YuYu Hakusho is near to my heart, like you I grew up with this series and it's always going to be a favorite. Any videos you make on YYH I will watch. Thank you for being a rational and more "mature" look on anime in current year and for making videos
I remember watching this back in high school and having the exact same reaction: "Who are these people? What are there powers? What the heck is a Spirit Detective? WHAT IS GOING ON?????" Eventually my brain just settled on "its people with superpowers punching each other", and that was good enough for me at the time.
As a young person growing up on 90’s “anime” -Pokémon, dragonball, DBZ and later the toonami shows (cowboy bebop, all the Gundam series, outlaw star) I was always browsing the anime section at blockbuster. I rented this before ever seeing it on toonami/adult swim
Though my first exposure to YYH was its initial run on Adult Swim pre-Toonami, I did manage to snag up both of these YYH movies from a long discontinued store chain called Media Play which is now a fond memory. Man its probably going on 20 years since I've even taken the DVDs out of the case, but I never got rid of them for some reason. They just feel like these rare relics of the 90s and remind me of a simpler time when humanity peaked as a whole. Something just told me to hold onto them all these years.
I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS ON ADULT SWIM BACK IN THE DAY 😭😭😭 I could never remember the name but would see snips out of context EVERYWHERE over the past 25 years. Thank you for making this video!!
everytime I rewatch this show I'm blown away at exactly how good it is. Bruh the first episode with Yusuke's funeral makes me cry a little every single time. The way all the people in his life really care for him and were so hurt at the loss of his young life. It was so real. That episode really draws you into the show. Honestly, the english script writers and voice cast just did a phenomenal job delivering YuYu to the west.
I bought this on DVD when Suncoast Video had their going-out-of-business sale. I got 4 copies for like, $3 apiece, intending to give them to my anime-loving friends, but they already had their own. I found them in a box of movies the other day, still wrapped. Looked them up, they go for $80-$100 EACH now!
It's weird that I just discovered and watched this movie the other day and now I'm seeing info and talk about it pop up everywhere. I was shocked to find out an English dub happened before the anime series got one. And hoo boy, it's just doesn't feel right without the Funimation voice actors...
@Brandon Probably licensing issues. There was another Yu Yu Hakusho OVA, Eizou Hakusho, that wasn't dubbed until 2011 due to a rights hang-up. Same with The Golden Seal special, which also has an alternate English dub that was produced before Funi started on the TV series.
The Kurama voice is so weird because it actually does sound very similar to the voice he'd later get from Funimation. Like if you showed me that clip and said it was John Burgmeier, I'd believe it.
I suppose technically, this was my first exposure to Yu Yu Hakusho. When I say technically, because I didn't watch the movie but Anime Abandons review of it. And I was completely lost, not just what the movie was about but what was happening at all. No frame of reverence of the voice actors. I forgot Eric Staurt and Veronica Taylor of Pokemon fame were in this.
The only good thing to come out of that movie was the character of Kuronue and a little more glimpse into Youko's story, even if it isn't technically canon, I like to think that part could be lol
In my opinion I am glad they did the movie first only because they had practice and got comfortable with there characters and also I watch detective Conan and you can definitely tell when the new dub team started on the movies because the acting was sketchy then proceeded to get better over time ! The series alone a masterpiece absolutely one of the greatest of my time
This was my first experience with Yu Yu Hakusho, years before Adult Swim. I remember seeing it in an ad for mail-away VHS anime in a comic book; then I saw the VHS at the comic store and scooped it up. I grabbed this, Venus Wars, Ruin Explorers, and Ninja Scroll. Watching it the first time, I was confused by the lack of explanation of the world and characters, but at that age the cool fight scenes and music made up for that.
I remember renting this one at Blockbuster back in the 90s. The story was very straightforward and didn't realize there was a dedicated series already established. I just ran with it and thought it was entertaining. For a cash grab this looks VERY impressive even today. The characters and animation are expressive and beautifully detailed. A far better production compared to the crap out today considering this is a stand alone story.
Only ever got through the Dark Tournament as a kid, but as an adult finally got from 0-112 + the OVA (what fanservice!). Now just looking at the movies, but I found your vid first xD. What a fun 90's anime tho. Dark Tournament still holds up as such an amazing touranment arc.
This was my 1st exposure to YUYU and I liked it ! Although there were many movies released by the U.S.without the series to back them up. They mainly released them because of their overseas popularity and hoped it would catch fire with US audiences. Some examples are Ghost Sweeper and even Lum's movies ( although oddly enough, the subtitled series was released in the states by another company...Animeigo).
I actually like the movies, especially the 2nd movie (Jaganshi Hiei + Dragon of the Darkness Flame = badass) But honestly, the YYH movies are more more "canon" than any DBZ movie
CPM had the rights to the movie before the series got released in the states. What shocks me is it's never gotten a redub despite its popularity. Hell, Lupin the third- Secret of Mamo and Castle of Cagliostro both got redubs. Also, the villain of the Yuyu movie(90 min version) was modeled after Dark Schneider from Bastard!!!
