The Legendary Bandit Yoko Kurama's First Appearance In Yu Yu Hakusho

Yoko Kurama The Legendary Bandit:First Appearance In Yu Yu Hakusho ............ Bad ass XD Anime Yu Yu Hakusho
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[@-CrimsoN-]

Anyone notice how Kurama is like the sweetest dude in the show but then delivers some of the most brutal deaths to his opponents?

[@ravina6686]

Roses have thorns !

[@-CrimsoN-]

@@ravina6686 That's true

[@sandydog426]

That's what I loved about this show, it subverted a lot of standard anime tropes. Kurama wasn't just "the heart" of the group, or even the moral compass. He may not have been the strongest fighter, but he was the smartest, making him possibly the most dangerous one on the team.

[@accountnotusedanymore9119]

Yea. Hiei isn’t sweet but he is more honorable and will make it painless as possible, or not kill you at all. Yusuke will beat you to a pulp, Kuwabara will usually let you go but will kill if you have to

[@-CrimsoN-]

@@accountnotusedanymore9119 Then there is Kurama who is perfectly okay with letting a particularly horrible person suffer an eternity of torture within their own mind, begging for a final death that will never come.

[@ZubiriasMaximus]

Lmao Hiei loves drama, he had such a evil smile when talking about Kurama.

[@gyroist]

💀

[@mesutramsey3620]

hiei is kurama's no.1 fan

[@Kuro-zn7ph]

Hiei simps on spilled tea

[@ChiibiInu]

Hiei be enjoying the tea

[@Faceworthy]

Encouraging intense acts of violence is how Hiei loves and supports his friends

[@moatezmoussi9751]

Sry naruto fans but this is the REAL Kurama

[@chosentendency6004]

FACTS!

[@gamerxxd193]

Bro it’s just the same name🤦🏻‍♂️

[@quike7936]

Exactly

[@ronaldalexon5510]

The demon fox kurama is a japanese mythology so most animes use it

[@Yash-zy2qr]

@@ronaldalexon5510 the 9 tails fox is part of Japanese mythology but the name Kurama is not.

[@227060]

Yoko Kurama. the ORIGINAL Demon Fox.

[@anastasiastellar2658]

Tell that to those who think the demon fox that got knocked out by 5 years old girl is the real one

[@anastasiastellar2658]

@It's Alright Hohoho... You haven't met those crazy bitch

[@shadowx2652]

Aside from the nine tails.

[@3mooryvip500]

Not inuyasha

[@shadowx2652]

@@3mooryvip500 or sesshomoru.

[@EmeraldSogeking]

Out of all the 'badass' moments in Yu Yu Hakusho, this one actually gave me the chills

[@VictorPerez-hg2ed]

Oh yes indeed my friend oh yes indeed.

[@MONKEYDZETS]

My favorite man ever gay crush also

[@NatTurnergrandsonChrisdorner]

​@@MONKEYDZETS😂😂😂

[@lucuador1992]

The happiness that Hiei has to see the true Kurama is like seeing your married friend get drunk after many years

[@eddiesilver8804]

You know what makes this so badass? The fact that the show gave Yoko the dark/bad guy background music when they reveal him with his plants

[@evilmarita1]

Ura Urashima is a perfect example as to why you should never take advantage of Kurama's trust. It WILL backfire, and he's the most sadistic member of the team. Kurama's kindness is not a weakness, it's something you don't fuck with.

[@philiptucker7590]

Kurama is the most kind and gentle character in the show. He will give you chances to surrender and turn good, but if you don’t….he will cut you down in cold blood in a split second or damn you to an eternity of torture like he did the Elder Togoru 👀

[@evilmarita1]

@@philiptucker7590 True. Kurama can be kind and merciful. If he sees you as someone who is legit good, he will most likely give you a second chance. But if you harm him or his love ones, prepare to be destroyed in the most brutal way possible. I remember on the show somewhere that even Hiei admits to never wanting to go toe to toe with Kurama when angry.

[@c.galindo9639]

What is really terrifying about Yoko Kurama is how he has so many different methods to eliminate his enemies and they all can be painful and merciless in nature

[@Cyberium]

Quoting Dr Who: “Good men don’t need rules. Today is not the day to find out why I have so many.”

[@TwistedGlitter]

Kurama reminds me of the Doctor. Genius, can be friendly, kind, merciful, and will wipe out your entire bloodline if you decide to play FAFO.

[@iRazenrak]

There's a subplot that many people skip over. While Kurama does love his mother because she saved him from a falling shelf, it's also because of how he treated her. He's a 500+ year old spirit, so while she was trying to raise him, he would ignore her and patronize her. He disrespected her and treated her like shit, but she loved him all the same. Part of Kurama's devotion to her is out of guilt.

[@JuanLopez-zo8os]

In which sense Kurama disrespected hia mother?

[@windymanaog4011]

I agree. It was mentioned in the mangga that he's the one who caused his mother pain. And she's always been his mother. ❤️

[@Mahaliak]

400+ actually. He has 4 tails.

[@nightangel972000]

He said in the first season “it’s hard to raise a child who thinks you’re inferior”.

