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Oct 12, 2009 7:06 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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I suppose it was rather silly of Yusuke to try and kill himself over Kurama but that's okay because I was still grinding my couch because it was so cool when he blew Goki's head off.


no Kuwabara :(

(I was Kuwabara this weekend at Tsubasa Con)

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Jan 23, 2010 5:37 PM
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Only one item remains, but seems that retriewing it will be really hard. That Hiei looks quite tough. So looking forward to see how Yusuke is going to deal with him.
Feb 24, 2010 9:02 PM
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Kuramas secret!? ei
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Mar 18, 2010 9:18 PM
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Well it was a good episode
"The weak get washed away by the tides of fate...The strong drink it up."-Godot
Sep 22, 2011 12:33 PM
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I like how this episode shows that this show can do both sides. The first half was pure Shonen action, and the second half was more emotional, and both halves were done well.
Bum Bum Dum Dum

Dec 6, 2011 3:29 AM
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The big guy is down, the red-hair guy is now an ally. Nice ep.
Mar 5, 2013 8:59 AM
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So what happened here? Did they both lose lifeforce to save the mother? Didn't seem like it.
Jan 19, 2014 2:42 AM
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I honestly didn't care for this episode. Kurama's stuff just kind of fell flat.
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Mar 6, 2015 1:20 PM
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Geez. Kurama has three names that he could be called by?
Apr 10, 2015 11:37 AM

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I feel sorry for Yuusuke's mom, it's clear she really loves him but he's always getting himself into trouble. XD;; And I'm sure she's got problems of her own (hence the drinking etc).

Love how the kid disappeared when Yuusuke showed up to fight Goki. Usually the protag is like 'oh no I have to take the fight away from innocents!' or the villain uses them to get the protag to do what they want. And then Goki just let Yuusuke shoot his mouth when he could have just jumped out of the way, stick in the mouth or no.

Was Kurama listening in on Yuusuke and Botan?

Really nice episode. Hiei won't be so easy!
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May 27, 2015 9:13 AM

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insan3Inquisitor said:
I honestly didn't care for this episode. Kurama's stuff just kind of fell flat.


Really? For me it was the opposite. I just skipped over Goki's part. Glad he doesn't come back to the show, he's dull.
Aug 21, 2015 7:21 AM

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Damn this shounen syndrome... "Oh no, he put a stick in my mouth, now I have to listen to him explain himself while staying immobile during 10 sec !"

insan3Inquisitor said:
I honestly didn't care for this episode. Kurama's stuff just kind of fell flat.

Same.

Still waiting to see why this show attracts so much praise.
Oct 24, 2016 1:50 PM
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It's called comic book time. It's sort like how characters in stage plays aren't actually waving their hands around and shouting. These shows often have characters mouth their thoughts when they clearly shouldn't be saying anything. It's a bit silly to watch but just assume that he said all that afterward or something.
Dec 31, 2016 8:17 PM

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That was touching how Yusuke just offered his life without thinking but luckily both of them didnt losee any of their life force or whatever. Glad the mom is okay ;-;
Jan 14, 2017 6:50 PM

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Lazy writing with the forlorn hope. The rest of the episode was fine, but the end makes this a low point for the series.
Mar 17, 2017 12:21 AM

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That was definitely dumb that Yusuke tried to sacrifice himself. Lucky that mirror conveniently decided to spare them both.
Jun 5, 2017 9:14 AM

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"Geez! More alcohol and I need a designated driver!" My sides.

The second half hit me right in the feels, Kurama was willing to sacrifice his life in other to save his "mother", even if he could just leave her since his objective was to recover energy on Earth as a kid, very touching.

When Yusuke decided to be the sacrifice instead "because he didn't want to see Kurama's mother mourning his son's death like it happened with hers" I was like "dude, and what about your mom?" Just followed by him pointing that out, I love this idiot
Jul 9, 2017 7:16 AM

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He's just a big softie, isn't he. Looks like he and Yusuke had something in common.

On a different note, it's nice to see that Atsuko is taking a more active role in Yusuke's life.
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Jul 13, 2017 7:27 PM

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Hopefully the animation quality during major fights improve. Decent episode.
May 22, 2019 2:38 PM
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Well, seems like Kurama was a good guy after all, that's great. Now, one last to go! Good episode.
Sep 3, 2019 7:13 PM

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I'm curious what Kurama's demon form looks like. Pace of the plot starting to seem rushed, hopefully the show doesn't lose its immersion
Sep 10, 2020 11:52 AM

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Wow, the animation quality become s02 one-punch man bad.
Nov 25, 2020 2:21 PM

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"i'm always doing things without thinking about the result" you damn right xD

the turn of events and the action style really reminds me hunterxhunter, and i like it.
May 18, 2021 12:55 PM

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I really like this show. It has a way better start then Hunter X Hunter.
Jun 13, 2021 3:01 AM
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RediceRyan said:
Hopefully the animation quality during major fights improve. Decent episode.


True, but outside of the fight scenes, it has been really refreshing watching such an old show, I would say it aged mostly very well, reminiscing of Dragon Ball in a lot of ways, as in the technics used to drawn etc etc.

That Kurama was a real cool guy, nice addiction IMO.
From the four main leads, outside that spiky black-haired dude, I m really feeling a good vibe so far.

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I really like this show. It has a way better start then Hunter X Hunter.

Gon made the start feel really generic, the main lead here is way better, but then again, HxH has many characters that are way more interesting than Gon.
Jul 18, 2021 4:36 AM
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compare the first episode with this episode and you can easily see the character development with concerns to yusuke's outlook on life. its poetic that it took death to see the life in his family and friends
Jul 18, 2021 10:54 PM

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Lmao Yusuke almost gave up his life again...

Jan 26, 2022 9:24 AM

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Yusuke has already managed to retrieve 2 objects!
Probably, Kurama is very grateful to Yusuke and will help him when it's time to get the third object.
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Jul 12, 2022 9:40 PM

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It would have been better if he had shot right when he put the stick in but it was a more than decent shounen moment.

The Kurama's part highlight again that Yusuke has good values just needs better ideas to implement them but is nice he is a bit self-aware of his recklessness.
Feb 2, 2024 3:12 AM

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Yusuke sure doesn't value his life! lol

That was a brilliant move of Yusuke on how to defeat Goki btw! I'm impressed!

She got him back. If you understand the characters well enough, you'd know she did!
Feb 25, 2024 2:22 PM

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Beautifully touching episode.
Jul 13, 3:37 PM

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Kurama's backstory is really interesting. Yusuke was really willing to sacrifice his life to save that guy's mother.
Jul 23, 11:01 AM
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That was nice, i like the new guy
Aug 28, 2:39 PM

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Gouki is down, and indeed Kurama is a new ally. Quite an interesting episode indeed.
Sep 29, 6:24 PM
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Watched this in anime club yesterday, lol

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