I am actually in a very similar situation as you. I love this anime and the English dub cast. I found your video because I am in the middle of rewatching the show again myself. Anyways I want to say that the movie actually was my first exposure to yu yu hakusho and I saw it in the Philippines when I was a kid before moving to the US. I thought it was so cool at the time. Then when the anime finally came out I never knew the movie was Yu Yu Hakusho until much later. When I finally made the connection I was like "wait I have to see that movie again". But since I had gotten used to the Funimation dub I was so confused as to why they sounded so different. Suffice to say I never finished my second viewing of the movie and still havent to this day. Weird outro here but I'm so happy someone finally cleared this up for me.
I did not forget it came on Adult Swim first. I still remember that Saturday night I turned on Cartoon Network and it was on TV. Kuwabara was fighting the cat Saint Beast. I was hooked ever since
Oh wow I remember this movie. It was a couple years after YYH finished airing on TV that I came across it. I was so blown away I had no idea there was a movie! And when I watched it I felt so....violated when I heard their voices. I think I got about 10 minutes in and I couldn't bare to continue so I switched over to the subbed version. Until that time I had never heard the subbed version of YYH lol It was because of this movie that I had finally heard it in Japanese and while I did like it, my heart still belongs to the dubbed version.
Ironically, here in Brazil the movie has dubbed by the same cast and aired in Toonami once or twice. But unfortunately we didn't got the special or the DVD bonus, the series also was never released in home video here
My brother went on vacation with a friend for a week and brought me a DVD copy of this movie as a gift. I was way into Yu Yu hakusho at the time and didn’t even know a movie had existed and I remember being disappointed the Toonami cast wasn’t in it but I still enjoyed it for what it was.
OVAs were like that, back in the day. They were like story add-ons. Sometimes events that happen on the series assume you watched a specific OVA between seasons.
I forgot that movie with the kid. I still love Yuyu hakusho. I started watching in while stationed in Okinawa. I was 25 years old then. Just finished watched again last week. When it ended, Ruroni kenshin had to fill the space. Level E and Hunter X Hunter were still in Shonen Jump.
I actually got this on VHS during the time it was originally released. I can't remember what it was, but there was some company that would send you an Anime VHS every month and you could decide to keep it or send it back. I kept a few of them but only two of them were movies. This one and Wrath of the Ninja.
I genuinely love this movie, I'm always shocked to see long time YYH fans trash on it, but I get it not having the dub really does hurt its rewatch value. I like to watch it sub and just have it be my one way to engage with the sub. It was the gateway for YYH for my best friend before I made them marathon the series with the funi dub. I view this movie in a similar vein to most of the DBZ movies and I think it holds up decently when compared to a lot of those.
I always bring up that adult swim thing because yeah a lot of people forget that and don't think it's correct, but I got hooked on the show ever since I saw the episode where kurama killed genbo, and that was my introduction to the series. Gah so many memories
I got into it when we briefly had the funimation channel in high school. The first time I ever noticed how amazing a tv shows animation was. I would also like to say that the second half of the show feels like a shonen version of legend of the overfiend, intersecting worlds of man and demons and what not
YuYu Hakusho and Generator Rex were the first 2 series that I fully finished, and ensemble shows with scrappy, outcast protagonists have easily become my favorite genre.
I had both movies on VHS back in the 90´s and was also the first time i saw something from the anime, i knew of it and was intrigued by its world and look and that fascination was enough to me to have a good time with them...Of course i did not get much of its background but the spectacles in them selves made it a cool ride....Also in the 90´s one was not spoiled with a constant stream of media like in these times so much of animes/manga had a bigger mystic around them which i guess helped them to be a bit "better" then one would judge them to be now.
I saw this first and really enjoyed it 😎 When I got old enough and of course the internet was a thing, I looked up to see if I could find more of it and bought this Malaysian Subbed (I think) version and was my first exposure to the series as a whole! And I loved the world and the characters and was sorry to hear how everything ended and anime had to wrap it up. I'm still patiently waiting for someone to go back and say "this has potential" and maybe some day, writers and artists who also grew up with this would remember the love they have for these characters, and continue their story on.
YYH is also near and dear to my heart. When I heard the dub, I immediately turned it off to watch Lanipator's abridged YYH: Poltergeist Report, and I have never laughed so hard in my life (had to constantly put my hands over my mouth since I was in a Public Library) 😅😅😅
I stumbled across this one by pure chance in the 90s when I was in Blockbuster. At first I didn't recognize it since the VHS cover said Poltergeist Report as the main title and then "Yu Yu Hakusho" in tiny lettering underneath. I found it right around the time the show was about halfway through the Dark Tournament arc in the US, so I felt like I had just enough information to get through this one. I liked it just fine as a kid, but even back then I really missed the Funimation dub and found this one to be extremely jarring.
