1 00:00:13,513 --> 00:00:15,890 I'm Manta Oyamada, 13 years old. 2 00:00:16,850 --> 00:00:18,601 After cram school one night, 3 00:00:18,685 --> 00:00:21,104 I met a boy who was alone in a graveyard. 4 00:00:21,187 --> 00:00:23,398 His name was Yoh Asakura. 5 00:00:23,481 --> 00:00:26,067 Apparently he's a Shaman who connects this world with the next. 6 00:00:26,985 --> 00:00:29,070 I thought this guy sounded real shady, 7 00:00:29,154 --> 00:00:31,823 but he told me that I was his friend. 8 00:00:32,490 --> 00:00:36,411 Yoh became one with the legendary samurai, Amidamaru, using Spirit Integrate 9 00:00:36,995 --> 00:00:38,830 and defeated "Wooden Sword" Ryu and his cronies. 10 00:00:39,414 --> 00:00:42,083 Yoh said he aspires to be the Shaman King. 11 00:00:42,667 --> 00:00:46,212 Then Amidamaru said that he would become Yoh's ally! 12 00:00:49,883 --> 00:00:52,719 Cram school ended late again! 13 00:00:54,137 --> 00:00:57,348 Oh, right, this is the shortcut! 14 00:00:57,432 --> 00:01:02,729 But now that I'm familiar with the ghosts in this graveyard, I'm not scared at all! 15 00:01:04,939 --> 00:01:08,109 Hey, you. What are you in such a hurry for? 16 00:01:09,903 --> 00:01:10,945 Yoh? 17 00:01:11,529 --> 00:01:13,114 No, that's not Yoh! 18 00:01:13,698 --> 00:01:15,241 Who on earth is he? 19 00:01:16,493 --> 00:01:20,080 I guess there are other people like Yoh around. 20 00:01:20,663 --> 00:01:23,291 Oh, no! Now isn't the time for this. 21 00:01:23,374 --> 00:01:25,460 You can't see the stars in Tokyo. 22 00:01:26,461 --> 00:01:30,465 Stars are like lanterns that guide us, humans. 23 00:01:30,548 --> 00:01:32,842 Those who can't read the stars 24 00:01:32,926 --> 00:01:36,471 will lose sight of where they ought to go and meet their doom. 25 00:01:37,055 --> 00:01:40,058 Are you among the ignorant who can't read the stars? 26 00:01:40,767 --> 00:01:42,435 You're rude! 27 00:01:42,519 --> 00:01:44,354 And how can you say there are no stars? 28 00:01:44,437 --> 00:01:47,649 This is the best place in town to see the stars! 29 00:01:49,275 --> 00:01:51,986 You can't call these real stars. 30 00:01:52,487 --> 00:01:55,490 I thought you of all people would understand that. 31 00:01:56,491 --> 00:01:59,786 Because you're also a human who can see spirits, right? 32 00:01:59,869 --> 00:02:01,955 Spirits? How did you… 33 00:02:03,540 --> 00:02:05,125 Don't be so afraid. 34 00:02:05,208 --> 00:02:07,168 I have no intention of harming you. 35 00:02:07,752 --> 00:02:10,088 But I do have a little favor to ask of you. 36 00:02:10,171 --> 00:02:12,465 -Favor? -Your friend. 37 00:02:12,549 --> 00:02:15,093 The one with the headphones. I have a message for him. 38 00:02:15,176 --> 00:02:16,177 For Yoh? 39 00:02:17,095 --> 00:02:18,638 My name is Ren. 40 00:02:23,977 --> 00:02:27,814 And I'll be taking your samurai spirit. 41 00:02:32,485 --> 00:02:34,445 The wandering souls of the dead, 42 00:02:34,988 --> 00:02:37,490 the higher spirits that lurk in the forests of the land, 43 00:02:37,574 --> 00:02:38,950 and divine beings… 44 00:02:39,492 --> 00:02:41,494 There are those who commune freely with them 45 00:02:41,578 --> 00:02:45,748 and command a power in this world that ordinary humans cannot. 46 00:02:46,791 --> 00:02:48,960 They call them the Shamans! 