The Yu Yu Hakusho anime is one that continues to be quite popular and its arrival on Crunchyroll is something that definitely helps to put it in front of a lot of people that might not have seen it otherwise when it was on Funimation. The show has seen a 30th-anniversary release from the North American side and now Australian distributor Madman Entertainment has set plans for it. Scheduled for a March 8th, 2023 release, it’ll be priced at $199.95 for its 17-disc Blu-ray set.
The extras include:
- Textless Opening Songs
- Textless Closing Songs
- Yu Yu Hakusho: Looking Back at a Legacy
- Yu Yu Hakusho: Behind the Design
- Episode 63 Video Commentary
- Episode 99 – Remixing Yu Yu Hakusho (2011)
- Yu Yu Hakusho Trading Card Game Revisited
- Episode 108 – Actor Commentary (2011)
- Episode 110 – ADR & Mixing Commentary (2003)
- Episode 110 – Supporting Cast Commentary (2003)
- Episode 111 – Writer Commentary (2003)
- Episode 111 – Outtakes & Foul-ups (2003)
- Episode 112 – Leading Cast Commentary (2003)
- Yu Yu Hakusho: Season 04 Moments with Cast & Crew
- Episode 112 – Memoirs of Yu Yu Hakusho (2003)
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.
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