Title: Yu Yu Hakusho
Volume: 3 (of 19)
Creator: Yoshihiro Togashi
Format: Unflipped
Original Publisher: SHUEISHA Inc.
US Publisher: VIZ
Release Date: 2/25/04
Pages: 194
ISBN: 1591161835
MSRP: $7.95
Genre: Shonen Jump
Rated: T (Teens)
Description: Yusuke's back from the dead and better than ever! But his encounters with the supernatural are far from over, because his new after school job is as an Underworld Detective, working for Botan and Koenma to bring in renegade demons and solve mysteries that only a former ghost can figure out! But when three demons escape to the human world with evil artifacts, Yusuke's new job turns into a trial by fire. Now, armed only with his wits, his guts, and the mystic power of the "Rei Gun", he must face Goki (a soul-eating ogre), Kurama (a shape shifting fox spirit), and the deadliest one of all, Hiei of the Evil Eye...
Contains Chapters 17-25:
- Chapter 17: The New Mission
- Chapter 18: Action!
- Chapter 19: The Deadly Trio
- Chapter 20: The Muncher of Souls
- Chapter 21: What Binds a Mother and Son
- Chapter 22: Hiei of the Evil Eye
- Chapter 23: The Fearsome, Gruesome Binding Curse
- Chapter 24: Operation: Infiltrate
- Chapter 25: The Cursed Forest
Review:
Cover: The Cover to Yu Yu Hakusho volume three stays true to the original, yet again. The color scheme on this cover is mainly green and black with most text in white. We have the series title at the top. Under the title we have a nice picture of Yusuke in white, with a Kendo stick on one side and his hand in his pocket on the other. Then we have the volume number and the mangaka.
The Spine has the same green, black, and white color scheme. From top to bottom we have the Shonen Jump Logo, the series title, the volume number, the mangaka, and a nice bronze colored picture of Keiko. I don’t honestly know why Keiko graces this Volumes spine as she has hardly any run time in these pages.
The back is like most of the other Shonen Jump covers. We have the series title on the top with a summary underneath it (as well as the volume title, ‘In The Flesh’). To the right of the summary we have a picture of Yusuke in a detective outfit; it fits the main idea of this volume since he is now a “Spirit Detective.” Under Yusuke’s picture we have the volume number, which completes the back.
Volume 2’s cover I still liked the best out of the 3 covers. As far as this cover goes though, it is nice to finally see some full body shots of characters and not from the waist up.
Artwork: The artwork is kind of old, but VIZ touched it up quite a lot, which makes it look brand new. Some pictures at times do look grainy, but it could possibly be due to the master copies.
Translation: Perfect translation! Only bad thing IMO is the dubbed sound effects. Other then that, plot is very accurate and it gives good detailed descriptions where it needs to be explained.
Content (Warning: May Contain Spoilers): With this volume we cover a really major ARC, but first we have the first chapter which deals with how Yusuke learns that he has other plans with the Spirit World, he must become a Spirit Detective.
While the first Chapter is pretty much part of the whole resurrection ARC (I can not really place it with The Deadly Trio ARC), it still has a lot of important information. I don’t really want to get that much into this one chapter, so I will start off the content portion with The Deadly Trio ARC.
The main portion of this volume, or the Deadly Trio ARC, centers on Yusuke’s first real Spirit Detective Assignment, getting back the sacred artifacts from three criminal demons that escaped from the underworld. The three criminals are Goki, Kurama, and Hiei. Kurama and Hiei become main characters later on. Yusuke first goes after Goki who has a glass orb that steals souls. In order for Goki to survive he must consume souls. So, Yusuke decides to deal with Goki first as he is one of the real main threats (actually, Goki is the only one who would stick around to fight him). Yusuke loses the first time he fights Goki, but he manages to defeat Goki on their second encounter.
The next criminal Yusuke comes up against is Kurama. Kurama is not much of a criminal because he wants to use his item, a wishing mirror, in order to cure his ill mother. Yusuke let’s Kurama use the mirror, until Yusuke learns that Kurama must give up his own life in exchange for the wish. Yusuke butts in and manages to save Kurama and his mother by sacrificing some of his own life energy.
The last criminal is Hiei, whom attacks Yusuke through his girlfriend, Keiko. Yusuke goes after Hiei in order to save Keiko. Yusuke learns that Hiei used his item, a demon sword, to change Keiko into a demon. Yusuke must get the antidote from the sword before Keiko becomes a demon. Kurama helps Yusuke out in the match, since Yusuke helped him earlier. Their joined powers are able to put a stop to Hiei, and Yusuke gets back all 3 items of the underworld.
Yes, I know that was kind of vague as my summaries go, but there is a lot of information in this ARC that can not be explained in a 3 page review. This volume also introduces the next ARC, The Genkai Tournament ARC, but it does not really get that far into it. We have pretty much qualification’s for this volume (next volume is the actual tournament). The main point of the Genkai Tournament ARC is for Yusuke to find a criminal named Rando who is out to win Genkai’s technique which will give him an extra advantage at trying to take over the underworld.
As far as this volume goes, it is well worth the money. Yu Yu Hakusho gets to be a pretty intense series, and this volume begins to shed light on the actual action aspect of the series.
Objectionable Content:
- Language: No
- Violence: Yes
- Nudity: No
- Sexual Situations: No
Overall Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Reviewer: TheGodofJurai
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