47 00:04:21,010 --> 00:04:21,844 EPISODE 2 ANOTHER SHAMAN 48 00:04:21,928 --> 00:04:24,430 I'm telling you, it's true! In that graveyard, 49 00:04:24,514 --> 00:04:27,433 there was a boy with the spirit of a Chinese general! 50 00:04:27,517 --> 00:04:29,936 I'm sure of it! He's a Shaman! 51 00:04:30,019 --> 00:04:32,021 There's another Shaman aside from you! 52 00:04:32,105 --> 00:04:34,190 Really? That's cool. 53 00:04:34,274 --> 00:04:35,900 Aren't you surprised? 54 00:04:35,984 --> 00:04:37,360 Why would I be? 55 00:04:37,443 --> 00:04:40,488 Nobody said I was the only Shaman. 56 00:04:40,571 --> 00:04:43,574 There are still lots of us all over the world. 57 00:04:44,158 --> 00:04:47,245 But he said he's going to take your Amidamaru! 58 00:04:47,328 --> 00:04:49,163 Don't you think that's a big problem? 59 00:04:50,707 --> 00:04:51,749 Amidamaru? 60 00:04:54,210 --> 00:04:55,044 Ren… 61 00:04:55,128 --> 00:04:56,838 No, I don't know him. 62 00:04:56,921 --> 00:04:59,090 I've never heard of a Shaman with that name. 63 00:04:59,173 --> 00:05:03,553 Really? But you must have given him some reason to hold a grudge or something. 64 00:05:03,636 --> 00:05:05,305 Nothing springs to mind. 65 00:05:05,888 --> 00:05:08,558 -But I guess it could be that. -"That"? 66 00:05:09,350 --> 00:05:12,937 A Shaman's status is determined by the strength of their spirit. 67 00:05:13,021 --> 00:05:17,025 Maybe he saw me with Amidamaru somewhere. 68 00:05:17,108 --> 00:05:19,027 -I see! -Amidamaru! 69 00:05:19,610 --> 00:05:23,531 So he wishes to make this cool and powerful warrior his own, does he? 70 00:05:23,614 --> 00:05:27,410 I guess. But maybe don't talk about yourself in that way. 71 00:05:27,493 --> 00:05:28,953 Moreover, 72 00:05:29,037 --> 00:05:32,915 the fact that this young lad's Spirit Ally is a Chinese general bothers me. 73 00:05:34,751 --> 00:05:36,461 It'll be okay! 74 00:05:36,544 --> 00:05:40,089 After all, there's no bad person who can see spirits! 75 00:05:40,173 --> 00:05:42,258 So don't sweat it. 76 00:05:42,967 --> 00:05:44,969 I'm sure he has a good reason. 77 00:05:45,553 --> 00:05:47,180 I'd like to meet him myself. 78 00:05:47,263 --> 00:05:50,349 Maybe he could be my first Shaman friend! 79 00:05:51,684 --> 00:05:55,146 I would also be delighted to meet this Chinese general! 80 00:05:56,606 --> 00:05:58,274 It will be a real pleasure! 81 00:05:58,858 --> 00:05:59,776 Right! 82 00:06:00,359 --> 00:06:02,070 Suit yourselves. 83 00:06:02,153 --> 00:06:03,946 What do you think you're doing, brat? 84 00:06:07,158 --> 00:06:09,410 That's him! That's Ren! 85 00:06:09,494 --> 00:06:11,162 Oh, that's him? 86 00:06:11,245 --> 00:06:13,081 I cannot see the spirit general. 87 00:06:14,165 --> 00:06:16,501 What a whiny bunch of pests you are. 88 00:06:16,584 --> 00:06:18,961 The car was simply in my way. 89 00:06:19,045 --> 00:06:21,339 What? So you thought you'd kick it? 90 00:06:21,422 --> 00:06:22,799 Are you soft in the head? 91 00:06:22,882 --> 00:06:24,634 Call us pests, will you? 92 00:06:24,717 --> 00:06:28,054 That thing coughs out exhaust fumes that pollute the air 93 00:06:28,137 --> 00:06:30,139 and make it hard to see the stars. 94 00:06:30,932 --> 00:06:34,644 What are you to this planet, if not pests? 95 00:06:34,727 --> 00:06:36,395 You're damn cockroaches! 