Shonen's Underrated Villain | Hao Asakura
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- When it comes to villains in anime and shonen, Hao Asakura from Shaman King doesn't get mentioned nearly as much as he should. So here's a video talking about what makes him such a great villain!
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The video was absolut good. The Music, the jokes, the editing. Love it!
Glad you liked it!
I think Hao Asakura being Hao, Anna being a total badass female character that is actually useful, and Yoh being the chillest protagonist of all time will make people love Shaman King
Weirdest love triangle though🤣🤣🤣
Anna is actually one of the fewer shonnin female characters that actually do something and are top tier power level wise.
Even if she got her power from Hao.
@@Phoenixillusion18 Anna is top tier female shonen character no doubt. Sakura wishes she was worth even a fraction of her
Yes to all of that♡
Shaman King has been my fav anime since I was a kid
yeah, 100% agree with you on this one, Hao was indeed a wel written OP character, he had the charm, the power and the threat and still didnt ruin the overall story.
I like how everyone just accept that they can't defeat Hao no matter how hard they try.
Yeah he’s that type of main villain that no one in the series beats and ends up becoming king
I genuinely believe that if every villain in shonen jumped Hao at ones, he would annihilate them all without breaking a sweat.
I tell my friends this all the time they look at me like I’m speaking a foreign language then I saw the wiki of death battle hao is undefeated
Easily
Agreed
@@yuudaiyamizaka3799 facts never lost... and he’s god now
@@519sasuke only Person killed the main guy and revives them and told them to do better
You know a villain is broken when he has such a big influence in the story and even if the growth of the main characters.
The main cast got a huge power boost by reading Hao's book and training 1 day in Hell (when Hao himself trained for 500 years).
Anna took control of the Shinigammi witch are Hao's demons to begin with.
Every other strong character of the show is somehow related to Hao in some way.
Well, actually he trained in Hell for 900 years, but with a break, so to speak.
You know a villain is broken when the main protagonist is just a part of himself 😂😂 witch Literally makes him both the main bad guy and good guy. Plus technically the only baby who named his self 😂😂
80% of all shamans had a connection zo him. That truly says something about him
It probably would've been worth mentioning how the other main characters have gone through similar circumstances to Hao. Like Anna with her mind reading, and even in the first chapter, though less consequential, how Yoh's hesitant to let people know he can talk to ghosts for fear of being "othered" as well as Yoh's Zero Story, in the beginning Ren is basically mini-Hao in his motivation just a loner version. Although they're not near as powerful a lot of them could've gone the same train of thought Hao did so it makes sense why Yoh dealt with him the way he did.
Yoh's heart never truly wavered whereas Hao's did - and its directly as a result of Yoh. In the end, Hao succumbs to his wavering heart.
If someone out there is watching this video and hasn't finished SK's manga yet, totally don't read this because it's all endgame spoilers, yeehaw.
Part of what makes SK great to me is that they're like damn, how do we beat Hao?
Then they realize they can't... so they just love him instead.
The fact that it works, that this guy who has been lonely for a thousand years and figured everyone would continue to hate him and try to kill him forever/until he became King, ended the series off with the cast realizing that fighting hatred with more hatred wasn't working and Hao accepting all the people who accepted him makes it amazing to me. That the whole main cast collectively agreed to try give him love instead of hate, and that Yoh actually had an impact on him and began to form a relationship with him that wasn't just enemies and "I have to beat him to become the Shaman King". Most Shonen series are all about the brawls and "who will win", and the main protaginst somehow becoming stronger than the antagonist, but in this case, even the characters are forced to acknowledge they can't physically defeat Hao. They realize that, with the way power levels work in this series, that there's no actual way to kill him because he'll just reincarnate again even stronger every time, and even without that being their hindsight understanding, they all are forced to acknowledged that just in his third lifetime alone that he's stronger than all of them anyway.
Usually Shonen series just end with the main protagonist becoming more OP than the antagonist and just outright killing them. Shaman King makes it look like Yoh is going to win and be the strongest character, but not only is he not the strongest among his friends (he's outdone in furyoku level by both Horohoro and, by a long shot, Chocolove by the end of the series), he never gains power anywhere near as insane as Hao. Eventually Yoh realizes the root of the whole problem by getting to know his supposed enemy, goes against what his entire family wishes of him to do (which is to kill Hao), and gets on pretty decent terms with him all things considered. There's no rivalry between them at all and they're both pretty cordial with each other.
