Shaman King Vol. 35

シャーマンキング [Shaman King] #35

by Hiroyuki Takei

Yoh and his friends defeat the Ten Patch Officiants and catch up with Hao. But now that he's been crowned the Shaman King, they're no match for him, and he crushes them all in short order. The hopes, dreams and prayers of all the friends they met along the way resurrect the party one last time and they brace for the final showdown with Hao…

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Action, Fiction, Supernatural, Shonen

135 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2018

About the author

Hiroyuki Takei (武井宏之 Takei Hiroyuki) is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of the manga and anime Shaman King. His brother, Hirofumi Takei (武井宏文) is also a manga-ka.

Reviews

[Lashaan Balasingam · Rating 2 out of 5]

The final volume in this beloved series is the true ending for mangaka Hiroyuki Takei and it is conceptually bittersweet if anything. Everything ultimately came down to how well all these characters can convince Hao to do the right thing and it really wasn't convincing.

This volume also includes the spin-off series and nothing showcased here really made me want to visit those either.

At least fans who haven't read or revisited this series and its new ending can still check out the upcoming Netflix anime reboot. Maybe the ending there will be much more worthwhile!

Yours truly,

Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/

[Kaisery · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series and ending was truly a masterpiece, it may be divisive to some who cant comprehend nuanced story telling but than again thats what shaman king was always about. It was never about the battles or the powerups yeah it has a cool power system easily the best in manga but, what lied beneath it all was the introspection, the conversations of the characters how the conflicts of moral dilemma and thematic clash. The series was never really about becoming "shaman king" it was about a culture clash of a wide margin of different backgrounds and ideals coming together to decide which has the most authenticity to be realized. That of course being the titular main "antagonist hao" Hao was but a poor child who suffered abuse greatly in his pass life, and when his mother was murdered by the hands of the thieving humans it only solidified his hatred for humanity further more. Hao, we're talking about a guy who would go hell in back reincarnating himself several times to get revenge on those who killed his mother. His conviction and thinking due to his centuries of knowledge of course would only allow him to be the one true shaman king successor, not yoh who didnt even want to be the shaman king but was forced to partake in the tournament because of anna his fiance and his family, not Ren a selfish false king, not Horohoro someone with a noble wish but nowhere near as convicted and determined as hao.

All of this is necessary to understand just why this ending works. You see when Hao achieves his ultimate goal it is not out of selfishness but a flawed sense of justice so, when anna resurrects Hao's mother the very person who he loved, who's death that caused him to spiral into this genocidal hatred of humans it makes sense that she is the one to postpone him. Yes it may seem unbelievable to someone but, you're forgetting Hao was never "insane" he was still very much level headed so its understandable how the person whom he did all this for subsiding him for a brief moment would work. Its not about "power of friendship" or some illiterate nonsense like that its about owning up to mistakes and taking accountability. As Hiroyuki Takei once said "the final message of shaman king is that fighting is no good" Not to mention Hao never forgave the humans he still despises them and is only postponing there destruction if they "mess up again" which why yoh and anna leave in the finale to make sure nothing as disastrous as the past indicated occurs again.

Shaman king was never about good or evil or law and order it was merely people trying to cultivate a means to end suffering which is why the thought of "shaman king" to obtain the ultimate power, wishes that would transform ones life to a literal god drew so many worldwide to the tournament and even the multicultural fans in real life. Shaman king's unique story telling and well written characters is truly one of its greatest triumphs that will transcend time itself.

[Siegfried · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you don't like this, you never understood what this manga is about.
It's not a shonen, even if it was in Jump.
A lot of it reminded me more of some seinen I read than shonen. And that's why I love it.
All the older versions are beautiful (Tamao was a shocker, not gonna lie).
And overall? Yeah. I recommend it. A lot
And the last chap, with flowers... It get me interested.

