Funbari no Uta
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Funbari no Uta (ふんばりの詩 The Song/poem of Funbari) is a series of short stories written by Hiroyuki Takei relating to his manga series Shaman King.
Funbari no Uta is set seven years later (2007) after the Shaman Tournament, and revolves around Hana Asakura, the son of Yoh and Anna. Hana and Ryunosuke Umemiya are seraching for the members of Team Funbari and Ren for the grand opening of Funbari no Onsen, which is run by Tamao in the story. The story ends with a montage of panels showing all the aforementioned characters preparing to travel to Funbari no Onsen, ending with a spread of Anna and Yoh.
[edit] Character Changes
- At 2007, Yoh and and Anna are both twenty one years old. Yoh grew his hair longer so his appearance closely resembles that of Hao, so many say that Yoh has become a hybrid of Hao. An interview with Takei confirms this notion. Anna's hair has also grown longer and she seems to have matured both physically and mentally.
- Ryu's hairdo is still the same from his Shaman King days but it looks longer. Ryu has matured, and sports considerably more facial hair in the story.
[edit] Trivia
- Hana's name is formed from "Ha", another pronunciation of the kanji for Yoh's name, and "Na" from Anna's name.
- In Funbari no Uta, Hana's main spirit is never seen.
