:Shaman King

{{Main article|List of Shaman King characters{{!}}List of Shaman King characters}}

The plot of Shaman King revolves around Yoh Asakura, a shaman, a medium between the worlds of the living and the dead. Yoh seeks to become Shaman King, one able to channel the power of the Great Spirit to reshape the world as they wish, by winning the Shaman Fight, a tournament overseen by the Patch Tribe that occurs once every 500 years. Anna Kyoyama, Yoh's fiancée, soon enters the scene and prescribes a brutal training regimen to prepare him for the tournament. Thus begins the plot that will lead Yoh on a journey that will lead him to befriend Manta Oyamada and encounter other shamans: "Wooden Sword" Ryu, Tao Ren, Horohoro and Faust VIII.

Yoh's group travels to America to pass the final trial for the right to participate in the Shaman Fight, joined by Lyserg Diethel while encountering a group of shamans led by Yoh's estranged twin brother Hao Asakura, the reincarnation of a powerful shaman who wishes to eradicate all humans and create a world for shamans. The group also encounter the X-Laws, a group dedicated with killing Hao, with Lyserg joining them. Yoh's team is joined by Joco McDonnell (known as Chocolove McDonnell), as they engage in a series of three-man matches.

After several matches, only the teams that consist of Yoh's group, the X-Laws, and Hao's team remain. Due to Hao's level of power despite being supported by the Gandhara group in selecting Yoh, Ren, Horohoro, Lyserg, and Joco as the five legendary warriors, the teams forfeit the tournament in a gambit to stop Hao while he undergoes a process to merge with the Great Spirit while Gandhara acquires the Patch Tribe's five elemental spirits. Though Yoh and his friends defeat ten Patch tribesmen who are obligated to protect the new Shaman King, they are powerless against awaken Hao as he brings their souls and everyone they know within the Great Spirit before he commences with his goal of destroying all human life. But Yoh and his friends acquire the elemental spirits and battle Hao while joined by their friends and associates, revealing their goal is actually to ensure that Hao would not abuse his powers. It is revealed that the Great Spirit granted Hao's wish for someone to bring back his mother's spirit. With Anna's help, Hao's mother is brought to the Great Spirit. Convinced by his mother to forgive humanity for her death, Hao decides to postpone his plan to eradicate humans so he can observe how Yoh and his friends will change the world.

Seven years later, Hana Asakura waits at a station for the five legendary warriors and his parents, Yoh and Anna.

Before creating Shaman King, Takei, an assistant of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin, exchanged ideas about the series with the other assistants which included the creator of One Piece, Eiichiro Oda.{{cite journal|date=August 2003|title=Hiroyuki Takei: The Spirit of Manga|journal=Shonen Jump|publisher=Viz Media|volume=1|issue=8|pages=3; 24}} As a colleague of Watsuki, he worked primarily as a manga assistant, only focusing on his own projects during his days off. He was influenced by street art from hip-hop and rap culture, which is apparent in his manga artwork. For drawing, he used calligraphy inks and pen nibs. When illustrating, he used Copic brand color markers.

He chose shamanism as the principal topic of the series because he wanted to choose a subject that had never been approached in manga before.{{cite web|url=http://manga.about.com/od/mangaartistinterviews/a/stanlee_hiroyukitakei_4.htm|title=Interview: Stan Lee and Hiroyuki Takei - Page 4|author=Aoki, Deb|publisher=InterActiveCorp|work=About.com|access-date=December 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710172839/http://manga.about.com/od/mangaartistinterviews/a/stanlee_hiroyukitakei_4.htm|archive-date=July 10, 2014}} He said he incorporated his own personality and beliefs in Shaman King. He has an interest in the topic, and "choosing shamanism as the subject of this story seemed like a natural extension of that." For the title, he said he used "shaman", an English word, due to the fact that "the nuance is really great" and because he could not find a Japanese word with the accurate meaning of the word "shaman". Another reason to have shamanism as the main subject was because he could explore elements from different cultures and their relationship with the dead and the spirits.

Takei created the stories after he created the characters because he believed the "stories are born because of the existence of the characters". In addition, he felt that "the most important thing [to create a character] is to have originality". Through his characters he wanted to show different cultures, backgrounds and values.{{cite web|url=http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2007/09/06/Interview-Hiroyuki-Takei|title=Interview - Hiroyuki Takei|date=September 6, 2007|publisher=Manga-News|language=fr|access-date=December 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011202/http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2007/09/06/Interview-Hiroyuki-Takei|archive-date=December 3, 2013|url-status=live}} When asked "how do shamans of pacifistic religions ever win the Shaman Fight?" he answered that the Shaman Fight is fought using the "strength of the soul". Takei declared "the final message of Shaman King is that fighting is no good."{{cite journal|title=Are You Ready for the Shaman Fight?!?|journal=Shonen Jump|publisher=Viz Media|date=March 2004|page=7|volume=2|issue=3}}

{{Main article|List of Shaman King chapters{{!}}List of Shaman King chapters}}

Written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei, Shaman King was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from June 30, 1998,{{efn|It debuted in the magazine's 31st issue of 1998 (cover date July 13),{{cite web|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ1998年31|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M543394|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=June 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626063621/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M543394|archive-date=June 26, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}} released on June 30 of that same year.{{cite magazine|title=Contents|url=https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1218422256|magazine=Weekly Shōnen Jump|publisher=Shueisha|issue=30|year=1998|access-date=June 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626064849/https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1218422256|archive-date=June 26, 2023|language=ja|no-pp=y|page=Table of contents|quote={{lang|ja|次号 No.31は6月30日発売!! 次号待望の武井宏之先生新連載 「シャーマンキング」スタート!!}}|url-status=live}}}} to an abrupt and improvised end{{cite journal|title=Interview – Hiroyuki Takei|journal=Animeland|date=November 5, 2007|pages=54–56|language=fr|issue=136|issn=1148-0807}} on August 30, 2004.{{efn|It finished in the magazine's 40th issue of 2004 (cover date September 13),{{cite web|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ2004年40|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M543093|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=June 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626064307/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M543093|archive-date=June 26, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}} released on August 30 of that same year.{{cite web|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ 2004年 Vol. 40|url=http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2004/40.html|website=Pop Web Jump|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=June 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309005430/http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2004/40.html|archive-date=March 9, 2008|language=ja}}}} The first 275 chapters were collected into 31 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes, released from December 3, 1998, to October 4, 2004.{{cite web|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング 1|trans-title=Shaman King 1|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-872644-8|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903224110/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-872644-8|archive-date=September 3, 2012}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング 31|trans-title=Shaman King 31|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873659-1|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320035319/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873659-1|archive-date=March 20, 2016}} The release of volume 32—intended for publication on December 3, 2004—was delayed and Shueisha reported they would only publish volume 32 if they receive evidence of demand from approximately 50,000 people.{{cite web|title=Shaman King Under Strain|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-11-15/shaman-king-under-strain|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 11, 2013|author=Macdonald, Christopher|date=November 15, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402210156/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-11-15/shaman-king-under-strain|archive-date=April 2, 2014|url-status=live}} The release of the last ten chapters in {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} format happened on January 5, 2005.{{cite web|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング 32|trans-title=Shaman King 32|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873694-X|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413232711/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873694-X|archive-date=April 13, 2014}} A spin-off to Shaman King, {{Nihongo|Funbari Poem|ふんばりの詩|Funbari no Uta}}, published in Akamaru Jump in 2003 and 2004, lasted for five chapters—all of which were included in volume 32. Taking place seven years after the end of the manga series, it features Hana Asakura, son of Yoh and Anna, and his journey with Ryu to find the Five Elemental Warriors for a reunion before the opening of the Funbari Hot Springs Inn.{{cite book|title=Shaman King, Volume 32|author=Takei, Hiroyuki|publisher=Viz Media|date=January 4, 2011|location=San Francisco|isbn=978-1-4215-2185-5|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/shamankingvol32s0032take}}

