On July 12, 2023 at 15:00 the Japanese mobile game, Shaman King: Funbari Chronicle (ふんばりクロニクル), officially ended it’s service. At this time it moved into an offline/archive mode with the required download of version 2.0.0. A new version was released shortly after for version 2.0.001 to fix a minor bug.
To thank all of the players of the game, the official Twitter account posted the following notice (with a rough English translation below) and images.
SHAMAN KING ふんばりクロニクルは本日15時をもちましてサービスを終了いたしました。 ご愛顧いただいたファンの皆様に運営一同感謝申し上げると共に、SHAMAN KINGの魅力を少しでもお届けする事ができていたら幸いです。 多くのシャーマンに愛を込めて。 #ふんクロ #SHAMANKING
Shaman King: Funbari Chronicle has ended its service as of 15:00 today. We would like to thank all of the fans for their patronage and hope that we were able to deliver some of Shaman King’s charm to you. With love to all the shamans. #Funkuro #ShamanKing
As previously reported, the offline mode removes many features from the game while adding in a little bit of new content. To access this, you will need to download the version 2.0.001 of the game from the Japanese App Store (or upgrade to that version if previously installed). Then once you log in for the first time, you will be prompted for a large download. If you’ve been playing the game until it’s closure, it will be around 250MBs. If you never played the game, then it will be around 2.2GBs.
The servers to download these additional files will be turned off on December 31, 2023. You will need to download all of these files before that date in order to view all of the game’s visual content.
After downloading the remaining files, the game will no longer require an internet connection while in the app.
Any previous account progression has been removed and has been replaced with a fully unlocked account. All of the characters are added to the game at a fully awoken and maxed level. Additionally a single copy of every Vision Card (also at maxed level) has been added to your account.
Most of the game modes have been removed, leaving only the following:
- Character
- Vision Card
- Story
- Quest
The Character mode is exactly the same as it was from before. You can view the character models, see the attack stats, and view the different artwork associated with them. The Vision Card mode is the same as well, however Vision Cards can no longer be used within the game. 4 additional Vision Cards were added to the game featuring the same illustrations that were promoted with the final send-off notice from the developers.
The Story mode has some new additions. If you hadn’t unlocked all of the characters previously, you can now view their character-specific stories. The Main Story has been updated with chapters 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. Unlike the previous story chapters, these are mostly not animated and contain a text-based script for the story. A limited number of new illustrations are added to the story for some key moments. These remaining chapters end the original story created for the game.
The Quest mode has been replaced with a modified version of the “Campaign Quest.” Within this mode you can select your characters to fight against various enemies in the game. This mode is only designed to show off the battle animations and not for actual gameplay mechanics. You do not get any rewards or unlockable with this mode.
The remaining area of offline mode is in the upper-right menu from the home screen. This allows you to make some small adjustments to the game options, view the credits for the game, submit for a refund, and exit the game. To submit for a refund, you must have had unspent paid tamas in your game account before the game ended. You also need to have a Japanese bank account and provide various information in order to receive the refund.
