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Shaman King Episode 10: Fate of 600 Years

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Yoh and Manta arrive back home completely tired. Anna greets them angrily as late. She’s hungry and Ryu isn’t there. Ryu has given up all hope of becoming a Shaman. Fortunately, one of this gang members named Muscle Punch, has a solution - the Best Place. The Best Place is arcadia where people embark on a journey to find their true purpose to life, a place that will accept them. Their new Best Place is a 30 minute bus ride away, Funbari Bowling. The place was abandoned a while ago, but Muscle Punch was able to play with the wiring to get it to work again. Ryu is unamused. Muscle Punch asks what’s wrong with it. He replies that it’s too far from the train station and there are no shops around. The Best Place isn’t a playground. It is a place where they can rest their hearts and feel at ease. Muscle Punch understands and they abandon their temporary Best Place. However, before they go, they play a couple of games of bowling.

At home, Anna is not impressed with Manta and Yoh’s cooking. She has them remake dinner again. On their way to get more ingredients, they stumble upon Ryu at the bowling alley. Ryu sees them coming and hides in the women’s bathroom, ashamed of giving up his dreams of becoming a shaman. Manta thinks things feel strangely in the bowling alley. Amidamaru feels it too. An abnormal spirit out for vengeance seems to roam here. Yoh decides he should ask Anna about the evil spirits. Suddenly, they realize they were supposed to buy ingredients for Anna and run off hoping the store is still open.

Ryu is alone in the women’s bathroom. A lizard tells him that he’s waited 600 years to find someone he could reach. The lizard transforms into an ape inside the mirror and attacks him. Ryo scream. When is gang members get there, the spirit has already taken possession of Ryu. He asks why must they leave? His gang can’t figure out why Ryu is behaving so differently and demanding alcohol and snacks. Unfortunately, they’re too young for alcohol, so cola will have to do. Ryu then remembers he wants the katana, Harusame, the sword Amidamaru used.

After 25 tries, Anna finally accepted their cooking. While Yoh handled the dishes, Anna researched the haunted area by the bowling area. It used to be a hideout for thieves that stole food from the locals. Their leader was Tokageroh.

Ryu and gang set out looking for the Harusame. They break into the museum to find it. Meanwhile, Muscle Punch tries to persuade him from stealing. Why would Ryu of the Wooden Sword need a real sword? He reveals that he is the thief, Tokageroh, and stealing is what he does. He stabbed Muscle punch in the leg. Manta overhears Ryu and then sees the spirit that has possessed him. Ryu threatens them that the next person will not get off so easily. Tokageroh grabs Amidamaru’s old sword, intent on killing him with his own sword - that will be his revenge. Manta runs as fast as he can to warn Yoh, but Ryu jumps out the window and blocks his path. Manta becomes his hostage.

Yoh, Amidamaru , and Anna all felt Manta screaming. Anna called it a message from the stars, or as the Japanese would say, ‘a notice from the insects.’ Suddently, Ryu shows up with Manta as hostage. Anna senses that Ryu is being possessed by something. She tells him to reveal his true nature, and the thief, Tokageroh, appears. He seeks revenge.

Shaman King Episode 9: The Boy from the North

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As Yoh and Manta walk home, they notice a snowman in the middle of the road. They think that’s kind of weird for summer. There is a man lying by a light post not moving. Yoh starts making fun of the guy and going through his stuff. The person awakens and Yoh is thrilled. They take the boy back to their house. After dinner, the boy meets Tamegoro-san, the family head of the previous owners of the house and is completely startled. Manta is impressed that the boy can also see spirits.