Takei declared it was not a decrease in the series profitability that was the reason for its cancellation, but a "fatigue" he had been through because he was no more able to follow his fans' wishes. In the author's opinion, Shaman King was being "normalized" by the desire of his readers with the introduction of typical {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} aspects and losing its originality. In 2007, he revealed he was planning to end the series with the finale he initially envisioned, to be published in another Shueisha magazine at the end of the year or at the beginning of 2008. Eventually the entire series was reprinted in 27 {{Transliteration|ja|kanzenban}} volumes with the title Shaman King Kanzen-Ban (or "Perfect Edition"), concluding with the "true ending" to the series.{{cite web|title=Shaman King Manga's New Ending Anticipated in 2009|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-06/shaman-king-mangas-new-ending-anticipated-in-2009|author=Loo, Egan|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 11, 2013|date=June 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712101732/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-06/shaman-king-mangas-new-ending-anticipated-in-2009|archive-date=July 12, 2014|url-status=live}} The new series finale was also posted on the official {{Transliteration|ja|kanzenban}} website, in addition to the print editions.{{cite web|title=New Shaman King Manga Finale Being Posted Online|author=Loo, Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-02/new-shaman-king-manga-finale-being-posted-online|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 11, 2013|date=March 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402095817/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-02/new-shaman-king-manga-finale-being-posted-online|archive-date=April 2, 2014|url-status=live}} The first volume of the Perfect Edition was released on March 4, 2008 with the last (volume 27) being published on April 3, 2009.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874203-8|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング 完全版 1|trans-title=Shaman King Kazen-Ban 1|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906183725/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874203-8|archive-date=September 6, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874229-8|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング 完全版 27|trans-title=Shaman King Kanzen-Ban 27|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906183810/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874229-8|archive-date=September 6, 2012}} Five years after the end of the series, when the Shaman King Kanzen-Ban was finished, Takei said, "After making the readers {{Sic|waiting|expected=wait}} so much for this, the last thing I wanted to do was to disappoint them". He thought the ending was a "huge responsibility".{{cite web|url=http://www.mankin-trad.net/read/pafu-interview-with-hiroyuki-takei/12|title=Pafu Interview with Hiroyuki Takei - Page 12|date=October 2010|publisher=Pafu|access-date=December 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130230147/http://www.mankin-trad.net/read/pafu-interview-with-hiroyuki-takei/12|archive-date=November 30, 2011}} This edition served to make corrections and adjustments and, for Takei, it was something "fun," as it was different from scratch.{{cite web|url=http://www.mankin-trad.net/read/pafu-interview-with-hiroyuki-takei/13|title=Pafu Interview with Hiroyuki Takei – Page 13|date=October 2010|publisher=Pafu|access-date=December 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205021955/http://mankin-trad.net/read/pafu-interview-with-hiroyuki-takei/13|archive-date=December 5, 2013}} Shaman King has also been published as part of the Shueisha Jump Remix series of magazine-style books. Sixteen volumes of Shaman King were released under the Shueisha Jump Remix series between April 1, 2011 and October 28, 2011.{{cite book|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング 霊と絆を持つ少年~麻倉葉登場 (SHUEISHA JUMP REMIX) (ムック)|trans-title=Shaman King: Rei to Kizuna o Motsu Shōnen ~ Asakura yō Tōjō (Shueisha Jump Remix)(Mook)|id={{ASIN|4081131279|country=jp}}|language=ja}}{{cite book|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング/完全書き下ろしシャーマンキング完結編 (SHUEISHA JUMP REMIX) (ムック)|trans-title=Kanzen Kakioroshi Shaman King Kanketsu-hen (Shueisha Jump Remix)(Mook)|id={{ASIN|4081131937|country=jp}}|language=ja}}

Viz Media licensed the series for an English-language release in North America; the chapters initially serialized in the American Shonen Jump, beginning in third issue in 2003 and ceasing its serialization in the August 2007 issue.{{cite web|title=Shaman King Debut|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-01-27/shaman-king-debut|author=Macdonald, Christopher|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 11, 2013|date=January 27, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912212029/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-01-27/shaman-king-debut|archive-date=September 12, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Viz's Shonen Jump, Shojo Beat Shake Up Manga Lineup|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-01/viz's-shonen-jump-shojo-beat-shake-up-manga-lineup|author=Loo, Egan|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 11, 2013|date=June 1, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402052133/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-01/viz%27s-shonen-jump-shojo-beat-shake-up-manga-lineup|archive-date=April 2, 2014|url-status=live}} From then, it was exclusively published through graphic novel format and Viz said it was done in order to speed up the series' publication.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2007/comic-con-international/viz-media-shonen-jump|title=Viz Media: Shonen Jump - Comic-Con International 2007|author=Koulikov, Mikhail|date=July 27, 2007|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 8, 2015|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211105507/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2007/comic-con-international/viz-media-shonen-jump|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2007/anime-expo/viz-entertainment|title=Viz Entertainment - Anime Expo 2007|author=Koulikov, Mikhail|date=June 29, 2007|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 8, 2015|archive-date=September 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922002326/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2007/anime-expo/viz-entertainment|url-status=live}} Volume 1 was released in August or September 2003,{{efn|Viz Media Store, by August 2012, displayed its publication date as September 3, 2003.{{cite web|url=http://store.viz.com/t/A/1569319022.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120813083859/http://store.viz.com/Shaman-King-Vol.-1-A-Shaman/A/1569319022.htm|archive-date=August 13, 2012|title=Shaman King, Vol. 1: A Shaman in Tokyo|publisher=Viz Media Store}} However, Viz's site subsequently registers indicate August 6, 2003, as its release date.{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/shaman-king-volume-1/2094|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111073440/http://www.viz.com/manga/print/shaman-king-volume-1/2094|archive-date=November 11, 2013|title=Shaman King, Volume 1|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=December 22, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/product/shaman-king-vol-1/2094|title=Shaman King, Vol. 1|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=December 22, 2017|archive-date=December 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223042758/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/product/shaman-king-vol-1/2094|url-status=live}}}} and volume 32 was released to conclude the series on January 4, 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/product/shaman-king-vol-32/7538|title=Shaman King, Vol. 32|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=December 22, 2017|archive-date=December 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223043034/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/product/shaman-king-vol-32/7538|url-status=live}} In Australasian region, Madman Entertainment licensed and published the series between February 10, 2009 and September 10, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/11712/shaman-king-manga-vol-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205013647/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/11712/shaman-king-manga-vol-01|archive-date=December 5, 2013|title=Shaman King (Manga) Vol. 01|publisher=Madman Entertainment|access-date=December 2, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/15270/shaman-king-manga-vol-32-end|title=Shaman King (Manga) Vol. 32 (End)|publisher=Madman Entertainment|access-date=December 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205001327/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/15270/shaman-king-manga-vol-32-end|archive-date=December 5, 2013}}

