Shaman King Nation

On November 4th, Viz released its 19th volume of the Shaman King manga in the United States. The ISBN is 1-4215-1940-2, 192 pages, and a MSRP is $7.95. The title for the volume is “Au Revoir Mt. Osore” with the following summery of the volume:

The unthinkable has happened: Yoh has withdrawn from the Shaman Fight! What happens now? To understand Yoh’s future we must revisit his past, back to when he and Anna first met. How did their acquaintance shape Yoh’s fate, and what terrible secret still burns between them?

The United Kingdom release of this volume will be released on January 5th, 2009.

The following day, January 6th, 2009, Shaman King Volume 20 will be released in the USA by Viz. It’s ISBN is 1-4215-2004-4, 192 pages, and again, has a MSRP for $7.95. And the UK release for this volume is on March 2nd. The title for the volume is “Epilogue”  with the following summery of the volume:

We continue to look back to the past, when Yoh and Anna were bound together and Matamune sacrificed himself to save them. But in the present, Yoh seems to have sacrificed his chance to become Shaman King, and Ren still lies unconscious. Will Lady Jeanne keep her end of the bargain and save Ren’s life?

Finally, Viz has released the dates and cover art for the following 2 volumes:

Shaman King Volume 21
ISBN: 1-4215-2005-2
US Release Date: March 3, 2009
UK Release Date: May, 5, 2009

Shaman King Volume 22
ISBN: 1-4215-2006-0
US Release Date: May 5, 2009