SHAMAN KING: FLOWERS 1

Shaman King: Flowers [シャーマンキングFLOWERS] #1

by Hiroyuki Takei

The ghosts, spirits, zombies, and gods return in this brand-new sequel to the classic shonen adventure manga SHAMAN KING !

A New Era Blooms
Fourteen years after the Shaman Fight, the legacy of Yoh Asakura lives on in Funbari Hill. His son, Hana, inherits the family’s powers—but that’s a big burden on an aspiring shaman! Hana
also faces another challenge—two mysterious descendants from a distant branch of the Asakura family tree. The journey continues for Hana and the next generation of shamans…

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Action, Paranormal, Japan, Shonen, Fiction

176 pages, Paperback

First published August 10, 2012

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

[Yuiko · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was alright 😌 glad my library got it in

[Boro · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read all the chapters available... :)
Quite nostalgic and cute thought I'm not really impressed by the weird choice of names.
Still... once a Shaman King fan, always a Shaman King fan, I guess.

[Enairolf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Je ne suis pas encore à jour dans Shaman King mais j’aime énormément cet univers. Le peu que j’ai lu je suis vraiment conquise. Alors je me suis lancé dans ce spin off. J’avais très hâte de découvrir tout ça et après avoir lu le premier tome, je dois dire que c’est un vrai régal et je vais prendre plaisir à dévorer chaque tomes les uns après les autres. J’aime beaucoup les couvertures, chaque tome est une couleur différente et ça rend tellement bien dans la mangathèque. Détail inutile mais je me devais de partager ça voilà!

J’ai adoré retrouvé l’ambiance de Shaman King. Graphiquement parlant je suis absolument fan du coup de crayon du mangaka. Les traits sont fins et ça rend la lecture bien plus belle. Les différentes émotions que les personnages peuvent ressentir sont parfaitement bien retranscrites sur leurs visages. Et comme je le dis juste avant, ça rend la lecture bien plus agréable. Ce premier tome nous promet une série palpitante et j’ai super hâte de lire la suite.

Dans ce premier tome, on retrouve Hana Asakura, le fils de Yoh et Anna, il a hérité du fantôme de Amidamaru et le sabre Futsu no Mitama. Son plus grand rêve n’est autre que de parvenir à vaincre Yoh un jour. Mais pour réussir son objectif, il ne doit cesser de devenir plus fort encore et encore. Un jour, il est provoqué en duel par un jeune garçon du nom de Yohane Asakura, membre d’une branche parallèle de la famille Asakura… Une nouvelle lignée de Shamans débarque!

J’ai adoré retrouvé les personnages clés de Shaman King, comme par exemple le fantôme de Amidamaru. C’est un de mes personnages préférés dans la saga principale. Le retrouver ici et en plus aux côtés du fils de Yoh est d’autant plus plaisant. J’ai adoré découvrir Hana ,le fils de Yoh et Anna qui au final est un parfait mélange des deux! C’est bien le fils de son père, il sèche les cours comme lui, il se retrouve au même endroit que son père, dans le cimetière. Je trouve que ça fait vraiment plaisir de retrouver toute cette ambiance, avec les clins d’oeil à la série principale.

J’ai très hâte de découvrir la suite de ce spin off, j’ai adoré retrouver certains personnages. Je me questionne à propos des autres, va t’on les voir eux aussi? Suivre le fils de Yoh est un vrai plaisir et il me tarde de découvrir ses aventures. Ce premier tome a clairement su me convaincre et c’est pour moi une réussite parfaite!

[Zac Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/5

Shaman King was one of the very first manga series I ever picked up back in the day, and I have fond memories of it from my childhood. I always thought the premise was interesting, and wished it had garnered the same affection in the west that many of its contemporaries (like Dragon Ball, Naruto, & One Piece) had. Unfortunately, it never panned out, and it was sad to think of this special little series fading away into obscurity.

Fast forward many years & I was elated to discover that Kodansha comics had picked up the rights to Shaman King, and had not only reprinted the manga series but also recreated the anime for Netflix. Better yet, both included (finally) the complete ending (as the original Viz printing left out several of the final chapters due to the series cancellation & skipped straight to the epilogue).

I was even more surprised to learn that they would also be printing (perhaps for the first time in English) the sequel series, Shaman King Flowers, as well.

I was excited to pick this up and read what I'd only ever experienced through Wiki pages prior, and it was about what I expected. A good start that easily captures the feelings of & pays homage to the original but still feels fresh. I recommend it to anyone else who grew up with or loves Shaman King.

[Kelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you’re a fan of the original “Shaman King” series, this is definitely a fun, action-packed sequel.

This first volume introduces readers to Hana Asakura—son of Yoh Asakura. He has inherited his father’s powers—as well as their burden. When distant relatives begin to crawl out of the woodwork to challenge Hana for his place in the family line, Hana must harness his strength in a way that will not tarnish this next generation of shamans.

Is it disappointing that we don’t see really any of the central cast in this first volume? A little. If you’re hoping for any cameos, you’ll be disappointed.

But, otherwise, I think this is a propulsive start to the next phase of this story~

[Gabriela Zambrano A · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 ⭐️
Un nuevo inicio de la segunda generación de este bonita historia, que es shaman king.💛
Tuvimos diversión y acción, ya me hacia falta este tipo de contenido.
Vamos para la siguiente parte de la historia de Hana 🏵🌼💛🖤

[Mica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finished this in about 30 minutes lol. Just as good as the main series, and I like that even though this is in the future, it still relies on the main series for background, and the plot actually makes sense.

[Mezz Goes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Calificación para toda la serie

[Gabriele Camer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Caruccio, sa di già visto con la serie originale , i nuovi personaggi sembrano un po’ piatti
Vediamo come evolve, ma da fan della saga mon posso farne a meno

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's been decades since I read the original series, so I'm impressed how easy it is to get into this one.

[Sanne Blomme · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sequel that used an oversoul so powerful that it defeated sequelitis (for now)!

[Timothy Alexander · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love it, I loved the original shaman king and this is just Shaman King: The Next Generation, so it's more of what I love

[Sheepy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty decent continuation from the original series. It's good to see some of the old cast. I am curious at how it will move along from here.

[Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's not hitting the same as the OG Shaman King, but I'm just happy to have more content lmao.

[Osvaldo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lento

[Thai Son · Rating 3 out of 5]

not as good as the OG

[Rici · Rating 1 out of 5]

Alter. Das ist wie shaman king 2.0. Alles dasselbe, keine neuen Ideen.