Name: Kyoyama Anna
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Black
Favorite Singer: Shiina Ringo
Voice: Megumi Hayashibara
History
Anna was abandoned as a very little girl because she was born with the ability to see into other people's minds without willing to. She was found and raised by Yoh's grandmother, Kino Asakura. Anna's ability to master the arts of the Itako, even though fully sighted, is a testament to her strength. Because of this, Anna and Yoh's grandparents paired them up in an arranged marriage in order to keep the family bloodline going.
Abilities/Techniques
Kuchiyose (口寄せ) - the ability to summon a spirit anytime and anywhere, given that she knows a little information about who she is summoning.
GoumaChoubuku (降魔調伏) - she used this technique to gain control over Hao Asakura (Zeke Asakura)'s shikigamis: Zenki and Kouki. She also uses the shikigamis as something like her guardian spirits, and they have great power.
Reishi (霊視) - the ability she was born with, which enables her to read the hearts and minds of others.
Anna is also physically very strong, something that most people do not suspect from her appearance. She has demonstrated several times that she is not afraid to use her fists to subdue anyone, making her "right hand slap" and "phantom left hand slap (幻の左)" (or "Legendary Left") somewhat infamous among Anna's group of friends, especially Manta and Tamao.
The origins of the 1080 beads are different in the manga and anime. In the manga, the 1080 beads were forged from the corpse of the Oh-Oni that was released during the New Year's Fesitival on the night that Yoh and Anna met, while in the anime, it was forged by Asakura Yohken, containing the spirits of all 1080 members of the Asakura clan.
Character
In Shaman King, Anna is the fiancée of Yoh Asakura, and is an itako - a traditional Japanese shaman. Her specialty is channeling, and she can summon a spirit from anywhere, even from heaven where normal shamans can't reach. In the English anime, she is called a "spirit medium".
After being abandoned by her birth parents due to her abilities, Anna was adopted by Kino Asakura. Because of this, her date of birth and blood type are unknown.
Anna is also the mascot of the Aomori prefectural police (seen here); Takei, Anna's creator, was born in Aomori. In Shaman King, Anna is also born in Aomori.
Relationship To Hao
Anna detests Hao and even slapped him once. Surprisingly, he was not angry, but actually seemed amused. It has also been hinted that Anna is the reincarnation of the original Asakura Hao's mother from 1000 years ago, Asano-Ha.
