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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!

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Medium Yoh Asakura enters a battle tournament held every 500 years, competing with other shamans in a bid to become the all-powerful Shaman King.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 3 - Anna and Tao Jun
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Anna and Tao Jun

    S1:E3

    Anna tells Yoh about the new tournament to crown the next Shaman King. Ren's sister Jun challenges Yoh to a battle, with Amidamaru as the prize.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 4 - Happy Place
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Happy Place

    S1:E4

    After possessing Ryu, Tokageroh takes Manta hostage. Yoh and Amidamaru fight him, but Tokageroh wields Harusame and they're at a disadvantage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 5 - Over Soul
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Over Soul

    S1:E5

    One of the Patch Officiants, Silva, unleashes his five animal spirits against Yoh to determine if he's worthy of participating in the Shaman Fight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 6 - Yoh vs. Horohoro!
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Yoh vs. Horohoro!

    S1:E6

    Now qualified for the tournament, Yoh faces his first opponent, Horohoro of Hokkaido, a proud Ainu shaman who can manipulate ice and snow.

    Director:Rokou Ogiwara
    Writer:Shouji Yonemura

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  5. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 15 - When the Pieces Come Together
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - When the Pieces Come Together

    S1:E15

    Yohmei tasks Anna with delivering an ancient book belonging to the Asakura family to Yoh in the United States. Horohoro's guardian Kororo goes missing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 7 - A Form of Courage
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - A Form of Courage

    S1:E7

    Faust VIII, a necromancer who can manipulate corpses, enrages Yoh when he targets Manta for sadistic experimentation before their match.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 8 - Progress
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Progress

    S1:E8

    With Ren as his next opponent, Yoh distances himself from Manta to ensure his friend's safety. Later, Yoh returns to Izumo to continue his training.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 9 - Yoh vs. Ren: Again!
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Yoh vs. Ren: Again!

    S1:E9

    The last battle in the preliminary round begins. Fated rivals Yoh and Ren fight to the limit, but who will punch their ticket to the main tournament?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 10 - Night in the Flame
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Night in the Flame

    S1:E10

    Ren returns to China to take care of unfinished business. The BōZ Brothers ambush Yoh and Tamao, but a familiar face comes to their rescue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 11 - A Tale of Two Men
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - A Tale of Two Men

    S1:E11

    Back home, an imprisoned Ren vows to defeat his father after losing to him in a fight. Meanwhile, Yoh and the others set out for China to rescue Ren.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 12 - Ren vs. En: The End of the Tao
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Ren vs. En: The End of the Tao

    S1:E12

    Ren and his allies make their way toward En. The head of the Tao family may be a formidable foe, but Yoh and company aren't ones to back down.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 13 - And Hao!
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - And Hao!

    S1:E13

    Yoh's group meets the self-proclaimed future king. Those in the main tournament board a flight, not knowing their first trial is about to begin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 14 - Lyserg the Avenger
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Lyserg the Avenger

    S1:E14

    As Yoh and the others prepare to travel to a town where a Patch Tribe village once stood, the dowser Lyserg appears and asks to join their group.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 16 - Enter the Ultra-Pompandour
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Enter the Ultra-Pompandour

    S1:E16

    Searching for answers, Yoh and company arrive at the ancestral village of the Patch Tribe, where they find themselves beset by Hao's followers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 18 - Great Spirits and My Team
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Great Spirits and My Team

    S1:E18

    Yoh's group reaches the Patch Tribe Village as they find the Great Spirits and learn the purpose of the Shaman Fight. A cheery shaman joins the team.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 19 - Jaguar
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Jaguar

    S1:E19

    While looking for Lyserg, Yoh and friends are confronted by Faust, who makes a startling offer. Finally the stage is set, and the Shaman Fight begins.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 1 - The Boy Who Dances with Ghosts
    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #17 - The Boy Who Dances with Ghosts

    S1:E1

    Shaman Yoh Asakura offers to help his new classmate Manta face a notorious thug with the aid of a legendary samurai spirit.

    Director:Naoto Hashimoto
    Writer:Shouji Yonemura

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  18. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 2 - Another Shaman
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Another Shaman

    S1:E2

    Yoh and Manta encounter the shaman Ren, who shows no mercy when fighting a punk. Furious at Ren's misuse of his powers, Yoh faces him in battle.

    Director:Yoshitsugu Kimura
    Writer:Shouji Yonemura

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  19. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 17 - Guns of the Angels
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Guns of the Angels

    S1:E17

    Facing Boris, Ryu unleashes a new power acquired from his training with Yoh's grandfather Yohmei. An unexpected person appears before Manta and Anna.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 20 - Joco's Christmas
    5.9/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Joco's Christmas

    S1:E20

    Team Ren faces off against Hao's lackeys, Team Tsuchi-gumi. Joco recalls his past with a certain person after being cornered in a desperate situation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 21 - Iron Maiden Jeanne
    5.9/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Iron Maiden Jeanne

    S1:E21

    The second Shaman Fight begins as Team X-I of the X-Laws take on Egypt's Team Niles. But X-I's newest member is someone Yoh's group knows all too well.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 25 - The Great Onmyoji, Hao Asakura
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #22 - The Great Onmyoji, Hao Asakura

    S1:E25

    Yoh watches helplessly as Team X-III desperately fights Hao, who reveals the secret of his birth and his thousand-year history with the Asakura clan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 22 - I'll Go Anywhere with You
    5.6/10(4 votes)

    #23 - I'll Go Anywhere with You

    S1:E22

    Team Funbari Hot Springs begins their first match versus the Icemen. But Yoh vows to defeat them with one attack thanks to the ultra senji ryakketsu.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 23 - The Power of Yoh
    5.6/10(4 votes)

    #24 - The Power of Yoh

    S1:E23

    Overwhelmed by Faust's new Over Soul, the Icemen crumble under the pressure — then launch a sub-zero counterattack as the end of the match approaches.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. SHAMAN KING Season 1 Episode 24 - Trust No One
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Trust No One

    S1:E24

    Yoh meets with Lyserg for a long-awaited conversation, but others lurking nearby intervene. Finally, X-Laws' team X-III takes on Hao's Hoshi-gumi team.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Anna and Tao Jun" is the best rated episode of "SHAMAN KING". It scored 8/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/15/2021. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Happy Place".