For me at least, the icing on all of it is that Yoh ends the series off by admitting he has similar feelings to Hao and, instead of acting spiteful for having lost the tournament, goes in the complete opposite direction of a typical Shonen and fully acknowledges Hao as his brother. There's no "hey cool what an awesome power up to defeat the villain!" moment like the OG anime decided to do (incorrectly no less, since the ending of the OG anime had nothing at all to do with furyoku and just did an outright total asspull to deal with Hao that had nothing to do with Shaman King whatsoever lol). They try to understand him instead, and it REALLY makes Yoh's mantra of "people who can see spirits can't be evil" come full circle. To Yoh, Hao was never evil. He did evil things, but Hao himself was never evil from Yoh's perspective.
Making the OP antagonist you can basically possibly make, admitting they can't be defeated and never using some crazy asspull move to /make/ them get defeated makes SK shine for me, but just as much if not more than that, it's that this supposed evil person actually fell victim to nothing short of love. It wasn't just the characters' decision to love him that solved things - it was the fact that Hao /never expected it/ and also /wanted/ it. They mention those characters couldn't have been in the Great Spirit if Hao didn't want them there. He also could have just went on with his plan to wipe out normal humans since nobody could have stopped him anymore by the end, but he dropped his plan of a thousand years and decided to see what the world could look like with these shamans who all chose to accept him as their King.
Let's be honest too, Chocolove wasn't much better IF any better than Hao at one point in his life, and he was able to be turned around and saved. I LOVE that they didn't abandon that idea with Hao, instead leveling him without physical power or brute force. Shaman King as a whole was also going in that direction with Hao the entire time, right from Yoh mentioning the thing about evil people and spirits in the first chapter/episode, all the way to the very end. All of it was sprinkled in and hidden well imo.
Good luck ever convincing me there's any better handling of any antagonist ever out there! 😂
maybe yoh actually had an impact on him bc hes his younger brother? anyways, poor hao grew up without love, got love for a while but the core of it was gone. the way hao used to be treated as a child is like society treating "ugly" people. they call them names, and basically break theyre mind and eventually leading to suicide. The manga portrays that society is cruel, and not everyone is bad, its just the way they grew up.
Loved your analysis. Will save this video because it was great, and also because of your comment. I feel like it will come in handy in the future when I'm trying to explain why Shaman King is so great. Even if sometimes seems a bit goofy with all the reveals that happen (Angels being cars, Chocolove acquiring Olmec spirits, Mikihisa dying because of a car accident, etc.) it's still a story so well built that it hurts that it remained as a cult series even with the 2021 remake.
Thank you so much for making this video! For a fan of Hao who already knows all this it was really fun to watch! I was laughing through the whole video, haha. Hao is truly the best villain of all time!
And special thanks for explaining Hao correctly!
Because I often see that many people in the fandom tend to believe that Hao's only problem is his mother's death in his first life. This opinion always confuses me every time I see it because it is so far from the truth. His mother's death is sure tragic, but if it were his only problem he would never become who he is.
In fact, the whole Mappa Douji special was mostly about Ohachiyo convincing little Hao that he is a human, while Hao believed himself to be a demon. Not only Hao was ostracized but also gaslighted to the degree of actually believing himself to be a demon. Being ostracized, which led him to gain the mind-reading ability, and then repeatedly seeing all the bad sides of humanity through this ability is definitely the main reason behind his behavior. His mother's death was why he was traumatized and left completely alone with those problems (since his mother was the only person who treated him nicely at that time), but definitely wasn't the main reason why he lost all belief in humanity.
Besides, let's not forget that even after losing his mind reading ability (which, by the way, happened earlier than his reunion with his mother, which proves his distrust towards humans was caused not by her death, but by ostracization) Hao still didn't change his opinion about humanity. So, I believe the main reason is actually the one told in the Osorezan arc - that he saw all the bad sides of humanity through his mind reading. And in the end, he stands by this opinion he formed through mind reading even after starting to trust others a little more.
