Manta Oyamada, a shrimpy, studious middle-school student from Tokyo, attempts a shortcut one night through the graveyard to get home after a late night of cram school. While travelling through it, he encounters Yoh Asakura and his "companions": a graveyard filled with ghosts. Yoh reveals himself to be a shaman, a medium between the world of the living and the world of the dead. Yoh also demonstrates Shamans' ability to unite with ghosts to achieve a shared goal. Over the first few chapters, Yoh and Manta become best friends while Yoh uses his shamanic abilities to help them out through various normal tasks.
The Shaman Fight is a battle held once every 500 years between competing shamans to choose a winner who will become the highly sought-after "Shaman King", one who is able to contact the Great Spirit (the spirit that every soul will eventually go back to). The winner gains the ability to reshape the world in any way they want. Anna Kyoyama, Yoh's fiancée, soon enters the picture and prescribes a brutal training regimen, in order to prepare Yoh for the tournament. Thus begins the plot that will lead Yoh on a journey that will lead him to befriend Ryu, Tao Ren, Horohoro, Faust VIII, Lyserg Diethel, and Joco.
I like this anime. It has a nice plot about shamans competing to become the Shaman King. The animation is fluid especially during the fight scenes. I like that Yoh, the main protagonist, is laid back (almost to the point of being lazy) but he is a really good strategist during their fights. And Hao, the main antagonist is someone you'd love to hate. (Ren may be as equally annoying but he has his amazing moments too..) I remember I used to rush home from school just to watch this anime. I recommend it to those who like adventure anime.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Twins lover
Written by Sorahiki on September 29, 2012 at 5:59 AM
shaman kind is just awesum v.v
everything about it is awesum v.v
the story, the dialogue, the animation, the entertainment ._.
l would reccomend it to anyone who likes action, or fantasy, or a bit of mystery, especially adventure, a bit of horror, or tournaments, a LOT of comedy xD, obviously magic ._. , some romance and especially people who like supernatural stuff, because this anime has got absolutely everything in it ;D
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
SK rulez:D
Written by Spokoyoh on January 30, 2012 at 11:10 AM
