-Morning… -Morning…
Wow! That smells great!
Oh, you're up late.
What? Anna's making breakfast?
Don't act so scared.
He made it, anyway.
Good morning,
Yoh!
-"Wooden Sword" Ryu! -How come you're…
Anna told me about everything that happened.
I was unconscious after being possessed,
and you let me stay the night.
But why are you so full of beans?
Any normal person would be laid up in bed for a full week after a possession!
Believe it or not, his run-in with Tokageroh
seems to have awakened a power in him.
Don't tell me…
The power of a Shaman.
Does that mean he can see me?
Sure does!
From the moment I hit the ground of this world as a babe,
I've been lost, searching for my place.
But now, for the first time,
I feel like I've found somewhere I belong!
Master! Mistress!
Please, put me to work in your inn
as a chef!
Being a glamorous innkeeper might not be so bad, actually.
EPISODE 5 OVER SOUL
Is that sword Harusame?
You don't remember, do you?
I summoned Mosuke using an Itako spell and had him use your body
to repair it.
Amidamaru!
Break my sword again, will you?
You damned fool!
What did you say? You're the one who made me wait for 600 years,
you dullard!
I missed you, Amidamaru!
It's been too long, Mosuke!
Spirit Integrate!
Maki-Wari!
Possession took 0.3 seconds.
Not bad, I guess.
All right!
Now the rookie Shaman will show you how it's done!
Let's do this! Spirit Integrate!
Amidamaru!
Idiot!
Possessing and being possessed isn't the same.
You're getting in the way of the training. Now go home!
I just want to be of help to Yoh and Amidamaru!
You can't just jump straight in.
What is it?
That reminds me,
Yoh was always gazing at the stars.
The stars?
I guess it is a pretty clear night tonight.
They say that the stars can tell you your fate,
but maybe Yoh was receiving some kind of message from the stars
that gave him a special power of some sort.
I see! So that's how you do it!
Stars! Give me your power too!
As if that would work!
That's the legendary star we've been waiting for for so long!
Ragoh!
Chronicled in the secret teachings,
it's a mysterious star said to be an omen of destruction.
Along with Keito,
it only passes the earth once every 500 years,
precipitating a great disaster.
But every time, a savior emerges
who turns that great destruction into a great rebirth.
And that savior…
Is the Shaman King!
The two shooting stars go around the world,
alerting all Shamans that the time has come
for the great rebirth!
What a dreadful star.
It's finally here.
The star that announces the start of the Shaman Fight
to determine the king of Shamans.
What's there to be so afraid of?
All I see in that dazzling light
is the star giving its blessing
for me to become the Shaman King!
Yes.
When the two stars reunite above the land after their long parting,
our king is resurrected
to light the way ahead for us
and to stop us straying from all circles.
The circle that links the stars, earth, and us
is soon to be born again.
Our mission to watch over it
will be accomplished most successfully,
Silva.
Damn it! Who cares if that shooting star
declares the start of the Shaman Fight?
She didn't have to triple the amount of training I'm doing!
So where and when exactly will the Shaman Fight begin?
I don't know anything other than that it's happening in Tokyo.
I see.
Worried about something, young man?
You must have lost your way.
When that happens, empty your mind
and hold your ear to the stars and the ground.
Then your soul will find the path you ought to follow.
Who is he?
Now,
what will help you with that
are these cool native accessories!
I'll give you a special deal!
You're a street vendor?
Man.
Let's go, Yoh.
Okay.
Looks like I've stumbled upon someone interesting!
Silver Wing!
He's nothing special.
Having just one human spirit isn't so impressive.
There's no better place to relax than up here!
Why the long face?
It's nothing. Just this Shaman Fight.
You're not worried about it too, are you?
You've become much stronger, Master Yoh.
Your Spirit Integrate is more refined
and we fight much more like a single entity.
But as a spirit, I cannot grow any stronger than I currently am.
I am a little anxious about our prospects of victory
in the Shaman Fight.
What? Are you serious?
What do you mean, "What?"
I mean, what good worrying will do to us now?
Don't you think you're perhaps being a tad naïve, Master Yoh?
The path I ought to follow?
Sure, maybe I am a bit too carefree.
But rather than being afraid of a future
which I don't even know what will happen in,
I think it's much more valuable to think about what's important right now.
Well, that's just my naïve outlook at present, anyway.
-Master Yoh! -Don't worry.
You're plenty strong, Amidamaru.
I'm sure it will work out.
"It will work out"?
Indeed, only fearing what may or may not come is fruitless.
Those who live their lives planning for every eventuality
are the weak ones when it's time to act.
Perhaps this adaptability of his is what makes Master Yoh…
Interesting.