In December 2017, Kodansha announced the company acquired the "Shaman King" trademark from Shueisha in Japan and Viz Media in North America.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-12-26/shaman-king-trademark-listed-under-kodansha/.125772|title='Shaman King' Trademark Listed Under Kodansha (Update)|author=Ressler, Karen|date=December 26, 2017|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 31, 2017|archive-date=January 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101135319/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-12-26/shaman-king-trademark-listed-under-kodansha/.125772|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Viz Media No Longer Has Rights to Shaman King Manga|author=Ressler, Karen|date=June 11, 2018|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-11/viz-media-no-longer-has-rights-to-shaman-king-manga/.132761|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 13, 2018|archive-date=July 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715163406/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-11/viz-media-no-longer-has-rights-to-shaman-king-manga/.132761|url-status=live}} A website opened on January 1, 2018, to announce Kodansha's celebration for the series' 20th anniversary. For this purpose, Kodansha republished the original manga in 35 e-books, with new cover artwork,{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/12/31/kodansha-launches-shaman-king-20th-anniversary-site|title=Kodansha Launches "Shaman King" 20th Anniversary Site|author=Saabedra, Humberto|date=December 31, 2017|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=December 31, 2017|archive-date=January 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101135300/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/12/31/kodansha-launches-shaman-king-20th-anniversary-site|url-status=live}} between May 1 and October 1, 2018.{{cite web|title=ＳＨＡＭＡＮ ＫＩＮＧ（１）|url=https://booklive.jp/product/index/title_id/60009214/vol_no/001|website=BookLive|publisher=BookLive Co., Ltd.|access-date=August 25, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=December 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221071854/https://booklive.jp/product/index/title_id/60009214/vol_no/001|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=ＳＨＡＭＡＮ ＫＩＮＧ（３５）|url=https://booklive.jp/product/index/title_id/60009214/vol_no/035|website=BookLive|publisher=BookLive Co., Ltd.|access-date=August 25, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=July 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711193535/https://booklive.jp/product/index/title_id/60009214/vol_no/035|url-status=live}} Kodansha republished these volumes in print, released every month; volumes 1–5 were published on June 17, 2020, after that, three volumes were published around the 17th of every month;{{cite web|script-title=ja:武井宏之「SHAMAN KING 完結版」紙版が講談社より刊行決定|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/371363|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=November 14, 2021|language=ja|date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=November 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114071837/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/371363|url-status=live}} volume 33 and 34 were published on April 15, 2021;{{cite web|script-title=ja:【4月15日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/424410|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=November 14, 2021|language=ja|date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=November 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114071838/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/424410|url-status=live}} the 35th and final volume was released on October 15 of that same year.{{cite web|script-title=ja:ＳＨＡＭＡＮ ＫＩＮＧ（３５）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000352607|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=October 22, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022051629/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000352607|url-status=live}}

In July 2020, ComiXology and Kodansha USA announced that they would publish the thirty-five volumes of the new complete edition of the manga digitally starting in July 2020,{{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=ComiXology, Kodansha Comics to Publish Shaman King Manga Digitally on July 28|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-21/comixology-kodansha-comics-to-publish-shaman-king-manga-digitally-on-july-28/.161956|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 21, 2020|date=July 21, 2020|archive-date=July 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722041526/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-21/comixology-kodansha-comics-to-publish-shaman-king-manga-digitally-on-july-28/.161956|url-status=live}} however it was delayed to October of the same year.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Kodansha Comics Delays Digital Releases of Shaman King Manga, Spinoffs|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-27/kodansha-comics-delays-digital-releases-of-shaman-king-manga-spinoffs/.162279|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 27, 2020|date=July 27, 2020|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727191704/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-27/kodansha-comics-delays-digital-releases-of-shaman-king-manga-spinoffs/.162279|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=Kodansha Comics to Release Full Shaman King Manga on ComiXology on October 6|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-28/kodansha-comics-to-release-full-shaman-king-manga-on-comixology-on-october-6/.164583|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 28, 2020|date=September 28, 2020|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930233625/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-28/kodansha-comics-to-release-full-shaman-king-manga-on-comixology-on-october-6/.164583|url-status=live}} Kodansha USA also announced that they would release the series physically in twelve three-in-one omnibus edition volumes. The first volume was published on March 23, 2021,{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 21-27|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-23/north-american-anime-manga-releases-march-21-27/.170986|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 14, 2021|date=March 23, 2021|archive-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802043943/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-23/north-american-anime-manga-releases-march-21-27/.170986|url-status=live}} while the last was released on March 7, 2023.{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 5-11|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-07/north-american-anime-manga-releases-march-5-11/.195689|access-date=March 16, 2023|date=March 7, 2023|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=May 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512155333/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-07/north-american-anime-manga-releases-march-5-11/.195689|url-status=live}}

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A series of one-shot chapters, called "zero stories", later collected as Shaman King: Zero, detailing Yoh and other characters backstories, were serialized in Shueisha's Jump X from November 10, 2011,{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-24/shaman-king-to-return-in-new-short-manga-in-november|title=Shaman King to Return in New Short Manga in November (Updated)|author=Loo, Egan|date=September 24, 2011|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709223119/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-24/shaman-king-to-return-in-new-short-manga-in-november|archive-date=July 9, 2014|url-status=live}} to October 10, 2014.{{cite web|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|title=Shaman King's Takei Starts New Manga, Ends Ultimo, Jumbor in 2015|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-20/shaman-king-takei-starts-new-manga-ends-ultimo-jumbor-in-2015/.80124|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 14, 2020|date=October 20, 2014|quote=The magazine also confirms that Takei's Shaman King: Zero series ended along with Shaman King Flowers in Shueisha's Jump X magazine earlier this month.|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116102441/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-20/shaman-king-takei-starts-new-manga-ends-ultimo-jumbor-in-2015/.80124|url-status=live}}

A sequel series, titled Shaman King: Flowers, centered on Hana Asakura's development as a shaman, was serialzied in Jump X from April 10, 2012,{{cite web|title=Shaman King -Flowers- Sequel Manga to Launch in April|author=Loo, Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-09/shaman-king-flowers-sequel-manga-to-launch-in-april|website=Anime News Network|date=November 9, 2011|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524020958/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-09/shaman-king-flowers-sequel-manga-to-launch-in-april|archive-date=May 24, 2014|url-status=live}} to October 10, 2014.

Another series, titled Shaman King: The Super Star, was preceded by three prologue chapters published in Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine Edge on April 17, 2018, and the series started in the same magazine on May 17 of that same year.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Shaman King Manga's New Arc Gets 3 Prologue Chapters Before May Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-17/shaman-king-manga-new-arc-gets-3-prologue-chapters-before-may-debut/.130488|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 31, 2023|date=April 17, 2018|archive-date=April 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412191415/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-17/shaman-king-manga-new-arc-gets-3-prologue-chapters-before-may-debut/.130488|url-status=live}} The series concluded on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app on November 23, 2024.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Shaman King The Super Star Manga Ends|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-23/shaman-king-the-super-star-manga-ends/.218212|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123133312/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-23/shaman-king-the-super-star-manga-ends/.218212|archive-date=November 23, 2024|date=November 23, 2024|url-status=live}}

On November 30, 2024, it was announced that Takei is producing a final story arc, titled Shaman King Yard, whose launch date will be announced at a later date.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Shaman King Yard to Be Final Shaman King Manga Arc|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-01/shaman-king-yard-to-be-final-shaman-king-manga-arc/.218464|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202013624/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-01/shaman-king-yard-to-be-final-shaman-king-manga-arc/.218464|archive-date=December 2, 2024|date=December 1, 2024|url-status=live}}

