SHAMAN KING
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Yikes, Anna is scary when she's pissed off. However, the real catch of this episode is Horohoro. He turns out to be tougher than he looks with those ice abilities of his when fighting against Yoh. Furthermore, I find the way he uses his abilities rather unique. (such as manipluating a snow shaped snowboard). Not bad tbh. Horohoro actually impressed me from this episode. |
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| Solid episode as per usual! A fan favorite, Horohoro has finally appeared, and all of his ice based attacks look real amazing with modern animation. Very very excited for next week as it introduces another one of my favorites! |
| Another great episode, seeing Yoh shining with his OS was awesome.. his muscle-trained Shinku Buddaghiri cutting all the ice was incredibleee, the highlight of the episode Also..  Why so pretty? |
| Yoh's next opponent seems intense. |
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| I liked that HoroHoro quite a lot, both its design and its dream, Kororo is also very cute (≧◡≦) I could already see that they would be good friends. His sister has an Anna complex 0.0 It seems that the next episode will be very interesting |
| No... Anna, Yoh is not cheating on you with Silva. LOL. Aww... Hororo and his friend Kororo's relationship is so cute. I love it. Kororo especially is beyond adorable. Manta is a Koropokkokuru. LMAO. Other than that, a great episode with great action involved between Yoh and Hororo. But, in the end, our boy Yoh got one step close to his dream of leisure by becoming the Shaman King. |
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Stars-Soul said: Oho, Faust comes up next episode! That will be interesting, his arc was really dark in the manga, I wonder if they'll adapt Hope so! |
| Horohoro did a good job in his fight against Yoh, showing off what he's capable of pretty well, but it wasn't enough to overcome Yoh and Amidamaru's strength. Lol at him just casually joining the celebration at Yoh's house. We got a little tease of Yoh's next opponent at the end. I remember the intensity of their fight in the OG anime. With how fast the pacing has been so far in this reboot, I hope it's able to capture that same intensity. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| This was a pretty enjoyable episode. The humor really made me nostalgic; that was some Shaman King humor right there. I think Horohoro's introduction was handled well and that he left a good impression on the viewers. Almost forgot that I was watching a remake, which is good, at least until that cool soundtrack started when he appeared. It sounded pretty modern. In the next episode we see Faust! Another one of my favorites. Hopefully this fight will be longer than one episode because a lot happens. |
| Noir… It is the name of an ancient fate. Two sisters who watch anime. The peace of the newly born, their black hands protect. |
| Pretty decent pace with Horohoro's fight. Kororo was super cute too. Faust next week should be fire but I wonder if they are gonna heavily tone it down. That fight was probably the first most brutal thing in the OG along with him being super creepy on top of it. I don't really like his new design, they made him look like a softie. Like...wtf happened? Old: New: |
| Great episode and cute spirit too for Horohoro :3 Faust VIII - Yoh's next opponent...I wonder if he will do some.... |
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| The PowerPoint animation is getting really annoying. If we can't have great sakuga at least let the characters move a little bit |
| Geez, Anna was really scary this episode. Horohoro seems like a pretty interesting character. I love his charisma and his confidence. Kororo is a cute spirit; I love her tiny design and the way she comforts Horohoro. The fight between Yoh and Horohoro was, once again, really well done. |
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| Horohoro is a dope character and it's always nice to see opponents that aren't sore losers. The next match seems super intimidating but I'm expecting yoh to win |
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| Anna thinking Yoh was cheating on her because she found a strand of Silva's "Pantene" hair was hilarious. The same with Manta being mistaken for a Koropokkoru xD Nice episode overall. HoroHoro ended up being a cool dude. I like him and his dream of wanting to protect his spirit's land is quite noble. Looking forward to Faust's re-introduction next week. |
SouthRzVaMay 6, 2021 7:13 PM
| that was a nice episode. their fight was engaging, i rly enjoyed it. also really like horohoro guy, hope he gets into their friend group |
| The Patch Tribe's lost Chrome, and the Shaman Fight is the only cause of this travesty, and might I say that Tao Ren started the conflict. And don't piss off Anna, she might think that Yoh's two-timing her HEH. The Ainu's pride Horohoro with his Sacred Soul Kokoro, dang he's a good opponent. Too bad he doesn't have a girlfriend, much less a fiance at Yoh's age, but he has his Koropokkuru, and Yoh has one in the face of Manta. The fight is decent though, and Horohoro is a nice dude deep down for his dream of saving the Koropokkuru from extinction. The loss and win of another Shaman Fight, and the "power of friendship" trope lols. Turns out that Pirika is the same as Anna, the sister stronghold. Next up...Faust the VIII. |
