Shaman King
Shaman King
TV ShowEnded

Shaman King

8.5 / 10
2001
1 season
64 episodes
AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

Asakura Yoh is a shaman, a person who communicates with ghosts. He enters the Shaman Fight, for whoever wins the tournament gets to commune with the Great Spirit, God... that and his fiance Anna wants to be the wife of the Shaman King. Helping him are his friends Manta, Horo Horo, Ryu, and his samurai ghost partner, Amidamaru.

Sign in to add to your list

What critics are saying

Verdicts use the same scale as your list: highly recommended through avoid — plus optional scores and blurbs.

Highly recommended Recommend Give it a go Neutral Avoid

Nobody on Critic, Sir! has logged a verdict for this title yet. The silence is either respectful or suspicious.

Sign in and use Add to My List below to share your own verdict.

Trailer

Opening 1 | Over Soul - Megumi Hayashibara [Subtitled]

Cast

Seasons

  • The Boy who Dances with Ghosts

    1.The Boy who Dances with Ghosts

    10.0
    04-07-200122m

    Trying to prove that Yoh Asakura, the new transfer student, can talk to spirits, thirteen-year-old Manta Oyamada (Morty) gets in trouble with the gang of Ryu of the Wooden Sword. W...

  • Waiting Samurai

    2.Waiting Samurai

    10.0
    11-07-200122m

    Yoh wants the spirit of Amidamaru, the devil samurai, to join him as his Main Spirit. Amidamaru is waiting for someone, though, and can't leave the cemetery. Yoh tries to find out...

  • Another Shaman

    3.Another Shaman

    10.0
    18-07-200122m

    Yoh is challenged to a fight by Ren Tao, an arrogant Shaman who believes Spirits are only tools.

  • Hyoi 100%

    4.Hyoi 100%

    10.0
    25-07-200122m

    Yoh is injured in the fight with Ren, but there is no time to rest: to defeat his challenger, he must learn to unify his will with Amidamaru's, and reach the one-hundred percent Hy...

  • The Shaman that is Mature for Her Age

    5.The Shaman that is Mature for Her Age

    10.0
    01-08-200122m

    Yoh's fiancée, Anna Kyoyama, arrives into town to coach Yoh for the Shaman Fight. Her methods seem abusive, but the training comes on handy when Yoh is attacked by Kyonshii command...

  • Kung Fu Master

    6.Kung Fu Master

    10.0
    08-08-200122m

    Manta brings Yoh, Anna and Amidamaru to watch a movie about his idol, the late Kung-Fu fighter Lee Pai-Long. Things get dangerous when Lee Pai-Long's corpse attacks them, commanded...

  • Pailong, Fists of Fury

    7.Pailong, Fists of Fury

    10.0
    15-08-200122m

    Freed from his enslavement, Pai-Long goes berserk and aimlessly attacks Yoh. To fight him, Anna summons the spirit of Pai-Long's late master, Shamon.

  • Shaman Life

    8.Shaman Life

    10.0
    22-08-200122m

    After witnessing Yoh's fight against Pai-Long, Ryu of the Wooden Sword decides that he wants to become a Shaman too. Meanwhile, Gei Yin, another Shaman under the Tao family, arrive...

  • The Boy from the North

    9.The Boy from the North

    10.0
    29-08-200122m

    Yoh gives shelter to a traveler called HoroHoro, only to have Anna worry that he might be a Shaman trying to eliminate opponents before the start of the Shaman Fight.

  • The Fate of 600 Years

    10.The Fate of 600 Years

    10.0
    05-09-200122m

    Ryu of the Wooden Sword believes that he'll never be able to become a Shaman. Down and unhappy, he is possessed by the spirit of Tokageroh, a bandit from 600 years ago who wants to...

  • Rain that Falls in Spring

    11.Rain that Falls in Spring

    10.0
    12-09-200122m

    When Tokageroh kidnaps Manta and threatens to kill him with the Harusame, Amidamaru has to choose between the safety of his friends and the sword he values so much.

  • The Star that Signals the Beginning

    12.The Star that Signals the Beginning

    10.0
    19-09-200122m

    After breaking Amidamaru's sword, Ryu becomes even more depressed, and Yoh looks for a solution. Meanwhile, the star that signals the beginning of the Shaman Fight descends from th...

  • Over Soul

    13.Over Soul

    10.0
    26-09-200122m

    To enter the Shaman Fight, Yoh must hit, at least once, the Shaman Fight priest Silva. The task is not easy, though, because Silva uses a different technique to fight with his guar...