The boy introduces himself as Horo Horo. Ryu, Yoh, and Manta introduce themselves and the boy goes crazy and grabs Manta calling him Kururu. He’s wanted to see him. Where has he been? After the incident, they sit calmly again. Manta asks if he’s come from Ainu. Horo Horo affirms this. He is a member of the proud Ainu tribe who live with Mother Nature in the north. He has something he must do in Tokyo, but when he was there, his belongings were stolen. He looked for a long time for his belongings but grew hungry and now is in this place. Yoh offers Horo Horo a place to stay, but Anna barges into the room and interjects. If he wants to stay here, he must obey her orders. He agrees to it, and soon learns what that means…

Horo Horo is obsessed with the fact that Anna and Yoh are engaged. He doesn’t even have a girl friend yet, but he really doesn’t want a violent one like Anna. When she leaves, Yoh asks him if he’s ready to search for his belongings. They search in vain. As they sit, frustrated and hot, Horo Horo notices a lone flower growing by the street. He feels sorry for it. The Koro Pokkuru are spirits that were thought to be living under coltsfoot in the northern lands. They lived together with Horo Horo’s people, as his people lived in harmony with nature. He believes that humans must be in balance with nature. To be born with water, cultivate through wind, be respectful to fire, and return to the earth. But then city life destroyed nature. The Koro Pokkuru are losing their habitat. This really upsets him. His dream, and the reason he came to Tokyo, is to create a vast land filled with coltsfoot. Yoh and Manta are slightly underwhelmed by this great dream of his… Manta doesn’t believe that even if he was able to go to Tokyo he’d be able to fulfill that.

The next day, Anna has lots of training for them to be doing. She’s especially hard on Horo Horo. Yoh eventually asks what’s up with that. Anna calmly informs them that they shouldn’t believe everything he’s told them. He’s actually a Shaman. There are two reasons why a shaman would be in Tokyo now - to enter the Shaman Fight in Tokyo or perhaps to destroy contestants. They suspect that Horo Horo is here to take out Yoh. Yoh says he and Amidamaru knew it all along. Amidamaru couldn’t confirm the main spirit’s form, though. Yoh still believes that Horo Horo is a good guy.

Ryu informs them that Horo Horo no longer there. He’s outside with the Kyonshi of the Tao Family. He has come to fight them as opponents. Yoh and Amidamaru prepare as well, and defeat the Kyonshi pretty easily. Horo Horo is surprised that Yoh is a Shaman. He lost his Hyoui Gattai. Horo Horo’s main spirit is Kororo of the Koro Pokkuru (a very small girl with a pink hat). Everything thinks she’s cute. The two fight together. Horo Horo fights on a snowboard and runs over people. His attack, the Kau Kau Fri Wenfu, shoots ice shaped sword blades at the enemy. The enemies are encased in ice… Anna and Ryu watch in amazement. Ryu is fascinated that all Shamans can be as strong as Yoh.

After the fight, Horo Horo apologizes for getting them involved. He suspects that these are the guys that stole his belongings. He followed them to Yoh’s house. Yoh and Anna explain to him that actually, these were just Kyonshi of the Tao family and that really, they’ve been after Yoh for awhile. They have nothing to do with Horo Horo. He was the one who got involved with them. Alarmed, Horo Horo then asks who would have stolen his belongings? They find them at the police station. As he walks away, he asks Yoh to meet him attain at the Shaman Fight in Tokyo.

When they get home, they find Horo Horo has decided to take up residence with them for the next couple of days until the tournament.

Shaman King Episode 8: Shaman Life

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Ryu and his gang sit at a restaurant. He has decided… he will become a Shaman. Ryu asks Yoh to become his master and train him to become a Shaman. Anna tells him ok, so long as he passes the test - cooking. Ryu passes. He can start work immediately. Anna gives Ryu his training schedule. It appears to be a list of household chores. He is satisfied with the list, believing that taking care of the master is a significant part of the training. Ryu observes Yoh training, lifting weights and running. He bids Yoh a good run.

Ren and his sister exchange words about Pailong. He will carry out their revenge. She answers that they are finished. They walk into their apartment to find Gei Yin, a girl with blue hair, another member of the Tao family. Gei Yin has come to make sure that Ren becomes Shaman King at any cost. She has decided that she will be the one to dispose of Asakura Yoh for her. Tao Jun will have nothing of it and asks her to leave. Gei Yin refuses. Tao Jun calls forth Pailong and Gin Yin calls Yugai, informing Tao Jun that Tao En-sama’s commands are absolute. Yugai is able to perceive all of Pailong’s moves and soon has a knife to his throat. Ren threatens Gei Yin that it is enough. He doesn’t care what she does, but if she hurts his sister, he won’t forgive her. He asks her to leave.

