Asakura Family

Name: Asakura Hao

Age: 15 (at time when he appeared in the anime and manga)

Birth Date: 12 May 1985

Birth Place: Izumo; Japan

Description: Asakura Hao was Yoh's elder twin brother and was already living 1000 years ago. He looks very much like Yoh and was like his dark side; like an evil twin. He was an immensely powerful shaman who had already mastered the power of the five elements; giving him the power to control nature. Indeed, it was because of his reputation at the time that the Asakura family became as well known as it is, and remains so to this day.

The period that the original Hao lived in was a cruel one, the country was beset by famine, diseases and war, and eventually Hao's heart was consumed with a hatred of humans.

When Hao learnt of the Shaman Fight, he sought to become the Shaman King, and to create a world only of shamans, but his ambition was foiled by the remaining members of the Asakura family, who gathered against him, and eventually defeated him.

Name: Asakura Yohmei

Birth Date: 2 July 1919

Birth Place: Izumo; Japan

Description: Asakura Yohmei is Yoh's grandfather, and the head of the Asakura family. An Onmyouji, Yohmei specialises more in divination and fortune telling than combat, and is often hired by people in the political and business worlds.

When Yoh's mother; Keiko fell pregnant, Yohmei divined that she would give birth to the reincarnated Asakura Hao, and planned to kill the child as soon as it was born. When they discovered that she was carrying twins, Yohmei reluctantly decided he would rather kill both of them than risk allowing Hao to be reborn. However, Yohmei hesitated for a moment and that moment was all that Hao needed to summon his Spirit Of Fire and protect himself.

Yohmei seems to have had a large role in Yoh's upbringing, and trained Yoh since he was very young. Yoh is very important to him, and perhaps because of this, Yohmei can be a little hard on Yoh at times.

Name: Asakura Kino

Birth Date: 24 March 1924

Birth Place: Aomori; Japan

Description: Asakura Kino is Yoh's grandmother and like Anna, is an Itako; also known as a Spiritual Medium. She's also completely blind, but that doesn't seem to deter her spiritual powers.

When Kino found Anna abandoned, she sensed the amount of power that Anna had, and took her in as her student, training her as an Itako. It was Kino's idea later for Anna to be engaged to Yoh as he needs to reach to his full strength to defeat Hao.

Name: Asakura Keiko

Birth Date: 18 February 1960

Birth Place: Izumo; Japan

Description: Asakura Keiko is Yoh and Hao's mother and is an office lady who also works part time as a Miko at the neighbourhood Shinto shrine.

After marrying Mikihisa and falling pregnant, Keiko learned that one of the twins that she was carrying was the reincarnated Asakura Hao. She was forced to decide between her maternal instincts to protect her child and her duty as one of the Asakura family to ensure that Hao is stopped at all costs. In the end, she chose to honour her duty as a member of the Asakura family, and agreed to let the twins be killed (although this did not end up happening).

Name: Asakura Mikihisa (aka Asakura Mickey)

Birth Date: 9 October 1958

Birth Place: Hiroshima; Japan

Description: An powerful shugenja, Asakura Mikihisa is Yoh and Hao's father.

Born Maki Mikihisa, Mikihisa was adopted into the Asakura family when he married Asakura Keiko (not an uncommon practice in Japan). When Hao and Yoh were born, Mikihisa helped Yohmei try to kill Hao, and one side of his face was badly burnt by the Spirit Of Fire in the process; the reason that he now always wears his wooden mask.

Mikihisa took the responsibility for letting Hao escape upon himself more than anyone else, and soon after Yoh was born, he left to train and become stronger. He took on many mountains, and finally conquered Mount Everest; the greatest challenge to any shugenja.

The long and short of all this, however, is that in reality Mikihisa is only Yoh's father in name. As Mikihisa left soon after Yoh's birth, Yoh was raised mainly by Yohmei; his grandfather and the next time Mikihisa appeared before Yoh was many years later, followed by his apprentice, Tamamura Tamao.