  • Shaman Fight

    14.Shaman Fight

    10.0
    03-10-200122m

    Yoh's first opponent in the Shaman Fight is HoroHoro, and things get awkward between them both when HoroHoro's younger sister and Anna seem to forget that "opponent" and "friend" a...

  • Bone Killers

    15.Bone Killers

    10.0
    10-10-200122m

    Yoh's second opponent is an eerie doctor called Faust VIII, who Silva believes to be an extremely dangerous man. This is proven to be true when the doctor kidnaps Manta.

  • Faust Love

    16.Faust Love

    10.0
    17-10-200122m

    The fight against Faust continues. As the doctor harasses Manta, Yoh loses his calm and ends up in a disadvantageous position. Danger only increases when Faust summons the spirit o...

  • Journey to the Best Place

    17.Journey to the Best Place

    10.0
    24-10-200122m

    Trying to protect Manta, Yoh pushes his friend away and returns to his grandfather's house to train for the second round. Distraught, Manta embarks in a journey with Ryu of the Woo...

  • Yoh

    18.Yoh

    10.0
    31-10-200122m

    To improve his Shaman abilities, Yoh entered the Hole of Yomi, a place where there is no light and sound. Manta, Anna, Amidamaru and a girl called Tamao wait for him to come back....

  • Big Soul of the Two

    19.Big Soul of the Two

    10.0
    07-11-200122m

    Ren's conflicts and doubts about his way of life and his role on the Tao family are brought into arena when he and Yoh start the third fight.

  • Soul Mata Cemetery

    20.Soul Mata Cemetery

    10.0
    14-11-200122m

    Yoh's tranquility of mind breaks Ren's resolve, and their fight comes to a draw. Realizing that his ways were wrong, Ren decides to fight his uncle, the source of all his hatred. I...

  • Believe

    21.Believe

    10.0
    21-11-200122m

    Sneaking away from Yoh's house to rescue Ren, Yoh, Manta and HoroHoro meet a duo of Shaman singers, whose technique sends spirits to the other world.

  • Our Deadly Blows

    22.Our Deadly Blows

    10.0
    28-11-200122m

    Yoh, Manta, HoroHoro and Ryu of the Wooden Sword reach the Tao family's main house. On their way to rescue Ren and June, they are forced to fight the five Kyonshii who are known as...

  • Awakened, Nyan Nyan Doushi

    23.Awakened, Nyan Nyan Doushi

    10.0
    05-12-200122m

    The most powerful of the Five Deities turns out to be Lee Pai-Long's late master, Shamon. His Kung Fu moves get the best of the quartet, and only Pai-Long himself can defeat him.

  • Invulnerable En Tao

    24.Invulnerable En Tao

    10.0
    12-12-200122m

    The group of Shamans finally meets Ren's uncle, En Tao. Nonetheless, not even their best techniques seem to harm the enormous man; to defeat him, they need to figure out the secret...

  • To Shaman’s Journey

    25.To Shaman’s Journey

    10.0
    19-12-200122m

    Yoh, Ryu, Ren and HoroHoro say goodbye to their friends and family before going to America for the second preliminary tournament. However, before they can leave, the mysterious Hao...

  • Big America

    26.Big America

    10.0
    26-12-200122m

    The quartet's airplane falls in the desert, and the four Shamans are left to find their way to the Patch village, while being targeted by a group of eccentric Shaman fighters.

  • Dawsing Revolution

    27.Dawsing Revolution

    10.0
    09-01-200222m

    Ryu of the Wooden Sword meets a Shaman called Lyserg, who is interested on finding powerful allies. His methods of testing his potential companions, however, aren't the most orthod...

  • Lyserg Avenger

    28.Lyserg Avenger

    10.0
    16-01-200222m

    Lyserg tells Yoh, Ryu, Ren and HoroHoro his story, not knowing that he is being chased by the Shamans he has hurt on his search for powerful allies.

  • Burning Tenacity

    29.Burning Tenacity

    10.0
    23-01-200222m

    Lyserg feels down after a run-in with Hao, whose powers can stop even a powerful blizzard. Trying to cheer him up, Ryu tells him how he became a Shaman. Meanwhile, Anna and Manta l...

  • The Silver Oracle Bell

    30.The Silver Oracle Bell

    10.0
    30-01-200222m

    When Milly's Oracle Bell is stolen, Yoh and the others lend a hand to find the culprit.