A spin-off manga titled Shaman King: Red Crimson, by Jet Kusamura, was launched in Shonen Magazine Edge on June 15, 2018,{{cite web|title=Shaman King Manga Gets Spinoff Manga About Tao Jun|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-17/shaman-king-manga-gets-spinoff-manga-about-tao-jun/.131617|author=Pineda, Rafael Antonio|date=May 17, 2018|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 13, 2018|archive-date=July 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714002333/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-17/shaman-king-manga-gets-spinoff-manga-about-tao-jun/.131617|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/286885|title=「シャーマンキング」道家を描くスピンオフ始動、「探偵が早すぎる」マンガ版も|date=June 15, 2018|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=August 1, 2019|language=ja|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517072130/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/286885|url-status=live}} and finished on January 17, 2020.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Shaman King: Red Crimson Spinoff Manga Ends|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-17/shaman-king-red-crimson-spinoff-manga-ends/.155469|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 19, 2020|date=January 17, 2020|archive-date=February 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203131753/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-17/shaman-king-red-crimson-spinoff-manga-ends/.155469|url-status=live}}

Another spin-off by Kusamura, titled Shaman King: Marcos, was serialized in Shōnen Magazine Edge from April 17, 2020, to June 17, 2022.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Shaman King Manga Gets New Spinoff Manga Series|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-18/shaman-king-manga-gets-new-spinoff-manga-series/.157605|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 18, 2020|date=March 18, 2020|archive-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623125841/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-18/shaman-king-manga-gets-new-spinoff-manga-series/.157605|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/375835|script-title=ja:マルコ探しの旅を描く、シャーマン外伝「SHAMAN KING マルコス」エッジで始動|date=April 17, 2020|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=May 19, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=April 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412212720/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/375835|url-status=live}}

Another spin-off, conceptualized by Kusamura and illustrated by Kyo Nuesawa, titled Shaman King & a Garden, was serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi from December 1, 2020,{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Shaman King Manga Gets Shōjo Spinoff About Kanna, Matilda, Marion|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-01/shaman-king-manga-gets-shojo-spinoff-about-kanna-matilda-marion/.165799|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 2, 2020|date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=November 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102013610/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-01/shaman-king-manga-gets-shojo-spinoff-about-kanna-matilda-marion/.165799|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:武井宏之「SHAMAN KING」"花組"の過去を描くガールズスピンオフがなかよしで|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/406942|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=February 8, 2021|language=ja|date=December 1, 2020|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125210618/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/406942|url-status=live}} to May 2, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-03/shaman-king-and-a-garden-manga-spinoff-ends-in-may/.184317|title=Shaman King & a Garden Manga Spinoff Ends in May|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=April 3, 2022|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 1, 2022|archive-date=September 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901201302/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-03/shaman-king-and-a-garden-manga-spinoff-ends-in-may/.184317|url-status=live }}

A spin-off manga, illustrated by Aya Tanaka and based on Kakeru Kobashiri's novel Shaman King Faust8: Eien no Eliza, started on Magazine Pocket on July 10, 2021;{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Shaman King's New Spinoff Manga Adapts Spinoff Novel About Faust VIII, Eliza|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-21/shaman-king-new-spinoff-manga-adapts-spinoff-novel-about-faust-viii-eliza/.174205|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 21, 2021|date=June 21, 2021|archive-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621103210/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-21/shaman-king-new-spinoff-manga-adapts-spinoff-novel-about-faust-viii-eliza/.174205|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:ファウストVIII世とエリザを綴ったスピンオフ小説「FAUST8 永遠のエリザ」マンガ版|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/436264|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=July 9, 2021|language=ja|date=July 10, 2019|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709150150/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/436264|url-status=live}} its last chapter was made available online on June 25, 2022.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Shaman King Faust8 Spinoff Manga Ends|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-29/shaman-king-faust8-spinoff-manga-ends/.187132|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 1, 2022|date=June 29, 2022|archive-date=August 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814114503/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-29/shaman-king-faust8-spinoff-manga-ends/.187132|url-status=live}} Its chapters were collected in three {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes, released between October 15, 2021,{{cite web|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000358231|script-title=ja:Shaman King Faust8 永遠のエリザ (1)|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=September 1, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828025354/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000358231|url-status=live }} and August 17, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000368527|script-title=ja:Shaman King Faust8 永遠のエリザ (3)|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=September 1, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828011209/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000368527|url-status=live }}

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The episodes of the Shaman King anime series are directed by Seiji Mizushima and co-produced by TV Tokyo, NAS, and Xebec.{{cite web|url=http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/sharman/staff.html|title=Shaman King stafflist|publisher=King Records|language=ja|access-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709040823/http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/sharman/staff.html|archive-date=July 9, 2014|url-status=live}} The 64 episodes were aired between July 4, 2001, and September 25, 2002, on TV Tokyo.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/shaman/story.html|script-title=ja:ストーリー|publisher=TV Tokyo|language=ja|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-date=June 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615152634/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/shaman/story.html|url-status=live}} At an early stage of anime production, Takei himself helped the anime's staff. However, he soon left the staff due to his time limitations as he was working on the manga. In September 2020, Mizushima commented that the original anime material presented in the latter half of the show was not something he did on his own accord, and it was requested from Shaman King's original publisher Shueisha.{{cite web|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|title=Original Shaman King Anime Director Comments on Anime-Original Material|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-09-18/original-shaman-king-anime-director-comments-on-anime-original-material/.164178|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 19, 2020|date=September 18, 2020|archive-date=October 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004054332/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-09-18/original-shaman-king-anime-director-comments-on-anime-original-material/.164178|url-status=live}} The episodes were collected into 16 DVDs by King Records and released between October 30, 2001,{{cite web|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング episode1 [DVD][廃盤]|url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/shaman-king/2601090489|publisher=CDJournal|access-date=August 25, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=August 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825125942/https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/shaman-king/2601090489|url-status=live}} and January 22, 2003.{{cite web|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング episode16 [DVD][廃盤]|url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/shaman-king/2602110504|publisher=CDJournal|access-date=August 25, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=August 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825125957/https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/shaman-king/2602110504|url-status=live}} The DVDs were later collected and released in three box sets between August 27 and December 25, 2008.{{cite web|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング DVD-BOX1-愛のかたちBOX-〈7枚組〉 [DVD][廃盤]|url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/shaman-king/4208060038|publisher=CDJournal|access-date=August 25, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=August 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825130027/https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/shaman-king/4208060038|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング DVD-BOX3-哀しみのかたちBOX-〈7枚組〉 [DVD][廃盤]|url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/shaman-king/4208090464|publisher=CDJournal|access-date=August 25, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=August 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825130023/https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/shaman-king/4208090464|url-status=live}}

