7.4/10286 votes#1 - The Boy Who Dances with Ghosts
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2021
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
7.4/10214 votes#2 - Another Shaman
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10186 votes#3 - Anna and Tao Jun
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/15/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10163 votes#4 - Happy Place
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/22/2021
After possessing Ryu, Tokageroh takes Manta hostage. Yoh and Amidamaru fight him, but Tokageroh wields Harusame and they're at a disadvantage.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10166 votes#5 - Over Soul
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/29/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10138 votes#6 - Yoh vs. Horohoro!
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/2021
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
7.7/10135 votes#7 - A Form of Courage
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2021
Faust VIII, a necromancer who can manipulate corpses, enrages Yoh when he targets Manta for sadistic experimentation before their match.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10128 votes#8 - Progress
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10141 votes#9 - Yoh vs. Ren: Again!
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/27/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10125 votes#10 - Night in the Flame
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/3/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10122 votes#11 - A Tale of Two Men
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/10/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10118 votes#12 - Ren vs. En: The End of the Tao
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/17/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10125 votes#13 - And Hao!
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/24/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10107 votes#14 - Lyserg the Avenger
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/1/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10109 votes#15 - When the Pieces Come Together
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/8/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10103 votes#16 - Enter the Ultra-Pompandour
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/15/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10107 votes#17 - Guns of the Angels
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/22/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10100 votes#18 - Great Spirits and My Team
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/12/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10102 votes#19 - Jaguar
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/19/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10102 votes#20 - Joco's Christmas
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/26/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10101 votes#21 - Iron Maiden Jeanne
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 9/2/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1098 votes#22 - I'll Go Anywhere with you
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/9/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1095 votes#23 - The Power of Yoh
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/16/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/10101 votes#24 - Trust No One
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/23/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1095 votes#25 - The Great Onmyoji, Hao Asakura
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/30/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of SHAMAN KING Season 1
Every episode of SHAMAN KING Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of SHAMAN KING Season 1!
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.
Genres:AnimationComedySci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Boy Who Dances with Ghosts" is the best rated episode of "SHAMAN KING" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 286 votes. Directed by Naoto Hashimoto and written by Shouji Yonemura, it aired on 4/1/2021. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Another Shaman".