So I first saw this movie around the same time I got into the anime when it was airing on Toonami. I saw it at Blockbuster and begged my parents to rent it for me every time we went (despite me being like 8 and the movie being rated 16+). I still hold the movie very dearly, and as much as I adore the Funi voice cast I still find a kind of dated charm to the English cast of the movie. Hell I even found Kurama's story about his old partner to be really compelling. I do hope this movie gets redubbed and redistributed one day, especially since YYH is pretty relevant with the announcement of the live action series. It's unlikely, but I can still hope
My dad saw this first before the series it actually is what got him into anime more he always knew about dragon ball but this is what really started his passion I remember him telling about the days before toonami and the Internet was more accessible it was whatever you can get is what you can get he said when he picked this up he had no idea what it was but when he watched the movie he fell in love and since he had a computer science degree he ended up using his computer to get into dragon ball what was out of yuyu and reroni Kenshin
I distinctly remember buying this movie at a MediaPlay back in the day, as a huge fan of the anime. I was trying to collect the full series on dvd at the time and got so excited. Got it home, and knowing nothing yet about subs/dubs and broader anime production, I could not remotely understand why the voices were different. I couldn't tell you a single thing about the movie to this day other than my utter confusion and upset over them "not sounding right" after being so excited to find a YYH movie.
Just found this video & Poltergeist Report was my first introduction to YuYu Hakusho! I got it (& still have it)through a VHS anime subscription when my only anime outlets where the SciFi Channel and whatever was avail at Blockbuster.
One of my first memory’s is Yu Yu Hakusho. I don’t even know how old I was. I remember being scared because yusuke’s house was on fire. I don’t think that was the first episode I watched but it is my first memory.
Hands down my favorite anime ever and will rewatch it over and over. Love seeing everyone else saying similar things that I’ve always thought about the series. Intro song is FIRE. But the end credits songs are ALL so good and in my opinion get better as the series goes on.
I saw the movie first, and didn't see the anime series until the Toonami broadcast. My first exposure to it was this video store anime catalog that had just come out with it on its cover, and the rental store I went to had it.
This movie was for a very long time the only Yu Yu Hakusho released piece we had here in Germany officially licensed, until Netflix got the license to the Anime. To this day we don't have the Manga licensed, guess German publishers are sleeping on the greatness that is Yu Yu Hakusho
I'd say it takes place after the entire series. They talk about getting the gang back together and the red demon who was yuskes dad friend is king of demon world. Told yuske his back hurt so he couldnt help
I finally found this movie (finished watching it five minutes ago) and while I love YYH, you are SO RIGHT about the voices being nails on a chalkboard. I literally reimagined and restated (in my head) all the lines as the original voice actors saying them throughout the movie. Even George ❤️
Sup Ryan. My very first intro to Yu Yu Hakusho was the movie Poltergeist Report when it was first released on VHS in US. Rented it from Blockbuster Video back then.
Just bought the seasons at a discount. This and ruroni kenshin were my favorites growing up. Haven't really watched anime since then, so it's been fun watching it again. Also the outer to yu yu hakusho and the visuals are awesome.
Great video, Like you I got into YYH on adult swim back in the day and the dub is ICONIC. Please do a Yusuke (or show) analysis. Togashi never disappoints when it comes to intricate characters and Yusuke might be my favorite of his.
I remember renting this from the video store before i ever knew what Yu Yu Hakusho was. Loved this movie. So badass. Eventually after starting watching the series, i was like "hey, this kinda seems familiar" and had to do some digging as to what it was
This was probably one of the first anime I ever saw. On a bootleg VHS tape along with Armitage Polymatrix and the live-action Mortal Combat movie from the 90s.
I’d say your right that most of the anime cash grab movies suck ass, but man many of the DBZ movies were just amazing. I’d argue several of the DBZ movies stood toe to toe with the best of the series itself. The original broly movie, the cooler movie, tapion movie, and fusion reborn were all classics. They had interesting plots, pretty good pacing, solid animation, god-like fights, and villains fans adore to this day.
Don't know if anyone is still wondering about the 2018 ova dubs because they are actually out now! Found out by a random youtube rec while trying to find a vid to watch. all or nothing: th-cam.com/video/owkw-xXX2vk/w-d-xo.html two shots: th-cam.com/video/pJNHbMKYwHk/w-d-xo.html anyways loved the vid! no idea this movie was a thing lmao and i love yyh.
