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'''This page deals with Creator/HiroyukiTakei's original manga and its direct anime adaptation. For the loose 2001 anime adaptation, please see ''Anime/ShamanKing2001''.'''



* ActionizedAdaptation: The 2001 anime is on the whole more action-driven than the manga.
* AdaptationDeviation: The 2001 anime follows the route of the manga with only slight changes up until the Shaman tournament begins, at which point both stories diverge fairly radically [[spoiler: down to the anime getting a much different ending where Hao is defeated, while in the manga TheBadGuyWins]].



* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the manga, Horohoro first appeared in chapter 32 after Yoh's fight with Silva. The 2001 anime however introduced him in Episode 10 long before the story arcs where Ryu Meets Tokagero and Yoh learns the power of Over Souls were adapted yet.



* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: 4kids created a different opening for American market (that was imported to some other foreign markets in Europe). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qLl145FqQg It's quite catchy]].
* AmbiguousEnding: The 2001 anime ends like this. [[spoiler: Hao is defeated, but it's unclear if the Shaman Tournament has been cancelled and if the characters will be forced back into normal lives. Manta even suspects Yoh will have to say goodbye to Amidamaru. However, at the very end, Ragoh appears in the sky once more, implying that the Shaman Fight is back on. The dub clarifies through Manta's narration that the Shaman Fight has begun again, turning the ending into an AndTheAdventureContinues.]]
* AndTheAdventureContinues: In the dub of the 2001 anime, [[spoiler: Manta's narration indicates the Shaman Fight is back on once more, and the AmbiguousEnding skews in the direction of AndTheAdventureContinues.]]
* AntagonistTitle: [[spoiler: In the manga and the 2021 series, TheBadGuyWins, and Hao becomes the titular Shaman King.]]

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* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: 4kids created a different opening for American market (that was imported to some other foreign markets in Europe). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qLl145FqQg It's quite catchy]].
* AmbiguousEnding: The 2001 anime ends like this. [[spoiler: Hao is defeated, but it's unclear if the Shaman Tournament has been cancelled and if the characters will be forced back into normal lives. Manta even suspects Yoh will have to say goodbye to Amidamaru. However, at the very end, Ragoh appears in the sky once more, implying that the Shaman Fight is back on. The dub clarifies through Manta's narration that the Shaman Fight has begun again, turning the ending into an AndTheAdventureContinues.]]
* AndTheAdventureContinues: In the dub of the 2001 anime, [[spoiler: Manta's narration indicates the Shaman Fight is back on once more, and the AmbiguousEnding skews in the direction of AndTheAdventureContinues.]]
* AntagonistTitle: [[spoiler: In the manga and the 2021 series, TheBadGuyWins, and [[spoiler:The BigBad Hao becomes the titular Shaman King.]]



* AscendedExtra: Billy, the one who usually drives Yoh and the team all-around America, shows up many times in the 2001 anime compared to the manga where he only appears ''once''.
* AscendedFanboy: In the 2001 anime only, [[spoiler:Manta actually becomes a shaman.]]



* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: Downplayed. While they fail to stop Hao from obtaining the Great Spirit, they do persuade him to abandon his "kill all humans" plan; or at the very least postpone it.]]



* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: The X-Laws have a problem with seeing the world in "with the X-Laws or against the X-Laws", which is shown as insane. Especially in the 2001 anime.

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* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: The X-Laws have a problem with seeing the world in "with the X-Laws or against the X-Laws", which is shown as insane. Especially in the 2001 anime.



* {{Bowdlerize}}:
** The English translation of the manga censored Ponchi's gigantic weaponized testicles. In most scenes, it's edited to look like his stomach. It also removed Chocolove's large lips reminiscent of {{Blackface}} and changed his name to Joco.
** The 2001 anime censored much of the manga, such as changing Faust vivisecting Manta to just having him phase his hand inside his body with his powers. It also changed Chocolove/Joco's backstory from him being a former gangster changed by the power of laughter to just being a wannabe comedian from the start.
** The English dub of the 2001 anime censored it even further, such as changing the graves in the Faust fight from crosses to gravestones, and poorly editing Marion Fauna's guardian ghost Chuck's pistols... into rattles.

