Yoh Asakura, one of the gifted few who can channel spirits that are unseen by the naked eye, is training for the ultimate shaman sports event, which takes place only once every 500 years, but unfortunately for Yoh, every shaman in the world is competing for the same prize: to become the next Shaman King.

Yoh Asakura, one of the gifted few who can channel spirits that are unseen by the naked eye, is training for the ultimate shaman sports event, which takes place only once every 500 years, but unfortunately for Yoh, every shaman in the world is competing for the same prize: to become the next Shaman King.