SOS Bros React - Yuu Yuu Hakusho Episode 77 - Hardcore Origin Story

[@SemblanceofSanity]

Hoooly shit. That was some insane backstory for Sensui!! And we're getting that already?! And they're already attacking?!?! If you want to see our reaction to the next episode right now, go check out our Patreon and get on early access: www.patreon.com/semblanceofsanity

[@jacobgoodnight2629]

I have early access membership but don't see ep 78 posted?

[@d1only879]

@@jacobgoodnight2629 This is the early access video.

[@jasonblaise6786]

Sensui is by far my favorite villain.he is the perfect foil to Yusuke. Put very simply Sensui basically just decided Humans and Demons both fell under the category of Monsters and no longer had to make distinctions, monsters simply need to be killed

[@RomaniaBlack]

Kurama's face when realizing why Koenma chose Yusuke, like, "Ooohhhhhhh....makes sense, now!" Was BRILLIANT. This was such a great episode! :)

[@MrInuhanyou123]

When Sensui says there are no humans. It's stated clearly. The humanity he was protecting was not seen in that space. There were no humans only monsters. If he tricked himself into thinking they were demons like you suggest the whole moral breaking of his logic goes out the window because he would not have turned against humanity, just reinforced his hatred towards demons

[@truepotential206]

First time I heard Sensui say " there were no humans left", I thought he was just manipulating the case but now I see that Sensui snapped and his mind brought in a new personality and was the origin of his D.I.D, and thus Sensui2 (if you will) firmly believed that he was not the one who killed those people. He believes what he said, that there were no humans there when they arrived.

[@Windmill360]

I think it's more about the nature of his "ability" which emerged on that day.

[@alvarez110]

Well what they theorized was possibly that in the moment of induced rage he tricked himself, but then later on he had to confront the fact that yes there were humans there and then creates/discovers his new ideology

[@earlyoyster2793]

Their read of Sensui is so good. Testament to Togashi’s writing and the bros genre savviness

[@Ratchetfan321]

I think it's less he was lying but more so he no longer considered those humans as humans but rather monsters with no souls when he killed them.

[@transientanus]

Yes. This. This is correct.

[@spbspb2413]

yep, it was not a lie. If one considers humanity purely good, like he did, then there were no humans in that room.

[@egeorgiades93]

Facts. There were no Humans….only Monsters.

[@victorcollier9730]

Yup, I think it was symbolic.. Saying that there was no humanity in those humans

[@ryugaknight]

Sensui’s world views being flipped, seeing humans doing things just as bad if not worse than the demons he was supposed to be protecting humans from, makes me think of a quote from the 1945 novel, Animal farm; “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”

[@johnnyperry1471]

It makes me think of Nietzsche's abyss. Once the abyss looks back it is clear that they have become the same. These humans became no better than demons and Sensui, observing their cruelty, looked into the abyss as well and in doing so became it. Sensui sees his way as just but all and all he just became a worse evil. Like Seaman embodying the worst traits of a bully so as to punish the world for bullies existing. I feel these people all embody the abyss. People who were once opposing it flipping to be the worst of what they once hated. “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you." -Friedrich Nietzsche

[@pedroguimaraes6094]

I will never forget when i as a kid read the panel of the feast of human vices in the manga. I became very disappointed with humanity because i knew humans would do exactly that if YYH wasnt fiction.

[@HxH2011DRA]

"Humans are no different from ants...no...we are far worse..."

[@miniondaechir]

We already do it to other humans.

[@Mgauge]

Oh, Sensui is my favorite antagonist of the series. As good as Toguro was as a contrast to Yusuke, Sensui is a much deeper examination of the flaws of the setting and has the deepest impact on Yusuke.

[@jonathanrolle5118]

The chapter black arc is ramping up! Enjoyed Sensui’s backstory and cannot wait for the rest of your reactions 👍🔥

[@neostorm999]

Sensui lost his mind and empathy for humanity by witnessing how horrible they really are. He would have never survived Twitter.

[@zalhararena4831]

lol A+ comment!

[@botanbutton]

Me listening to them dissect Sensui's character: 💃🏾🤸🏾‍♀️🤪🤭🧐🤓😆 I'm enjoying it so much, lol.

[@Indego84]

I love how you guys are already dissecting the relationship between Sensui and Itsuki. Most reactors I've seen kind of gloss over or don't even notice it until much later.

