With Sati Saigan's blessing, Yoh and his friends return from Hell. But the Oyamadas' secretary, Midori Tamurazaki, has been working behind the scenes�地nd he succeeds in assassinating Hao's followers. Now it's finally time for Yoh's team to take on Team Ren. It's no-holds-barred. Who will emerge victorious?!

Yoh, a shaman who can channel spirits, is training to compete in the "Shaman Fight in Tokyo," a tournament held every five hundred years to see who will become the Shaman King and shape humanity's future.

Yoh Asakura is a shaman--one of the gifted few who, thanks to training or natural talent, can channel spirits that most people can't even see. With the help of his fiancée, Anna, Yoh is in training for the ultimate shaman sports event: the "Shaman Fight in Tokyo," the once-every-500-years tournament to see who can shape humanity's future and become the Shaman King. But unfortunately for Yoh, every shaman in the world is competing for the same prize¿

There is a tournament against all shamans to decide who is the greatest and who will become the one shaman to commune with the Great Spirit.

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• A 32-volume series—over 22 million graphic novels sold in Japan! • 330k units of Shaman King manga have sold through in the U.S. to date. • Available on home video from 4Kids Entertainment • Trading card games, toys, and video game support • Was serialized in SHONEN JUMP magazine • Released every two months Yoh Asakura is a shaman—one of the gifted few who, thanks to training or natural talent, can channel spirits that most people can't even see. With the help of his fiancée, Anna, Yoh is in training for the ultimate shaman sports event: the "Shaman Fight in Tokyo," the once-every-500-years tournament to see who can shape humanity's future and become the Shaman King. But unfortunately for Yoh, every shaman in the world is competing for the same prize… Hao possesses so much mana that it virtually guarantees his victory in the Shaman Fight. So how in the world can Yoh and his friends beat him?! Mikihisa offers to teach Ren the Ultra-Senji Ryakketsu, but is Ren too stubborn to accept his help? If Hao's power doesn't destroy our heroes, perhaps pride will…