96 00:06:36,479 --> 00:06:39,065 -You punk! -We'll teach you for messing with us! 97 00:06:45,696 --> 00:06:47,406 Oh, kung fu! 98 00:06:47,490 --> 00:06:48,658 Look at those moves! 99 00:06:50,243 --> 00:06:52,912 Is he really a Shaman? 100 00:06:53,538 --> 00:06:55,206 He's strong enough by himself. 101 00:06:55,289 --> 00:06:58,084 No, I'm sure I saw a spirit… 102 00:06:58,167 --> 00:07:00,294 Maybe I was mistaken? 103 00:07:01,212 --> 00:07:03,923 Bastard! I'll kill you! 104 00:07:06,801 --> 00:07:09,470 I suppose the only thing to do with pests is exterminate them. 105 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:14,100 Come out! Bason! 106 00:07:16,352 --> 00:07:17,687 There he is! 107 00:07:24,444 --> 00:07:26,112 Spirit Integrate! 108 00:07:28,823 --> 00:07:29,657 Bason! 109 00:07:30,741 --> 00:07:31,993 Vorpal Dance! 110 00:07:36,372 --> 00:07:39,959 -Astonishing! -You saw that, right, Yoh? I told you! 111 00:07:42,420 --> 00:07:44,088 What the hell was that? 112 00:07:46,007 --> 00:07:50,011 It's like they say, cockroaches are hard to kill. 113 00:07:50,595 --> 00:07:51,888 But it's not impossible! 114 00:07:55,308 --> 00:07:56,726 That's enough! 115 00:07:57,435 --> 00:07:58,728 So you showed up, 116 00:07:58,811 --> 00:08:00,062 headphone boy. 117 00:08:00,146 --> 00:08:02,648 What exactly are you after? 118 00:08:02,732 --> 00:08:05,276 A Shaman isn't meant to take lives. 119 00:08:05,359 --> 00:08:07,320 Don't be so tetchy. 120 00:08:07,403 --> 00:08:10,031 What's so precious about these guys' lives? 121 00:08:10,114 --> 00:08:12,158 They pollute the air and ignore the stars. 122 00:08:12,241 --> 00:08:15,161 They're entitled parasites, destroying everything in their wake. 123 00:08:15,244 --> 00:08:17,497 They reveal humanity's true, rotten side. 124 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,917 I couldn't give a damn how many people like that die. 125 00:08:21,792 --> 00:08:23,711 My name is Tao Ren, 126 00:08:23,794 --> 00:08:27,924 the one who will be king of Shamans and tidy up this world. 127 00:08:28,633 --> 00:08:31,886 Now, the conversation's over, headphone boy. 128 00:08:32,595 --> 00:08:36,349 It's time for you to give me your Spirit Ally. 129 00:08:36,432 --> 00:08:38,476 -No. -What? 130 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:41,437 You've been spouting nothing but nonsense this whole time. 131 00:08:41,521 --> 00:08:44,398 You can't just demand people you've just met to give you things! 132 00:08:45,900 --> 00:08:48,194 Would it help if I said, "please"? 133 00:08:48,277 --> 00:08:49,487 No. 134 00:08:49,570 --> 00:08:51,322 Amidamaru is my friend! 135 00:08:51,405 --> 00:08:52,907 Whether you say "please" or not, 136 00:08:52,990 --> 00:08:54,784 don't talk about him like he's an object! 137 00:08:54,867 --> 00:08:57,286 -Friend? -A dear friend. 138 00:08:57,370 --> 00:08:59,789 If you want to borrow Amidamaru's power, 139 00:08:59,872 --> 00:09:02,250 then why not just become friends with us? 140 00:09:05,127 --> 00:09:06,879 A spirit is your friend? 141 00:09:06,963 --> 00:09:09,131 Is that how you see them? 142 00:09:10,383 --> 00:09:11,592 What's so funny? 143 00:09:11,676 --> 00:09:14,345 To Shamans like us, 144 00:09:14,428 --> 00:09:17,765 spirits are nothing more than tools to be used for their powers. 145 00:09:17,848 --> 00:09:21,394 You're not supposed to feel a sense of friendship with your tools. 