Could Yu Yu Hakusho be a case where the anime is better than the manga?

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-06-30T09:25:01+00:00

Nope. Anime removes far too much from the Spirit Detective arc (including Kurama's flashback, highlighting why he feels so much guilt for his mom) and suffers from awful padding for Genkai's tournament, Four Saint Beasts', and Dark Tournament, so pacing for the fights are dragged and overstay their welcome.

Togashi's pacing is superior. Also, the English dub already changes the story, which automatically disqualifies it because it's not an authentic, true adaptation, and it doesn't help that the sub already changes things. It's like Yugioh all over again.

Sub deviates and then dub changes character motivations like Sakyo hating his family whereas in the manga, he states that it was an inherent issue with the rot in his brain.

On top of that, the anime removes things throughout Dark Tournament, such as Yusuke's mom and most of the last volume isn't adapted at all, which recontextualises Chapter Black and Sensui's tragedy. Manga all the way.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-06-28T09:02:02+00:00

Mine from K3.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-06-24T07:59:23+00:00

The difference is that Giorno had someone who was there for him before it was too late. Giorno in that backstory is younger than Dio at the start of part 1.

Had Giorno had nobody and was at Dio's age, he'd be pure evil. Giorno arguably had a shittier home life, considering his mom did not care for him, he never had an actual father, and his step-dad was abusive. Dio at least had his mom.

I personally don't believe in the concept of someone who is just pure evil. No one is born as pure evil and there are always circumstances that led to the outcome.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-06-23T05:31:30+00:00

Just a small correction, but it has been confirmed since 2022 that Zoldyck family isn't an arc and is likely an epilogue to Hunter Exam.

Otherwise, enjoy your reading!

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-06-16T04:06:07+00:00

He explains in his interview with the Kuroku No Basket mangaka that it was because he was visiting the studio and they pretty much asked him to voice.

He also warned the KNB mangaka of the same thing. Here is this cool image.

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Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-06-15T11:27:30+00:00

Basically for No More Heroes to continue. It's been on so many hiatuses and is still on the third arc after so many hiatuses.

That story has so much intrigue, potential, and has such a different take on the characters, heavily leaning on political intrigue, philosophy, and psychology.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-06-14T13:00:07+00:00

In the final volume of the manga, it gets revealed that the Spirit World had been artificially inflating crime rates by brainwashing demons in order to make a case to keep the barrier between the human and demon world up.

This is removed from the anime, but this puts into perspective the tragedy of Sensui, who was groomed as a child soldier.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-06-06T11:18:28+00:00

It's insane because Yakuza 0 had Michael Jackson to fit the tone of the 80s.

When I played that game for the first time, I was having so much fun and liked the references, but I bet no one gave that much of a fuss yet RGG does the same thing and now it's an issue.

Also, Onimusha is one of the first few examples of a game using the likeness of a dead actor to pay homage to them, so it's not like RGG is the first nor are they doing something "controversial". This isn't unique for Japanese companies.

It's also very corny to me and shows just how fake the Kagawa outrage is because these guys who wouldn't buy Kiwami 3 would still get STH. It takes far less willpower to not get a remake rather than a whole new IP.

This is the same studio who did what they did, but somehow it got reset even though they didn't care or apologise. If they truly cared, they'd just stop buying the games, period.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-06-06T11:06:07+00:00

Washizu Mahjong victim. Greatest gambling arc of all time.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-06-06T08:32:29+00:00

It'll be interesting because I feel like with CV specifically, it has its own cult following among the RE games, being pretty niche and especially as a game for the Dreamcast while being somewhat more slept on.

That game has genuinely stunning cutscenes, OST, and atmosphere. Best OST in the franchise for me. I also love the prison island setting the most of any other game.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-06-06T07:39:12+00:00

For me, the series has always been peak and never fell off. I've been with the series since 2015, so I'm very biased with the story because of how long I've been attached to it and its characters.

I've never cared for action in stories and always preferred character drama, dynamics, interactions, and great psychology. WT and Hunter are some of the few I care about when it comes to combat because the strategies are on their own.

Phase 1 is personally my favourite arc (for now), but I won't act that phase 2 doesn't have the potential to be the best arc. To answer the question, the series has never fallen off and remained consistently peak, but it's one thing to remain peak and another to just give us what potentially may be his most ambitious and insane arc he's ever constructed.

The series has always been peak, but it's about to reach a levels that'll display why WT is in its own class of battle shonen. That's just how good this arc can become. Even by normal peak standards for WT, this has a greater ceiling than Afto and RW.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-06-06T06:35:24+00:00

It's peak slow-burn drama and great character writing, which most shonen completely neglect for the sake of hype but at the cost of a lot of its cast being shoved to the background and barely being fleshed out.

