History
Yoh was born May 12, 1985 as the younger of a pair of identical twin brothers to Keiko Asakura and Mikihisa Maki. Before Yoh's birth, it had been predicted that the family's progenitor, Hao Asakura, would reincarnate himself for the second time as one of Keiko's children and attempt to become Shaman King. Yoh's grandfather Yohmei made the difficult decision to kill both children upon birth, though a moment of hesitation resulted in Hao's escape. The circumstances allowed the Asakuras to spare Yoh and Yohmei raised his grandson with the hope that he would be able to defeat Hao once and for all, thwarting Hao's plans to create a shaman only world. Yoh does not become aware of his connection to Hao until years later, when he has entered the Shaman Fight and encounters Hao as an enemy.
In 1995, Yoh's grandmother Kino suggested that Yoh be engaged to her apprentice, Anna Kyoyama. Accompanied by the spirit Matamune, Yoh went to Aomori and fell in love with Anna at first sight. However, her unchecked ability to read minds resulted in Anna closing her heart off and developing a hatred of humanity, which manifested as powerful demons. Matamune, who had once been the original Hao's greatest friend, used his power to help Yoh save Anna; Anna began to open her heart again out of the love she had developed for Yoh and Yoh resolved to become strong enough to summon Matamune again in material form. The incident would resonate deeply with Yoh, who recognized Matamune as his first spirit ally.
Five years later, Yoh goes to Tokyo, where he meets Manta and becomes partners with Amidamaru, a 600 year old samurai ghost who becomes Yoh's guardian ghost. Upon entering the Shaman Fight, he meets a number of shaman who would become his friends and allies. Upon the second round of the Shaman Fight, Yoh becomes the leader of "Team Funbari Onsen", which includes "Wooden Sword" Ryu and Faust VIII as his teammates. When Yoh learns of his connection to Hao and learns more about his past and personality, Yoh becomes determined not only to stop Hao from realizing his plan to create a shaman only world, but also the considerably more difficult task of saving Hao by defeating the darkness in Hao's heart.
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