Shaman King: Flowers, the sequel to the 2021 anime reboot of Shaman King, has released its first trailer.
On YouTube, the KING AMUSEMENT CREATIVE official channel uploaded the first official footage of the Shaman King: Flowers anime. Based on the manga by series creator Hiroyuki Takei, Shaman King: Flowers continues the adventures of the Asakura family. 13-year-old Hana Asakura, the son of Yoh and Anna Asakura, is growing up to be a rude and lazy kid. However, Hana's boredom with everyday life starts to change when members of the branch Asakura Family challenge him and his dad for control of the main house.
The Shaman King: Flowers anime trailer also revealed the show's new and returning voice cast. The main cast are Yōko Hikasa as Hana Asakura, Katsuyuki Konishi as Amidamaru, Sumire Uesaka as Alumi Niumbirch, Shun Horie as Yohane Asakura, Michiko Kaiden as Gakko Ibuki and Romi Park as Tao Men. New cast members include Kentaro Ito as Daikyо̄ Oboro, Kenta Miyake as Ryūji Ichihara and Chihiro Ueda as Namaha.
Returning from the previous Shaman King series are Nana Mizuki as Tamao Tamamura, Takumu Miyazono as Ponchi, Noriaki Kanze as Konchi, Masahiko Tanaka as Ryūnosuke Umemiya and Wataru Takagi as Tokagerō. Anime studio Bridge, who produced the 2021 reboot, will animate Shaman King: Flowers. Takeshi Furuta will return to direct the anime sequel. Shoji Yonemura also returns as series composition. However, Mayuko Yamamoto is taking over as character designer for Satohiko Sano.
The Story Continues With Shaman King: Flowers
The original Shaman King manga followed 13-year-old slacker Yoh as he competed with and against other shamans in the Shaman Fight, a tournament held every 500 years to determine who should rule with the Great Spirit as the next Shaman King. The original 2001 anime series was co-produced by TV Tokyo, NAS and Xebec. It ran for 64 episodes from July 4, 2001, to Sept. 25, 2002, and was later dubbed for North America by the now-defunct 4Kids company. The 2021 anime reboot follows the source material more closely and ran for 52 episodes, beginning on April 1, 2021, and ending on April 21, 2022.
The series finale teased the announcement of Shaman King: Flowers and revealed the new adult looks of its original cast. Shaman King (2021) is available for streaming on Netflix. Shaman King Original Series (English Language) Blu-ray is available from Discotek Media.
Shaman King: Flowers will premiere in Jan. 2024.
Source: YouTube