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    Shaman King Specials

    シャーマンキング / The Form that Love Takes / Ai no Katachi / The Form that Sadness Takes / Kanashimi no Katachi / The Form that Friendship Takes / Yujo no Katach / Documents of the Shaman Fight
    Shaman King Specials
    Genres: Action, Adventure, Shounen, Supernatural
    Demographics: Shounen
    Studios: Xebec
    Producers: TV Tokyo Music
    Rating: 7.2 / 10
    Rank: #3423
    Popularity: #5179
    Users Listed: 21,027
    Users Scored: 8,182
    NSFW: No
    Last Updated: 10/07/2024
    Aired: January 2, 2002 – July 24, 2003 (Winter)
    Type: special
    Source: manga
    Age Rating: PG 13
    Episodes: 5

    Synopsis:

    These supplementary stories, presented as *omake* and television specials alongside the main *Shaman King* narrative, offer glimpses into the world beyond the central conflict. Composed of lighthearted vignettes and expanded moments, they explore the diverse spiritual landscape and characters surrounding Yoh Asakura's journey.

    The shorts delve into folklore, comedic situations, and character interactions, providing a richer understanding of the Shaman world’s history and the beliefs that shape it. While not integral to the main plot's progression, these additions enhance the atmosphere and offer thematic reflections on shamanism, destiny, and connection – often through whimsical lenses. Experiencing them provides a more complete, if tangential, picture of the *Shaman King* universe.

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    Episodes:

    • Episode 1: Documents of the Shaman Fight (Aired: 01/02/2002)
    • Episode 2: The Form That Friendship Takes (Aired: 10/02/2002)
    • Episode 3: The Form That Love Takes (Aired: 10/02/2002)
    • Episode 4: Omake (Aired: 02/05/2003)
    • Episode 5: The Form That Sadness Takes: Hao's Tribute (Aired: 07/24/2003)

    Characters:

    • Amidamaru (Main) - Voice Actors: Kim, Yeong Seon, Konishi, Katsuyuki
    • Asakura, You (Main) - Voice Actors: Satou, Yuuko
    • Kyouyama, Anna (Main) - Voice Actors: Hayashibara, Megumi
    • Oyamada, Manta (Main) - Voice Actors: Inuyama, Inuko
    • Tao, Ren (Main) - Voice Actors: Park, Romi
    • Anderson, Billy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsuji, Shinpachi
    • Apache (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimizu, Toshitaka
    • Asakura, Youmei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Aono, Takeshi
    • Asakura, Mikihisa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horiuchi, Kenyuu
    • Asakura, Hao (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takayama, Minami, Midorikawa, Hikaru
    • Asakura, Keiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Doi, Mika
    • Asakura, Kino (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kyouda, Hisako
    • Ball Boy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ueda, Yuuji
    • Bason (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsuji, Shinpachi
    • Bismarch, Kanna (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Soumi, Youko
    • Blue Chateau (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Chiba, Susumu
    • Conchi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kashiwakura, Tsutomu
    • Diethel, Lyserg (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Soumi, Youko
    • Díaz, Peyote (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Madono, Mitsuaki
    • Ellie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsumura, Makoto
    • Faust VIII, Johann (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyasu, Takehito
    • Goldva (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzuki, Reiko
    • Graham, Pino (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Chiba, Susumu
    • Iron Maiden Jeanne (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horie, Yui
    • Kalim (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakata, Kazuhiro
    • Kororo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mizuki, Nana
    • Lilirara (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Mami
    • Lily (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horie, Yui
    • Matisse, Matilda (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hanba, Tomoe
    • McDonell, Chocolove (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kumai, Motoko
    • Millie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itou, Miyako
    • Opacho (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayashibara, Megumi
    • Phauna, Marion (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Neya, Michiko
    • Ponchi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horiuchi, Kenyuu
    • Pyron, Lee (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Canna, Nobutoshi
    • Sally (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inuyama, Inuko
    • Shamon (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ogata, Kenichi
    • Sharona (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ochiai, Rumi
    • Silva (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Midorikawa, Hikaru
    • Sugimoto, Ryou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Onosaka, Masaya
    • Tamamura, Tamao (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mizuki, Nana
    • Tao, Yúan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ebara, Masashi
    • Tao, Ran (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Ai
    • Tao, Jun (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Neya, Michiko
    • Tao, Ching (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shibata, Hidekatsu
    • Tokagerou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takagi, Wataru
    • Umemiya, Ryuunosuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Masahiko
    • Usui, Horokeu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ueda, Yuuji
    • Usui, Pirika (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawakami, Tomoko
    • Yoneda, Zen (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hiyama, Nobuyuki

    Staff:

    • Hayashibara, Megumi (Inserted Song Performance)
    • Koyama, Toshihisa (Art Director)
    • Oomori, Toshiyuki (Music)
    • Takami, Akio (Character Design)
    • Takei, Hiroyuki (Original Creator)

    Reviews:

    • User Eoussama (Score: 6/10):
      “Shaman King”, a title with enough resonance that can throw me down the nostalgic rabbit hole instantly. For two major time gaps, the first, way back in my childhood, I remember playing GTA VC on our family computer, all the while glancing sideways to catch glimpses of this show that was airing at the time, bit by bit, making up the general story as I go; until I decided to rewatch the thing properly around 3 to 4 years ago, and now, this marks the time of finally sealing my experience with this show as I finish the only related piece of animation it has,(these special episodes).nnFeaturing five varying in length episodes, composed of mostly recaps of the entire show, from different perspectives of the cast member, they retell the same things mostly, but some have other pieces that the rest is missing. It's one of those specials that I would have hated to sit through back when I had just finished watching the parent show, but 3 years later, I'm having a blast remembering every other twist that engulfed throughout the serialization of the show. I got to remember the characters I liked, the characters I hated, and the characters that I may have discarded as being doll and cheezy, but just realized how funny and likable they are. It's not a mandatory special bundle that one has to see in other to claim to have watched the entire series, but one that truly reminiscent with you, the further back you've finished watching the original series.

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