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'''Asakura Mikihisa''' (朝倉幹久, ''Asakura Mikihisa'') née '''Maki''' (真木), before marriage with [[Asakura Keiko]] is the father of protagonist [[Asakura Yoh]] and the main antagonist [[Asakura Hao]] in the manga and anime series of Shaman King. In the manga, he belonged to [[Team "Kabbalahers"]] together with Redseb and Seyrarm.

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'''Asakura Mikihisa''' (朝倉幹久, ''Asakura Mikihisa'') née '''Maki''' (真木), before marriage with [[Asakura Keiko]] he is the father of the protagonist [[Asakura Yoh]] and the main antagonist [[Asakura Hao]] in the manga and anime series of Shaman King. In the manga, he belonged to [[Team "Kabbalahers"]] together with Redseb and Seyrarm.

==Appearance==

==Appearance==



Mikihisa wears the clothes of an ascetic monk, a white and brown robe with white pom-poms on it. In part to conceal the burn scars on his face he wears a wooden bird mask. His movements combined with his cloth is said to make him look like a bird. After his confrontation with [[Tao Ren]] he wears nothing but his mask and his underwear for the duration of the tournament.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 14 Extras</ref>

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Mikihisa wears the clothes of an ascetic monk, a white and brown robe with white pom-poms on it. In part to conceal the burn scars on his face he wears a wooden bird mask. His movements combined with his cloth is said to make him look like a bird. however After his confrontation with [[Tao Ren]] he wears nothing but his mask and his undergarments for the duration of the tournament.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 14 Extras</ref>

Before meeting his wife Keiko he wore nothing but a loose fitting white shirt and black pants and his hair was unkept. Without his mask and burns, Mikihisa resembles his son Yoh, but with a longer and thinner face. He also wears glasses.

Before meeting his wife Keiko he wore nothing but a loose fitting white shirt and black pants and his hair was unkept. Without his mask and burns, Mikihisa resembles his son Yoh, but with a longer and thinner face. He also wears glasses.

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When he first appears he acts rather carefree and a little dumbstruck and is also described to be rather lazy. However it is revealed that he is a compassionate person, who would help anyone in however way he can, even correcting on the bad behaviors of [[Hana-Gumi Waitresses|Team "Hana-Gumi"]] instead of fighting them. According to his son Yoh he is even more old-fashioned than [[Tao Ren]].<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 147</ref> He is also a heavy believer in family, for instance when he told Hao that it was not too late to call him "Daddy",<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 299; Page 34</ref> and his favorite expression is family love.

When he first appears he acts rather carefree and a little dumbstruck and is also described to be rather lazy. However it is revealed that he is a compassionate person, who would help anyone in however way he can, even correcting on the bad behaviors of [[Hana-Gumi Waitresses|Team "Hana-Gumi"]] instead of fighting them. According to his son Yoh he is even more old-fashioned than [[Tao Ren]].<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 147</ref> He is also a heavy believer in family, for instance when he told Hao that it was not too late to call him "Daddy",<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 299; Page 34</ref> and his favorite expression is family love.



In the side story "''Mickey's World''" it is revealed that he once wanted to become a singer like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon John Lennon] and like his son he also loves to listen to [[Soul Bob]].

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In the side story "''Mickey's World''" it is revealed that he once wanted to become a singer just like the late [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon John Lennon] however like his son he also loves to listen to [[Bob|Soul Bob]] too.

After [[Asakura Hao]] escaped during his birth, Mikihisa has been blaming himself and constantly wears his mask as a sign of his shame even though the burn wounds are already healed. This resulted in him training hard by climbing mountains all over the world one by one, eventually making it his hobby.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Kang Zen Bang Volume 14 Extras; File Nr. 182</ref>

After [[Asakura Hao]] escaped during his birth, Mikihisa has been blaming himself and constantly wears his mask as a sign of his shame even though the burn wounds are already healed. This resulted in him training hard by climbing mountains all over the world one by one, eventually making it his hobby.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Kang Zen Bang Volume 14 Extras; File Nr. 182</ref>

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===Spirit===

===Spirit===



:''See More:'' [[Imari & Shigaraki|Imari & Shigaraki]]

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:''See More:'' [[Imari and Shigaraki]]



Mikihisa has two spirits, known as Imari and Shigaraki, a tanuki and a kitsune. They are a pair of '''Yamagami''' (山神, ''Mountain Spirits'') with the abilities to shape shift, that combined with the Fumon Tonkou makes Mikihisa almost untouchable when fighting.

