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TV anime2001–2024129 episodesOriginal: mangaHiroyuki Takei

41 million copies

Medium Yoh Asakura enters a battle tournament held every 500 years, competing with other shamans in a bid to become the all-powerful Shaman King.

Where does SHAMAN KING continue after the anime? For each finished season, see whether there is a confirmed place to start reading, whether starting from the beginning is safer, and whether the original story is complete.

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SHAMAN KING (2001)

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64 episodesJul 2001 – Sep 2002

Anime ends at
Ep 64

The 2001 adaptation takes a different story path in its latter half.

  • Start overOptionalVol. 1 · SHAMAN KING Omnibus 1 (Vol. 1-3)Restart the manga at Volume 1 for its own story and ending.Buy on Amazon

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SHAMAN KING (2021)

52 episodesApr 2021 – Apr 2022

Anime ends at
Ep 52

The 2021 adaptation includes the completed manga’s restored ending.

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SHAMAN KING FLOWERS

13 episodesJan 2024 – Apr 2024

Anime ends at
Ep 13

The original manga tells Yoh’s Shaman Fight, one generation before Hana’s story.

Start over · SHAMAN KING Omnibus 1 (Vol. 1-3)

Kodansha ComicsEnglishPaperback

The anime tells the whole story. To read the original, start from the first volume.

Also in manga:

  • THE SUPER STAR · Vol. 1Alumi heads to Nagano to open a safe with a secret inside.JapaneseBuy on Amazon

Where it stops:

Original · Manga

SHAMAN KING

Hiroyuki TakeiKodanshaCompleted35 volumes

Series copies in print

41 million copies

Kodansha · November 2026

All volumes

Before you read

The original manga is complete in 35 volumes, according to Kodansha.

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