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* {{Bowdlerize}}:
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{{Bowdlerize}}: The English translation of the manga censored Ponchi's gigantic weaponized testicles. In most scenes, it's edited to look like his stomach. It also removed Chocolove's large lips reminiscent of {{Blackface}} and changed his name to Joco.
** The 2001 anime censored much of the manga, such as changing Faust vivisecting Manta to just having him phase his hand inside his body with his powers. It also changed Chocolove/Joco's backstory from him being a former gangster changed by the power of laughter to just being a wannabe comedian from the start.
** The English dub of the 2001 anime censored it even further, such as changing the graves in the Faust fight from crosses to gravestones, and poorly editing Marion Fauna's guardian ghost Chuck's pistols... into rattles.
Joco.



* BrokenAesop: The story appears to have tried to argue for a balance between humans and nature and the innate goodness and worth in all living things despite their flaws, but breaks away from this rather quickly by having shamans make frequently hypocritical GreenAesop statements and by constantly reminding readers about how useless {{Muggles}} are in the context of the story (by depicting all of them at best as too powerless to even help themselves and at worst as callous, greedy, self-centered, corrupt, or downright evil people).



* CainAndAbel: Yoh and Hao are twin brothers on opposite moral ends, with Yoh being an AllLovingHero and Hao having genocidal ambitions. The 2001 anime plays it more straight, while the manga plays with it more [[spoiler: by way of Hao's eventual HazyFeelTurn.]]

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* CainAndAbel: Yoh and Hao are twin brothers on opposite moral ends, with Yoh being an AllLovingHero and Hao having genocidal ambitions. The 2001 anime plays it more straight, while the manga plays with it more [[spoiler: by way of Hao's eventual HazyFeelTurn.]]



* TheCameo: Sachi and other characters from Manga/ButsuZone have an appearance in Yoh's imagination of the Roku Jizou in episode 4 of the 2001 anime special.



* CarChase: A brief one occurs between Michael and Lucifer in their car forms in the manga and 2021 anime.

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* CarChase: A brief one occurs between Michael and Lucifer in their car forms in the manga and 2021 anime.forms.



* CoolCar: In manga and 2021 anime the Archangels originate from and can transform into various cars that are important to their owners. Michael can transform '92 Ferrari Testarossa, Lucifer into Lamborghini Countach [=LP400=], Zelel into Lotus Elise, and so on.

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* CoolCar: In manga and 2021 anime the The Archangels originate from and can transform into various cars that are important to their owners. Michael can transform '92 Ferrari Testarossa, Lucifer into Lamborghini Countach [=LP400=], Zelel into Lotus Elise, and so on.



** Hao dishes these out whenever he's involved in battle. The sole exceptions are his past defeats (notably one by Yohken Asakura), [[spoiler: when X-II shoots him with KillSat (he is untouched by it, but even he states it was a close call), and when fighting Anna shortly thereafter, as she gives him a run for his Furyoku. In 2001 anime, the final battle ends with him being [[CleanCut sliced in half]].]]

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** Hao dishes these out whenever he's involved in battle. The sole exceptions are his past defeats (notably one by Yohken Asakura), [[spoiler: when X-II shoots him with KillSat (he is untouched by it, but even he states it was a close call), and when fighting Anna shortly thereafter, as she gives him a run for his Furyoku. In 2001 anime, the final battle ends with him being [[CleanCut sliced in half]].]]



* DiscardAndDraw:
** In the 2001 anime, Lyserg abandons Morphin in favor of a mecha angel spirit like the rest of the X-Laws, though eventually, she comes back to him
** Towards the end of the manga, [[spoiler: Lyserg gains Hao's Spirit of Fire once Hao is finished with it. Yoh, Ren, Horohoro, and Chocolove gain the Spirits of Earth, Lightning, Rain, and Wind respectively, but [[EleventhHourSuperPower only just in time for the final battle with Hao]], who has gained the power of the Great Spirit itself.]]

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* DiscardAndDraw:
** In the 2001 anime, Lyserg abandons Morphin in favor of a mecha angel spirit like the rest of the X-Laws, though eventually, she comes back to him
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DiscardAndDraw: Towards the end of the manga, [[spoiler: Lyserg gains Hao's Spirit of Fire once Hao is finished with it. Yoh, Ren, Horohoro, and Chocolove gain the Spirits of Earth, Lightning, Rain, and Wind respectively, but [[EleventhHourSuperPower only just in time for the final battle with Hao]], who has gained the power of the Great Spirit itself.]]



* DivineBirds: In the 2001 anime adaptation, energy flowing to or from the Great Spirit is depicted in the form of glowing birds.



