Shaman King (シャーマンキング Shāman Kingu) is an anime series based on the manga series created by Hiroyuki Takei. It was animated by Xebec and aired on TV Tokyo from July 4, 2001, to September 25, 2002.
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Dubbing History[]
The rights to the series were obtained by 4Kids Entertainment, premiering on Fox Box on September 6, 2003.
While the 4Kids dub contained many edits, compared to many 4Kids dubs it was relatively light by their standards. Due to the concept of death being so intricately woven into the plot, they were unable to completely remove it from their dub. 4Kids instead went with a pragmatic approach in adapting it, editing what they could but leaving many moments of violence, religious symbolism, and death intact. Unfortunately, this resulted in moral guardians and network executives complaining about the content, which would indirectly lead to how 4Kids handled their much-derided dub of One Piece. Eventually the show, along with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, would be advertised during the primetime hours in hopes to gain adult fans.
Similar to Yu-Gi-Oh!, 4Kids attempted to do an uncut dub of the series in co-operation with FUNimation Entertainment. Two volumes, spanning Episodes 1-6, were released between October 19, 2004 and May 31, 2005, before production was cancelled due to poor sales and the partnership between the two companies collapsing. 3 other volumes were announced (spanning Episodes 7-15) but cancelled. The entirety of the series' dub, cut or uncut, has not been released on DVD.
Discotek Media released the entire edited dub on Blu-ray in 2021. The original Japanese version in Sub and the uncut dub was released on Blu-ray in 2023.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Main Characters | |||
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Yoh Asakura | Yūko Satō | Sebastian Arcelus |
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Amidamaru | Katsuyuki Konishi | Sean Schemmel |
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Mitsuki Saiga (young) | ||
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Manta Oyamada (Morty Oyamada) |
Inuko Inuyama | Oliver Wyman |
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Anna Kyōyama | Megumi Hayashibara | Tara Sands |
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Hao Asakura (Zeke Asakura) |
Minami Takayama | Sebastian Arcelus |
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Hikaru Midorikawa | ||
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| Funbari Hot Springs | |||
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Ryūnosuke Umemiya "Ryu" |
Masahiko Tanaka | Sean Schemmel |
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Tokagero | Wataru Takagi | Wayne Grayson |
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Faust VIII | Takehito Koyasu | Sam Riegel (eps. 15-16) |
| Matt Caplan (eps. 37-64) | |||
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Eliza | Yuka Komatsu | Lisa Ortiz |
| Team “Len” | |||
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Len (Ren) Tao | Romi Park | Andrew Rannells |
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Bason | Shinpachi Tsuji | Frederick B. Owens |
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Horokeu "Horo Horo" Usui (Trey Racer) |
Yūji Ueda | Michael Sinterniklaas |
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Kororo (Kory) |
Nana Mizuki | ¿? |
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Lyserg Diethel | Yoko Sōmi | Erica Schroeder |
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Morphine (Chloe) |
¿? | ¿? |
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Chocolove McDonell (Joco) |
Motoko Kumai | Duane Cooper |
| X-Laws | |||
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Iron Maiden Jeanne | Yui Horie | Caren Manuel |
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Shamash (Mash) |
Masahiko Tanaka | ¿? |
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Marco Lasso | Akimitsu Takase | Eric Stuart |
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Mina Montgomery (Meene Montgomery) |
Tomoko Kawakami | Michelle Newman |
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Cebin Mendel (Kevin Mendel) |
Wataru Takagi | Eric Stuart |
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John Dingbat (John Denbat) |
Katsuyuki Konishi | Matt Hoverman |
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Chris Venstar | Seiji Sasaki | |
| Secondary Characters | |||
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Jun Tao | Michiko Neya | Lisa Ortiz |
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Lee Pyron (Lee Pai Long) |
Nobutoshi Canna | Dan Green |
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Tamao Tamamura (Tamara) |
Nana Mizuki | Veronica Taylor |
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Pilika Usui (Pilica Racer) |
Tomoko Kawakami | Rachael Lillis |
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Opacho | Megumi Hayashibara | Tara Sands |
| Patch Tribe (Dobie Tribe) | |||
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Silva | Hikaru Midorikawa | Dan Green |
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Kalim | Kazuhiro Nakata | Jim Malone (ep. 14) |
