Yu Yu Hakusho: Season One Box Set |  | Studio: Funimation
Category: DVD
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 2,861
Format: NTSC, Full Screen, Color, Subtitled
Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 4
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 600 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 704400059933
UPC: 704400059933
EAN: 0704400059933
ASIN: B000F6ZIFQ
Release Date: July 8, 2008
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| • | From cuttinges to brawling in the streets, Yusuke Urameshi is not your typical role model. In fact, this kid's nothing more than a fourteen-year-old delinquent with a talent for trouble. But in a single selfless act Yusuke dies while saving another. For such noble sacrifice he is given a second chance at life, but it's to be a life far different than the one left behind. Now a Spirit Detec |
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After juvenile delinquent Yusuke Urameshi dies while saving another, he is given a second chance at life as a spirit detective, hunting down demons an
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Fourteen-year-old Yusuke Urameshi, the hero of the fantasy-adventure Yu Yu Hakusho, brags about being the toughest kid in Sarayashki Junior High: He lives to fight, especially with his rival Kuwabara. When Yusuke's killed saving a little boy from a speeding car, he's given another chance by Koenma, the son of the ruler of the Spirit World. If Yusuke properly nurtures a "spirit egg," it will hatch into a benevolent beast that can help him return to his body permanently; too much negative energy will produce a monster that will devour him. Yusuke temporarily wins his life back with some help from Kayko (or Keiko), the girl he secretly loves, and Botan, the pretty pilot of the River Styx. Koenma makes him a "spirit detective," assigned to tracking down evil spirits prowling the human world. Yusuke's evolution from selfish thug to good guy includes some false steps, but he defeats his first foes with a mixture of daring, imagination, luck--and kindness. He wins over Kuwabara and the demons Kurama and Hiei, and undergoes special training from super-psychic Genkai. Yusuke and his allies battle the four "Saint Beasts," demons associated with the Chinese directional animals, and rescue a Snow Maiden imprisoned by a corrupt capitalist. These episodes conclude with the opening of the Dark Tournament, a sort of supernatural WWF tag-team smackdown that will take up most of the next two seasons. This popular comedy-adventure plays like a cross between Dragon Ball Z and a minor Frank Capra movie. (Rated TV PG: risqué humor, cartoon violence, violence against women, alcohol and tobacco use.) --Charles Solomon
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 The definitive edition. July 4, 2008
Erik K. Olund
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Yu Yu Hakusho is one of my favorite anime of all time. While it's weak in plot structure, it makes up for it with interesting characters and intense battles. The 112-episode series is being re-released a la DBZ in economically friendly, multi-episode seasons. This set contains the first 28 episodes of this classic anime for one low price.
The story goes that Yusuke Urameshi, a 14-year old street fighting punk, when having a bad day, saves a young boy's life at the cost of his own. This selfless act was something no one on Earth could predict. No one in the afterlife could predict it either. Thus, the Spirit World sends a guide to tell Yusuke that he can undergo an ordeal to come back to life. And so begins the resurrection of Yusuke and his career as Detective of the Spirit World.
As I said, it's the characters and fight scenes that MAKE this series. The plot is basically one "tournament"-style battle after another. But the four main enduring fighters uplift the story with their comical arguments and moments of pure cool. There's Yusuke, the snarky lead who cares about others more than he lets on. Kuwabara, the silly comic rival of Yusuke who has a soft spot for the safety of his friends and kittens. Kurama, the cool, collected demon who tries to do all the right things. And then Hiei, the short, angry demon who loves a good fight, and holds deep respect for those he deems worthy.
For this first set, the episodes chronicle the death and resurrection of Yusuke, his first case against three demon thieves, his search for a technique-stealer amongst fighters vying for a Master's teachings, an allied assault against four demons who want to enter the Human World, a rescue mission to save an ice maiden from a greedy mobster, and the first battles of the infamous Dark Tournament.
The English dub is fantastic. As Funimation's second major feature, they demonstrated great ability in casting the key primary and secondary characters. I actually find more joy listening to the dub than the Japanese with subtitles. Most of the original voices just don't feel like they portray the characters to their full potential. Yusuke's lacks the smarmy attitude, Kurama is voiced by a woman, who can't quite pull off the deep cool that is Kurama, Kuwabara is debatable on both sides, as his original voice portrays his comical side well, but not the serious side, and his English voice sounds much deeper, but feels more adapt to all his emotions, and Hiei is the only one who has both voices pull off his angry awesomeness to full effect. Several of the minor characters have decent Japanese voices, but some have very, VERY poor voices(like Rando). Not to say that the dub is perfect, no way, because several of the street punks have unnecessary Brooklyn accents, and some characters like Sayaka and Yukina have mediocre actors.
