Announced on the official Japanese Shaman King Kang Zeng Bang website today was a new Shaman King Fanbook. This fanbook will be entitled “Shaman King Kang Zeng Bang Fanbook: Mantarite.” It will be released in Japan on June 4th. No other information is currently listed at this time about the book.

However, also on the website, you can send a personal message to Takei using their online form. The best messages will be selected and inserted into this new Fanbook. To send a message follow these steps:

  1. Go to http://annex.s-manga.net/shamanking/
  2. Click on the link under Manta
  3. Click on the rounded rectangle with the white text
  4. Type in your name (10 character max)
  5. Type in your message (100 character max)
  6. Click on the rounded rectangle with the white text
  7. Done!

You have until May 8th, 2009 to send in your message!

Prior to the Mantarite, there were two additional books released in Japan. The “Man.Ji.En” and the “Fanbook.” The Mantarite is not a reprint of either of these books, but instead a brand new release. As we get more information about this new book, we’ll update you!