* DubNameChange: The 4Kids dub for the 2001 anime exchanged many Japanese names for more American or international ones. Some examples include Morty (Manta), Rio (Ryu), Trey Racer (Horohoro), Zeke (Hao) and Joco (Chocolove). Curiously enough, Joco ended up sticking as Chocolove's official English name ever since to avoid UnfortunateImplications. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with the Italian dub, which despite being adapted from the 4Kids one kept many of the original names intact.



* GeckoEnding: A tad more action-oriented than the manga, basically boiling down to [[spoiler:Yoh and Hao clashing. Hao nearly overpowers Yoh until the other Shamans pull a GondorCallsForAid and donate their powers to Yoh, effectively putting him on par with Hao until he eventually cuts him down (leading into a bit of FridgeLogic as it's been shown killing him hardly solves anything). The tourney is put on hiatus for a few months as the characters go about their lives... and then it promptly starts again]].



* IWasJustPassingThrough: Inverted and overlapping with EmbarrassingRescue. In the 2001 anime, our heroes save their " enemy" in this fashion. Hao is pissed with the X-Laws for meddling with Yoh and decides to have his minions teach them a lesson. However, Yoh and the others can't stand to watch the slaughtering and decide to step in. In true {{Determinator}} and UngratefulBastard form, the [[spoiler: remaining]] X-Laws respond to their rescue by continuing with their plans [[spoiler: resulting in their saviours being sucked into the Gate of Babylon]].
--->'''Horohoro:''' Whoa, don't get the wrong idea here.
--->'''Joco:''' It's not like we came to save you guys.
--->'''Ren:''' It's just how things turned out.
--->'''Marco:''' If I'm at the mercy of my enemies, then I'd rather choose a noble death!
--->'''Ren:''' Do whatever you like. But if you want to die, do it somewhere we can't see you.



** Faust VIII never really gets so much yelled at for 1) slaughtering his first opponent and 2) doing... what he did to poor Manta. On the other hand, in the 2001 anime he ''does'' show genuine care for human life during the Shaman Tournament, [[spoiler: and practically brings Len back from the dead during the final fight]], which means he'd redeemed himself. In the manga, he ends up [[spoiler:sacrificing himself so that the Five Warriors can continue trying to catch up to Hao, his death doesn't mean that much though as he just hangs around as a ghost.]]
** Then there's Hao himself. [[spoiler: He wins the tournament without even trying, despite the heroes' best efforts. He then becomes Shaman King and is even allowed to keep the title despite all the evil deeds he's done, which includes killing likely thousands of people. He only gets off with a slap from his mother and a bit of embarrassment due to this.]] Though he seems to get his 'just desserts' in the 2001 anime. But even this is debatable depending on if his origin follows the manga continuity, wherein that case? He’ll just reincarnate again for the next Shaman Tournament in 500 years.

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** Faust VIII never really gets so much yelled at for 1) slaughtering his first opponent and 2) doing... what he did to poor Manta. On the other hand, in the 2001 anime he ''does'' show genuine care for human life during the Shaman Tournament, [[spoiler: and practically brings Len back from the dead during the final fight]], which means he'd redeemed himself. In the manga, he ends up [[spoiler:sacrificing himself so that the Five Warriors can continue trying to catch up to Hao, his death doesn't mean that much though as he just hangs around as a ghost.]]
Manta.
** Then there's Hao himself. [[spoiler: He wins the tournament without even trying, despite the heroes' best efforts. He then becomes Shaman King and is even allowed to keep the title despite all the evil deeds he's done, which includes killing likely thousands of people. He only gets off with a slap from his mother and a bit of embarrassment due to this.]] Though he seems to get his 'just desserts' in the 2001 anime. But even this is debatable depending on if his origin follows the manga continuity, wherein that case? He’ll just reincarnate again for the next Shaman Tournament in 500 years.]]



