Yoh. Starting today,
you'll be taking my special training course
so that I can be the first lady of the Shaman world!
What does that mean?
Anna! How did you know I was here?
It was a piece of cake.
I was trained as an Itako
by none other than your grandmother, Kino Asakura.
The name's Anna Kyoyama, 13.
My specialty is Channeling.
No matter where I am,
no matter if a spirit has departed,
I can call upon anyone and talk to them anytime, anywhere.
All I had to do was ask a Funbari Hill spirit
and they could tell me all about you, Yoh.
Right?
Of course.
Anyway, just walking around in Tokyo is enough to tire you out.
You. Go buy me some juice.
What? Why me?
Quit your whining!
What are you to Yoh, anyway?
-What am I? I'm his friend. -Oh, are you?
That doesn't mean you can disobey me, though.
Because after all,
orders from the future Shaman King's wife
are absolute.
EPISODE 3 ANNA AND TAO JUN
Why do I have to be the errand boy?
This is going to be a problem.
Yoh!
What?
So you're from a long line of Shamans,
and your parents arranged
for you to marry a Shaman to secure the continuation of the bloodline?
Yes.
She's completely obsessed with making sure I become the Shaman King!
Because whoever becomes the master
of the all-knowing, all-powerful king of higher spirits
can shape the world as they see fit.
I see. So that's what she meant by "first lady."
You took your time!
Master Yoh!
What on earth is the matter with this young maiden?
Hey! I told you, you don't need to do stuff like this
to stop me from running away!
You've got a big mouth for someone so weak.
Say that again!
And I don't need your "special training course,"
I have my own way of doing things--
Tell me.
Do you want to die?
What are you talking about?
If this Ren guy comes after you again,
you have no hope of lucking out and getting 100% integration again.
How did you know about him?
I can see it all, obviously.
Anyway, you just can't beat him as you are right now.
Not to mention that the best Shamans in the world will be assembling soon.
The idea of you becoming Shaman King over them
is fantasy.
You mean…
Yes.
As people forget about the great spirit
and do whatever they please,
the world is falling into disorder.
The time has finally come.
Shamans worldwide will gather as they look for the king of higher spirits
and fight to be this world's savior, seated on the throne of the Shaman King.
It's the Shaman Fight in Tokyo!
The Shaman Fight
is held in the most chaotic place of the era.
Shaman after Shaman from all four corners of the earth
are already starting to arrive in Tokyo.
All of them with their precious spirits and an idea of the spirit they want.
-Yoh! -Yes!
If you're going to survive this battle,
you need your slack attitude beaten out of you.
Because I aspire to be the first lady of the Shaman world.
If you're going to be my husband,
you'll be the Shaman King by hook or by crook.
Then you'll give me a nice, comfortable life.
Shaman Fight…
No, not in here.
Is there really such a tournament?
There is.
Yoh!
What happened to you?
Anna's special training course…
Yoh!
You know how I fight by absorbing the spirit into my body?
Well, in order to use 100% of the spirit's power,
I need the muscular strength
and the endurance to fight for long periods, apparently.
I don't want to remember
those days of training. It was hell!
School is like a blessed relief
because at least I'm free from her.
Think again.
You're doing the air-chair squat all day today.
Yes, that's how she always is.
Really, is she?
-What? -What?
This is Anna Kyoyama,
from Shimokita in Aomori.
Hello.
-Nice to meet you! -Hi!
It seems
there's no safe refuge for Yoh.
REVIVAL SCREENING
LEE PYRON IN STRIKE OF FURY
Taste my fury!
Awesome!
Shut up already!
Nothing beats Lee Pyron.
And the coolest thing is he was really that tough in real life!
What? You mean it's not just in the movies?
Are you serious? He developed his own ultimate style of kung fu,
Dao Dan Do!
"Dao Dan Do"?
Combining boxing, muay Thai, karate
and other styles from around the world,
it's a martial art where a single hit is fatal.
"Dao dan" means "missile" in Chinese,
and it really does hit like one!
But before he could perfect Dao Dan Do, he died mysteriously
at only 30 years old.
Nobody knows what the cause was.
What's more, his body disappeared at the funeral. It's a real mystery.
But each mystery just led to another,
and Lee Pyron became a legend!
It's really funny, though.
Why were we sent
tickets by someone for this old movie?
There's no return address on the envelope.
Awfully strong, wasn't he?
Who are you?
I'm Tao Jun, a Daoshi.
I'm here to ask you a favor.
Will you hand over your samurai
so I can give him to my darling little brother, Ren?
Ren?
I don't like trouble.
Now that you've seen the film and witnessed his strength,
I'm sure you won't cause a needless fight.
Stay back!
