SOS Bros React - Yuu Yuu Hakusho Episode 90 - Unstoppable Armor

[@SemblanceofSanity]

Man, that voice acting from Kuwabara was soooo good. But know they're throwing down with Sensui, and it is absolutely hopeless. But what is it he's after now that he's won? 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

[@FluttershyFanboy]

*FINALLY* I've been waiting forever~!😁☺️💛

[@laboon344]

now*

[@Kiluei]

Fun fact: In the Japanese version the Special Defence Force was also referred to as ''Hunters''

[@sharksfan232]

Something interesting in the fight is that Sensui tanks Hiei and Kurama's attacks, but dodges Kuwabara's. I think that shows that the Dimensional Sword could actually damage him, but Sensui outclasses him physically, so he can't get a hit on him. You see Hiei getting a drop on him, but he was able to tank the attack, but imagine if he had the dimensional sword?

[@KiraAotsuki]

I feel the same, would be really cool

[@ProjectDT88]

I was about to make this same comment.

[@nikolab.4065]

Too bad Kuwabara is a crappy martial artist, this not being offense to him as a character, but he wields swords like baseball bats. If Kuwabara actually studied or took some formal training, he could've actually stood a chance against Sensui because his sword is easily the most deadliest weapon in YYH.

[@OmegaDarkMage]

Yea that sword can beat anything if it connects, too bad Kuwabara can never hit a fast opponent.

[@Crimson_Titan]

@@nikolab.4065 Well that's the problem, who's going to properly train/teach him? Genkai hasn't shown being willing to do so (even though she's had ample opportunity), Hiei lacks the patience to properly teach him swordsmanship, and Kurama himself is no swordsman. I personally think that even if he lacked proper sword technique, at least having Genkai put him through the same training she did Yusuke would've made him much more effective in this fight.

[@Barret9559]

That moment where Hiei threw the Dragon at Sensui and shouted, "Here's a one way ticket straight to hell! YOU BASTARD!!", is the moment you realize exactly how much Yusuke meant to him. Hiei went straight to his most powerful and dangerous technique to avenge Yusuke along with the raw emotion in his voice.

[@Crimson_Titan]

That, and the scene where once they landed in Demon world, and Sensui donned his sacred energy armor, Hiei immediately powered himself up w/ the dragon. And as he was doing that, Kurama has that line of "this may be the first time Hiei's been willing to die for anyone other than himself". Which isn't necessarily true, as both he & Kurama were about to charge at Toguro after he announced his intention to kill Kuwabara in the DT. Still, it was a very epic moment for Hiei.

[@BrianaLeigh-tx2ix]

Hiei's character development in this show ❤

[@Meowarco]

"Here's a one way ticket for you straight to hell you bastard!" This line from Hiei in the dub always gets me, the man is in pain and badly wants his revenge.

[@jessealexander6725]

Same and Kuwabara's first line in next episode also hits hard.

[@PentragonCosplay]

Sensuis line about „ a nice way to travel“ immediately afterwards is so badass as well

[@DXDragon38]

Honestly, if Kuwabara was more agile, he could probably fight Sensui. His sword can cut ANYTHING. He's just too slow to hit Sensui.

[@OtakuD50]

Hiei holding Kuwabara holding a sword = OP

[@jamesllyod944]

Also there were no bone breaking sounds with Kuwabara.

[@alohacoach8002]

What really got me emotional was Hieis reaction. His first attack with the dragon of Darkness flame and him shouting "..your one way ticket to hell you bastard!!!" And the way he said with anger and heartache shows how much he truly cared for Yusuke. Then Kurama saying how this is the first time Hiei is willing to die for someone other than himself really topped it off for me.

[@kazuhirokawamoto7213]

Im pretty sure someone already thought of this but four saint beast saga - friends/allies dark tournament saga - teammates chapter black saga - brothers

[@silversauceran]

Seeing Hiei, the person most likely to not give a sht, getting so angry about Yusuke's death just hits different

[@earlyoyster2793]

The English dub for this show is so good in so many levels.

[@namesdontmattergaming2756]

I actually rather like this fight more for the emotional reasons and impact rather than the actual fight itself, because it shows how Kurama, Hiei, and Kuwabara all feel after the loss of the friend that essentially brought them all together

[@jp3813]

My issue w/ this fight is that Kurama just went for melee attacks. What happened to all the demonic plants he could summon? Even if they won't work, it would've at least made for a more dynamic battle.

