While a lot of tournament anime bothers me a lot there are some that work well and one of those is the Yu Yu Hakusho series. Funimation brought over the first fifty-six episodes of the series to Crunchyroll in the last couple of months. The next batch brings another 27 episodes of the series through episode 84 now available for members there with it open to viewers in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
The series comes from the manga by Yoshihiro Togashi which ran from 1990 to 1994, culminating in nineteen volumes. Togashi’s also well known for his work on the Hunter X Hunter series that he created as well as the short series Level E.
The anime TV series originally aired back in 1992 to 1997 with Studio Pierrot animating it. FUNimation picked up the North American license in the early 2000′s and has released it on both DVD and Blu-ray here.
Plot Concept: From cutting classes 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 Detective, the young man must track down demons and humans alike who desire to rule over the three realms of reality.
Granted with amazing new powers to be used in the cause of good versus evil, Yusuke sets out on his first assignment. He will gather together those who will fight alongside him: Kuwabara, Yusuke’s intellectually challenged formal rival from high school; Kurama, an infamous thief from the Demon World who inhabits a human body; and Hiei, a hot-headed demon skilled with both the sword and the third eye. Together, these four set forth to do battle with monsters, beasts and men.
