Shaman King: Zero

Shaman King: Zero is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. It is a prequel to Takei's original manga series Shaman King. It was serialized in Shueisha's from November 2011 to October 2014, with its chapters collected in two volumes.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei, Shaman King: Zero consists on a series of one-shot called "zero stories", detailing the backstories of Yoh and other characters. It was serialized in Shueisha's from November 10, 2011, to October 10, 2014. Shueisha collected its chapters in two volumes, released on May 10, 2012, and January 19, 2015. Kodansha republished the series digitally in 2018 and released it in print on June 17, 2021.
In July 2020, Kodansha USA announced the digital English language release of the Shaman Kings spin-offs, and Shaman King: Zero was originally scheduled to be released on August 4, 2020; however, it was delayed to October 13 of the same year. Seven days after the release of the first volume, the second and final volume was made available on October 20.