146 00:09:21,477 --> 00:09:23,145 Tools? 147 00:09:23,229 --> 00:09:27,108 What? I'm only speaking the truth. 148 00:09:27,191 --> 00:09:30,027 You aren't capable of making proper use of that samurai. 149 00:09:31,445 --> 00:09:35,741 It's only appropriate that a strong spirit like that belongs to me. 150 00:09:36,701 --> 00:09:38,703 If you won't give him to me, 151 00:09:38,786 --> 00:09:41,247 I will take him by force. 152 00:09:41,831 --> 00:09:42,707 Go, Bason! 153 00:09:42,790 --> 00:09:46,586 First destroy his owner, that Shaman! 154 00:09:47,962 --> 00:09:50,298 When a spirit loses its master, 155 00:09:50,381 --> 00:09:53,467 a skilled Shaman like me can easily bring them to heel, 156 00:09:53,551 --> 00:09:55,344 regardless of what they want! 157 00:09:55,845 --> 00:09:58,723 And then they're reborn as an excellent tool! 158 00:10:01,267 --> 00:10:03,352 Is that how you made the spirit behind you 159 00:10:03,436 --> 00:10:06,230 into the fighting machine that he is? 160 00:10:06,731 --> 00:10:09,859 I don't care how big and clever you think you are. 161 00:10:10,526 --> 00:10:13,362 I won't let you treat spirits like tools! 162 00:10:13,946 --> 00:10:14,905 Amidamaru! 163 00:10:14,989 --> 00:10:15,948 I'm here! 164 00:10:16,032 --> 00:10:17,617 This guy's got it all wrong! 165 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:19,118 I concur! 166 00:10:20,077 --> 00:10:21,871 There you are, samurai! 167 00:10:21,954 --> 00:10:22,913 -Let's go! -Let's go! 168 00:10:24,624 --> 00:10:26,292 -Spirit Integrate! -Spirit Integrate! 169 00:10:45,686 --> 00:10:47,813 I won't let you get in Young Master's way! 170 00:10:47,897 --> 00:10:49,607 Vorpal Dance! 171 00:10:51,025 --> 00:10:51,942 What was that? 172 00:10:52,026 --> 00:10:53,611 That was nothing! 173 00:10:54,779 --> 00:10:56,489 We won't stop until you're down! 174 00:10:57,406 --> 00:10:59,575 He parried Vorpal Dance? 175 00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:06,582 I knew I was right about you. 176 00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:09,919 Now I want you even more, Amidamaru! 177 00:11:10,503 --> 00:11:12,630 All right, enough playing around! 178 00:11:12,713 --> 00:11:14,799 Now it's time to hunt you down for real! 179 00:11:15,383 --> 00:11:17,593 Playing around? What's he talking about? 180 00:11:18,761 --> 00:11:19,637 Amidamaru, 181 00:11:20,221 --> 00:11:23,349 there's no doubt that you're far stronger than my Bason, 182 00:11:23,933 --> 00:11:26,018 but I'm sure you've realized this already. 183 00:11:26,519 --> 00:11:31,107 That boy isn't capable of drawing even 10% of your power. 184 00:11:32,149 --> 00:11:35,945 Behold! This is the power of a true Shaman! 185 00:11:36,612 --> 00:11:38,489 100% integration! 186 00:11:40,950 --> 00:11:43,160 Vorpal Dance! 187 00:11:54,922 --> 00:11:58,634 For the ability to restore 100% of a spirit's power in this world, 188 00:11:59,510 --> 00:12:01,887 you need the mental strength 189 00:12:01,971 --> 00:12:05,141 to use them as tools, which some would call cruelty. 190 00:12:06,934 --> 00:12:10,479 You're not in the same league of Shamans as I am. 191 00:12:10,980 --> 00:12:13,023 Amidamaru is mine! 192 00:12:25,286 --> 00:12:26,370 Yoh! 193 00:12:26,454 --> 00:12:28,706 What the hell is going on? 194 00:12:28,789 --> 00:12:31,125 How could Yoh and Amidamaru lose? 195 00:12:31,709 --> 00:12:32,960 How naïve. 