Shaman King: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Finding himself late for class one night, Manta Oyamada, an ordinary middle school student, decides to take a shortcut through the local cemetery. Noticing him, a lone boy sitting on a gravestone invites Manta to stargaze with "them." Realizing that "them" refers to the boy and his ghostly friends, Manta flees the terror. Later, the boy introduces himself as You Asakura, a Shaman-in-training, and demonstrates his powers by teaming up with the ghost of six-hundred-year-old samurai Amidamaru to save Manta from a group of thugs. You befriends Manta due to his ability to see spirits, and with the help of Amidamaru, they set out to accomplish You's goal of becoming the next Shaman King.

Series details

• Title: Shaman King
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 2021-04-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-04-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 52869
• IMDb ID: tt12502782
• TVDB ID: 383837

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-04-01; final listed air date 2022-04-21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shaman King on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.