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幽遊白書 [Yū Yū Hakusho] #2
Yu Yu Hakusho, #2: El despertar dorado!!
Edición argentina. Tomo 2: El despertar dorado!! Incluye sección de aclaraciones a cargo del traductor.
Yusuke Urameshi, un estudiante de secundaria bastante quilombero y despreocupado de la vida, muere atropellado para salvar a un chico de un auto. En el más allá se encuentra con una linda brujita llamada Botan, que le cuenta que todas las vidas tienen predeterminado el momento en el que mueren, y que el chico que salvó estaba predestinado a salir ileso del accidente ya que no era su hora. En pocas palabras, Yusuke había muerto al pedo. Es por esa razón que no hay todavía un lugar para él ni en el cielo ni en el infierno. Yusuke es entonces puesto a prueba y se lo hace retornar a la Tierra como espíritu para que realice diversas misiones. Poco después es vuelto a la vida por el príncipe del mundo espiritual, pero su experiencia de muerte y resurrección le ha hecho adquirir el poder de percibir criaturas sobrenaturales en el mundo real. Botan le informa entonces que ha sido nombrado agente oficial del mundo de los espíritus para resolver todos los crímenes cometidos en la Tierra por seres no-humanos. A partir de ahí comenzaran sus combates con estos entes y apasionados torneos de lucha con demonios. El trabajo de agente no es nada fácil ,ya que Yusuke tiene que recobrar artefactos perdidos, enfrentar fenómenos sobrenaturales y combatir los Demonios que desean invadir el mundo de los vivos.
Yusuke Urameshi, un estudiante de secundaria bastante quilombero y despreocupado de la vida, muere atropellado para salvar a un chico de un auto. En el más allá se encuentra con una linda brujita llamada Botan, que le cuenta que todas las vidas tienen predeterminado el momento en el que mueren, y que el chico que salvó estaba predestinado a salir ileso del accidente ya que no era su hora. En pocas palabras, Yusuke había muerto al pedo. Es por esa razón que no hay todavía un lugar para él ni en el cielo ni en el infierno. Yusuke es entonces puesto a prueba y se lo hace retornar a la Tierra como espíritu para que realice diversas misiones. Poco después es vuelto a la vida por el príncipe del mundo espiritual, pero su experiencia de muerte y resurrección le ha hecho adquirir el poder de percibir criaturas sobrenaturales en el mundo real. Botan le informa entonces que ha sido nombrado agente oficial del mundo de los espíritus para resolver todos los crímenes cometidos en la Tierra por seres no-humanos. A partir de ahí comenzaran sus combates con estos entes y apasionados torneos de lucha con demonios. El trabajo de agente no es nada fácil ,ya que Yusuke tiene que recobrar artefactos perdidos, enfrentar fenómenos sobrenaturales y combatir los Demonios que desean invadir el mundo de los vivos.
194 pages, Paperback
First published June 10, 1991
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About the author
Yoshihiro Togashi
347 books1,302 followersYoshihiro Togashi (冨樫義博) is a manga artist. Credited in Chinese translations as Fu Jian Yi Bo.
He began drawing manga at an early age; while he attended college, the publisher Shueisha recognized his talent. Togashi has authored numerous manga series in different genres during the past three decades. He is perhaps best known for writing and illustrating the YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter series, both of which have been published in the popular Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. Togashi is married to Naoko Takeuchi, the author of Sailor Moon.
He began drawing manga at an early age; while he attended college, the publisher Shueisha recognized his talent. Togashi has authored numerous manga series in different genres during the past three decades. He is perhaps best known for writing and illustrating the YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter series, both of which have been published in the popular Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. Togashi is married to Naoko Takeuchi, the author of Sailor Moon.
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January 22, 2022
This was fun!
We follow Yusuke as he still goes about his ghost days and well saving Shota from this ghost Sayaka and well redeeming her and then a story with two friends named Katsumi and Eri and the drama there and all that and it was a fun story teachig great morals and finally Keiko's love for Yusuke and how that maybe .
Also there was this story where he helps this guy Matsu and helps him become a boxer and it was so well written and reminded me of Hajime No Ippo and so thats cool and just showing the self-sacrifice-al nature of Yusuke and its awesomely done.
I love how the author takes this manga and does a dive on Yusuke and sure he is a confusing personality but he imbues him with such great moral and nature and helping attitude and through his adventures maybe wants to impart some knowledge and morals and teachings and thats makes this manga awesome and the pairing of Yusuke and Keiko is awesome.
We follow Yusuke as he still goes about his ghost days and well saving Shota from this ghost Sayaka and well redeeming her and then a story with two friends named Katsumi and Eri and the drama there and all that and it was a fun story teachig great morals and finally Keiko's love for Yusuke and how that maybe .
