The action manga bestseller returns in 600-page editions featuring a remastered translation
and new cover art by creator Hiroyuki Takei! Dive into the classic Shonen Jump adventure whose
world of mystical spirits and bewitching battles inspired the classic anime.This volume
corresponds to Vol. 1-3 of the original release featuring updated translation and lettering
back in print more than 20 years after its initial release! HEIR TO THE THRONE Shamans possess
mysterious powers that allow them to commune with gods spirits and even the dead. High
schooler Manta Oyamada doesn't know much about them but that changes fast when his class
welcomes a new transfer student from remote Izumo: Yoh Asakura a shaman in training! Although
he may just be starting out Yoh s dream is a big one: to become the Shaman King the one and
only shaman who may commune with the Great Spirit and help remake the world for the better. But
the road to this pinnacle of spiritual power runs through the Shaman Fight: a gauntlet of
battles with rival mediums who call forth dizzying powers from the world of the dead in their
own bids for the crown. It d be nice if Yoh had a little more time to train and mature...but
the Shaman Fight is only held once every 500 years so he s going to have to grow up fast!