| Jonathan Todd Ross | |||
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Goldva | Reiko Suzuki | Ted Lewis |
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Nichrom | Kentarō Itō | Sean Schemmel |
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Zinc | Susumu Chiba | Andrew Rannells |
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Radim | Toshitaka Shimizu | ¿? |
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Silver Wing | Masaaki Ōkura | Maddie Blaustein |
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Silver Shield | Shinji Kawada | Darren Dunstan |
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Silver Rod | Yuka Komatsu | Tara Sands |
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Silver Tail | Toshitaka Shimizu | Oliver Wyman |
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Silver Horn | Kanji Suzumori | ¿? |
| Lily Five | |||
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Sharona | Rumi Ochiai | Megan Hollingshead |
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Millie | Miyako Itō | Amy Palant |
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Ellie | Makoto Tsumura | Kerry Williams |
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Sally | Inuko Inuyama | Dana Halsted |
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Lilly | Yui Horie | Lisa Ortiz |
| Hao's Followers | |||
| Team Star (Hoshi-Gumi) | |||
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Luchist Lasso (Luka) |
Katsuyuki Konishi | Andrew Rannells |
| Team Flower (Hani-Gumi) | |||
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Kanna Bismarch | Yoko Sōmi | Caren Manuel |
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Matilda "Matti" Matisse | Tomoe Hanba | Erica Schroeder |
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Marion Phauna (Mari) |
Michiko Neya | Carrie Keranen |
| Team Earth (Tsuchi-Gumi) | |||
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Peyote Díaz (Ramiro) |
Mitsuaki Madono | Dan Green |
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Zen Hijiri | Nobuyuki Hiyama | |
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Ryo Kamishiro | Masaya Onosaka | Greg Abbey |
| Team Moon (Tsuki-Gumi) | |||
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Mohamed Tabarsi (Turbine) |
Masahiko Tanaka | Oliver Wyman |
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Hang Zang-Ching | Yūji Ueda | |
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Bill Burton "Big Guy" | Yoshinori Sonobe | ¿? |
| Others | |||
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Boris Tepes Dracula (Boris Tepes Dracula III) |
Kōji Ishii | Oliver Wyman |
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Kouji Yamada / Damayaji |
Sakaguchi Noriich | James Carter Cathcart |
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Blamuro | Toshitaka Shimizu | Scottie Ray |
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Ashil (Basil) |
Kōki Miyata | Marc Thompson |
| Other Teams | |||
| Team “Icemen” | |||
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Pino Graham | Susumu Chiba | Christopher Kromer |
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Nana Mizuki (young) | ||
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Badbh | ¿? | ¿? |
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Zria Gagarik (Zynia) |
Masako Katsuki | Rachael Lillis |
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Tona Papik Cadimahide (Cadimahide) |
Hisao Egawa | J. David Brimmer |
| Team “Niles” | |||
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Anatel Pokki (Anathel) |
Hirohiko Kakegawa | Ted Lewis |
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Khafre Puljiz (Knafre) |
Susumu Chiba | Wayne Grayson |
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Nakht Pitrah | Yūji Ueda | Anthony Salerno |
| Team “Spartacus” (Enseioth) | |||
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Ados | Jōji Nakata | Marc Thompson |
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Maya | Sayuri Yamauchi | Nicole Dooley |
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Meloth | Yuriko Fuchizaki | ¿? |
| Team “Parthia” | |||
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Anise (Anith) |
Kikuko Inoue | Andrea Rosen |
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Harum (Haloune) |
Toshihiko Seki | Greg Abbey |
| Team “Doshi Force” (“Noroshi”) | |||
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Ginny Tao (Jenny Tao) |
Yoko Sōmi | Megan Hollingshead |
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Soumei Tao | Megumi Toyoguchi | Lisa Ortiz |
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Kyou Tao | Hiromi Ishikawa | Andrew Rannells |
| Team “Dira Doe” (“Dairedo”) | |||
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Nyorai | Akiko Hiramatsu | Amy Birnbaum |
| Team “Doom” (“Sabbath”) | |||
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Ronnie | Fumihiko Tachiki | Wayne Grayson |
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Ouji (Ozzy) |
Nobuyuki Furuta | ¿? |
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Aiyomi | Tomohisa Asō | ¿? |
| Team “Fudomyou” | |||
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Fudo | Yūko Kobayashi | Wayne Grayson |