There are several places you can place it in the series, before chapter black is the easy one, kuwabaras powers faded after the tournament but they didn’t dissapear right away, chapter black takes place a few weeks after the tournament so there is time,
While this movie wasn't my first experience with YYH I do enjoy it. I own this movie on the forerunner of the modern DVD on two disks from Japan. In Japanese with no subtitles. I never seen the serie in English if watch everything in Japanese. But I can understand the love people can have for voices. I still prefer the Japanese voices but I remember loving the dubs of The Slayers ova used to watch video. I agree the music was great. I loved the end song of the movie. I was overjoyed when I found a copy of the movie's OVA in a anime store here in the Netherlands. Heck I even bought the manga of the two movies what where released in Japan.
I remember watching this movie years ago as a kid. Then a year or two ago found it in youtube, kinda excited to see it and the voices were so grating I couldn’t finish it. I don’t recall if I originally watched it sub, but the voice acting is so terrible I assume I must have. As for the movie itself, I actually like it. I like the expanded lore, like kurama and his subplot. Yusuke’s and Kuwabara’s fights are all actually really good, the best darkness flame from hiei. The animation is a little spotty in places, but really good at other parts, especially the opener with Koenma being flooded, just looks great! In total if you can get over the voice actors, or can watch it sub and like yu yu hakusho, I recommend it.
When i finished this show sad as hell wanting more. When i heard there was movies me being excited to see it just to see the squad smack talk and fight. Didnt even get to 5 mins in and seeing funimation didnt do em i just left em. those 2 new adapt ova i forced myself to watch it because it was back story to hiei and kurama.
I'm not really shocked that kuwabara's best fight by far was only in a non canon movie. Hell I would say he's at his best here. * No yukina power up crap that ruined the Risho fight. * The enemy he fights and wins against actually stays dead, no stupid junk where togashi has kuwabara's win be a "win" then again it might have been simply because even then they didn't want to do that much with him. * Whoever wrote the fight actually tried with him and thinking about how he would use his abilities * When he fights the demon minions, his style starts showing at least some refinement. There's still some things that stops it from being perfect. But it's not bad.
oh man yu yu hakusho was awesome show back when i was in my 1st year in middle school in 7th grade in 2002 when it aired on us man i really loved watching it on toonami before doing any of my homework until stop watching it in my 2nd year of high school cause i did not no about the episode's now i start to re watch it to when i got covid 5 month's ago now am all better it's good i am watching it again i feel like i am in middle school all over again
I was able to ask Justin Cook in I think 2021, and I seem to remember he said the rights to dub it were still technically tied up and Funimation can’t touch it. Oh! and the 2 OVAs in 2018 were finally dubbed and they are on the 30th anniversary box set
On the topic on anime movies I would recommend the Psycho Pass Movie that's it's actually canon. It's after the second season of the anime and it's a nice movie.
I remember this coming out in the theaters in the Philippines in '98, iirc. I lived in Palawan which is an island province so I imagine it was a later showing than the national premiere. My brother and I worked our asses just to have enough money to watch it lol.
Yu Yu Hakusho is my all time favorite anime and I still haven't watched this movie, because I am still holding out hope that one day it is dubbed by Funimation!
It’s hard for me not to rewatch this every year or two. I know the nostalgia hits me hard but its still in my top 3 favorite for sure.
Go ahead and watch it as much as you want to :) it’s better than what’s on tv
Top 3 for me too! Easily and some how HxH also is in top 3 and when I found out it was from made from the same creator of YYH.
Same
YESSUH! I cycle back through different nostalgic anime regularly...also, it's always best to watch anime when it's dark out.
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telling u bro, top 3 for me as well. yyh has me hooked. i gotta watch it
YuYu Hakusho is near to my heart, like you I grew up with this series and it's always going to be a favorite. Any videos you make on YYH I will watch. Thank you for being a rational and more "mature" look on anime in current year and for making videos
I remember watching this back in high school and having the exact same reaction: "Who are these people? What are there powers? What the heck is a Spirit Detective? WHAT IS GOING ON?????" Eventually my brain just settled on "its people with superpowers punching each other", and that was good enough for me at the time.
As a young person growing up on 90’s “anime” -Pokémon, dragonball, DBZ and later the toonami shows (cowboy bebop, all the Gundam series, outlaw star) I was always browsing the anime section at blockbuster. I rented this before ever seeing it on toonami/adult swim
Though my first exposure to YYH was its initial run on Adult Swim pre-Toonami, I did manage to snag up both of these YYH movies from a long discontinued store chain called Media Play which is now a fond memory. Man its probably going on 20 years since I've even taken the DVDs out of the case, but I never got rid of them for some reason. They just feel like these rare relics of the 90s and remind me of a simpler time when humanity peaked as a whole. Something just told me to hold onto them all these years.
I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS ON ADULT SWIM BACK IN THE DAY 😭😭😭
I could never remember the name but would see snips out of context EVERYWHERE over the past 25 years. Thank you for making this video!!
100% down for more Yu Yu Hakusho content from you!
Same
Yusuke outfit is so clean in this movie
everytime I rewatch this show I'm blown away at exactly how good it is.