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Mikihisa has two spirits, known as Imari and Shigaraki, a tanuki and a kitsune. They are a pair of '''Yamagamis''' (山神, ''Mountain Spirits'') with the abilities to shapeshift, that combined with the Fumon Tonkou makes Mikihisa almost untouchable. while fighting

==History==

==History==

===Past===

===Past===

[[Image:Mikihisa without his mask.jpg|thumbnail|Mikihisa without his burns and mask]]

[[Image:Mikihisa without his mask.jpg|thumbnail|Mikihisa without his burns and mask]]



Before Mikihisa became a Shaman, he was an unemployed musician who lived in an apartment with two other members of his band. He met [[Asakura Keiko]] while busking near a train station one night, after she had been dumped by her fiancé. She paid him ten yen to play a song for her, and revealed that she was dumped because she could see ghosts. Revealing he had the same ability too, Keiko somehow ended up inviting Mikihisa to her rented house. It was love at first sight for him.

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Before Mikihisa became a Shaman, he was an unemployed musician who lived in an apartment with two other members of his band. however He later on met [[Asakura Keiko]] while he was busking near a train station. at night after she had been dumped by her fiancé. She paid him ten yen to play a song for her, and revealed that she was dumped because she could see ghosts. Revealing he had the same ability too, Keiko somehow ended up inviting Mikihisa to her rented house. It was love at first sight for him.

The Asakura family had no male heir in Keiko’s generation, since she was Yohmei and Kino's only child and had no brothers or sisters and thus Mikihisa married into the family. Following the Japanese muku no naru tradition; he took up the Asakura last name and allowed them to continue the family line.

The Asakura family had no male heir in Keiko’s generation, since she was Yohmei and Kino's only child and had no brothers or sisters and thus Mikihisa married into the family. Following the Japanese muku no naru tradition; he took up the Asakura last name and allowed them to continue the family line.

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Keiko later became pregnant. But [[Asakura Yohmei]], her father and current head of the Asakura Family, predicted that the child would be the rebirth of the their ancestor [[Asakura Hao]]. Thus he made the decision to kill the baby the moment he was born, so that Hao will not grow up in time for the upcoming Shaman Fight. However, as Keiko was carrying twins, they had no method to predict which baby was Hao. In the end, Yohmei made the decision to kill both the babies, just to be safe.

Keiko later became pregnant. But [[Asakura Yohmei]], her father and current head of the Asakura Family, predicted that the child would be the rebirth of the their ancestor [[Asakura Hao]]. Thus he made the decision to kill the baby the moment he was born, so that Hao will not grow up in time for the upcoming Shaman Fight. However, as Keiko was carrying twins, they had no method to predict which baby was Hao. In the end, Yohmei made the decision to kill both the babies, just to be safe.



Immediately after the first baby was delivered, Yohmei summoned his shikigami, but as he hesitated to kill his own grandchild, the [[Spirit of Fire]] appeared, destroying the shikigami. The Spirit of Fire then turned to attack Yohmei, but Mikihisa blocked the attack and subsequently suffered burns to his face. Before Mikihisa could get his own spirits to attack Hao, the Spirit of Fire had lifted him out of the way. With the Spirit of Fire gone along with Hao, later Keiko gave birth to Yoh.

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Immediately after the first baby was born, Yohmei summoned his shikigamis, but he was hesitated to kill his own grandchild, soon after the [[Spirit of Fire]] appeared, destroying the shikigamis. The Spirit of Fire then turned to attack Yohmei. however Mikihisa pushed yohmei out the way and got the attacked and subsequently suffered burns to his face. Before Mikihisa could get his own guardian spirits to attack Hao, With the Spirit of Fire gone along side with Hao, later on Keiko gave birth to Yoh.



Mikihisa went on to wear a mask to hide the burn scars he received from the Spirit of Fire. Mikihisa blamed himself for failing to kill Hao when he had the chance. To make up for his own incompetence, he took to a rigorous training regiment, traveling around the world and climbing mountains. It was then he met [[Tamao Tamamura]], an orphan girl. Mikihisa took Tamao as an apprentice, and he often took her on his training. Because of his frequent traveling, Mikihisa was almost always away from home and rarely spent any time with his son Yoh. As a result, he and Yoh don't share a close father and son relationship.

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Mikihisa went on to wear a bird wooden mask to hide the injures he took from the Spirit of Fire. however Mikihisa blamed himself for failing to kill Hao when he had the right chance. To make up for his own incompetence, he took to a rigorous training regiment ,even traveling around the world and climbing on mountains. It was just then he met [[Tamao Tamamura]], who was an orphan girl. however Mikihisa took her as his apprentice, and he often took her under his training. Because of his frequent traveling, Mikihisa was almost always away from home and rarely spent any time with his son Yoh. As a result, he and Yoh don't share a close father and son relationship.



