SHAMAN KING (シャーマンキング)

If you give up and choose the path of destruction, you can never build anything worthwhile.

No matter what happens, I never give up

You can never have friends or a best place

Or develop a technique that'll smash your enemies to pieces!

You want me to train you?

Yeah

I want to become a Shaman too, I'm begging you, pops

Can you turn Ryu of the Wooden Sword into a man?

Go home

That wasn't nice!

You clobbered me without even asking why!

Is this the way you ask people for favors?

You just want to be popular with girls, don't you?

How'd you know, pops?

I'm sorry, but there's no reason for me to train you.

Now go

I'm sorry

But I can't involve outsiders in the Asakura's war

Stingy!

Can't you help me just a little?!

You're a determined guy

But no matter how much you try, he's not going to budge

What?

Who the hell is there?

It's me, I still owe you one

Huh?! T-Tokageroh?

What're you dong here?

Who knows

Even I have no idea

I just don't know where I belong anymore

Your grudge is gone?

Yeah, gone without a trace, much to my surprise.

I wanted revenge against Amidamaru so badly, but now I don't care.

He's one odd kid

The moment I got involved with him, everything I cared about suddenly dissolved.

Do you think I'm crazy?

How could the infamous Tokageroh have gone so soft?

Isn't that good?

You're okay.

You're not angry, you're not sad...

You've achieved a normal state of being

Normal state?

Yeah, you see, it's easy for people to get caught up in emotions.

We're all more or less alike.

The slightest thing makes us friends or causes us to fight.

But in reality, there are no friends or enemies in this world.

It's just all suffering created by our own selfish sense of what's fair.

Now that you've lost your enemy, you're facing yourself for the first time.

And realizing you don't know where you belong

Wh- what the hell?

Boss Yoh doesn't give up on guys like us. He accepted me for who I was.

He helped me see the light

Ryu...

After all, I can see ghosts now too. That means I have enough talent!

I might even get to be popular someday!

Good for you

It's good to have hope while you're still alive.

Don't talk as if you're giving up already

If you've got no place to go, then I'll be your home.

Once I become a Shaman, you can become my guardian ghost.

It's raining again

It's been a week now

I wonder how long this will continue, father?

Why don't you take off your mask inside the house, Mikihisa?

It doesn't matter

I was talking about him, though.

Don't you think it's time to give in?

Morning already?

Wake up, Tokageroh

Where are we?!

The wilds of Okuizumo

The Hi'i river, the largest river in the San-in district passes through this ravine.

Pops!

I thought I might as well test your tenacity of spirit.

My tenacity?

You're going to fight me here?

I admit that you have some tenacity

But it's useless if it's half hearted

You're going to follow this river without using roads.

All the way to the summit of Mt. Sentsuzan, the river's source.

This sprite will ensure that you don't cheat

If you reach the summit successfully, I will train you.

I will pray for your success

You rode my bike out here?!

The summit..?

Hey, sounds like fun, doesn't it?

Hey, how long are you gonna sleep Tokageroh?

We've got a mountain to climb

You sent him to Sentsuzan?!

Please, take your mask off when you're in the house.

But what about him?

During the great flood, that mountain killed a lot of people!

That's the place where the legend of Yamato no Orochi spawned!

That place is still wandering with ghosts.

It's too dangerous for him

If he dies then he wasn't meant to be a shaman.

In truth, anyone can become a shaman, it all depends on one's attitude.

One must first believe in one's own abilities

Faith is the source of all power

Strong bodies and grand ideas are born from it.

If he fails...

It's because he didn't have enough faith

However strong a person is, he must work hard to keep faith from flagging.

But in the world of Shamans, where the strength of spirit is what matters...

An unwavering faith is everything.

If he gets involved with the Asakura family, he'll certainly encounter Hao.

Will he have the tenacity to fight Hao?

We'll know when he finally stands atop the mountain

At that moment he will gain true power

How beautiful!

This is the place where Ame no murakumo no tsurugi appeared.

Pops

Here, Susano'o descended and slew Yamato no Orochi, the snake god.

And from it's severed tail appeared Ame no Murakumo no tsurugi

Orochi was a serpent with 8 heads and 8 tails.

They say it's length extended over 8 hills and 8 valleys

Its eyes were red as cherries and its stomach always stained with blood.

That's awful!

Of course Orochi is a mythical creature

But not entirely fanciful

It came from this beautiful Hi'i river

The ancients believed that abundant harvests were granted by the god of water...

And lived in the mountain from which the river sprang

Sometimes there were torrential rains. Floods swept away people and crops alike.

Those people came to think of the river as the violent Orochi that threatened their lives.

Despite the difficulties, people protected the land and built the beautiful Izumo.

They challenged this mountain just as you and never gave up.

Like Susano'o who challenged Yamato no Orochi

Ready, Boris?!

Meet my new wooden sword carved from God Wood!

This is my Ame no Murakumo that slew Yamato no Orochi!

Blood...

My Over Soul blood isn't regenerating

Could I have exhausted my Furyoku...

You stupid fool

If you'd looked for your best place with me...

You wouldn't have to kill those people!

Ryu!

It's no wonder he expended a huge amount of Furyoku all at once.

Lyserg! Where's Blaumro?

He's long gone

I guess he had no regrets left

Sheesh, I feel lousy

Remorseless harming other for his own benefit...

That's Hao's way

Huh, where are you going, Yoh?

I'm going to ask Boris about Hao

Huh?!

It's useless, he's Hao's minion!

If we leave him alone, he may die

We'd just be a bunch of common murderers then.

Yoh...

Yoh-sama...

What the hell is this?!

His name is Michael, the Archangel

He's my guardian ghost, he wields the sword of punishment and condemns evil.

Yoh-dono!

The evil one perished when he faced our holy light.

You're lucky

If we X-Laws hadn't arrived, his sword would've slain you all.

X-Laws...

Wh-who are they?

Why are they dressed like that...

Our organization is participating in the Shaman Fight for a single purpose.

We are here solely to defeat Hao, the detestable ringleader of evil.

You know Hao?!

Hao has appeared many times throughout history.

According to our research, not only the patch tribe...

but 80% of Shamans participating in the fight have some kind of connection with Hao

We came here because we received a report from our friends.

I'm Marco of the X-Laws, Captain of Team Angel.

We're on your side.

Our side?

I never heard of you!

We X-Laws are a team of justice seekers, dedicated to Hao's overthrow.

Anyone who interests Hao, interests us.

They're powerful

You'd be no match for them by yourselves.

So for your own good, you should continue with us.

We X-Laws come from all over the world...

We're victims of Hao in one way or another.

Dingbat, Minnie

Lucky, Bunstar

Pofe, Kevin

Some of us lost family and loved ones because of him.

We each have our own reasons, but our goal is the same.

Hao is an absolute evil that threatens the law and order of this world.

We will punish any of his followers that we find.

Are we actually gonna go with them, Yoh?

I don't know, I guess we're all heading the same way.

Huh? What's on your mind?

Nothing, I'm fine

Are you upset because they killed Boris?

What's the problem, Boris was a criminal.

The world is full of vicious and deadly people

People have no qualms about harming others who are evil.

There's nothing wrong with executing a murderer.

Boris worked for Hao, who killed my parents.

Lyserg…

I get where you're coming from, but...