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Gekkou | Wakana Yamazaki | Erica Schroeder |
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Nikko | Takkō Ishimori | ¿? |
| Other Characters | |||
| Asakura Family | |||
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Mikihisa Asakura | Kenyū Horiuchi | Ted Lewis |
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Yōmei Asakura | Takeshi Aono | Jim Napolitano |
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Kino Asakura | Hisako Kyōda | Erica Schroeder |
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Keiko Asakura | Mika Doi | |
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Ponchi | Kenyū Horiuchi | Andrew Rannells |
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Konchi | Tsutomu Kashiwakura | Jerry Lobozzo |
| Tao Family | |||
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En Tao | Masashi Ebara | Marc Thompson |
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Ran Tao | Ai Satō | Megan Hollingshead |
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Chin Tao | Hidekatsu Shibata | Stuart Zagnit |
| The Dead Enders (Ryu’s Gang) | |||
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Muscle Boy (Magnet) |
Nobutoshi Canna | Marc Thompson |
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Free Day | Kanji Suzumori | ¿? |
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Ball Boy (B.Boy) |
Yūji Ueda | Oliver Wyman |
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Blue Shato (Blue Shadow) |
Susumu Chiba | Wayne Grayson |
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Apache | Toshitaka Shimizu | Matt Hoverman |
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Junk Food | Takehito Koyasu | ¿? |
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Silver Sun | Yoshihisa Kawahara | ¿? |
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Death Machine | Shinji Kawada | ¿? |
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Space Shot | Masaaki Ōkura | Greg Abbey |
| Diethel Family | |||
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Liam Diethel | Masamichi Satō | Greg Abbey |
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Jane Diethel | Naomi Shindō | ¿? |
| Seminoa Tribe | |||
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Lirilara (Lee Lee La La) |
Mami Koyama | Erica Schroeder |
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Chelga | ¿? | ¿? |
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Nitsuba | Kanji Suzumori | ¿? |
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Yofia | ¿? | Eric Stuart |
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Ian | Yoshinori Sonobe | Matt Hoverman |
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Drysa | Toshitaka Shimizu | Marc Thompson |
| Others | |||
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Mosuke | Hisao Egawa | J. David Brimmer |
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Kumiko Watanabe (young) |
Scottie Ray | |
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Savage Pan (Savage Dan) |
Susumu Chiba | Dan Green |
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Green Garam (Green Garaham) |
Toshitaka Shimizu | Marc Thompson |
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Mr. Little Lake (Mr. Little) |
Katsuyuki Konishi | Oliver Wyman |
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Allen | Chika Sakamoto | Ted Lewis |
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Orona | Takaya Hashi | Michael Sinterniklaas |
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Hilda (Tilda) |
Yuriko Yamaguchi | Veronica Taylor |
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Kanae | Rumi Kasahara | |
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Billy Anderson | Shinpachi Tsuji | Andrew Rannells |
Additional Voices[]
- Greg Abbey
- Nicole Dooley
- Wayne Grayson
- Matt Hoverman
- Rachael Lillis
- Jim Napolitano
- Andrea Rosen
- Sean Schemmel
- Anthony Salerno
- Marc Thompson
- Kerry Williams
- Oliver Wyman
- Stuart Zagnit
Notes[]
- Opacho's gender was inexplicably changed from female to male for the American manga and the 4Kids English dub, although was she voiced by a female voice actress in both Japanese and English.
- Eliza's cause of death was changed from her getting shot point-blank by a burglar to just simply being attacked by the intruder.
- Matt Caplan replaced Sam Riegel as Faust VIII, due to Riegel moving to Los Angeles since 2005.
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 2003-2005 | FoxBox | United States | 
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Dub | Region | Country | |
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| FUNimation Entertainment | 2004-2005 | 
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Episodes 1-6 | Uncut | 1 NTSC |
United States |
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| 2 Volumes | |||||||
| Discotek Media | 2021 | 
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The Complete Series* | Edited | |||
| 1 Disc | |||||||
| 2023 | The Complete Series** | Uncut | |||||
| 1 Disc | |||||||
*Standard Definition Blu-Ray
**Includes the undubbed episodes with subtitles.
See Also[]
External Links[]
- Shaman King at the Internet Movie Database
- Shaman King (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia