Amidamaru

Amidamaru (阿弥陀丸 Amidamaru) is a fictional character in the anime and manga Shaman King. Amidamaru, from Shonen Jump U.S. no. ... Amidamaru, from Shonen Jump U.S. no. ... Atom, star of the long-running science fiction series Mighty Atom (also known as Astro Boy to Western audiences). ... For other uses, see Manga (disambiguation). ... Shaman King (シャーマンキング Shāman Kingu) is both an anime series and a manga series by Hiroyuki Takei. ...

Amidamaru is the spirit ally of Yoh Asakura. Amidamaru, a samurai, died during the Muromachi era of Japan (1334-1467). Always sticking by Yoh's side, he is loyal and trustworthy and can enter Yoh's sword through integration (spirit control in the English anime). Amidamaru is very powerful but quite taciturn and extremely devoted to "lord Yoh" ("Yō-dono" in Japanese). Yoh Asakura Yoh Asakura (麻倉 葉 Asakura Yō) is the main character in the anime and manga Shaman King. ... Japanese samurai in armour, 1860s. ... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Muromachi period (室町時代, also known as Muromachi era... Events Births January 4 - Amadeus VI of Savoy, Count of Savoy (died 1383) January 13 - King Henry II of Castile (died 1379) May 25 - Emperor Suko of Japan, third of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders (died 1398) August 30 - King Peter I of Castile (died 1369) James I of Cyprus (died... Events October 29 - Battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege Beginning of the Sengoku Period in Japan. ...

His name is based on the Buddha Amitabha, the principal figure in the Pure Land Buddhist sect. The Big Buddha or Daibatsu in Kamakura, an image of Amitabha Amitābha is a celestial Buddha described in the scriptures of Mahāyāna Buddhism. ... The Buddha Amitabha, 13th century, Kamakura, Japan. ...

"Dono" is taken to mean "master" in the English translation of the anime though it is somewhat difficult to assign a strict definition or English equivalent to the Japanese word. In geisha society, it is translated as "patron"; the geisha's male benefactor. Women dressed as maiko (apprentice geisha) in Kyoto, Japan Characters for Geisha, lit. ...

He is voiced by Sean Schemmel in english. Scean Schemmel is a American voice actor who works for distributing companies 4Kids and Funimation. ...

Amidamaru's Past

Amidamaru was training to be a samurai when he was still very young in order to drive away bandits and protect the orphans he was living with. He always used to break his katana when he was young, so his very good friend Mosuke would always make him a new sword after scolding him for breaking another one of his swords. Amidamaru was an honorable samurai who refused to steal swords from the corpses and skeletons that were found scattered across the land.

Mosuke, being a very skilled swordsmith, was able to make a sword using his own father's knife. The sword cuts very well and Amidamaru was grateful for the sacrifice that Mosuke made, therefore he named the katana "Harusame", which means "Spring Rain"

When both Amidamaru and Mosuke grew older, they were employed by a daimyo who was impressed with Amidamaru's skills as a samurai and Mosuke's skills as a swordsmith. Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ...

They worked for him happily, but it did not last long. Amidamaru found out about their daimyo's greed when he asked him to kill Mosuke so that he won't make a sword which will better a sword made for him by Mosuke. Amidamaru was at a dilema because he owes unrequited loyalty to both the daimyo and his friend.

Choosing to be loyal to Mosuke, he ran away with him. Mosuke left Amidamaru for a short while promising to make him an improved Harusame. After Mosuke's departure later, he was surrounded by several of the daimyo's men who received orders to kill Amidamaru for being a traitor. He fought all the men and beat most of them, but he died in the end. Mosuke was killed later on after he went to the hill (where Amidamaru was) realizing that he was too late in delivering the sword.

Amidamaru's numerous killing earned him a bad reputation which was carried all the way to the present time.

At least 550 years have passed and Amidamaru was first used by Yoh in a spirit integration (Spirit Fusion; Spirit Unity in the english anime) when "Wooden Sword" Ryu destroyed his tombstone. Yoh asked him to be his power spirit, but in that cemetery, he was waiting for a friend (which was Moskue).

Yoh was able to find Mosuke inside a museum guarding the Harusame and crying over Amidamaru's loss. Yoh retured the Harusame to Amidamaru, telling him that Mosuke was waiting for him in the other side.

While Amidamaru was rising to the other world, he saw Yoh and his friend Manta being beaten up by Ryu, who was enraged because he was beaten by a mere teenager. Amidamaru decided to join Yoh and become his power spirit, and that was how they came to be friends. Yoh was the first one who trusted Amidamaru and didn't judge him based on his reputation in the past because he knew that there was always two sides to the story.