196 00:12:33,043 --> 00:12:36,505 A Shaman who can't dominate their spirit can't use it to its full potential. 197 00:12:36,589 --> 00:12:39,425 There's no way a boy like him 198 00:12:39,508 --> 00:12:41,927 who sees his spirit as his friend could control it. 199 00:12:43,053 --> 00:12:43,971 Control? 200 00:12:44,555 --> 00:12:47,516 There's a reason we must do this. 201 00:12:48,142 --> 00:12:50,436 It's because when we enter a state of possession, 202 00:12:50,519 --> 00:12:54,982 two souls inhabit our bodies at the same time. 203 00:12:55,065 --> 00:12:56,484 Two souls? 204 00:12:58,235 --> 00:13:00,112 You're quick on the uptake. 205 00:13:00,196 --> 00:13:03,574 One body is being controlled by two minds. 206 00:13:03,657 --> 00:13:06,911 It's impossible to predict all the friction that might result from that. 207 00:13:06,994 --> 00:13:10,164 Delayed transmission of information and conflicts of opinion… 208 00:13:10,706 --> 00:13:14,210 If you see this second spirit as your friend and equal, 209 00:13:14,293 --> 00:13:17,671 it's only natural that you'll limit what your body can do. 210 00:13:18,380 --> 00:13:22,801 A Shaman uses the power of the spirits as they see fit! 211 00:13:23,385 --> 00:13:26,013 To that end, they must always exert total domination 212 00:13:26,096 --> 00:13:29,058 on their spirits and use them effectively as tools! 213 00:13:29,141 --> 00:13:32,228 A weak-willed person who thinks spirits are friends 214 00:13:32,311 --> 00:13:34,271 will never accomplish that! 215 00:13:37,191 --> 00:13:39,693 No matter how superb his car is, 216 00:13:39,777 --> 00:13:43,572 a worthless driver will never win a race! 217 00:13:43,656 --> 00:13:46,367 An excellent machine needs someone 218 00:13:46,450 --> 00:13:48,827 with the skill worthy of using it! 219 00:13:49,411 --> 00:13:51,247 You can die in peace. 220 00:13:51,330 --> 00:13:54,375 I'll make good use of Amidamaru. 221 00:13:56,210 --> 00:13:58,087 Amidamaru isn't a machine! 222 00:13:58,796 --> 00:14:00,130 Yoh! 223 00:14:00,798 --> 00:14:04,134 I told you, Amidamaru is my friend! 224 00:14:04,718 --> 00:14:07,513 But you still want to treat him like an object, don't you? 225 00:14:08,097 --> 00:14:09,306 You twerp! 226 00:14:09,390 --> 00:14:11,559 You still have the strength to sit up. 227 00:14:13,686 --> 00:14:17,481 If Amidamaru hadn't dodged in the nick of time, I'd have lost my arm. 228 00:14:21,235 --> 00:14:25,447 You can stand up to Bason's attacks even at such a disadvantage? 229 00:14:25,531 --> 00:14:28,325 My desire to have you just grows stronger and stronger! 230 00:14:28,909 --> 00:14:29,910 Amidamaru! 231 00:14:30,494 --> 00:14:31,453 Don't make me laugh! 232 00:14:32,079 --> 00:14:33,747 You think I would possess you? 233 00:14:34,331 --> 00:14:35,332 Enough of the tough act. 234 00:14:35,416 --> 00:14:37,543 What can you do in that state? 235 00:14:37,626 --> 00:14:40,254 Look at your master's injuries! 236 00:14:42,798 --> 00:14:43,924 Forgive me, Master Yoh. 237 00:14:44,008 --> 00:14:45,885 If only I were a little stronger… 238 00:14:45,968 --> 00:14:47,720 What are you talking about? 239 00:14:47,803 --> 00:14:49,972 You're plenty strong, Amidamaru. 