SHAMAN KING (シャーマンキング)

No way, that guy singing over there is...

I gotta get away, but I'm intrigued by that song.

But if I stay around, I'm dead!

You are the little guy.

How many times do I have to tell you?

Okay, you don't pronounce my name like that

It's Chocolove, got it?

Now say it with me, Chocolove!

Shut up.

Pointy-head’s got me all worked up.

Just be quiet, Chocolove

What the hell? Is that how you treat a teammate?

Who's my teammate, huh?

What's my name, fool?!

I'm surprised you made it here safely, Anna

It's me you're talking about

Manta and Tamao both had a hard time with the Great Spirit.

Manta?!

Don't look so surprised.

No, it's just that Manta...

H-hey Yoh-kun.

It's been so long.

Faust VIII!

Oh, this might be trouble...

What?! A skeleton dog?

I see you're as carefree as ever. How I envy you.

So, what's Manta doing on your lap?

I just met him by chance.

And then he fainted for some reason.

So I brought him to you.

It's good to see you again.

I wanted to talk to you.

Talk?

You're better not out for revenge.

If I could bring my beloved Eliza by taking revenge, I would do it many times over.

I wish only to talk to her.

To take her hands and dance with her.

I became a Shaman and joined this event for that reason alone.

But I've heard bad news.

I won't be able to participate in the next fight.

And because you are the only other Shamans I know...

Yoh-kun, would you let me join your team?

What the hell?!

No way! Never!

We already have Lyserg! He's the third member of our team!

We're already full.

Now go away.

Is that so?

It's no surprise, come Frankensteiny.

Sorry, Faust.

Was I too hard on him?

What a surprise.

Who would've imagined you'd show up on Faust's lap?

It's not funny!

He did cut you open.

Cut you open?!

I'm sorry for him.

But I don't care what his problems are.

Lyserg is better looking...

I mean, he's just as worthy of our pity.

But Faust really isn't a bad guy, you know.

I think he's just too focused.

His love for Eliza-san and obsession with medicine turned him into what he is.

And it might be good to have a doctor on the team.

That settles it. I'm putting him on your team.

Huh?

H-hold it, boss!

Shut up, Ryu

I don't know anything about Lyserg...

But I've seen what Faust can do firsthand.

He's powerful

His willpower and determination are superhuman.

If he can develop his power even further, with my help, his wish will come true.

I have the technique to help him develop his potential

His Shamanic skills are self-taught.

If I resurrect Eliza with true necromancy, his dream will be realized.

After that, I'll have his eternal loyalty.

Then he'll be the exclusive doctor at my future hot springs inn!

He'll draw in big crowds!

The ultimate therapeutic hot springs that goes beyond esthetics!

Middle-aged women from everywhere will flock there!

That's the real reason?!

Anna's spirit is in full bloom.

Now that that's settled, let's start your training.

That's why I'm here, after all.

There's no time to waste! I gotta find Lyserg right away!

Are you sure you can defeat Hao?

Absolutely.

We have lots of allies.

And above all, our master possesses enormous power that surpasses even Hao's.

So you see, there's no reason to cry, Lyserg Diethel.

You've struggled on all alone up to now.

I'm sure your parents are at peace seeing how well you're doing.

It's not enough, I'm still weak

So you want to be strong?

I want you to meet our master, they'll give you the power you crave.

As promised, here's the Chō-Senjiryakketsu.

How ironic

That I have to rely on this abominable thing that Hao left behind.

I'm grateful

You came all the way to America to deliver this.

It's because an Asakura asked me to.

But, is it really okay for me to keep this?

I doubt Yoh-kun has learned it.

It's all right.

Anything to defeat Hao.

Besides...

I've already mastered the Chō-Senjiryakketsu.

Impossible

Those are Hao's Shikigami!

Zenki and Goki.

They were guarding the book.

So I overpowered them and made them my guardian spirits.

Anna-chan, just what are you?

What about you?

I've wondered why you're always so helpful to Yoh, you've got your own agenda.

But now it looks like all the pieces are coming together.

It's the puzzle of this great, big planet that moves the hollow world.

The collision of souls in pure communion, the shamanic chorus.

The ruler of this world is the Shaman King.

I'm the Goddess of victory that will guide Yoh in his quest to be the Shaman King.

And then that day had finally arrived.

The tournament is taking place on this uninhabited island?

I guess it was in Tokyo after all

We're 800 kilometers south of Tokyo.

It's an uninhabited island, with remains of factories.

People come here during the tourist season, there are only a few accomodations.

It's a great place for tournaments.

But what's with the helicopters?

I didn't know there were that many competitors left.

They're cheerleaders.

Huh?!

It's finally time for the main event.

They've all come at their own expense to root for those of you who survived.

Look at the Arena we built.

It's awesome!

Ridiculous, I bet you opened it up to spectators just to make money.

Firs they tell us we can never see our families, and after that first trial, this...

What's wrong, Ren?

If you look outside, I'll kill you.

Hurry, they finally posted it!

The roster of the tournament!

There are 63 fighters total.

Among those, the 12 Shamans of the four winning teams will move on to the next event.

It'll be tougher than I expected.

And only team names are listed...

There is no way to know who will fight whom

I can't tell which team Lyserg is on!

Calm down, stop crying.

He's right, Ryu-kun.

If he's not dead already, we'll have to fight him eventually.

No! I don't wanna fight Lyserg!

Why'd you have to say that, Faust?

I'm sorry

Do you know what this means?

For you to advance in this tournament, you'll have to fight Ren.

I've done all I can to prepare you.

Now it's all up to you.

This is kind of a shock.

Oh well, I guess it's all right.

I'm sure that's what he wants.

I'm one of the 10 Patch officiants.

I am Radim.

But before we begin the contest...

Let me explain the rules, you rats!

Too fast.

It may be boring, but you'd better behave and listen up, you idiots!

Shaman Fight in Tokyo!

The rules of tournament one:

The event is 3 on 3 with no time limit.

Guardian spirits are allowed.

When no one in the team can engage their Over Soul...

or goes outside the totem pole area...

Or if the team decides not to continue.

They will be defeated!

That's it!

And of course, no spectators are allowed to help of interfere in the fights!

There's an Over Soul force field between the 4 totem poles and nothing can get through!

So chucking things at me is a waste of time!

Yeah!

That's a weird officiant

They're all pretty weird, if you ask me.

Hahaha, he's funny.

It's no time to laugh.

Boss! Yoh-kun!

You're always like this.

I hope you realize who's fighting the first battle.

Let me introduce the teams!

The first team chosen by the Great Spirit is...

Team The Ren!

What the hell's a Ren, you ask?

He's a scary little brat who named his team after himself!

Yeah! Go Ren!

What about Ren?

Moron, what I'm saying is they're your opponents.

Team Earth, Team Flower, Team Moon and Team Star.

Those team names seem to go together.

I bet they're all Hao's people.

Wow, what a crowd.

I'm getting nervous.