Also there was this story where he helps this guy Matsu and helps him become a boxer and it was so well written and reminded me of Hajime No Ippo and so thats cool and just showing the self-sacrifice-al nature of Yusuke and its awesomely done.
I love how the author takes this manga and does a dive on Yusuke and sure he is a confusing personality but he imbues him with such great moral and nature and helping attitude and through his adventures maybe wants to impart some knowledge and morals and teachings and thats makes this manga awesome and the pairing of Yusuke and Keiko is awesome.
February 7, 2023
How is it possible that I just noticed now after two volumes that this is the guy who wrote Hunter X Hunter, one of my most favotire animes? This means I'll really give him a shot, and the story is picking up in the second volume. Yusuke is going through some character development, that's making him more tolerable than he was in the first volume. Also, all the other ghosts/souls he befriends are adorable.
And I like the cliffhanger.
And I like the cliffhanger.
February 27, 2020
Yusuke continues be a pretty decent guy with some pretty poor behavior, in a way that is actually making sense to me.
January 10, 2024
Yu Yu Hakusho Volume 2
Esse volume vai dos cap 9 ao 17 e co tinia com o Yusuke realizando boas ações pra provar que ele merece virar ao mundo dos vivos teve vários momentos divertidos eu racho comas furadas que o Yusuke se mete kkkk e agora no próximo volume vai começar a pancadaria tô ansioso pelos personagens que vão entrar agora na história.
Esse volume vai dos cap 9 ao 17 e co tinia com o Yusuke realizando boas ações pra provar que ele merece virar ao mundo dos vivos teve vários momentos divertidos eu racho comas furadas que o Yusuke se mete kkkk e agora no próximo volume vai começar a pancadaria tô ansioso pelos personagens que vão entrar agora na história.
December 20, 2020
Yusuke helps more people and finds out what love is all about.
These are more ghost story fun to be had. I honestly don't think the manga would have been as big a hit if it didn't change soon after this arc. These are basically individual stories and while I find them cute of watching Yusuke help a little girl move on from dying, to helping a boy with his confidence, to even saving the love of his life from near death situations, it is more one and done fun stories.
But what does work is the art staying fun and exciting with plenty of great character moments. The start of Yu Yu Hakusho is lighter than the series gets after, and the characters are wonderful, but it's such a different tone. While not amazing it's still a ton of fun and can't wait to get to the next big arc coming after.
A 3.5 out of 5.
These are more ghost story fun to be had. I honestly don't think the manga would have been as big a hit if it didn't change soon after this arc. These are basically individual stories and while I find them cute of watching Yusuke help a little girl move on from dying, to helping a boy with his confidence, to even saving the love of his life from near death situations, it is more one and done fun stories.
But what does work is the art staying fun and exciting with plenty of great character moments. The start of Yu Yu Hakusho is lighter than the series gets after, and the characters are wonderful, but it's such a different tone. While not amazing it's still a ton of fun and can't wait to get to the next big arc coming after.
A 3.5 out of 5.
January 25, 2019
Un poco más flojo que el anterior. Creo que se ha entretenido demasiado en las pruebas para que Yuusuke recuperara su cuerpo, cosa que en el anime se acorta bastante. Aun así me ha gustado.
March 31, 2024
Keiko is such a sweet girl....Treat her right Yusuke!!!!
March 6, 2025
Holy side quests Batman!😵💫 But for real I started thinking "if there's no Kuwabara kiss dream I'm going to riot" luckily... there was 😏 😈👻
December 10, 2021
One of my big reading goals for the new year is to read a bunch of my childhood favorite manga for the first time in nearly 20 years to relive the nostalgia and see how they hold up. First up is Yu Yu Hakusho!
Yusuke Urameshi is a hardass teen delinquent that loves skipping classes, smoking cigarettes, disrespecting authority and throwing hands with the toughest gangs in the halls and on the streets. He’s hated by almost everyone around him and he knows it. When he’s killed after pushing a child out of the way of an oncoming car, he’s surprised to find from the afterlife that he has more people that love him than he ever realized after attending his own funeral as a ghost.
Against all odds, Yusuke makes a deal with the angel of death to turn his deviant behavior around in exchange for giving him another chance at life with his friends. He must prove himself that he’s worthy of being brought back to life by becoming a spirit detective, saving the lost souls of sorrowful ghosts one good deed at a time.
The spirit world is more complex than Yusuke realizes, however. He’s soon wrapped up in a world of cutthroat demons, evil spirits and other dark beings that have a bone to pick with him. While performing good deeds to save the living and the dead, Yusuke also finds the chance to put his supernaturally-enhanced martial arts abilities to use by fighting powerful paranormal foes from underworld societies.
