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Born 1972In the Jump 1997–2004
武井宏之
Hiroyuki Takei is the creator of Shaman King (1998–2004). A former assistant to Nobuhiro Watsuki on Rurouni Kenshin, he debuted in Jump with Butsu Zone (1997) and then created Yoh Asakura, a laid-back shaman who enters the Shaman Fight, a tournament held every 500 years to choose the Shaman King, alongside the samurai ghost Amidamaru. The series ended abruptly in Jump in 2004; Takei completed its true ending years later in the kanzenban edition. It was adapted into an anime in 2001 and again in 2021.
武井宏之 Born 1972
2 series, from the first to the last
1997Writer & Artist
Butsu Zone debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 12 · 1997, on sale February 18, 1997. That same issue also carried Kochikame, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Yu-Gi-Oh! Its last chapter in the magazine, number 19, ran in No. 31 · 1997 (July 1, 1997), after 4 months of serialization.
1998–2004Writer & Artist
Yoh Asakura, a laid-back boy who talks to spirits, enters the shaman tournament held every 500 years to crown the Shaman King.
SupernaturalAdventureAction
Shaman King debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 31 · 1998, on sale June 29, 1998. That same issue also carried Kochikame, One Piece and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Its last chapter in the magazine, number 284, ran in No. 40 · 2004 (August 30, 2004), after 6 years of serialization.
Dates are the day each issue went on sale in Japan. Open one to see the full issue: if it matches your birthday, that is your Jump.