4Kids Entertainment obtained the rights to broadcast the Shaman King anime in the United States,{{cite web|title=Shaman King Licensed and on TV|author=Macdonald, Christopher|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-05-15/shaman-king-licensed-and-on-tv|date=May 15, 2003|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115113822/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-05-15/shaman-king-licensed-and-on-tv|archive-date=November 15, 2013|url-status=live}} where it premiered on FoxBox on September 6, 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-11-15/4kids-in-the-black|title=4Kids In the Black|author=Alexander, Isaac|date=November 16, 2003|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 3, 2016|quote=We launched the 2003-2004 Fox Box season on September 6 with exciting new shows, including Shaman King and Sonic X(TM) as well as new episodes of returning shows Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kirby: Right Back At Ya!(TM) and Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy(TM).|archive-date=September 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917011849/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-11-15/4kids-in-the-black|url-status=live}} Three DVD compilations of the English adaptation were released by Funimation, in an uncut form, between October 19, 2004, and February 22, 2005.{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|title=Yu-Gi-Oh! and Shaman King Unedited Details|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-08-02/yu-gi-oh-and-shaman-king-unedited-details|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 25, 2023|date=August 2, 2004|archive-date=November 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124152317/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-08-02/yu-gi-oh-and-shaman-king-unedited-details|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|title=Shaman King Vol. #01|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3295.php|website=AnimeOnDVD|access-date=August 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061101184535/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3295.php|archive-date=November 1, 2006|date=October 20, 2004}}{{cite web|title=Yu-Gi-Oh! and Shaman King Unedited Releases On Feb 22|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2005-02-10/yu-gi-oh-and-shaman-king-unedited-releases-on-feb-22|publisher=4Kids via Anime News Network|access-date=August 25, 2023|date=February 10, 2005|archive-date=June 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615090354/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2005-02-10/yu-gi-oh-and-shaman-king-unedited-releases-on-feb-22|url-status=live}} In June 2021, Discotek Media announced it had re-licensed the series.{{cite web|title=Discotek Licenses 2001 Shaman King, Lupin III: Part 5, Case Closed: The Darkest Nightmare, More Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-07/discotek-licenses-2001-shaman-king-lupin-iii-part-5-case-closed-the-darkest-nightmare-more-anime/.173682|website=Anime News Network|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=June 7, 2021|access-date=June 7, 2021|archive-date=August 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806204632/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-07/discotek-licenses-2001-shaman-king-lupin-iii-part-5-case-closed-the-darkest-nightmare-more-anime/.173682|url-status=live}} A Blu-ray Disc set, featuring the English dubbed and edited version, was released on October 26, 2021,{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Discotek Releases Lupin III: Part 5, Sgt. Frog, 2001 Shaman King, More Anime on October 26|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-13/discotek-releases-lupin-iii-part-5-sgt-frog-2001-shaman-king-more-anime-on-october-26/.176228|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522113837/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-13/discotek-releases-lupin-iii-part-5-sgt-frog-2001-shaman-king-more-anime-on-october-26/.176228|archive-date=May 22, 2024|date=August 13, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 24–30|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-24-30/.178863|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708175106/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-24-30/.178863|archive-date=July 8, 2023|date=October 26, 2021|url-status=live}} and another Blu-ray Disc set, featuring the original uncut version and in Japanese with English subtitles, was released on January 31, 2023.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 29–February 4|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-31/north-american-anime-manga-releases-january-29-february-4/.194388|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521134218/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-31/north-american-anime-manga-releases-january-29-february-4/.194388|archive-date=May 21, 2024|date=January 31, 2023|url-status=live}}

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At Otakon 2015, former Madhouse president and then MAPPA president, Masao Maruyama, expressed his desire to work on a second anime adaptation of Shaman King.{{cite web|url=https://anigamers.com/posts/otakon-2015-mappa-q-and-a-masao-maruyama-yasuaki-iwase|title=Otakon 2015: MAPPA Q and A with Masao Maruyama and Yasuaki Iwase|author=Ink|date=August 27, 2015|website=Ani-Gamers|access-date=January 9, 2018|archive-date=January 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110054803/https://anigamers.com/posts/otakon-2015-mappa-q-and-a-masao-maruyama-yasuaki-iwase|url-status=live}} In February 2017, while answering a fan's question, Takei revealed on his official Twitter that he received an offer for another anime adaptation of Shaman King, but he turned the offer down because he was told that the new anime would not be able to use the first anime's voice actors and soundtrack music, although Takei hoped for another chance in the future.{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/02/15-1/shaman-king-manga-author-refused-an-offer-for-anime-remake|title="Shaman King" Manga Author Refused An Offer for Anime Remake|date=February 15, 2017|website=Crunchyroll|author=Komatsu, Mikikazu|access-date=May 21, 2017|archive-date=May 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523165717/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/02/15-1/shaman-king-manga-author-refused-an-offer-for-anime-remake|url-status=live}}

In June 2020, a second anime television series was announced, which would adapt the 35 volumes of the new complete manga edition.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「シャーマンキング」2021年4月に完全新作TVアニメ制作決定！2000年版アニメも配信|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/382951|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 12, 2020|language=ja|date=June 12, 2020|archive-date=April 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412212704/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/382951|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Shaman King Manga Gets Brand-New TV Anime Next April|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-11/shaman-king-manga-gets-brand-new-tv-anime-next-april/.160544|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 12, 2020|date=June 11, 2020|archive-date=June 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615203843/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-11/shaman-king-manga-gets-brand-new-tv-anime-next-april/.160544|url-status=live}} The anime is produced by Bridge and directed by Joji Furuta, with series composition by Shōji Yonemura, character designs by Satohiko Sano and music composed by Yuki Hayashi. It aired from April 1, 2021 to April 21, 2022, on TV Tokyo.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=New Shaman King Anime's 2nd Video Reveals Opening Song, 2 Cast Members, April 1 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-03/new-shaman-king-anime-2nd-video-reveals-opening-song-2-cast-members-april-1-debut/.170194|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 4, 2021|date=March 3, 2021|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304015034/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-03/new-shaman-king-anime-2nd-video-reveals-opening-song-2-cast-members-april-1-debut/.170194|url-status=live}} The series consists of 52 episodes from four Blu-ray Disc boxes, each with 13 episodes, released from August 25, 2021, to May 25, 2022.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=New Shaman King Anime Listed with 52 Episodes|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2021-04-01/new-shaman-king-anime-listed-with-52-episodes/.171395|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 1, 2021|date=April 1, 2021|archive-date=April 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401190015/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2021-04-01/new-shaman-king-anime-listed-with-52-episodes/.171395|url-status=live}} Netflix acquired the streaming rights to the series for an English dub,{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=New Shaman King Anime's English-Subtitled Trailer Reveals Netflix Streaming in 2021|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-03/new-shaman-king-anime-english-subtitled-trailer-reveals-netflix-streaming-in-2021/.170197|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 4, 2021|date=March 3, 2021|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304024020/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-03/new-shaman-king-anime-english-subtitled-trailer-reveals-netflix-streaming-in-2021/.170197|url-status=live}} and it premiered on August 9, 2021 on the streaming platform.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Netflix Streams New Shaman King Anime on August 9|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-10/netflix-streams-new-shaman-king-anime-on-august-9/.173792|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 10, 2021|date=June 10, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610191521/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-10/netflix-streams-new-shaman-king-anime-on-august-9/.173792|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Netflix Streams New Shaman King Anime's English Dub Trailer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-13/netflix-streams-new-shaman-king-anime-english-dub-trailer/.175104|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 15, 2021|date=July 13, 2021|archive-date=July 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715064139/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-13/netflix-streams-new-shaman-king-anime-english-dub-trailer/.175104|url-status=live}}

