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The Corocoro website is currently listing a new chapter of Hiroyuki Takei's "Hyper Dash! Yonkuro" manga will release on March 21st in Japan. The series has been on hiatus for the last 4 years. Series page: www.corocoro.jp/title/128

A video (originally posted on Twitter) of Hiroyuki Takei hand drawing on an ema that was on display at the Butsu Zone Exhibition. 10 lucky attendees of the exhibition would win their own custom ema from Hiroyuki Takei after the event and this was shown as one of the examples.

The "Butsu Zone, 88Graph #1 (Deluxe ver. )" has sold out on the Japanese store and was limited to only 10 prints available. The international store hasn't been updated yet to reflect it being sold out (and your order likely cancelled). The other prints are still available.

A 14 page preview of the digital worldwide release of Shaman King The Super Star volume 9 in English is available on Bookwalker. Pre-orders are open now and will go on sale March 11, 2025. Preview: viewer-trial.bookwalker.jp/03/19/viewer...

Shaman King The Super Star volume 9 releases worldwide in English tomorrow! The cheapest price for the digital volume currently is $7.99 USD via Kodansha's website. kodansha.us/product/sham...

A 14 page preview of the digital worldwide release of Shaman King The Super Star volume 9 in English is available on Bookwalker. Pre-orders are open now and will go on sale March 11, 2025. Preview: viewer-trial.bookwalker.jp/03/19/viewer...

Uni-Market has announced they are increasing the production run for the Shaman King Rubber Playmat and Acrylic keychains due to high demand. Some of these orders may ship in March.

Hiroyuki Takei's "Hyper Dash! Yonkuro" chapter 15 is now available for reading in Japanese on the Corocoro website. This chapter was originally published in "Corocoro Aniki" magazine and has not been available digitally or in a collected volume release. www.corocoro.jp/chapter/3993...

The online store for the Butsu Zone hand-signed prints will launch for international fans at 11am on February 22, 2025 (Japan time). A countdown clock has started on the official @Edition88art home page! Shop when available: edition88.com/collections/...

From Twitter: Sample of Hiroyuki Takei hand-signed the new prints being sold at the Butsu Zone Exhibition from Edition88. Takei also did some additional illustrations in the second photo, which may be on display at the the event.

From Twitter: Edition88 is currently setting up the venue for the Butsu Zone Exhibition that will be opening on February 22. The 88Graph pieces (expensive signed and framed art) will also be available on their online store for purchase.

Cover design for English worldwide release of Shaman King The Super Star volume 9 releasing on March 11, 2025. Translation by Nate Derr, Lettering by Thea Willis, and Editing by Thalia Sutton. Digital pre-orders opening starting today & contains chapters 53-60.

Kodansha USA is announcing a bunch of new English print editions for a Fall 2025 release this week. Keep an eye out to see if any Shaman King-related titles could be included!

The Butsu Zone Exhibition opens later this week! In addition to the original illustrations being on display, there will be some new goods that will be available at the event. Plus some opportunities to get Hiroyuki Takei's autograph!

To go with the new slot machine in Japan, a companion app for Shaman King has been added to the "Unimemo" app in Japan. This extra app allows you do daily free gachas to get icons, wallpapers, and more. We have the details in our latest article: patch.cafe/?p=20680

Uni-Market will be releasing 3 new Shaman King products in Japan for late February based on the designs for their recently released slot machine: • Rubber Play Mat • Acrylic Key Chain • Sticker set Product listing: www.unimarket-777.com/SHOP/145893/...

Wonder Festival returns tomorrow in Japan for its twice-a-year event. As always, we've highlighted which fan-made garage kit figures based on Hiroyuki Takei's series and designs are available for sale during this one-day, in-person event!

The K Manga app is now available in additional countries/areas! The Shaman King manga, and most of its various sequels and spin-offs are available for reading on the app and website.

The Shaman King Slot machine game officially releases in Japan today (February 3rd). In addition to video from the 2021 anime, it has new animations created exclusively for the game (similar to the Funbari Chronicle game).

New Shaman King merch based on the recently released slot machine will be available via Uni-Market starting on February 12.

The first 13 episodes of the 2021 Shaman King anime are streaming in Japanese (no subtitles) on the Universal Entertainment YouTube channel. They are available for free streaming until February 9th to promote their upcoming Shaman King slot machine.

The English digital release of Shaman King The Super Star volume 9 is scheduled for a worldwide release on March 11, 2025 from Kodansha USA. (Japanese volume cover design shown below)

Edition88 will be hosting the "Hiroyuki Art Career Roughly 30th Anniversary: Butsu Zone Original Art Exhibition" from February 22 through March 16 at the Yurakucho Marui 8F event space. Around 100 original illustrations from Butsu Zone, Itako no Anna, and Death Zero will be on display.

Our 9th annual, yearly prediction article is now live! How well did we predict what would happen in 2024? What wild and crazy predictions will happen in the world of Shaman King (and more) in 2025? Let's hope for an exciting new year!

The final Shaman King: The Super Star cover design. Volume 10 releases in Japan on January 8th, 2025 in both print and digital editions. The series will continue in the sequel "Shaman King Yard" (SKY) sometime in the future.

The Shaman King Exhibition is returning to Taiwan between December 21, 2024 through January 20, 2025 in the International Hall on the 13th floor in building C of the Zhongyou Department Store in Taichung. In addition to the original art on display there is a pop-up shop.

The final Shaman King: The Super Star cover design. Volume 10 releases in Japan on January 8th, 2025 in both print and digital editions. The series will continue in the sequel "Shaman King Yard" (SKY) sometime in the future.

Cover design for the German boxset 4 for the original Shaman King (2001) anime releasing on Blu-ray on March 20, 2025 for 49,99 €. It will contain episodes 49-64 with both German and Japanese audio tracks with German subtitles in the original aspect ratio.

French manga publisher Kana is currently holding a popularity contest for a select number of Shaman King characters. Pick your favorite character and click the "Envoyer" (send) to vote. You will see the live results after submitting.

The official Butsu Zone Twitter account earlier today posted their gratitude to the fans who gave such a positive response to the Butsu Zone Collector's Edition. They are also working on something else that will get fans even more excited.

Hiroyuki Takei's "Danball Senki Gaiden" manga has been added to the Japanese Corocoro manga reading service. The first 2 chapters are available for free. The series is listed by "HIRO" as the author. The short series started in Corocoro G magazine in 2011. www.corocoro.jp/title/620

A new trailer for a Pachislot/Pachinko arcade cabinet from Universal Entertainment featuring the Shaman King series is in development. More information will be coming soon.

Bookwalker has started its Black Friday Week sale and all Hiroyuki Takei titles currently available in English are either 50% or 70% points back. You can use those points just like in-store credit! Sale ends November 30th. List of titles: global.bookwalker.jp/authors/7582...

With Shaman King The Super Star manga now concluded, what is next for the franchise? We take a dive into the sequel Shaman King Yard (SKY), a potential anime adaptation, and the other series Hiroyuki Takei will be working on. (Article is TSS spoiler-free)

"Shaman King The Super Star" manga has concluded today with the 68th chapter. The final volume will be published in Japan on January 8, 2025. The series will continue with the sequel "Shaman King Yard" (abbreviated as "SKY"), but no date has been announced yet.