Yu Yu Hakusho: Season Two Set
April 5, 2010 by admin · 5 Comments
- Survival is the order of the day as Yusuke and his allies face off against the worst that the Demon World has to offer. Locked into a competition set up by the criminal underground, more than the fighters’ lives are on the line as the Dark Tournament unfolds round by brutal round. Pain and suffering are redefined, a demon from the past is reawakened, and the mysterious masked fighter will step
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Survival is the order of the day as Yusuke and his allies face off against the worst that the Demon World has to offer. Locked into a competition set up by the criminal underground, more than the fighters’ lives are on the line as the Dark Tournament unfolds round by brutal round. Pain and suffering are redefined, a demon from the past is reawakened, and the mysterious masked fighter will step forth. Their situation is worse than grim as the Tournament Finals are set to begin.Amazon.com
Known as the “Toguro” or “Dark Tournament” Saga, the second season of the fantasy-adventure Yu Yu Hakusho, focuses on Team Urameshi’s entry in the supernatural Dark Tournament, the demonic equivalent of a WWF tag-team smack … More >>
i love this series its a great buy for any one who doesnt like that retarded yoai
Rating: 5 / 5
I really enjoyed this season. but I wish that they had finished the tournament, instead of stopping before the finals were over because there were still three fights to go!
Rating: 3 / 5
like many of you i bought this due to never getting to finish it on television. it brought back old memories and it well worth displaying in my collection of anime. the one flaw i had with this is you need to own the third volume to finish the complete dark tournament which was no problem for me because i bought them all at once but just warning those who are purchasing this product to take that into consideration. You will not be disappointed in this purchase if you love yu yu hakusho or just anime in general.
Rating: 5 / 5
Yu Yu Hakusho, my third favorite anime, is being released in these wonderful season sets just like DBZ. This box set makes brings the episode count up to half the entire series!
I’ll start off by saying that the packaging hasn’t changed from Season 1′s box, which of course is predictable. This is a good thing, as the four discs are packed into two thin cases, making the set compact and versatile for space.
One particular flaw with the set appears in all these sets, unfortunately. There is no Marathon feature which allows you to view all the episodes on the disc in order, but removes the “coming next episode” animation, plus the opening and closing credits. FUNimation does this for DBZ and even One Piece which only comes in 13 episode sets! With so many episodes per disc, this seems like an obvious addition, but alas.
Otherwise, the only extras are character profiles and trailers.
Now lets get to the good, shall we?
The entire set focuses on the Dark Tournament Saga. More than half the saga is covered in this set. The fights include: the remaining battles with Team Rokuyoukai, led by the charmingly drunk Chu, Team Ichigaki, three powerful students seemingly controlled by a devious scientist, Team Masho, ninja-like warriors who specialize in elemental combat, and Team Uraotogi, a team of flamboyant fighters using very unique weapons. The set ends as the first battle with Team Toguro comes to a close.
Along the way, Yusuke is confronted by his team’s own Masked Fighter who reveals her true self. The identity is very predictable, and it isn’t surprising, but it leads Yusuke to take part in a memorable test to prove he is capable of defeating the wicked Toguro. In this test, Yusuke absorbs a ball of pure, concentrated energy, which owing to its power, puts Yusuke in an extreme state of pain. The screams of Justin Cook, Yusuke’s English VA, are so convincingly painful that you just can’t look away. And the death of a particular teammate brings tragedy and resolve to Yusuke, as the dying tells Yusuke of Toguro’s abandonment of his humanity.
Of course, this wouldn’t be Yu Yu Hakusho without comic relief. Key comedic moments include the hatching of Yusuke’s spirit egg which revealing a less than intimidating creature of hilarious design, a hard pressed battle for Kuwabara which results in hilarious victory after seeing the face of the girl he loves, and two particularly entertaining scenes with Yusuke and Keiko, the first where Yusuke gets slapped hard after inappropriately touching Keiko’s behind, remarking its attractiveness, and the second involving Keiko watching over his sleeping body while their friends suggest “taking advantage” of the situation.
The episodes are not without fault, though. The fight with Team Ichigaki is a little too uninteresting, and Ichigaki himself partakes of the “anime bad guy” laugh too much. The fight between Chu and Yusuke starts well, but, unlike the manga, the fight concludes with Keiko making an attempt to stop the fight whilst learning about pride among fighters, instead of being a fast paced brawl without interruption. On top of those, not everyone in the cast is perfect, in both English and Japanese. I generally prefer Japanese dialog, but the original cast has a bad habit of disappointing me a lot. On the other hand, the English dub has a wonderful cast for the main recurring characters, but sometimes falls short on the minor ones.
But if Japanese is still your thing, the subtitles are quite accurate. I know this because they resemble a fan-sub, keeping the honorific suffixes, and translating the name of every item. Unfortunately, like the original cast, the subtitles disappoint me. Not because they’re bad, but because it shows how largely unoriginal the Japanese dialog is. Several characters give the same tired lines used in similar situations in just about every other shonen title out there. It makes you appreciate the random jokes and quirks that FUNimation put in their script to give the characters more personality.
Otherwise, this set is worth every penny, considering the price, which is less than a dollar per episode. Pick this up and all the others. The plot is basic, but the characters, the flashy battles, loud sound effects, and memorable music make this series a classic.
Rating: 4 / 5
Season 2 is probably the best of the 4 seasons of Yu Yu Hakisho, in large part because of the compelling action and dialogue of the Dark Tournament. The price for this 4 disc set is great, and it came as promised overnight for a about $12 more. The video and audio are great (480p video). The only reason it does not get 5 stars is that it does not contain all of the second season episodes (at least according to Wikipedia), and it definitely does not contain all of the Dark Tournament episodes. Those episodes are episodes 26 through 66. This DVD set contains episodes 29 through 56. The first 3 episodes of the Dark Tournament are included on the DVD covering the 1st season; the last 10 episodes are on the DVD covering the 3rd season. So, if you want to see all of the Dark Tournament episodes, you need to buy DVDs covering seasons 1 through 3, which is not such a bad thing, and still worth the money.
Rating: 4 / 5