First a history lesson
Yu yu hakusho was made by the HxH guy yeah that one in the 90s and everyone loved it due to it having Kuwabara and also some other characters. It was so popular it was made into an anime which is said to have some of the most fluid and based cell animation art by most people who watch it. Now after it ended thats where most people think the story ends but they would be wrong because in October 2009 for the new box set they also released a piece of media that was so Kino that describing it as a bonus is the biggest understatement of the century.
The Plot
WARNING: Contains heavy spoilers for both Yu Yu Hakusho Picture Drama and its prequel series
Some time after the makai tournament Enki the tournament winner calls upon Yusuke Kuwabara and Kurama to create a voice recording to bring peace between the human and demon realms also to raise funds. But this isnt any normal voice recording as its revealed that its going to be used for wake up clocks and lullabies. This creates a sense of pressure for the protagonists as if they fuck up they will ruin the dreams and mornings of everyone in existence including the guy that Hiei stabbed through the head in the dark tournament. And just like in said tournament Kuwabara is suddenly rejuvenated when he sees Yukina sitting in the audience which also includes Botan Keiko Koenma and George but they dont have much of an important role in this picture drama. While Yusuke mutters that he should win the tournament next time so that this doesnt happen again Kuwabara makes his brilliant audio recording with his mouth words. This is why I compare this to Rebellion his truly epic voice recording is on par with most things that Homura said in the movie except that he didnt have to cuck god in order to say it and thats why Kuwabara is the better written character. Unfortunately the audience is full of Attack on Titan fans who boo him due to him not mentioning anything about genocide. Seeing his chance Yusuke also tries his attempt at a voice recording. However possibly in order to get the AoT fans out of the audience instead of deep and thought provoking dialogue he sends out death threats. No boos are heard from the audience the AoT fans left and everyone else doesnt want to comment due to Yusuke being the same guy who can shoot lasers out of his finger. Kurama being the last one left finally goes and does his greetings in a similar matter to Kuwabara but less thought provoking unless your thoughts are dinner date with him and more of a general romantic approach. Naturally every white woman in the audience starts screaming and slapping their thighs together while spitting.
Now this is where most people would think it ends but however Kuwabara wants the final guy to also make a recording. For those who were born yesterday the final guy is Hiei however due to Hiei being a little get it? hes small bitch and a tax evader he would never do a recording. However Kuwabara and his infinite wisdom have already made a plan. They will get Hiei to say random things and then use the latest in final cut pro technology to make his words into good morning and good night messages. This is why this series is one of the best battles are not just won with big lasers but also with smarts. After Hiei drops in this is a joke he fell for one of Kuwabaras traps and literally dropped head first onto the recording stage the gang use their expert wit to get Hiei to say various words and also convince him that Kuwabara was going to spend an entire day with his sister his sister is Yukina if youve never seen the show. After hearing the final message the crowd goes wild and Hiei being the soyboy that he is immediately tries to destroy all copies of the recording and the entire studio with his black dragon wave. Yusuke stays behind to shoot him while Kurama and Kuwabara lead everyone out of the stadium so that Hieis soyrage doesnt hurt anyone.
Overall this is one of the best pieces of anime released. Perfect writing perfect ost perfect visuals and one of the most deep and in depth characters in fiction ever written. Just like how Madoka Magica Rebellion was Homuras movie this is Kuwabaras picture show. Truly a deconstruction of the voice recording genre.
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