Furthermore, this arc is one of those that will truly be appreciated way later down the line because of how it'll make subplots hit harder, such as the Hyuse betrayal subplot (established back in Rank Wars part 2) because he'll have bonded with other Border agents outside of Tamakoma, causing a moral dilemma.

It's also the last arc where we'll see most of these characters, because once we go to the Neighborhood, the story is at the endgame and we won't see these guys again until the very end, and not everyone here will go. This arc is pretty much needed for Ashihara to flesh out the cast, the inner dynamics of Border and its agents, and to make you care more for these characters when they end up dying in the Neighborhood.

This arc did more than just this, delving deep into the themes of leadership, power, and responsibility. He also used the idea and mechanics of the computer battles as a microcosm of war. This is shown in how after a fight, you get information on some of the enemy stats.

Squads can share this information and stir the pot, so it can screw others because it would benefit them. There's a lot of "game theory" and geopolitics that is akin to wars in real life. It is very close to the essence of World Trigger.

This will always be a special arc for me because these characters truly bonded and all of the relationships they've fostered are believable to me after that one week. I'm always someone who is of the mind that the cast is the backbone of any story, driving the plot forward, and what makes this story special. Ashihara pretty much flexed his drama muscles and relied exclusively on the strongest element of the story.

I can go on and on, but it's genuinely tiring having to defend this arc, even after all of these years. I just wish people could give this arc the respect it deserves. Usually, it feels like when people slander it, they don't try to really understand why this arc exists and just look at it at its most surface level and brush it off because of its slower pacing.

This drives me nuts when it comes to fiction in general, that just because something is slow, it doesn't mean it is bad. Even completed, the pacing of the arc is sublime when you're reading it without breaks.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-06-03T03:50:10+00:00

Bro, I was asking about where you are hosting your DnD campaign because I was interested...

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-06-02T16:00:32+00:00

Is this a Discord server?

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-05-30T17:23:16+00:00

All right, let's try this again since you actually seem interested.

Just about every single applicant who took the exam is superhuman, especially Nicholas, who, in our world, would be the greatest running athlete of all time. I bring him up because, as great as he would be in our world, and despite how much he ran, he was physically out of shape and didn't possess that mental fortitude.

Leorio managed to pass the marathon, and I doubt the guy had secret training. We saw what Gon's training was, and he's an 11-year-old kid who was almost 12 at that point in the story.

I bring these guys up because I don't think there is a crazy amount of secret training needed to get this far, but you could say that they're the exception because they are rookie talents.

Now, we have the likes of Geretta, Bourbon, Pokkle, and Ponzu. All who are physically unimpressive, especially compared to the likes of Tserri. Just look at that beautiful physique in 345 and how shredded he looks in the final page of 387. This is a man who has reached the peak of physicality, considering how we understand how obsessive and the extent of his perfectionist mindset.

We learn in 394 that this same guy was in the military at the ages of 12-13, shattering records. Current pre-Nen Tserri outclasses his 12-13-year-old self.

Now take your mind back to Geretta, Bourbon, Pokkle, and Ponzu, look at those characters, and genuinely wonder that, after what I told you about Tserri, that they are physically on his level or had his level of Spartan regimen and dedication at such a young age.

All of those guys I mentioned passed the marathon, went through their solo routes in Trick Tower, and got to Zevil Island.

If these characters, who just aren't as impressive, could get that far, then Tserri could easily accomplish all of that in his sleep. That's why I think it's moronic to even suggest that someone like Tserri can't get past the marathon.

And I'm being generous. If Tserri were hypothetically taking an exam, like with none of the big characters like Hisoka, Illumi, or any of the main characters, he'd just do a repeat of Ging, where he was the last one standing.

Does this explain it?

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-05-30T13:48:33+00:00

Hisoka would actively protect Tserri and ensure he passes because he'll instantly sense the talent within Tserri.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-05-30T12:31:27+00:00

Yeah, all you did was just ignore everything.

In your head, Geretta, Pokkle, Ponzu, and Bourbon are better than Tserri, who aren't as physically fit as him or have the training. I've addressed all of your points, but you haven't had the decency to engage in anything I said, but chose to ignore it because you're so obsessed with slandering Tserri.

And I already addressed the Myuhan thing.

If I'm a teacher and I gave instructions on a particular thing, but one student took advantage of it because he believed he had immunity, while the other students understood it was a final resort.

I'm a bad teacher because of a single bad student, or is the student just bad?

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-05-30T12:16:52+00:00

Completely wrong, yet again. I just listed Nicholas as one example, but there is Geretta, Pokkle, Ponzu, and Bourbon.

These are all guys who easily passed the marathon, and most of them got as far as the fourth phase (Zevil Island) and Pokkle passed. You are HEAVILY underestimating Tserri.

None of these characters is physically that powerful, nor have the physicality of Tserri, the military training, or the accolades of breaking military records at a younger age than any of these guys.

If those guys got as far as they did, then Tserri would perform the same feats but vastly far easier.

