SOS Bros React - Yuu Yuu Hakusho Episode 58 - Hiei Turned Left

[@SemblanceofSanity]

Words cannot describe how awesome that was. I mean, we've seen some anime power ups in our day, but GAWDDAMN!! Hiei, you absolute unit. You chad among chads. More importantly though, just what *would* happen if he faced Toguro? 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

[@seanstacy4024]

You will get a solid answer to Hiei's power level compared to Toguro soon.

[@Crimsonzs]

Toguro is on a whole nother level. Hiei would put up a great fight but 100 percent Toguro is just insane

[@sageofdajaganeye2929]

bui was able to return the dragon to sender and toguro was way stronger than bui, so toguro would stomp hiei unfortunately 😪

[@silversauceran]

toguro would destroy hiei

[@jp3813]

@@sageofdajaganeye2929 I believe they're referring to Hiei after absorbing the dragon. [spoiler ahead] But yeah, Toguro would've stomped everyone if it wasn't for his true motive.

[@amberaizen]

this is definitely one of the best episodes of the whole series, words simply can't explain how much I've always adored Hiei, even as a kid lol

[@denis_zanotto]

One of the coolest things about this episode is the style of animation that is noticeably different from the others. Akiyuki Shimbo was the director in charge of this episode, too bad he only made a few episodes of yu yu hakusho.

[@RodrigoTakehara]

I feared my memories of this fight’s awesomeness were exaggerated. Luckily it wasn’t

[@IsenoAlpha]

This episode was directed and storyboarded by Akiyuki Shinbo, who was the driving factor behind Shaft developing its trademark style. He's done several other episodes before this (like the one where Yusuke finally absorbs Genkai's power) too and does some after as well. A guy named Atsushi Wakabayashi was the animation director too, and he is responsible for the off model/stretchy stuff. I've watched another reaction of YYH by someone interested in animation and the team of these two often resulted in the best animated episodes.

[@sugipulaboule]

Teeaboo fan spotted

[@TheSynking]

👍 Shinbo 👎 Wakabayashi

[@winnermindset4960]

Is there a list online of all the directors of each episode? I can't seem to find one

[@IsenoAlpha]

@@winnermindset4960 Animenewsnetwork lists people who work on anime and if possible lists which episodes they worked on next to their names.

[@THEdudeproductions]

​@@TheSynking You're bugging heavy. I'm putting thumbs up for both of them

[@DXDragon38]

This episode is a perfect example of why Yu Yu Hakusho still holds up to this day :) One of my Top 5 Favorite Animes.

[@denis_zanotto]

One of the coolest things about this episode is the style of animation that is noticeably different from the others. Akiyuki Shimbo was the director in charge of this episode, too bad he only made a few episodes of yu yu hakusho.

[@tk-zay5073]

@@denis_zanotto So glad yusuke vs doctor got such a cool treatment too.

[@egeorgiades93]

Hiei, the man on Team Urameshi who never lost a single fight in The Dark Tournament.

[@pointlessmanatee]

thats his whole character. he is a badass

[@larissafranco9030]

Yeah. When I was a teenager this was cool. Now watching as an adult, this fact makes Hiei so... booring.

[@Sephirothkingdom782]

@@larissafranco9030no it’s still cool because he’s used very sparingly but when he’s used he steals the show

[@rubenlopez2764]

5:27 "SUCCESS" That line is burnt in my memory. Such an awesome fight. Hiei becoming the dragon? Another epic moment right after that one sheesh what an episode

[@RomaniaBlack]

Hiei wasn't my favorite upon first watch/read as a kid, but I appreciate his character a lot more now. Plus, his English dub VA; there's something about his voice -- it elevates his character somehow, and I can't explain it, but I really like it. Great reaction! Now for the next match...

[@Mugthraka]

Actually at first he was meant to be a One time villain and throw away But people liked him so much, that Togashi made him a permanent member of the cast and gave him a better backstory.

[@briannawhite9307]

One of my favorite Hiei things is that he never stops speaking or acting (superficially) like a supervillain

[@animagetioncreations4896]

Yu Yu Hakusho is my favorite anime of all time. (Hiei was my favorite character for a very long time, still holds a place in my heart) I just jumped on the bus this episode since it was recommended to me. (I’ll have to look at more soon!)This is one of my favorite episodes in the show, the episode was a huge inspiration to me when I was younger. Now I’m an animator! One thing I love about yu yu hakusho is the development of the characters over the span of the show. It’s a huge milestone for Hiei personally in this episode. The thing that sets this show apart from other shonen of it’s time is the internalization of situations by the characters. Which is something that becomes more and more apparent as time goes on, also the genuine camaraderie between the cast. Thank you for doing this episode, it was great to see other people reacting to such a wonderful piece of media. Have a wonderful day!

[@EAZ36588]

Hiei although he looks a bit surprised doesn't actually try to dodge the attack. And afterwards he says "Only I have had the courage the strength and the abandon to realize it's glorious potential" to me this sounds like you made the split second decision to go for an All or nothing Gamble or basically he's fighting the dragon and either it consumes him and there's nothing left or he consumes it and gets Uber powerful and his gamble pays off. Most people wouldn't be willing to take a risk like that but it's the sort of thing Hiei would do

[@Neis999]

I love that during the buildup, the line that's coming from Hiei's arm looked like the dragon was just barely on a leash!

[@Kickinthescience]

Hiei’s swag was on 💯 this episode

[@LilypadPanda]

Swag so strong he had to take a nap right after.

[@MrInuhanyou123]

The lead animation director of this episode was akiyuki shinbo, who worked at pierrot at the time. He later went on to be famous for going to shaft and defining their entire visual style of anime like the monogatari series and madoka. He loves motion and visual style with the characters becoming distorted to acheive a certain effect.

[@denis_zanotto]

THANKS MAN!!!! I always wanted to know who was responsible for the art of this episode! It was just amazing! I wish he had directed more episodes in that style.

[@wisefelipe]

@@denis_zanotto Atsushi Wakabayashi did the fighting animation

[@Don_Ramiro]

awful effect

[@Ragness10]

5:21 I've been waiting for this part all week! Knew it would catch them off guard with how much they were underestimating Bui. Speaking of underestimating characters, they're going to LOVE the next fight

[@spbspb2413]

13:39 mainly Shinbo Akiyuki and Atsushi Wakabayashi happened behind the scenes

[@manracmolactrac]

Love how expressive the animation is in this episode!

[@ceciliatabarez3027]

Now I wanna see Koenma and Sakyo fight... Oh? They think Kuwabara is gonna lose? :)

[@Taizen001]

As a massive Hiei fan, this is my favorite moment in the series. I'm always waiting to see this episode whether someone is reaction to this show

[@xingmingwang1165]

I remember reading this fight and up to the end of the final in the manga god knows how many years ago when I was a little kid. reading it back and forth, back and forth... until pages were nearly torn. What a way to do a tournament. Best of all time.

[@HieiJaganshi2024]

Vic Mignogna is a Legend

[@HieiJaganshi2024]

Well, It's him.

[@HieiJaganshi2024]

I thought that too until I heard the way he was yelling

[@msbkaioken136]

@@HieiJaganshi2024 I did think it sounded like him what a great character for him to voice this guy screams Broly

[@gonzo6489]

This is easily one of the best fights in the entire series. Some people like to call the off-models bad but I like it and always thought it shows the dragon is so powerful its distorting

[@jonathanrolle5118]

Hiei such a badass as always! My favorite reactions of yours every week👍🔥

[@wisefelipe]

I do believe Hiei with the Dragon could have put up a fight with Toguro, but he couldn't outlast him

[@kinggundragon3728]

yeah i feel the same, hiei is a glass cannon while toguro is a tank who can both heal him self and do a lot of damage.

[@jp3813]

@@kinggundragon3728 Only thing that can beat Toguro in the human world is his desire to be legitimately defeated.

[@azidal3755]

This is one of the episodes that I have been waiting for you to get to since the start! And y'all enjoyed it just as much as I thought y'all would!

[@YetiCoolBrother]

Hiei us just the freakin coolest man. Irealized a while back after watching Overly Sarcastic Productions video on the "Lancer" archetype in stories that alot of my favorite characters across all mediums stem back to my love of Hiei as a kid. Shout to Togashi for awakening my inner edgy-boi lol

[@nicodalusong149]

Oh hey, fellow OSP watcher. Cool.

[@miguelosvaldofloresdomingu8911]

Next 8 episodes are some of my favorites of the series and a perfect close to a great arc!

[@jacobross6215]

It’s actually not a long fight in the manga but I love what this episode did with the chapters.

[@Kiluei]

I feel like this impact of this series would be felt even harder when its one of your first shonen series.

[@sharksfan232]

So, in the manga, the buildup wasn't nearly as long, Hiei just took off the bandages and shot the dragon, none of the black flame going amok, and the bit where Bui stopped the initial blast and Hiei giving it an extra kick was also anime only, and finally, Bui remembering his loss to Toguro and that being the impetus for throwing off the dragon is also anime only. I actually like the additions the anime made, as it made the whole thing more cinematic and added a bit more to Bui's character. One little thing that is very personal: this is one dub change that I don't like, as the Dragon of the Darkness Flame is called "Immolating Black Dragon Wave" in Japanese, and I find that name infinitely more cool, but that is just a small thing that I don't let get in the way of my enjoyment.

[@transientanus]

I agree with you that "Immolating Black Dragon Wave" Is a much better name. In the first appearance of the technique, that name does appear on screen. I think that a lot of times in dubs, names get changed in an effort to match the dub to the motion of the characters mouths. Its apparently one of the hardest things about adapting anime scripts for dubbing.

[@ryuhitsuya21]

Okay truthfully yes that name is absolutely badass... but for a dub translation the way its said by hiei makes the name badass. It's not too shabby

[@SenoSasquatch]

I love how Hiei gets the villain music after he absorbs the dragon.

[@magichaostuff1273]

Kurama in his Youko form was low key probably the strongest character at this point in the series. Without going into spoiler territory, notice how much of short work he was making of Karasu, with minimal effort, not even moving and on a time limit.

[@O-Kiku]

I had to sub to the pateron see this couldn't wait the week, this episode is so insane.

[@UndernetBroker]

Love that the title kept going.

[@Evulchair]

Man, just got home from buying groceries and here i sit with a delicious sandwich and then your video pops up, this is going to be an amazing day~

[@elricbarnfleau6367]

I have been waiting for this episode. This is maybe my favorite fight in all of the dark tournament but definitely top 3.

[@BrianaLeigh-tx2ix]

Kuwabara: Can i give him a mustache??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kilian-one-l]

This anime changes animation styles based on the mood, and I fucking love it. My favorite fight animations in YYH are the ones where they go way off-model

[@gotenurameshi8958]

This Episode is called Wielder of the Dragon

[@kair1425]

I truly loved hiei in this, he is honestly my favourite character ❤️❤️

[@jonjacob6237]

One of my favorite episodes of the entire series

[@SebasTian58323]

I love the reference in the titles of this episode and last episode

[@Ratchetfan321]

So this anime has had animation changes before at times (Yusuke vs Gin stands out in my mind at the moment) it's usually due to the anime having lead animators and/or directors change per episode at times. You'll continue to see episodes that look sorta like this and some that also have their own unique art style if you have the eye for it will also happen later not like this style. As for this episode iirc this was a animator who follows the idea of being on model is not correct to display motion and employs squash and squish techniques common in the west for example (some call it loony toon looking when you freeze frame the animation) iirc he went on to do some of Naruto biggest and best fight scenes throughout that show or it was a student of his technique I forget. There is another animator in yuyu that employees a similar style tho with the stretching he was younger iirc and may have been the one to go onto naruto its hard to remeber the small details. Also note the heavy blacks and contrast you've seen some of that before and this will not the the last. A trademark of the creator here.

[@imnotlikeanyone]

This episode was so cool when I watched it for the first time back in the days

[@BigVEE]

>like Vegeta Hiei has never beaten Yusuke (where as Bejita-sama is undefeated against Gokek **2-0**). He wasn't ever really his rival (let alone nemesis). Definitely isn't taking the main girl for his own. As you note, he doesn't even get paired up with the main events (to job). Lacks a child that saves the franchise, too. Just doesn't seem too much like the comparison holds substance. He's got family and cared about them right away (Vegeta sure didn't). Geets is the senpai here, too. He's older than YYH itself. NOTE: Bui is Broly. Shame the Funi Vegeta (among others) conspired against him when he was poised to take control of directing. They had their pathetic little hit list, but at least that business got put on pause (along with the casting couches and such).

[@umbreonix]

This is one of my favorite episodes in all of anime!