* LampshadeHanging: The 2001 anime has a lot of fun with this.
** Ren has some very ExpressiveHair and in one scene this is pointed out by Bason when Ren is angered.
--->'''Bason:''' Ooh! Young Master's spiky hair has stiffened!
** [[spoiler: When it is revealed that Hao is Yoh's twin brother]]. In a dramatic shot, we see an uncharacteristically solemn-looking Yoh seemingly deep in contemplation after this revelation until he breaks the tension with a [[VisibleSigh sigh]] and a smile...
--->'''Yoh:''' [[spoiler: It's no use. Even though you just said we're twins]], it still hasn't sunk in.\\
'''Horohoro:''' Weren't you just full of anxiety and couldn't talk?! God, you're so confusing!
** The Niles, a team of Egyptian shamans, are explaining their origins...
--->'''Ryu:''' I-Is he serious?\\
'''Anatel:''' I explained all the details at [[BreakingTheFourthWall the press conference for this episode]].\\
[Cue [[FaceFault Facefaults]]]



* LawyerFriendlyCameo: Team LCT/Team Insane Asylum, in the 2001 anime, seems to be the wrestlers Bubba Ray Dudley, Edge, and Matt Hardy, but they're never directly named.
* LawfulStupid: The X-LAWS are all this in the anime. A group that vows to wipe out Hao and his allies. Okay, the only problem is that if you are not on their side you're automatically considered an enemy. [[HolierThanThou They refuse to work with others outside their group and tend to look down on anyone not in their team (mostly Marco carries this attitude).]] [[{{Hypocrite}} They says they do this to rid evil from the world and stop the killing.]] Yoh even calls them out on this:
-->"If you kill people just for standing in your way, then you're no better than Hao."



* LighterAndSofter: The 2001 anime censors some family-unfriendly parts of the manga. Some choice examples:
** Ryu's spirit, Tokagero, has a really disturbing background. [[spoiler: His mother died of starvation, and he had to cannibalize her in order to survive.]]
** Anna and Yoh's [[spoiler:night together. Anna gives Yoh a little parting gift before he heads to America. Seeing as how they were both 15, it's no wonder it got cut; but since there was a very good chance Yoh would die, Anna wanted to make sure a child lived on]].
** Ren murdering Chrome was briefly shown in the 2001 anime, but shown completely in the manga (both the result when it happened and again showing the whole scene later on).
** Chocolove's past from the manga is both incredibly offensive, and utterly tragic. [[spoiler: His parents were killed on Christmas Day, turning him into a vicious killer, and leader of the gang, Shaft. He murders people in cold blood, but has his life turned around by a man named Orona.]] Those who watched the 2001 anime know [[spoiler: Orona died]], but in the manga [[spoiler: he didn't die of old age -- he was murdered by Chocolove's gang.]]



* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: This was part of Hao/Zeke's StartOfDarkness in the 2001 anime. After saving some people from a rogue spirit, he read her minds, and saw that they considered him a freak that they only tolerated for his abilities, with one believing he would turn on them sooner or later, and another even plotting to find a way to steal his power. As you can imagine, this soured his attitude towards regular humans.



* MechanicalMonster: Many of the shaman spirits in Oversoul look vaguely mechanical or downright machine-like, particularly in the 2001 anime. [[spoiler: The X-LAW's angels are later revealed to be this, as they are supercars that gained a spirit due to their owner's passion for the cars.]]

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* MechanicalMonster: Many of the shaman spirits in Oversoul look vaguely mechanical or downright machine-like, particularly in the 2001 anime.machine-like. [[spoiler: The X-LAW's angels are later revealed to be this, as they are supercars that gained a spirit due to their owner's passion for the cars.]]



* NeverSayDie: Played with in the 4Kids dub, terms for death are still used but they’re downplayed. Many instances of the word "die" are replaced with "Destroy" which, in the context of a series with ghosts can actually be worse. The fates of Li Pyron and Eliza are left completely intact in the dub.



** In one filler episode in the 2001 anime, Horohoro fights a shaman who is based on {{Music/RonnieJamesDio}} except that he's a priest, even dropping attack names like "Rainbow in the dark" and "Holy Diver".



** In the manga and 2021 anime, it's not shown how Ryu passed the Shaman Fight preliminaries, although the 2001 anime expands on this and shows him winning some battles.



** The 2001 anime mostly avoids this, though [[spoiler: the title of Shaman King is not granted to anyone due to the last episode showing only that the tournament is starting up again.]]
* ShesAManInJapan:
** In the English manga, Goldva and Opacho are turned from an old woman and little girl into an old man and little boy.
** Same thing happened to Opacho in the 2001 anime's English dub. It's not easy to tell, since the VA is still female and his/her gender isn't mentioned often.
** In Brazil, Hao became a woman until it was shown that he was male. They changed the gender back to male and acted like the initial gender change never happened.
** The same dub also made Kororo a boy, and Goldva was changed into a guy as well... Even though she was ''still a woman in her first appearance''.
** In the Latin American dub, Goldva goes through a ''reverse'' of what happens in Brazil; she's played off as an elderly man in her first appearance and turned back into a woman after.