Bruh the first episode with Yusuke's funeral makes me cry a little every single time. The way all the people in his life really care for him and were so hurt at the loss of his young life. It was so real. That episode really draws you into the show. Honestly, the english script writers and voice cast just did a phenomenal job delivering YuYu to the west.
The good news is the OVA was dubbed finally!
I bought this on DVD when Suncoast Video had their going-out-of-business sale. I got 4 copies for like, $3 apiece, intending to give them to my anime-loving friends, but they already had their own. I found them in a box of movies the other day, still wrapped. Looked them up, they go for $80-$100 EACH now!
Those old pencil drawn animes are still the best
I saw the movie before the series. A friend of mine moved here from Guam and had the movie back in 98
It's weird that I just discovered and watched this movie the other day and now I'm seeing info and talk about it pop up everywhere. I was shocked to find out an English dub happened before the anime series got one. And hoo boy, it's just doesn't feel right without the Funimation voice actors...
This is why it is better to watch the movie with the original Japanese audio with subtitles.
@Brandon Probably licensing issues. There was another Yu Yu Hakusho OVA, Eizou Hakusho, that wasn't dubbed until 2011 due to a rights hang-up. Same with The Golden Seal special, which also has an alternate English dub that was produced before Funi started on the TV series.
The Kurama voice is so weird because it actually does sound very similar to the voice he'd later get from Funimation. Like if you showed me that clip and said it was John Burgmeier, I'd believe it.
I suppose technically, this was my first exposure to Yu Yu Hakusho. When I say technically, because I didn't watch the movie but Anime Abandons review of it. And I was completely lost, not just what the movie was about but what was happening at all. No frame of reverence of the voice actors. I forgot Eric Staurt and Veronica Taylor of Pokemon fame were in this.
I remember YYH on AS and toonami.
The only good thing to come out of that movie was the character of Kuronue and a little more glimpse into Youko's story, even if it isn't technically canon, I like to think that part could be lol
Fun fact: The voice actor for Yusuke in this movie also voiced the main character in Garzeys Wing.....oh the horror
I had to wake very in the morning, every Saturday, to watch Yu Yu Hakusho on Adult Swim. Loved the Anime.
I finished Yu Yu Hakusho recently and I think it's a god-tier anime alongside Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.
In my opinion I am glad they did the movie first only because they had practice and got comfortable with there characters and also I watch detective Conan and you can definitely tell when the new dub team started on the movies because the acting was sketchy then proceeded to get better over time ! The series alone a masterpiece absolutely one of the greatest of my time
The Dub for the 2 Part OVA did come out recently.
This was my first experience with Yu Yu Hakusho, years before Adult Swim. I remember seeing it in an ad for mail-away VHS anime in a comic book; then I saw the VHS at the comic store and scooped it up. I grabbed this, Venus Wars, Ruin Explorers, and Ninja Scroll. Watching it the first time, I was confused by the lack of explanation of the world and characters, but at that age the cool fight scenes and music made up for that.
The Abridged movie is way better than the actual movie. It even got Chuck Huber to do a few lines.
I remember renting this one at Blockbuster back in the 90s. The story was very straightforward and didn't realize there was a dedicated series already established. I just ran with it and thought it was entertaining. For a cash grab this looks VERY impressive even today. The characters and animation are expressive and beautifully detailed. A far better production compared to the crap out today considering this is a stand alone story.
Same here
Same here! I was so excited when I realized it was an actual series
Iv watched yuyu all the way through many times in both sub and dub and considering 99.99% I'm a subtitles guy, the dub is really fun
Yep nothing beats Botan saying BINGO!
@@cameronhopewell641 or the trash talking in dub
I suggest watching this movie when you finish all 112 of the Episodes
Only ever got through the Dark Tournament as a kid, but as an adult finally got from 0-112 + the OVA (what fanservice!). Now just looking at the movies, but I found your vid first xD.
What a fun 90's anime tho. Dark Tournament still holds up as such an amazing touranment arc.
This was my 1st exposure to YUYU and I liked it ! Although there were many movies released by the U.S.without the series to back them up. They mainly released them because of their overseas popularity and hoped it would catch fire with US audiences. Some examples are Ghost Sweeper and even Lum's movies ( although oddly enough, the subtitled series was released in the states by another company...Animeigo).
I’m actually trying to fandub this movie, writing a script that has the characters sound and act like they would in the tv show
I actually like the movies, especially the 2nd movie (Jaganshi Hiei + Dragon of the Darkness Flame = badass)
But honestly, the YYH movies are more more "canon" than any DBZ movie
CPM had the rights to the movie before the series got released in the states. What shocks me is it's never gotten a redub despite its popularity. Hell, Lupin the third- Secret of Mamo and Castle of Cagliostro both got redubs. Also, the villain of the Yuyu movie(90 min version) was modeled after Dark Schneider from Bastard!!!