[omar ☆ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've read up to volume;
#35; with an average rating of: ★★★☆☆ 3.5/5


i'm sorry but what the hell was that ending?
ugh i'm mad it was soooo rushed and ended up being really bad

[metempsicoso · Rating 3 out of 5]

[Questa recensione raccoglie un po' di impressioni su tutta la saga e non soltanto su quest'ultimo volume]
Non sono un appassionato di manga. Anzi, direi proprio che non li leggo affatto - giusto un paio, più di dieci anni fa.
Complici il malessere da allergia, due mesi di Kindle Unlimited in omaggio e il bisogno selvaggio di staccare la testa con una cosa semplice, mi sono ritrovato a fare una mega maratona di Shaman King.
Per chi come me è nato negli anni 90, Shaman King è, tutto sommato, un mistero irrisolto. Ne avevano fatto un anime [mi risulta che di recente ne sia stata realizzata una nuova versione più vicina alla trama del fumetto], trasmesso su Italia 1 in quella magica fascia post-pranzo altrimenti regno incontrastato di Dragon Ball: così come era comparso, però, è sparito, senza grandi spiegazioni, come era uso per la magica programmazione della rete Mediaset.
Ecco. Io è da quella volta lì che mi chiedevo, ogni tanto, nella vastità del retropensiero inutile, come diamine finisse questo manga. Mi sono tolto lo sfizio.
Carbura bene - fino a prima del torneo per diventare Shaman King - con una bella storia di amicizia, poi mi sembra risenta pesantemente dei luoghi comuni degli shonen e, con l'evolversi della trama, perda lucidità e buon senso, fino a finire in un circa-meno-quasi-WTF alla vogliamoci bene, taralli e vino.
L'aspetto più interessante e la pecca principale sono i personaggi. Alcuni sono davvero belli da veder evolvere - la coppia protagonista, in particolare -, ma per molti c'è un trattamento infelice: alcuni diventano mere macchine per mandare avanti la trama (parliamo di Faust - per cui sono particolarmente scontento, essendo uno dei personaggi più interessanti *morte coff* e in assoluto tra i peggio gestiti -?), altri nonostante l'iniziale centralità svaniscono negli scontri (il narratore di tutta la vicenda, Manta... ad un certo punto ci si dimentica persino che esista), altri ancora compaiono ad cazzum e si impongono al centro della vicenda per far quadrare le cose (Joco e Lyserg).
Troppi, poi, non hanno lo spazio che meritano, a causa di questo voler buttare mille cose in mezzo, da parte del mangaka, senza poi avere le risorse per dare a tutti un senso.
Ovviamente, ciò fa sì che il fumetto trasbordi di spunti interessanti: poco utili, ma interessanti.
Non lo definirei un capolavoro - neanche lontanamente - ma ha fatto il suo sporco lavoro: mantenermi intrigato e farmi svagare. E quando cerchi questo, in un momento specifico della tua vita di lettore, e lo trovi, è una sensazione magnifica.
[36 volumi in 3/4 giorni sono stati una bella cavalcata]

[Vikas · Rating 4 out of 5]

And this was the big prologue as we followed along with the team years later and the next generation as well. It was nice and with that we that the series is over and maybe there would be a follow up manga series but for now it's all done and I am glad that the entire series was available via Kindle Unlimited so now let's go and Keep on Reading.

I have always loved comics, and I can and I have. I love comics to bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more. You should also read what you love, and I hope you will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics, Diamond Comics, or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I just want to Keep on Reading.