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** The 2001 anime mostly avoids this, though [[spoiler: the title of Shaman King is not granted to anyone due to the last episode showing only that the tournament is starting up again.]]
* ShesAManInJapan:
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ShesAManInJapan: In the English manga, Goldva and Opacho are turned from an old woman and little girl into an old man and little boy.
** Same thing happened to Opacho in the 2001 anime's English dub. It's not easy to tell, since the VA is still female and his/her gender isn't mentioned often.
** In Brazil, Hao became a woman until it was shown that he was male. They changed the gender back to male and acted like the initial gender change never happened.
** The same dub also made Kororo a boy, and Goldva was changed into a guy as well... Even though she was ''still a woman in her first appearance''.
** In the Latin American dub, Goldva goes through a ''reverse'' of what happens in Brazil; she's played off as an elderly man in her first appearance and turned back into a woman after.
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: A lot of characters who pass to the hereafter in the manga survive in the 2001 anime. The most notable are: [[spoiler: Faust, Marco, Silva, Kalim, and Tao Jun.]]



* ThemeMusicPowerUp:
** In the 2001 anime, any time [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miRjTbibrWk Brave Heart]] plays, you will receive plot exposition/explanation of sudden understanding, and complete and utter defeat of all opponents. It's subverted a few times but generally played straight.
** Horribly averted in episode 62 with "Silent Weapon". You keep expecting that at some point Yoh [[spoiler: takes down Hao]] but it gets worse.



* TheBadGuyWins:
** [[spoiler: Downplayed in the manga. While they fail to stop Hao from obtaining the Great Spirit, they do persuade him to abandon his "kill all humans" plan; or at the very least postpone it.]]
** [[spoiler: Averted in the 2001 anime, when Yoh defeats Hao outright. However, unless the backstory of the manga doesn't apply to the 2001 anime, all this does is kick the can 500 years down the line when Hao reincarnates for the next tournament.]]



* VillainousBreakdown:
** Though she isn't a villain[[spoiler: since they are forced to protect Hao per their duties, Goldva started laughing insanely and raving about the new Shaman King Hao before trying to kill everyone.]]
** In the anime, Hao becomes a lot less cheery and a lot crazier when Yoh breaks free. He is pushed even further over the edge when Opacho, [[spoiler: his last and closest companion, runs away from him in fear.]]

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* VillainousBreakdown:
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VillainousBreakdown: Though she isn't a villain[[spoiler: since villain [[spoiler:since they are forced to protect Hao per their duties, Goldva started laughing insanely and raving about the new Shaman King Hao before trying to kill everyone.]]
** In the anime, Hao becomes a lot less cheery and a lot crazier when Yoh breaks free. He is pushed even further over the edge when Opacho, [[spoiler: his last and closest companion, runs away from him in fear.
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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Creator/MegumiHayashibara (Anna's VA) sings the opening and ending themes.

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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Creator/MegumiHayashibara (Anna's VA) sings the opening and ending themes.themes for first series. The 2021 series would continue the trend with Creator/MegumiHayashibara reprising her role and singing the first opening and ending. Creator/NanaMizuki (Tamao's VA) would sing the second opening. Creator/YuHorie (Jeanne's VA) would sing the second ending.And Creator/YokoHikasa (Yoh's VA) would sing the fourth ending.
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The manga ended after 300 chapters. There is a sequel called ''Manga/ShamanKingFlowers'', which was started [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-09/shaman-king-flowers-sequel-manga-to-launch-in-april April 2012]] but was discontinued until 2018 when it was revived as ''Shaman King The Super Star'' and a spin-off series, ''Shaman King Gaiden: Red Crimson''. There's also the supplementary manga ''Shaman King Zero'' which tells short stories of the characters before the main one, and ''Shaman King Remix Track'' short stories in the reprinted edition of humorous nature.

