Yoh Asakura

"I may be sloppy. But I think it's more important to me what's important to me now than to be scared of what's going to happen."

## Physical Description

### Age

13
22 (Funbari no Uta)

### Eye color

Black (2021)
Brown (Original)

## Voice Actor

### Japanese Voice

Yūko Satō (2001)
Yōko Hikasa (2021)

### English Voice

Sebastian Arcelus (2001)
Abby Trott (2021; Netflix)

**Yoh Asakura** (麻(あさ)倉(くら) 葉(よう), *Asakura Yō*?) is a main character in the fan-made series **Universal Warriors**, and the main protagonist in the manga and anime series of **Shaman King**.

Yoh is the main heir of the **Asakura Family** and the maternal twin brother of the series main antagonist **Hao Asakura**. During the Shaman Fights in the year 2000, he becomes a member and the leader of **Team "Funbari Onsen"**. Sometime after the tournament, Yoh marries his longtime fiancé, **Anna Kyōyama** and together they had a son, named **Hana Asakura**.

## Personality

As a slacker by nature, Yoh maintains a carefree, laid-back attitude about everything, even with achieving his goal of becoming Shaman King. Because he was alienated by everyone outside of the family he instead chose to bond with spirits and has decided that anyone who can see spirits cannot be evil.

Although generally seen as lazy and uncaring to most things, Yoh holds wisdom well beyond his age as he thinks outside common norms and principles, with many people being unable to read his flexible and unique nature. While his comments and general demeanour give an impression of irresponsability and lack of commitment which has often infuriated others, Yoh operates out of a sense of empathy. He does his utmost to help others (and himself) to stop carrying unnecessary burdens that wear oneself down, and potentially lead to self-destruction, something that is not initially perceived at first glance from his attitude, but has caused the many people he has met to start questioning themselves and the path they should follow. His signature phrase "Everything will work out" (なんとかなる, *nantoka naru*?) is a means by which he believes things will eventually turn out for the better, without stressing oneself unnecessarily over the things they are able to handle. Despite not looking like it, Yoh acts seriously in mostly all instances, but always trying to keep true to himself.

Because of his empathic nature Yoh is rarely on bad terms with anyone and always decides to make friends with the people he meets. He cares deeply about his friends, even at one point quitting from the Shaman Fight out of a deal with Iron Maiden Jeanne to revive Tao Ren. Although he deep down disliked the idea of abandoning the fight, he nonetheless resolved himself, as he could not be at peace with himself knowing his friend was dead while being able to do something. It is also as a result of his empathy that he is able to try and understand his opponents' reasonings and motivations, comprehending their stances, but also showing where such beliefs might be misplaced and downright damaging to others and themselves.

Despite of this, Yoh is openly against senseless violence and indiscriminate murder, showing uncharacteristic rage when people's lives are lost. He vehemently disagrees with the idea of revenge, as he believes it is an endless cycle of mutual hatred that only causes harm and never brings any conclusion or satisfaction and even drag third parties into the struggle, which will subsequently seek revenge on their wrongdoers in a never ending pool of spilled blood and conflict. He nonetheless, understands that actions have consequences and that such displays of irrational hatred will find themselve reversed, although he doesn't personally approve of such outcomes full of misery. It is because of these beliefs, that Yoh does in fact hold a negative view of humanity as well, as it is their greedy, self-centered nature that has caused great harm to the world for no real reason, but nonetheless doesn't succumb to the same levels of extreme misanthropy as Hao.

Even though it is rarely seen, Yoh truly cares about Anna and has decided that, when he becomes Shaman King, he will make her life easy. Simply by seeing her face for the first time, it made him blush. Before he left for America for the Shaman Fight, Anna asked him "Tonight... may I sleep beside you?" and his response was "Yes."

## Character Design

Yoh Asakura is 13 years old at the beginning of the **Shaman King** series and a normal teenage boy. He has neck-length dark brown hair and he is constantly seen wearing a pair of orange headphones behind or on his ears. He normally wears his school uniform with his shirt constantly open but when it gets cold he will button up his shirt, wear a necktie and the standard school uniform jacket.

In combat, he wore a black vest and trimmed shorts with an orange lining, and wrap-up sandals. During the second round of the Shaman Fights, he is depicted wearing a shirt with a Funbari Onsen advertisement on it and sweatpants with sandals, and long black trousers, also with wrap up sandals.

In between the battles of the Second Round of the Shaman Fights, he wore a yukata, a blue robe tied together with an orange sash around the waist, where he keeps Amidamaru's memory tablet. Around his chest of his robes is yet another advertisement for Funbari Onsen and over his shoulders, he also wears a black cape.

