The WORST episodes of Shaman King

Every episode of Shaman King ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Shaman King!

SHAMAN KING follows the adventures of a 13-year-old shaman and his teammate a samurai warrior spirit, who traverse the world fighting evil spirits and misguided shamans on their journey to be the next Shaman King.

Last Updated: 3/3/2024Network: TV TokyoStatus: Ended

5.06

49 votes

#1 - The Silver Oracle Bell

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 1/30/2002

When Milly's Oracle Bell is stolen, Yoh and the others lend a hand to find the culprit.

8.23

52 votes

#2 - Soul Mata Cemetery

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/14/2001

Yoh's tranquility of mind breaks Ren's resolve, and their fight comes to a draw. Realizing that his ways were wrong, Ren decides to fight his uncle, the source of all his hatred. It all goes downhill, though, when he and June are captured.

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8.73

56 votes

#3 - Kung Fu Master

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/8/2001

Manta brings Yoh, Anna and Amidamaru to watch a movie about his idol, the late Kung-Fu fighter Lee Pai-Long. Things get dangerous when Lee Pai-Long's corpse attacks them, commanded by Ren's sister, Jun Tao.

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8.74

74 votes

#4 - The Boy who Dances with Ghosts

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/4/2001

Trying to prove that Yoh Asakura, the new transfer student, can talk to spirits, thirteen-year-old Manta Oyamada (Morty) gets in trouble with the gang of Ryu of the Wooden Sword. When everything seems bound to go bad for him, however, he gets help from an unexpected source.

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8.77

48 votes

#5 - Angel's Pistol

Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 3/13/2002

Lyserg has been bitten by Boris, and the others need to understand the mystery behind the vampire's technique to defeat him - all this while the X-Laws try to break into the church to destroy them all.

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8.79

48 votes

#6 - Horo-Horo’s Taste of a Bitter Friend

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 2/13/2002

While looking for food in a forest, HoroHoro meets a Shaman called Allen, who uses his abilities to vandalize a company that is harming the forest.

8.80

46 votes

#7 - The Vampire Legend

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 3/6/2002

The group is attacked by another of Hao’s followers, who claims to be a vampire. Meanwhile, Anna and Manta leave to America.

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8.83

46 votes

#8 - The Shaman Fight Ends?

Season 1 - Episode 57 - Aired 8/7/2002

After consuming Jeanne’s spirit, Hao decides to take the Great Spirit by force. Meanwhile, Yoh and the others recover from the battle in the Gate of Babylon, and muster their will to fight to prepare for the last battle.

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8.85

62 votes

#9 - The Shaman that is Mature for Her Age

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/1/2001

Yoh's fiancée, Anna Kyoyama, arrives into town to coach Yoh for the Shaman Fight. Her methods seem abusive, but the training comes on handy when Yoh is attacked by Kyonshii commanded by the Tao family.

8.87

67 votes

#10 - Another Shaman

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/18/2001

Yoh is challenged to a fight by Ren Tao, an arrogant Shaman who believes Spirits are only tools.

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8.87

47 votes

#11 - The Forest of Faeries

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 2/6/2002

Yoh and the others stop by a ghost town, place of rest of some bored spirits.

8.88

50 votes

#12 - Burning Tenacity

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 1/23/2002

Lyserg feels down after a run-in with Hao, whose powers can stop even a powerful blizzard. Trying to cheer him up, Ryu tells him how he became a Shaman. Meanwhile, Anna and Manta leave to a mysterious place called the Mount Terror.

8.88

50 votes

#13 - Big America

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 12/26/2001

The quartet's airplane falls in the desert, and the four Shamans are left to find their way to the Patch village, while being targeted by a group of eccentric Shaman fighters.

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8.89

46 votes

#14 - Holy Ground of the Stars

Season 1 - Episode 59 - Aired 8/21/2002

Yoh and the others are called to the Holy Ground of the Stars, wherein lies the Great Spirit. While Manta follows Hao throughout the place and Yoh tries to stop his twin’s advance, Yoh’s companions have to face Hao’s followers, who received the gift of strength from their master.

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8.89

47 votes

#15 - The Eighth Angel

Season 1 - Episode 54 - Aired 7/17/2002

Lyserg desperately wishes to be bestowed with an angel by the Iron Maiden Jeanne, and Morphine, Yoh and the others fear that he is now too far from their reach.

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8.89

47 votes

#16 - Eternal Farewell

Season 1 - Episode 61 - Aired 9/4/2002

The big fight between Hao and Yoh starts, as his friends try to defeat the Great Spirits’ guardians, and stop Hao’s plans of uniting with the Great Spirits. However, things take a darker turn when Hao lives up to his promise of asking for Yoh’s body back…

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8.89

57 votes

#17 - The Fate of 600 Years

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/5/2001

Ryu of the Wooden Sword believes that he'll never be able to become a Shaman. Down and unhappy, he is possessed by the spirit of Tokageroh, a bandit from 600 years ago who wants to get revenge on Amidamaru.

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8.90

48 votes

#18 - Really Naive

Season 1 - Episode 47 - Aired 5/29/2002

Ryu meets a girl called Anith, who shares with him the wish of finding the Best Place, but whose dream is crushed by her abusive fiancé. When their team turns out to be Funbari Hot Spring Team’s next opponents, Ryu vows to remind her of the true meaning of leaving your dream to another.

8.90

70 votes

#19 - Waiting Samurai

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/11/2001

Yoh wants the spirit of Amidamaru, the devil samurai, to join him as his Main Spirit. Amidamaru is waiting for someone, though, and can't leave the cemetery. Yoh tries to find out who the samurai is waiting for, while Ryu of the Wooden Sword searches for revenge.

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8.90

51 votes

#20 - Epilogue

Season 1 - Episode 64 - Aired 9/25/2002

Hao's, whose power is born of his invincibility alone, and Yoh's, whose power is given to him by his friends and companions, face off for the last time.

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8.91

44 votes

#21 - Friend

Season 1 - Episode 60 - Aired 8/28/2002

When Ren is heavily injured, HoroHoro, Ryu, Faust, Chocolove and newly arrived Lyserg fight to protect him, revealing, to Hao’s followers, what is the true meaning of companionship. Meanwhile, Anna’s rosary of 1080 beads is bestowed with the power of sealing Hao.

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8.91

46 votes

#22 - Special Training!? Everyone Gathers

Season 1 - Episode 52 - Aired 7/3/2002

Yoh and the others are troubled because they still aren't a match to Hao. Meanwhile, the Lily Five wait for their first match, only to find out it is going to be much more troublesome than they thought.

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8.91

46 votes

#23 - I Have a Darkness in My Heart

Season 1 - Episode 50 - Aired 6/19/2002

When Ren and HoroHoro’s fears become weapons against them because of their next opponent’s power of illusions, it’s up to Chocolove to win over his own darkness and save his partners.

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8.91

47 votes

#24 - Joke King

Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 3/20/2002

Still depressed because Lyserg left with the X-Laws, the four Shamans meet a boy called Chocolove, who wants to become the world's greatest comedian through the Shaman Fight. In the meantime, Faust VIII and Anna make a deal.

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8.92

59 votes

#25 - The Star that Signals the Beginning

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/19/2001

After breaking Amidamaru's sword, Ryu becomes even more depressed, and Yoh looks for a solution. Meanwhile, the star that signals the beginning of the Shaman Fight descends from the sky.

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