Yu yu hakusho stands forever goated, I have many friends who won’t watch it due to the age, breaks my heart
I am actually in a very similar situation as you. I love this anime and the English dub cast. I found your video because I am in the middle of rewatching the show again myself. Anyways I want to say that the movie actually was my first exposure to yu yu hakusho and I saw it in the Philippines when I was a kid before moving to the US. I thought it was so cool at the time. Then when the anime finally came out I never knew the movie was Yu Yu Hakusho until much later. When I finally made the connection I was like "wait I have to see that movie again". But since I had gotten used to the Funimation dub I was so confused as to why they sounded so different. Suffice to say I never finished my second viewing of the movie and still havent to this day. Weird outro here but I'm so happy someone finally cleared this up for me.
I did not forget it came on Adult Swim first. I still remember that Saturday night I turned on Cartoon Network and it was on TV. Kuwabara was fighting the cat Saint Beast. I was hooked ever since
Oh wow I remember this movie. It was a couple years after YYH finished airing on TV that I came across it. I was so blown away I had no idea there was a movie! And when I watched it I felt so....violated when I heard their voices. I think I got about 10 minutes in and I couldn't bare to continue so I switched over to the subbed version. Until that time I had never heard the subbed version of YYH lol It was because of this movie that I had finally heard it in Japanese and while I did like it, my heart still belongs to the dubbed version.
This movie definitely isn't good but for me YYH is the most nostalgic thing ever and I even have a little bit of nostalgia for this movie.
Ironically, here in Brazil the movie has dubbed by the same cast and aired in Toonami once or twice.
But unfortunately we didn't got the special or the DVD bonus, the series also was never released in home video here
Bruh I remember watching the first and second episode tearing the fuck up listening to kuabara cry over Yusuke lol
My brother went on vacation with a friend for a week and brought me a DVD copy of this movie as a gift. I was way into Yu Yu hakusho at the time and didn’t even know a movie had existed and I remember being disappointed the Toonami cast wasn’t in it but I still enjoyed it for what it was.
Well I saw this movie before the anime… but for me it’s was a Good movie !! I can watch it again & again 👍🏻
OVAs were like that, back in the day. They were like story add-ons. Sometimes events that happen on the series assume you watched a specific OVA between seasons.
I forgot that movie with the kid. I still love Yuyu hakusho. I started watching in while stationed in Okinawa. I was 25 years old then. Just finished watched again last week. When it ended, Ruroni kenshin had to fill the space. Level E and Hunter X Hunter were still in Shonen Jump.
I actually got this on VHS during the time it was originally released. I can't remember what it was, but there was some company that would send you an Anime VHS every month and you could decide to keep it or send it back. I kept a few of them but only two of them were movies. This one and Wrath of the Ninja.
I genuinely love this movie, I'm always shocked to see long time YYH fans trash on it, but I get it not having the dub really does hurt its rewatch value. I like to watch it sub and just have it be my one way to engage with the sub. It was the gateway for YYH for my best friend before I made them marathon the series with the funi dub. I view this movie in a similar vein to most of the DBZ movies and I think it holds up decently when compared to a lot of those.
I always bring up that adult swim thing because yeah a lot of people forget that and don't think it's correct, but I got hooked on the show ever since I saw the episode where kurama killed genbo, and that was my introduction to the series. Gah so many memories
I got into it when we briefly had the funimation channel in high school. The first time I ever noticed how amazing a tv shows animation was.
I would also like to say that the second half of the show feels like a shonen version of legend of the overfiend, intersecting worlds of man and demons and what not
YuYu Hakusho and Generator Rex were the first 2 series that I fully finished, and ensemble shows with scrappy, outcast protagonists have easily become my favorite genre.
I had both movies on VHS back in the 90´s and was also the first time i saw something from the anime, i knew of it and was intrigued by its world and look and that fascination was enough to me to have a good time with them...Of course i did not get much of its background but the spectacles in them selves made it a cool ride....Also in the 90´s one was not spoiled with a constant stream of media like in these times so much of animes/manga had a bigger mystic around them which i guess helped them to be a bit "better" then one would judge them to be now.
I saw this first and really enjoyed it 😎 When I got old enough and of course the internet was a thing, I looked up to see if I could find more of it and bought this Malaysian Subbed (I think) version and was my first exposure to the series as a whole! And I loved the world and the characters and was sorry to hear how everything ended and anime had to wrap it up. I'm still patiently waiting for someone to go back and say "this has potential" and maybe some day, writers and artists who also grew up with this would remember the love they have for these characters, and continue their story on.
YYH is also near and dear to my heart. When I heard the dub, I immediately turned it off to watch Lanipator's abridged YYH: Poltergeist Report, and I have never laughed so hard in my life (had to constantly put my hands over my mouth since I was in a Public Library) 😅😅😅
I stumbled across this one by pure chance in the 90s when I was in Blockbuster. At first I didn't recognize it since the VHS cover said Poltergeist Report as the main title and then "Yu Yu Hakusho" in tiny lettering underneath. I found it right around the time the show was about halfway through the Dark Tournament arc in the US, so I felt like I had just enough information to get through this one. I liked it just fine as a kid, but even back then I really missed the Funimation dub and found this one to be extremely jarring.