[@karlluigi1987]

3 Class A (Kuwabara, Hiei, Kurama) VS 1 Class S (Sensui)

[@egeorgiades93]

Next Week: A controversial move is made. One that I was a fan of but I know others were not.

[@PentragonCosplay]

One of the SDF-guys was the reason for Youko Kurama being hurt enough to flee to the human world and fuse with a human.

[@matthewpopow6647]

Became a patron today because I KNEW from the moment you started episode 1 that I wouldn't be able to wait after last episode

[@MrInuhanyou123]

Caleb totally predicted sensuis motivation for going to demon world lmao. Sensui dodging the jigen tou will never not be funny. Considering how OP and strong he is presented he still has to dodge attacks from a normal human

[@StargazerZ99]

He most likely dodged it because the jigen tou could probably damage him, considering he tanked Kurama's and Hiei's attacks. Interesting to think about.

[@Crimson_Titan]

Notice though how neither Caleb or Jacob actually caught that though, seeing as they didn't mention it during their breakdown of the episode.

[@StargazerZ99]

@@Crimson_Titan Shame, tbh. And shame that wasn't explored upon a bit further in the anime.

[@Crimson_Titan]

@@StargazerZ99 Agreed

[@jbriggs06]

Nah Sensui is an established warrior he knows well how energy works its not a stretch knowing they'd get stronger from seeing Yusuke die... his partner even mentioned that they'd get stronger so their strategy was to escape and power up fighting demons hence why he kept them in his monster... it might be a lil sus everything went 100% according to his plan but the plan itself was believable.

[@Max-eg7nx]

I think Feitan's armor in HxH when he fights Zazan is a throwback to Sensui's armor

[@magichaostuff1273]

When seeing this as a child, I always thought something of a strategy could be if Kuwabara could have Hiei and Kurama help him get the one hit in with the dimensional sword, as Sensui was avoiding him. Honestly and now as a grown-up, I wonder if Togashi's original plan was to have Kuwabara actually be the one to win here, but executive meddling stopped him in the end. The narrative setup he made felt too perfect for that not to happen anyways.

[@silversauceran]

All of them are fighting on emotions right now, not with strategy. Kuwabara's sword was mainly to deal with the Kakkai barrier and nothing else. Kuwabara winning would be anticlimactic since he has little struggle or relation to Sensui, nor does he have the power to fight him. Narratively, there's not much there, and there has already been setup for Yusuke to return.

[@magichaostuff1273]

@@silversauceran I'll respect that you have a different way of thinking about it, but I do disagree that Kuwabara and the others winning here would have no impact or be anticlimatic - Kuwabara being a key player to the whole situation has been built up for the whole arc, and Yusuke passing the torch to him was the whole point of the fight once he realized he couldn't handle it at the time. There's also the fact that this would fall in line with Kuwabara's wish of always fighting Yusuke but never winning, and in the end it would be through Yusuke's very sacrifice that he wins something Yusuke could not. How poetic is that? Saying Kuwabara and the others winning here would be anticlimatic would be somewhat similar to saying that "Meruem vs Netero in HxH would be anticlimatic because Netero wasn't even a main character". Other than that, Togashi isn't one to all that often make his fights be (entirely) about who punches harder, which is what this saga's last one mostly turned into (I do love Sensui's conclusion afterwards though). And don't get me wrong, I'm really happy he comes back but the way Yusuke's return was written happens to be the one thing in all of YYH that I felt needed more work/foreshadowing to not feel a bit too out of left field, but to each their own.

[@jonathanrolle5118]

The team vs Sensui was so hype! This attempt of revenge really shows how much the team truly care about Yusuke even Hiei was expressing emotion 👍

[@andresousa101]

Man, it makes me sad that the anime left out the whole thing about King Yenma being a corrupt leader and stuff from the manga.

[@StargazerZ99]

Wait really?? What exactly happens with that in the manga?

[@Barret9559]

@@StargazerZ99 Koenma finds out about his Dad's wrongdoing after this arc, and has him impeached and imprisoned. The aftermath was shown in the epilogue of the manga and got a short OVA a few years ago.

[@StargazerZ99]

@@Barret9559 Oh wow. So how exactly was he corrupt? What exactly did he do?