[@sarafontanini7051]

toeb fair to this point Itzuki's screentime was quite small and his role seemingly minor so of course people overlook him at first

[@amandafox8603]

Lol Mocking Botan by pointing out Sniper had a better vantage point from the roof. 🤣

[@Trichromanic]

I agree that Dark Tournament is probably the most ICONIC arc of YYH but Chapter Black is definitely my favorite part of the show.

[@BrianaLeigh-tx2ix]

An innocent naive teenage Sensui developed ptsd and bpd because of something he saw that he shouldn't have.

[@zalhararena4831]

the dark tournament arc of yu yu hakuso is THE best tournament arc in anime (though i do admit that i don't usually like tournament arcs); but chapter black is THE best arc of yu yu hakusho. the planning and character development is on point for the whole thing. the dark tournament made me a fan of this show, but chapter black following the dark tournament makes this my all time favorite anime. im late to the party, but i love seeing people experience this show. thanks for giving it a chance and speaking so openly and honestly about it. can't wait to see the rest of your reactions!

[@MrInuhanyou123]

It's weird why they think Sensui has territory when it's something only humans have gotten in past month as a result of the tunnel 🤔

[@gdadder]

To be fair, it’s the new power of the season, it’s natural to think the main villain would have the new power everyone else has had.

[@christopherrivera1673]

It’s a natural assumption, I expected the same my first time viewing.

[@milkdudder]

Well, psychics have already existed in Yu Yu Hakusho ever since we learned about Genkai. It makes sense that they would assume Sensui has similar powers.

[@truepotential206]

Its natural to think that but Koenma did state that shinobu had powers from the start

[@MrInuhanyou123]

@@gdadder I never thought that though. Because genkai clearly says those powers of territory specifically came in due to the tunnel opening. It's clear sensui had his own abilities

[@Jmasterturbo2]

7:26"Ya'll talking about my backstory over there?"

[@jagonz70580]

Oh wow I love how they referred to Sensui as a shapeshifter.

[@verron1600]

The scene that shown in the manga where Sensui saw the Feast of Vices was pretty degenerate and disturbing. In the anime never show that.

[@Overdive91]

Makes sense, those panels were horrific, and definitely wouldn't of survived on toonami

[@LordTyph]

considering this is the uncut version...

[@Galeforce017]

Man, I have such strong nostalgia for the night I watched this and last episode for the first time. I was pogging off.

[@zLeSshuhn]

the sensui theme is so fucking epic and scary

[@jridad0275]

There were no humans here, just beasts that happened to look human

[@karlluigi1987]

FUN FACT: Sensui is the strongest human in the entire series

[@Red-wc1br]

I think by the end of the series Kuwabara is supposed to be S rank

[@rebelpoxy]

@@Red-wc1br I don't think so, as he didn't even participated in the eos tournament

[@namesdontmattergaming2756]

In Eizou Hakusho it shows he’s participating in the second demon world tournament, and the manga shows the same so it’s pretty explicit he made S rank

[@namesdontmattergaming2756]

@@MrM9819 ??? Yeah?? So??

@@Red-wc1br in the manga, I think he's an upper S. Though I think his technique, martial art style, speed, fighting intelligence is really holding him back. His dimension sword is incredibly powerful. Could have one shot many extremely strong guys.

[@HxH2011DRA]

2 mins of character black is the "we are far worse" scene in hxh

[@gotenurameshi8958]

This episode title in America is called Sensui's fall

[@karlluigi1987]

All they have to do is let Gourmet eat kuwabara, to gain his powers

[@wisefelipe]

I don't think they explained Gourmet's power when he ate Toguro. Pretty sure they only talk about it later. Could be wrong though.

[@bentonic4998]

I think sensui is an interesting case study on how an absolutist mindset can easily flip someone from heroism to villainy. In sensui's mind, Humans = Good and Demons = Bad. When he sees the tables turned (humans hunting and torturing demons rather than vice versa,) he makes the connection Humans = Demons. If Humans = Demons and Good =/= Bad, the humans and demons have to share one side of that divide. After seeing so many demon atrocities as a spirit detective and human atrocities at the party and in Chapter Black, it's not terribly surprising he'd decide they both belong in the nastier category. He saw his job less as "protecting people from harm" and more as "uncovering and eliminating evil," so when it came time to decide whether to protect demons as he would humans or to hunt humans as he would demons, he chose to hunt.

[@tcshack701]

When I first watched Death Note this is what I thought of.

