Shaman King: The Super Star

Shaman King: The Super Star is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. It is a sequel to Takei's manga series Shaman King: Flowers, which is itself a sequel to his Shaman King manga series.[2] It was serialized in Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine Edge from May 2018 to October 2023, until the magazine ceased publication, and continued on the Magazine Pocket online platform from August to November 2024.

Shaman King: The Super Star
Cover of the first volume
Genre
Manga
Written byHiroyuki Takei
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintMagazine Edge KC
Magazine
  • Shōnen Magazine Edge (2018–2023)
  • Magazine Pocket (2024)
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 17, 2018November 23, 2024
Volumes8

Publication

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Shaman King: The Super Star, written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei, was announced in December 2017.[3] Three prologue chapters were released in Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine Edge on April 17, 2018.[4] The series started in the magazine on May 17 of the same year.[5][6] On October 18, 2023, Shōnen Magazine Edge ended publication.[7] The series resumed on the Magazine Pocket online platform on August 24, 2024,[8] and concluded on November 23 of the same year.[9] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 15, 2018.[10] As of November 8, 2024, nine volumes have been released.[11]

In July 2020, Kodansha USA announced the digital English language release of the Shaman King's spin-offs, and Shaman King: The Super Star was originally scheduled to be released in August 2020;[12] however, it was delayed to December 1 of the same year.[13][14][15]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 15, 2018[16][17]978-4-06-513666-9
978-4-06-514052-9 (SE)
December 1, 2020[18]978-1-64659-376-7
2 August 16, 2019[19]978-4-06-516899-8December 15, 2020[20]978-1-64659-645-4
3 December 17, 2019[21]978-4-06-517995-6December 22, 2020[22]978-1-64659-695-9
4 June 17, 2020[23]978-4-06-519788-2December 29, 2020[24]978-1-64659-812-0
5 February 17, 2021[25]978-4-06-521391-9July 6, 2021[26]978-1-63699-216-7
6 August 17, 2022[27]978-4-06-528879-5May 14, 2023[28]978-1-68491-982-6
7 July 14, 2023[29]978-4-06-532407-3October 31, 2023[30]979-8-88933-200-8
8 December 15, 2023[31]978-4-06-534188-9June 4, 2024[32]979-8-88933-562-7
9 November 8, 2024[11]978-4-06-537397-2

References

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  1. ^ a b "Shaman King: The Super Star". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "SHAMAN KING THE SUPER STAR". Mangapedia [ja] (in Japanese). Voyage Group. Archived from the original on April 25, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Saabedra, Humberto (December 31, 2017). "Kodansha Launches "Shaman King" 20th Anniversary Site". Crunchyroll News. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 17, 2018). "Shaman King Manga's New Arc Gets 3 Prologue Chapters Before May Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 17, 2018). "Shaman King Manga Gets Spinoff Manga About Tao Jun". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  6. ^ 武井宏之「シャーマンキング」新章始動、3代目イタコのアンナの活躍描く. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 17, 2018. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  7. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (October 18, 2023). "Shonen Magazine Edge Publishes Final Issue, Reveals Fates of Serialized Titles". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  8. ^ Tai, Anita (August 18, 2024). "Shaman King: The Super Star Manga Resumes on August 24". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  9. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 23, 2024). "Shaman King The Super Star Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  10. ^ 武井宏之「シャーマンキング」新章1巻発売、外伝やノベライズも同時発売. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. November 15, 2018. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "SHAMAN KING THE SUPER STAR(9)" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  12. ^ Mateo, Alex (July 24, 2020). "Kodansha Comics to Publish 4 Shaman King Spinoff Manga Digitally in August". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  13. ^ Mateo, Alex (July 27, 2020). "Kodansha Comics Delays Digital Releases of Shaman King Manga, Spinoffs". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  14. ^ Hazra, Adriana (September 28, 2020). "Kodansha Comics to Release Full Shaman King Manga on ComiXology on October 6". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  15. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (December 1, 2020). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 29–December 5". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  16. ^ "SHAMAN KING THE SUPER STAR(1)" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  17. ^ SHAMAN KING THE SUPER STAR(1)限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  18. ^ "Shaman King: The Super Star, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  19. ^ "SHAMAN KING THE SUPER STAR(2)" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  20. ^ "Shaman King: The Super Star, Volume 2". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  21. ^ "SHAMAN KING THE SUPER STAR(3)" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  22. ^ "Shaman King: The Super Star, Volume 3". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  23. ^ "SHAMAN KING THE SUPER STAR(4)" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  24. ^ "Shaman King: The Super Star, Volume 4". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  25. ^ "SHAMAN KING THE SUPER STAR(5)" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  26. ^ "Shaman King: The Super Star, Volume 5". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  27. ^ "SHAMAN KING THE SUPER STAR(6)" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  28. ^ "Shaman King: The Super Star, Volume 6". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  29. ^ "SHAMAN KING THE SUPER STAR(7)" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  30. ^ "Shaman King: The Super Star, Volume 7". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  31. ^ "SHAMAN KING THE SUPER STAR(8)" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  32. ^ "Shaman King: The Super Star, Volume 8". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
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