TV series

Shaman King

2001–2002 · 1 season

A bright, fast-moving tournament adventure full of ghosts, friendship and goofy humour, easy to dip into and cheer along with.

Overview: Asakura Yoh is a shaman, a person who communicates with ghosts. He enters the Shaman Fight, for whoever wins the tournament gets to commune with the Great Spirit, God... that and his fiance Anna wants to be the wife of the Shaman King. Helping him are his friends Manta, Horo Horo, Ryu, and his samurai ghost partner, Amidamaru.
How it feels: Light, warm, whimsical and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, survival, identity, death
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
survival
identity
death
loyalty
Places: small town
fantasy world
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none