So that's the spirit you found.
Splendid.
Aren't you the vendor from earlier?
Hello!
What are you doing here?
Forgive me, but I took the liberty of trailing you.
I am Silva of the Patch Tribe.
I sit on the Shaman Fight's management committee.
Those spirits!
They look like animal spirits, but something's off!
They are higher spirits
who have honed their souls and grown over 500 years.
They are my excellent Spirit Allies who will test if you are qualified
to participate in the Shaman Fight.
Test?
Correct.
Since time immemorial, we, Patch Tribe,
have overseen the Shaman Fight.
The rules are simple.
All you have to do
is land one meaningful blow on me.
If you can do that, Yoh Asakura,
you will be qualified to compete in the Shaman Fight.
This is news to me!
And how do you know who I am?
The Great Spirit knows all.
The Great Spirit?
Oh, hang on.
You're not permitted to know any more.
Only those who pass the test may know.
You have ten minutes.
You get one attempt.
Miss this chance and you'll have to wait another 500 years, young man.
Sounds fun! I'll take your test!
Amidamaru! Spirit Flame Mode!
Let's show him what we can do.
-Amidamaru! -At your service!
Just to warn you, this is a real sword.
Don't blame us if you get hurt.
You will not be able to cut me.
I admire your confidence.
But we'll see if you still feel that way
after you see the true extent of Amidamaru's might!
Shockwave Buddha-Slash!
It didn't leave a mark!
In that case…
You cannot defeat me with Spirit Integrate.
He's…
He's using the tortoise as a shield!
I am. He's a tortoise spirit,
Silver Shield.
Allow me to introduce the rest of the higher spirits who protect me.
Silver Horn.
Silver Tail! Run!
Silver Rod.
Save him!
What is going on?
How can spirits block the sword, run,
grab me, and touch things?
My power
allows me to give spirits physical form.
Only Shamans beyond a certain level of power can do that.
They must have enough Mana!
Mana?
I merely possess potent enough Mana
that I can give the spirits sealed in these five rings
physical form!
How's that for a surprise, kid?
As long as we're around,
we won't let you lay a finger on Silva!
Give up, go home, take a crap, and go to bed!
The bird talked!
It is not the samurai I wish to test.
It's your power as a Shaman.
My power as a Shaman?
As they are manifestations of Mana,
no physical attacks will work on these higher spirits.
They can only be defeated by your Mana alone.
Use your wits, child.
"My wits"?
Indeed.
The only option you have left
is to exercise your wisdom
and find another way to use your Mana.
But I've only just heard of Mana for the first time now!
If you knew the answer,
it would be a question of knowledge, and not of wits.
A keen wit is the ability to have a flash of inspiration from nothing.
It is a light that can illuminate new possibilities in this world.
The most valuable skill to a Shaman King is his wit!
What shall you do, Master Yoh?
Physical attacks won't work on his familiars
because they're not corporeal. They're spirits.
So do you have some sort of plan?
It means that I'll have to hit them with a spirit.
Spirit Flame Fastball!
What?
It went through him?
Of course, it did. He's a spirit.
I see!
Do you, now?
How cruel of you to throw me so suddenly like that!
Okay!
Jikiebutsu, toganshujo,
taigedaido, hotsumujoi!
This is…
It's the Okyo attack Anna taught me!
What kind of weird spell is that?
Master Yoh…
I'm accidentally sending Amidamaru to heaven!
Most amusing.
And what will you do for your next trick?
Damn! What the hell do I do?
I told you he was no good.
Let's just leave already.
Since we're here, we might as well give him a chance.
No. Indulging a nobody like him is a waste of time.
I…
Damn it!
How on earth is Silva manifesting them?
The bird! Now that I look closely, it's connected to the feathers.
And that's not all!
All of the other spirits are emanating
from animal parts that Silva is wearing!
It can't be!
You're materializing your familiars by…
Is it all over then, child?
No, I have a plan.
I'm not sure I understand.
But I have to give it a shot!
"Give it a shot"?
Looking at Silva made me realize
Shamans really do have to work alongside spirits.
Will you lend me your strength again, Amidamaru?
Master Yoh!
But of course, I shall!
All right, let's do this!
Spirit Integrate!
I thought I told you that won't work!
It seems that he's aware of that.
What?
That's…
Spirit Integrate!
Amidamaru
in Harusame!
This light…
Correct, Yoh Asakura.
I use these five items as intermediaries to give physical form
to my familiars.
The eagle's feathers give it flight,
the tortoise's shell protects it from attack.
Each intermediary must be a symbol of the spirit's unique ability.
And what better symbolizes your samurai
than that sword?