Ryu confronts Yoh about his laziness. He has heard that there will be a bunch of Shamans like Ren gathering, and if Yoh doesn’t train harder, he fears he will not be able to beat them. Suddenly, Gei Yin appears and has Yugai attack Yoh. Yugai is able to wrap a wire around Yoh’s neck. Ryu steps in and strikes Yugai. It has no effect on Yugai other than to release the wire around Yoh’s neck. Yoh calls Amidamaru and Ryu throws him his bokuto. The two fight Yugai with his wire whip thing. Suddenly, Yugai uses illusions to replicate himself several times (think Hidetada’s Silhouettes in Samurai Deeper Kyo) to surround Yoh. He calms down to see through the illusion and strike the real Yugai.

Yugai isn’t finished, however, and soon has a smoke screen up. The smoke apparently is made up of a paralysis substance because Yoh’s body starts going numb. She starts throwing knives at him, which he is barely able to dodge. Manta and Ryu lie by the side of the road unable to move. Luckily, Amidamaru isn’t effected by the numbness and blocks all the knife attacks. They then perform the Senpu Buttagiri, and hit as she floats in the air. She explodes. Gei Yin stares in amazement and then walks away defeated  .

Shaman King Episode 7: Pailong, Fists of Fury

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As Yoh and Li Pailong continue fighting, Manta runs looking for a katana. Yoh is seriously getting is butt kicked. Manta sees a gang and asks them to borrow their bokuto. Ryu steps in to save Manta and after some fighting, gives Manta the bokuto. Tao Jun asks that even so close to death, friendship is still important to him. He answers yes. Manta shows up with the bokuto and Yoh and Amidamaru get ready to fight again. This time, Yoh is able to free Li Pailong with his Shinkuu Buttagiri attack which cuts off the prayer flag commanding Li Pailong.

Li Pailong regains control of his self and sees the poster. He’s been dead for 17 years. He gets really pissed and punches the glass, amazed that he cannot feel pain. He remembers being killed for her family, and when Tao Jun tries to place another charm back on him, he destroys it and refuses to give her back control. He then attacks her and is about to strike with his Nunchuku, but Yoh steps in and saves her. He asks if revenge will really change anything. Yoh asks if there is anything that can be done to stop Li Pailong before he overexerts himself and becomes an evil spirit. Tao Jun says there is nothing she can do. The only thing that can stop him is someone who can defeat him. She’s given up. Anna reprimands her, asking her to take some responsibility since Li Pailong is her main spirit. She tries to think of someone, and then thinks of Pailong’s master, the man Pailong could never defeat, Shamon.

Anna is ready to try and using her prayer beads, becomes a Spiritualistic Medium. She takes a trance state and Shamon is fused into Yoh’s body. He appears as an only man, but still, Pailong cannot touch Yoh. The master tells him that his moves are flowed because he acts out of fury. He needs to calm down. Suddenly Yoh does Shamon’s Shadow Fist and knocks Pailong down. The master tells him to abandon his fury. Pailong asks why should he? He’s lost everything. The master replies that when he has lost everything, he won’t be able to feel anything. He feels because his devotion to Daodan Do remains in his heart. Pailong attacks out. The master tries to make him understand that if he lets his emotions show forth so openly, his opponents can easily judge his next move. Pailong won’t listen. The master has no choice but to perform the Shadow Fist Succession Technique, Sou Jyu Ken! Pailong falls to the ground. His Nunchuki break as the seal on Pailong is released and he returns to his true self.

Realizing what just happened, Pailong is very apologetic for bringing his master the whole way here to calm him down. The master explains that he was saved because of Yoh. Yoh fought to restore him to his former self. He then explains that his martial art, Daodan Do, should be used to save others, not to save himself. That’s how he became a hero to so many people in the world. Pailong doesn’t know what to say.

