Yoh Asakura is a shaman and one of the gifted few who, thanks to training or natural talent, can channel spirits that most people cannot even see. With the help of his fiancee, Anna, Yoh is in training for the ultimate shaman sports event, the Shaman Fight in Tokyo, the once every 500 years tournament to see who can shape the future ofhumanity and become the Shaman King. But unfortunately for Yoh, every shaman in the world is competing for the same prize.

Translated from the Japanese. "First published in Japan in 1998 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo--P. facing t.p. "Contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #36-40"--P. facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--Cover p. [4].