She's a Shaman!
Daoshi is a kind of Shaman that has existed
in my great homeland of China since antiquity!
We use talismans for possession.
Show yourself, my warrior!
Lee Pyron!
Lee Pyron?
LEE PYRON
It's the real deal!
But why is he…
That's his dead body.
But that woman's talismans let her manipulate it.
He's an animated corpse.
A Jiang Si!
We, Daoshi,
put our Spirit Allies' souls into their actual bodies and control them.
In other words, this Jiang Si is Lee Pyron just as he was in life.
The greatest undead weapon the Tao Family has ever procured.
You disgust me.
"Procured"? "Weapon"?
So you see spirits that way too, don't you?
Yoh!
This is all beside the point.
Just give up and give me the samurai spirit.
Shut up!
I was never going to give him to you,
but now I'm even more determined!
I see. You give me no choice, then.
Equip Fighting Talisman!
Pyron! Teach that boy some manners!
Yeah, right!
Spirit Integrate!
Amidamaru!
Know the power
of the legendary Pyron!
Do you see now?
You cannot defeat me.
If you still won't give me the spirit,
I can only incapacitate you and take it myself.
And by that, I mean "kill."
Now be a good little boy and hand over the samurai.
I told you, I'll never give up Amidamaru!
I see. So you choose death?
Time for this then.
Pyron, don't stop attacking until he's dead!
IMPERIAL ORDER KILL
Dao Dan Do!
Huo Jian Jiao!
Zhou Shi Dao Dan Jiao!
Fu Chong Hong Zha Ji!
Hong Zha Jiao!
This guy
is seriously strong!
Yoh! Are you okay? Wake up!
This isn't fair! Yoh stands no chance in fighting Lee Pyron unarmed!
Lee Pyron was my hero! He fought for what was right!
Now look at him!
I told you.
He's a puppet.
And?
Shamans control spirits.
So that we, Taos, can become great Shamans,
we are given our own spirits to control when we are still infants.
You mean…
Yes. My parents killed him for my birthday.
The strongest present I could have!
That's…
There are no words for that.
I can't believe my hero, Pyron, was killed for that!
It's just too sad!
Don't feel bad for him. Puppets don't feel emotion.
That's crap!
All spirits have feelings!
You woke up!
Amidamaru and I can't be hurt by an attack
from someone whose heart isn't truly in it!
Heart?
I don't care how much power over him those talismans give you,
you'll never control his heart!
Isn't that right?
Lee Pyron
is crying!
Surely not!
A Jiang Si isn't supposed to feel!
What's going on?
It can't be!
Has encountering this boy
stirred some dormant emotion in Lee Pyron?
That can't be it.
What are you doing, Pyron?
Hurry up and finish him off!
Hold on.
I'll tear that talisman off
and free your soul!
Yoh!
Come on, Anna! Can't you help him using your Itako abilities?
I was never planning on helping him.
This is one of Yoh's trials on his way to becoming the Shaman King.
If he loses to an opponent like this,
he'll never make it.
Forgive me, Master Yoh.
If only we had something more sword-like…
Blaming your weakness on your sword?
How pathetic.
She really does mean to kill him this time!
Manta.
Hang in there, Yoh!
I'll find something more like a sword for you!
But…
A wooden sword!
Yes!
Hey, you.
What do you think you're doing, holding on to my sword?
"Wooden Sword" Ryu!
Please! Lend me your sword!
Are you kidding me?
In what world would Ryu lend you his beloved sword?
If I run away now,
Yoh will be killed for real!
"Yogurt"?
Are you hungry?
Please!
Let me have the sword!
Shut up!
I'm begging you!
-There's no time to waste! -Be quiet!
Seriously,
he's in real danger…
You need to learn about respect!
You ignoramus!
I crush idiots like you
with my hammer of knowledge!
What a lost cause of a boy.
Deliberately getting yourself killed.
Shut your mouth!
If I admit defeat, Amidamaru is done for.
Still valuing friendship over your life even now?
What is friendship even good for, anyway?
Here's one example.
For sending you running with your tail between your legs!
Manta! You're hurt!
You rescued me before, Yoh,
because we're friends.
Now put this to good use.
Well? What do you reckon, Amidamaru?
Master Manta has shown such passion.
I, Amidamaru, must respond by showing you my greatest secret technique!
Pyron, use your missile to smash that filthy-looking sword
into splinters!
Have at you!
Amida-Style
Shockwave Buddha-Slash!
Why are neither of them moving?
Because the duel's over.
I…
What…
Pyron's back!
"Pyron"?
Yes! My name is Lee Pyron.
I'm a movie actor.
But what have I…
What is happening?
Why don't I feel any pain?
