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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · 7d

Kodansha will have a panel at New York Comic Con (NYCC) this upcoming Friday, October 10th, at 11:30am. They will be announcing some of their upcoming digital titles this Fall and other print manga titles for Fall 2026 (and beyond).

www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/things...

Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · 21d

The purchase form is now open for fans in Japan for a limited time (no international shipping):

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · 23d

New Shaman King Flowers episodes will air each Monday. Tuesday through Friday will air Captain Tsubasa and My Deer Friend Nokotan.

Full press release in Portuguese:

TV Cultura estreia nova fase do Antimatéria, agora ao vivo, com animes inéditos e pós no YouTube

'Minha amiga Nokotan é um cervo', 'Shaman King Flowers' e a segunda temporada de 'Captain Tsubasa Junior' são as novidades da temporada

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · 23d

The Shaman King Flowers anime will begin it's TV premiere in Brazil on TV Cultura starting on Monday September 22nd. This will be part of the new production "Antimatéria: Energia Geek" which will also have an additional stream on YouTube to discuss the week's episode.

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Sep 11

Each volume is priced at $10.99 USD. All volumes are not resellable and not downloadable.

A placeholder page for Shaman King The Super Star is listed but does not have any volumes available. The original Shaman King series is also not listed on the service.

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Sep 11

The following complete series are now available for purchase digitally on the new comic/manga service @neonichiban.bsky.social:
• Shaman King Zero
• Shaman King Flowers
• Shaman King Red Crimson
• Shaman King Marcos
• Shaman King & a Garden

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Sep 11

For fans living in Japan, UniMarket has just announced some new Shaman King merch that will be releasing later this month!
We have an article up on our site if you want to check out what items that will be available soon:

New Shaman King Goods via UniMarket for September 2025

A new set of Shaman King merch is being released by UniMarket in September 2025 as part of their collaboration with the new Shaman King pachinko machine.

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Aug 22

Kodansha USA will be having an industry panel and new license announcements at Anime NYC on Sunday at 11am EDT. Any new announcements are typically posted on their website around that time.
animenyc.com/programming/...

Programming - Anime NYC

Anime NYC has over 150 hours of panels, screenings, special events featuring guests from Japan, publishers, premieres and more!

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Aug 16

Gemeinschaft is partnering with Hiroyuki Takei again for a new illustration to be part of an upcoming sticker release.

Hiroyuki Takei's new original drawing is shown below as originally posted on Twitter today.

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Kodansha USA @kodansha.us · Aug 12

Summer is nearly over, so sit back and relax with your furry friend during our Dog & Cat Days of Summer digital manga sale!

Whether you're a dog person or a cat person, we've got you covered with series like Nekogahara, Manga Dogs, and more, all at 50% off.

kodansha.us/2025/08/12/d...

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Aug 7

The Japanese voice actor for Luchist from the 2021 Shaman King anime has been announced as a guest at the Anime NYC convention (August 21-24, 2025).

Anime NYC @animenyc.bsky.social · Aug 7

🗽GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT🗽

Kenichiro Matsuda’s main appearances are “SPY x FAMILY” as Bond Forger, “Black Clover”(’17~ ’21) as Gordon Agrippa, “SHAMAN KING” (’21~’22) as Luchist...and more!

🎟️ LIMITED THURS/FRI/SUN BADGES LEFT @ animenyc.com/badges

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Aug 5

Kirito Iwashita, who was an assistant producer on "Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys" has been announced as a guest to Anime NYC on August 21-24, 2025. The original story anime series used character designs and concepts provided by Hiroyuki Takei.

Anime NYC @animenyc.bsky.social · Aug 5

🗽GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT🗽

Joined in 2020 the production company behind Hell’s Paradise, Twin Engine. He began his production career as an assistant producer on Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys! Since then, he has contributed to several titles as a planning producer, including Hell’s Paradise.

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Aug 5

As a cross-promotion with the recently released new pachinko Shaman King machine in Japan, a selection of 17 episodes from the 2021 Shaman King anime series are now streaming on YouTube. These episodes are not region-locked and are the original Japanese audio (no subtitles)

【期間限定無料配信】 TVアニメ『SHAMAN KING』第1廻～第13廻・第30廻～第33廻 - YouTube

TVアニメ『SHAMAN KING』の第1廻～第13廻と第30廻～第33廻を期間限定で一挙無料配信！配信期間：8月4日（月）～8月17日（日）

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Aug 2

As part of the "Minpachi Slot Summit" the recently released Shaman King pachinko machine will be on display on August 9 in the Red booth #4. Fans who check out the machine will also receive a free Shaman King themed tenugui (hand towel).

