During which time I was rather new to the series, but even so I deemed that movie unfit in the line of YYH media. I've decided that I need to watch the series again, it's been too long my friends.Ī few years back I had watched the first Yu Yu Hakusho movie. In the movie the leap was sudden and inexplicable, a plot 'device' that can ruin any good movie for me.Įnjoyment: Despite the previous statement this was a joy to watch, mostly because I was happy enough simply seeing one of my favorite cast of characters again. In the series Yusuke develops at a reasonable, believable pace after much training, blood, sweat, and tears. Godlike characters bug me as they are completely unbelievable, one of the reasons I never got into series such as Dragonball is because of this. If he really had that much energy, I would expect that we would have seen it before the critical moment. Yusuke went from being nearly helpless against the King of the Netherworld to suddenly being powerful enough to change the energy-format of the Power Sphere, something King Enma couldn't do. This was where the movie failed, while these were the characters I know and love it was utterly unbelievable that they were able to emerge from this scenario alive. I would have liked to see and know more about the antagonists in this movie as they could have made for some interesting characters, but nearly all of them were given five minutes of screen time before sudden, unbelievable defeat. Why they chose a different cast for the movie escapes me, but it was the wrong decision.Ĭharacter: Another unfortunate aspect of this script being turned into a movie rather than a series arc is that there were many chances at character development, and even movie-exclusive characters weren't fully exploited or handled briefly before being thrown to the wayside. I was wondering what was off about the voices because I didn't remember the series being this badly dubbed, but now it all makes sense. Hardly any emotion put into the acting and I considered a few times switching over to the Japanese track. The dub for this movie, with the exception of Yusuke, was just poorly done. Sound: Because it's been a few years since I've watched the television series I didn't realize that the voice actors weren't the same until I looked it up just now. It's animation style is very versatile, able to transfer between lighter and more melancholy scenes with ease. If prolonged throughout a season of the series then it would have done rather well.Īrt: Never lacking in Yu Yu Hakusho, old-school anime style with it's own sense of personality about it. lacking in this movie, rather it felt extremely rushed. Ironically, this can also be the case with series that deal with huge story arcs trying to condense what would at least be a 20-some episode arc into about ninety minutes. Story: When transferring a television series into a movie one expects series with a very short run time (ATHF for example) to be especially problematic in this area as the writers/characters are not used to a prolonged storyline. Yu Yu Hakusho also managed to surpass Dragon Ball Z in ratings during its TV run.It's been at least three years since I finished watching Yu Yu Hakusho and I was more than happy to once again pick up a title from one of my most beloved series. He is also joined by two demons named Hiei and Kurama, whom are ex-convicts of the afterlife that managed to escape from Koenma.This group of unlikely allies goes on to participate and struggle in battles that have outcomes that determine the fate of humanity!Yu Yu Hakusho is created by popular mangaka Yoshihiro Togashi, who is also responsible for creating the acclaimed and much-loved series known as Hunter X Hunter. Under Koenma's command, Yusuke helps to stop menacing demons that threaten the lives of people everywhere whether by stealing priceless and invaluable items and destructive weapons, or by wreaking havoc on humans everywhere.Throughout Yusuke's journey, he is usually joined by his arch-rival, and local bully, Kuwabara Kazuma. Nowhere to go, and dead, Yusuke becomes a ghost and must earn his way back into existence.Yusuke is "employed" by Koenma, who is in charge while his father and ruler of the afterlife, King Enma, is away. The afterlife is not prepared for Yusuke, as they never thought he would make such a sacrifice. Such an action, was never ever expected, especially coming from someone as troublesome as Urameshi Yusuke. One day however, he does the unexpected, sacrificing himself to save a young child. He is constantly ditching school, causing trouble, and getting into numerous fights everyday. Urameshi Yusuke, 14 years of age, is about as troublesome and violent as teenagers come.
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