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		Name: Asakura Hao Age: 15 (at time when he appeared in the anime and manga) Birth Date: 12 May 1985 Birth Place: Izumo; Japan Blood Type: A Description: Asakura Hao was Yoh's elder twin brother and was already living 1000 years ago. He looks very much like Yoh and was like his dark side; like an evil twin. He was an immensely powerful shaman who had already mastered the power of the five elements; giving him the power to control nature. Indeed, it was because of his reputation at the time that the Asakura family became as well known as it is, and remains so to this day. The period that the original Hao lived in was a cruel one, the country was beset by famine, diseases and war, and eventually Hao's heart was consumed with a hatred of humans. When Hao learnt of the Shaman Fight, he sought to become the Shaman King, and to create a world only of shamans, but his ambition was foiled by the remaining members of the Asakura family, who gathered against him, and eventually defeated him. Name: Asakura Yohmei Age: 80 Birth Date: 2 July 1919 Birth Place: Izumo; Japan Blood Type: O Description: Asakura Yohmei is Yoh's grandfather, and the head of the Asakura family. An Onmyouji, Yohmei specialises more in divination and fortune telling than combat, and is often hired by people in the political and business worlds. When Yoh's mother; Keiko fell pregnant, Yohmei divined that she would give birth to the reincarnated Asakura Hao, and planned to kill the child as soon as it was born. When they discovered that she was carrying twins, Yohmei reluctantly decided he would rather kill both of them than risk allowing Hao to be reborn. However, Yohmei hesitated for a moment and that moment was all that Hao needed to summon his Spirit Of Fire and protect himself. Yohmei seems to have had a large role in Yoh's upbringing, and trained Yoh since he was very young. Yoh is very important to him, and perhaps because of this, Yohmei can be a little hard on Yoh at times. Name: Asakura Kino Age: 76 Birth Date: 24 March 1924 Birth Place: Aomori; Japan Blood Type: A Description: Asakura Kino is Yoh's grandmother and like Anna, is an Itako; also known as a Spiritual Medium. She's also completely blind, but that doesn't seem to deter her spiritual powers. When Kino found Anna abandoned, she sensed the amount of power that Anna had, and took her in as her student, training her as an Itako. It was Kino's idea later for Anna to be engaged to Yoh as he needs to reach to his full strength to defeat Hao. Name: Asakura Keiko Age: 40 Birth Date: 18 February 1960 Birth Place: Izumo; Japan Blood Type: A Description: Asakura Keiko is Yoh and Hao's mother and is an office lady who also works part time as a Miko at the neighbourhood Shinto shrine. After marrying Mikihisa and falling pregnant, Keiko learned that one of the twins that she was carrying was the reincarnated Asakura Hao. She was forced to decide between her maternal instincts to protect her child and her duty as one of the Asakura family to ensure that Hao is stopped at all costs. In the end, she chose to honour her duty as a member of the Asakura family, and agreed to let the twins be killed (although this did not end up happening). Name: Asakura Mikihisa (aka Asakura Mickey) Age: 42 Birth Date: 9 October 1958 Birth Place: Hiroshima; Japan Blood Type: A Description: An powerful shugenja, Asakura Mikihisa is Yoh and Hao's father. Born Maki Mikihisa, Mikihisa was adopted into the Asakura family when he married Asakura Keiko (not an uncommon practice in Japan). When Hao and Yoh were born, Mikihisa helped Yohmei try to kill Hao, and one side of his face was badly burnt by the Spirit Of Fire in the process; the reason that he now always wears his wooden mask. Mikihisa took the responsibility for letting Hao escape upon himself more than anyone else, and soon after Yoh was born, he left to train and become stronger. He took on many mountains, and finally conquered Mount Everest; the greatest challenge to any shugenja. The long and short of all this, however, is that in reality Mikihisa is only Yoh's father in name. As Mikihisa left soon after Yoh's birth, Yoh was raised mainly by Yohmei; his grandfather and the next time Mikihisa appeared before Yoh was many years later, followed by his apprentice, Tamamura Tamao.