240 00:14:51,098 --> 00:14:53,100 It's me who let you down. 241 00:14:53,183 --> 00:14:54,351 I'm beat. 242 00:14:54,435 --> 00:14:56,061 To think someone like him… 243 00:14:57,271 --> 00:14:58,188 Master Yoh! 244 00:14:58,772 --> 00:15:01,275 I can't win against him, Amidamaru. 245 00:15:01,859 --> 00:15:04,278 So run away from here, right now! 246 00:15:05,988 --> 00:15:07,990 More futile struggling. 247 00:15:08,073 --> 00:15:12,745 Once you die, that samurai will have nowhere else to go in this world. 248 00:15:13,370 --> 00:15:16,999 That's why he'll go to see his best friend Mosuke in the afterlife. 249 00:15:17,082 --> 00:15:20,252 Amidamaru has no unfinished business left in the world of the living! 250 00:15:20,961 --> 00:15:22,546 -The afterlife? -Imbecile! 251 00:15:23,130 --> 00:15:24,924 Once a spirit passes over, 252 00:15:25,007 --> 00:15:27,384 it never comes back! 253 00:15:27,468 --> 00:15:30,179 You mean to tell me you'll throw your Spirit Ally away? 254 00:15:32,723 --> 00:15:36,685 I'd much rather have that happen than let Amidamaru become your possession! 255 00:15:38,604 --> 00:15:39,563 Master Yoh! 256 00:15:40,522 --> 00:15:42,691 Damn you! 257 00:15:42,775 --> 00:15:46,445 Then I'll just have to kill you before that samurai passes over 258 00:15:46,528 --> 00:15:48,322 and make him mine! 259 00:15:49,865 --> 00:15:50,741 Amidamaru! 260 00:15:51,408 --> 00:15:53,118 Don't be stupid! 261 00:15:53,202 --> 00:15:54,703 Hurry up and leave this world! 262 00:15:54,787 --> 00:15:55,829 Master Yoh! 263 00:15:56,538 --> 00:15:59,375 I am well aware that there is nothing I can do. 264 00:15:59,917 --> 00:16:02,711 But as a samurai, I cannot forsake my master. 265 00:16:03,295 --> 00:16:06,298 Not to mention that I would have regrets in this world 266 00:16:06,382 --> 00:16:08,133 if I would have left you, Master Yoh! 267 00:16:08,968 --> 00:16:10,386 Amidamaru! 268 00:16:11,762 --> 00:16:14,223 What a touching bond, you pair of idiots! 269 00:16:14,306 --> 00:16:18,352 But are you still blind to the fact that your friendship keeps you from beating me? 270 00:16:18,978 --> 00:16:20,020 Come on, Bason! 271 00:16:21,563 --> 00:16:23,482 100% integration! 272 00:16:25,985 --> 00:16:28,195 Vorpal Dance! 273 00:16:34,118 --> 00:16:35,452 Integrating even now? 274 00:16:35,536 --> 00:16:38,038 You don't know when to give up. 275 00:16:39,623 --> 00:16:42,793 How did he manage to stop my Bason's attack? 276 00:16:45,462 --> 00:16:48,132 They're at 100% integration! 277 00:16:50,718 --> 00:16:52,302 I can't believe it. 278 00:16:52,886 --> 00:16:56,515 Two "friends" shouldn't be able to do something like that. 279 00:16:56,598 --> 00:16:57,808 But they can. 280 00:16:59,685 --> 00:17:01,645 You taught me yourself. 281 00:17:01,729 --> 00:17:05,024 If your minds are in perfect harmony, 282 00:17:05,107 --> 00:17:08,277 you can use 100% of your spirit's power! 283 00:17:09,862 --> 00:17:12,906 And now our intentions are one. 284 00:17:14,116 --> 00:17:15,909 We're both set on defeating you! 285 00:17:17,911 --> 00:17:18,746 That stance… 286 00:17:18,829 --> 00:17:22,374 It's the same legendary stance Amidamaru used 600 years ago 287 00:17:22,458 --> 00:17:24,835 in the massacre that made him a legendary demon! 288 00:17:28,589 --> 00:17:29,590 Tathagata! 289 00:17:30,632 --> 00:17:33,510 Don't give me that crap. 290 00:17:33,594 --> 00:17:36,972 There's no way your minds are in 100% alignment. 