Take a look, Silver Wing.
This is Yoh Asakura's new battle style!
Over Soul!
Encapsulating a soul in an object is not ordinarily possible.
If you try to force it, the spirit will flow back out of the object.
And this overflowing spirit
can only be made material by Mana!
You have shown superb wit, Yoh Asakura.
Now we're finally on equal footing.
Now, this is where the fight really begins, Silva!
He's late!
That damn Yoh!
Out loitering somewhere this late
without even making dinner!
That doesn't mean you can demand that I come over!
Anyway,
who wouldn't want to run away from the training you're putting him through?
Yoh won't run away.
I am certain in my belief…
that he can become the Shaman King.
Come on, let's go!
Don't rush.
I told you the test was only one hit.
What?
Let's go! Familiar Integrate!
-Okay! -Okay!
Now my Totem Pole Cannon is ready!
Totem Pole Cannon?
It's another form of Over Soul, an amalgamation of my five familiars
that fires missiles of energy.
If your Mana can withstand this,
you should be able to land at least one decisive blow on my familiars.
However,
if your Mana is insufficient, you will take a direct hit
and die.
Then this totem pole will mark your grave.
Your life is at stake.
If you still wish to become the Shaman King, then take me on.
You have no other cards left to play!
Win and pass the test, or lose and die!
But even if you believe in him, Anna,
I'm not sure Yoh necessarily wants to be the Shaman King.
Why not?
Because he's always so lazy and laid-back, isn't he?
I just don't think he's suited to such a hard, disciplined life.
You don't know a thing.
Says you!
You're just forcing Yoh to do all of this!
What's the big idea for when he becomes the Shaman King, anyway?
He said himself that he wants to live a nice, easy life with no worries.
That won't do!
Do you really want an unmotivated slacker like him as the world's savior?
That's why I want him.
How could I trust anyone who said they wanted to save the world?
I hate guys like that who make a show of how passionate they are.
It's guys like that who,
despite wearing their hearts on their sleeves,
fold at the first sign of trouble.
You know why?
Because ultimately,
they're driven by self-consciousness and greed.
But Yoh's different.
Yoh has no desire other than to have an easy life.
That's why he can always laugh and smile.
His objective doesn't restrict him or take away his liberty.
In other words, he always has freedom of mind,
meaning he can do anything.
People's desires melt away the moment they're fulfilled.
If someone became the Shaman King out of pure greed,
what would they do
after they've accomplished that goal?
Yoh will always be Yoh, no matter what.
That's why I love him.
"Love"?
That's why I'm certain
Yoh can become the Shaman King.
What's so funny?
Have you thought of a good excuse to give up?
In your dreams.
I'm laughing because I'm going to take that Totem-thingy's best shot.
Why?
Aren't you afraid of dying?
Death doesn't scare me.
I mean, Amidamaru's dead.
But instead of giving up to have an easy life,
I'd rather die and have an easy afterlife!
Because if I quit now, I won't be able to rest easy
for the rest of my life!
I see.
It's simply your soul's disposition to believe things will all work out.
Very well.
Then feel the full brunt of this test.
Here it comes!
Totemic Soul Blast!
Let's go, Amidamaru!
You taught me this by using my body! Buddha-Giri!
Did we do it?
No!
Master Yoh!
Amidamaru!
You were great.
I gave it my best shot too.
Plus I've learned about Mana.
And I'm not dead.
So I guess I can't complain…
Master Yoh!
Fear not.
He's just a little tired after using up all his Mana.
Besides, it was enough Mana to get through to me.
"Get through"? You mean…
Yes.
He's passed!
You have qualified. Well done.
Now, take this.
This is your pass for the Shaman Fight,
an Oracle Bell.
All instructions regarding the Shaman Fight
will come via this Bell.
Instructions?
Everything The Great Spirit wishes
is shown directly to you in that Oracle Bell!
What's The Great Spirit?
The all-knowing, all-powerful spirit
whose power only the one who becomes Shaman King shall attain.
The source of all spirits who witnessed the very start of this universe.
The king of higher spirits.
The king of higher spirits?
Like my grandpa spoke about!
It has many names, but there is but one being.
Only one person can know its true form.
The Shaman King.
Yoh Asakura.
May The Great Spirit be with you.
Good luck, slacker!
Farewell.
Silva!
He's so cool!
The Oracle Bell,
the Shaman Fight,
and the king of higher spirits…
This is getting kind of interesting!
I see. So this is what they call an Oracle Bell?
I know the arrangement
was that you'd give it to me if I struck you once,
but I don't think you'd object to calling this a pass, would you?
Subtitle translation by: Lewis Williams