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Yoh Asakura (麻倉 葉 Asakura Yo) is the main character in the anime and manga Shaman King. In the original Japanese anime, his name is sometimes romanized with a circumflex and sometimes romanized as Yoh, while in the English adaptations, his name is always romanized as Yoh.Yoh was four years old in 1989 and therefore would have been born in 1984 or 1985. Yoh, hailing from Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan is a slacker and wants to become Shaman King so that he could lead an easy life, as well as to fulfill his promise to his fiancée. His fiancée, Anna Kyoyama, is pushing him into being the Shaman King. Anna and Yoh's grandparents paired them up in an arranged marriage in order to keep the family bloodline going (In the English anime, Anna saved Yoh's life and Yoh promised her that she would be Queen if he was Shaman King). Yoh's spirit ally is Amidamaru, a dead samurai, and his sword is named Harusame (In the English anime, there are two swords that are carved by Mosuke, the first being the "Spring Rain", and the second being the "Sword of Amidamaru" or the "Sword of Light"). Yoh's special attack is Shockwave Buddha-Giri (Buddha-slash, or "to cleave or chop").
Yoh's best friend is the panicky Manta OyamadaManta Oyamada ( Oyamada Manta , known as Mortimer "Morty in the English anime and English video games, is a fictional character in the anime and manga Shaman King''. Manta is an intelligent child who carries the Manjien, or Manta's Book on Everything (The (Mortimer "Morty").
His father, an ascetic monkA monk is a male religious ascetic. The word comes from the Greek monachos , commonly translated as a solitary person''. It should be noted, however, that monachos is a word that had to be forged especially to name the then new phenomenon of men living so, is named Mikihisa. His mother, a mikoMiko are the Shinto shrine maidens of Japan beginning in the Feudal era of Japan. Miko can be both singular or plural. In ancient times, women who went into trances and conveyed the words of a god were called miko, not unlike the Oracle at Delphi of ancie, is named Keiko. His grandfather, an onmyojiThe Onmyoji (, lit. Yin-Yang Masters) were court diviners in the Heian period (794 1185 AD) of Japan, and may have been active at other times. The organization they belonged to was called the Onmyoryo. Their court responsibilities ranged from simple tasks, is named Yohmei (Yomei). His grandmother, an itakoThis is a page about the profession. For the city in Ibaraki prefecture, see Itako, Ibaraki. An itako is a traditional Japanese blind shamaness. External link ., is named Kino. Yoh attends Shinra Private Academy along with Anna and Manta.
Yoh is obsessed about foodFood is any substance normally eaten or drunk by living organisms. The term food also includes liquid drinks. Food is the main source of energy and of nutrition for animals, and is usually of animal or plant origin. The study of food is called food scienc. In the English anime, he is specifically obsessed about cheeseburgerA cheeseburger is a hamburger with cheese on top of the meat. The origin of the cheeseburger is unknown but the trademark for the name "cheeseburger" was awarded in 1935 to Louis Ballast of the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In, in Denver, Colorado. A cheeseburger ss.
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