7.8/1097 votes#1 - The Boy who Dances with Ghosts
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/4/2001
Trying to prove that Yoh Asakura, the new transfer student, can talk to spirits, thirteen-year-old Manta Oyamada (Morty) gets in trouble with the gang of Ryu of the Wooden Sword. When everything seems bound to go bad for him, however, he gets help from an unexpected source.
Director: Seiji Mizushima
Writer: N/A
8.2/1077 votes#2 - 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
7.9/1069 votes#3 - 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
8.1/1059 votes#4 - 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
Writer: N/A
7.5/1057 votes#5 - The Shaman that is Mature for Her Age
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/1/2001
Yoh's fiancée, Anna Kyoyama, arrives into town to coach Yoh for the Shaman Fight. Her methods seem abusive, but the training comes on handy when Yoh is attacked by Kyonshii commanded by the Tao family.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10157 votes#6 - Kung Fu Master
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/8/2001
Manta brings Yoh, Anna and Amidamaru to watch a movie about his idol, the late Kung-Fu fighter Lee Pai-Long. Things get dangerous when Lee Pai-Long's corpse attacks them, commanded by Ren's sister, Jun Tao.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10160 votes#7 - Pailong, Fists of Fury
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/15/2001
Freed from his enslavement, Pai-Long goes berserk and aimlessly attacks Yoh. To fight him, Anna summons the spirit of Pai-Long's late master, Shamon.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1056 votes#8 - 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
8.2/1054 votes#9 - 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
8.1/1054 votes#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
8.3/1059 votes#11 - 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
7.9/1060 votes#12 - 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
7.8/1050 votes#13 - Over Soul
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/26/2001
To enter the Shaman Fight, Yoh must hit, at least once, the Shaman Fight priest Silva. The task is not easy, though, because Silva uses a different technique to fight with his guardian spirits.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1050 votes#14 - 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
8.0/1051 votes#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
8.4/1057 votes#16 - 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
7.6/1051 votes#17 - Journey to the Best Place
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/24/2001
Trying to protect Manta, Yoh pushes his friend away and returns to his grandfather's house to train for the second round. Distraught, Manta embarks in a journey with Ryu of the Wooden Sword to find his friend. On their way, they're followed by Elly and Milly, two Shamans trying to eliminate opponents before the Shaman Fight.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1051 votes#18 - Yoh
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 10/31/2001
To improve his Shaman abilities, Yoh entered the Hole of Yomi, a place where there is no light and sound. Manta, Anna, Amidamaru and a girl called Tamao wait for him to come back. Meanwhile, Elly and Milly reach their location.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1051 votes#19 - 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
8.1/1051 votes#20 - 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
8.0/1052 votes#21 - 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 votes#22 - 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
7.7/1051 votes#23 - Awakened, Nyan Nyan Doushi
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 12/5/2001
The most powerful of the Five Deities turns out to be Lee Pai-Long's late master, Shamon. His Kung Fu moves get the best of the quartet, and only Pai-Long himself can defeat him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1053 votes#24 - 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
7.7/1050 votes#25 - To Shaman’s Journey
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 12/19/2001
Yoh, Ryu, Ren and HoroHoro say goodbye to their friends and family before going to America for the second preliminary tournament. However, before they can leave, the mysterious Hao shows up to assess the group's strength.
Director: Naoyoshi Kusaka
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Shaman King Season 1
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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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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Boy who Dances with Ghosts" is the best rated episode of "Shaman King" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 97 votes. Directed by Seiji Mizushima and written by N/A, it aired on 7/4/2001. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Waiting Samurai".