* Image is for illustrative purposes only.Shaman King (2021 TV Series)
SHAMAN KING（2021年版アニメ）
A TV anime based on Hiroyuki Takei's manga, aired from April 2021 to April 2022. The samurai spirit Amidamaru and his beloved sword Harusame are central to the story.
Description
Overview
A remake TV anime based on Hiroyuki Takei's manga Shaman King (35-volume complete edition). Produced by Bridge and directed by Joji Furuta, it ran for 52 episodes on TV Tokyo and TX Network stations from 1 April 2021 to 21 April 2022. Netflix acquired global rights and released the first 13 episodes on 9 August 2021. Returning voice actors from the 2001 adaptation were a notable feature.
Swords
Yoh Asakura's guardian spirit Amidamaru is a samurai from roughly 600 years earlier and a master swordsman who developed his own style. His beloved sword is Harusame, reconstructed with the help of the spirit of the blacksmith Mosuke. The sword is a fictional creation, and no correspondence to a specific real-world blade has been confirmed.
Significance
By depicting the bond between spirit and sword, the series carries the Japanese notion of a warrior's soul dwelling in his blade into the shonen genre.
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