Tao Jun admits that she may have been wrong about Pailong and particularly about Yoh. He really is a good person. Anna is like of course he is, he’s my fiancée. Tao Jun walks away. She doesn’t have the right to use Pailong. Before she goes, Pailong asks her to continue as her kyonshi. He vows never to give into fury again. She agrees, but without the charm this time. Ryu is all impressed that Shamans can be so cool!

Ren watches on from above. He vows to get stronger so Yoh won’t be able to stand in his path.

Shaman King Episode 6: Kung Fu Master

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Ren's sister mocks her little bro - Yoh has proven to be too much for him, so she'll summon her own spirits to take care of him.

Meanwhile, Yoh's still pushing himself through Anna's intense training. As he runs and Manta rides his bike beside him, Yoh explains that this is good for him - the more he trains, the easier fighting with Amidamaru will become.

Suddenly, Manta sees a poster of an upcoming movie - White Dragon Revival: Fist of Anger - starring his idol, kung fu master Li Pailong, who fights alone against evil. Pailong has a superhuman body and can take on anyone! Yoh is less than enthusiastic about the movie and quizzes his friend about why he wants Yoh to see this movie so badly. Manta admits he wants to share the things he likes with his new friend.

At home, Anna refuses to give them any money to see the movie and then chastises Manta for being weak. Only the weak admire those stronger than themselves. Manta explains that long ago, Li Pailong died but his body was never found. Even now, the circumstances surrounding his death remain a mystery. After some convincing, Anna finally allows them to go, but on one condition - that she come too.

After the movie, Yoh and Amidamaru discuss how cool it was, but their fun is soon interrupted by Ren's sister's Kyonshi (frozen corpse). Together, Yoh and Amidamaru take out the corpse, but soon, Ren's sister appears before them. She's Tao Jun, a priest (shamans that can control kyonshi through commands), and wants Amidamaru for her little bro.

Suddenly, she calls her kyonshi, who is none other than Li Pailong. He has a prayer flag attached to his head. She tells them that he is her main spirit. Again, she asks for Amidamaru. Yoh informs her that Amidamaru is his friend, and therefore, he won’t trade him off like an item.

Li Pailong attacks with his specialty, Nunchuku, which throws Yoh back. Tao Jun explains that priests control the main spirits within the spirit’s own body while they control them. That way they can always be at 100% Hyoi (fusion) with their spirits. Yoh tries to attack but again is countered. Again, she asks Yoh for Amidamaru. He again refuses. She then commands Li Pailong to attack until Yoh is dead. Li Pailong performs Hojankyaku, which sends a pillar of light/fire (?) at Yoh as he’s falling to the ground. He then does Jonenkyaku to add to the impact as Yoh hits the ground. Manta is flipping out about how his idol, Li Pailong, could be used as a tool for evil. Anna tells him that because the Shaman controls the spirit, the spirit’s will is meaningless, so his body must act in accordance with the Shaman’s will. Therefore, it is not Li Pailong that is the bad guy, but Tao Jen. Li Pailong apparently was killed 17 years ago to become Tao Jun’s kyonshi, a present from her father.

This gives Yoh the opportunity to recover slightly, and build more anger at how Tao Jun treats her spirit. He calls to Li Pailong, telling Tao Jun that even if she is able to control his body, she still can’t control his heart. That hesitation will be what Yoh can use to defeat them. As he speaks, Li Pailong sheds a tear, and Tao Jun is amazed that as a corpse, he can have feelings. Tao Jun commands Li Pailong to kill Yoh, but Yoh is determined to free Li Pailong’s spirit. Manta asks Anna to lend Yoh some power, but she refuses. This is another trial he must overcome. If he loses to an opponent like this, he is not destined to become the Shaman King. She does not want to become the wife of someone who is not successful.

Amidamaru asks for a katana with a grip to cut the chain around Li Pailong's neck. Manta runs off as Tao Ren sets up for Li Pailong's final attack.

