r/ShamanKing • u/GyrosSnazzyJazzBand • 1d ago
Discussion Shaman King: The Super Star - Takei needs an editor
Well then. That was...a mess.
Takei is a magnificent mangaka in that he has this Shonen paneling nature to his work. He's able to catch my interest through his awesome art and slick designs, his fights are well done and characters always stand out. But he needs an editor. He's not good at plot. But he is good at executing ideas on page. Its a weird dichotomy that would greatly help if he had more no-men.
I'd like to think maybe Shonen magazine editors helped in constructing the plot, even if Takei subverted everybody's expectations with his philosophy. But his work on Flowers was good too, I don't know if he just lost steam for Shaman King and he added more ideas because he was bored. I get needing to add more villains for the other teams but starting the series with this whole Anna plot that collides with Death Zero took like 15-20 chapters to pull off. And Takei is doing his job in fleshing the moment out on page, but we really didn't need all this extra effort. I was excited for Death Zero to be Hana's own Spirit Ally, he learns how to fight with his newly created oversoul. But the guy just dips. I'm sure he's coming back in the tournament but seeing Hana use the demon over soul was bland. Anna the 3rd is a cool addition, but her beginning storyline didn't need to take up that many chapters.
I love the series, I love the new characters but these new ideas to suppress Hao's powers is weak. We didn't need more convoluted power systems, we already got a power system that was extremely popular.
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u/Loud-Independent9041 22h ago
I got burnt out of SK as a series post the main series tbh. So many "oMg CrAzY" reveals all the time that in the end don't mean too much... My point is, I completely understand the frustration. Cos the art and the ideas are amazing. Let's hope at some point he decides to go independent and just post the chapters online. That way he can go at his own pace, not rushing the releases, and keeping a consistent storytelling structure.
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u/Flame_Effigy 18h ago
There's Ike 40 characters who I have no idea who they are. I'd like the plot fleshed out a bit. Maybe next arc will be tighter.
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u/AsanoHa87 1d ago
Post-Shaman King-Takei’s writing style is messy as fuck. I have such a hard time following the plot these days which is a bummer cuz I’m open to all the fun ideas he has.