No one knows or cares what a Shaman King is, but for my own records, I will let it be known that I have recently finished reading the entirety of the main Shaman King manga. My verdict, is that it is pretty good.
Shaman King turns into one long tournament that takes place on an island wear a bunch of stuff happens outside of the battles and you can’t tell how much time has passed. It reminds me of Mortal Kombat actually.
I like the character designs, how the characters interact with each other, and the lack of pretentiousness in the story. Anna is also cute, and I always appreciate it when a comic makes the girls look cute; good looking people seem to be in short supply these days…
Sometimes it was hard to interpret what was going on with the fights. The idea of people dying over and over and coming back stronger because of it almost made me roll my eyes. Almost.
Much like how Fruits Basket returned (with a lovely, beautiful new anime,) Shaman King is also set to return to Japanese television programming with an all new anime. I just may check it out.
All in all, Shaman King was a fun read, and I’m glad I binge read it on Comixology. Even so, Negima! and UQ Holder! were my favorite two reads this year. These shows deserve a proper anime adaptation.