The full credits list for the game are as followed:
Voice Cast
日笠陽子 (麻倉葉)
犬山イヌコ (小山田まん太)
小西克幸 (阿弥陀丸)
田中正彦 (梅宮竜之介)
森田成一 (喪助)
朴璐美 (道 蓮)
高口公介 (馬孫)
林原めぐみ (恐山アンナ)
根谷美智子 (道 潤)
櫻井トオル (白竜)
高木渉 (蜥蜴郎)
緑川光 (シルバ)
うえだゆうじ (ホロホロ)
中島愛 (コロロ)
子安武人 (ファウスト)
水樹奈々 (玉村たまお)
宮園拓夢 (ポンチ)
観世智頭 (コンチ)
手塚秀彰 (道円)
高山みなみ (ハオ)
松田健一郎 (ラキスト)
遠藤さき (カンナビスマルク)
美波わかな (マチルダ・マティス)
真堂圭 (マリオン・ファウナ)
伊原正明 (アシュクロフト)
沢海陽子 (リゼルグ・ダイゼル)
中村悠一 (マルコ)
くまいもとこ (チョコラブ・マクダネル)
堀内賢雄 (麻倉幹久)
堀江由衣 (アイアンメイデンジャンヌ)
田中秀幸 (マタムネ)
間宮康弘 (大鬼)
三石琴乃 (サティ・サイガン)
小松未可子 (コエル)
市ノ瀬加那 (ミリシラ)
檜山修之 (ロック)
武内駿輔 (イオ)
Producer
SUGURU IKEHATA
Director
SOUTA USUI
Art Director
SHUNTA FUTAMATA
Biz Director
YUTA ASAOKA (1LDK.inc)
Sub Director
TADAYUKI HOSHINO
Account Manager
YUTA INOUE
Project Manager
YASUHIKO HAYASHI
Lead Planner
HAJIME NUNOKAWA
Planner
HIROAKI TOKUNAGA
JUNYA HIRAGA
KENICHIRO HATA
SHINYA ISHIHARA
GENKI KAGOO
GENTA KAWANO
WATARU HASHIMOTO
Lead Illustrator
GOICHI KYOGOKU
Illustrator
MAI KAWANO
MAYU KATO
KENTO IIZUKA
SATOMI INDEN
AKIKO HAYASHI
WU QISHI
Lead UIUX Designer
シマザキイチロウ
UIUX Designer
YUKI SAKAGUCHI
ASAMI DEGUCHI
Lead UI Animation Designer
MASATAKA YAZAKI
Lead 3D Director
TAKUYA IWASAKI
Lead 3D Artist
YUI KUROKI
2D/3D Assitant Manager
KAHO YAMAMOTO
BG Artist
YOO SOOMIN
3D BuiltIn
YU SAOTOME (C&R.inc)
LEKCHAM KANYANEE (C&R.inc)
Lead Scenario Writer
ERI SUZUKI
Scenario Writer
んなき
ほんだ将治
KOHEI OGI
YUMI SATOU
NATSUMI ARAI
MUTSUKI KIMURA
MISA TAKE
佃直哉 (8million.inc)
Lead Adv Scripter
星弘高
Adv Scripter
MANAMI SOYANO
TAICHI SATOU
Lead Adv Designer
ACO SHIBATA
Lead Architect
YASUSHI OHTSUKA
Lead Programer
YOSHIAKI NAGATA
Senior Programer
FUMIAKI OSHITA
Lead 3D Programer
CHRISTOPHER REID LANE
Lead Battle Programer
NAOTO KIMURA
Client Programer
HIRONOBU SUZUKI
TAKUYA SATO
SHINOSUKE OHNO
YASUO TATSUMI
ATSUSHI HIRUMA
MASATO TODA (C&R.inc)
DAI IMAIZUMI
Lead Server Programer
RYO SAKAKIBARA
Server Programer
SADAHIRO YAMAMOTO
KIYOTAKA KAWAI
MASATAKA ATSUMI
Lead Marketer
SYUTARO TSUKIASHI
Lead Alliance
HIDEKI SUDOU
Marketing Assistant
RYO ABE
CHIHIRO KANEHARA
Lead Quality Assuarance
YUTA TAKANAMI(SHIFT.inc)
Quality Assuarance
KEISUKE IGARI (SHIFT.inc)
Music Composer
TOMOAKI AOYAGI (OTONOI.inc)
Sound Producer
SOHTAKIZAWA (OTONOI.inc)
Brush Font
TOMOKA MITSUZUMI (三鼓ペン字書道教室)
StudioGOONEYS.inc(3D)
CG Director
MIZUKI SAITOH
CG Supervisor
KAZUYUKI ISHIHARA
CG Producer
HIROYUKI ADACHI
Production manager
SHUHEI MATSUBARA
RYO KOKUSHO
YU IDEI
KEI YASHIRO
Modeling Supervisor
MOE OHYAMA
Character modeler
KOUBAI KOU
KATSUYA ABE
