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Shaman King (manga)

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[ serialized in [Shonen Jump Japan], serialized in [Shonen Jump USA] ]

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    Funbari no Uta (manga) (spinoff)
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      Shaman King Specials

Alternative title:
シャーマンキング (Japanese)
Genres: action, adventure, comedy, drama, supernatural
Themes: demons
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Plot Summary: In a world of spirits, there are shamans. Shamans who connect people with the world of spirits. They help guide people and seeks advice. Manta Oyamada is one of those people can see see spirits. One night, he meets Yoh Asakura, a lazy-lacking shaman. They gradually become best friends and Manta finds out about Yoh's past and why he's in Tokyo. As Yoh and his spirit partner Amidamaru confront spirits, they also meet many enemies like Ren. As he meets those enemies, Yoh tries to achieve his goal of becoming the Shaman King.
User Ratings: 328 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 26 votes (sub:11, dub:7, English:5, Swedish:1, ?:1, Portuguese:1)
 Excellent: 52 votes (English:16, sub:16, dub:14, Por.sub:1, Spanish:1, Spa.sub:1, raw:1, edit.dub:1, Portuguese:1)
 Very good: 86 votes (English:35, sub:21, dub:16, ?:4, edit.dub:4, raw:2, German:1, Dut.dub:1, Dut.sub:1, Por.sub:1)
 Good: 89 votes (English:43, dub:22, sub:11, French:2, Dut.dub:2, ?:2, edit.dub:1, Swedish:1, Spanish:1, Danish:1, raw:1, Italian:1, raw:1)
 Decent: 42 votes (English:19, sub:11, dub:6, ?:3, Spa.dub:1, edit.dub:1, Italian:1)
 So-so: 16 votes (English:9, sub:2, French:1, Fre.dub:1, Danish:1, Portuguese:1, dub:1)
 Not really good: 3 votes (English:2, raw:1)
 Weak: 8 votes (English:4, sub:1, Danish:1, ?:1, Por.sub:1)
 Bad: 5 votes (English:4, sub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 943 users, rank: #38
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.372 (Good+.37), std. dev.: 1.6607, rank: #1537
Weighted mean: 7.232 (Good+.23), rank: #1602 (seen all: 7.64 / seen some: 7.41 / won't finish: 5.26)
Bayesian estimate: 7.239 (Good+.23), rank: #1206
Number of tankoubon: 32
Number of pages: 192
Volumes:
#01. A Shaman in Tokyo
#02. Kung-Fu Master
#03. The Lizard Man
#04. The Over Soul
#05. The Abominable Dr. Faust
#06. Road Trip to Izumo
#07. Clash at Mata Cemetary
#08. The Road to the Tao Stronghold
Vintage:
1998 to 2004 (Shonen Jump Japan 1998 No.31 to 2004 No.40)
2000-04-01 to 2006-06-16 (France)
2003-02-04 to 2007-07-03 (North America, serialized in Shonen Jump)
2004-08-29 to 2007-01-15 (México)
2007-06-30 (Sweden)
Releases: We have 135
Official website:
Manga Kana Shaman King Site (French)
Official website (Japanese)
Shaman King Official Website (Japanese)
Shonen Jump - Shaman King
Shonen Jump USA
Links: We have 4
Trivia: We have 3
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Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Story & Art: Hiroyuki Takei

 (none)
Japanese companies 

Publisher: Shueisha

English staff 

Translation: Lillian Olsen

Adaptation: Lance Caselman

Associate Managing Editor: Albert Totten

Cover Design: Sean Lee

Editing: Jason Thompson

Editor-in-Chief: Hyoe Narita

Graphic Design: Sean Lee

Lettering:
Kathryn Renta (Vol's 6-11)
Susan Daigle-Leach

Managing Editor: Annette Roman

Touch-up Art: Kathryn Renta (Vol's 6-11)

V.P. Of Sales & Marketing: Liza Coppola

English cast 
(none)
English companies 

Licensed by: Viz Media

French cast 
French staff 

Translation: Sébastien Gesell

Adaptation: Sébastien Gesell

(none)
French companies 

Publisher: Kana

Spanish staff 
Spanish companies 
(none)
 

Publisher:
Glènat España (Spain)
Grupo Editorial Vid (Mexico)

Spanish cast 
(none)
Italian staff 
Italian companies 
(none)
 

Publisher: Editions Star Comics

Italian cast 
(none)
German staff 
German companies 
(none)
 

Publisher: Carlsen Comics

Serialized In: Banzai!

German cast 
(none)
Dutch staff 
Dutch cast 

Translation: Aleksandar Jankovic

Script Check:
Peter Beverloo
Willem Keessen

 (none)
Dutch companies 

Publisher: Kana Netherlands

Translation: Nekotachi Entertainment

Portuguese staff 
Portuguese cast 

Translation: Arnaldo Oka

 (none)
Portuguese companies 

Publisher: JBC (Brazil)

Swedish staff 
Swedish cast 

Translation: Magnus Johansson

 (none)
Swedish companies 

Publisher: Bonnier Carlsen

 
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