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14 May 2021 4 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Last week, Yoh and Horohoro faced off on their first shaman fight in the tournament. Yoh managed to beat Horohoro by having the latter completely deplete his furyoku and lose his Oversoul state. The episode had some very funny moments, b...
8 May 2021 3 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Last week, I reviewed the 5th episode of Shaman King. While the Yoh vs. Silva fight wasn't impressive animation-wise, the funny humor definitely carried the show and hearing 2001 adaptation's OP was a huge nostalgia trip. I noted that th...
3 May 2021 4 minute read 4 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Last week, I praised Episode 4 for its good pacing and emphasis on the emotional elements. I liked how it effectively tried to show the audience a different side of Ryu and how he was not some delinquent thug, but someone who just wanted...
28 Apr 2021 4 minute read 0 comments InternationalIcon
Character names can of course be non-indicative (like our own), but fiction is a special case, in which dragons talk and life's problems are permanently solved at the end of the third act, just before the credits roll. Why not take the opportunity fo...
25 Apr 2021 3 minute read 1 comment LateToTheParty
Introduction When I reviewed Episode 3 of Shaman King, the biggest issue I had with the adaptation thus far was the fast pacing. While Shaman King does have some cool action and supernatural powers, in my opinion, the series' strongest points are the...
16 Apr 2021 4 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Last week, I gave my thoughts on Yoh vs. Ren in Episode 2. While it did skip a few chapters, it did not skimp out on the main storybeats and remained faithful to the content that the anime did adapt. The fighting animation wasn't the fla...
11 Apr 2021 3 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Last week, I complimented the Shaman King remake's first episode and its overall presentation. While it did not cover Chapters 1 & 2 in chronological order, the anime did a good job interleaving Ch. 2's events throughout the episode. See...
8 Apr 2021 5 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Back when the Redo of Healer anime adaptation was announced, I was rather surprised that it would happen considering the content of the light novel series. The protagonist, Keyaru, is not the most... kind person to say the least. Unsurpr...
5 Apr 2021 4 minute read 1 comment LateToTheParty
Introduced When I first heard that Shaman King would get an anime remake, I instantly became super hyped. I watched the 2001 adaptation back in 2003 when the English dub first came out. Even though I was very young at the time, the anime drew me in w...
16 Mar 2021 4 minute read 0 comments Abundant Entrepreneur
Introduction Having grown up watching the animated version of He-Man, Superman, Spiderman, and the likes, there was this love for these types of series. They were cool, and it was available at a time when Japanese animated versions were yet to be s...