ERIKO TANBO
HAJIME MAKITA
HAOLUN LIANG
CHIEH KAO
TAKUMI MITSUI
EIJI OHASHI
YOSHINORI WAKIYA
Lead Background modeler
SHOTA MURANO
Background modeler
NAOKI EBISAWA
Imageboard Artists
YOSHIYASU ITO
Rigging Supervisor
YOHEI SUNAMURA
Rigger
HAYATO MACHIDA
RYUKI KOKABU
SOUKI SHIBATA
KEIICHI SUDA
KOTA SUZUKI
Layouter
YUYA FUKUHARA
Animation Supervisor
RYO FUJIMOTO
Lead Animator
NOA SAKAI
SHIKI MATSUKI
Animator
HARUKA MATSUMURA
NODOKA KUBOICHI
KANAME SAKAI
AKI MAEHARA
RAIKA TAKESHITA
SHUN TAHARA
TAKANORI AZUMA
RYUJI OHASHI
KENTO KAINOH
AMI TAGUCHI
HINAKO SAKURAI
SHIORI ISHIZUKA
MINAMI ISHIZUKA
HARUKA KOYAMA
MANON SHIGA
MARINA HAMABE
HIROTAKA OSADA
Look development Artist
FUMIYA SAWAI
Composite Supervisor
SATOMI IWATSUBO
SHIN MIKITA
Lead Compositor
YOSHIYA IKEDA
Compositor
HOTAKA UEDA
ERIKA TOMIOKA
YUSUKE TANAKA
KEITO KATAYAMA
RYUKI OKAMIYA
ZHIWEI LIN
TAKAFUMI ICHIBANGASE
MASASHI KOGANO
Effect Artist
TATSUYA ASAKURA
Tool Developer
NORIYOSHI TSUJIMOTO
Melpot,inc. (VFX)
Lead Effect Artist
TEPPEI MIZUMOTO
Effect Artist
MOMO IGARASHI
HWANG JIYOU
Tech Artist
RYOSUKE NAKAI
Effect Production
TOSHIO YASUHARA
SEIKO ASANO
株式会社 講談社 (監修協力)
MORIYOSHI YOSHIDA
MASAYA SHIODA
YUSUKE YONEDA
AKIHITO INABA
RINO TANAKA
MASAHIRO HIBI
株式会社オーエルエム デジタル
有限会社カナバングラフィックス
株式会社クリープ
株式会社ダイナモピクチャーズ
株式会社ビー・トライブ
株式会社フーモア
有限会社グリーミー
YUTO FURUTA
株式会社ミリアッシュ
株式会社g-angle
MASAHIRO NIINOMI
MARIE SAWADA
MAI MURAKAMI
KAZUYA KIMURA
FUMIE MORI
株式会社MUGENUP
MOMOKO NAKAMURA
EMI BABA
ASUKA NAKANO
ASAMI YAMAMOTO
SAORI NAKANO
KANAKO FUJISAWA
KOUICHI FURUDATE
YOSHIMI TSUJI
MIKI FUJIMOTO
KASUMI AZEGAMI
MACHIKO HIROSHIMA
株式会社ORENDA
株式会社GlowGreed
合同会社dotworks
与田想
結城由乃
Techno Sound.inc
Sound Production Desk
KYOKO SHIMAMURA
Sound Direction
AKIHUMI TAKEFUSHI
株式会社ノイジークローク
Sound Director
YO KUDO
Lead Sound Designer
SO SATO
Sound Designer
TAKUMA KANAI
LO WING ON
MIO NAKAMURA
YUYA NAKAMURA
TAKUYA KOMIYAMA
EISEI KUDO
Sound Producer
HIDEKI SAKAMOTO
株式会社イロコト (公式サイト制作)
Web Designer
郷田 紗英
曽我 彩香
Front Engeneer
大塚 雅詩
ファン衣装デザイン
あき(三喜屋): 玉村たまお
デンバット酒井風: マルコ
ジャカス: マリオン・ファウナ
ちんちまる: 道蓮
へぼ: 恐山アンナ
Special Support
TAIKI HOASHI
KAZUYA HIROTA
KENICHI ORITO
TOMOYUKI NEMOTO
KONOMI TAKAHASHI
TAEKO IKEDA
TAKUMA KATO
NORIKO SADAI
TAIKI ITO
WATARU FUJIMOTO (Appci)
CHIN HIU (Appci)
TAKUMU SHIRAYAMA (Appci)
Thank you to all of the developers who worked on the Shaman King: Funbari Chronicle game! This was an amazing game and your passion for the Shaman King series and this game was truly unique. Thank you for all of your hard work.
