After starting out as an assistant on the samurai manga Rurouni Kenshin , Hiroyuki Takei in 1998 created Shaman King , which would go on to become a smash hit Shonen Jump adventure with an anime adaptation broadcast on Fox.
His cited influences include Osamu Tezuka, Hiroaki Samura\'s Blade of the Immortal , and Mike Mignola\'s Hellboy ..
Its success led to three spinoff and sequel manga.
After starting out as an assistant on the samurai manga Rurouni Kenshin , Hiroyuki Takei in 1998 created Shaman King , which would go on to become a smash hit Shonen Jump adventure with an anime adaptation broadcast on Fox