Anime community was shaken when a sudden news spread out. It is regarding about the reboot and remake of one of our favorite anime Shaman King. Shaman King was one my childhood anime that watched on television, I remember every morning watching it in one of Pinoy channel and the dubbed in Filipino language was really good. So, what can we expect on the reboot of Shaman King? Will it be good and same as the original anime series? Well let’s talk and find about that.
A lot of news and post from social medias spread immediately that the old Shaman King that we love will have a remake and reboot this coming April 2021 that will be aired in Tokyo first before to other country and websites. When I was a kid I remember all of the good scenes and battle fights in Shaman King and also memorized the line of protagonist “YOH ASAKURA” in Filipino like this, “AMIDAMARU SA LOOB NG HARUSAME”, this kind of line was trademark before but since the anime didn’t able to complete the series at television, I finished its English subtitle with a pirated DVD before. This anime was kind of nostalgic that’s why when I also heard that it would have a remake, I expect this will be good. Last December 22, 2020 its first trailer for rebooted Shaman King finally debuted and my expectation turns out to be right. The animation improved a lot, the graphics and character look seem different than the first anime series, you can see that Manta, Yoh, Anna’s eyes were not the same as before, also the Oversoul was kinda cool too but overall based on the first trailer you will know that it will be good. Hiroyuki Takei the author of Shaman King was really good, and he really made some big effort on this manga, although the first anime series didn’t have the same ending as manga, now the reboot of Shaman King will be following the complete version of it and that’s one of the most awesome thing that the we’ve been hoping to see in this reboot of Shaman King.
As I said earlier this anime was scheduled for a release this coming April 2021 and it was 2 months left before we can this series now, although we can see in the trailer this is just the first arc of Shaman King when Manta meet’s Yoh Asakura, following the battle with Ren Tao and getting ready for the Shaman Fight when he was destined to become the Shaman King and there’s a lot more to expect from this. As I finished the original anime, I have more stronger expectation on the reboot and hoping that this will be as successful as the first one, I know it’s hard to expect reboot anime but there are other anime series that’s been reboot and it was so much better, just like Hunter x Hunter 2011 & Dragonball super that a lot of anime fans love to be watched. Here’s a good thing that I forgot to tell the new series will be featuring some returning voice actors from the 2001 anime that I’ve loved so much. Starting with the voice actor of Amidamaru, Katsuyuki Konishi, voice actor of Anna Kyoyama Megumi Hayashibara, and voice actor of Hao Asakura Minami Takayama confirmed to be the voice of the same character again but sad to say that the one who voice Yoh Asakura before Yuko Sato will be replaced by Yoko Hikasa.
Fans including like me will keep an eye on this new project and how will this reboot shines as one of the best remake, will see about this when this anime will be released. What do you think on the upcoming reboot of Shaman King? Which will be better the original adaptation or this remake? Well for me this will be both awesome. Let me know your thoughts about this feel free to share your opinion, thank you for your time reading.
