Final three volumes of Shaman King back on schedule, along with four spin-offs

(Image credit: Hiroyuki Takei (Kodansha USA))

After production issues stymied their release earlier this year, the full 35-volume run of Shaman King is back on the schedule - including the final three volumes previously unreleased in North America.

"We appreciate all the patience and support we've received from our fans while we worked to create the best possible manga experience for Shaman King," said Kodansha USA publishing president/CEO Alvin Lu. "This is the release Hiroyuki Takei's shonen manga classic deserves, and it will be accompanied by the whole compendium of its sequels and prequels. A lot here to thrill fans both new and old!"

Kodansha will also be rolling out four Shaman King spinoffs to English-language readers for the first time. Here's what's coming, and when:

Shaman King Zero on October 13
Shaman King: Flowers on October 20
Shaman King: Red Crimson on October 27
Shaman King: Super Star on December 8

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Penguin Random House will be publishing print editions of these books beginning in February 2021.

"It's been over 10 years since I've completed Shaman King. But finally - at last - I can deliver the true ending to the story to the fans in America," says Shaman King creator Hiroyuki Takei. "It's a message from my heart, and I think it's a particularly important one in this day and age. I hope that it'll reach the hearts of many comrades."

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Chris Arrant covered comic book news for Newsarama from 2003 to 2022 (and as editor/senior editor from 2015 to 2022) and has also written for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, TOKYOPOP, AdHouse Books, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News, and CBR. He is the author of the book Modern: Masters Cliff Chiang, co-authored Art of Spider-Man Classic, and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology Pros and (Comic) Cons. He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. Chris is a member of the American Library Association's Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table. (He/him)