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Shaman King (manga)

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Alternative title:
Vua Pháp Thuật (Vietnamese)
Король-шаман (Russian)
シャーマンキング (Japanese)
通靈童子 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Themes: demons, ghosts
Objectionable content: Mild
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: 447 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 45 votes (Eng:22, sub:12, dub:6, ?:2, raw:1, others:2
1 Portuguese
1 Swedish
)
 Excellent: 70 votes (Eng:33, sub:16, dub:14, edit.dub:1, raw:1, others:5
1 Spanish
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Portuguese
1 Indonesia
)
 Very good: 121 votes (Eng:69, sub:23, dub:14, ?:4, edit.dub:4, raw:2, others:5
1 Dutch dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 German
1 Spanish
1 Dutch subtitled
)
 Good: 107 votes (Eng:63, dub:20, sub:10, ?:2, raw:1, raw:1, others:10
3 French
2 Swedish
2 Dutch dubbed
1 Spanish
1 Italian
1 Danish
)
 Decent: 61 votes (Eng:33, sub:14, dub:7, ?:3, edit.dub:1, raw:1, others:2
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Italian
)
 So-so: 21 votes (Eng:14, sub:2, dub:1, others:4
1 French
1 French dubbed
1 Portuguese
1 Danish
)
 Not really good: 4 votes (Eng:3, raw:1)
 Weak: 10 votes (Eng:6, sub:1, ?:1, others:2
1 Danish
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Bad: 6 votes (Eng:5, sub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (Eng:1, sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 1263 users, rank: #41 (of 6689)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.445 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.6925, rank: #2287 (of 7391)
Weighted mean: 7.281 (Good+), rank: #2940 (of 7391) (seen all: 7.84 / seen some: 7.37 / won't finish: 5.29)
Bayesian estimate: 7.285 (Good+), rank: #2004 (of 3481)
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
Chapter titles: We have 323
Vintage:
1998 to 2004 (Shonen Jump Japan 1998 No.31 to 2004 No.40) 
1998-06-29 to 2004-08-30 (Weekly Shonen Jump, 1998 #31 - 2004 #40)
2000-04-01 to 2006-06-16 (France)
2003 to 2005 (Italy)
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)
2009-04-02 (Vietnamese by Kimdong Publisher)
Release dates: We have 212
Links: We have 4
Trivia: We have 3
Review:
Shaman King GN 1 (Dec 5, 2004)
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4Kids TV Replaces FoxBox (Jan 19, 2005)
Shaman King Under Strain (Nov 15, 2004)
Otakon 2004 - FUNimation (Aug 12, 2004)
Funimation (Sep 1, 2003)
Shaman King Debut (Jan 27, 2003)
Shonen Jump #1 Contents (Oct 3, 2002)
Shounen Jump Exposed (Jul 30, 2002)
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eBook
    Shaman King (eBook 1) 2012-04-23
    Shaman King (eBook 2) 2012-04-30
    Shaman King (eBook 3) 2012-05-14
    Shaman King (eBook 4) 2012-06-11
    Shaman King (eBook 5) 2012-06-25
    Shaman King (eBook 6) 2012-07-23
    Shaman King (eBook 7) 2012-08-07
    Shaman King (eBook 8) 2012-08-21
    Shaman King (eBook 9) 2012-09-04
    Shaman King (eBook 10) 2012-09-25
    Shaman King (eBook 11) 2012-10-02
    Shaman King (eBook 12) 2012-10-30
    Shaman King (eBook 13) 2012-10-30
    Shaman King (eBook 14) 2012-11-13
    Shaman King (eBook 15) 2012-11-27
    Shaman King (eBook 16) 2012-12-11
    Shaman King (eBook 17) 2012-12-25
    Shaman King (eBook 18) 2013-01-29
    Shaman King (eBook 19) 2013-01-29
    Shaman King (eBook 20) 2013-02-19
    Shaman King (eBook 21) 2013-04-16
    Shaman King (eBook 22) 2013-03-05
    Shaman King (eBook 23) 2013-03-19
    Shaman King (eBook 24) 2013-04-02
    Shaman King (eBook 25) 2013-04-16
    Shaman King (eBook 26) 2013-04-30
    Shaman King (eBook 27) 2013-05-21
    Shaman King (eBook 28) 2013-05-28
    Shaman King (eBook 29) 2013-06-18
    Shaman King (eBook 30) 2013-06-25
    Shaman King (eBook 31) 2013-07-09
    Shaman King (eBook 32) 2013-07-23
Graphic novel
    Shaman King (GN 1) 2003-08-06 (from $5.80)
    Shaman King (GN 2) 2003-12-01 (from $7.99)
    Shaman King (GN 3) 2004-05-01 (from $5.87)
    Shaman King (GN 4) 2004-08-01 (from $7.99)
    Shaman King (GN 5) 2004-12-01 (from $1.99)
    Shaman King (GN 6) 2005-05-15 (from $5.52)
    Shaman King (GN 7) 2005-09-06 (from $1.25)
    Shaman King (GN 8) 2006-01-10 (from $7.99)
    Shaman King (GN 9) 2006-05-02 (from $3.15)
    Shaman King (GN 10) 2006-09-05 (from $4.37)
    Shaman King (GN 11) 2007-01-01 (from $7.08)
    Shaman King (GN 12) 2007-05-01 (from $1.99)
    Shaman King (GN 13) 2007-09-04 (from $7.15)
    Shaman King (GN 14) 2008-01-01 (from $5.82)
    Shaman King (GN 15) 2008-03-04 (from $7.99)
    Shaman King (GN 16) 2008-05-06 (from $7.99)
    Shaman King (GN 17) 2008-07-01 (from $7.99)
    Shaman King (GN 18) 2008-09-02 (from $6.18)
    Shaman King (GN 19) 2008-11-04 (from $7.15)
    Shaman King (GN 20) 2009-01-06 (from $4.22)
    Shaman King (GN 21) 2009-03-03 (from $2.05)
    Shaman King (GN 22) 2009-05-05 (from $7.15)
    Shaman King (GN 23) 2009-07-07 (from $7.99)
    Shaman King (GN 24) 2009-09-01 (from $7.15)
    Shaman King (GN 25) 2009-11-03 (from $7.99)
    Shaman King (GN 26) 2010-01-05 (from $7.99)
    Shaman King (GN 27) 2010-03-02 (from $7.99)
    Shaman King (GN 28) 2010-05-04 (from $7.99)
    Shaman King (GN 29) 2010-07-06 (from $7.99)
    Shaman King (GN 30) 2010-09-07 (from $7.99)
    Shaman King (GN 31) 2010-11-02 (from $7.99)
    Shaman King (GN 32) 2011-01-04 (from $9.21)

Japanese staff
Japanese companies
Story & Art: Hiroyuki Takei
Publisher:
Kodansha (2018+)
Shueisha
Japanese cast
(none)
English staff
English cast
Translation:
Erin Procter (Kodansha)
Lillian Olsen

Adaptation: Lance Caselman
Additional Lettering: Nicole Roderick (Kodansha omnibus)
Associate Managing Editor: Albert Totten
Cover Design: Sean Lee
Editor-in-Chief: Hyoe Narita
Graphic Design: Sean Lee
Lettering:
Jan Lan Ivan Concepcion (Kodansha)
Kathryn Renta (Vol's 6-11)
Susan Daigle-Leach
Managing Editor: Annette Roman
Retouch:
Jan Lan Ivan Concepcion (Kodansha, vols. 1, 4+)
Kai Kyou (Kodansha, vols. 1, 4+)
Touch-up Art: Kathryn Renta (Vol's 6-11)
VP of Sales & Marketing: Liza Coppola
(none)
English companies
Distributor: Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Licensed by:
Kodansha Comics (2020+)
Viz Media (Expired)
Online Distribution: K MANGA
French cast
French staff
Translation: Sébastien Gesell

Adaptation: Sébastien Gesell
(none)
French companies
Publisher: Kana
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
Translation: Ayako Koike (Glènat)
Licensed by: Editorial Ivréa (Argentina)
Publisher:
Glénat España (Spain)
Grupo Editorial Vid (Mexico)
Translation: Daruma Serveis Lingüístics (Glénat España)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Translation:
Luigi Boccasile (Final Edition)
YUPA

Lettering: Lorenzo Armaroli (Final Edition)
(none)
Italian companies
German staff
German companies
Translation: Hirofumi Yamada
Publisher: Carlsen Comics
Serialized In: Banzai!
German cast
(none)
Dutch staff
Dutch cast
(none)
Dutch companies
Publisher: Kana Netherlands
Russian staff
Russian companies
(none)
Publisher: Comix-ART
Russian cast
(none)
Polish staff
Polish companies
(none)
Publisher: Studio JG
Polish cast
(none)
Portuguese cast
Portuguese staff
Translation: Arnaldo Oka (both editions)
(none)
Portuguese companies
Publisher: JBC (Brazil)
Swedish staff
Swedish cast
Translation: Magnus Johansson
(none)
Swedish companies
Publisher: Bonnier Carlsen
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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