  • The Forest of Faeries

    31.The Forest of Faeries

    10.0
    06-02-200222m

    Yoh and the others stop by a ghost town, place of rest of some bored spirits.

  • Horo-Horo’s Taste of a Bitter Friend

    32.Horo-Horo’s Taste of a Bitter Friend

    10.0
    13-02-200222m

    While looking for food in a forest, HoroHoro meets a Shaman called Allen, who uses his abilities to vandalize a company that is harming the forest.

  • The Mysterious Asakura

    33.The Mysterious Asakura

    10.0
    20-02-200222m

    The story of Hao and the Asakura family is revealed when Yoh's grandfather asks Anna to take the book that contains Hao's teachings to Yoh. Meanwhile, Ashiru, one of Hao's follower...

  • American Hot Springs

    34.American Hot Springs

    10.0
    27-02-200222m

    Yoh and the others spend the night in a Hot Spring district, only to be targeted by a rival of Sharona, who has the power of creating illusions.

  • The Vampire Legend

    35.The Vampire Legend

    10.0
    06-03-200222m

    The group is attacked by another of Hao’s followers, who claims to be a vampire. Meanwhile, Anna and Manta leave to America.

  • Angel's Pistol

    36.Angel's Pistol

    10.0
    13-03-200222m

    Lyserg has been bitten by Boris, and the others need to understand the mystery behind the vampire's technique to defeat him - all this while the X-Laws try to break into the church...

  • Joke King

    37.Joke King

    10.0
    20-03-200222m

    Still depressed because Lyserg left with the X-Laws, the four Shamans meet a boy called Chocolove, who wants to become the world's greatest comedian through the Shaman Fight. In th...

  • The Legend of Seminoa

    38.The Legend of Seminoa

    10.0
    27-03-200222m

    Guided by Chocolove's information, the group reaches the house of Lilirara, a descendant from the warriors of the Seminoa tribe, who fought on the last Shaman Fight and know where...

  • Flower Team

    39.Flower Team

    10.0
    03-04-200222m

    The Flower Team, three girls who are part of Hao's group, face Yoh to make him realize he needs to become stronger. Meanwhile, trying to find Yoh, Anna meets Hao for the first time...

  • Super Notes on Shamanic Powers

    40.Super Notes on Shamanic Powers

    10.0
    10-04-200222m

    Led by Anna, Yoh and the others come into contact with the source of Hao's power.

  • Explosive Over Souls

    41.Explosive Over Souls

    10.0
    17-04-200222m

    Under the eyes of Marco, Lyserg and Hao, Yoh and the others face the Flower Team a second time to test their new strength.

  • Spirit of Sword

    42.Spirit of Sword

    10.0
    24-04-200222m

    Ambushed by the X-Laws, Yoh and his friends must decide how they will take the knowledge that Yoh is Hao's twin. Meanwhile, Amidamaru's spirit evolves.

  • Battle of Gods

    43.Battle of Gods

    10.0
    01-05-200222m

    The group reaches a town where many God-class Shamans stop and rest before moving on to Patch Village. While there, they get to see the real power of the X-Laws' Leader, Iron Maide...

  • One More Push

    44.One More Push

    10.0
    08-05-200222m

    The Icemen group, who pride themselves on enduring the world's harshest temperatures, challenge Yoh to a fight, and only Yoh's true strength will make them see reason. Yoh win the...

  • Great Spirits

    45.Great Spirits

    10.0
    15-05-200222m

    The group finally makes it to Patch Village, but there's another challenge they have to face before they are allowed to enter. When they realize it's an illusion and everyone passe...

  • The Dead Spirit of Tao

    46.The Dead Spirit of Tao

    10.0
    22-05-200222m

    Ren's integrity is questioned when Gei Yin, who used to be under service of the Tao family, claims that he betrayed her and her family by forgetting the Tao family pride and leavin...

  • Really Naive

    47.Really Naive

    10.0
    29-05-200222m

    Ryu meets a girl called Anith, who shares with him the wish of finding the Best Place, but whose dream is crushed by her abusive fiancé. When their team turns out to be Funbari Hot...

  • Dragon Missionary

    48.Dragon Missionary

    10.0
    05-06-200222m

    HoroHoro has to prove himself worthy of being the Shaman King to his team’s next opponents, some eccentric missionaries who believe that the young cannot deal with the burden of wi...

