his spirit into form. They do this by consuming materialization energy known as Furiyoku. During the Fight, Shamans battle one another until their Oversouls fade and all their Furyoku is used up. The shaman who uses all of his Furyoku first is the loser.
The Shaman Fight preliminaries and getting to Patch Village, where the Shaman Fight will be held make up about half of this series. The other half is the actual Shaman Fight itself. Of course, itÂ’s not quite that easy, and the Shaman Fight has other implications that Yoh and his friends discover along the way.
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I knew this and Witch hunter Robin would appeal to you
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Yakitate japan...haha...I stop watching at the F1 racer there.... shaman king manga is better though...
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I like Anna.
Cold, mean, witty, biatch
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omg that was hilarious! tofu tofu tofu!Originally posted by darkensun:Yakitate japan...haha...I stop watching at the F1 racer there.... shaman king manga is better though... but let's not digress :X -
Merry Meet Alex,Originally posted by alexkusu:I knew this and Witch hunter Robin would appeal to you
Really? Has it ever cross your mind i am posting here because you are the Owner of §Ù Club Otaku ¥Ø. No need to thank me. Vampire Princess Miyu i like better. Witch Hunter Robin is nice but kinda slow & short. As for this one, Shaman King, its abit kiddy but meaningful, You must be "Tao Ren" the problem child. Hahaha
What i really like about Japanese work is they do alot of background work with validity before doing any Mangas, Animes, Shows or Movies although some are purely out of creativity & fabrication.
Blessed Be,
Oceanos -
sama sama as my frenzOriginally posted by alexkusu:I like Anna.
Cold, mean, witty, biatch
lolx
i like her power thought hmm was it 1080 beads? -
Merry Meet To All,
I have finally finish the Whole Series of Shaman King Anime. Lyzerg finally come back to his friends & comrades before the final showdown. Tao Ren did stay by his friends & comrades till the very end & nearly lose his life to stand by them, a true friend indeed...
Blessed Be,
Oceanos -
Originally posted by OCEANOS:
Oi oi oi
[b]Merry Meet To All,
I have finally finish the Whole Series of Shaman King Anime. Blessed Be,
Oceanos [/b]
Spoiler ah!!! -
Merry Meet Brother M©+square,Originally posted by M©+square:Oi oi oi
Spoiler ah!!!
Hmmm... Just speaking from my heart...
Blessed Be,
Oceanos -
Originally posted by OCEANOS:
Hello!
[b]Merry Meet Brother M©+square,
Hmmm... Just speaking from my heart...
Blessed Be,
Oceanos[/b]
No problem with me, just in case there are people who didn't want to know the ending until they've watched.
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Merry Meet Brother M©+square,Originally posted by M©+square:Hello!
No problem with me, just in case there are people who didn't want to know the ending until they've watched.
Cheers!
I did not literally reveal the Grand Finale anyway... what will be will be....
Blessed Be,
Oceanos -
Originally posted by OCEANOS:
Woah still got grand finale.
[b]Merry Meet Brother M©+square,
I did not literally reveal the Grand Finale anyway... what will be will be....
Blessed Be,
Oceanos[/b]
Ok ok. I'll catch this animation when i finish my list. -
very slow leh .. i mean UOriginally posted by M©+square:Woah still got grand finale.
Ok ok. I'll catch this animation when i finish my list. -
Muack Muack! So nice to see you support wor!Originally posted by nick34:very slow leh .. i mean U
I prefer lovey dovey kind of anime lehs. -
the edning is lousy anyhow end one. both manga and anime
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^5Originally posted by hisoka:the edning is lousy anyhow end one. both manga and anime
anime the ending so n so niaz
manga i haven finished so no comment -
dont muack ... im not a g@y .. and i just happened to see this topic on newest topics ..Originally posted by M©+square:Muack Muack! So nice to see you support wor!
I prefer lovey dovey kind of anime lehs. -
Okok.Originally posted by nick34:dont muack ... im not a g@y .. and i just happened to see this topic on newest topics ..
Gib nick a brotherly slap on his back and say How are Chewwwww.....!? -
wa, chia ong car king come liao.Originally posted by nick34:very slow leh .. i mean U -
sorry for the late reply .. com was down for quite some time ... when back online .. didnt notice this topic ...Originally posted by seow:wa, chia ong car king come liao.
by the way .. what u mean by chia ong car king huh
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is thr a shaman king 2 ?