Shaman King Special : 5

*Only for MS.

tl by molokidan

1)
right: The main character appears.
left: How was the "punchline?"

2)
side text: No way! The (expected) punchline is that it was all a dream?!
GAG OF NEW YORK/END

white: THIS is no dream!!!
Flowers begins on the April. 10 issue of Jump Kai!!
right side: Takei - "He is another type of [Asakura]."
left purple text: Shaman King "Flowers"
Big scoop announcement!!!!
Shaman King FLOWERS is beginning in April! We got some new mysterious color illustrations from Takei's office, so here they are!!
slanted: The illustrations this time...are of very important characters?!

memo:
Editor's Memo
Bandages...eyepatch...umbrella...a restrained glare...
The only clear thing from his surface appearance is that he is "evil."
Is he the enemy of the main character, Hana?
Takei also left me with a very interesting comment: "He is another type of [Asakura]."

bottom right slanted: The new Shaman King world finally begins!! Shaman King FLOWERS will begin in the next Jump Kai!!
yellow: Don't miss it!!
red: This is really no dream!!! Jump Kai will go on sale on April 10! It'll be a dream come true to all you manga lovers!!!

3)
side: The fifth story is about this character!! WHO is he transporting, and WHERE...?
1(2b): There's no need to be so nervous. Everyone's human, remember?
2: People die once in a while, but fights don't happen that often.
3: 1995 - Above Tokyo
4: In any case, from today on,
5: you'll begin your new life with everyone down by the river and stay there for the next five years until the Shaman Fight.

4)
1: Make some good friends, Big Guy.
2: I don't even know
3: which part of this I should complain about first.

5)
Shaman King Zero 5 - Tamagawa Under the Bridge
right: I'll give you
left: as much freedom as you want.

6)
1: So, anyway, this is your new friend, "Big Guy" Bill!
2: I'm gonna go look for a new teammate, so you can all take it from here.

7)
1(2b): He has a lot of potential, but he's still just barely awakened as a Shaman. I'm counting on those of you with time on your hands to train him. Just don't kill him.
2: The main character (?) left all of a sudden!
3(2b): He's giving me such freedom...and damn there are a lot of cats here!
4: Don't tell me all these people are really living here?!

8)
1: Everyone's dressed in weird clothes, and there are even children here.
2: This isn't funny! Who in their right mind would live in a place like this?
3: I know I can't defy that Hao kid, though.
4: Hey, you people...
5: I guess I'll try and test out the waters here, maybe get in a little action to make things more comfortable.

9)
1: Who do you think you are, newbie? Don't make me kick your ass.
2: Whaaat?!
3: Hang Zang-Ching (29)
4(2b): Listen up. I make the rules for food around here. So I don't want you complaining about any meal-related issues.
5: We have to follow Master Hao's wishes and survive here without using any money, got it?!
6: Huh? Did you just say something, fatty?
7: Survive without any money?
8: Come now, Zang-Ching. Starting off with that tone of voice will only lead to violence.

10)
1: The thing about Master Hao and money is
2: To put it simply, Master Hao hates money.
Damayji (Yamada Koji) (35)
3: He doesn't like being limited by others' value systems.
4: Therefore, he has apparently never used money once in his entire life.
5: Boris Tepes
6: Are you kidding me?!
7: You interrupted me again, Boris! At least change your hairstyle, dammit! I'm getting sick of this!
8(2b): Now, now...you're the one who interrupted me. if you're in that much pain about it, I could put you out of your misery, Mr. Yamada.
9: Don't call me that!

11)
1(2b): If you don't have money, just steal what you need. I'm Kanna Bismarch.
Kanna Bismarch (18)
2: Let me just answer a question I get asked a lot:
3: This tattoo is the family crest of my dead family. I fight for revenge. That's all. If you ask me about it again, I'll kill you. Got it?
4: Why does everyone keep talking about killing?!
5: Over here is Matilda and Marion.

12)
1: They both lost their families, just like me, and were found by Master Hao. They possess witch blood.
2: I'm taking care of them. Mess with them and I'll kill you.
3: Again?!
4: But I suppose if there is any trouble, she'll just cut off your balls with that knife.
Matilda Matisse (9)
5: And she can fire that Magnum without leaving any trace.
Marion Phauna (8)

13)
1(2b): You won't need to worry about that stuff with me...anyway, are you people seriously living here?!
2: It's pretty nice once you get used to it.
3: Not using money means we're completely free from the shackles of society.
4: We are self-sufficient -- look, even the cactus looks relieved.
5: What a hermit!
6: Peyote Diaz
7: Peyote's exactly right.
8(2b): Compared to the wars in the Middle East, this place is Heaven. Sakura-ga-Oka is a holy land!

14)
1: Thanks to this place, I've been able to put all of my soul into my training.
2: You were training in the river?!
3: Mohamed Tabarsi
4: How about we start training, Bill?
5: At least EXPLAIN your training!
6: ...I think most of the members have introduced themselves by now.
7: What?! Is that a talking lego?!

15)
1(2b): Oh, excuse me. My name's Blocken. I manage this place while Master Hao is absent.
2: Blocken Meyer (36)
3: As you can see, my arms and legs were burned off soon after I met Master Hao.
4: Therefore, I have rats in my blocks that I control through my OS so they can act as my limbs.
5: I'm actually thankful that I almost died back then, as it allowed me to find this ability.
6: Or maybe, if nothing had happened at all, you'd be even better off?
7: If nothing had happened? Hmm...I don't think so.
8: I had a growth disease, so I was partly imprisoned in that house...Master Hao saved me.
9: ...true freedom exists in this place, Bill.
10: OK...
11: ...they all have their idiosyncrasies...but they seem like pretty good people.

16)
1: Huh?! Are you the newbie?!
2: Sorry we're late, we were at TACK-HATZ. We're the monk duo band, BOOWZ!
3: Get ready to take a beating!
4: BOOWZ (later known as BoZ)

17)
1: ...huh?
2: Eh?
3: Oh yeah, I forgot to explain. He has 21 teammates as his guardians.
4: They're all powerful pro bowl players.
5: For your own safety, I recommend not fighting with him.

18)
1: Just uuuuuuus?!
2: Heheh.
3: I hope everyone's getting along well.
side: Through their arduous self-sufficient life, they all grow to become powerful adversaries.

19)
1: Hey!
2: 1995 - N.Y.
3: ...what the hell kind of story was that supposed to be...? ...wait, there wasn't even a story! Or a punchline!
4: ...and this is supposed to be the final story for the Zero series, right...?
5: Why did 4 of the big 5 come out, only to end with that guy?
6: Aren't they forgetting one really important character?

20)
1: ...well, I'm sure they had some important reason for it...
2: What?! Are you saying my appearance will have some kind of effect on the sales?!
3: Of course. I mean, you're boring.
4: ...if we're being honest here, you did do terrible in the popularity contest.
5: ...besides, you already had your own 'past' arc, so there's not much else to tell...
6: But I do feel a little bad for you, so how about if you get a color cover page?
7: If your goal is to be a comedian, then you should be proud to become the punchline.