(EDIT: Just watched the first episode and oh my.. that was one of the greatest opening (first) episodes i have ever seen! I didn't think i could get a teary eye in just the first episode. That's something that have never happened to me -Not that i remember- )

I watched the trailer for the live action adaptation (on NETFLIX) without knowing ANYTHING about the story or characters. I have cero knowledge of this series, only that that one dude shoots a lazer beam from his hands (by watching the trailer) BUT before i watch the netflix live action adaptation that is coming in 1month, i want to experience the original source in anime form.

So it is worth sitting down and watch the entirety of 100+ episodes and extra stuff like OVA? The show is dated, and it is from the 90s. Even tho i watched One Piece and Dragon Ball from the start i still enjoyed the episodes from these years, but i like anime with higher quality in animation (from more modern era)

So does the anime aged well? Does it still feels good to watch it even tho the quality of animation is dated?

[This is my first time doing one of these so it probably won't be the best.]

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General Info

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Rating on MAL: 8.48

Episode Count: 112 (Gonna take a while)

Where to Watch: (Click on oldest) | |

Summary

Yu Yu Hakusho is a shounen anime from the 90s about Yusuke Urameshi, a high school kid (of course he is, this is anime) who gets hit by a truck and dies. (This isn't a spoiler, this is the first episode) He is then a ghost and gets offered a chance. He can come back to life, but he must work as a Spirit Detective. His job is to track down demons and evil spirits and capture them. In his adventures, he fights and meets many different people with many different powers. He forms a team of 4 people and protects the Earth from evil forces.

So Is It Actually Good?

In Short: YES IT IS

The Animation starts off decent and average, but by the the time it gets to the halfway point the animation gets much, much, better. Especially in the fight scenes. The animators really get to go all out while making this anime and you can really see it. The animation likes to mess around with wacky camera angles and most of the time, it works out to their advantage. Here's a great example:

The Story is also great! Like the animation, it takes a little while to take off. By episode 30, though it really picks up and becomes a story full of all kinds of emotions. Some parts nearly made me cry, which very rarely happens to me when I watch shows. It is a 90's shounen show, so it does have some cliches in it but back then, they weren't really cliches yet. The story really likes to get up close and personal with it's characters and has a lot of conversations from character to character that are almost as fun as the action. You aren't waiting for the action to begin like most shounen from the era.

The Music is phenomenal. The anime uses synths to make it's music and yet it is still able to be emotional at times and awesome at other times. The synths make the Anime stand out from other shounen anime i've seen which usually have orchestral or sometimes rock music.

Here's an example of one of the best tracks from the show:

Also, if you do watch it, watch the dubbed version! It has one of the best dubs out there and there is a huge diverse voice cast so you don't have to listen to the same 8 voices.

Final Remarks

I don't know why I waited so long to watch this anime. This has been on my PTW list for a really long time but I thought it was just like every other Pierrot shounen. DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE! Overall, this anime is one of the best shounen out there and definitely up there with FMA: Brotherhood and Hunter X Hunter (This is made by the same author). Thanks for taking your time to read this and I hope you have a nice day!

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Edit 1 : WOAH IVE BEEN GILDED! THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME!!!!