More info: minpachi-slosummi.com/shida

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Aug 1

Some additional examples for comparison.
You can see the full chapter in Japanese here: shonenjumpplus.com/episode/1710...

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Aug 1

Posted earlier this month (July 14th), the Japanese manga oneshot "Yō no Kami" (妖の髪 - "Demonic Hair") won the honorable mention for the 98th Jump New World Manga Award and was posted on the Jump+ website.

However, it has some very similar page layouts (and content) to the 1st Shaman King chapter...

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Jul 30

K Manga has announced on their app that they are keeping the "Fan Letters to Manga Creators" form open as a permanent feature. If you hadn't submitted your letter to Hiroyuki Takei (or other favorite author) you still can!

(K Manga has region restrictions which may prevent access to the form)

Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Jun 17

K Manga has opened up a form where you can send your English fan letters to your favorite mangaka, like Hiroyuki Takei, and they will send them to the authors:
support.kmanga.kodansha.com/event_messag...

Inquiries | K MANGA Inquiries

K MANGA InquiriesInquiries

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Jul 29

Hiroyuki Takei is currently collaborating with the Japanese mobile game "Boku & Dragon" by providing some new character designs! These characters are only available for a limited time via a gacha in the game.

Boku & Dragon Game Collaboration with Hiroyuki Takei

Hiroyuki Takei provides some original character designs for a collaboration with the Japanese mobile game "Boku & Dragon."

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Jul 26

Wonder Festival returns with it's Summer 2025 venue on July 27th for fans to sell their custom-made figures and models. While this event may not have any Shaman King figures, there are still some models inspired by Hiroyuki Takei's other works!

Wonder Festival 2025 [Summer] Overview

Wonder Festival 2025 [Summer] returns with fan-made figures from Hiroyuki Takei's series!

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Jul 17

Kodansha USA will be having an industry panel and new license announcements at San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) on Thursday July 24 at 2pm PDT. Any new announcements are typically posted on their website around that time.

New and Upcoming Kodansha Manga Revealed

Thursday July 24, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Room 28DE

Kodansha—purveyors of some of the most exciting and heartfelt manga published today, including Blue Lock, Gachiakuta, Witch Hat Atelier, and A Sign of Affection—invites new and veteran fans of manga to a sneak peek at new and upcoming manga licenses! From print books to digital manga, premium editions, box sets, and more, get a glimpse of amazing manga series coming soon to a bookshelf near you. Featuring Ivan Salazar (senior marketing director, Kodansha), Ben Applegate (Penguin Random House director publishing services), and Misaki Kido (Kodansha events director).

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Jul 17

Kodansha USA will be having an industry panel and new license announcements at San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) on Thursday July 24 at 2pm PDT. Any new announcements are typically posted on their website around that time.

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Jul 16

The "Shaman King Flowers" anime is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video in the USA. The series is still available for streaming on Netflix.

Watch Shaman King Flowers | Prime Video

Asakura Hana's monotonous life takes an unexpected turn when a family feud erupts, challenging him to battle for supremacy within his own clan, igniting excitement he craved.

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Jul 14

The finalized volume covers for the Spanish release of Shaman King Flowers and Shaman King Zero (both 2-in-1 editions) by Ivrea have been announced. Both of these will release sometime later this month.

Spanish volume cover of Shaman King Flowers featuring Hana holding Amidamaru in spirit ball mode on a white background.

Spanish volume cover for Shaman King Zero, featuring Yoh in a white hood on a green background with gold stars.

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Jul 4

Happy 24th anniversary to the original broadcast of Shaman King (2001) anime episode 1! The first animated series premiered in Japan on July 4th, 2001!

The entire original series is available in English on Blu-Ray in both sub and dub editions from @discotekmedia.bsky.social !

Cover of the Blu-ray for Shaman King, listed as the "Original 2003 English Dubbed TV Series", featuring the cast of the first season.

Cover of the Blu-ray for Shaman King, listed as the "Original Uncut Japanese Language with English subtitles", featuring the cast of the first season.

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Patch Café - Shaman King News Feed @shamanking.news · Jul 2

Kodansha USA will be holding a licensing announcement panel at Anime Expo on July 4th at 10am PDT in Room 408AB. Details of the announcements are usually published within the hour of the event.

Past panels included upcoming digital-only titles and print releases for the next year.