With the new Shaman King (2021) anime now streaming on Netflix you may want to have jolt of nostalgia and watch the original Shaman King anime from 2001. Below are all the ways you can legally watch the original anime series in 2021.
If you are on the hunt for long out of print VHS, DVD, or VCDs, we have a guide of where/when the original Shaman King anime was licensed around the world, as well has how much of the series was released then. When new releases come out, we’ll update this page so you don’t have to track down Out of Print releases.
Last Updated: August 11, 2021
English
English Dub
Discotek Media will be releasing all 64 episodes in Standard Definition on Blu-Ray on October 26, 2021. This will be a Region A encoded Blu-Ray release and has newly created closed captioning. The video will use the original 4Kids International video source which was modified from the Japanese video. This includes several video edits to both the content as well as some minor changes to the timing of the episodes (to be more suited for TV broadcast). The audio will use the original 4Kids English audio dub from 2003. The “Uncut” English audio dub will only be on Discotek Media’s upcoming English subtitle release of the series.
The Blu-Ray set will have a MSRP of $59.95 USD and can be pre-ordered from retailers such as RightStuf.
English Subtitles (with Japanese audio)
Currently the series has been licensed by Discotek Media for a physical home release. They are first releasing the English 4Kids dub on Blu-Ray and have plans for a Japanese Audio release that will likely come out in 2022. They are creating a brand new English subtitle track for it and will include the “Uncut” English audio for the first 6 episodes that was previously released. The release will be on Blu-Ray and likely use the recent upscale created for Japanese streaming in 2019 while still maintaining the original 4:3 aspect ratio.
Japanese (No Subtitles)
Currently the series has a very limited release in Japan. With the start of the Shaman King (2021) anime, was removed from many services but has since returned for all 64 episodes to be available for streaming or purchase. The first episode is available for free on YouTube:
Services still offering the series (may have region blocking in place):
Bandai Channel: Video-On-Demand(VOD), with unlimited viewing, first episode free
d Anime Store: Part of a subscription, no free episodes
GYAO!: Pay-Per-View/Rental (220 yen each), first episode free
Hikari TV: Part of a subscription, no free episodes
Hulu Japan: Part of a subscription, no free episodes
Movie Full: Pay-Per-View/Rental (200 yen/coins each), first episode free
Nico Video: Pay-Per-View/Rental (220 yen/pts each)
U-NEXT & Rakuten TV: Part of a subscription, no free episodes
Video Market: Pay-Per-View/Rental (220 yen/pts each), first episode free
French
French Dub
All 64 episodes of the Shaman King (2001) anime are currently streaming on ADN (Anime Digital Network) with the original French dub. This is based on the 4Kids international video release and is only in standard definition (480p).
Currently the first episode is free and the remaining episodes require an active subscription in order to view. The service does have region blocking in place.
French Subtitles
All 64 episode of the Shaman King (2001) anime are currently streaming on ADN (Anime Digitial Network) with the original Japanese audio and a completely new French subtitles. The video uses the new upscale from 2019 for streaming service while still maintaining the original 4:3 aspect ratio.
Currently the first episode is free and the remaining episodes require an active subscription in order to view. The service does have region blocking in place.
Spanish
Spanish Dub (Latin American)
All 64 episodes form the original Latin American Spanish dub are currently available for streaming on Tubi TV for free. Some ads may play and there is no region blocking (where Tubi TV is available). The video is based on the original Japanese 2001 release with some Spanish subtitles embedded as part of the video for the opening and ending.
Vix is only streaming the first 13 episodes of the Latin American Spanish dub on-demand. The video is based on the original Japanese 2001 release with some Spanish subtitles embedded as part of the video for the opening and ending.
Pluto TV is also streaming all 64 episodes the Latin American Spanish dub on-demand and as part it it’s linear broadcast channels. Region blocking is in place for these videos.
Amazon Prime Video is also streaming all 64 episodes of the original Latin American Spanish dub. An optional Brazilian-Portuguese audio track is also available. Region blocking is in place for these videos.
There is no current releases which contain the original Japanese audio with Spanish subtitles.
Chinese
Chinese Dub
Available from Ani-Gamer in Taiwan, all 64 episodes of the Shaman King (2001) anime can be streamed on the service. This was licensed by Muse who did the original dub.
Chinese Subtitles
Available from Ani-Gamer in Taiwan, all 64 episodes of the Shaman King (2001) anime can be streamed on the service with the original Japanese audio. This was licensed by Muse who originally released the series.