smash or pass anime
As for the plot, this is something that is pretty simple and unfortunately can suffer from a few poor Shonen tropes
such as power of friendship, resolve power ups and general plot armour. However, this series manages to execute these poor plot devices far better than any modern Shonen. The nature of burning one's Cosmo excuses the power ups that can occur and many characters being plot armoured by Athena's intervention is actually fitting in it's ties to Greek Mythology, in which many heroes such as Heracles and Odysseus couldn't get through some impossible tasks without help from the Gods.
===Story Analysis - Part 1: Sanctuary Arc===
Moving on to talk about a few of the individual arcs, the first is the Sanctuary Arc. This arc had a pretty decent opening act with a tournament that had some actual stakes in the risk of the combatants dying and could have been one of the best tournaments in Shonen had it continued to the end, though it's understandable to abandon it when tournaments were a saturated plot line even during the mid 80s. While the later events with the Black Saints, filler villains such as Docrates and then the Silver Saints could feel quite repetitive in their structure, they did have quite a few highlights for the main
cast to help emphasise their differences such as Shiryu's tendency of self-sacrifice and Ikki's merciless nature.
Things start to truly rise in quality when the events of the 12 Zodiac Palaces occur, which is the most popular
part of the series and indeed it's peak. The tension was great as the race against time with a clear limit to reach, with the Gold Saints all having clearly distinct personalities and most of them being interesting characters. Gemini Saga is a particular highlight, with the conflict of his personalities being at constant odds with each other and being the best execution of a split-personality character in Shonen (better than the highly overrated Sensui from YYH). The arc can seem somewhat disappointing in the lack of major deaths in the main cast despite the severity of their injuries, though this is somewhat excusable when one major theme of the arc was the Bronze Saints proving themselves as worthy successors to the Gold Saints. Overall, it was a fairly solid action/adventure that I'd rate a 6.
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(Yū Yū Hakusho)GenreAdventure[1]Martial arts[2]Supernatural[1] MangaWritten byYoshihiro TogashiPublished byShueishaEnglish publisherNA: Viz MediaImprintJump ComicsMagazineWeekly Shōnen JumpEnglish magazineNA: Shonen JumpDemographicShōnenOriginal runDecember 3, 1990 – July 25, 1994Volumes19 (List of volumes) Anime television seriesDirected byNoriyuki AbeProduced byKen HaginoKenji ShimizuKōji KanedaKyōtarō KimuraWritten byYukiyoshi Ōhashi [ja]Music byYusuke HonmaStudioPierrotLicensed byCrunchyroll[a] SA/SEA: Medialink Original networkFuji TVEnglish networkAU: Cartoon NetworkSEA: Animax AsiaUS: Adult Swim, Cartoon Network (Toonami), Funimation Channel, Crunchyroll ChannelOriginal run October 10, 1992 – December 17, 1994Episodes112 (List of episodes) Original video animationEizou HakushoDirected byNoriyuki AbeWritten byShigeru ChibaMusic byYusuke HonmaStudioPierrotLicensed byNA: Crunchyroll[b]SA/SEA: Medialink[3] Released September 21, 1994 – February 7, 1996Runtime25 minutes eachEpisodes6 Original video animationTwo Shot & All or NothingDirected byNoriyuki AbeProduced byKen HaginoStudioPierrotLicensed byNA: Crunchyroll[b]SA/SEA: Medialink ReleasedOctober 26, 2018Runtime15 minutes eachEpisodes2 Related List of Yu Yu Hakusho films Live-action series YuYu Hakusho (2023) YuYu Hakusho (Japanese: 幽☆遊☆白書, Hepburn: Yū Yū Hakusho) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage delinquent who is struck and killed by a car while attempting to save a child's life. After a number of tests presented to him by Koenma, the son of the ruler of the afterlife, Yusuke is revived and appointed the title of "Underworld Detective". With this title he must investigate various cases involving demons and apparitions in the Human World, with the manga gradually becoming more focused on martial arts battles and tournaments as it progresses. Togashi
began creating YuYu Hakusho around November 1990, basing the series on his interests in the occult and horror films and an influence of Buddhist mythology. The manga was
originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 1990 to July 1994. It consists of 175 chapters collected in 19 tankōbon volumes. In North America, the manga is licensed by Viz Media, who serialized it in Shonen Jump from January 2003 to January 2010. An anime adaptation consisting of 112 television episodes was directed by Noriyuki Abe and co-produced by Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising, and Studio Pierrot. The anime series originally aired on Japan's Fuji TV network from October 1992 to December 1994, and was later licensed in North America by Funimation in 2001, where it aired on Cartoon Network blocks including Adult Swim and later Toonami.
Then, she becomes embarrassed when she wakes and finds
that Senpai had covered her with a blanket. After tickling him, she dares him to tickle her
back but backs out at the last second from embarrassment. She offers to trim his long hair, and he eventually agrees, but she is called away by Gamo and Yosshii, who capture Senpai and threaten to shave his entire head. Senpai manages to resist until a furious Nagatoro returns, sending Gamo and Yosshii fleeing. Touched that he was willing to resist just so she could cut his hair, she gives him a proper haircut. During a heatwave, Nagatoro insists they get shaved ice.
