YuYu Hakusho, Vol. 1
by Yoshihiro Togashi
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Author: Yoshihiro TogashiIllustrator: Yoshihiro Togashi
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-05
ISBN: 1569319049
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Book Reviews of YuYu Hakusho, Vol. 1
Book Review: A strong beginning.
Summary: 4 Stars
Yoshihiro Togashi, Yuyu Hakusho, vol. 1 (Viz, 1990)
I went the opposite way I normally do with YuYu Hakusho: I caught the first episode of the anime on ColoursTV one night, purely by accident, and was captivated enough to pick up the manga. Now, "picked up the manga" makes it sound like this was a cakewalk. It was not. My library system is of the type who autmatically tosses all graphic novels into the kidlit section, including such toddler-friendly stuff as Preacher, Watchmen, and Hellblazer, so you can imagine how much care they take with the labelling of volumes in the online catalog. (I've been trying to get volume 1 of Love Hina for three years without success.) The first six-- yes, six-- times I ordered this book, I got volume 3. At least they're consistent. I mean, me trying to get my hands on volume 1 of YuYu Hakusho was like Bilbo trying to get Smaug's treasure. Well, without all the adventures. And without Gollum. (Though I sometimes wonder about a few people who work at my branch of the library.) And it took longer. And I hear some of you asking why I didn't just buy it. Come on, I keep getting volume 3 from the library, which is four miles away, I'm gonna trust someone in SEATTLE to come up with the right book? Besides, it's the principle of the thing.
In any case, all that verbiage was there to prompt you to ask me if it was worth it. Go ahead, I'll wait.
...thank you. Yes, yes it was. The story: Yusuke Urameshi is an eighth-grader in Tokyo who spends his time fighting and cutting class. He's bound for hell, until a sudden selfless act saves his soul, but ends his life. Because of the quandary, the afterlife doesn't know what to do with him-- so Koenma, the junior lord of the underworld, offers Yusuke a chance to return to life. With the help of Botan, Yusuke's spirit guide, Yusuke must raise a spirit egg-- and what hatches from that egg will be determined by the good or evil in Yusuke's soul. It's loads of fun, one of the better first issues I've read over the past year or so. *** ½
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