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Yu Yu Hakusho is extremely nostalgic and has a lot of appealing factors. The hilarious banter between Yusuke and his band of badass bros is the forefront of the series. Kuwabara is a lovable goofball who tries to mimic the tough guy antics of Yusuke while constantly revealing himself to be a huge softy with a heart bigger than his fake ego. Hiei is the classic edgy antihero that softens up and becomes gradually more sympathetic as you learn more about his tough upbringing. Kurama is pure class and elegance, his wits and tongue are as sharp as his looks. Then there’s the sassy, beautiful and hilarious Botan who acts as the grim reaper and leading lady. Quite the memorable crew.
Another great thing about the series that may seem odd to point out is the beautifully drawn 80’s inspired fashion. The characters change outfits almost every chapter and they always look clean and refined. It’s hard not to appreciate the style throughout the series. This coupled with the witty banter, crazy martial art demon fights, self-aware humor and fast paced story arcs with lots of action make it a pretty fun series.
While the series is simple and enjoyable, the story, world and villains aren’t that well made in my opinion. Everything seems made up on the fly with little logic or build up. The story and battle arcs get very repetitive and the second half of the series feels like a massive rehashing of everything we’ve already seen. The final arc and ending were unsatisfying and anticlimactic in my opinion. It introduced a bunch of new concepts out of nowhere and then did absolutely nothing with them. Then the series ends with a big cliffhanger with no real resolution.
Overall, I actually enjoyed the calm and relaxed chapters and subplots where it focuses on the main cast of characters bonding and hanging out with each other over the main plot, the battle arcs and the forgettable second half. I think the first arc of the story where it’s just Yusuke and Botan solving mysteries and saving the lives of lost souls was actually the best part of the entire series. The constant focus on battling mundane villains, training arcs and tournament arcs took away from the otherwise lovable group of protagonists.
Not as good as I remember from my childhood, but a fun and engaging series overall that’s easy to read and can lift your spirits when you’re feeling down.
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Yusuke Urameshi is a hardass teen delinquent that loves skipping classes, smoking cigarettes, disrespecting authority and throwing hands with the toughest gangs in the halls and on the streets. He’s hated by almost everyone around him and he knows it. When he’s killed after pushing a child out of the way of an oncoming car, he’s surprised to find from the afterlife that he has more people that love him than he ever realized after attending his own funeral as a ghost.
Against all odds, Yusuke makes a deal with the angel of death to turn his deviant behavior around in exchange for giving him another chance at life with his friends. He must prove himself that he’s worthy of being brought back to life by becoming a spirit detective, saving the lost souls of sorrowful ghosts one good deed at a time.
The spirit world is more complex than Yusuke realizes, however. He’s soon wrapped up in a world of cutthroat demons, evil spirits and other dark beings that have a bone to pick with him. While performing good deeds to save the living and the dead, Yusuke also finds the chance to put his supernaturally-enhanced martial arts abilities to use by fighting powerful paranormal foes from underworld societies.
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Yu Yu Hakusho is extremely nostalgic and has a lot of appealing factors. The hilarious banter between Yusuke and his band of badass bros is the forefront of the series. Kuwabara is a lovable goofball who tries to mimic the tough guy antics of Yusuke while constantly revealing himself to be a huge softy with a heart bigger than his fake ego. Hiei is the classic edgy antihero that softens up and becomes gradually more sympathetic as you learn more about his tough upbringing. Kurama is pure class and elegance, his wits and tongue are as sharp as his looks. Then there’s the sassy, beautiful and hilarious Botan who acts as the grim reaper and leading lady. Quite the memorable crew.
Another great thing about the series that may seem odd to point out is the beautifully drawn 80’s inspired fashion. The characters change outfits almost every chapter and they always look clean and refined. It’s hard not to appreciate the style throughout the series. This coupled with the witty banter, crazy martial art demon fights, self-aware humor and fast paced story arcs with lots of action make it a pretty fun series.
While the series is simple and enjoyable, the story, world and villains aren’t that well made in my opinion. Everything seems made up on the fly with little logic or build up. The story and battle arcs get very repetitive and the second half of the series feels like a massive rehashing of everything we’ve already seen. The final arc and ending were unsatisfying and anticlimactic in my opinion. It introduced a bunch of new concepts out of nowhere and then did absolutely nothing with them. Then the series ends with a big cliffhanger with no real resolution.
Overall, I actually enjoyed the calm and relaxed chapters and subplots where it focuses on the main cast of characters bonding and hanging out with each other over the main plot, the battle arcs and the forgettable second half. I think the first arc of the story where it’s just Yusuke and Botan solving mysteries and saving the lives of lost souls was actually the best part of the entire series. The constant focus on battling mundane villains, training arcs and tournament arcs took away from the otherwise lovable group of protagonists.
