Hello! It’s one of those, it’s “sort of an update” things! First of all, I would like to comment that we do have a forum. Yes, a little dead right now, but hasn’t SK kinda been for the last year or so anyways? Well, I’m putting a bit of life back into the forum. So the first thing I did is rename a section to “Rebirth of Shaman King.” It’s a section which is just targeted at all the new stuff. You know, the reprints, new chapters, Stan Lee, .etc. Now sometimes, we scans of stuff a bit earlier than expected. So, rather than wait for a release, I figure we might as well give it out to the fans as fast as possible. You’ve waited this long, why wait any more! So the first thing we got ready for you is 3 out of 4 pages of Takei’s “Last Word.” This is an insert in Volume 1 of the manga.

Click here to go to the forum and view the “Last Word scans!

Now, will Mankin-Trad do an official “reprint volume 1” release? Most likely. But, we aren’t doing the chapters. What we will do, is provide the extras, so you know what you are missing. Stuff like “Last Word,” the new “Shaman File,” HQ scans of the covers, .etc. Some of this may or may not be translated. But, before this appears on the main Mankin-Trad website (right here), I may put some of the more interesting things up in the forum. So, I’d advise you also put the forum on your watch list for updates. And, of course, Shaman King Nation will have a complete review of both volumes next week (with scans), and an article showing some of the changes in the manga reprints, right now!

Chapter 278 has a planned release for tomorrow night. This is assuming EveTenshi hands me his copy before 9:00pm, and I plan to release it before 11:00pm.