[Miruna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating for the overall impression of the whole series.
I loved the Osorezan Revoir volumes, thought they were the best, shipped Anna and Yoh really hard ("If you really cannot stand being in crowds...and accidentally call up an Oni, then let's run away together). The characters were freaking amazing and I seriously loved everybody (well, minus some minor characters)... everybody's background story is so beautifully written and each character has something to love about them, I swear. I find the ending amazing: Hao became the Shaman King, Yoh and Anna had a baby, Ren had a mayonnaise baby with the Iron Maiden (wasn't expecting that at all, it made me love 'em more) and Matamune and Hao were finally reunited (sobs forever) and so different from the anime, which I watched when I was a child, so reading this was really emotional for me. It was also my first manga (and it had 300 chapters!)
REN IS A KING AND HE SLAYS EVERYBODY WITH HIS COMEBACKS #forevermyfav

[James Rodrigues · Rating 2 out of 5]

And so, Shaman King comes to a close. In regards to how it ends, I was convinced and found the epilogue heartfelt. I've been on a journey with these characters, have become fully invested in them, and it came to a bittersweet close. It's just an utter shame the volume felt padded out with an overlong advert for the sequel series, ticking the nostalgia boxes in ways which feels forced. Maybe it plays better in the actual series, but as it is, I cannot say I'm eager to try it outside of revisiting whichever characters I can.

So long, Shaman King. A much better ending than what you previously had, but it's just a shame the overwhelmingly padded material lets this volume down.

[sus ‧₊˚✧ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shaman King was the first anime i watched on TV. The old anime isn’t able online anymore, at least not in Spain. When i found out that they were republishing the manga, i felt like i was 4 years old again. I spent 2 and a half years reading it, buying them and my boyfriend giving them to me as a present, because he knew how important this saga is to me. I enjoyed every second. There were some things that i would change, of course, but i love how, in the end, everything is explained with those pretty full pages. I would love to see people falling in love with Shaman King. My inner child is the happiest after all of this.

[Silvio Carrera · Rating 3 out of 5]

A really big letdown. As the volumes went on it felt to more and more convoluted. It even put me off from reading the spin-off series. It's a shame because the characters are well-developed.

[Natalia · Rating 2 out of 5]

So glad this is over.

[AsianMerr · Rating 1 out of 5]

This final volume is really just the last chapter and then extra stuff but man was it bad, time skip to showing the ending of the fight we had left off in the last volume and there was no fighting, turns out they just talk it out. Hao’s actual mom turns up out of nowhere (never to be mentioned in the story) and just knocks sense into him, everyone jokes about it cause he looks like a weak kid and then he lets everyone go…wtf. There is no way this is a classic series, I like the art and some of the characters but then they’re written horribly and then they try to do a lot but then nothing at the same time…avoid this series, I guess watch the anime cause it would be shorter than this.

[Manuel Tassi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Il finale della storia in sé è carino, ma niente di eccezionale, forse un po' troppo frettoloso. Molto interessanti, invece, i racconti aggiuntivi che parlano degli anni successivi al termine dello Shaman Fight.

[Gabriela Zambrano A · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5⭐️
Shaman king se ha convertido en mi historia favorita desde hace mucho tiempo, y desde hace un tiempo quería leer todos los volúmenes 😍
Que satisfacción me causa a ver terminado mi 2024, dando fin a el viaje yoh.❤️‍🩹
Siempre amaré esta historia y sus personajes. 💛💛💛

[TinTin Kalaw · Rating 2 out of 5]

And so with the power of friendship and anime, three series concludes lol

[Chiara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mi dispiace così tanto dare così poche stelle a questo volumetto 😣

[Alessandra M · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[Jeanette Lopez · Rating 5 out of 5]

fav anime

Lowkey was awesome. Worth checking out if you enjoy dramatic emotional action animes. It was a great ending can’t wait to read flowers

[Rodri · Rating 2 out of 5]

2/5: uuuhm what was that ending? really boring

[Vanessa Rincon · Rating 4 out of 5]

So, the ending wasn't the best. I don't care enough about Hanna to want to know much about him, but I enjoyed the team as adults now. But I have so many doubts --especially about Yoh and Anna and their relationship with Hanna. But, oh well, I guess I could find out more if I really wanted to.

But I liked the way they handled Hao, I loved to see them all being so powerful and honest. Especially Yoh. And that's why I gave it 4 stars: because I liked the story and my love for the character is so massive that I simply can't not.

Such a great manga. Recommended a 100%.