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| Quite enjoyed this episode. I got HoroHoro's personality right away and we're seeing more of what makes Yoh so likable and unique. I swear the haters of this anime expected everything to be front-loaded into a single episode and can't appreciate characters being revealed slowly but surely over the entire series. I'm also glad Ryu's gang was squeeze in at the house this episode too, just to remind us what happened to them. The manga went into a bit more depth, and it was all funny, but all you really needed was to just see what Ryu is doing (basically being a maid) and his gang beside him, and it's implied they're doing the same. I'm really enjoying this so far and the pacing is just fine. Good start and I'm definitely looking forward to my favorite character finally appearing next episode. It's so rare to see Faust with his legs and so this is one of the best fights he gets. 5 for me. MomoSinX said: Faust next week should be fire but I wonder if they are gonna heavily tone it down. That fight was probably the first most brutal thing in the OG along with him being super creepy on top of it. I don't really like his new design, they made him look like a softie. Like...wtf happened? Old: New: They followed the manga? He dressed exactly the same in all versions, from what I recall. _Endless_ said: The PowerPoint animation is getting really annoying. If we can't have great sakuga at least let the characters move a little bit You people are literally one note. "Sakuga, Sakuga", that's all you can say. I think you care more about animation than the actual content you're watching. Pretty sad. |
CrimsonCWMay 8, 2021 2:55 PM
| Life can be cruel and unfair. At worst it can traumatize and cripple you. The desire for wanting things to return to the way they were can cost everything and changes nothing. The best way is to keep moving forward, struggle on. Anger can be powerful but can only get you so far. Let people into your life even if some of them leave you in time. Fight. Like. Hell. For everything and everyone you love. Always. |
CrimsonCW said: Quite enjoyed this episode. I got HoroHoro's personality right away and we're seeing more of what makes Yoh so likable and unique. I swear the haters of this anime expected everything to be front-loaded into a single episode and can't appreciate characters being revealed slowly but surely over the entire series. I'm also glad Ryu's gang was squeeze in at the house this episode too, just to remind us what happened to them too. The manga went into a bit more depth, and it was all funny, but all you really needed was to just see what Ryu is doing (basically being a maid) and his gang beside him, and it's implied they're doing the same. I'm really enjoying this so far and the pacing is just fine. Good start and I'm definitely looking forward to my favorite character finally appearing next episode. It's so rare to see Faust with his legs and so this is one of the best fights he gets. 5 for me. MomoSinX said: Faust next week should be fire but I wonder if they are gonna heavily tone it down. That fight was probably the first most brutal thing in the OG along with him being super creepy on top of it. I don't really like his new design, they made him look like a softie. Like...wtf happened? Old: New: They followed the manga? He dressed exactly the same in all versions, from what I recall. _Endless_ said: The PowerPoint animation is getting really annoying. If we can't have great sakuga at least let the characters move a little bit You people are literally one note. "Sakuga, Sakuga", that's all you can say. I think you care more about animation than the actual content you're watching. Pretty sad. Did you miss the part where I said "at least let the characters move a little bit" And you are literally only assuming things about me that are not true. If you read some of my previous comments on the anime you would know I'm enjoying the content. This is a FIGHTING anime. Of course I can be a little disappointed if we have all kinds of different cool attacks but all of them are shown as just still images. |
Actually, it's not. You are pretty unfamiliar with what this series actually is. |
| Life can be cruel and unfair. At worst it can traumatize and cripple you. The desire for wanting things to return to the way they were can cost everything and changes nothing. The best way is to keep moving forward, struggle on. Anger can be powerful but can only get you so far. Let people into your life even if some of them leave you in time. Fight. Like. Hell. For everything and everyone you love. Always. |
Right. It's not like we had a fight in every single episode so far and we are currently in a tournament arc. |
_Endless_ said: Right. It's not like we had a fight in every single episode so far and we are currently in a tournament arc. If you go in expecting the standard shonen fare or spectacle, you're going to be disappointed. Even though a lot of harder fans complain that it's not getting enough breathing room, I haven't had that issue and disagree with them. SK has never been about flash or long-winded fights or drawn out tournaments; this tournament IS the series' plotline and just a brief part of it to boot; would your precious "Sakuga" make the writing of these fights go away and give you that OPM spectacle you want? No, because it's never been about that at all. The animation fits the writing. If all you're seeing is fighting, then you're watching it about as superficially as I can imagine. |
| Life can be cruel and unfair. At worst it can traumatize and cripple you. The desire for wanting things to return to the way they were can cost everything and changes nothing. The best way is to keep moving forward, struggle on. Anger can be powerful but can only get you so far. Let people into your life even if some of them leave you in time. Fight. Like. Hell. For everything and everyone you love. Always. |
| Yoh is very strong for such a slacker eh the animation will not become better |
| It's confirmed Yoh is a stoner. |
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| Good episode! Anna mistaking Silva's hair for a woman's hair is funny. Horohoro is a really good dude and looks like he's in the same boat as Yoh having an intense woman tortu- I mean training them. Welcome to the gang Horohoro. |