The music for the first Shaman King anime adaptation was composed by Toshiyuki Omori. Two CD soundtracks were released; the first one was on March 27, 2002, titled Shaman King: Vocal Collection, and contains 14 tracks, including the first opening and ending themes in their original television lengths;{{cite web|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング ボーカルコレクション～歌の万辞苑～|url=https://www.kingrecords.co.jp/cs/g/gKICA-570/|publisher=King Records|access-date=August 25, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027121319/https://www.kingrecords.co.jp/cs/g/gKICA-570/|url-status=live}} the second one, Shaman King: Original Soundtrack, was released on June 26 of that same year, with an additional 20 tracks and the second opening theme "Northern Lights".{{cite web|script-title=ja:「シャーマンキング」MELODY of THE SPIRITS [廃盤]|url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/melody-of-the-spirits/3202041256|publisher=CDJournal|access-date=August 25, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=August 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825130530/https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/melody-of-the-spirits/3202041256|url-status=live}} Six character song CDs were released on March 24, 2004, sung by the voice actors as their respective characters.{{cite web|script-title=ja:S.F.O.V I シャーマン ファイト オブ ヴォーカル ［CD+DVD］|url=https://tower.jp/item/1074131|publisher=Tower Records Japan|access-date=August 25, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=July 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714052955/http://tower.jp/item/1074131|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:S.F.O.V VI シャーマン ファイト オブ ヴォーカル ［CD+DVD］|url=https://tower.jp/item/1074136|publisher=Tower Records Japan|access-date=August 25, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=August 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825130608/https://tower.jp/item/1074136|url-status=live}} Three drama CDs have been produced for the series as well, featuring the original voice actors from the series.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「シャーマンキング」コミックスイメージアルバム|url=https://tower.jp/item/518588|publisher=Tower Records Japan|access-date=August 25, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120230300/https://tower.jp/item/518588|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング ドラマ＆キャラクターソングアルバム 「恐山ル・ヴォワール ～ｐｒｏｌｏｇｕｅ ｔｏ ｓｈａｍａｎ～」|url=https://www.kingrecords.co.jp/cs/g/gKICA-581/|publisher=King Records|access-date=August 25, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=July 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715052230/http://www.kingrecords.co.jp/cs/g/gKICA-581|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング ドラマ＆キャラクターソングアルバム 「恐山ル・ヴォワール ～ａｕ revoir～」|url=https://www.kingrecords.co.jp/cs/g/gKICA-587/|publisher=King Records|access-date=August 25, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=August 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825130505/https://www.kingrecords.co.jp/cs/g/gKICA-587/|url-status=live}}

A collectible card game based on the Shaman King series was produced by Tomy in Japan and released in the United States by Upper Deck in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/4250/upper-deck-release-shaman-king-ccg|title=Upper Deck to Release Shaman King CCG|publisher=GCO|date=February 10, 2004|work=ICv2|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-date=May 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518094342/http://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/4250/upper-deck-release-shaman-king-ccg|url-status=live}} Upper Deck originally planned a mass market release of the game for January 2005,{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/5568.html|title=Upper Deck Plans Aggressive CCG Schedule|publisher=GCO|date=August 22, 2004|work=ICv2|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111073547/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/5568.html|url-status=live}} however, it was later announced that Blockbuster Video would have exclusive rights to sell the game from January 28, 2005 to February 15, 2005, after which it would be released to other retailers.{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/6212.html|title=Shaman King TCG Exclusive to Blockbuster|date=January 4, 2005|publisher=GCO|work=ICv2|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111073522/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/6212.html|url-status=live}} In an interview with Upper Deck's Director of Brand and New Product Development, Cory Jones stated that it was the television show's underperformance and later cancellation which led to the cancellation of the trading card game.{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/7627.html|title=Interview with Upper Deck's Cory Jones--Part 1|publisher=GCO|date=October 6, 2005|work=ICv2|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111073545/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/7627.html|url-status=live}}

A collaboration with Bushiroad's TCG "Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress" was announced on the Japanese Bushiroad TCG Strategy Presentation 2021 Summer on May 12, 2021. Trial Deck and Booster Pack Vol. 1 was released on November 5, 2021, and a Booster Pack Vol. 2 was released on April 22, 2022.{{cite web|script-title=ja:マーベル、ときのそら参戦！「ブシロード TCG戦略発表会 2021」で明かされた新情報まとめ【レポート】|url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2021/05/13/61294.html|website=animeanime.jp|access-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513075003/https://animeanime.jp/article/2021/05/13/61294.html|archive-date=May 13, 2021|language=ja|date=May 13, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:「カードファイト!! ヴァンガード」タイトルブースター第4弾 “SHAMAN KING”Vol.2を発売|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/235/G023539/20220425102/|website=4gamer.net|access-date=June 22, 2024|language=ja|date=April 25, 2022|archive-date=December 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208152706/https://www.4gamer.net/games/235/G023539/20220425102/|url-status=live}}

{{Main article|List of Shaman King video games{{!}}List of Shaman King video games}}

Thirteen video games based on the Shaman King series have been released. The first one, Shaman King Chō Senji Ryakketo Funbari Hen, was released on December 21, 2001.{{cite magazine|date=December 2, 2001|script-title=ja:【GB】持霊とともに戦え!! 『シャーマンキング 超･占事略決 ふんばり編/メラメラ編』|trans-title=(GB) Fight with holding spirit! "Shaman King Chō Senji Ryakketu Funbari Version/Meramera Version"|url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/1133712_1407.html|magazine=Famitsu|language=ja|access-date=July 19, 2013|archive-date=October 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024052742/http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/1133712_1407.html|url-status=live}} Although the games developed in Japan have not been released outside of that region, Konami and 4Kids Entertainment developed a series of games that were only released in North America and Europe.{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/19/shaman-king-to-gba|title=Shaman King to GBA|date=December 18, 2003|author=Harris, Craig|website=IGN|access-date=August 17, 2010|archive-date=December 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208050801/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/19/shaman-king-to-gba|url-status=live}}{{cite press release|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2003-12-18/4kids-licenses-shaman-king-to-konami|title=4Kids Licenses Shaman King to Konami|date=December 18, 2003|publisher=4Kids|agency=Business Wire|via=Anime News Network|access-date=November 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115120839/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2003-12-18/4kids-licenses-shaman-king-to-konami|archive-date=November 15, 2013|url-status=live}} Characters of the Shaman King series have also made appearances in the games Jump Super Stars and Jump Ultimate Stars.{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char06.html|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング - キャラクター紹介|publisher=Nintendo|access-date=February 12, 2014|language=ja|archive-date=July 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708145519/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char06.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajuj/character/chara_12.html|title=Jump Ultimate Stars - シャーマンキング|publisher=Nintendo|access-date=February 12, 2014|language=ja|archive-date=August 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817091913/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajuj/character/chara_12.html|url-status=live}}

Two light novels with the story by Hideki Mitsui and art by Hiroyuki Takei were released on December 25, 2001 and August 23, 2002.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-703108-X|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング|trans-title=Shaman King|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504205801/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-703108-X&mode=1|archive-date=May 4, 2008}}{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-703116-0|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング 2|trans-title=Shaman King 2|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205173622/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-703116-0|archive-date=December 5, 2008}} A fanbook titled {{nihongo|Shaman King Official Fan Book: Mankin Book|シャーマンキング公式ファンブック｢マンキンブック｣|Shaman Kingu Kōshiki Fan Bukku - Mankin Bukku}} was released on April 30, 2004.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873700-8&mode=1|script-title=ja:「シャーマンキング」公式ファンブック 『マンキンブック』|trans-title=Shaman King Official Fan Book: Mankin Book|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012140231/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873700-8&mode=1|archive-date=October 12, 2010}} Two guidebooks were released. The first, based on the original series and entitled {{nihongo|Shaman King Character Book: Manjien|シャーマンキングキャラクターズブック｢万辞苑｣|Shaman Kingu Kyarakutāzu Bukku - Manjien}}, was released on June 4, 2002.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873280-4&mode=1|script-title=ja:シャーマンキングキャラクターズブック『万辞苑』|trans-title=Shaman King Character Book: Manjien|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722045424/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873280-4&mode=1|archive-date=July 22, 2013}} The second, called {{nihongo|Shaman King Kazenban Final Official Guide Book Mantarite|シャーマンキング完全版　最終公式ガイドブック　マンタリテ|Shaman Kingu Kazenban Saishū Kōshiki Gaidobukku Mantarite}}, for the {{Transliteration|ja|kanzenban}} version of the series, was released exactly seven years later.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874822-1&mode=1|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング完全版 最終公式ガイドブック マンタリテ|trans-title=Shaman King Kazenban Ultimate Official Guide Book: Mentalite|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722050633/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874822-1&mode=1|archive-date=July 22, 2013}} Following Kodansha's acquisition of the series, a novelization written by Kakeru Kobashiri and titled {{nihongo|Faust 8: Eien no Eliza|永遠のエリザ}} was released on November 15, 2018,{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/308056|script-title=ja:武井宏之「シャーマンキング」新章1巻発売、外伝やノベライズも同時発売|date=November 15, 2018|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 22, 2018|language=ja|archive-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223073551/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/308056|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000318670|script-title=ja:Shaman King Faust 8 永遠のエリザ|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=December 12, 2018|language=ja|archive-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223051812/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000318670|url-status=live}} and a character book was published on November 30 of that same year.{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000318442|script-title=ja:Shaman King Character Book 原色魂図鑑|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=December 12, 2018|language=ja|archive-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223051809/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000318442|url-status=live}}