Around the age of 17 and when Hana was still only a baby, he began to dress in jeans pants, a short-sleeved white t-shirt and a plaid printed scarf. His hair was slightly longer and just past his shoulders. At the age of 22 Yoh's hair is now waist length and wavier. He no longer wears his orange-colored headphones and bear claw necklace and instead of an open shirt, he now wears a plain white t-shirt. Attached to his orange pants is one of Hao's star earrings and he now wears brown leather sandals.

## Abilities and Equipment

Ever since Anna became his fiancée, Yoh has constantly been submitted to exhausting and painful training which in turn caused him to gain a tougher and stronger body. During the battle, he is very flexible, intuitive and completely relaxed and calm at the same time. It is due to this relaxed and calm attitude that he learns to negate Furyoku attacks, a skill that is likened to a grass straw bending with the wind to avoid breaking. He later develops this skill into a technique that completely nullifies Furyoku and he learns to channel it through his Over Soul or using it by grabbing his opponent directly for more devastating effects.

Yoh becomes one of the Five Elemental Warriors and attunes his Furyoku to that of earth, this is first shown as he used metal to survive the lightning attack from Ren. While fighting his way through the Plants, Anna Kyōyama looked through the Furyoku values of Yoh and the others. There it is revealed that his Furyoku is about 108,000.

### Powers and Abilities

#### Technique

* **Amida-Ryū: Shinkū Budda Giri** (阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)流(りゅう): 真しん空くう仏ぶっ陀だ切ぎり, "Amida-Style: Vacuum Buddha Slash"): Amidamaru's signature technique developed when he was still alive. Its principal use is to strike at adversaries outside of his sword's range. Essentially, it breaks the air with a slash and forces out a powerful shockwave at the adversary in the form of a sword beam. Through constant "Spirit Integration" Yoh learns this technique, albeit through muscle memory. With the introduction of the Over Soul, this technique has been somewhat modified, instead expanding the Over Soul over a distance, rather than a shockwave slash.

* **Amida-Ryū: Gokōjin** (阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)流(りゅう): 後(ご)光(こう)刃(じん), "Amida-Style: Halo Blade"): Amidamaru's most revolutionary technique. It is a dual-sword battō-jutsu technique executed from his unique and legendary fighting stance, called *Tathagata*. During execution, both swords are unsheathed at incredible speed at dead-range of the adversary, unleashing a strike with enough power to bust an adversary to shreds. Since then this technique has been modified for use in Over Soul mode; instead using the spiritual power of the Over Soul to cut the enemy to pieces in one swift sword-draw. However, it has been also used as a shield-bashing attack via using the arm guard from V.2.

* **Amida-Ryū: Dai Gokōjin** (阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)流(りゅう): 大(だい)後(ご)光(こう)刃(じん) *Amida-Style: Grand Halo Blade*): The advanced form of the normal Gokōjin. Using the normal, 'Over Soul'-ed Gokōjin as a primer, and powered by Amidamaru's newly-acquired seirei-class powers, this high-level technique focuses furyoku and destroys anything with a decisive strike of cutting furyoku waves using his Over Soul "Spirit of Sword".

* **Amida-Ryū: Mu-Mu-Myō-Yaku-Mu** (阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)流(りゅう): 無(む)無(む)明(みょう)亦(やく)無(む), "Amida-Style: The Absence of Ignorance"): The ultimate technique of Yoh's "Byakkō" Over Soul, conceived during his venture into the underworld. In essence, it is a powerful thrust of the Over Soul's sword which "purifies the very soul" and thus can negate nearly all forms of furyoku, and it is implied that it inflicts no physical damage. The configuration of the O.S. and furyoku released during this technique resembles that of swan taking flight. The ability to nullify furyoku can also be used passively to prevent Yoh himself from being affected by any offensive effects used against him, as seen in the fight against Rutherfor.

* **Amidamaru Shield:** Basically a form of Over Soul manipulation,Yoh forms a large shield out of Amidamaru's samurai armor. In V.2 of this Over Soul, Amidamaru has the capability of doing this attack on his own to protect Yoh's weak spots.

* **Telepathy** (念話(テレパシー), "Terepashī"): Yoh can able to others hijack mental communication and talk, but his hearing tends to be overwhelming.

#### Shamanic Spells

As a shaman, Yoh has learned many techniques, amongst others from his grandfather, Anna, the cat spirit Matamune and the Gandhara teams.

* **Ko-Oni Strike** (小(こ)鬼(おに)ストライク, "Shou Oni Sutoraiku"): One of the Asakura Family's *onmyôji* magic, Yoh summons small spirits from leaves; however, he never truly mastered the technique but displayed the capacity to use it at age 10, under the tutelage of his grandfather. At best, he could only invoke three from the leaves.