Not as good as I remember from my childhood, but a fun and engaging series overall that’s easy to read and can lift your spirits when you’re feeling down.
***
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October 5, 2021
There is something that's just charming underneath this all. I'm still not like, excited over this title and it's still nothing like what I remember vaguely from the reruns I'd caught on Toonami back in the day. But I already put the third book on hold at the library. This second volume already wraps up the first arc with Yusuke's quest to get back to his body and sets up the next arc. The pacing was surprising, but a refreshing twist. I am curious how the story will develop and dare I say I care about this small knit of characters.
January 12, 2023
Um volume interessante e tranquilo de ler. Temos histórias do Yusuke e Bodan no mundo dos espíritos, tentando ajudar humanos do mundo normal para que Yusuke acumule bondades e consiga voltar em definitivo para seu corpo.
As tramas possuem uma mescla interessante com tons de seriedade e descontração pontuadas em momentos certeiros, que deixam a leitura prazerosa.
As tramas possuem uma mescla interessante com tons de seriedade e descontração pontuadas em momentos certeiros, que deixam a leitura prazerosa.
December 13, 2023
The ghost portion is over! Yusuke is back in his body and I’m super interested to see how the story is going to develop further, now that the spirit detached from body shenanigans is finished!
August 13, 2024
Just more cute mini-arcs of 2-3 chapters. We meet more of Yusuke’s friends and foes as he helps out more kids plagued by ghosts and doubt.
October 22, 2024
Too many side stories, but it was a breeze to read through them.
Cutesy ng Eugene-Jenny loveteam nga. Hahaha!
Cutesy ng Eugene-Jenny loveteam nga. Hahaha!
July 15, 2023
Loving this series! Puts things into perspective
July 29, 2018
This has always felt more like a filler for what is to come to Yusuke after he returns in his body and I realised while reading that I remember more stuff from the anime than the manga.
Togashi’s style is probably one of my favorite, especially how he subtly adds himself in the pages of his work.
I haven’t realised until now that Koenma actually breaks the fourth wall and I am actually looking forward to seeing more of him doing this.
Either way, these mangas are slowly pulling me out of my reading slump.
Togashi’s style is probably one of my favorite, especially how he subtly adds himself in the pages of his work.
I haven’t realised until now that Koenma actually breaks the fourth wall and I am actually looking forward to seeing more of him doing this.
Either way, these mangas are slowly pulling me out of my reading slump.
December 8, 2023
Parental advisory:
Suggestive themselves,bloody scenes & underage characters smoking tobacco.
Read:
November 10,2023
There are many differences between the animated series and the manga.
There was one change I enjoyed in the anime adaptation but for the most part the show skipped past or changed almost everything else in the first few arc pre - Yusuke's resurrection.
I will fully review this volume another time.
Suggestive themselves,bloody scenes & underage characters smoking tobacco.
Read:
November 10,2023
There are many differences between the animated series and the manga.
There was one change I enjoyed in the anime adaptation but for the most part the show skipped past or changed almost everything else in the first few arc pre - Yusuke's resurrection.
I will fully review this volume another time.
May 23, 2021
This book is wonderful. It contains more of the oozing goodness found in the first book.
The genres of this book haven't changed. It is still occult fantasy. The reason I mention this is because in the next book, the supernatural/fantasy elements will increase, and there will be more martial arts elements in the series down the line, so if you think this is just a series about a young boy who is trying to get back into his human body, it isn't. The action will become more intense later on.
This book consists of nine chapters, some of which are side-stories that also somehow work as a main story. They don't feel like filler content. You get to read how Yu Yu Hakusho helps people, but you also get to read how people help Yu Yu Hakusho. You also get to read about his new and old friends.
This book was funny as well. The main character also becomes a better person.
Read this series if you like Dragon Ball, tournament fights, and humans fighting demons with spiritual energy.
The genres of this book haven't changed. It is still occult fantasy. The reason I mention this is because in the next book, the supernatural/fantasy elements will increase, and there will be more martial arts elements in the series down the line, so if you think this is just a series about a young boy who is trying to get back into his human body, it isn't. The action will become more intense later on.
This book consists of nine chapters, some of which are side-stories that also somehow work as a main story. They don't feel like filler content. You get to read how Yu Yu Hakusho helps people, but you also get to read how people help Yu Yu Hakusho. You also get to read about his new and old friends.
This book was funny as well. The main character also becomes a better person.
Read this series if you like Dragon Ball, tournament fights, and humans fighting demons with spiritual energy.
