The recent Shaman King anime adaptation was announced during the summer of 2020 and had an April 1st, 2021 debut in Japan on multiple broadcast networks and with Netflix picking it up for streaming. We saw it cover a lot of material and broke things out over a couple of cour and it’s done well internationally with a lot of multilingual support. We learned in April 2022 that a sequel series is coming and that it’s titled as Shaman King Flowers with a plan for a January 9th, 2024 premiere.
King Records recently set their plans for the Japanese home video release of the series and they’ve opted for a full box set for the thirteen-episode season. It’s set to arrive on April 24th, 2024 where it’ll be a limited edition set priced at 25,000 yen. It’ll be spread across two Blu-ray discs and include three CDs with an original soundtrack, a drama CD, and more. The on-disc extras so far include the clean theme songs with more to be revealed.
With the set recently released, we’re catching up a bit on it and finally have a look at the artwork for it:
The series has Takeshi Furuta directing it based on the scripts overseen by Shoji Yonemura. Mayuko Yamamoto is handling the character design adaptation with studio Bridge working on the production itself.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Amidamaru
- Sumire Uesaka as Alumi Niumbirch
- Yoko Hikasa as Hana Asakura
- Shun Horie as Yohane Asakura
- Michiko Kaiden as Gakko Ibuki
- Romi Park as Tao Men
- Ami Koshimizu as Luca Asakura
- Kentaro Ito as Daikyо̄ Oboro
- Kenta Miyake as Ryūji Ichihara
- Chihiro Ueda as Namaha
- Yōko Hikasa as Yoh Asakura
- Megumi Hayashibara as Anna Asakura
- Minami Takayama as Hao
The series features the opening theme song is “Turn the World” as performed by Nana Mizuki while the ending theme song with “Dear Panta Rhei” by Sumire Uesaka
The original work was created by Hiroyuki Takei which ran for 35 volumes and spawned a TV series back in 2001.
Viz Media originally licensed and released the manga in North America but it looks like Kodansha Comics holds that one now.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: A battle is about to begin in Tokyo: the Shaman Fight, a tournament held every five hundred years where shaman—those who can command spirits—confront each other in combat. The victor of this contest becomes the Shaman King and the only one who is able to contact and control the Great Spirit, allowing them to reshape the world as they please through its immense power.
During a late-night walk, Manta Oyamada runs into his classmate, the carefree You Asakura, who invites him to come stargazing with some friends, who, to Manta’s horror, turn out to be ghosts from a local cemetery! However, the knowledge that Manta possesses—a rare sixth sense that allows Manta to see these spirits—endears the boy to You. So when You finds out that his new comrade has been beaten up by a local gang, he decides to avenge him with the help of Amidamaru, a samurai ghost whose tomb was broken by the gang leader.
Soon Manta uncovers more about the world of spirits, including the Shaman Fight, in which his new friend You aims to claim victory.
[Source: Shaman King Flowers]