Happy the video could bring you some joy :) You bring up a good point about what happens with Hao and his mind reading ability! I agree with you that Hao's views on humanity were caused by more than just what happened with his mom.
I like how overprotective he was over yoh. That’s was my favorite part when the xlaws kidnap him he made sure to dispose him
He does not want Yoh any part of his plans
HE'S DEFINITELY UNDERRATED!!!!!!
So true, hopefully the anime gets him more recognition!!
Yo same here hao can beat anyone bro one my favorite
The strong will of soul that is hao death does mean nothing
Takei inspire naruto and shaman influent naruto
Underrated bigtime! His philosophies are exceptional and the vibe he makes when he is around gave me chills.
“Pretty deplorable stuff such as: blowing-up orphanages, turning soldiers into amputees and doing the worst thing... trying to steal another man’s girl!”
Duuude! Cracked me up big time! HAHA! Great vid!😂✌🏻
Happy I could add some laughter to your day!
@@Guaz we need more!😍😍😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
ik its a joke, but my man hao just liked annas strength
its still rlly funny like, imagine ur brother trying to steal ur girl.
Takei : write an unforgettable story about ghosts and humans, featuring a lovable cast where even the big evil villain is a fandom's favorite.
Also Takei : is it relevant for the storytelling for him to be naked at this moment? No... and this moment? Still no. This instant? No I guess....
Am I really gonna make him naked anyway?
Why not?
Probably Takei again : giving him a shirt? No, I don't think I will
dont forget the crossdressing. ;)
@@Vandita3344 man, the very concept of princess hao is gloriously hilarious 😉
Fun fact : I didn't finish reading the manga, but I got spoiled
For our great pleasure 😏
I wanted more princess Hao. Hahaha.
Hopefully shaman king will get popular again.
@@Vandita3344 shaman king 2021 my dude 😉😉😉😉
See ya in the comment section
When someone wants me to explain who hao is, i tell them this:
"Hao is the *Madara* of the 'Shaman King' Universe, just more primal in his form of impact on the Story.
Instead of being intriduced in the last quarter of the Story he gets integrated into the story from the very beginning, both to maximize his connection to *it* and *its* Charakters.
He is built & explained from the grounds up, so he can be undertood by Charakters as well as the Reader because of that *AND* doesn't get cheap shot at the end just to find a way to get rid of him."
He can't b a Madara of the series because Madara had someone that consistently beat him in his lifetime, Hao never was truly contested in the series.
Hao, along with the Noah (DGM) and "Geto" Bros (JJK), are my favorite villains. They're evil, Powerful, but soo "human"
Geto Bros having summer vacation, playing football, etc. Hao just waving his hand with cute smile to everyone, the Noah went to High-End restaurant to have family dinner...
We need more villains like Hao or Aizen.
My mans is hella underrated had me subscribin after one video👏👏
Shit it's always a good day when Guaz uploads. And I'm so glad you went back to Shaman King for another video. To be honest I was pretty young when I first discovered and read through Shaman King so I was no where mentally developed enough to fully grasp the kind of gravitas Hao possessed in the series throughout. But now that I'm older and have started to re-read it with the omnibus releases, I'm heavily anticipating the story as a whole, especially Hao having a much greater impact on me.
Always a good day when I see a Ben comment :) The way the Shaman King manga handled Hao was so unique so be prepared to be surprised with some of the stuff he does, especially in the last leg of the manga!
This is so true. Especially for the “OH SH*T” part, bro I know he isn’t real but i was still intimidated by hao when he appeared. This also leading to him being one of my favorite characters in all anime.
