Yu Yu Hakusho Season 1 Blu-ray
FUNimation Entertainment
Rating: TV-PG/12
Subtitles: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.33.1
Release Date: 2/8/2021
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes
There is a current trend with 90s anime series being re-released for a new more modern audience, updating the look of the animation without losing the original 90s appeal it had.
I like many fans love the idea of an updated version of what we consider anime classics. Yu Yu Hakusho deserved to be on Blu-ray as it's a shonen series with a set of main characters that all have their own personalities that work around the main protagonist, Yusuke Urameshi.
Considered a delinquent, Urameshi dies when attempting to save a young boy from being killed by a Spirit. Some might expect it would have ended for him there, but this is only the start of Urameshis journey as he is brought back to life with a destiny to fulfil as a Spirit Detective/Slayer.
Like all teens, Urameshi thinks he is on his own with his destiny, but like Ichigo from Bleach, there are characters like Hiei, Youko, Genkai and Kuwabara who can help him along the way. Originally a manga series created by Yoshihiro Togashi, this is classed as a Martial arts/Supernatural series which was made into an anime then a movie back in 1993.
The '90s were the era for shonen series where character design was key to the success of the series. Yu Yu Hakusho's characters have the typical look of men before the Bishonen look became a thing in anime. These have full interesting expressions which make it easy to relate to as a viewer. The colours are striking enough to appeal to draw appeal frim young viewers while the line art comes across brilliantly from a time when animation was hand-drawn.
Bonus Material:
2 Art Cards and a Collectable Slipcase.
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