Shaman King Episode 5: A Shaman Who is Mature for Her Age

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As Yoh is recovering at the hospital, his fiancée, Anna, shows up unexpectedly. Horrified, Yoh admits to his friends that every memory he has of her since childhood leaves him in tears by the end. Regardless, Anna's goal is to live an easy life as the wife of the Shaman King. Therefore, she'll train Yoh herself. As they speak, Shamans from all over the world are gathering in Tokyo to determine who will become the Shaman King, the savior who will lead the world out of chaos.< br>
Anna proves to be a tyrant at training. She has prepared a hefty regimen that includes running 50km/day with weights, doing sit ups, and lifting weights. She even keeps Amidamaru tied up so he can't help, and has her own spirit watching over Yoh in case he slacks off. But Yoh's not doing this solely for Anna - he owes it to Amidamaru. He must train to make his Shaman powers more powerful..

Meanwhile, Tao Ren’s big sister has come to town and she’s ready to take on the boy that beat her little brother. She summons three spirits to attack Yoh, but he finds he's improved significantly through training and can easily beat them with Amidamaru.

After the battle, Amidamaru complements Yoh on becoming stronger, while Anna hands him more weights. Yoh's got a long way to go before becoming the Shaman King. 

Shaman King Episode 4 Hyoi 100%

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Having all-but-lost the battle with Tao Ren, Yoh lies in a hospital bed with a bandaged shoulder. Amidamaru sits by him, ashamed that he couldn't do more to stop Tao Ren's attacks. Yoh tries to cheer him up - he did his best.

Ryo and his boys sit in the waiting room chatting with Manta. They were the ones to save Yoh after the final Chuuku Zanmai - rescuing Yoh on their bikes before he was killed.

Amidamaru and Manta ask about the Shaman King and why Tao Ren wants to be him so badly. Yoh explains the legend his grandfather told him ten years ago. At that time, Yoh was a young kid who didn’t want to be a Shaman, so he didn’t train very hard. He spent most of his days listening to music and living a relaxing life. His grandfather got really mad at him because after four years of training, the boy still couldn’t summon an earth spirit. Convinced Yoh was a failure, he told him the story of the Shaman King. No matter how much civilization develops, humans will never understand everything about the earth. As time passed, humans forgot about the spirits and acted on their own desires. No one knows how the deeds of humans will affect the earth. The Shamans must communicate with the spirits. Those that master the ways of the Shaman will be able to communicate directly with the King of Spirits, what some call God. Those Shamans act as messengers to the world to keep harmony and deter people from acting from selfish desires which lead them towards a path of destruction. The Shaman that will become one with the King of Spirits will become known as The Savior, or the Shaman King. Yoh trained hard after that because he believed if he became the Shaman King, he could live a lazy life.

Meanwhile, Tao Ren makes his way to the hospital. He must become the Shaman King at all costs to restore the Tao family's reputation. Tao Ren explains that when a spirit merges with a Shaman, there is one body but two wills. Therefore, the only way to use 100% of the spirit’s power is to use the spirit as a tool. He hits Yoh and sends him flying backwards, taunting him that when he dies, he will gain control of Amidamaru. Yoh stops and tells Amidamaru to go to the next world after Mosuke so he won’t become Tao Ren’s spirit. Amidamaru refuses to abandon his master and when Tao Ren attacks, they are able to repel and block his attacks. Yoh is now at 100%, when both his and Amidamaru's wills are one. With that newly released power, he uses his Amidaryu Gokoujin to end the battle. Both Shaman collapse. Manta runs to Yoh's side. When he looks over, Tao Ren is gone. 

Shaman King Episode 3 Another Shaman

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As Manta is walking home from school, he sees a second Shaman atop a building. When he tells Yoh this, Yoh doesn’t seem all that concerned, although he does admit he hasn’t been training much lately. He’s currently doing some type of exercise to “beat the sun”, but passes out from the heat. Later, he shares some ice cream with Amidamaru and announces to Manta that they are friends now.