During his travels he became a close friend of Professor Camel Munzer (who was the father of Redseb and Seyram), when they were younger, as Mikihisa was the only one who could accept what Munzer was building. Upon the death of the professor, he took the responsibility of looking after Redseb and Seyram. At the same time, he had learned about the Golem’s destructive capabilities, and his forming Team Kabbalahers was also to make sure Golem did not fall into the wrong hands.

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During one of his travels he became a close friend of Professor Camel Munzer (who was the father of Redseb and Seyram), when they were kids, as Mikihisa was the only one who could only accept. what Munzer was building. Upon the death of Redseb and Seyram's father, however mikihisa took the responsibility of looking after both Redseb and Seyram. At the same time however, he had learned about the Golem’s destructive capabilities, and his forming own team [[Team Kabbalahers]] was also to make sure Golem did not fall into the wrong hands.

===Shaman Fights First Round===

===Shaman Fights First Round===



Mikihisa’s role in the Shaman Fight tournament is to watch over Yoh, and he can often be seen surrounded in the shadows, observing Yoh’s battles from the top of trees. He also convinced Yohmei to train his son's friend [[Umemiya Ryunosuke]] to become a shaman.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 102</ref>

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Mikihisa’s role in the Shaman Fight tournament is to watch over his son Yoh, and he can often be seen surrounded in the shadows, observing Yoh’s battles from the top of trees. He also convinced Yohmei to train his son's friend [[Umemiya Ryunosuke]] to become a shaman too.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 102</ref>

===Shaman Fights Second Round===

===Shaman Fights Second Round===



During the second round of the tournament he later formed a Team called Team Kabbalahers together with [[Redseb Munzer|Redseb]] and [[Seyram Munzer]]. He also took the responsibility of imparting parts of the Cho Senji Ryakketsu to Yoh and his group.

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During the second round of the tournament he later formed a Team called [[Team Kabbalahers]] together with [[Redseb Munzer|Redseb]] and [[Seyram Munzer]]. He also took the responsibility of imparting parts of the Cho Senji Ryakketsu to Yoh and his group.

Together with his wife he met up with the [[Tao Family]] to tell them the truth about Hao and Yoh. They also offered to train [[Tao Ren]] and teach him the the Chō Senji Ryakketsu. Though [[Tao Ching]] agreed, [[Tao Yúan]] refused the offer and would only allow it if Mikihisa could prove it's strength by defeating him.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 144</ref> Mikihisa won rather easily without a scratch and went on to teach Ren, also beating him up while teaching him.

Together with his wife he met up with the [[Tao Family]] to tell them the truth about Hao and Yoh. They also offered to train [[Tao Ren]] and teach him the the Chō Senji Ryakketsu. Though [[Tao Ching]] agreed, [[Tao Yúan]] refused the offer and would only allow it if Mikihisa could prove it's strength by defeating him.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Chapter 144</ref> Mikihisa won rather easily without a scratch and went on to teach Ren, also beating him up while teaching him.

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===Funbari no Uta===

===Funbari no Uta===



Some time after the Shaman Fight, Mikihisa would sadly be killed by a road pirate. He was returning home from the Pachinko with prizes won there, amongst other a wristwatch he wanted to give to his student Tamao. His mask was found in the gutter 100 meters away from the scene. He was never resurrected due to unknown reasons and he never reached nirvana, so his spirit continued to train.

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Some time after the Shaman Fight, Mikihisa would sadly be killed by a road pirate. He was returning home from the Pachinko with the prizes he won there, amongst other a wristwatch he wanted to give to his old student Tamao. however His bird wooden mask was found in the gutter 100.meters away from the scene. He was never resurrected due to the unknown reasons and he never reached heaven, so his spirit continued to train again.

==Anime/Manga Difference==

==Anime/Manga Difference==



Mikihisa appears to play the same role in the anime as he did in the manga; however, because Redseb and Seyrarm are manga only characters, he was never mentioned to be part of any team in the Shaman Fight main tournament.

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Mikihisa appears to play the same role in the anime as he did in the manga; however, because Redseb and Seyrarm are manga only-characters, he was never mentioned to be part of any team in the Shaman Fight main tournament.

==Trivia==

==Trivia==



*The [[Bob|records with Soul Bob]], that Yoh owns, were inherited by Mikihisa. The orange headphones that Yoh always wears also originally belong to Mikihisa. When he was young Yoh stole them to feel close to his father, who was often absent.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 2 Extras</ref>

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*The [[Bob|records with Soul Bob]], that Yoh owns, were inherited by Mikihisa. The orange headphones that Yoh always wears also originally belong to Mikihisa. When he was young Yoh stole them to feel closer to his father, who was often absent.<ref>''Shaman King Manga'' - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 2 Extras</ref>

==References==

==References==

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