Shaman King
Seen it?2001 | 1 seasons | Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences rate it highly (8.5 out of 10), though it had a short run with a modest audience. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-Y7: scary moments. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesStrong
8.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 1 season and reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 105K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
- Inuko InuyamaManta Oyamada
- Katsuyuki KonishiAmidamaru / Luchist Lasso / Blamuro
- Masahiko TanakaRio, Turbine
- Yuuko SatouYoh Asakura
- Megumi HayashibaraAnna Kyōyama / Opacho
- Romi ParkRen Tao
- Takehito KoyasuFaust VIII
- Yoko SoumiLyserg
- Yuji UedaHorohoro
- Hikaru MidorikawaSilva / Patch Hao