![]() ![]() As he floats above his own corpse, we are formally introduced to Yusuke, a 14-year-old delinquent who, while not dodging class or antagonizing his childhood friend Yukimura Keiko, seemingly lives only to fight. In the very first moments of the pilot, the protagonist Urameshi Yusuke dies while saving a small child from being hit by a truck. Yu Yu Hakusho, unfortunately, overtly and subtly fails its female characters time and again. Although these elements make it worth the rewatch even now, my love for this anime hasn’t completely obscured its flaws. It is this slew of characters that has kept me hooked on Yu Yu Hakusho for the past 18 years, in addition to the “fight your enemies head on and defeat them through raw power and sheer force of will” storyline that will always be a guilty pleasure of mine. However, these elements take their time getting fully established within the bones of the show, giving the viewer time to bond with the series’ gaggle of main characters. In true battle shounen fashion, Yu Yu Hakusho embraces the fighter’s spirit and a taste for the ridiculously overpowered villain in arc after arc. With its superb dub and absolute banger of an opening song, Yu Yu Hakusho made its North American television debut in 2002, a whole 10 years after its initial release in Japan. ![]() Credit: Netflix.Content Warning: Fanservice, sexism, transphobia A screenshot from the official trailer for Netflix's Yu Yu Hakusho. A little over 45 seconds into the trailer, viewers get their first glance at Yusuke practicing this power, but by the end of the trailer, he's releasing an orb of energy powerful enough to melt someone's face off. ![]() Takumi Kitamura takes the lead as Yusuke alongside co-stars Shuhei Uesugi, Sei Shiraishi, Kenichi Takito, Goro Inagaki and Go Ayano.Ī big moment comes in the final few seconds of the two-minute trailer, when Yusuke unleashes his signature move: the "Spirit Gun," an attack where Yusuke emits a blast of Spirit Energy from his fingertips. What follows is an intense sequence of sword-slashing, axe-slinging and karate-chopping as viewers meet the series' cast of characters in all their fiery glory. "Yokai crept into the Human World to prey on humans," the voice continues, as a clip plays of a demon in the throes of adding another human victim to the surrounding assortment of bloody corpses. "Long ago, the Human World and the Demon World were connected," a disembodied voice narrates in the trailer's opening moments, introducing viewers to the lore behind the series. After passing a series of tests in the afterlife that earn him the title of "Underworld Detective," the 14-year-old street-fighter returns to the Human World to solve supernatural mysteries that plague humanity - most of which involve him brawling a bunch of other-worldly entities with his sweet martial arts skills. Written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi, the original manga series centers around protagonist Yusuke Uramesh, a troubled teen who is killed by a car while trying to save a child who runs into the middle of the road.īut Yusuke's death is shortlived. Ready for a glimpse into the spirit world? Yu Yu Hakusho - the live-action adaptation of the legendary Weekly Shonen Jump manga - premieres December 14.
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