![]() ![]() The ending theme and eventual moral to this whole story is the same as that which Nippon Ichi has taken and ran with for the past few years. A few of the villains can even be painted as a bit unfortunate in their path to evil (or are they really evil?). But, a plot still exists, and there are definite motivations to the characters’ actions. If you’re looking for a story, well, it’s a good thing there’s strong characters, because this is a Shonen series. Their personality clashes allow for a decent bit of levity to lighten up the fighting backdrop. Overall, I loved these characters and their interactions throughout the story. Even he develops a minor form of justice and a grudging respect for Yusuke. Finally, Hiei is an enigma for the majority of the series, you don’t even find out much of his motivations until the final arc. Forced to see life through humanity’s eyes, he reforms his ways and becomes a protector of the race. Kurama is a formerly powerful demon that has been stuck inside of a human’s body. He grows in a much different direction though, motivated by a few events in the story (one seemingly minor) and his blinding determination to never give up. ![]() Since he’s not the main character, you can guess how well this is going to work out. Kuwabara is another delinquent who is determined to become more powerful that Yusuke some day. He is generally good, has a sense of justice, and cares about his friends mind you, but ultimately he just wants a good brawl, and saving the world in the process is gravy. Of course, Yusuke never makes it marginally close to being paragon of justice. and in need of redemption really gives that development a kick in the pants too. By contrast, the delinquent is a great character to make the protagonist because he can’t be perfect and he has to grow at some point. You don’t see Goku having some sudden epiphany and becoming a better person because he’s already sitting in the Lawful Good alignment to start with there’s not a whole lot of room there for progression. He reminds me a lot of Onizuka, another character I loved, in that he’s so wonderfully flawed. The opening volumes, where they try and put Yusuke’s personality on track, was what started to pull me in. But as dark forces move in the Underworld, Yuusuke struggles alongside his companions to defend everything he took for granted. Battling and befriending demons such as the beautiful Kurama and hostile Hiei, Yuusuke further develops and utilizes his skills as a fighter. Koenma hires Yuusuke as a "Spirit Detective" and tasks him with solving a series of increasingly challenging paranormal mysteries. Additionally, due to his death's heroic nature, he receives an opportunity to return to life from the Spirit World ruler's son, Koenma. ![]() Spirit guide Botan intervenes, allowing Yuusuke to see how the people in his life react to his death he is moved by the emotional ruin his loss causes his mother, Keiko, and even Kuwabara. Filled with self-loathing and the burden of an alcoholic mother, Yuusuke sacrifices it all in a split-second decision-he tackles a small child out of the way of an oncoming car, losing his life in the process. Yuusuke regularly engages in street brawls against rival Kazuma Kuwabara and ridicules his childhood friend Keiko Yukimura. EditSynopsis Fourteen-year-old thug Yuusuke Urameshi spends his days skipping school and causing trouble for the adults in his life. ![]()
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