Shaman King: Flowers

Shaman King: Flowers (Japanese: シャーマンキングFLOWERS, Hepburn: Shāman Kingu Flowers) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. It was serialized in Shueisha's Jump X from April 2012 to October 2014, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes.

Shaman King: Flowers
シャーマンキングFLOWERS
(Shāman Kingu Flowers)
Manga
Written byHiroyuki Takei
Published by
English publisher
Kodansha USA (digital)
Imprint
  • Young Jump Comics (former)
  • Magazine Edge KC (current)
MagazineJump X
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 10, 2012 – October 10, 2014
Volumes6

Publication

Shaman King: Flowers is written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. It was serialized in Shueisha's Jump X from April 10, 2012 to October 10, 2014.[1][2][3] Shueisha collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from August 10, 2012 to December 19, 2014.[4][5] Kodansha republished the volumes digitally in 2019.[6][7]

In July 2020, Kodansha USA announced the digital English language release of the Shaman King's spin-offs, and Shaman King: Flowers was originally scheduled to be released on August 11, 2020,[8] however, it was delayed to October 20 of the same year.[9][10] Its six volumes were then published between October 20, and December 22, 2020.[11][12]

Volume list
No. Release date ISBN
1 August 10, 2012[4]978-4-08-879414-3
  • 01. "Bud" (つぼみ, "Tsubomi")
  • 02. "A Relative Wants Me Dead" (親戚が殺しに来た, "Shinseki ga Koroshi ni Kita")
  • 03. "Withered?" (枯れてる?, "Kareteru?")
  • 04. "West Tokyo Festival Noise" (西東京擬音祭り, "Nishi-Tokyo Gion Matsuri")
Young shaman Hana Asakura lives in Tokyo under the protection of Tamao Tamamura and Ryu Umemiya while his parents are away. Frustrated and bored that he is unable to use his shaman powers, he is one day challenged by Yohane Asakura, a member of the Asakura's branch family who seek to displace the main family. After Hana beats Yohane, Yohane's sister Luca attempts to avenge her brother's loss and finish Hana off. Though Yohane and Luca nearly succeed, Hana is saved by Alumi Niumbirch, a disciple of Hana's mother who introduces herself as Hana's fiancé.
2 December 10, 2012[13]978-4-08-879493-8
  • 05. "The Return of The Shaman's Ambitions" (帰ってきたおシャマなシャーマン, "Kaettekita oshama na shāman")
  • 06. "Home Raid" (カチコミ自宅, "Kachikomi jitaku")
  • 07. "Sense of Loss" (喪失感, "Sōshitsukan")
  • 08. "Good Boys Don't Elope" (逃避行それは非行, "Tōhikō sore wa hikō")
Following Luka and Yohane's escape, Hana recovers at the hospital where Alumi reveals she has been sent to Tokyo to protect Hana during the "Flowers of Maize", a battle that will affect the world in an unknown way. After Tamao confronts and defeats Yohane and Luca's father, the siblings are forced to enroll in Hana's school after a truce is called between the main and branch families. Hana and Yohane develop an unexpected friendship, as do their guardian spirits, Amidamaru and Oboro Daikyoh. Despite the truce, Luka plots against Hana by having the school's delinquents attack him while Amidamaru is unable to assist him.
3 May 10, 2013[14]978-4-08-879556-0
  • 09. "Shocking Mall 2014"
  • 10. "Setsubun"
  • 11. "Oni, Lying by the River"
  • 12. "Babylon Boy"
4 October 10, 2013[15]978-4-08-879660-4
  • 13. "10% Full Bloom"
  • 14. "You Didn't Die After Getting Beaten to Death"
  • 15. "The Flower of Whatever"
  • 16. "Soft & Cream"
5 May 9, 2014[16]978-4-08-879794-6
6 December 19, 2014[5]978-4-08-879895-0

References
  1. ジャンプ改正式創刊！二ノ宮知子らの単行本7作品も同時発売. Natalie (in Japanese). April 10, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  2. ジャンプ改最終号にて、連載作の移籍先発表. Natalie (in Japanese). October 10, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  3. Nelkin, Sarah (October 20, 2014). "Shaman King's Takei Starts New Manga, Ends Ultimo, Jumbor in 2015". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 14, 2020. The magazine also confirms that Takei's Shaman King: Zero series ended along with Shaman King Flowers in Shueisha's Jump X magazine earlier this month.
  4. "シャーマンキングFLOWERS 1" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013.
  5. "シャーマンキングFLOWERS 6" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014.
  6. "シャーマンキング Flowers (1)" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  7. "シャーマンキング Flowers (6)" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  8. Mateo, Alex (July 24, 2020). "Kodansha Comics to Publish 4 Shaman King Spinoff Manga Digitally in August". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  9. Mateo, Alex (July 27, 2020). "Kodansha Comics Delays Digital Releases of Shaman King Manga, Spinoffs". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  10. Hazra, Adriana (September 28, 2020). "Kodansha Comics to Release Full Shaman King Manga on ComiXology on October 6". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  11. Sherman, Jennifer (October 22, 2020). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 18-24". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  12. Sherman, Jennifer (December 22, 2020). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 20-26". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  13. "シャーマンキングFLOWERS 2" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015.
  14. "シャーマンキングFLOWERS 3" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013.
  15. "シャーマンキングFLOWERS 4" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  16. "シャーマンキングFLOWERS 5" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on April 17, 2014.
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