Yoh Asakura
| Yoh Asakura | |
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| Shaman King character | |
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| First appearance | Manga Chapter 1 |
| Voiced by |
Yūko Satō (Japanese) Sebastian Arcelus (English) Rowena Raganit (Tagalog) |
| Profile | |
| Relatives |
Anna Kyōyama (wife) Hao Asakura (twin brother) Hana Asakura (son) |
| Information | |
| Spirit Allies |
Amidamaru, seirei-class samurai spirit (presently) Matamune, seirei-class cat spirit (previously) Spirit of Earth |
| Shamanic Mediums | "Harusame" (katana) "Futsu-no-Mitama no Tsurugi" sword antiquity |
Yoh Asakura (麻倉 葉 Asakura Yō?) is a fictional character and protagonist of the manga series Shaman King created by Hiroyuki Takei. Yoh is a shaman with a lazy demeanor who is accompanied by a six-hundred-year-old samurai ghost, Amidamaru. When first introduced, Yoh appears as a young teenager who wishes to become the "Shaman King", the world's ruler, in an attempt to grant his own wish of living a peaceful life. However, as he befriends more people in the shaman fighting tournament to become the Shaman King, it is revealed Yoh has an twin brother named Hao Asakura who wishes to destroy humanity. As a result, Yoh's objective changes to stop his brother's hatred to mankind.
Yoh also in the prequel Shaman King Zero and in the sequel Shaman King Flowers. He also appears in the anime adaptation of Shaman King where his Japanese voice actress is Yūko Satō, and his English dub voice is provided by Sebastian Arcelus. He also appears as the protagonist in all the Shaman King video games and appears in multiple crossover fighting games alongside other characters that appeared in the same magazine that Shaman King debuted. Critical reception to Yoh has been mostly positive, based on his interactions with other characters. Merchandising based on him has also been released.
Yoh is the protagonist of Shaman King who befriends a fellow student from school named Manta Oyamada during his introduction. When Manta is badly beaten by local delinquents led by "Wooden Sword" Ryu, Yoh reveals himself to be a shaman and comes to Manta's defence with the help of a six-hundred-year-old samurai ghost, Amidamaru. Yoh and Manta soon become best friends and have numerous adventures involving local ghosts until Yoh reveals his actual purpose in coming to Tokyo: he has come to train for the Shaman Fight, an event that occurs once every 500 years, where shaman from all over the world will battle to become the Shaman King and gain the power to change the world. In order to ensure he trains properly, Yoh is soon joined by his fiancée Anna Kyoyama, an itako from Aomori, who drives Yoh relentlessly and brutally so that he may stand up to the powerful opponents he will have to contend with in order to become Shaman King. While Yoh possesses an overly laid-back personality and lazy demeanor, he is noted as being a perceptive individual who is generally able to remain cool under pressure. His most distinctive trait is a pair of orange headphones and a necklace with three bear claws, both which he wears almost constantly; his usual attire consists of his school uniform with his shirt unbuttoned along with a pair of sandals. He is the latest descendant and heir to the Asakura family, a prestigious family of shaman whose lineage dates back to the Heian era.
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