[@andresousa101]

@@StargazerZ99 So, King Yenma was commiting a bunch of crimes just to keep himself in power, he would kidnap weak demons, brainwash them and make them do evil stuff in the human world and fake information just to make the demon world look bad, to make it look like that taking the demon's territory was something righteous. After Sensui stoled chapter black, Koenma started doing a lot of research on the old documents of the spirit world, he discovered all that and managed to dethrone his father, now the Kakai barrier got deactivated and demons can just come and go from the human world (by the way, this whole thing happens off screen in the manga). We get a really cool page of Yusuke looking at the sky and wondering if he killed any of those innocent demons that got brainwashed. With demons now casually going into the human world, Yusuke opened a small ramen shop because he is apparently a good cook, but this was just a front for his actual job, which is basically an actual detective agency where people go to him to solve any spiritual related problem. Also Koto, Juri and the nurse woman became idols in human world, which is not that important but its kinda funny. Not much is done after this because the manga ended a few chapters after this, but it really felt like they were building a new status quo for the series to continue even further.

[@em5522]

​@@StargazerZ99idk if you ever found out, but if you still don't know. He actually caused the demons in Human World to go out of control by brainwashing them with negative/violent emotions, so he could have an excuse to hunt them down. It was a power play to increase his influence and control as the gatekeeper/protector between worlds.

[@miguelosvaldofloresdomingu8911]

I think you are going to love the closure to Sensui's character arc and how the end of this arc conects with the begining of the next, but sure you are going to complain about the twist that comes in next episode. I like Chapter Black a lot but I feel that Dark Tournament is better. One of the reasons why I think that way is that the end of this arc feels a little bit anticlimatic, while the dark tournament flows so well imo. Bringing Genkai back was a questionable choise by Togashi, but that lead us to witness one of the best moments of the series (Genkai and Toguro's last conversation in spirit world)

[@the_markoman]

People will have to correct me, but I seem to remember Togashi saying in an interview that he wasn't all too happy with the end of Yu Yu Hakusho due to stress and studio meddling. And I personally see the signs of it at the end of Chapter Black, and toward the middle of the next arc. Sensui in his silly divine energy armor feels like what you'd see in a filler ending of an anime where someone else stepped in to write the most cliché conclusion to the arc.

[@jasonblaise6786]

Togashi is never happy with his work, it’s one of the reasons he’s one of the best mangakas the world has ever seen 😅. But even with the meddling YuYu Hakusho remains as a top tier anime for all time. I do think the last arc is the weakest of all though but even that one was freaking amazing compared to other anime

[@Barret9559]

Honestly, I really like the last arc, because Yusuke turning everything on its head and getting everyone to accept using a tournament instead of war to settle who would rule sounds not only in character for him, but makes sense with so many of his friends now in powerful and important positions in the enemy kingdoms. I honestly would have liked the three-way war with Yusuke, Hiei, and Kurama fighting and having to try to kill each other A LOT less. Especially after this and their reaction to Yusuke coming back alive.

[@syxodude91]

Kuwabara technically has already been to Demon World already. Maze Castle was actually in Demon World not Spirit World like they said. It was in the Part of Demon World that Spirit World has control over.

[@KiraAotsuki]

Hooooo boy one more week, im excited for how they react to the next one

[@gotenurameshi8958]

This episode title in America is called attempting revenge

[@karlluigi1987]

Even tough Kuwabara, Hiei, and Kurama is already Class A, they are still totally outclass by sensui, he's the only human in the series that reach CLASS S.

[@jessealexander6725]

Half truth 😎

[@DanielHernandez-hg5ey]

@@jessealexander6725 cause yusuke's a half demon?

[@jessealexander6725]

@@DanielHernandez-hg5ey uh yeah lol. Was trying to keep it spoiler free but u got it.

[@MegaRay220]

Jacob always hyping up Kuwabara for sometimes no reason is a great running joke in these reactions

[@hollowcaptain14]

8:45 Yes he does, his name is George

[@HieiJaganshi2025]

The next episode is a big surprise, but don't worry I'm not spoiling anything

[@GalekC]

8:13 WHOA, is this an instance of an early Ian Sinclair?? 1:48 I remember there also being moments like that in the '99 HxH anime, as well as its manga w/ Knuckle & the pupper. Gonna have to check if Togashi did that here himself, too. He also draws Toguro, Sensui, & all the HxH antags so detailed

[@MegaRay220]

Definitely was Ian Sinclair. The SDF has a couple young VAs who would later become pretty big

[@TimoKanal]

Okay, NOW I can't wait for next week!!

[@shinraset]

Hey a should have, could have, or would have option. Have Kuwabara pour his special spirit energy into Hiei's sword and kurama's whip. Sure it may not last very long but it has been shown that other objects can be infused with spirit energy especially for those with high levels of spirit awareness.

[@mirtaabreu7124]

If only Kuwabara worked on his swordplay... could've ended the arc right here.

[@renatoramos8834]

Everyone turned the hacks on.

[@FrYLocK41]

Can't wait for the fun part next episode!!

[@gwapaq7155]

one of the most funniest episode in the world of anime is coming hehe cant wait for next week guys...

[@Brimmy21]

i don't remember this episode at all what the hell has it really been that long since i last watched YYH?

[@thyageshnathan598]

It’s kinda funny that they’re reading too much into the dialogue. This is from the 90s and the dubbing team took some slight liberties with the modification….. so it’s not exactly a one to one. Also, this is a shonen written for a much younger audience to digest. The last thing Togashi was thinking about is the dissection of his work by a couple of American dudes in their late 20s. I’m just saying this because these guys have lately been acting like top tier critiques😂

[@Kirathian1234]

I'm shocked that the bros held it together when the armor was revealed. I almost always laugh at it. It looks like he's wearing a Dragonball character's skin. The hairless Grinch aesthetic would not be my first choice Sensui. He has 7 personalities and they all let that outfit happen. This is his actual greatest crime.

[@jagonz70580]

Sensui is too strong he can do whatever the fuck he wants, even choosing a silly costume for himself.

[@keyblader1985]

@@MrM9819 Except Dark Magician actually pulls it off

[@ChronosLawliet123]

That Sensui armour is ugly as hell, no pun intended. He looks like a bad Yu-Gi-Oh card

[@lizabell6782]

I will admit this is when I become a bit of a hater. I personally don’t like the energy armor and I wish that the three of them working as a team were a better match for Sensui. Like just a liiittle bit closer, you know? Still, there are a lot of great things about the episode! Most notably Hiei’s open anger and pain. I think that’s wonderful.

[@S_047]

Sensui beating the brakes of the team with zero effort. What will need to pull up to end him in a curb stomp?

[@nevadachi]

In kurama's case... His is more like... A double personality of sorts... When he transforms he isn't the same kurama he was before, he is the old demon kurama who is much colder than the kurama normally is... Dunno how much that affects his character

[@renatoramos8834]

Nah

[@jonjacob6237]

I love this show but this episode is where this arc jumps the shark.

[@MrFatLipx]

Spoilers in case they ever read the comments Yep, the arc really just tanks after this point IMO. Pretty much all the intrigue disappears from now on and it just turns into a DBZ fight for several episodes.

[@TimoKanal]

Disagree, next episode is where I began to love this arc.

[@keyblader1985]

I do think that all the sudden deus ex machinas during the climax of this arc were a low point in the series.

[@troymindwrite7850]

People have their opinions about the reveal but if you really pay attention to the show, Yusuke having demon blood is literally foreshadowed since the Spirit Detective Arc

[@MrFatLipx]

@@troymindwrite7850 I really don’t think it is personally. We obviously can’t prove one way or another what Togashi intended from the start, but I never ever got the vibe that he was hinting at Yusuke having demon blood. I was always just under the impression that he was a classic stereotypical strong main character for no real reason other than he was the main character and he liked to fight. I feel like retroactively ascribing intentions from Togashi from the very beginning is just headcanon rationalization for the most part. But hey, no real way to know for sure I guess.

[@niwaallen1]

God I can't wait .... 😭😭😭😭😭

[@jonreese7066]

There is something you need to consider. Did Sansui know about King Yamma special forces unit? Surely he would have known that force exists and would do something either to fight him or seal the hole sooner or later

[@rexeleon]

it's holy armor

[@transientanus]

What has Sensui said or done that would make you think that he is in any way nihilistic? o.o

[@andrewevers2420]

The suicidal way he's trying to destroy the human world, with that energy that just screams, "I don't really plan on living through this." When the detectives first hear about Sensui's thoughts, he's thinking about digging his grave(s).

[@transientanus]

@@andrewevers2420 That isn't nihilism lmfao!

[@Hannah4765]

@@andrewevers2420 SPOILERS!!!!!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The gang and the audience don't know that Sensui is dying - dude's only got about six months to live at this point. So it truly didn't matter to him whether he survived his plan succeeding as long as it did succeed.

[@andrewevers2420]

@@Hannah4765 I was talking about when they read his mind. I didn't even know what was going to happen next.

[@Hannah4765]

@@andrewevers2420 Well.... I did say spoilers? :)

[@benjaa5300]

🤠🤠

[@triumphant8637]

I hate the next episode lold