Babe wake up guaz just posted 😩😩
That fact that he obtained the great spirit shows that he is one of the most powerful anime and manga villains
I love shaman king because all the characters are different. He is so interesting. And finally a villain not dumb, not weak, not loosing calm, a badass and lastly, AN AMAZING ANIME DESIGN( I’m obsessed with it) And he’s the strongest person in all of shaman king( he’s the same strength as Yoh at the end but still yoh still struggles) He’s quite kind on the most ridiculous stuff such as matamune or his brother ( not exactly but you get it), Yoh a chill protagonist who still does stuff for the sake for what he’s fighting for but still doesn’t get mad which makes hao interested in him. It’s the same with Anna. Finally not a softie inlove with Yoh. Sorry Tamao. But finally a serious Fiancé. Even Anna cares about Yoh winning the tournament more than Yoh. And she’s not scared. She could probably win against Hao Because of his pride. But that’s when he’s not full power. She’s not scared of slapping Hao with her legendary left hand 😱. And when Yoh quits the shaman fight, oh Yoh was dead. And the other characters are also unique. This anime is so underrated I’m mad 😡
Yoh isn't on the same level as Hao, even by the end. I would say that the gap between them became infinite. The only thing that saved Five Warriors from being annihilated by King is his heart. He didn't really want to destroy them, so, he couldn't. Great Spirits follow the real wish of it's holder.
So, if Hao did really want to annihilate Five Warriors, he would be able to do it.
Bruh how you don’t have more subs is so dumb because of how quality the videos are.
Also could you please make a video on kengan asura if you haven’t already I really enjoy the manga.
Heck yeah new video, lets see how it turns out!
It was noice, thanks for the release lol. Have a nice day :)
@@perfectiongreat649 and thank you for watching :)
I heard so many people gassing up hao over the last few years that I actually sat down and watched video's on the series like this one, and even Negative Legend's summaries going over the series to find out if he was really that fire. Y'all were right, that man Hao is a different breed 💀💀☠
(Nice video by the way, I like your editing style.)
Hao is a damn problem! Thank you for the kind remarks
nothing but a banger video for hao-sama 🔥
Had to bring my best when talking about the goat Hao
love your videos, your style is something special
Thank you for the love !
The fact that they technically don't even beat Hao was the most precious thing for me when i read the manga.
why doesn't this video have more likes and views? it deserves more than this
Let's hope the algorithm can bless a brother real quick
@@Guaz Lol,honestly 😂
Not only trying to steal another man girl, that other man is his *brother*
The king is back
Feels good to be back
babe wake up, guaz uploaded. And congrats on 4k!
damn just saw the other comment :/
Thank you Cheese hope you been doing well
@@Guaz Hope you've been doing well too, my good sir!
Hao is your type of Villain and Second lead at the same time
Bro how are you not famous man your video are goods.
Thank you sir
HAha "doesn't lose his edge" -- see, I actually would say this IS the whole point of Shaman King. Hao losing his edge, Hao succumbs to his wavering heart, as a result of Yoh - Yoh brought everything Hao was missing into his life - and thus, its very much Hao lost his edge by the end of Shaman King. It was the only way to beat Hao.
Another excellent video. Brb, gonna go watch Shaman King
Thank you once again Azure, I also checked out Hachigatsu Kokonoka Boku wa Kimi ni Kuwareru when you suggested it and got creeped out lol
i agree hao is so underrated
Banger after banger
The people deserve it
Subbed before that Mil
Shaman King was popular in Poland (Król Szamanów as it was known here) to a big degree. What I loved about Hao/Zeke was the fact he had great voice actor - i think to this day his role as Zeke Asakura was the only thing he ever voiced act which is remarkable. He was so distinctive.
Yeah, are you talking about the 4kids english dub of Shaman King? I believe the voice actors name is Sebastian Arcelus and he was incredibly charismatic with his smooth yet venomous vocal range. One of the few dubs that was actually fire, in spite of the huge censorship.
Great video
Thank ya :)
Dang I didn’t know Hao was this evil and powerful
Hao was the beginning of me liking a certain type of villain 🤭✨
Tbh he’s the best one
People say Dio is the best anime villain. After reading the manga I want the see how many people change their minds and say the same thing about Hao.
We gotta get Hao trending once he appears in the anime
Zeke aka Hao my favorite shaman king
Thank you for this. Video
Thank you for watching
Hao vs omni man who would win
On problem
In my travels around the multianimeverse I came across one phrase of ultimate wisdom:
How? He's Hao
His design just screams madara to me. AND I LOVE IT.
I like the video, interesting way to make a villain
Thank you Falcon :)
Best villain hao
Shinsuke Takasugi Is One Those Too Thats Not Talked Much Sadly. Hes Basically Shounen Best Mc In Opinion Gintoki Hes Basically Him But Different And If He Didnt Chilled In His Life. Nice Vid.
