by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko The "Shaman Fight in Tokyo" isapproaching, and talent scouts are scouring the world for contestants. Who'sdoing the scouting? The Patch, the Native American people who have overseen theShaman Fight since the dawn of time. But to try and fail means more than just asharp put-down: if Yoh can't beat Silva and his five animal spirits, he won'tget another chance for 500 years! As shamans, wizards and holy folk gather forthe preliminaries, Yoh finds himself matched up with his first real opponent,Horohoro... a powerful young shaman representing the oldest culture inJapan!