January 12, 2024
Creo que este tomo junto al anterior son el arranque perfecto para una serie que -si bien muestra lo mejor de sí en sus primeros tomos- resulta una mezcla de géneros y estilos de lo más interesante. Ya con la saga de la muerte y resurreción de Yusuke completa, me hice fan de Togashi.
September 26, 2016
Great series for this manga a must read for manga lovers everywhere.
March 29, 2025
けいこチャンはやっぱりいい子だよね。
今巻の一番よかったシーンはやっぱり幽助が目覚めるシーンだよね。でも、個人的にボクシングの話が一番気に入った。いいアドバスあったし、気で倒す、目を開ける。うん。いいアドバイス。：Ｄ
今巻の一番よかったシーンはやっぱり幽助が目覚めるシーンだよね。でも、個人的にボクシングの話が一番気に入った。いいアドバスあったし、気で倒す、目を開ける。うん。いいアドバイス。：Ｄ
November 23, 2022
Forgot to mention for the previous volume that another reason I wanted to re-read Yuu Yuu Hakusho was in preparation for getting back into Bleach, because of similarities between being a Spirit Detective and a Substitute Shinigami....
I guess, in the seven-plus years since I've last read this volume, I'd forgotten that its contents aren't as good as Volume 1's. But I'll still give it a perfect score because it's my Goodreads account and I can do what I want!
There's still no real, definitive hints toward Yusuke becoming a Spirit Detective, though at least the last chapter has Koenma mention something about Yusuke's real test starting now that he's come back to life. This is something I like to think about with Jump manga from a certain era (basically, Kinnikuman to Bleach, I guess?): the magazine allowed more freedom for mangaka to do their own thing for a couple dozen chapters before deciding for sure that they want to focus on battles. That is, Kinnikuman is an Ultraman parody for a good while before becoming the choujin wrestling manga we know and love. Dragon Ball is an adventure comedy where Son Goku defeats most of his foes with minimal effort before the first Tenkaichi Budokai. Shaman King, which will start some years after Yuu Yuu Hakusho, will follow similar footsteps with episodic exorcisms before the Shaman Fight is first mentioned. Bleach, later still, will have monster-of-the-week Hollow battles before we get more "human" antagonists with the arrival of Byakuya and Renji. Today, new Jump mangaka cannot dick around; they must establish their main story as soon as possible, lest they get cancelled in under three volumes. It's actually quite interesting to see how leisurely Togashi is with YYH here, versus his later Hunter x Hunter which begins almost immediately with the protagonist Gon seeking his Hunter's License; Yusuke has no idea what a Spirit Detective is right now, nor does he have any reason to know!
Togashi-sensei lays some more groundwork for the eventual shift to a battle focus, in the least likely manner imaginable: the first time we see weaponized reiki is from the little girl ghost in Chapter 10, whose attack against Yusuke will form the basis of his later Reigun technique.
The bunnysuit girl who does the recap at the beginning of Chapter 16 shows Togashi can really draw cute girls (though I guess she kind of just has the same face as Botan...?), so it's funny that YYH and especially HxH will end up as such sausage-fests.
I guess, in the seven-plus years since I've last read this volume, I'd forgotten that its contents aren't as good as Volume 1's. But I'll still give it a perfect score because it's my Goodreads account and I can do what I want!
There's still no real, definitive hints toward Yusuke becoming a Spirit Detective, though at least the last chapter has Koenma mention something about Yusuke's real test starting now that he's come back to life. This is something I like to think about with Jump manga from a certain era (basically, Kinnikuman to Bleach, I guess?): the magazine allowed more freedom for mangaka to do their own thing for a couple dozen chapters before deciding for sure that they want to focus on battles. That is, Kinnikuman is an Ultraman parody for a good while before becoming the choujin wrestling manga we know and love. Dragon Ball is an adventure comedy where Son Goku defeats most of his foes with minimal effort before the first Tenkaichi Budokai. Shaman King, which will start some years after Yuu Yuu Hakusho, will follow similar footsteps with episodic exorcisms before the Shaman Fight is first mentioned. Bleach, later still, will have monster-of-the-week Hollow battles before we get more "human" antagonists with the arrival of Byakuya and Renji. Today, new Jump mangaka cannot dick around; they must establish their main story as soon as possible, lest they get cancelled in under three volumes. It's actually quite interesting to see how leisurely Togashi is with YYH here, versus his later Hunter x Hunter which begins almost immediately with the protagonist Gon seeking his Hunter's License; Yusuke has no idea what a Spirit Detective is right now, nor does he have any reason to know!
Togashi-sensei lays some more groundwork for the eventual shift to a battle focus, in the least likely manner imaginable: the first time we see weaponized reiki is from the little girl ghost in Chapter 10, whose attack against Yusuke will form the basis of his later Reigun technique.