As Manta is walking alone that night, he again meets the other Shaman, known as Tao Ren. He mumbles something about the stars being the lights that guide us. Those that can’t see the light stray into darkness. He steps out into traffic, and a truck almost hits him. At the last instant, he calls forth his spirit, Bason, who comes out and slices the truck in half with his sword. Tao Ren says that there can be only one Shaman King.

Yoh has never heard of Tao Ren, although Amidamaru says the kid’s spirit seems to be that of a Chinese warrior and he’d like to fight it. Yoh and Tao Ren finally meet while crossing the street. Tao Ren believes that spirits are to be used as tools to make the Shaman more powerful. Yoh is horrified that Tao Ren could think of spirits like that and tells him to rephrase his wording. Tao Ren just laughs and walks away.

Later that night, Ryu and his gang meet Tao Ren, who tells them they are in his way. They attack, but Tao Ren is far too powerful for them all. Yoh steps in and begins his first battle with Tao Ren. The battle has Yoh calling forth Amidamaru into “Spirit Ball Mode” in which he can insert Amidamaru inside him to harness his powers. They fight for a while, but it is obvious that Tao Ren is more powerful. He performs his final attack, the Chuuku Zanmai, which is struck down by Amidamaru. Tao Ren then powers up to Hyoi 100%, thus being able to utilize all 100% of his spirit’s powers and attack again with his Chuuku Zanmai. This time he hits Yoh and knocks him down. 

Shaman King Episode 2 Waiting Samurai

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Manta is reading a book on Shamans to Yoh. It says that shamans have the ability to put themselves into a trance and communicate with God, Spirits, and other spiritual beings. They are able to borrow strength to heal diseases or manipulate governments. Manta still doesn’t understand Shamans. Yoh tells him that as a Shaman, he has no interest in politics or religion. His purpose for coming to Tokyo was to find a main spirit, as a Shaman’s level is mostly determined by the strength of the spirits that aid him. Once he has a powerful spirit on his side, he will become a full-fledged Shaman.

Amidamaru is the first spirit Yoh considers asking to be his main spirit. Amidamaru refuses, telling him he is waiting for someone. Manta tells Yoh of the legend of Amidamaru – he is known as the devil because he disobeyed his shogun and killed all the people that came after him.

Manta takes Yoh to the museum where Amidamaru’s katana, the Harusama, is on display. There, the museum curator shows them the 600 year old katana and tells of how it is known to shed tears every night. Yoh and Manta decide to wait and see this phenomenon. When the katana starts to cry, Yoh realizes that it is not the katana, but a man sitting above crying over the sword. He introduces himself as Mosuke and explains that he was the one who killed Amidamaru. He was also his best friend.

600 years ago, Amidamaru and Mosuke were friends. Mosuke had forged a fine katana and the two displayed it to a shogun who offered them jobs. However, now owning Mosuke’s katana, the shogun plotted to kill him so there would only be one katana as fine as his. Not wanting to betray his friend, Amidamaru told him about the shogun’s plan and told him to leave. Mosuke asked Amidamaru to meet him the next night to give him a sword. Unfortunately, someone overheard the conversation, and the next night, they informed Amidamaru that Mosuke wouldn’t be joining him. In a rage, Amidamaru killed all the men to escape. Because of that, Amidamaru became known as the devil.

Mosuke is filled with grief that he could not forge a fine sword for Amidamaru, that he couldn’t meet up with him, and that he ultimately led his friend to death. Yoh offers Mosuke his body to make a katana for Amidamaru. With Mosuke’s spirit inside him, they create a katana. Yoh then delivers it to Amidamaru, explaining that Mosuke kept him waiting for 600 years. He couldn’t show his face after that long. Amidamaru understands and can finally rest in peace.

As Amidamaru is ascending to the next realm, he witnesses Ryu of the Wooden Sword, one of the town’s gang members, start a fight with Yoh. Amidamaru comes to the rescue allowing Yoh to channel him and defeat Ryu. Amidamaru decided to stick with Yoh after all.