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The manga ended after 300 chapters. There is a sequel called ''Manga/ShamanKingFlowers'', which was started [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-09/shaman-king-flowers-sequel-manga-to-launch-in-april April 2012]] but was discontinued until 2018 when it was revived as ''Shaman King King: The Super Star'' and a spin-off series, ''Shaman King Gaiden: Red Crimson''. There's also the supplementary manga ''Shaman King Zero'' which tells short stories of the characters before the main one, and ''Shaman King Remix Track'' short stories in the reprinted edition of humorous nature.

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** The X-Laws are even moreso this. They have members from the US, Canada, Australia, England, Italy, and France.

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** The X-Laws are even moreso this. They more so. Captain Marco is Italian, Iron Maiden Jeanne is French, Lyserg and Denbat are British, Meene is Canadian, Cebin and Reiheit are Austrian, and Venstar, Porf and Larch are American.
** Hao's followers
have members people from every part of the US, Canada, Australia, England, Italy, world, recruited by Hao himself since he was a baby. The group consists of a Danish (Brocken Meyer), a Chinese (Hang Zang-Ching), an Arabian (Turbine), three Japanese (The [=BoZ=] guys and France.Kouji Yamada), an American (Bill), a German (Kana), a British (Matti), two Italians (Marion and Luchist), a Mexican (Peyote), a Romanian (Boris), and an African (Opacho).
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Its first anime adaptation, which was animated by Creator/{{Xebec}} and spans 64 episodes aired from July 4, 2001 to September 25, 2002 on Creator/TVTokyo, was one of the many series dubbed into English by [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]]. The Spanish and Latin Americans also got a translation, and had the Japanese original dubbed in Spanish with only a bit of CulturalTranslation and pretty decent casts. Both the [=4Kids=] dub and a local language dub were shown in the Philippines, leading to inevitable comparisons and some confusion. Both the dub and versions have been released on Blu-ray by Creator/DiscotekMedia in 2021.

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Its first anime adaptation, which was animated by Creator/{{Xebec}} and spans 64 episodes aired from July 4, 2001 to September 25, 2002 on Creator/TVTokyo, was one of the many series dubbed into English by [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]]. The Spanish and Latin Americans also got a translation, and had the Japanese original dubbed in Spanish with only a bit of CulturalTranslation and pretty decent casts. Both the [=4Kids=] dub and a local language dub were shown in the Philippines, leading to inevitable comparisons and some confusion. Both the English dub and Japanese versions have been released on Blu-ray by Creator/DiscotekMedia in 2021.
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Its first anime adaptation, which was animated by Creator/{{Xebec}} and spans 64 episodes aired from July 4, 2001 to September 25, 2002 on Creator/TVTokyo, was one of the many series dubbed into English by [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]]. The Spanish and Latin Americans also got a translation, and had the Japanese original dubbed in Spanish with only a bit of CulturalTranslation and pretty decent casts. Both the [=4Kids=] dub and a local language dub were shown in the Philippines, leading to inevitable comparisons and some confusion. Both the dub and versions have been released on Blu-ray by Creator/Discotek Media in 2021.

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Its first anime adaptation, which was animated by Creator/{{Xebec}} and spans 64 episodes aired from July 4, 2001 to September 25, 2002 on Creator/TVTokyo, was one of the many series dubbed into English by [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]]. The Spanish and Latin Americans also got a translation, and had the Japanese original dubbed in Spanish with only a bit of CulturalTranslation and pretty decent casts. Both the [=4Kids=] dub and a local language dub were shown in the Philippines, leading to inevitable comparisons and some confusion. Both the dub and versions have been released on Blu-ray by Creator/Discotek Media Creator/DiscotekMedia in 2021.
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Its first anime adaptation, which was animated by Creator/{{Xebec}} and spans 64 episodes aired from July 4, 2001 to September 25, 2002 on Creator/TVTokyo, was one of the many series dubbed into English by [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]]. The Spanish and Latin Americans also got a translation, and had the Japanese original dubbed in Spanish with only a bit of CulturalTranslation and pretty decent casts. Both the [=4Kids=] dub and a local language dub were shown in the Philippines, leading to inevitable comparisons and some confusion.

