Shaman king never was the classic shonen but a manga/anime based on bonds with enough fights to enjoy and a good mirror of life at some points. I'm a person that hasn't read the manga and I have only seen the two anime series. You can really say that the first 13 episodes feel rushed (in comparison to the old anime and some chapter of the manga. Yes, I read some chapters just to make the somparison). However, it's not true or it's not that bad because the first 13 episodes are fine to connect you with the characters and with well-directed dialogues and fights to entertain you. Also, most things have been showed in the old anime with much detail so they try to reach in a point where the new anime is different than the old one (the old anime followed a different story path) and present the manga story with the detail it deserves. Let's don't forget that it is an old manga and need new audience so, it may be tiring for some new viewers to watch every detail without having the plot get going. Filler scenes are also there to offer you lagther and give you time to see other aspects of each character during the whole series. I can say that some things are missing and that's sad... So.. is it perfect? No, nothing is perfect. Animation could be better and have many many more for a new anime. The series is not finished yet though (ep 20 at the moment) and each episode is better and better as far as animation is concerned. I'd like them to be better in Blu-Ray boxes. There could be more episodes but I can't say if 52 are few or okay as long as the series is not finished yet. Cencorship is there too in some scenes (compared to manga) but there are enough violent and bloody scenes like Iron Maiden's one, however the old anime was way more censorshiped due to 4kids xD Last but not least, it is pretty logic for someone to have mixed feeling but I feel like it's worth watching, it's not as bad as it is being said and most importantly... the series is NOT FINISHED YET. Let's give it time and I think it will be great in the end and many people will enjoy it even if it is not perect, It won't be the first nor the last anime!

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