The bunnysuit girl who does the recap at the beginning of Chapter 16 shows Togashi can really draw cute girls (though I guess she kind of just has the same face as Botan...?), so it's funny that YYH and especially HxH will end up as such sausage-fests.
March 29, 2025
I (re-)read this yesterday but completely forgot about it for reasons.
So... I know Togashi is a perfectionist and has ongoing health problems but still managed to at some point crank out this and a lot of Hunter x Hunter, and I do like both series, but... this one less so, I think especially over things that happened in this volume (which "Includes new stories not seen in the hit anime series!"). Like... they aren't as such BAD stories, but they definitely slow down the overall plot and feel like filler even when they aren't (the arson chapter).
I guess either the "main" story was still being planned or Togashi wanted to pace out some of the more "normal" stories to better establish the characters' relationships and so on, but... I don't know, this just made me less excited about trying to get the rest of the series. Even though it's already finished, so I wouldn't end up in reader's limbo from the series not really concluding! But as I read EVEN MORE books, what ranks most highly on my "what to keep in my limited shelf space" gets shuffled around a LOT, and this series just... is slipping down in ranks. Not for any fault of its own! Just, my tastes and lack of ability to easily find the books (especially without special-ordering them, my list for which is already almost as long as a list of ALL BOOKS EVER MADE).
Good read for fans of the series, sort of weird if read by itself, especially without having read book 1. Also just weird the rules he has to deal with regarding his non-dead state; why is talking to randos and Kuwabara okay but Keiko in specific is off limits? (and her pretending to be unconscious but hearing him talk anyway is fine since he wasn't aware she was awake?) Stuff like that.
So... I know Togashi is a perfectionist and has ongoing health problems but still managed to at some point crank out this and a lot of Hunter x Hunter, and I do like both series, but... this one less so, I think especially over things that happened in this volume (which "Includes new stories not seen in the hit anime series!"). Like... they aren't as such BAD stories, but they definitely slow down the overall plot and feel like filler even when they aren't (the arson chapter).
I guess either the "main" story was still being planned or Togashi wanted to pace out some of the more "normal" stories to better establish the characters' relationships and so on, but... I don't know, this just made me less excited about trying to get the rest of the series. Even though it's already finished, so I wouldn't end up in reader's limbo from the series not really concluding! But as I read EVEN MORE books, what ranks most highly on my "what to keep in my limited shelf space" gets shuffled around a LOT, and this series just... is slipping down in ranks. Not for any fault of its own! Just, my tastes and lack of ability to easily find the books (especially without special-ordering them, my list for which is already almost as long as a list of ALL BOOKS EVER MADE).
Good read for fans of the series, sort of weird if read by itself, especially without having read book 1. Also just weird the rules he has to deal with regarding his non-dead state; why is talking to randos and Kuwabara okay but Keiko in specific is off limits? (and her pretending to be unconscious but hearing him talk anyway is fine since he wasn't aware she was awake?) Stuff like that.
October 11, 2025
Same as Volume 1, I'm gonna write brief descriptions of the chapters to basically remind myself what happens in these couple volumes of the early episodic days of the manga.
Chapter 9: The resolution to Chapter 8. Yusuke saves Keiko. She's aware of what happened, but technically Yusuke didn't talk to her, so it's fine. Yusuke and Kuwabara kinda-sorta become friends, also.
Chapter 10: The boy from Chapter 4 is back. He's been hanging out with a lonely ghost girl, who pulls his soul out of his body when he sleeps. To prevent the boy from being spirited away, Yusuke offers to play with the girl. This is the first time we see weaponized spirit energy in the manga; the girl hits Yusuke with a blast. Did Togashi know he was going to turn this into an exorcist battle manga?
Chapter 11: A girl lays a curse on her best friend to get an edge in a competition for a high school scholarship. The cursed girl is noticeably weary, so the girl feels bad and rips up the curse paper. But it seems the curse is still active....
Chapter 12: The girl who laid the curse is able to exorcise it herself.
Chapter 13: There are a lot more two-parters than I remembered. Anyway, this is Part I of the story where Yusuke's house catches fire.
Chapter 14: Keiko rescues Yusuke's body from the burning house. Koenma helps clear the flames, at the cost of resetting the good karma Yusuke stocked up in the past several chapters.
Chapter 15: Another two-parter. Yusuke helps a friend from elementary school learn how to box. Well, he takes over his body for some street-fighting. Koenma also tells Botan he plans to let Yusuke come back to life despite burning up his karma.
Chapter 16: Yusuke helps the kid gain confidence in himself to win a boxing match and stand up to bullies.