[@d1only879]

@22:20 Caleb: There's something wrong with Sensui switching from fuled rage to a passive face stating that there were no humans here. Me: Well there's a bunch of things wrong with Sensui. About 7 of them. Lol, also Caleb: Sensui and Itsuki are tight partners. Well they are tighter than you think. 😏

[@christopherrivera1673]

Are weak jokes worth spoiling things?

[@d1only879]

@@christopherrivera1673 Are weak SJW comments worth posting? And besides, it's totally worth it when you know the Bros don't read the comments on KZbin. On this anime reaction at least.

[@christopherrivera1673]

@@d1only879 sjw? Tf are you talking about?

[@d1only879]

@@christopherrivera1673 Dude... Nvm. 🙄

[@aldovesper1362]

“Well they are tighter than you think.” Not really. It’s one-sided on Itsuki’s end.

[@TimoKanal]

I think you misunderstood what Botan meant in respect to being "only a Grim Reeper" back then. I don't think she's implying that it was just an intern job, but that this assistant job she was assigned to take on is something completely different than what she did before, with a lot of new tasks and responsibilities. Which is also the reason for her not seeming anything like a Grim Reaper, as her scope of work has shifted and broadened because of Yusuke's very specific situation.

[@Shythalia]

Sensui sees a bunch of rich a-holes do horrific shiz and thinks all of humanity is like that. Bro, those were rich people. They're always evil. 😂

[@0katsuki0]

Did we not already know Itsuki is a demon at this point? I thought the show already told us. His hair is green guys, only the demons have rainbow hair.

[@Ffeoli1039]

the fact that he was labeled one of the psychics leads you to believe he is not a demon.

[@12thLevelSithLord]

What? Humans have had unnatural hair colors. Genkai's hair is pink and she's not a demon.

[@amberaizen]

chapter black is my fav arc for sure lol

[@truepotential206]

First time I heard Sensui say " there were no humans left", I thought he was just manipulating the case but now I see that Sensui snapped and his mind brought in a new personality and was the origin of his D.I.D, and thus Sensui2 (if you will) firmly believed that he was not the one who killed those people. He believes what he said, that there were no humans there when they arrived. And since Itsuki has the power of territory did he develop it when the portal was opened in Sensui's time or was he always a demon and Koenma was fine letting him tag along with Sensui for spirit world business

[@zyun-jan6428]

Well, not all demons are evil and Koenma probably had a few friendly demons on payroll to help out around the place

[@truepotential206]

@@zyun-jan6428 may be. Like he employs kurama and hiei

[@strygwyr5735]

They're not ready for episode 85.. episode 86 too.

[@アナザーおましくん]

「ここに人間はいなかった…一人もな…｡」

[@magustobias8827]

The thing that's not explicitly said is that Spirit Detectives are not supposed to kill humans.

[@Shythalia]

I think Sensui should study philosophy. lol Humans are very complex. He needs to clear his mind a bit.

[@richardduska1558]

What was the character in DB Super who had this kind of motive? Anyway that's how you execute that concept well.

[@OtakuD50]

38:18 Maybe don't try to draw lore for insight if you have to guess what the lore is because I have no f'n clue what you're talking about. I hesitate to say you're wrong because I'm not exactly familiar with the apocrypha, but the idea that humans are fallen angels directly contradicts Genesis.

[@christopherrivera1673]

Relax 🥴

[@OtakuD50]

@@christopherrivera1673 I think you're misinterpreting my emotion. What I felt was second-hand embarrassment and bewilderment. I can't even begin to work out where he came up with that idea, and he seemed so sure he was on to something.

[@Hannah4765]

"I didn't think they'd be fighting this early!" SPOILERS! REMEMBER BROS DON'T READ THE COMMENTS! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They may have started "early" but it's going to take A WHILE before they finish. 12 weeks left to go until the SOS Bros have their hearts thrown in a blender by Kuwabara's monologue.

[@jonjacob6237]

Do you think they'll be dissapointed by another "fake death"?

[@Hannah4765]

@@jonjacob6237 I think they'll be okay considering WHY the character comes back. Technically it isn't fake like Kuwabara's was in Dark Tournament because it is an actual death, they just come back to life.

[@namesdontmattergaming2756]

I don’t think they’ll like how he comes back though, given how much they’ve shown in the past how much they don’t like “out of nowhere powerup chosen one”

[@Xemnas283]

@@namesdontmattergaming2756 Who are we referring to? I watched the anime like a year back so the details are still hazy

[@namesdontmattergaming2756]

@@Xemnas283 Yusuke coming back to life cause he’s part demon