Shaman King: Flowers

Shaman King: Flowers (Japanese: シャーマンキングFLOWERS, Hepburn: Shāman Kingu Furawāzu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. It is a sequel to Takei's original manga series Shaman King. It was serialized in Shueisha's Jump X from April 2012 to October 2014, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes. An anime television series by Bridge is set to premiere in January 2024.

Shaman King: Flowers
Cover of the first volume featuring Hana Asakura and Amidamaru
シャーマンキングFLOWERS
(Shāman Kingu Furawāzu)
Genre
Manga
Written byHiroyuki Takei
Published by
English publisher
Imprint
  • Young Jump Comics (Shueisha)
  • Magazine Edge KC (Kodansha)
MagazineJump X
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 10, 2012 – October 10, 2014
Volumes6
Anime television series
Directed byTakeshi Furuta
Written byShoji Yonemura
Music byYuki Hayashi
StudioBridge
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run January 2024 – scheduled

Media

Manga

Shaman King: Flowers, written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei, was serialized in Shueisha's Jump X from April 10, 2012,[2] to October 10, 2014.[3][4] Shueisha collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from August 10, 2012,[5] to December 19, 2014.[6] Kodansha republished the volumes digitally in 2019.[7][8]

In July 2020, Kodansha USA announced the digital English language release of the Shaman King's spin-offs, and Shaman King: Flowers was originally scheduled to be released on August 11, 2020,[9] however, it was delayed to October 20 of the same year.[10][11] Its six volumes were then published between October 20 and December 22, 2020.[12][13]

Volumes
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 August 10, 2012[5]978-4-08-879414-3October 20, 2020 (digital)
May 2, 2023 (print)[14]		978-1-64659-375-0 (digital)
978-1-64651-816-6 (print)
  • 01. "Flower Bud" (つぼみ, "Tsubomi")
  • 02. "My Relatives Came to Kill Me" (親戚が殺しに来た, "Shinseki ga Koroshi ni Kita")
  • 03. "Is It Wilting?" (枯れてる?, "Kareteru?")
  • 04. "West Tokyo Sound Effect Festival" (西東京擬音祭り, "Nishi-Tokyo Gion Matsuri")
Young shaman Hana Asakura lives in Tokyo under the protection of Tamao Tamamura and Ryu Umemiya while his parents are away. Frustrated and bored that he is unable to use his shaman powers, he is one day challenged by Yohane Asakura, a member of the Asakura's branch family who seek to displace the main family. After Hana beats Yohane, Yohane's sister Luca attempts to avenge her brother's loss and finish Hana off. Though Yohane and Luca nearly succeed, Hana is saved by Alumi Niumbirch, a disciple of Hana's mother who introduces herself as Hana's fiancé.
2 December 10, 2012[15]978-4-08-879493-8October 27, 2020 (digital)
May 16, 2023 (print)[16]		978-1-64659-629-4 (digital)
978-1-64651-817-3 (print)
  • 05. "The Return of the Precocious Shaman" (帰ってきたおシャマなシャーマン, "Kaettekita Oshama na Shāman")
  • 06. "Home Raid" (カチコミ自宅, "Kachikomi Jitaku")
  • 07. "Sense of Loss" (喪失感, "Sōshitsukan")
  • 08. "No Eloping!" (逃避行それは非行, "Tōhikō sore wa Hikō")
Following Luka and Yohane's escape, Hana recovers at the hospital where Alumi reveals she has been sent to Tokyo to protect Hana during the "Flowers of Maize", a battle that will affect the world in an unknown way. After Tamao confronts and defeats Yohane and Luca's father, the siblings are forced to enroll in Hana's school after a truce is called between the main and branch families. Hana and Yohane develop an unexpected friendship, as do their guardian spirits, Amidamaru and Oboro Daikyoh. Despite the truce, Luka plots against Hana by having the school's delinquents attack him while Amidamaru is unable to assist him.
3 May 10, 2013[17]978-4-08-879556-0November 3, 2020 (digital)
July 11, 2023 (print)[18]		978-1-64659-689-8 (digital)
978-1-64651-818-0 (print)
  • 09. "Shocking Mall 2014" (ショッキングモール2014, Shokkingu Mōru 2014)
  • 10. "Setsubun" (節分, Setsubun)
  • 11. "A Demon Lies Down by the River" (鬼、河原に寝込む, Oni, Kawara ni Nekomu)
  • 12. "Babylon Boy" (バビロンボーイ, Babiron Bōi)
4 October 10, 2013[19]978-4-08-879660-4November 10, 2020 (digital)
September 19, 2023 (print)[20]		978-1-64659-803-8 (digital)
978-1-64651-878-4 (print)
  • 13. "Partial Bloom" (一分咲き, Ichibu Saki)
  • 14. "The Flower We Saw That Day Tried to Kill You, But You Wouldn't Die" (あの日見た花がお前を撲殺も だが死なない。, Ano hi Mita Hana ga Omae o Bokusatsu Modaga Shinanai.)
  • 15. "Flower of Something-Or-Other" (フラワー・オブ・なんちゃら, Furawā obu Nanchara)
  • 16. "Soft & Cream" (ソフト&クリーム, Sofuto & Kurīmu)
  • 17. "Cornered" (追い込まる, Oikomaru)
5 May 9, 2014[21]978-4-08-879794-6December 8, 2020 (digital)
November 14, 2023 (print)[22]		978-1-64659-929-5 (digital)
978-1-64651-879-1 (print)
  • 18. "I'm the Same Age as My Dad and My Uncle?!" (同い年～オレと親父とおじさんが～, Onaidoshi ~Ore to Oyaji to Ojisan ga~)
  • 19. "Death Zero 1" (亡零(1), Na Rei (1))
  • 20. "Death Zero 2" (亡零(2), Na Rei (2))
  • 21. "Death Zero 3" (亡零(3), Na Rei (3))
  • 22. "Death Zero 4" (亡零(4), Na Rei (4))
6 December 19, 2014[6]978-4-08-879895-0December 22, 2020[23]978-1-64659-930-1
  • 23. "Death Zero 5" (亡零(5), Na Rei (5))
  • 24. "Death Zero 6" (亡零(6), Na Rei (6))
  • 25. "Death Zero 7" (亡零(7), Na Rei (7))
  • 26. "Death Zero 8" (亡零(8), Na Rei (8))
  • 27. "Death Zero 9" (亡零(9), Na Rei (9))
  • 28. "Death Zero 10" (亡零(10), Na Rei (10))
  • Final Chapter. "Death Zero 11" (亡零(11), Na Rei (11))

Anime

After the last episode of the reboot of the original series, a sequel was announced.[24] In March 2023, an anime television series adaptation was confirmed. The staff from the reboot are reprising their roles with Mayuko Yamamoto designing the characters and is set to premiere on TV Tokyo in January 2024.[25][26]

References
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  3. ジャンプ改最終号にて、連載作の移籍先発表. Natalie (in Japanese). October 10, 2014. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
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  6. "シャーマンキングFLOWERS 6" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014.
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