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Sep 2, 2023 1:29 PM
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I'm currently reading Shaman King and i was noticing that it has 35 volumes and 300 chapters, while on MAL there are 32 volumes and 288 chapters. What is the reason?


Sep 2, 2023 1:39 PM
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What version are you reading? Is it physical or digital?
Sep 2, 2023 1:58 PM
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What version are you reading? Is it physical or digital?
@Zen98 I'm reading the paperback omnibuses. (there are like 12 omnibuses in total)


Sep 2, 2023 2:12 PM
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GjaltPower said:
I'm currently reading Shaman King and i was noticing that it has 35 volumes and 300 chapters, while on MAL there are 32 volumes and 288 chapters. What is the reason?

I can’t remember the full details but I think the original manga was cancelled and ended quite abruptly, so when kondansha got the rights to shaman king, they reprinted the originals with better art and extra chapters and gave it a true ending which is the ones you are reading if it’s the omnibus. The updated version is called Shaman King kanzenban and it’s here on mal too but they only track the extra chapters
Sep 2, 2023 2:16 PM
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GjaltPower said:
I'm currently reading Shaman King and i was noticing that it has 35 volumes and 300 chapters, while on MAL there are 32 volumes and 288 chapters. What is the reason?


MAL only list the 1st edition of the entry.
Kodansha has licensed the Kanketsuban edition , which is basically the original one + all the bonus of the subsequent ones.

This edition contains the colored pages , re-drawn panels and Extra Chapters made for the Kanzenban one , the Omakes (Remix tracks) of the Renkaban , and a dozen of Extra Chapters made for diverse Fanbooks.

Keybladium said:
so when kondansha got the rights to shaman king, they reprinted the originals with better art and extra chapters and gave it a true ending which is the ones you are reading if it’s the omnibus. The updated version is called Shaman King kanzenban


The Kanzenban edition is not licensed in English.
It's the Original one (by Viz) , and the Kanketsuban one (by Kodansha).
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Sep 2, 2023 5:20 PM
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Original manga was cancelled in jump around 2004. Hiroyuki Takei came back with a definitive volume release called the Kanzenban a few years later with a dozen chapters added and the true ending. Then recently the kanzenban was officially translated and sold as omnibus volumes by Kodansha, the company that owns Shaman King now. Under Shueisha, SK was basically a dead property. Once Kodansha obtained the rights, they green lit an anime reboot, reprinted the manga with new Takei artwork, and allowed Takei to continue the sequel manga. They essentially saved the franchise from complete extinction.

You’re doing the right thing. The manga is by far the best way to experience the story as the reboot anime has a lot of issues with animation and pacing. That’s what happens when you try to shove 35 volumes of manga content into about 50 episodes. The only thing is I wish the reprint included the Shaman King 0 chapters. These include new backstory information about the main cast that really fleshes them out even more. As it is now the only way to read those Zero chapters is online.
ShamankinguYohSep 2, 2023 5:26 PM

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