Chapter 17: Yusuke comes back to life with a kiss from Keiko. Koenma says some foreboding stuff to Botan about Yusuke's upcoming trials....
****
The copy I own is the tenth printing by VIZ, from 2024. At the back, there is an ad for Kimetsu no Yaiba. It feels weird to have such a new manga advertised after this.
Chapter 9: The resolution to Chapter 8. Yusuke saves Keiko. She's aware of what happened, but technically Yusuke didn't talk to her, so it's fine. Yusuke and Kuwabara kinda-sorta become friends, also.
Chapter 10: The boy from Chapter 4 is back. He's been hanging out with a lonely ghost girl, who pulls his soul out of his body when he sleeps. To prevent the boy from being spirited away, Yusuke offers to play with the girl. This is the first time we see weaponized spirit energy in the manga; the girl hits Yusuke with a blast. Did Togashi know he was going to turn this into an exorcist battle manga?
Chapter 11: A girl lays a curse on her best friend to get an edge in a competition for a high school scholarship. The cursed girl is noticeably weary, so the girl feels bad and rips up the curse paper. But it seems the curse is still active....
Chapter 12: The girl who laid the curse is able to exorcise it herself.
Chapter 13: There are a lot more two-parters than I remembered. Anyway, this is Part I of the story where Yusuke's house catches fire.
Chapter 14: Keiko rescues Yusuke's body from the burning house. Koenma helps clear the flames, at the cost of resetting the good karma Yusuke stocked up in the past several chapters.
Chapter 15: Another two-parter. Yusuke helps a friend from elementary school learn how to box. Well, he takes over his body for some street-fighting. Koenma also tells Botan he plans to let Yusuke come back to life despite burning up his karma.
Chapter 16: Yusuke helps the kid gain confidence in himself to win a boxing match and stand up to bullies.
Chapter 17: Yusuke comes back to life with a kiss from Keiko. Koenma says some foreboding stuff to Botan about Yusuke's upcoming trials....
****
The copy I own is the tenth printing by VIZ, from 2024. At the back, there is an ad for Kimetsu no Yaiba. It feels weird to have such a new manga advertised after this.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 15, 2018
O primeiro volume de Yu Yu Hakusho teve um ritmo bastante lento e arrastado, entendo que a intenção era situar o leitor no universo e nas regras espirituais da série. Contudo, a lentidão na história segue lenta também no segundo volume, mais alguns elementos são apresentados mas as vezes de forma maçante e que leva o questionamento se todos esses elementos serão realmente úteis para a continuidade da série.
Yusuke Urameshi e Botan, já estabelecidos, seguem no esquema "caso do dia" para eles, na forma de fantasmas, possam resolver dentro dos elementos já estabelecidos. Alguns casos são bobos e meio bregas (como o caso do boxeador e da personagem Sayaka) e outros podem ser mais sérios mas são apresentados de forma rápida e tem soluções previsíveis (como o caso do incêndio).
O ponto positivo foi a maior participação do Srº Koenma que deu mais agilidade a trama, efetivamente trouxe uma mudança a partir do momentos que participou e ainda deixou o cliffhanger pra uma melhora na trama a partir do próximo volume.
Yusuke Urameshi e Botan, já estabelecidos, seguem no esquema "caso do dia" para eles, na forma de fantasmas, possam resolver dentro dos elementos já estabelecidos. Alguns casos são bobos e meio bregas (como o caso do boxeador e da personagem Sayaka) e outros podem ser mais sérios mas são apresentados de forma rápida e tem soluções previsíveis (como o caso do incêndio).
O ponto positivo foi a maior participação do Srº Koenma que deu mais agilidade a trama, efetivamente trouxe uma mudança a partir do momentos que participou e ainda deixou o cliffhanger pra uma melhora na trama a partir do próximo volume.
June 4, 2022
Seguimos nuevamente con Yusuke como fantasma aguardando cumplir los requisitos para resucitar.
Esta vez metiendose en problemas estando "vivo" un dia al mes (ya que regresa temporalmente a su cuerpo) y con mas mini-historias al relacionarse con otros fantasmas.
Lo mejor de lo mejor? La relación entre Yusuke y Keiko, que aunque el primero lo niegue (Keiko no le teme a nada, ni a decir le gusta el tonto de Urameshi) se nota se quieren. Ni siquiera se pueden hablar entre ellos en todo el tomo y de todos modos es obvio.
Yusuke puede actuar todo malo como quiere, pero con cada persona que ayuda a su bruta forma se ven sus verdaderas intenciones. Aunque igual Keiko es demasiada buena para él, pero el corazón quiere lo que quiere...