* **Sankiraimon** (三帰礼文, "Three Refuges Prayer"): A sutra (お経(きょう), *Okyō*?) taught to him by Anna, it is a Buddhist exorcism chant that will send any spirit with knowledge of Buddhism who hears it to the hereafter. However, the sutra does not work on spirits from different cultures.

* **Fumon Tonkō** (巫ふ門もん遁とん甲こう, "Shamanic Oracle"): One of many spells Yoh learned from the Chō-Senjiryakketsu. Using this spell enables one to read the flow of Furyoku and determine its course. Effective use can render most magical attacks ineffective.

* **Ultra Senji Ryakketsu: Mikazuki no Harae** (超(ちょう)占(せん)事(じ)略(りゃく)決(けつ) - 三日月(ミカヅキ)ノ祓(ハラエ), "Chō Senji Ryakuketsu Mikazuki no Futsu"): This was secret exorcist magic left to Yoh by Matamune, to help vanquish the Oh-Oni that Anna created. This magic depleted the reserve Furyoku within Matamune, and as a result, sent him to the hereafter.

#### Skills

* **Piloting Skills**: He has good piloting skills, not amazing.
* **Immortality**:
* **Flight**:

* **Practioner Swordsman**: Yoh was originally taught to swing a wooden sword for disciplinary and self-defense reasons by his parents. He would practice from time to time but his form was hardly refined. After meeting Amidamaru, Yoh has begun intense training on his way to mastering the way of the blade.

* **Enhanced Sense of Hearing**: Yoh was born with a greatly heightened sense of hearing. If he focuses, Yoh can hear people several meters away. He can also tell who people are by their footsteps and can hear the beat of not only their hearts but their souls as well.

* **High Soul Wavelength Output**: As an Asakura, Yoh has a naturally strong Soul Wavelength.

* **Basic Wavelength Manipulation**: Yoh is a Shaman in training with only a basic understanding of how to manipulate his Wavelength.
* **High Spiritual Awareness**: Yoh has been able to see Spirits for his entire life. He also has a six sense that allows him to navigate around danger. Combined with his enhanced hearing, people often mistake Yoh for being psychic.

* **Enhanced Strength**:
* **Enhanced Speed**:
* **Immense Durability**:

### Equipment

* **GAT-X105 Strike Gundam**:

* **GAT-X105+AQM/E-X03 Launcher Strike Gundam**

* **GAT-X105+AQM/E-YM1 Perfect Strike Gundam**

* **GAT-X105+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Gundam**:

* **MBF-02+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Rouge**

* **GAT-X105+AQM/E-X02 Sword Strike Gundam**:
* **MBF-02 Strike Rouge**

* **MBF-02+EW454F Strike Rouge Ootori**

* **ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam**:

* **ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam**

* **TOLRO-800 "Torohachi"**:

* **Harusame** (春(はる)雨(さめ), "Sword of Light ")

Harusame was the personal sword of Amidamaru when he was still alive. Yoh acquired it after defeating Tokageroh, who had stolen it from the museum to get revenge against Amidamaru. Yoh later uses the Harusame as the main medium for his Over Souls.
* **Futunomitama no Turugi** (フツノミタマの剣(つるぎ), "Futsunomitama no Tsurugi")

The Futunomitama no Turugi is a red knife-shaped rock that has been owned by the Asakura Family ever since the time of Asakura Hao. It was once owned by a sword god and even though it's only made of rock, it is the perfect medium to create a sword Over Soul.

#### Spirits

*See More:* Matamune | Amidamaru | Spirit of Earth
* **Amidamaru** (阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)丸(まる), "Amidamaru") is a 600-year old samurai that is Yoh's first guardian ghost. Always sticking by Yoh's side, Amidamaru is loyal and trustworthy and can enter Yoh's body through Hyōi-Gattai and later the Over Soul. Amidamaru is very powerful but quite taciturn and extremely devoted to Yoh calling him *"Yō-Dono"*(Master Yoh in the English version).

During the second round of the Shaman Fights, the Gandhara determined that Yoh was one of the Five Elemental Warriors and according to Pascal Avaf, Yoh was destined to use the Spirit of Earth as its ability is to create metal.. Yoh has only been seen using the Spirit of Earth to create gravity fields as a way of protecting himself and others from various attacks.
* **Soul Merge**: The Soul Merge technique allows Amidamaru to possess Yoh's body. This allows Yoh to move with Amidamaru's balance and grace, making him more agile in battle. In this form, Yoh can utilize a number of Amidamaru's swordsmanship techniques as well.