I've been suggested Gintama so many times but those 350+ episodes are intimidating :c
Thank you for showing so much love on my videos! It means a lot my guy!!
@@Guaz If u do Dont expect seriousness at the start but its comedy idk if u will like it cause people has different liking on comedys but the comedys are very important in my opinion and how The author makes u love and laugh with these character!
Also Suggest Starting At ep 3 S1 is very 90s but S2 is an improvement Hope u like it!
This Nigga hella underrated no cap
Facts! I hope more people talk about him after he shows up in the anime
Hao is an absolute unit. Hope they stick with the manga plot this time.
Hey man awesome video, just so you don't get the whiney people in here you might want to add the spoiler tag in to the title, because the Anime has just started people who have never seen Shaman King before might start getting toxic.
But keep up the good work
Aye nice to see you on another video! Thank you for your remarks. And I don't mind if people whine
i kid you not as a child i got nightmares because of Hao. He is a good villain!
Imagine how he made his enemies feel then SHEESH
Hao is charismatic because he was right.
By the spiritual laws, like being the caretakers of nature or the world and our brothers and sisters? By those standards that would make Hao "good" incarnate no matter how much we may see someone that capable and his intentions as a literal devil that would only be from modern man's worldview that he would be in the wrong.
Even his own nature as empath would suggest for him to be evil would be a reflection of a world that poisoned his very soul.
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Aw shucks 😳
HEAT
Thank you :)
Nice
Aye nice to see you Tony !
@@Guaz same always with the good content
@@Guaz a good anime/ manga recommendation blood blockade battlefront, hells paradise, and tokyo revengers
@@xblade149 kekkai sensen is fire, and I've been reading Tokyo Revengers and loving it! I still need to check out Hell's Paradise in the future though
Can you state your opinion on the new adaptation?
I want to know if I'm the only one who's thinking this anime doesn't live up to it's full potential.
You're not the only thinking this, the new series is a let down for me also. At least we'll always have the manga though.
How to make a Overpowered character done right.
was this video inspired by rash plays
They underestimated the power mind and will bro
THE SHAMAN KING
Whose the bigger villain out of Guaz or Hao ?? 🤔
Depends on how much jollof is left in the fridge
Hao can beat everyone villain in he' loves him self he is what he think of himself
I'm reading this
Good choice!
Hao is in my opinion Shaman King's equivalent to Teach from One Piece.
Could Alucard level with hao let what you guys think
Yo Guaz, what did you think of the first 2 episodes of the remake if you've seen them yet?
I liked them! The thing I'm most worried about for the future is the pacing since it's confirmed the anime has 52 episodes. I think information from the manga is handled well but I would like for the fights to be animated better in the future.
@@Guaz I personally believe they going to try to get flowers on. So I predict if it does good they will put flowers in production
5:08 GETO SUGARU??
yessir hes nasty i been tryna tell my friends hes nasty
Best character is hao
Thank ypu
How do you defeat someone like Hao? You don't. He wins in the end and becomes God.
People will understand hao in.time bro I have some very deep truth of my own on hao bro
Being your sef
Can he beat goku tho?
How hungry is Goku?
strength alone doesn't make a good villain
Debatable I believe if before becoming shaman king. When he became shaman king I think he looked at "someone" and they died lol. The Great Spirit is a universal power, if you wanna put it into the DBZ universe term, he's basically almost like Xeno at that point.
I feeling this until he brought up 6
Wrong! you defeat him by bringing his mom back to life lol
I wake
At a good time too
How petty
But you probably don't like Aizen.
the only villain to win lmfaooo
bro u look like Ruud Gullit
GUAZ LESSS GOOOOO
How the fuck haven't I heard of you until now
Aye at least you're here now :)
@@Guaz and I'm glad I did ( no offense but I noticed most anime UA-camrs stopped talking about the characters in the shows mainly either doing memes or reviews which I like but shot like this on the character themselves is what I want to see and your clearly providing so get used to see my name in comments)
balls
Shaman king has a reboot Netflix
Hao can beat everyone