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Manta OyamadaManta Oyamada (小山田まん太 Oyamada Manta), 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-. Manta is an intelligent child who carries a book around with him every day. In the Japanese versions, the book is called the Manjien (万辞苑), 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 (百科事典). In the English anime, Morty is a fan of ghost stories and the book he carries around is a ghost story book. Manta can see ghosts, but cannot use their powers like his best friends Yoh Asakura and Anna Kyōyama can. He is very expressive and a bit panicky. He physically resembles a Koropokkur (known as "minutians" in the English anime), and has been mistaken for one of the shy nature spirits on several occasions. Manta attends Shinra Private Academy along with Yoh and 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. In the Japanese anime, Manta has an assistant, Tamurazaki. In the English anime, Tamurazaki is "Uncle Jerry" and is Morty's uncle. Oyamada Manta
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