8.4/1057 votesLoading...#1 - Faust Love
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/17/2001
The fight against Faust continues. As the doctor harasses Manta, Yoh loses his calm and ends up in a disadvantageous position. Danger only increases when Faust summons the spirit of his late wife, Eliza.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1059 votesLoading...#2 - Rain that Falls in Spring
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/12/2001
When Tokageroh kidnaps Manta and threatens to kill him with the Harusame, Amidamaru has to choose between the safety of his friends and the sword he values so much.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1077 votesLoading...#3 - Waiting Samurai
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/11/2001
Yoh wants the spirit of Amidamaru, the devil samurai, to join him as his Main Spirit. Amidamaru is waiting for someone, though, and can't leave the cemetery. Yoh tries to find out who the samurai is waiting for, while Ryu of the Wooden Sword searches for revenge.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1054 votesLoading...#4 - The Boy from the North
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/29/2001
Yoh gives shelter to a traveler called HoroHoro, only to have Anna worry that he might be a Shaman trying to eliminate opponents before the start of the Shaman Fight.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1050 votesLoading...#5 - Shaman Fight
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/3/2001
Yoh's first opponent in the Shaman Fight is HoroHoro, and things get awkward between them both when HoroHoro's younger sister and Anna seem to forget that "opponent" and "friend" are not antonyms.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1046 votesLoading...#6 - The Legend of Seminoa
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 3/27/2002
Guided by Chocolove's information, the group reaches the house of Lilirara, a descendant from the warriors of the Seminoa tribe, who fought on the last Shaman Fight and know where the Patch Village is.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1048 votesLoading...#7 - Super Notes on Shamanic Powers
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 4/10/2002
Led by Anna, Yoh and the others come into contact with the source of Hao's power.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1049 votesLoading...#8 - Great Spirits
Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 5/15/2002
The group finally makes it to Patch Village, but there's another challenge they have to face before they are allowed to enter. When they realize it's an illusion and everyone passes, Silva appears and takes Yoh to the village. For the next round of the tournament, Yoh's group divides into groups of three.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1059 votesLoading...#9 - Hyoi 100%
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/25/2001
Yoh is injured in the fight with Ren, but there is no time to rest: to defeat his challenger, he must learn to unify his will with Amidamaru's, and reach the one-hundred percent Hyoi Gattai.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1054 votesLoading...#10 - The Fate of 600 Years
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/5/2001
Ryu of the Wooden Sword believes that he'll never be able to become a Shaman. Down and unhappy, he is possessed by the spirit of Tokageroh, a bandit from 600 years ago who wants to get revenge on Amidamaru.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1051 votesLoading...#11 - Soul Mata Cemetery
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/14/2001
Yoh's tranquility of mind breaks Ren's resolve, and their fight comes to a draw. Realizing that his ways were wrong, Ren decides to fight his uncle, the source of all his hatred. It all goes downhill, though, when he and June are captured.
Director: Naoyoshi Kusaka
Writer: N/A
8.1/1053 votesLoading...#12 - Invulnerable En Tao
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 12/12/2001
The group of Shamans finally meets Ren's uncle, En Tao. Nonetheless, not even their best techniques seem to harm the enormous man; to defeat him, they need to figure out the secret behind his invulnerability.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1048 votesLoading...#13 - Explosive Over Souls
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 4/17/2002
Under the eyes of Marco, Lyserg and Hao, Yoh and the others face the Flower Team a second time to test their new strength.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1046 votesLoading...#14 - I Have a Darkness in My Heart
Season 1 Episode 50 - Aired 6/19/2002
When Ren and HoroHoro’s fears become weapons against them because of their next opponent’s power of illusions, it’s up to Chocolove to win over his own darkness and save his partners.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1051 votesLoading...#15 - Bone Killers
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/10/2001
Yoh's second opponent is an eerie doctor called Faust VIII, who Silva believes to be an extremely dangerous man. This is proven to be true when the doctor kidnaps Manta.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1051 votesLoading...#16 - Big Soul of the Two
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/7/2001
Ren's conflicts and doubts about his way of life and his role on the Tao family are brought into arena when he and Yoh start the third fight.
Director: Naoyoshi Kusaka
Writer: N/A
8.0/1052 votesLoading...#17 - Believe
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/21/2001
Sneaking away from Yoh's house to rescue Ren, Yoh, Manta and HoroHoro meet a duo of Shaman singers, whose technique sends spirits to the other world.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1051 votesLoading...#18 - Our Deadly Blows
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 11/28/2001
Yoh, Manta, HoroHoro and Ryu of the Wooden Sword reach the Tao family's main house. On their way to rescue Ren and June, they are forced to fight the five Kyonshii who are known as the Five Deities.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1049 votesLoading...#19 - Dawsing Revolution
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 1/9/2002
Ryu of the Wooden Sword meets a Shaman called Lyserg, who is interested on finding powerful allies. His methods of testing his potential companions, however, aren't the most orthodox, and things get dangerous for the quartet when he puts his Dowsing technique into use.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1047 votesLoading...#20 - Lyserg Avenger
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 1/16/2002
Lyserg tells Yoh, Ryu, Ren and HoroHoro his story, not knowing that he is being chased by the Shamans he has hurt on his search for powerful allies.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1047 votesLoading...#21 - Burning Tenacity
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 1/23/2002
Lyserg feels down after a run-in with Hao, whose powers can stop even a powerful blizzard. Trying to cheer him up, Ryu tells him how he became a Shaman. Meanwhile, Anna and Manta leave to a mysterious place called the Mount Terror.
Director: Naoyoshi Kusaka
Writer: N/A
8.0/1048 votesLoading...#22 - Angel's Pistol
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 3/13/2002
Lyserg has been bitten by Boris, and the others need to understand the mystery behind the vampire's technique to defeat him - all this while the X-Laws try to break into the church to destroy them all.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1069 votesLoading...#23 - Another Shaman
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/18/2001
Yoh is challenged to a fight by Ren Tao, an arrogant Shaman who believes Spirits are only tools.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1056 votesLoading...#24 - Shaman Life
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/22/2001
After witnessing Yoh's fight against Pai-Long, Ryu of the Wooden Sword decides that he wants to become a Shaman too. Meanwhile, Gei Yin, another Shaman under the Tao family, arrives from China to have a go against Yoh.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1060 votesLoading...#25 - The Star that Signals the Beginning
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/19/2001
After breaking Amidamaru's sword, Ryu becomes even more depressed, and Yoh looks for a solution. Meanwhile, the star that signals the beginning of the Shaman Fight descends from the sky.
Director: Naoyoshi Kusaka
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Shaman King
Every episode of Shaman King ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Shaman King!
Asakura Yoh is a shaman, a person who communicates with ghosts. He enters the Shaman Fight, for whoever wins the tournament gets to commune with...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Faust Love" is the best rated episode of "Shaman King". It scored 8.4/10 based on 57 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/17/2001. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Rain that Falls in Spring".