Yu Yu Hakusho: Season One Box Set |  | Studio: Funimation
Category: DVD
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Format: NTSC, Full Screen, Color, Subtitled
Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 4
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 600 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 704400059933
UPC: 704400059933
EAN: 0704400059933
ASIN: B000F6ZIFQ
Release Date: July 8, 2008
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| • | From cuttinges 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 Detec |
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After juvenile delinquent Yusuke Urameshi dies while saving another, he is given a second chance at life as a spirit detective, hunting down demons an
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Fourteen-year-old Yusuke Urameshi, the hero of the fantasy-adventure Yu Yu Hakusho, brags about being the toughest kid in Sarayashki Junior High: He lives to fight, especially with his rival Kuwabara. When Yusuke's killed saving a little boy from a speeding car, he's given another chance by Koenma, the son of the ruler of the Spirit World. If Yusuke properly nurtures a "spirit egg," it will hatch into a benevolent beast that can help him return to his body permanently; too much negative energy will produce a monster that will devour him. Yusuke temporarily wins his life back with some help from Kayko (or Keiko), the girl he secretly loves, and Botan, the pretty pilot of the River Styx. Koenma makes him a "spirit detective," assigned to tracking down evil spirits prowling the human world. Yusuke's evolution from selfish thug to good guy includes some false steps, but he defeats his first foes with a mixture of daring, imagination, luck--and kindness. He wins over Kuwabara and the demons Kurama and Hiei, and undergoes special training from super-psychic Genkai. Yusuke and his allies battle the four "Saint Beasts," demons associated with the Chinese directional animals, and rescue a Snow Maiden imprisoned by a corrupt capitalist. These episodes conclude with the opening of the Dark Tournament, a sort of supernatural WWF tag-team smackdown that will take up most of the next two seasons. This popular comedy-adventure plays like a cross between Dragon Ball Z and a minor Frank Capra movie. (Rated TV PG: risqué humor, cartoon violence, violence against women, alcohol and tobacco use.) --Charles Solomon
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 It's not a bad set for what it is August 18, 2010
Lesley Aeschliman (Enumclaw, WA)
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Complete First Season is a four-disc DVD set that contains twenty-eight episodes. However, the title is a little misleading. The set actually contains the entire first season, as well as three episodes from the second season. The first disc contains eight episodes, the second disc contains six episodes, the third disc contains eight episodes, and the fourth disc contains six episodes. It should be noted that on the DVD boxes, the English episode titles are used; however, on the actual discs, the original Japanese titles are used in the episodes.
On the first disc, the only "extra" is a link that takes you to a menu for trailers. The trailers available to view on this disc are for the FUNimation Channel, Dragon Ball Z, Case Closed, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Samurai 7.
The second disc has three extras. The first consists of character profiles, which are a single page for each character with an accompanying picture. On this disc, there are profiles for Yusuke, Kuwabara, Botan, Keiko (misspelled as Kayko), Koenma, Atsuko, Hiei, Kurama, Gouki, Genkai, Kazemaru, Kibano, Shorin/Rando, and Ogre. Textless Songs has both the opening and closing credits, which are available in both Japanese and English. For the Japanese version, you still see the subtitles for the lyrics on the screen. There are also trailers for Desert Punk, The Galaxy Railways, Yu Yu Hakusho, Dragon Ball GT, and the Z-Store.
The only "extra" on the third disc are trailers. The trailers on this disc are for the FUNimation Channel, Case Closed, Dragon Ball Z, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki.
The fourth disc has three extras. The first is more character profiles, done in the exact same style as the profiles on disc two. On this disc are profiles for Genbu, Seiryu, Byakko, Suzaku, The Toguros, The Triad, Sakyo, Tarukane, Yukina, Yusuke, Kuwabara, Koenma, Gondawara, Rinku, Koto, and Shizuru. The textless songs that appear on this disc are exactly the same as what appears on disc two. The trailers available on this set are for MoonPhase, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Dragon Ball Z, Full Metal Panic!, and the Z-Store.
The actual episodes that appear on this set are very well-done. However, I wish FUNimation had gone to a little more effort with the bonus features. Even with the relative lack of bonus features included on this release, I would still recommend this set to fans of Yu Yu Hakusho, especially if they're interested in owning the series on DVD.
In order to write this review, I watched a copy of this DVD set that my husband purchased for me as a gift.
 awesome August 3, 2010
julio
this is really worth my money it bring back so much memories and it's funny and this is my favorite show and this season has to be the best of them all
Worth the buy July 30, 2010
Robert G. Ernst
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I watched this set and the other season sets like it thanks to a friend of mine. They all have cool extras and the ability to view the episodes in english or japanese, same goes for the season's respective songs which are in the special features somewhere. The character bio thing is cool too.
Yu Yu Hakusho is probably my favorite anime as a kid growing up, yes even more than dbz or tenchi muyo and whatnot (I was a 90's kid). I think the anime ran for an appropriate amount of time, the plot had a good pace (remember, 1 dbz character will take 7 episodes to change a lightbulb. Puu could change it faster). I especially praise season 1 for the plots that involved how corrupt some teachers really can be.
I also loved all of the Yuske - Keiko moments, they are a very realistic couple. Everyone is realistic and can be applied to real world behavior... to some extent anyway. You don't see too much activities from spirit detectives much in the real world.
Any anime fan will probably be happy to own this and I would recommend owning the sets like this. 1 trick I figured out you can do (on my dvd player anyway) is this: start an episode with japanese audio/video with the english texts for that version, then while botan is flying in the opening change it to english audio but don't change the text/video. If you did it right, you would have the japanese video with text for the japanese version but english audio. There are some interesting differences to be found in this method.
Best Price for the Best Show July 15, 2010
Jorge Herrera (Phoenix, AZ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is what I have been waiting for a long time. One of my all time favorite animes for a price that cant be beat. $14 a season. i just bought all 4 seasons. This is a price your can not pass up for this great show
AWESOME SHOW April 7, 2010
J. Dunn
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
All time favorite anime, but it ended too soon. Only four awesome seasons with an amazing group of characters. Really recommend this show to anyone, the series ending was pretty good, not totally disappointed by it. ^____^
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