As for the packaging, its 28 episodes on four discs. These discs are in two thin boxes, making the set very compact and easy to store. The set includes all Japanese audio, and it features subtitles for both languages. The subtitles for the Japanese audio are some of the best put together Funimation has produced. They refer to all artifacts, creatures, and places by their Romanized name(Koma no Ken, Yokai), and only when they introduce the said term that they translate it at the top, making the sub appear like a Fan-sub. Extras are sparse, which include textless opening and closing songs, meager character profiles, and trailers for upcoming Funimation titles. One thing that disappoints me is the lack of a marathon feature that Funimation has included on DBZ and One Piece sets, which allows you to view all the episodes in order without bothering with the extra openings, closings, and teasers.
However, one thing I like is that the DVD menu music is very cool. It sounds somewhat like the music from Jefferson Airship's "White Rabbit". It's the sort of music that you close your eyes and lightly bang your head to.
I highly recommend this set to any anime fan, as the fights and animation just keep getting better and better as the series goes. This is a great deal for a great anime.
Fantastic Anime! June 2, 2008
Fettster (USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Yu Yu Hakusho is a fantastic anime and one of my favorites. If you love Dragon Ball, Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece and you haven't checked this anime out you should since you will love it!
However, there really wasn't a need to release the episodes again (this is the 3rd time now).
Sure the original saga boxsets were ungodly expensive, but that was made up for when they released the 14 episode boxsets (8 in total) for about $22 on the web. And of course I should mention they just released the 8th one like 2 or 3 months ago. So this release is quite quick. If you've already been collecting those you might as well finish since it'd be cheaper and you'll get all the same great episodes, but if you haven't started collecting yet then this is the way to go since its now cheaper. If I had known they were going to release 28 episodes for $23 then I would have waited, but this is quite sudden. Instead I paid $23 on 14 episodes, but since my collection is complete I can't complain. I have the whole series, so there is no need to start buying these boxsets.
Anyway, GREAT ANIME SERIES!!
Yu-Yu Hakusho The Complete First Season July 6, 2009
Daniel Willis (Antlers, OK USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased a copy of Yu-Yu Hakusho the complete first season on dvd. I like this version of the box set better than the first one, because the first box set was packaged in to bulky a container and more expensive. The slimmer box sets are easier to store and are cheaper than the original box sets, while still containing everything the original box sets contained. The story on yusuke tells of a fourteen year who loves to fight and would do anything to save his friends. Yusuke dies while trying to save a young boy, for this he is given another chance. Now he is the new spirit detective for the earth realm. He now has to battle demons and humans who would do anything, even kill each other to rule over the three realms of reality. This is one classic fighting anime that's pulls no punches. I have listed below the details and names of episodes from each disc in these box sets, so you will know what each disc includes. Special Four-Disc Uncut Edition. Extras Include:Character Profiles,Textless Songs,Trailers.
Disc-01
01.Surprised To Be Dead
02.Koenma Appears
03.Kuwabara: A Promise Between Men
04.Requirements For Lovers
05.Yusuke's Back
06.Three Monsters
07.Gouki And Kurama
Disc-02
08.The Three Eyes Of Hiei
09.The Search Begins
10.Kuwabara's Spirit Sword
11.Hard Fight For Yusuke
12.Rando Rise. Kuwabara Falls
13.Yusuke VS. Rando: 99 Attacks
14.The Beasts Of Maze Castle
Dise-03
15.Genbu,The Stone Beast
16.Byakko,The White Tiger
17.Byakko's Lair
18.Seiryu,The Blue Dragon
19.Suzaku,Learder Of The Beasts
20.Seven Ways To Die
21.Yusuke's Sacrifice
Disc-04
22.Lamenting Beauty
23.The Toguro Brothers Gang
24.The Deadly Triad
25.Kuwabara's Fight Of Love
26.Toguro Returns
27.The Dark Tournament Begins
28.First Fight
Best Anime of all time May 21, 2008
DeadlyArr0w
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is easily one of the best anime's of all time if not the best. I highly you recomend watching this show especially if you enjoy shows like DBZ or Bleach. The first season takes a while to get good but it does and when it does you'll be hooked for days. The only negative I have to say is that since this is such a good show I had to buy the giant box sets and now they come out with such a nice re-make I'm a little hessitant on buying it.
One of my favorite animes of all! February 24, 2010
PrettyWeirdo (Detroit, MI)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Yusuke Urameshi is so cool (even if he is reluctant to be a spirit detective)! If you have not seen this anime before and you like fighting without all of the standing around (*cough* DragonBall Z) then you should buy this one.
It's got everything punching, kicking, blood, bad language, insults, sarcastic comedy, and it's even managed to squeeze in a bit of love. All of these things make up the perfect action anime. What's not to love about a group of teenage boys kicking butt? Why are you still reading this? Buy it!
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