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Manta Oyamada... A complete Manta's description...
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Oyamada,
Manta (小山田まん太)
known as Mortimer "Morty" in the English
anime and English video games, is a fictional character in the anime and
manga Shaman King. The name Morty is a pun of
the latin words for "death", which begin with mort-,
mor-, or mori-. He was born in September 5, 1985,
have 13 years old, his blood type is O and his height is 2 feet
and 7 inches.
Manta is an intelligent child who carries a book around with him every day. In the Japanese versions, the book is called the Manjien, meaning "Manta's Book on Everything", while the English manga calls the book the "Mantannian Dictionary". "Manjien" comes from Manta's name and the Japanese word for an encyclopedia, hyakkajiten. In the English anime, Morty is a fan of ghost stories and the book he carries around is a ghost story book. Manta is a lovable, loyal little twerp. He loves Yoh to the bitter end, and is very respectful of his friends. He's smart, and is constantly going to cram school and yet, he tends to be a little freaked out whenever the ghosts first pop up, and while he's still getting used to the whole Shaman business. This all includes his eyes popping out, his tongue going outta whack and his body completely out of all normal proportions. He's quite hilarious and also extremely rich, a good cook, and wonderful housekeeper. Manta can see spirits, but cannot use their powers like his best friends Yoh Asakura and Anna Kyouyama can. He is very expressive and a bit panicky. Manta attends Shinra Private Academy along with Yoh and Anna. Manta lived a relatively normal life and he was Yoh's first human friend.
Since Manta isn't really a shaman, he can't participate in the tournament. Therefore, he mostly hangs around doing odd jobs for Anna. In the manga and original Japanese anime, his family owns the Oyamada Company, and therefore is very rich. Manta's parents and little sister only appear in the manga. Manta's father, Mansumi Oyamada, is 55 years old. His mother, Keiko Oyamada, is 37 years old. His sister, Mannoko Oyamada, is 5 years old.
Little spoiler: In the anime, not the manga, Manta does oversoul in the latter part of the series! His spirit is Mosuke.
Information from Seizure Boy and Wikipedia... thanks! =)
Oyamada,
Manta (小山田まん太)
known as Mortimer "Morty" in the English
anime and English video games, is a fictional character in the anime and
manga Shaman King. The name Morty is a pun of
the latin words for "death", which begin with mort-,
mor-, or mori-. He was born in September 5, 1985,
have 13 years old, his blood type is O and his height is 2 feet
and 7 inches.Manta is an intelligent child who carries a book around with him every day. In the Japanese versions, the book is called the Manjien, meaning "Manta's Book on Everything", while the English manga calls the book the "Mantannian Dictionary". "Manjien" comes from Manta's name and the Japanese word for an encyclopedia, hyakkajiten. In the English anime, Morty is a fan of ghost stories and the book he carries around is a ghost story book. Manta is a lovable, loyal little twerp. He loves Yoh to the bitter end, and is very respectful of his friends. He's smart, and is constantly going to cram school and yet, he tends to be a little freaked out whenever the ghosts first pop up, and while he's still getting used to the whole Shaman business. This all includes his eyes popping out, his tongue going outta whack and his body completely out of all normal proportions. He's quite hilarious and also extremely rich, a good cook, and wonderful housekeeper. Manta can see spirits, but cannot use their powers like his best friends Yoh Asakura and Anna Kyouyama can. He is very expressive and a bit panicky. Manta attends Shinra Private Academy along with Yoh and Anna. Manta lived a relatively normal life and he was Yoh's first human friend.
Since Manta isn't really a shaman, he can't participate in the tournament. Therefore, he mostly hangs around doing odd jobs for Anna. In the manga and original Japanese anime, his family owns the Oyamada Company, and therefore is very rich. Manta's parents and little sister only appear in the manga. Manta's father, Mansumi Oyamada, is 55 years old. His mother, Keiko Oyamada, is 37 years old. His sister, Mannoko Oyamada, is 5 years old.
Little spoiler: In the anime, not the manga, Manta does oversoul in the latter part of the series! His spirit is Mosuke.
Information from Seizure Boy and Wikipedia... thanks! =)