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Chroma said: It's confirmed Yoh is a stoner. Wanted to say this as well but you beat me to it lol His whole chill persona is now finally explained. |
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| For me it was the best episode so far, I'm starting to like the story, didn't watch the first version of Shaman King, so I don't have much to compare with. Horohoro is a very nice guy, loved his motivation and will probably be my favorite character in the series. The fight could be better, but it was enough for me. |
| Kororo was already adorable in the old version but they even amp her cuteness in this. LOL! Manta being called a koropokkuru. |
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| this chapter went pretty fast but still I'm enjoying it, the next couple of chapters are some of the bests. I can't never forget faust. |
| Anna is a scary creep in about every episode, that's not even news. (Oh, and then there's Horohoro's sister. Mangaka must've had some sort of complex, I swear.....) But wth's up with that shirt of Yoh's??? Just... what. So random and weird. I know it's been long, but I just don't recall that at all. Wth. Horohoro is fun as ever and then Yoh's personality shines through - wanting to make the dreams of others come true once he's Shaman King... just like that, without a second thought. That's a great guy. |
| why people are so salty about this remake?? I cannot understand. I have been longing for a remake/sequel for ages and am sure there are many like me. And I know that there are others who like the old version more or didn't like the new one as much, and I understand where they are coming from but it is so simple, just DROP it, DON'T WATCH IT. how hard is that??? |
| My second best boi HoroHoro is finally here. I love him to death. Also wonder if they really will adapt the manga version of Faust's episode...I hope so. That shit scared the pants off me when I was a teenager. |
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Will_do_it_later said: why people are so salty about this remake?? I cannot understand. I have been longing for a remake/sequel for ages and am sure there are many like me. And I know that there are others who like the old version more or didn't like the new one as much, and I understand where they are coming from but it is so simple, just DROP it, DON'T WATCH IT. how hard is that??? Nostalgia is one hell of a drug. But I say they're the vocal minority at best; looking at the polls, it's pretty obvious. I do agree with you though; just go back and rewatch 2001 and stop with this one. It's not hard. |
| Life can be cruel and unfair. At worst it can traumatize and cripple you. The desire for wanting things to return to the way they were can cost everything and changes nothing. The best way is to keep moving forward, struggle on. Anger can be powerful but can only get you so far. Let people into your life even if some of them leave you in time. Fight. Like. Hell. For everything and everyone you love. Always. |
| pfffffft why does yoh have a shirt with weed print? Isn't he like 10? also anna do be looking like a titan in this shot lmao  |
Chroma said: It's confirmed Yoh is a stoner. My exact thoughts! |
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| First Time watcher Anna's vicious in this episode wow. Having a go at Yoh after finding Silva's hair and defending her man during the fight with Horohoro. Parallels to be drawn with Horohoro and his sister. Poor Manta got mistaken for a Koropokkoru, I can't stop laughing. |
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| how is this anime so far i personally wait until it’s out on netflix until then i have a bunch of other stuff to watch |
| I'm not really feeling this anime so far (haven't watched the original either). Everything screams mediocrity early on and I feel like this is an anime that's probably better binged, which I think is what I'm going to do now (put on hold). |
| This Horohoro kid is really amusing and his spirit Kororo is really adorable. Thou Yoh is also damn amusing lol and he was cool too. Horohoro's sister is also quite amusing. |
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TakafumiNaito said: Megumi Hayashibara, who Anna is based on and co-written by Huh, that's the first time I've heard that. I tried checking the Shaman King wiki for more information but couldn't find any. You got any source where I can read up on Hayashibara co-writing Anna and the character being based on her? She's one of my favorite VAs (and one my main incentives to watch this show) so I'm interested to know more. |
AmarantineAzure said: TakafumiNaito said: Megumi Hayashibara, who Anna is based on and co-written by Huh, that's the first time I've heard that. I tried checking the Shaman King wiki for more information but couldn't find any. You got any source where I can read up on Hayashibara co-writing Anna and the character being based on her? She's one of my favorite VAs (and one my main incentives to watch this show) so I'm interested to know more. X2. This makes zero sense, because Anna originated from the manga and was exactly the same; why she would be involved randomly with a manga before it was ever adapted makes zero sense. This sounds like fan theories at best. |
| Life can be cruel and unfair. At worst it can traumatize and cripple you. The desire for wanting things to return to the way they were can cost everything and changes nothing. The best way is to keep moving forward, struggle on. Anger can be powerful but can only get you so far. Let people into your life even if some of them leave you in time. Fight. Like. Hell. For everything and everyone you love. Always. |
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