So I first saw this movie around the same time I got into the anime when it was airing on Toonami. I saw it at Blockbuster and begged my parents to rent it for me every time we went (despite me being like 8 and the movie being rated 16+). I still hold the movie very dearly, and as much as I adore the Funi voice cast I still find a kind of dated charm to the English cast of the movie. Hell I even found Kurama's story about his old partner to be really compelling. I do hope this movie gets redubbed and redistributed one day, especially since YYH is pretty relevant with the announcement of the live action series. It's unlikely, but I can still hope
My dad saw this first before the series it actually is what got him into anime more he always knew about dragon ball but this is what really started his passion I remember him telling about the days before toonami and the Internet was more accessible it was whatever you can get is what you can get he said when he picked this up he had no idea what it was but when he watched the movie he fell in love and since he had a computer science degree he ended up using his computer to get into dragon ball what was out of yuyu and reroni Kenshin
Yup! This was my intro to YuYu Hakusho, thankfully I had seen Saint Seiya prior so I was prepared 🥰
I distinctly remember buying this movie at a MediaPlay back in the day, as a huge fan of the anime. I was trying to collect the full series on dvd at the time and got so excited. Got it home, and knowing nothing yet about subs/dubs and broader anime production, I could not remotely understand why the voices were different. I couldn't tell you a single thing about the movie to this day other than my utter confusion and upset over them "not sounding right" after being so excited to find a YYH movie.
Just found this video &
Poltergeist Report was my first introduction to YuYu Hakusho! I got it (& still have it)through a VHS anime subscription when my only anime outlets where the SciFi Channel and whatever was avail at Blockbuster.
The two funimation dubbed Yu Yu Hakusho OVAs are out on TH-cam.
One of my first memory’s is Yu Yu Hakusho. I don’t even know how old I was. I remember being scared because yusuke’s house was on fire. I don’t think that was the first episode I watched but it is my first memory.
Hands down my favorite anime ever and will rewatch it over and over. Love seeing everyone else saying similar things that I’ve always thought about the series.
Intro song is FIRE. But the end credits songs are ALL so good and in my opinion get better as the series goes on.
I remember renting this from Blockbuster long before the show premiered on Toonami. Aw man the nostalgia
Yu Yu Hakusho the best show ever.
I saw the movie first, and didn't see the anime series until the Toonami broadcast. My first exposure to it was this video store anime catalog that had just come out with it on its cover, and the rental store I went to had it.
This movie was for a very long time the only Yu Yu Hakusho released piece we had here in Germany officially licensed, until Netflix got the license to the Anime. To this day we don't have the Manga licensed, guess German publishers are sleeping on the greatness that is Yu Yu Hakusho
I'd say it takes place after the entire series. They talk about getting the gang back together and the red demon who was yuskes dad friend is king of demon world. Told yuske his back hurt so he couldnt help
I finally found this movie (finished watching it five minutes ago) and while I love YYH, you are SO RIGHT about the voices being nails on a chalkboard. I literally reimagined and restated (in my head) all the lines as the original voice actors saying them throughout the movie. Even George ❤️
Also same with discovery on adult swim early! The nostalgia hits hard
Lucky from us here in the philippines. Back then when i was kid
I remember it was filmed in cinema dub in the (tagalog ) our dialect language
Sup Ryan. My very first intro to Yu Yu Hakusho was the movie Poltergeist Report when it was first released on VHS in US. Rented it from Blockbuster Video back then.
Just bought the seasons at a discount. This and ruroni kenshin were my favorites growing up. Haven't really watched anime since then, so it's been fun watching it again. Also the outer to yu yu hakusho and the visuals are awesome.
Great video, Like you I got into YYH on adult swim back in the day and the dub is ICONIC. Please do a Yusuke (or show) analysis. Togashi never disappoints when it comes to intricate characters and Yusuke might be my favorite of his.
I remember renting this from the video store before i ever knew what Yu Yu Hakusho was. Loved this movie. So badass. Eventually after starting watching the series, i was like "hey, this kinda seems familiar" and had to do some digging as to what it was
This was probably one of the first anime I ever saw. On a bootleg VHS tape along with Armitage Polymatrix and the live-action Mortal Combat movie from the 90s.
Well, at least Eric Stuart and Veronica Taylor are in that early dub. They are legendary.
Pepperidge farm remembers the old adult swim lineup
10:46 what are you talking about, this is pure gold here
I liked the movie. It was neat to learn about more Yu Yu Hakusho lore.
