Andy's Islands

Long time Shaman King fan. Creator of various Shaman King websites and projects. Matamune and I go way back.

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Every week is Shaman King week!

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Shaman King (2021) - Fan Edit for the Opening Theme ("Soul Salvation) The actual opening theme animation has not been released, so this is my mock-up of what it could look like!

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The Shaman King manga will be officially licensed in English by Kodansha Comics

The official announcement will be made on July 23rd at 2pm via a Comic-Con@Home panel and will contain more details: https://comic-con.org/cciathome/2020/thursday

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The next "Shonen Magazine Edge" will release on June 17th in Japan containing:

Cover featuring Anna and 2021 Anime announcement 

Shaman King The Super Star chapter 28 - 3 color pages & start of the new "Die Butsu Zone" story arc 

Shaman King Marcos chapter 3

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As a FYI, if you are looking for the latest Shaman King news in English… I’d recommend following this Twitter account, rather than this Tumblr.

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i've been on twitter and i saw jpn fans mentioning shaman king red crimson is cancelled, is it true?

Not sure if “cancelled” is the best word to describe it. But yes, the series has ended with the 16th chapter in the Shonen Magazine Edge issue released today. This chapters leads some more setup... so hard to say it’s cancelled like “Flowers” or the original series was.

The Super Star will also be on hiatus next month too.

We’ll just have to wait and see!

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Hi do you know exactly what is contained in the new Shaman King Character Book?

A very small free preview is available on Bookwalker.

It contains most of the character images from the original KZB volumes with some new descriptions. The book can also be purchased digitally and internationally, with no Japanese address or bank/credit card needed!

So definitely something worth investing in for those super clean pictures!

Link to buy from Bookwalker: https://bookwalker.jp/de5c90b784-872c-4d9a-9f26-d689328aa94a/

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Is it one of your goals to "cover" a shaman king event? XD

Yes, but some areas may be limited to photos so how much “coverage” there will be could more restricted.

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Are you or any other fans you know going to the exhibition in Japan? I’m a long time SK fan and would love to go but already used up my vacation days to go to Tokyo last month

I would love to... but flights are expensive!!!

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Happy Halloween!

(Shaman King Chapter 156 Title Color Page)

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As a FYI, if you are looking for the latest Shaman King news in English... I’d recommend following this Twitter account, rather than this Tumblr.

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New Shaman King inspired song from BiSH called “O・S“.

(Yes, the co-writer of the song even stated that the Shaman King series was the inspiration for the song!)

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Wonder Festival 2019 [Winter] Preview

On February 10th, 2019 will begin the Winter edition of Wonder Festival (ワンダーフェスティバル). This is also know as Wonderfest or Wonfes( ワンフェス) for short. This is a special, twice-a–year convention that is based around promoting and selling of figures, typically from anime, manga, and comic series. The event is split between the official figure manufacturers promoting their upcoming figures to ...

The semi-annual Wonder Festival post for Shaman King figures is now live for Winter 2019!

A few less figures than in past events, but still 5 new figures to check out!

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So, along with the new merchandise, KZB vol 2, and the one pinned to her bindle in her first appearance, what is Anna's connection to the Dogu figure?

So the connection relates back to her hometown in Aomori Prefecture in Japan. The Dogū were more commonly located in eastern Japan, including in Aomori. So in a way, you could guess that it’s a way that Anna is still connected to her first home, in ways similar to Yoh’s bear claw necklace.So Hiroyuki Takei just continued using it, since Anna is one of the more popular characters. And voiced by Megumi Hayashibara helps keep her very relevant.. 

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Are you a boy or a girl?

Male.Got to keep Matamune as my avatar/icon to prove that I’m old. Haha!

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Is it ever mentioned what happened to the elemental spirits? Yoh apparently still has his but horohoro never uses spirit of rain in red crimson. I think it's implied Tao men inherited Spirit of thunder but I'm not sure. The Spirits never reached their full potential due to lack of time so I hope the next generation gets to use them and evolve them of possible.

Nope it’s never directly mentioned. But yes, as you implied is probably correct. Shamans need to maintain a certain “level” to control those spirits. Chocolove in jail probably couldn’t maintain that level. Horohoro working on the farm isn’t holding that level. Exactly what happened with the others during that time is still up in the air...

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may I ask for a link on where to purchase the physical copy of the character book?

For physical book... there are several options out there. Typically you can get some cheaper prices by importing directly. But there are some English website options like eBay or Kinokuniya.