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This is one of my favourite manga from shounen jump, written by Hiroyuki Takei. It's about Yoh Asakura and his adventure to become shaman king. A shaman is a human with an ability to communicate with soul or spirit and use their ability. Shaman king is a shaman who can use great spirit. By becoming shaman king, one can decide the future of the earth for the next 500 years. Why 500 years? Well, the's no clear explanation but shaman king is selected every 500 years. Unlike the president election which is decided by vote, shaman king decided by a competition called shaman fight. In the beginning of the story, Yoh use this ability to have an easy school life. He summon a soul who used to be smart person and a soul of someone who have high athletic ability. Later in the shaman fight, he only use a soul of Amidamaru, a samurai who died 600 years ago.  This is the picture of Amidamaru in his human form. You can also see his spirit ball form in the first pisture. In his ...