This Inn/residence comes from the pages of the monthly manga anthology Shonen Jump Monthly and its Shaman King re-printings. Shaman King, a manga by Hiroyuki Takei, debuted in the Weekly Shonen Jump in Japan in 1998. According to Shonen Jump, the title has sold over 16 million copies and won Takei the Hop Step Award and Tezuka Award.The last volume (32) of Shaman King was slated for a Dec 3, 2004 release in Japan. I don't know if it was ever released. Anime News Network reported late last year about how the manga was under strain and they weren't going to publish the last volume unless 50,000 people responded. The manga ended at chapter 285 in Japan. In addition, Takei wrote a few chapters about Yoh and Anna's son, Hana, in the sequel "Funbari no Uta." The Shaman King manga is currently being published in English in Shonen Jump. As of Sept 2005, they just released volume 7.
Shaman King has also been made into an anime. The Shaman King anime series started in 2001and ran for 64 episodes in Japan. Then, 4Kids picked it up and it aired in the US and around the world.
Manga/Anime Review:Shaman King is the story of Asakura Yoh, a shaman, and his quest to become the Shaman King. Along the way, Yoh meets a boy, Manta, who has the ability to see spirits, an unusual feat for a human, attempts to find a powerful spirit that will be his main spirit and must withstand intense training from his fiancée, Anna, who dreams of living an easy life as the wife of the Shaman King. He also meets numerous friends along the way.
Shamans have the ability to possess spirits and then utilize the power and skills of the spirit to fight. One of the interesting things, though, is that a Shaman’s power does not all come from the spirit he possesses, but is a combination of the Shaman’s ability and the spirit’s ability, hence Anna’s insistence on training. With more training, the Shaman and his spirit become more comfortable with each other and can utilize greater attacks in battle.
As humanity has developed, they have forgotten the spirits and have acted out of desire. The Shaman King is the Shaman who can unite with the Seirei no Ou, or King of Spirits to lead the world back to the right path. The Shaman King will become the world’s Savior and reinstate the harmony that once existed. Apparently, there are a good number of Shaman out for the title of Shaman King, to the point where there are even competitions to see who is the strongest. Being of Asakura heritage, Yoh may be a great rival, but he certainly isn’t strong enough… at least initially.
Yoh is a great character. He is very laid back and rarely lets his emotions get the better of him. He fights for what he believes in and to protect his friends. The best way I can describe him is that he’s mastered Zen philosophy. He can sit for hours thinking of absolutely nothing and believes that there is no point to worrying. Things will happen they way they do regardless of whether he sleeps or doesn’t. Anna’s pretty much the same way, except that she does worry about Yoh – not that she’d let him see that. The two have an odd relationship. Yoh’s scared of Anna and will do what she tells him and Anna constantly pushes Yoh to get better and better. She doesn’t seem as though she’s capable of showing him how much she cares or maybe she’s just scared he will let her down if he cannot become the Shaman King. Still, she believes strongly in him and shows she cares in odd ways like making him new clothes.
The Shaman Fight is a tournament that takes place once every 500 years. An Oversoul is a technique whereby a shaman can shape his spirit into form. They do this by consuming materialization energy known as Furiyoku. During the Fight, Shamans battle one another until their Oversouls fade and all their Furyoku is used up. The shaman who uses all of his Furyoku first is the loser.
The Shaman Fight preliminaries and getting to Patch Village, where the Shaman Fight will be held make up about half of this series. The other half is the actual Shaman Fight itself. Of course, it’s not quite that easy, and the Shaman Fight has other implications that Yoh and his friends discover along the way.
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When I saw the layout of Yoh's Inn that he inherited, I had been thinking about doing an Asian themed residence, so this fit the bill perfectly. The original Inn had a two-story wall around it, which while looking very cool and decidely old-style, made it difficult to maneuver without my graphics card giving me problems. This is the second version, and the garden looks even better than the first time around.
Thanks and kudos go out to all these talented creators:
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http://www.modthesims2.com/index.php?Primroses by Macarossi at MTS2
Swan, Buddha Statue by Mickyss at MTS2
"Brick BBQ by Builtbihand" created by BobL at MTS2
2x3 Floor Rug by Windkeeper, cloned from Echo's 3x4 rug at MTS2
Daisies for Round Flowerbed, Circle Flowerbed by MaryLou at MTS2
Merrokan Chair by Windkeeper and Numenor at MTS2
Pentago Bathroom Collection by BitzyBus at MTS2
BackYarde by Fence King Co. by Wil-Redfern at MTS2
X-Box360 VideoGame System by cevic at MTS2
Willow Floor Lamp by Schoende at MTS2
Antique Table Phone by HystericalParoxysm [cloned from Numenor's phone templates] at MTS2
Maxis Lost RedWood floor credits to lyriclee and rentechd at MTS2
Dishwasher/Trashcompactor "Funny's Wish", "Bento", "China" collections
by Chrissie at
www.pimp-my-sims.comJapanese Sea Grass Floor, Asian Wood Floor by H2(Hueraisme2) &
ModernWood2 floor by Cheryl at
http://sterlingsims2.comRIVA Kitchen Coffeemaker by Tollis at
www.simgedoehns.deWonderful Chinese New Year 2006, Wooden/Modern objects by Sunairsims at
http://sunairsims.enorth.com.cnXM Sims plants by XMSims at
http://www.xmsims.comAntiques and other objects/furniture by Salome at
http://simsantiquites.comFurniture and Objects by Xuan at
http://xuansims.beGrand Piano by Murano at
www.muranomobilia.comPool Stairs by vonFeeEssen at
http://www.sims2-feeEssen.de4ESF plants, furniture etc. by 4EverSimfantasy at
http://www.4eversimfantasy.net/index.htmAlessia Collection, LAURANA collection items by 11dots.com at
http://www.11dots.com/ naturally!
Bienchens Rosenbeet by bienchens at
http://bienchens-sims2world.de.vuShiShi's Frou Frou Fu Lion by JulieSim at SimParade
http://www.simsparade.com/objects/database/Detailed/17.htmlDark Wood Floors by ~Amariswiccan~ }at TS2 Exchange
Fancy Wooden Window Fence, Fancy Wooden Grand Gate by MSN}at TS2 Exchange
SofaSet by SaNni at }at TS2 Exchange
FFS Lost Magnolia Tree by }at TS2 Exchange
Oriental Adventures Floors and Walls, Water Lily 1 floor by OolongAiki at WickedSims2.com
I know your Sims will enjoy this house. Mine do.
Welcome home!
Aiki