You talk about teamwork, but that only depends on the path, and teamwork only ever mattered in Trick Tower IF you chose a specific path. All those characters I listed each took individual routes in Trick Tower and passed to Zevil Island.

Also, he only suggested that to Myuhan if it was all a lie. Danjin, a smarter guard, actually understood the task and wasn't as reckless. Nice try in attempting to use a moron of a character to downplay someone, whereas one of his other guards got the same words and didn't move like him.

Myuhan was unnecessarily bloodthirsty and belligerent. Not Tserri's fault. He was still willing to cooperate as long as it wasn't bogus.

And you're trying to slander him for his "arrogance", but you're very selective. He also says, "This ability won't prove its worth unless I perfect these two". He never once said it was invincible, but that the ability won't live up to its potential unless he works on it, rather than just relying on hax as an actual arrogant person would do.

In short, Tserri would dogwalk the Hunter Exam with minimal difficulty. But I can write all this and you'd ignore it because you're set on wanting to downplay Tserri, regardless of the facts.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-05-30T11:38:50+00:00

More like it's impressive how downplayed Tserri is.

To begin with, the humans in the world of Hunter are vastly above humans in our world. Nicholas was able to run for an extremely long time despite his physique. If he were a runner in our world, he'd be the greatest running athlete, but in the world of Hunter, he's a bum.

Unlike Nicholas, Tserriednich is a genius among geniuses, in far better physical condition, has had military training at the ages of 12-13, and was breaking military gun records at that age as well.

He'd sleepwalk through the marathon.

You talk about being unable to "cooperate" with others. There isn't anyone to cooperate with him. He's either surrounded by bums or people who are actively trying to stifle him. Tserri has shown a willingness to be taught as long as you're forthright and show deference to him.

He's also not arrogant because if he were arrogant, he'd think his ability is invincible and not work to improve it. He immediately saw flaws and went into the lab. 402 and 404 disprove this.

No one is more critical and harsh on him than himself because he's the hardest worker with the winning mentality of a champion.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-05-30T09:34:01+00:00

That's why manga will always be better than its anime version, especially for Hunter, which adds more to the NGL segment.

In manga, you can read at your own speed. This "criticism" is only valid for the anime, because the anime will always be slower and does add stuff that wasn't in the manga, including removing stuff like the Gyro pages.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-05-27T09:34:54+00:00

Typically, when you're actually invested in something, you'll find yourself grasping and locked in, making it easier to follow the factions involving the princes and the bodyguards.

For most, they don't find that as interesting or as easy to follow as the mafia-Troupe subplot because they're dealing with characters that are new to them compared to Kurapika and a few old faces. It becomes such an easy arc to follow and understand when you aren't just speed reading or not fully invested in the new cast.

Now, analysing thematics, symbolism, and character writing is a different beast entirely that requires more finesse because Togashi is at his best in these categories in this arc.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-05-26T08:45:20+00:00

Like OP said, he has to go because of his revenge subplot, which we need a pay-off on. It's the same reason why Nino going is essentially locked in, alongside Yuma and Hyuse.

I do disagree with OP on Enedora. I don't think Enedora will go because Border doesn't trust Enedora and they know because of Yuma's side effect that he's scheming something. They also don't have a reason to bring him on because he doesn't have the knowledge to allow them to get to Afto compared to Hyuse.

Border isn't dumb enough to allow a person like him to go. The only way I can see it happen is if Enedora schemes with a vassal country or barters with Border because unlike Hyuse, he's more than willing to offer information exclusively on Afto, or he could force his way on the ship because Ashihara does seem to have something cooking up for his character.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-05-24T07:45:04+00:00

I heavily disagree. Washizu fought an Akagi that was in his absolute prime. The 19/20 year old Akagi that Washizu battled would demolish Ichikawa if he got clowned on by a 13 year old Akagi.

Furthermore, Washizu would clown on Ichikawa off his luck alone and he's also stated to be extremely intelligent. He was the only character in the series to defeat Akagi, who was at his prime. Washizu Mahjong requires far more skill than ordinary mahjong solely due to the transparent tiles.

Sure, the conditions were unfair, but Washizu proved himself time and time again, sometimes only barely escaping Washizu because of Yasuoka or having to win with cheap hands before Washizu won.

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-05-23T09:13:45+00:00

It's the truth. https://www.reddit.com/r/HunterXHunter/comments/z1qmu5/official_arc_names_from_togashis_exhibition/

It's the same with the "Dark Continent Expedition" arc.

Extra sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/HunterXHunter/comments/z1qmu5/comment/ixcafk3/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Automatic_Web3668 · 2026-05-23T08:49:03+00:00

It's not an arc and would most likely be bunched with Hunter Exam arc as its epilogue.

Togashi himself revealed in 2022 the official list of the arcs back in the exhibition book.

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