Y ahora la hermana de Kubabara se suma al puesto de mis favoritas con Botan (aunque puede que porque se cosas que vendran mas adelante, aparece poco pero lo vale)
Esta vez metiendose en problemas estando "vivo" un dia al mes (ya que regresa temporalmente a su cuerpo) y con mas mini-historias al relacionarse con otros fantasmas.
Lo mejor de lo mejor? La relación entre Yusuke y Keiko, que aunque el primero lo niegue (Keiko no le teme a nada, ni a decir le gusta el tonto de Urameshi) se nota se quieren. Ni siquiera se pueden hablar entre ellos en todo el tomo y de todos modos es obvio.
Yusuke puede actuar todo malo como quiere, pero con cada persona que ayuda a su bruta forma se ven sus verdaderas intenciones. Aunque igual Keiko es demasiada buena para él, pero el corazón quiere lo que quiere...
Y ahora la hermana de Kubabara se suma al puesto de mis favoritas con Botan (aunque puede que porque se cosas que vendran mas adelante, aparece poco pero lo vale)
August 6, 2019
Volume two is still pretty great. I believe the larger story that becomes the series focus starts in volume three, so this one is still focused on developing characters.
I will be putting this in my class, but there is some heavy content. There's a scene early on where one of the villains knocks out the female lead, then him and his gang get ready to "take advantage" of her. The villain is not a sympathetic character and it's very obvious what he is doing is wrong. The scene is not explicit, and the female lead is not shown in a titillating or erotic way. None of the characters get specific about what they will do once she's unconscious. I would say this is probably good for 13+, but check in with the kid after they read it. It would be hard to misread the scene, but it could be a good opportunity to talk about consent.
I will be putting this in my class, but there is some heavy content. There's a scene early on where one of the villains knocks out the female lead, then him and his gang get ready to "take advantage" of her. The villain is not a sympathetic character and it's very obvious what he is doing is wrong. The scene is not explicit, and the female lead is not shown in a titillating or erotic way. None of the characters get specific about what they will do once she's unconscious. I would say this is probably good for 13+, but check in with the kid after they read it. It would be hard to misread the scene, but it could be a good opportunity to talk about consent.
April 2, 2020
I don't have a whole lot to say about this volume except HOLY SHIT, I LOVE KEIKO!! She's such an underrated character and love interest and it KILLS me because she is SO DAMN FIERCE! You can just tell that while she cares a lot about others she also has precisely zero fucks left when it comes to tolerating bad behavior and I LOVE IT. Seriously, she does not get the love and praise she deserves and I think I'll make it my mission to praise her as much as I can while I review this series.
That aside, this was a much more solid volume than the first one and it looks like shit's gonna start gettin' real in the next volume. I kind of wish it hadn't taken two volumes to get his life back, especially since it felt like it was needlessly dragged out than rushed, but we got awesome character moments from Keiko and Yusuke, so all's well that ends well I suppose.
That aside, this was a much more solid volume than the first one and it looks like shit's gonna start gettin' real in the next volume. I kind of wish it hadn't taken two volumes to get his life back, especially since it felt like it was needlessly dragged out than rushed, but we got awesome character moments from Keiko and Yusuke, so all's well that ends well I suppose.
March 5, 2024
Dude! I love Yu Yu Hakusho! There are happenings here that never happened in the show and I remember that clearly. It adds to the charm of the series, I can totally understand why some of it never made it…It’s a little like Yu-Gi-Oh in that regard. Volume 2 is super cute!
Picking up right where we left off on volume 1, volume 2 is a continuation without skipping a step. These tales from the beginning are absolutely heartwarming and above all…moral. This is how you kick off a series and break in some solid characters. Strap in kids, volume 3 is where things get weird!
Picking up right where we left off on volume 1, volume 2 is a continuation without skipping a step. These tales from the beginning are absolutely heartwarming and above all…moral. This is how you kick off a series and break in some solid characters. Strap in kids, volume 3 is where things get weird!
June 17, 2021
Similar to the last volume, this one has a lot of chapters that got left out of the anime or were re-worked so the anime got to Yusuke's resurrection faster.
Yes, this series is really good, but knowing what's coming makes trying to get through these original chapters a bit sluggish. Like the episode about the best friends and the curse or Matsuo the boxer. Are they bad? No. They're just not relevant to the main plot.
But the Yusuke x Keiko moments are pure goodness. This is a shonen, but it does a really good job on the romantic subplot.
This series has 19 volumes.
Yes, this series is really good, but knowing what's coming makes trying to get through these original chapters a bit sluggish. Like the episode about the best friends and the curse or Matsuo the boxer. Are they bad? No. They're just not relevant to the main plot.
But the Yusuke x Keiko moments are pure goodness. This is a shonen, but it does a really good job on the romantic subplot.
This series has 19 volumes.
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