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This show beats every other anime show to the ground. Cowboy Bebop, Evangelion, Inu-Yasha, Dragonball Z, Ranma, Slayers, Lupin the 3rd, none of them compare to this excellent masterpiece.
The show starts out with Yusuke being killed, saving the life of a kid. He gets rewarded for this out-of-character act by getting to come back to life, but Koenma, ruler of Reiki, or Spirit World, is interested in him further and makes him a Spirit Detective, which has him fighting monsters, demons, and..... more monsters. He teams up with his former rival and two other reformed demons, and the true direction of the series begins.
YYH probably has many genres, but the main one it has is fighting. Characters will beat each other up until they're near death. Thankfully, unlike DBZ, these fights will NOT last 20 episodes. They each go on for about 1-3 episodes. Be warned, the second saga in YYH(episodes 26-66) is REALLY bloody, so if you hate even animated blood you may want to avoid it.
YYH's biggest strength is it's characters. Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, Hiei, Genkai... these characters are handled with great care, and treated so that we can actually relate to them. Heck, even the villains are more than just standard destroy-the-world stuff. With great characterization, Inu-Yasha is just about the only rival in this particular category.
Scenes can be really emotional. One big standout for me is in episode 47. In it, Yusuke is dying, unable to handle the spirit power passed onto him by Genkai, begs Puu, Yusuke's "other" self who is linked to him(and thus is also dying), to forgive him for failing the both of them. It's really good, and I actually found it hard to not shed some tears. Wow. Now that's good. An anime almost causes me to cry. That's definitely unusual.
Be warned, the animation in the first few episodes is pretty weak, but it gets better. Also, I like the music, especially the opening theme(Smile Bomb). It really reflects what's going on. And while not by Yoko Kanno standards(the composer of Escaflowne and Cowboy Bebop), it's definitely worth listening to.
BOTTOM LINE: You must watch this anime. It is one of the best. Also, my comments on the English version will be separate from this.
This show beats every other anime show to the ground. Cowboy Bebop, Evangelion, Inu-Yasha, Dragonball Z, Ranma, Slayers, Lupin the 3rd, none of them compare to this excellent masterpiece.
The show starts out with Yusuke being killed, saving the life of a kid. He gets rewarded for this out-of-character act by getting to come back to life, but Koenma, ruler of Reiki, or Spirit World, is interested in him further and makes him a Spirit Detective, which has him fighting monsters, demons, and..... more monsters. He teams up with his former rival and two other reformed demons, and the true direction of the series begins.
YYH probably has many genres, but the main one it has is fighting. Characters will beat each other up until they're near death. Thankfully, unlike DBZ, these fights will NOT last 20 episodes. They each go on for about 1-3 episodes. Be warned, the second saga in YYH(episodes 26-66) is REALLY bloody, so if you hate even animated blood you may want to avoid it.
YYH's biggest strength is it's characters. Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, Hiei, Genkai... these characters are handled with great care, and treated so that we can actually relate to them. Heck, even the villains are more than just standard destroy-the-world stuff. With great characterization, Inu-Yasha is just about the only rival in this particular category.
Scenes can be really emotional. One big standout for me is in episode 47. In it, Yusuke is dying, unable to handle the spirit power passed onto him by Genkai, begs Puu, Yusuke's "other" self who is linked to him(and thus is also dying), to forgive him for failing the both of them. It's really good, and I actually found it hard to not shed some tears. Wow. Now that's good. An anime almost causes me to cry. That's definitely unusual.
Be warned, the animation in the first few episodes is pretty weak, but it gets better. Also, I like the music, especially the opening theme(Smile Bomb). It really reflects what's going on. And while not by Yoko Kanno standards(the composer of Escaflowne and Cowboy Bebop), it's definitely worth listening to.
BOTTOM LINE: You must watch this anime. It is one of the best. Also, my comments on the English version will be separate from this.