* **Soul Equip**: Amidamaru's release command is "**Rise**". By combining Amidamaru's Soul with the Harusame, he reinforces the Harusame with Amidamaru's enlarged Soul Flame equipped with his shoulder guards. The higher the synchronization rate of their wavelengths, the large Amidamaru's Soul Flame becomes, further enhancing Yoh's techniques.

* **Special Ability**: In this state, the strength of Amidamaru's Swordplay techniques performed by Yoh are multiplied several-fold. The Harusame's blade is reinforced by Yoh and Amidamaru's Soul Wavelength's greatly augmenting its cutting power. This allows Yoh to release long-ranged vacuum blade attacks as well by firing off energy from his soul using his Soul Equip.

## Story

### Original

Yoh was born on May 12, 1985, at the Asakura Family Shrine in Kanda. Due to differences between Yoh's parents and the temple, Yoh grew up in Shibuya in a normal household with his parents. However, it was far from normal for Yoh. Ever since he could remember, Yoh has been able to see and hear Spirits. To deal with his enhanced sensitivity, Yoh's father taught him how to practice meditation in order to calm his Spirit. He also gave Yoh a pair of headphones to drown out the noises that were bothering him.

Yoh can only remember visiting his grandparents a few times while growing up. They didn't go to Kanda often, and they only went on certain holidays to celebrate at the temple in Kanda. Yoh would put it, his Grandparents were simply very religious desciples and his parents weren't as hardcore.

## Relationships

### Original

#### Family

* Amidamaru (Spiritual Ally)
* Yohken Asakura (Ancestor; deceased)
* Yohmei Asakura (Grandfather)
* Asakura Kino (Grandmother)
* Asakura Mikihisa (Father)
* Asakura Keiko (Mother)
* Hao Asakura (Brother)
* Anna Asakura (Wife)
* Hana Asakura (Son)

#### Friends

* Amidamaru
* Anna Kyoyama
* Manta Oyamada
* Ryunosuke Umemiya
* Johann Faust VIII
* Tao Ren
* Horokeu Usui
* Lyserg Diethel

#### Allies

* Amidamaru
* Anna Kyoyama
* Manta Oyamada
* Ryunosuke Umemiya
* Johann Faust VIII
* Tao Ren
* Horokeu Usui
* Lyserg Diethel
* Tamao Tamamura
* Silva
* Iron Maiden Jeanne

### Universal Warriors

* The Universes
* The Another World

* Jennifer Amantea
* Natsu Dragneel
* Lucy Heartfilia
* Gray Fullbuster
* Erza Scarlet
* Wendy Marvell
* Aladdin
* Alibaba Saluja
* Morgiana
* Hakuryuu Ren
* Kouha Ren
* Sinbad
* Kougyoku Ren
* Gingka Hagane
* Kenta Yumiya
* Madoka Amano
* Yu Tendo
* Masamune Kadoya
* Benkei Hanawa
* Kyoya Tategami