I’d say your right that most of the anime cash grab movies suck ass, but man many of the DBZ movies were just amazing. I’d argue several of the DBZ movies stood toe to toe with the best of the series itself. The original broly movie, the cooler movie, tapion movie, and fusion reborn were all classics. They had interesting plots, pretty good pacing, solid animation, god-like fights, and villains fans adore to this day.
DBZ movie 13 is one of my favourite moments in the dragon ball franchise
Don't know if anyone is still wondering about the 2018 ova dubs because they are actually out now! Found out by a random youtube rec while trying to find a vid to watch.
all or nothing: th-cam.com/video/owkw-xXX2vk/w-d-xo.html
two shots: th-cam.com/video/pJNHbMKYwHk/w-d-xo.html
anyways loved the vid! no idea this movie was a thing lmao and i love yyh.
There are several places you can place it in the series, before chapter black is the easy one, kuwabaras powers faded after the tournament but they didn’t dissapear right away, chapter black takes place a few weeks after the tournament so there is time,
I remember the adult swim days with home movies and Inuyasha. God I'm getting old...
The way I describe Yu Yu Hakusho is if like Scooby-doo where are you and DBZ had a love child
While this movie wasn't my first experience with YYH I do enjoy it. I own this movie on the forerunner of the modern DVD on two disks from Japan. In Japanese with no subtitles. I never seen the serie in English if watch everything in Japanese. But I can understand the love people can have for voices. I still prefer the Japanese voices but I remember loving the dubs of The Slayers ova used to watch video. I agree the music was great. I loved the end song of the movie. I was overjoyed when I found a copy of the movie's OVA in a anime store here in the Netherlands. Heck I even bought the manga of the two movies what where released in Japan.
Kudos to Studio Pierrot! who made Flame of Recca, Naruto, idk if Bleach was made by this studio
I remember watching this movie years ago as a kid. Then a year or two ago found it in youtube, kinda excited to see it and the voices were so grating I couldn’t finish it. I don’t recall if I originally watched it sub, but the voice acting is so terrible I assume I must have.
As for the movie itself, I actually like it. I like the expanded lore, like kurama and his subplot. Yusuke’s and Kuwabara’s fights are all actually really good, the best darkness flame from hiei. The animation is a little spotty in places, but really good at other parts, especially the opener with Koenma being flooded, just looks great! In total if you can get over the voice actors, or can watch it sub and like yu yu hakusho, I recommend it.
When i finished this show sad as hell wanting more. When i heard there was movies me being excited to see it just to see the squad smack talk and fight. Didnt even get to 5 mins in and seeing funimation didnt do em i just left em. those 2 new adapt ova i forced myself to watch it because it was back story to hiei and kurama.
I'm not really shocked that kuwabara's best fight by far was only in a non canon movie. Hell I would say he's at his best here.
* No yukina power up crap that ruined the Risho fight.
* The enemy he fights and wins against actually stays dead, no stupid junk where togashi has kuwabara's win be a "win" then again it might have been simply because even then they didn't want to do that much with him.
* Whoever wrote the fight actually tried with him and thinking about how he would use his abilities
* When he fights the demon minions, his style starts showing at least some refinement.
There's still some things that stops it from being perfect. But it's not bad.
oh man yu yu hakusho was awesome show back when i was in my 1st year in middle school in 7th grade in 2002 when it aired on us man i really loved watching it on toonami before doing any of my homework until stop watching it in my 2nd year of high school cause i did not no about the episode's now i start to re watch it to when i got covid 5 month's ago now am all better it's good i am watching it again i feel like i am in middle school all over again
Remember it came on before DBZ!? Those were the days. And it was the first time I saw cartoons cussing.
I remember watching this with no subs on you tube broken up into 30 clips with more than half of them missing so I was completely lost.
The yuyu hakusho movie was always at blockbusters and I never rented it cuz I didn’t know what it was back then
I was able to ask Justin Cook in I think 2021, and I seem to remember he said the rights to dub it were still technically tied up and Funimation can’t touch it.
Oh! and the 2 OVAs in 2018 were finally dubbed and they are on the 30th anniversary box set
i agree with you, once i first watched it i couldnt stop.
I still have my Poltergeist Report VHS.
On the topic on anime movies I would recommend the Psycho Pass Movie that's it's actually canon. It's after the second season of the anime and it's a nice movie.
I remember this coming out in the theaters in the Philippines in '98, iirc. I lived in Palawan which is an island province so I imagine it was a later showing than the national premiere. My brother and I worked our asses just to have enough money to watch it lol.
@3:10 bro went in. It is funny because the newest DBS movie was this.
I remember seeing this on adult swim or scifi channel back in the day
Yu Yu Hakusho is my all time favorite anime and I still haven't watched this movie, because I am still holding out hope that one day it is dubbed by Funimation!
I actually own this movie in vhs…I really enjoyed it and it made me want to know more about it. It got me into the show and the series.