By November 2011, the original manga series of 32 volumes has sold over 26 million copies in Japan.{{cite web|script-title=ja:［マンガ新連載］「シャーマンキング0-zero-」 人気作の"ゼロストーリー"を描く読み切りシリーズ|trans-title=Manga new series: "Shaman King 0-zero-": One-shot depicting popular work "zero story"|url=http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2011/11/10/032/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112075310/http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2011/11/10/032/index.html|archive-date=November 12, 2011|date=November 10, 2011|publisher=MyNavi|access-date=November 28, 2013|language=ja}} By March 2020, the manga had over 35 million copies in circulation.{{cite magazine|script-title=ja:シャーマンキング』が新仕様で再び！ 『SHAMAN KING』全35巻が6月1日より刊行決定!!|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/202003/16194673.html|date=March 16, 2020|access-date=March 16, 2020|magazine=Famitsu|language=ja|archive-date=March 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325221417/https://www.famitsu.com/news/202003/16194673.html|url-status=live}} By March 2021, the manga had over 38 million copies in circulation.{{cite web|script-title=ja:林原めぐみ、 TVアニメ『SHAMAN KING』主題歌 シングル OP・EDテーマのタイトル＆ ジャケ写とアーティスト写真を解禁|url=https://okmusic.jp/news/415544|website=OKMUSIC|date=March 4, 2021 |publisher=Japan Music Network|access-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210304022320/https://okmusic.jp/news/415544|archive-date=March 4, 2021|language=ja|url-status=live}} The {{Transliteration|ja|kanzenban}} volumes have been ranked in listings of best-selling manga in Japan,{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-18/japanese-comic-ranking-march-3-9|author=Loo, Egan|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, March 3–9|date=March 18, 2009|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706035217/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-18/japanese-comic-ranking-march-3-9|archive-date=July 6, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-08/japanese-comic-ranking-march-31-april-6|author=Loo, Egan|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, March 31–April 6|date=April 8, 2009|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702100303/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-08/japanese-comic-ranking-march-31-april-6|archive-date=July 2, 2014|url-status=live}} as well as its guidebook,{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-10/japanese-comic-ranking-june-1-7|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, June 1–7 (Updated)|author=Loo, Egan|date=June 10, 2009|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702134135/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-10/japanese-comic-ranking-june-1-7|archive-date=July 2, 2014|url-status=live}} both Zero volumes,{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-05-18/japanese-comic-ranking-may-7-13|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, May 7–13|author=Hodgkins, Crystalyn|date=May 18, 2012|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 9, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924204046/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-05-18/japanese-comic-ranking-may-7-13|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-28/japanese-comic-ranking-january-19-25/.83809|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, January 19–25|author=Ressler, Karen|date=January 28, 2015|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 9, 2015|archive-date=October 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029071233/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-28/japanese-comic-ranking-january-19-25/.83809|url-status=live}} Flowers first four volumes,{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-15/japanese-comic-ranking-august-6-12|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, August 6–12 (Updated)|date=August 15, 2012|author=Hodgkins, Crystalyn|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 9, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924205617/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-15/japanese-comic-ranking-august-6-12|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-19/japanese-comic-ranking-december-10-16|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, December 10–16|author=Hodgkins, Crystalyn|date=December 19, 2012|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 9, 2015|archive-date=November 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111183037/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-19/japanese-comic-ranking-december-10-16|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-22/japanese-comic-ranking-may-12-18|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, May 13–19|author=Hodgkins, Crystalyn|date=May 22, 2013|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 9, 2015|archive-date=October 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028014822/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-22/japanese-comic-ranking-may-12-18|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-16/japanese-comic-ranking-october-7-13|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, October 7–13|author=Hodgkins, Crystalyn|date=October 16, 2013|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518044512/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-16/japanese-comic-ranking-october-7-13|archive-date=May 18, 2014|url-status=live}} and The Super Star first volume.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-21/japanese-comic-ranking-november-12-18/.139804|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, November 12–18|author=Ressler, Karen|date=November 21, 2018|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 1, 2019|archive-date=May 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520135525/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-21/japanese-comic-ranking-november-12-18/.139804|url-status=live}} Volumes of the series have been ranked in listings of best-selling manga in the United States such as The New York Times, Nielsen BookScan and Diamond Comic Distributors.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-11/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-august-30-september-5|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 30-September 5|date=September 11, 2009|author=Loo, Egan|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708111754/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-11/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-august-30-september-5|archive-date=July 8, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-16/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-july-4-10|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 4–10|date=July 16, 2010|website=Anime News Network|author=Loo, Egan|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411220851/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-16/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-july-4-10|archive-date=April 11, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13420.html|title=BookScan's Top 20 Graphic Novels for September 2008|date=October 2, 2008|publisher=GCO|work=ICv2|access-date=February 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812064757/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13420.html|archive-date=August 12, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/18919.html|title=Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--November 2010|date=February 8, 2011|publisher=GCO|work=ICv2|access-date=February 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811184836/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/18919.html|archive-date=August 11, 2014|url-status=live}} In 2008, Shaman King was North America's 24th best manga property according to ICv2, based on sales for the entire year of 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/14245.html|title=ICv2 Insider's Guide: Top 25 Manga Properties of 2008|publisher=GCO|work=ICv2|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812194508/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/14245.html|archive-date=August 12, 2014|url-status=live}} The anime adaptation has also been featured several times in the Japanese TV ranking,{{cite web|url=http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/backnum/2001/vol52.htm#comic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050428060035/http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/backnum/2001/vol52.htm#comic|archive-date=April 28, 2005|title=VOL.52 2001 12/24(月)〜 12/30(日)|publisher=Video Research|access-date=December 8, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/backnum/2001/vol40.htm#comic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050428054615/http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/backnum/2001/vol40.htm#comic|archive-date=April 28, 2005|title=VOL.40 2001 10/1(月) 〜 10/7(日)|publisher=Video Research|access-date=December 8, 2012}} with the last episode having a 9.5 percent television viewership rating.{{cite web|url=http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/backnum/2002/vol39.htm#comic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050311120607/http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/backnum/2002/vol39.htm#comic|archive-date=March 11, 2005|title=VOL.39 2002 9/23(月) 〜 9/29(日)|publisher=Video Research|access-date=December 8, 2012}} Shaman King was voted the sixth best anime of 2001 by Animage readers.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-05-10/june-animage-ranks-anime|title=June Animage Ranks Anime|author=Macdonald, Christopher|date=May 10, 2002|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329164132/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-05-10/june-animage-ranks-anime|archive-date=March 29, 2014|url-status=live}} In 2005, Japanese television network TV Asahi conducted a "Top 100" online web poll and the Shaman King anime adaptation placed 47th.{{cite web|date=September 23, 2005|title=TV Asahi Top 100 Anime|author=Macdonald, Christopher|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520232312/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime|archive-date=May 20, 2014|url-status=live}} Moreover, approximately 165 million cards from the Shaman King trading card game were sold in Japan.{{cite web|url=http://www.4kidsentertainment.com/properties/shamanking.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030921021327/http://www.4kidsentertainment.com/properties/shamanking.html|title=Properties-Shaman King|website=4kidsentertainment.com|archive-date=September 21, 2003|access-date=May 18, 2022}}