* Rebecca Bluegarden
* Juvia Lockser
* Cana Alberona
* Mirajane Strauss
* Levy McGarden
* Zeref Dragneel
* Mard Geer Tartaros
* Seilah
* Sonya
* Animus
* Suzaku
* Elie
* Lucia Raregroove
* Weisz Steiner
* Homura Kōgetsu
* Sister Ivry
* Holy
* Eraser
* Feather
* Mashima Heroes
* Tao Ren
* Horokeu Usui
* Silva
* Hao Asakura
* Genjo Sanzo
* Snow
* Nanashi
* Sakura Li
* Kurogane
* Fai D. Fluorite
* Eren Yeager
* Mikasa Ackerman
* Annie Leonhart
* Reiner Braun
* Sasha Blouse
* Hange Zoë
* Zeke Yeager
* Pieck Finger
* Porco Galliard
* Colt Grice
* Yelena
* Cecily Fairchild
* Anavel Gato
* Aina Sahalin
* Gym Ghingham
* Cagalli Yula Athha
* Mu La Flaga
* Allelujah Haptism
* Patrick Colasour
* Ali al-Saachez
* Full Frontal
* Akihiro Altland
* Gaelio Bauduin
* Zoltan Akkanen
* Lane Aim
* Suletta Mercury
* Guer Jeturk
* Elan Ceres
* Shaddiq Zenelli
* Yukimura Sanada
* Nobunaga Oda
* Ieyasu Tokugawa
* Shiemi Moriyama
* Shura Kirigakure
* Cheng-Long Liu
* Duke Hyou
* Ou Ki
* Ou Sen
* Kan Ki
* Mou Ten
* Ri Boku
* Ordo
* Ka Rin
* Kan Mei
* Slaine Troyard
* Elizabeth Liones
* Escanor
* Derieri
* Tristan Liones
* Ikoma
* Mumei
* Ayame Yomogawa
* Biba Amatori
* Hikayu Hoshikawa
* Vladilena Milizé
* Anju Emma
* Yuna Akashi
* Kazumi Asakura
* Yue Ayase
* Ako Izumi
* Akira Okouchi
* Misora Kasuga
* Makie Sasaki
* Chizuru Naba
* Haruna Mutsuishi
* Honoka Tsukii
* Chisa Akagawa
* Airi Eniwa
* Miharu Yomine
* Aya Kamuro
* Riko Hinakura
* Rinne Myojin
* Lü Bu
* Kojiro Sasaki
* Poseidon
* Raiden Tameemon
* Qin Shi Huang
* Tomoe Gozen
* Elizabeth Bathory
* Cleopatra
* Mata Hari
* Mary Read
* Musashi Miyamoto
* Kaolan Wongsawat
* Brunhilde
* Manjiro Sano
* Keisuke Baji
* Chifuyu Matsuno
* Kazutora Hanemiya
* Seishu Inui
* Hajime Kokonoi
* Meguru Bachira
* Hyoma Chigiri
* Haruka Sakura
* Hajime Umemiya
* Kyotaro Sugishita
* Hayato Suou
* Ren Kaji
* Naotora Takeda
* Tatsuomi Uesugi
* Tsubasa Tokugawa
* Soma Date
* Seiroku Inukawa
* Aijiro Inue
* Imari Inuyama
* Towa Higurashi
* Akira Renbokoji
* A-drei
* H-neun
* Shion Shishibe
* Tokaku Azuma
* Ryoma Nagare
* Tetsuya Tsurugi
* Anya Alstreim
* Susumu Kodai
* Adeltrud Alter
* Atlee Ariel
* Zetsu Daidan
* Ren Sin
* Kyo Meiketsu
* Fine Forte
* Prax Conrad
* Tughril Mahmut
* Lelederik of Ellvaldez
* Al-Kaplan Balaban
* Nancy Schaal Bancroft
* Daryun
* Shimon Ikaruga
* Noelle Silva
* Fena Houtman
* Alisha Diphda
* Adele von Ascham
* Mischa
* Tenma Tsukamoto
* Suou Pavlichenko
* Koumei Ren
* Lenalee Lee
* Kei Mizusawa
* Virgo Fudō
* Torque
* Mora Chester

## Trivia

* According to his Character Profile:

* Yoh's favorite subject is music, while his least favorite subject is physical education.
* His favorite food is curry udon and disliked food is nothing in particular.
* Yoh prefers serious and gentle woman and he doesn't like people who bad mouth.
* The people he respects or admires are Amidamaru.
* The people he dislikes or fears are Hao and Brunhilde.
* His special skill is unknown.
* His hobby is music appreciation and weaknesses is trainings.
* Yoh is worried about personality who loose.
* His favorite book are Rave Master.
* His favorite music are Pop and folk music.

* The kanji for Yoh's name "**葉**" means "**leaf**" in Japanese.

* His name "Yoh" alternatively means "Yo", the North American slang interjection of greeting.

* His orange colored headphones were actually "stolen" or at least, taken without permission from his father, Asakura Mikihisa. In addition, the Soul Bob records were initially Mikihisa's and Yoh took them along with the headphones.
* He is the same age as his twin brother Hao.
* Yoh's Conviction is **Everything Will Work Out** (なんとかなる, "Nantoka Naru")

## Gallery

*Main article: Yoh Asakura/Image Gallery*
## References

1. ↑ *Shaman King Manga* - Chapter 77
2. ↑ *Shaman King Manga*: Chapter 112; Page 16
3. ↑ *Shaman King Manga*: Chapter 276; Page 8-9
4. ↑ Mu-Mu-Myou-Yaku-Mu is a portion of a segment to the **Heart Sutra** reading "Mu-mu-myou-yaku-mu-mu-myou-jin" meaning "No ignorance and, yet, no absence of ignorance
5. ↑ *Shaman King Manga* - Chapter 237
6. ↑ *Shaman King Manga*: Chapter 296
7. ↑ *Shaman King Manga* - Chapter 9
8. ↑ *Shaman King Manga* - Chapter 165
9. ↑ *Shaman King Manga* - Chapter 29
10. ↑ *Shaman King Manga*: Chapter 129; Page 5
11. ↑ *Shaman King Manga*: Chapter 258; Page 13