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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 best episode of "SHAMAN KING" season 1 is "The Boy Who Dances with Ghosts", rated 7.4/10 from 284 user votes. It was directed by Naoto Hashimoto and written by Shouji Yonemura. "The Boy Who Dances with Ghosts" aired on 4/1/2021 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Another Shaman".

  • The Boy Who Dances with Ghosts
    7.4/10 284 votes

    #1 - The Boy Who Dances with Ghosts

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2021-04-01

    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

  • Another Shaman
    7.5/10 212 votes

    #2 - Another Shaman

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2021-04-08

    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

  • Anna and Tao Jun
    7.5/10 184 votes

    #3 - Anna and Tao Jun

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2021-04-15

    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

  • Happy Place
    7.5/10 162 votes

    #4 - Happy Place

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2021-04-22

    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

  • Over Soul
    8.1/10 165 votes

    #5 - Over Soul

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2021-04-29

    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

  • Yoh vs. Horohoro!
    7.8/10 137 votes

    #6 - Yoh vs. Horohoro!

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2021-05-06

    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

  • A Form of Courage
    7.7/10 134 votes

    #7 - A Form of Courage

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2021-05-13

    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

  • Progress
    7.3/10 127 votes

    #8 - Progress

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2021-05-20

    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

  • Yoh vs. Ren: Again!
    8.4/10 140 votes

    #9 - Yoh vs. Ren: Again!

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2021-05-27

    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

  • Night in the Flame
    7.2/10 124 votes

    #10 - Night in the Flame

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2021-06-03

    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

  • A Tale of Two Men
    7.7/10 121 votes

    #11 - A Tale of Two Men

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2021-06-10

    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

  • Ren vs. En: The End of the Tao
    7.8/10 117 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2021-06-17

    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

  • And Hao!
    8.3/10 124 votes

    #13 - And Hao!

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2021-06-24

    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

  • Lyserg the Avenger
    8.1/10 106 votes

    #14 - Lyserg the Avenger

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2021-07-01

    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

  • When the Pieces Come Together
    8.2/10 108 votes

    #15 - When the Pieces Come Together

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2021-07-08

    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

  • Enter the Ultra-Pompandour
    8.2/10 102 votes

    #16 - Enter the Ultra-Pompandour

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2021-07-15

    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

  • Guns of the Angels
    8.5/10 105 votes

    #17 - Guns of the Angels

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2021-07-22

    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

  • Great Spirits and My Team
    7.8/10 99 votes

    #18 - Great Spirits and My Team

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2021-08-12

    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

  • Jaguar
    8.0/10 101 votes

    #19 - Jaguar

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2021-08-19

    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

  • Joco's Christmas
    8.1/10 101 votes

    #20 - Joco's Christmas

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2021-08-26

    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

  • Iron Maiden Jeanne
    8.4/10 100 votes

    #21 - Iron Maiden Jeanne

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2021-09-02

    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

  • I'll Go Anywhere with you
    7.9/10 97 votes

    #22 - I'll Go Anywhere with you

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2021-09-09

    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

  • The Power of Yoh
    8.0/10 94 votes

    #23 - The Power of Yoh

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2021-09-16

    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

  • Trust No One
    8.6/10 100 votes

    #24 - Trust No One

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 2021-09-23

    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

  • The Great Onmyoji, Hao Asakura
    8.4/10 94 votes

    #25 - The Great Onmyoji, Hao Asakura

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 2021-09-30

    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