And the cover for Shaman King Zero Volume 1 is released. Yes, it’s still volume 1. There is even the number 1 on the cover. So… there must be a volume 2 at some point! The volume is being released on May 10th in Japan for ￥ 590 and it’s 196 pages. So it will contain the 5 (or 6) chapters of Shaman King Zero already released.
But what will be in volume 2…? Here’s my thoughts. Takei is actually playing it safe. Just in case Shaman King Flowers bombs, he could just go back to “Shaman King Zero” and write a oneshot with the original characters. He could also use this to his advantage for telling the Flowers story. Need to fill in a backstory? Take a month off from writing Shaman King Flowers and make a new chapter for Shaman King Zero. It’s an interesting way of releasing two “series” at once, but really having one “core” and one “supplemental.”
Also, more importantly… Jumbor volume 4 comes out on June 4th!! Woo!
Update on 5/7:
Here’s the larger version:
