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Jun 7, 2010 2:01 PM
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It sucks that Jin and Touya had to lose. Raizen's groupies are pretty strong blokes (As Chu would put it). Let's see: with the defeats of Chu, Sazuka, Shi Shi, Jin and Touya, that just leaves Rinku. That damn little bugger. Kuwabara should show up and woop his ass.

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Jul 11, 2010 9:45 AM
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Simply_Waiting said:
It sucks that Jin and Touya had to lose. Raizen's groupies are pretty strong blokes (As Chu would put it). Let's see: with the defeats of Chu, Sazuka, Shi Shi, Jin and Touya, that just leaves Rinku. That damn little bugger. Kuwabara should show up and woop his ass.

Actually, I think Rinku was defeated off-screen. Pretty pathetic, if you ask me.
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Jul 11, 2010 9:55 AM
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Threepwood said:
Simply_Waiting said:
It sucks that Jin and Touya had to lose. Raizen's groupies are pretty strong blokes (As Chu would put it). Let's see: with the defeats of Chu, Sazuka, Shi Shi, Jin and Touya, that just leaves Rinku. That damn little bugger. Kuwabara should show up and woop his ass.

Actually, I think Rinku was defeated off-screen. Pretty pathetic, if you ask me.



ya, I guess that is even worse, unless it was to the monkey girl, which is fine, since he was distracted by his beating heart

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Oct 6, 2010 10:46 PM
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Its Dragging with all these small fights that dont really matter

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Aug 6, 2012 12:00 PM
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Loved the beginning of the arc with all those backstory to Kurama Hiei and Yusuke and the 3 kings, but not really liking the beginning of the tournament. Next episode should be good (Kurama Youko finnaly)
Dec 29, 2012 10:05 PM
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poor jin I remember feeling bad for him back in the day when I watched this the first time too,he was one of my favorite characters
Jul 23, 2013 1:14 PM
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This seems like a friendly match. Not exciting at all.
Apr 27, 2015 9:08 PM
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This tournament has quickly become as stale as the previous one, but at least it will not drag on for as long.
For me, fights were never the strong suit of this show, though perhaps the next duel involving Kurama will be a pleasant surprise.

I wonder how long it has been since Yusuke left Keiko for his journey to the Demon World, as those three years he once promised could pass by in a flash.
Jan 12, 2016 12:48 AM
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Lmao, now it feels like including those old side characters was pointless if their fate was just for random powerhouses literally from no where to swiftly beat them.

However, I can already see the reoccurring theme here that victory isn't everything.
May 4, 2017 6:20 AM

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Too bad the old characters never stood much of a chance.
Jun 23, 2017 6:52 PM

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Dam these fights between the ppl Yusuke and his friends encountered in the Dark Tournament and Raizen's old friends are so touching. All of those pals of Raizen are such cool bros.
Aug 15, 2017 12:46 PM

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For as much as I've criticized this arc, this is a pretty feel good way to end off such a long show. Fun matches breeding camaraderie everywhere, with happy music playing over them. Everyone trying their best and getting something great out of it. It's cheesy, but I get it, the atmosphere this series is ending on is really nice.
Jun 3, 2019 1:26 PM
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The fights are going smoothly so far. It's really adorable to see the victors acting so nice after the fight, polar opposite of what used to happen in the dark tournament. Yuusuke's words really did get to the fighters.
Dec 16, 2019 11:00 PM

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The character development in this episode was pretty nice, showing some new sides to Yusuke's old allies from the Dark Tournament. The dub had a pretty weird error in its script that was amusing - they kept calling Raizen Yusuke's descendent! Pretty weird. Anyway, next episode looks good.
Jan 15, 2020 6:27 PM
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I for one love seeing the difference between the fights in the last tournament and this one, the main reason being how Yusuke has inspired sportsmanship among everyone. I understand how people don't dig that sort of thing for lack of conflict, but it is nice to see, personally at least.
Apr 9, 2020 8:28 PM

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Yeah ironically the tournament in demon realm have more brotherhood compare to the human realm (dark tournament). I havent yet to see a really fatal injury that can cause death in any fights.
Slightly boring episode. Tbh
Even Togashi wanted this to end in a rush pace i dont think another tournament arc was the best idea. Now all the hype, dark atmosphere and the tension of the characters have gone.
Too much characters we dont even care about. Heck i dont even care about the old side characters.
May 5, 2020 10:07 AM

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Nigga who gives a flying fuck about bum ass Toya and Jin?! Just give us the Yusuke/Hiei/Kurama/Yomi/Mukuro fights already ffs
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Oct 14, 2020 1:03 AM

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"Hey, you know that wind guy?"
"Yeah, you want some backstory for him?"
"No, not him! For the random guy he fights for part of an episode in a tournament arc! Understanding the motivation of that random guy is CRUCIAL!"
Feb 9, 2021 6:14 AM

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honestly those fights are even worser than the dark tournament's arc battles, next episode though going to be interesting.

and yeah everyone wants to fight yusuke, really surprising considering he's the main character...
Sep 1, 2021 9:12 PM

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lmfao at Koenma and Botan lying to Rinku

Apr 3, 2022 7:01 PM
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Hicieron un buen esfuerzo todos. Llegaron mas lejos de lo que uno pensaría.
Jan 11, 12:16 AM

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so ofc all those characters were brought back just to pad out some fodder matches.

that guy's tail reminded me of Mewtwo at one point

hopefully the last bunch of eps satisfy, but quickly losing confidence in this arc
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Unfortunately, this tournament does not seem to be holding up when compared to the last.

There's a lot to be said about the positives of this quick pacing, but it lends no benefits to what character development is present whatsoever. I had really hoped that these prior enemies turned pseudo-allies would've had more of a purpose in the greater plot. There are very few episodes left, and I worry that this same sort of "too fast for its own good" effect will only become stronger as things go on. Unless a hard pivot towards developing the newer characters of this arc occurs soon, I actually guarantee this will be the case.

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