291 00:17:39,058 --> 00:17:41,185 Does this friendship of yours 292 00:17:41,268 --> 00:17:43,604 ever lead to everything going 293 00:17:44,229 --> 00:17:45,606 just as you expected? 294 00:17:46,356 --> 00:17:47,191 It does! 295 00:17:48,859 --> 00:17:50,360 Here's your answer! 296 00:17:51,153 --> 00:17:53,113 Amida-Style Halo Blade! 297 00:17:54,740 --> 00:17:56,867 100% integration! 298 00:17:57,409 --> 00:17:58,535 It can't be… 299 00:17:58,619 --> 00:18:00,746 If it really is, 300 00:18:00,829 --> 00:18:03,624 he could also be qualified to be the Shaman King! 301 00:18:06,251 --> 00:18:08,295 Shaman King… 302 00:18:09,171 --> 00:18:10,923 -Yoh! -Master Yoh! 303 00:18:18,972 --> 00:18:20,349 What was that? 304 00:18:20,432 --> 00:18:22,559 You started your training four years ago 305 00:18:23,060 --> 00:18:25,687 and you still can't even summon a ground spirit? 306 00:18:26,563 --> 00:18:28,190 Come on, Grandpa! 307 00:18:28,273 --> 00:18:30,109 Most people can't do this! 308 00:18:30,692 --> 00:18:33,320 What's even the point of this, anyway? 309 00:18:34,905 --> 00:18:37,574 Those who decide they can't do something 310 00:18:38,158 --> 00:18:39,034 without even trying 311 00:18:39,993 --> 00:18:41,537 will never succeed at anything! 312 00:18:41,620 --> 00:18:43,539 What? Leaf Sprites? 313 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:49,586 Shikigami, the signature attack of Japan's leading Shamans, the Onmyoji! 314 00:18:49,670 --> 00:18:53,966 If you're a real member of the Asakuras, the ancient family of Shamans, 315 00:18:54,049 --> 00:18:56,093 you must master Shikigami at the very least! 316 00:18:56,176 --> 00:18:57,845 -I don't want to! -What did you say? 317 00:18:58,428 --> 00:19:01,098 I'm not interested in being a Shaman one bit. 318 00:19:02,224 --> 00:19:05,352 Then what do you want to do when you're older? 319 00:19:06,019 --> 00:19:07,229 What I want 320 00:19:07,312 --> 00:19:11,066 is to listen to my favorite music every day and live an easy life. 321 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:14,236 You dunce! 322 00:19:15,445 --> 00:19:17,030 It's shameful. 323 00:19:17,114 --> 00:19:19,783 Little by little, the people of the world 324 00:19:19,867 --> 00:19:23,871 are forgetting about the souls around us and the higher spirits in the ground, 325 00:19:24,371 --> 00:19:28,208 even though it's impossible for them to escape the great cycle of nature. 326 00:19:28,876 --> 00:19:32,337 If the forests are destroyed, there's less wood, less air. 327 00:19:32,421 --> 00:19:34,339 If the earth is covered over, 328 00:19:34,423 --> 00:19:37,009 water has nowhere to go and it causes floods. 329 00:19:37,092 --> 00:19:39,219 Everything in the world 330 00:19:39,303 --> 00:19:42,598 is connected to the great cycle of life. 331 00:19:43,599 --> 00:19:44,683 Which is why 332 00:19:44,766 --> 00:19:49,646 humans need something to guide them through life in this world. 333 00:19:50,731 --> 00:19:51,815 And that's… 334 00:19:54,818 --> 00:19:57,613 The all-knowing, all-powerful spirit. 335 00:19:57,696 --> 00:20:01,325 The great king of spirits, commonly known as "god." 336 00:20:03,452 --> 00:20:06,121 The king of higher spirits? 337 00:20:06,205 --> 00:20:10,459 He has been depicted in many ways and has a great variety of names. 