The release date for the English version of 'Shaman King, Vol. 1: A Shaman in Tokyo' by
Hiroyuki Takei is Aug 2003. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Shaman King, a popular animation by award-winning Hiroyuki Takei, was made in 2001. Following an alleyway through a cemetery, Manta Oyamada encounters an odd child wearing headphones who is surrounded by spirits. Yoh Asakura, a teenage shaman, is the child. Yoh battles the sword-wielding gang member Bokuto no Ryu by summoning the supernatural swordfighting abilities of the warrior ghost Admidamaru. However, a far more menacing foe is pursuing Yoh and Manta: a Chinese shaman who wants to possess Amidamaru.