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Its first anime adaptation, which was animated by Creator/{{Xebec}} and spans 64 episodes aired from July 4, 2001 to September 25, 2002 on Creator/TVTokyo, was one of the many series dubbed into English by [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]]. The Spanish and Latin Americans also got a translation, and had the Japanese original dubbed in Spanish with only a bit of CulturalTranslation and pretty decent casts. Both the [=4Kids=] dub and a local language dub were shown in the Philippines, leading to inevitable comparisons and some confusion. \n Both the dub and versions have been released on Blu-ray by Creator/Discotek Media in 2021.
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* TheRez: The Patch Village is a Native reservation of some kind, though the story is unclear if it's officially recognized as a reservation by the US government (given it is so secretive).
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* DubNameChange: The 4Kids dub for the 2001 anime exchanged many Japanese names for more American or international ones. Some examples include Morty (Manta), Rio (Ryu), Trey Racer (Horohoro), Zeke (Hao) and Joco (Chocolove). Curiously enough, Joco ended up sticking as Chocolove's official English name ever since to avoid UnfortunateImplications. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with the Italian dub, which despite being adapted from the 4Kids one kept many of the original names intact.


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** A special mention goes to Team Hana-Gumi, who despite only gaining a major role around volume 17 showed up regularly in the early colour spreads ever since ''chapter one''.
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* BladeOnAStick: Ren's weapon is a Chinese kwan-dao that he stores in segments in his suitcase when not fighting. How strong is it? In his first appearance, he used it (''just'' it, Over Souls were unknown at the time) to slice a ''car'' cleanly in two.
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* GratuitousEnglish: Being the American of the group, it's a given that Chocolove would do this. [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish It's actually pretty good]], and [[Creator/MotokoKumai Motoko Kumai's]] delivery makes it sound oddly adorable.

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* GratuitousEnglish: Being the American of the group, it's a given that Chocolove would do this. [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish It's actually pretty good]], good, and [[Creator/MotokoKumai Motoko Kumai's]] delivery makes it sound oddly adorable.
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* WhatTheHellHero?: Everything Yoh does always gives these types of reactions but what could probably be the worst is that [[spoiler:he takes coffee with the big bad, Hao! Most of his friends react horribly to this.]]

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* WhatTheHellHero?: WhatTheHellHero: Everything Yoh does always gives these types of reactions but what could probably be reactions, from [[spoiler:revealing to his friends Hao is actually [[EvilTwin his twin brother]]]] to [[spoiler:abandoning the worst is that [[spoiler:he takes coffee with the big bad, Hao! Most Shaman Fight as part of a deal to revive Ren]]. What most of his friends react horribly to this.the worst to, however, is when [[spoiler:''[[MurderArsonAndJaywalking he took a coffee with Hao]]'' immediately before his fight with Ren's team.]]
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** Mikihisa and Brocken Meyer seem to become this around the end of the series. They're seen preparing a barbecue together while [[spoiler:Hao's other minions are being revived by Jun and Anna]], and despite reinstating their status as enemies they are otherwise seen pleasantly chatting and laughing with no animosity towards each other, bonding over the fact they're both technically Hao's "father" (the former being his biological father, the latter his ParentalSubstitute).
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* EverybodyLives: Almost every character, excluding [[spoiler: Mickey Asakura, Faust and those who were [[DeathByOriginStory already dead]] before the start of the series]], is alive and well at the end. This, however, is only because [[spoiler:EVERYONE DIED during the final battle and a "reformed" Hao revived all of them in the final chapter]], as seen in the example below.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** While the Shamans themselves can take on gun-toting opponents with no problems (such as Yoh and his team engaging some of the Tao Clan Jiangshi's armed with assault rifles and LMG's, Orona easily evades Joco, then a hardcore gangster, shooting at him and defeats the latter in a fight, and Kororo blocks a rifle shot from a poacher aimed at Horohoro by encasing part of his body with ice), they are still regular people and as such, are still vulnerable to firearms (Tao Ching, the Tao Clan's grandfather and a skilled gunslinger himself, simply stops Tao Yuan by aiming a gun at him and the latter complies out of respect, and [[spoiler:Tamurazaki Midori one shots Turbine with a handgun while the latter was distracted at attacking Peyote, who beforehand killed Hang Zang-Ching, and stalls Hana-Gumi with a gatling-gun, enough for Peyote to pin and suicide bomb them]]).
** [[spoiler:During the final battle of the manga and 2021 anime, The Spirit of Earth is more or less handed to Yoh mid-fight and he has trouble to use it at its full potential. This is akin to give someone a tool they're not familiar with; naturally they would need some time to get used to it. The remaining members of the Elemental Five were already familiar with their elements because they were either already a part of their fighting style or they learned to use them appropriately during their literal TrainingFromHell, none of which applies to Yoh.]]

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