338 00:20:10,542 --> 00:20:15,088 But only a few people have ever been able to meet him. 339 00:20:15,172 --> 00:20:18,467 Those few people discovered what his wishes were, 340 00:20:19,051 --> 00:20:23,013 then conveyed those wishes to the masses to maintain the harmony of the land 341 00:20:23,597 --> 00:20:26,600 in order to prevent the people from blindly following their desires 342 00:20:26,683 --> 00:20:28,644 and heading down a path of destruction. 343 00:20:29,895 --> 00:20:31,813 Hey, Grandpa! Who were they? 344 00:20:31,897 --> 00:20:34,066 Who were the people who met the king of higher spirits? 345 00:20:34,858 --> 00:20:36,151 Those people 346 00:20:36,735 --> 00:20:39,404 possessed the powers of all Shamans 347 00:20:39,488 --> 00:20:42,199 and were capable of becoming one with the king of higher spirits. 348 00:20:42,282 --> 00:20:44,201 The Shaman Kings. 349 00:20:44,785 --> 00:20:48,622 They have gone down as saviors in the chronicles of humans. 350 00:20:50,874 --> 00:20:54,294 Not that you'd be interested in any of this, though. 351 00:20:54,962 --> 00:20:56,296 That's… 352 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:58,131 That's awesome! 353 00:20:58,215 --> 00:21:01,051 Can I become a Shaman King too? 354 00:21:03,679 --> 00:21:05,305 No way! 355 00:21:05,889 --> 00:21:10,769 What's up with you? I didn't think a lazy-bones like you would be interested. 356 00:21:10,852 --> 00:21:11,687 But Grandpa! 357 00:21:12,271 --> 00:21:15,899 If I can become friends with this know-it-all king of higher spirits, 358 00:21:15,983 --> 00:21:19,319 I'll never have any problems and I can chill out all day long! 359 00:21:20,362 --> 00:21:23,323 Hey! Tell me how I can become a Shaman King! 360 00:21:23,407 --> 00:21:25,117 I'll train really hard! 361 00:21:25,659 --> 00:21:27,369 You total dunce! 362 00:21:30,372 --> 00:21:31,206 Yoh… 363 00:21:31,790 --> 00:21:33,208 Master Yoh! You're awake! 364 00:21:33,792 --> 00:21:35,544 Thank goodness! 365 00:21:36,211 --> 00:21:39,673 Right. The king of Shamans that guy mentioned 366 00:21:39,756 --> 00:21:41,842 must be the Shaman King. 367 00:21:41,925 --> 00:21:42,884 -What? -What did you say? 368 00:21:43,468 --> 00:21:46,263 I forgot that I started training in the first place 369 00:21:46,346 --> 00:21:48,098 to become the Shaman King. 370 00:21:48,598 --> 00:21:52,019 I guess at some point, I started training just for the sake of training. 371 00:21:52,102 --> 00:21:54,855 -Hold up! -I'm just glad you're safe! 372 00:21:54,938 --> 00:21:57,274 -Tell me about the Shaman King! -I was scared to death! 373 00:21:57,357 --> 00:21:58,817 Oh, be quiet. 374 00:22:00,694 --> 00:22:02,404 I heard you were hurt, 375 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:04,823 so I came all the way to see you. 376 00:22:05,574 --> 00:22:06,783 But what is this racket? 377 00:22:06,867 --> 00:22:09,870 Who are you, turning up out of the blue like this? 378 00:22:09,953 --> 00:22:11,621 Have you got the wrong room? 379 00:22:12,205 --> 00:22:13,373 Be careful, Manta! 380 00:22:16,418 --> 00:22:19,546 Don't talk to me that way, half-pint. 381 00:22:20,589 --> 00:22:21,631 I'm a Shaman. 382 00:22:22,299 --> 00:22:23,508 Anna, an Itako. 383 00:22:24,843 --> 00:22:26,636 Yoh Asakura's fiancée. 384 00:23:52,848 --> 00:23:57,853 Subtitle translation by: Lewis Williams