Justin Freeman from Anime News Network (ANN) criticized the first volume for relying too heavily on the spirits as a {{Transliteration|la|deus ex machina}}, stating that is what "places the series on the wrong path."{{cite web|author=Freeman, Justin|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/shaman-king-gn-1|title=Shaman King G.novel 1|website=Anime News Network|date=December 5, 2004|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725104210/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/shaman-king-gn-1|archive-date=July 25, 2014|url-status=live}} On other hand, Alexander Hoffman of Comics Village declared "in this first novel, letting the relationships between Yoh, Amidamaru, and Manta flesh out is more important that developing every spiritual entity that shows up."{{cite web|url=http://comicsvillage.com/review.aspx?reviewID=552|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121074958/http://comicsvillage.com/review.aspx?reviewID=552|archive-date=November 21, 2010|title=Shaman King Volume 1|author=Hoffman, Alexander|publisher=ComicsVillage|access-date=April 19, 2014}} Holly Ellingwood of Active Anime said she was fascinated by how Takei was capable of taking several myths and cultural beliefs and "blending them into the character backgrounds".{{cite web|url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/04/30/shaman-king-vol-12-advance-review/|title=Shaman King Vol. 12 (Advance Review)|author=Ellingwood, Holly|date=April 30, 2007|publisher=Active Anime|access-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620080543/http://activeanime.com/html/2007/04/30/shaman-king-vol-12-advance-review/|archive-date=June 20, 2017|url-status=dead}} Lori Henderson of Manga Life cited the fact every character, even the villains, "has a reason for fighting" and their "internal struggles" as well as the fights itself as the main reason why Shaman King is "an enjoyable title."{{cite web|url=http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/ShamanKingv13.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019084738/http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/ShamanKingv13.htm|archive-date=October 19, 2008|title=Shaman King v13|author=Henderson, Lori|publisher=Manga Life|access-date=April 19, 2014}} A reviewer for The Star declared, praised the characters' development and Takei's capacity to create "new interesting ones each volume," commending "their backgrounds and unique personalities."{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/Story/?file=%2F2006%2F4%2F16%2Flifebookshelf%2F13667204&sec=lifebookshelf|title=Good fight|date=April 16, 2006|work=The Star|access-date=July 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721073718/http://www.thestar.com.my/Story/?file=%2F2006%2F4%2F16%2Flifebookshelf%2F13667204&sec=lifebookshelf|archive-date=July 21, 2015|url-status=dead}} Writing for ANN, John Jakala commented that he was struck with the "unique", "graffiti-style" visual of the series.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/shonen-jump-3|title=Shonen Jump Issue 3 - Review|author=Jakala, John|date=February 13, 2003|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712215852/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/shonen-jump-3|archive-date=July 12, 2014|url-status=live}} Although labeled its art as "silly", Sheena McNeil from Sequential Start expressed that "it's smooth and nicely detailed with excellent expressions." McNeil deemed Takei did "a wonderful job of bringing shaman into the modern day but keeping it a story of fantasy".{{cite web|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=2742|title=Shaman King Vol. 1|author=McNeil, Sheena|date=December 1, 2003|publisher=Sequential Tart|access-date=April 19, 2014|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115018/http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=2742|url-status=live}} Ellingwood stated the series' "vibrant action", "imaginative plot twists and a creative world" makes it "a unique and stylish {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} series."{{cite web|url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/03/10/shaman-king-vol-11/|title=Shaman King (Vol. 11)|author=Ellingwood, Holly|date=March 10, 2007|publisher=Active Anime|access-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620080424/http://activeanime.com/html/2007/03/10/shaman-king-vol-11/|archive-date=June 20, 2017|url-status=dead}}

Mania's Eduardo Chavez said that, Shaman King can "hit all the right buttons one volume" but "it could be a complete bore" in the next.{{cite web|author=Chavez, Eduardo|url=http://www.mania.com/shaman-king-vol-07_article_82302.html|title=Shaman King Vol. #07|publisher=Mania|date=October 14, 2005|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101043216/http://www.mania.com/shaman-king-vol-07_article_82302.html|archive-date=January 1, 2011}} School Library Journal{{'}}s Cathleen Baxter commented that Shaman King has "nonstop action" with "typical {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} characters and battle styles". The storyline is "easy to follow and will hold the reader's interest."{{cite web|url=http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6407655.html#Graphic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411225319/http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6407655.html#Graphic|archive-date=April 11, 2012|title=Xpress Reviews—First Look at New Books|author=Baxter, Cathleen|date=February 1, 2007|work=School Library Journal|access-date=December 12, 2012}} Margaret Veira of Active Anime, however, argued that the storyline gets more complex as the series progresses,{{cite web|url=http://activeanime.com/html/2011/01/24/shaman-king-vol-30/|title=Shaman King Vol. 30|author=Veira, Margaret|date=January 24, 2011|publisher=Active Anime|access-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620050734/http://activeanime.com/html/2011/01/24/shaman-king-vol-30/|archive-date=June 20, 2017|url-status=dead}} while comics critic Jason Thompson commented that from volume 20 it "seemed to veer off tracks".{{cite web|url=https://pulllist.comixology.com/articles/379/8-Reasons-Hiroyuki-Takei-is-the-Greatest-i-Shonen-i-Manga-Artist-Working-Today|title=8 Reasons Hiroyuki Takei is the Greatest Shonen Manga Artist Working Today|author=Thompson, Jason|date=May 10, 2010|website=comiXology.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621112544/https://pulllist.comixology.com/articles/379/8-Reasons-Hiroyuki-Takei-is-the-Greatest-i-Shonen-i-Manga-Artist-Working-Today|archive-date=June 21, 2017}} In addition of a decline on artwork in his opinion, the numbers of fights also decreased; Thompson wrote, "their enemy ... may be unbeatable by force alone, so the plot shifts away from battles and towards unexpected betrayals, character relationships, and clever (and confusing) schemes—rather than mere fighting techniques." The last volume, especially, "may leave some readers feeling cheated," said Leroy Douresseaux from Comic Book Bin.{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookbin.com/shamanking032.html|title=Shaman King: Volume 32|author=Douresseaux, Leroy|date=January 19, 2011|publisher=Comic Book Bin|access-date=December 12, 2012|archive-date=September 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928074504/http://www.comicbookbin.com/shamanking032.html|url-status=live}} Thompson was also disappointed by the 2004 conclusion but he wrote that the {{Transliteration|ja|kanzenban}} version has "a great ending", whose "transcendental climax is not too different from Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira, or for many American comics about beings with ultimate power."

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