Earlier today the schedule for the Comic-Con@Home has been announced, which included a panel specifically about Shaman King. The panel will be called “Shaman King: Then, Now & Tomorrow” and the updated description is below:
UPDATED: Fri, Jul 10, 10:14PM
To celebrate over 10 years since the finale of the original Shaman King series, Kodansha Comics experts Misaki Kido, Ben Applegate, and Ivan Salazar take a look back and bring you a in-depth look at Hiroyuki Takei’s supernatural battle manga masterpiece, past, present & future. Fans of the manga, anime and newcomers alike won’t want to miss this panel full of exclusive announcements, sneak peeks, and general excitement over the shonen classic Shaman King!
To view the panel, there will be a YouTube stream for the panel which will be free to stream. You can also use the website to setup your schedule and reminders. The panel is expected to contain clarifications on the licensing status of the original Shaman King manga series.
Kodansha Comics has previously released the Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai manga in English. Viz Media previously released the original Shaman King manga in English for the first 32 volumes. Since it’s change over from the Japanese publisher Shueisha to Kodansha, the original manga has not been published in English, including the “true ending” or any of it’s sequels. The new edition of the manga has releases currently coming out in Japan, Germany, and France, along with a Mexican release planned in October.