Why don't I bleed?
My whole body is cold!
What on earth happened to me?
Getting upset doesn't suit you!
You're dead!
You're a puppet that belongs to me, Tao Jun.
Now act like the corpse you're supposed to be and follow this Daoshi's orders!
Daoshi? Tao Jun?
The Tao Family?
The Tao Family!
They took everything from me!
Behave yourself!
He's so angry that his soul is going berserk!
He's so quick!
I will kill you, Tao!
You!
What are you doing?
Why?
I understand why you're so angry.
But revenge doesn't accomplish anything.
What you've lost will never come back.
So let's think about
what you can do to at least make the most of things!
What's with this kid?
His rage is burning so fiercely
that he can't hear a word you're saying!
But if we don't do anything, he'll…
Isn't there something we can do?
No.
Once you lose control of a Jiang Si,
they can't be reasoned with. His exposed soul feels only raw emotion.
The only way to stop his rampage
is by destroying his flesh.
And nobody can stop Pyron!
It's all over!
Why are you giving up already?
The way you do things…
It's no wonder your Spirit Ally turned against you.
My Spirit Ally?
That's right.
So show some responsibility and work with us!
As long as Yoh and I are around,
this world will never come to an end!
Who the hell are you…
Tell me.
Can you think of anyone who might be capable of defeating Pyron?
I think I remember
Pyron having a master who was the only person he was outmatched by.
The kung fu master who taught Pyron? That's Sha Mon!
But he's dead.
So we can just call him!
Well, I guess Yoh gave it his all.
I'll help him out now.
One for my father.
Two for my mother.
Three for my siblings.
In my homeland. I pray for your souls.
If you hear my voice at the ends of your world, then rise!
Hear the sound of my beads and come to me!
Will-of-the-wisps!
They're forming the shape of a person!
Yoh!
You know what's happening, right?
I'm making the spirit of Lee Pyron's master possess you!
Okay, Amidamaru!
Exorcism Mode!
Here it comes!
Come, spirit of Sha Mon!
Itako-style possession,
Invocation!
That should turn the tables. Fight with all you've got!
Spirit Integration, Master Sha Mon!
What was that?
Who is this old man?
Did you get the right guy?
Sha Mon died at the age of 96.
Spirits usually appear as they did at the time of death.
Well, look who we have here. It's Pyron.
Why do you look so pale?
What's important for a martial artist is to silence his mind.
Though your body is dead,
it seems that your mind is still somewhat alive.
A mind clouded by anger sees nothing.
Discard your rage, Pyron.
I had my life taken from me
and I lost everything!
How?
How can I not feel anger?
No one can stop my fury!
So why are you angry?
If you've lost everything,
you should have lost the ability to feel anger too.
There is one thing
that hasn't been taken from you, is there not?
Your dream of perfecting Dao Dan Do!
Shut up!
A blow made with undisguised emotion
can be evaded by anyone.
But if you kill the self,
the way forward naturally appears before you!
Your foolishness has made you lose your way, Pyron.
If you can't tame your anger,
I'll perform the last rites for your mind!
Eijuken Ogi!
Sojuken!
Pyron!
Pyron…
My Pyron!
His Spirit Flame!
Your curse has been lifted.
Look.
Pyron's soul is returning to how he really looked.
Master!
Look at you, looking all absentminded. What a foolish student!
But it's great to have you back.
It's been a while, Pyron.
Forgive me, Master!
My ineptitude caused you to make this long journey.
Don't thank me. Thank the boy.
He let himself be possessed by me
so that he could save you.
To protect your dream, everyone's dream.
Dream?
Dao Dan Do is a martial art not for your own benefit
but one that saves people.
That's why you're beloved by people across the world.
You became a hero.
They couldn't bear to see you this way, so they fought hard.
Your Dao Dan Do lives on in everyone's hearts.
It's something to be grateful for, right, Pyron?
Yes, Master.
Where are you going?
He may have been my Spirit Ally,
but I didn't understand Pyron at all.
I still don't know what's right,
but I do know this.
I've been totally outclassed.
He's something special, that boy.
Yoh Asakura.
Of course he is.
He's going to be my husband, after all.
Husband?
Either way, I have no right
to enslave any spirits.
This is goodbye for me and Pyron.
So,
shall we go to the afterlife together?
No. I cannot pass over yet.
I'll chase my dream of perfecting Dao Dan Do.
And I'll need my body for that.
Besides, with the immortal body of a Jiang Si,
I can reach greater heights!
It's just like the boy said.
Tao Jun!
From now on,
I'm going to look ahead at where I'm going.
Pyron!
With no talisman, naturally.
Subtitle translation by: Lewis Williams