  • Doctor Doctor

    49.Doctor Doctor

    10.0
    12-06-200222m

    Manta struggles to understand Faust’s behavior towards Funbari Hot Spring’s next opponents, a group of Shamans whose Oversoul style damages their bodies.

  • I Have a Darkness in My Heart

    50.I Have a Darkness in My Heart

    10.0
    19-06-200222m

    When Ren and HoroHoro’s fears become weapons against them because of their next opponent’s power of illusions, it’s up to Chocolove to win over his own darkness and save his partne...

  • Shaman Hunt

    51.Shaman Hunt

    10.0
    26-06-200222m

    The Fudou Myouou, an organization of monks who believe all spirits attached to Shamans are evil spirits, want to send Amidamaru to the other world. When the samurai starts to belie...

  • Special Training!? Everyone Gathers

    52.Special Training!? Everyone Gathers

    10.0
    03-07-200222m

    Yoh and the others are troubled because they still aren't a match to Hao. Meanwhile, the Lily Five wait for their first match, only to find out it is going to be much more troubles...

  • Bye Bye

    53.Bye Bye

    10.0
    10-07-200222m

    The Lily Five group is willing to face Hao, and Yoh is unsure of what to do: if it is their choice, is it okay to let them fight and die? Meanwhile, Ren tries to overcome his limit...

  • The Eighth Angel

    54.The Eighth Angel

    10.0
    17-07-200222m

    Lyserg desperately wishes to be bestowed with an angel by the Iron Maiden Jeanne, and Morphine, Yoh and the others fear that he is now too far from their reach.

  • Gate of Babylon

    55.Gate of Babylon

    10.0
    24-07-200222m

    Manta’s plan of cheering Ryu up turns upside down when he is kidnapped by the X-Laws, who want to lure Yoh into their trap, the Gate of Babylon. In his determination to be strong e...

  • Door of Babylon

    56.Door of Babylon

    10.0
    31-07-200222m

    The determination of the X-Laws, even in face of certain death, allows the Iron Maiden to recover and open the Gate of Babylon. However, their plan might bring exactly the opposite...

  • The Shaman Fight Ends?

    57.The Shaman Fight Ends?

    10.0
    07-08-200222m

    After consuming Jeanne’s spirit, Hao decides to take the Great Spirit by force. Meanwhile, Yoh and the others recover from the battle in the Gate of Babylon, and muster their will...

  • Flaming Angel

    58.Flaming Angel

    10.0
    14-08-200222m

    Yoh and Ren learn other, stronger ways of manifesting their Furyoku, and the X-Laws get ready for their last stand, as Lyserg finally discovers his true strength upon witnessing th...

  • Holy Ground of the Stars

    59.Holy Ground of the Stars

    10.0
    21-08-200222m

    Yoh and the others are called to the Holy Ground of the Stars, wherein lies the Great Spirit. While Manta follows Hao throughout the place and Yoh tries to stop his twin’s advance,...

  • Friend

    60.Friend

    10.0
    28-08-200222m

    When Ren is heavily injured, HoroHoro, Ryu, Faust, Chocolove and newly arrived Lyserg fight to protect him, revealing, to Hao’s followers, what is the true meaning of companionship...

  • Eternal Farewell

    61.Eternal Farewell

    10.0
    04-09-200222m

    The big fight between Hao and Yoh starts, as his friends try to defeat the Great Spirits’ guardians, and stop Hao’s plans of uniting with the Great Spirits. However, things take a...

  • Die! Collision!

    62.Die! Collision!

    10.0
    11-09-200222m

    Driven by anger and grief, Yoh’s companions fight for revenge against Hao, who has just absorbed his twin’s soul. However, Manta is there to remind them that their true strength do...

  • A Place Where I Belong

    63.A Place Where I Belong

    10.0
    18-09-200222m

    His friends’ belief and the seeds of hope Yoh has sown wherever he went work as an anchor for his return, but the fight against Hao hasn’t ended yet.

  • Epilogue

    64.Epilogue

    10.0
    25-09-200221m

    Hao's, whose power is born of his invincibility alone, and Yoh's, whose power is given to him by his friends and companions, face off for the last time.

Watching Lists

Sign in to create and edit public lists.

Loading lists…

Purchase & Discovery

Find this title on Amazon

Digital

Prime Video & digital

Amazon mixes rent, buy, and Prime in one place — one search covers the usual options.

As an Amazon Associate, Critic, Sir! earns from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure