Manta Oyamada

Manta Oyamada (Mortimer "Morty" in the English adaption and English video games) is a hero from Shaman King. In the uncut English Anime, he is named Morty Manta. Manta is 13 years old and a 7th grader at Shinra Private Academy; where he goes to school with Yoh Asakura and Anna Kyoyama. He is a Virgo and his blood type is "O".

Appearance
Manta has short sandy-brown hair and large eyes. Throughout the manga he is usually shown wearing his school uniform - green pants, running shoes, white dress shirt and tie. His casual outfit consists of white shorts, and a blue hoodie with white angel wings on the back and a halo on the hood. And he usually has his laptop with him.

He is by far the shortest of the group, measuring in at 80cm (2 feet, 7 inches). Because of his small stature, he is often mistaken for a Koropokkuru (known as "Minutians" in the English Anime).

Personality
Manta is very intelligent and studious, attending cram school and constantly carrying around a large book. 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" is a portmanteau of Manta's name and the Japanese dictionary "Kōjien".

He is very expressive, and he often panics or gets over-excited.

Powers & Abilities
Manta can see spirits, but is not trained as a shaman so he cannot use their powers like his best friends Yoh Asakura and Anna Kyoyama can.