[@gryffin120]

Well, Hiei is a fire demon, so it makes sense for him to consume the dragon of the darkness flame.

[@DanielGonzalez-vo5ni]

Hes so freaking cool! -DZA King Vegeta

[@GunBlade666]

I believe all of those sections with different character models were added to the anime where as in the manga they were a lot less shorter and straight to the point.

[@robYT_]

Fav episode of the whole show for sure

[@lovingfool2060]

So yes on the production side of things they got a animation lead/director who's very famous for these incredibly animated scenes that go off model and has intense lighting and shadows! And yeah the fight got extended a bit compared to the anime, the entire gymnastics flips into the throw is completely original to the anime.

[@LaGiniComenta]

The thing Jacob said about anime-manga fights... yeah. This battles takes like... 2 pages maybe? in the manga xD

[@tcshack701]

Hiei’s longest fight of the series. Next season his shortest fight.

[@nicodalusong149]

I still like how the bros still think Yusuke is going to stomp Toguro the younger. What a surprise they're in for.

[@gioru6275]

Very "Shinbo and Wakabayashi" heavy episode. It's very different from the manga but this is also a masterpiece in a different way.

[@PushoverMediaCritic]

In the manga, both this and the previous episodes were one chapter. The anime draws out the pacing a LOT.

[@derekrichardson7853]

Still bugs me that they made Bui look like a chump after Heia absorbed the dragon. I would have liked for him to put up more of a fight afterwards. Bui is one of my favorite characters, and I wish Kurama had recruited him with the rest of the dark tournament friends in the demon world arc. Imagine a stoic Bui training with goofy ass Chu and Jin?

[@jp3813]

Hiei fights are usually one-sided. Honestly, Bui's power is kinda generic.

[@MissCaraMint]

Aaaah yes crazy theories galore.

[@VitorCesar]

Wakabashi and Shinbo greatness

[@chicagonative1507]

Man hie is badass

[@LucaM86]

Power level ranking Team Urameshi 4) Kuwabara 3) Kurama 2) Hiei 1) Yusuke Team Toguro 4) Greater Toguro 3) Karasu 2) Bui 1) Minor Toguro Do you agree?

[@Kickinthescience]

Art style, build up and animation like this in today’s anime is a lost art these days unfortunately

[@denis_zanotto]

One of the coolest things about this episode is the style of animation that is noticeably different from the others. Akiyuki Shimbo was the director in charge of this episode, too bad he only made a few episodes of yu yu hakusho.

[@piercingmoon24]

I don't know about it being a lost art. This is kinda Shaft's trademark style, and you can see it even in thier most recent shows. The Bakemonogatari series for example, has way more consistency with it's quality comparatively.

[@jasper6130]

this must be in top 3 episode

[@kentran2406]

Hiei is the only MVP in this tournament, he's the only one that have won all the fights. Both yusuke and kuwabara have already lost at least once.

[@dimitrifreitas2981]

Koto didnt chose comentor life, comentor life chose her .

[@Duopierce]

Two reaction episodes titled after the same DBZA reference...

[@denis_zanotto]

One of the coolest things about this episode is the style of animation that is noticeably different from the others. Akiyuki Shimbo was the director in charge of this episode, too bad he only made a few episodes of yu yu hakusho.

[@rexamillion8446]

Hiei Ultra Instinct?

[@kpax598]

You guys need to react to Ranking of Kings

[@iamcool544]

No matter what we do he wont wake up? *zip*

[@denis_zanotto]

my favorite episode!!!!!!

[@karlluigi1987]

THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE FIGHT in the entire tournament

[@snowxcrowe]

art

[@hackt3d]

Kuwabara's time to shine

[@troymindwrite7850]

Many reactors sleep on Kuwabara and I get it but I don't like it. Just wait until they find out what he's made of in the Chapter Black arc. Put some respect on my dude's name

[@hlechter]

So, Yuu Yuu Hakusho is an underrated anime...why?

[@jagonz70580]

14:25 - 14:38 Oh, the manga panel for this? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@sageofdajaganeye2929]

imagine if this episode was re done with demon slayer like animation.

[@MilkPlus]

Sadly that one episode is the only thing Demon Slayer has going for it

[@aceashiya]

next fight is going to be great kuwabara is my favorite character!