A Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei that was serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Jump between 1998 and 2004 and has been collected in thirty-two tankōbon volumes. Shaman King follows the adventures of Asakura Yoh as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King in the Shaman tournament.

The manga has been adapted into an animated television series produced by Xebec and co-produced by TV Tokyo. The series has also spawned numerous video games, a trading card game as well as many types of Shaman King-related merchandise. 

h4. Characters

* [[Asakura Yoh]]
* [[Kyouyama Anna]]
* [[Oyamada Manta]]
* [[Tao Ren]]
* [[Usui Horokeu]]
* [[Umemiya Ryuunosuke]]
* [[Tamamura Tamao]]
* [[Tao Jun]]
* [[Usui Pirika]]
* [[Chocolove]]
* [[Lyserg Diethel]]
* [[Johann Faust VIII]]
* [[Silva (shaman king)|Silva]]
* [[Asakura Hao]]
* [[Opacho]]
* [[Luchist Lasso]]
* [[Kanna Bismarch]]
* [[Matilda Matisse]]
* [[Marion Phauna]]
* [[Iron Maiden Jeanne]]
* [[Marco Lasso]]
* [[Sati Saigan]]
* [[Redseb Munzer]]
* [[Seyram Munzer]]

h6. Spirits

* [[Amidamaru]]
* [[Bason]]
* [[Eliza (shaman king)|Eliza]]
* [[Kororo]]
* [[Lee Bailong]]
* [[Matamune]]
* [[Morphine]]
* [[Shamash]]
* [[Spirit of Fire]]
* [[Tokagerou]]

h4. See Also

* "[i]Shaman King[/i] on Wikipedia":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaman_King
* "Official anime website":http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/shaman/
* "Official Shaman King Kanzen-Ban website":http://annex.s-manga.net/shamanking/
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