[@J99___]

I wouldn’t say guilt, more like learned compassion. Kurama loves his mother because she is who taught him love in the first place. He didn’t understand a mother’s love until he saw his own mother love his disrespectful self, the unconditional love of a mother is what opened his eyes and made him start to open his heart to compassion. The shelf incident is what opened his eyes. Guilt may be what lead kurama to learn to open up, but he did it out of his own volition and heart once he truly learned compassion. He is devoted to his mother because she loved him no matter what and opened his eyes to compassion

[@marckevin203]

Kurama - A demon who turn back his demon heritage and become a human. Hiei - A demon who remain a demon. Yusuke - A human who retain his humanity but learned to embraced his demonic heritage. Kuwabara - A human who never loose his humanity.

[@detectivemarkseven]

Interesting isnt it? 😂

[@kendraclewis6270]

Yoko Kurama doesn't look like Inuyasha or Sesshomaru, THEY LOOK LIKE HIM 😒 Yu Yu Hakusho was out years before Inuyasha

[@transamane8945]

I’ll watch yu yu hakusho with you no lie

[@NatTurnergrandsonChrisdorner]

@@transamane8945 🤣🤣🤣🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Ebichuchu]

As a lover of all three, I agree. They all are distinguishable from each other. And let’s not forget Inu and Sessh are dog demons, not fox 😌

[@MewAesthetic]

Look alike or not. I love them both. Their resemblance to each other 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

[@BHG771]

@@Ebichuchu I mean sure but Inuyasha + Sesshomaru definitely look like a ripoff of Yoko the more and more you look.

[@cany230]

Is it just me, or does this clip have everything? Kurama being sexy in BOTH his Youko form AND his Shuichi form, Hiei talking more than usual, weird quotes such as, "I can smell when you're lying. It makes my tree want to eat you more," and the bad guy getting his ass kicked. Every element to a perfect clip. :D

[@nameless8847]

When I was a kid, Hiei was my favorite because he looked so badass. All black, the sword, the 3rd eye, the dragon. I loved everything about his character design. But when Kurama showed his true form, I was genuinely conflicted because he looked so divine and ethereal... and deadly- in white!

[@danielcantu859]

I just met the kurama English voice actor and had him sign my yoko kurama funko and told him he was my favorite character

[@MisterInevitable]

Back in the early 2000s, there were scores of comments about Yoko Kurama vs Sesshomaru in literally everything!

[@minatodroger7890]

Good lord the arguments of girls I knew of who was hotter to this day have traumatized me.

[@yokokakarot8983]

Kurama is better in my opinion

[@windymanaog4011]

...but that's a very interesting topic, don't you think? They say "dogs hunt foxes for a reason" But i love Kurama more 💗

[@jozen1986]

We were so hyped watching this when we were kids!!! Everybody wanted to be Kurama back then!! Good old days!!

[@MedusaLegend]

I love how the referee just admit that yoko kurama is her ideal man.

[@Kpimpmaster]

It’s how this guy was pissing himself when he realized how badly he fucked up

[@davidmankiewicz6499]

Always funny whenever the announcer gets the hots for Yoko Kurama.

[@JoJolion1]

I like how the Fox Girl simps for Yoko

[@theretiredandoverworkedkin9333]

bruh this is the exact same character that my mom and my aunt fought over 😭 he's just that handsome

[@TheCloudkidd]

2020? But it's so interesting: that multiple personality merged soul thing he's got going. Shuichi gives Yoko more empathy and sensitivity, making him more likable and inviting, instead of that rogue isolated nomadic loneliness. It's inadvertently the best thing that happened to Yoko. However, Yoko gives Shuichi/Kurama IQ, power, wisdom & tact giving, him more depth and making him less weak. You'd love to see them standing on their own separately as much as they're the best fusion possible. They should also do a saga where we learn how Yoko was abled to be cornered. Gotta be a juicy story & a good villain to corner a (spirit) fox..

[@rupertgordonii6623]

Exactly, great explanation

[@iloveplumpgrannies174]

I really want a spin-off series of Kurama/Shuichi just like how Sinbad from Magi got his own series.

[@itzmacey186]

👌🏻🥳

[@picknsave1110]

That requires one-foot-in-the-grave Togashi to actually want to do something.

[@sethsholtis5297]

Well, bear in mind, while Kurama did say he was injured by a strong pursuer, he also said that he made a careless mistake, so you may be making out this fox hunter as more powerful than they actually are. Also I think until or unless we get an official name, we should call the one who defeated Kurama "Fox Hunter".

[@lunaticwolfie7698]

He looks like a mix of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru ❤❤

[@shadowx2652]

Interesting. He is more like sesshomoru though.

[@viv8839]

master of darkness yeah but with inuyasha’s ears 💕

[@shadowx2652]

@@viv8839 sounds like your attracted to them. If they were real...😄

[@viv8839]

master of darkness I’m not haha I just think their character design is really good

[@shadowx2652]

@@viv8839 alright.

[@mindassassin]

Koto: I've just seen my personal fantasy! Me: I'll ship it

[@Darth1Marik]

Everyone was shitting bricks or was amazed by Kurama but Koto was thirsting over him XD

[@edwardgaines6561]

Probably the only time in this anime anybody said the word "sexy," and it's Koto!

[@b.b.s7545]

Every girl was thirsty

[@mikhailking2869]

It’s 2020 and I still love this god damn show

[@ladyclassicalwrites]

Hiei is always hoping to see Kurama fight.

[@valentds]

hiei not would fight kurama

[@justasentientmclarenp1879]

@@valentds he did say kurama is way more powerful than him and that's why he recruited him on his team

[@PaperStarship]

So true Hiei is the biggest Kurama fanboy lol

[@ladyclassicalwrites]

hiei7 ． Of course not, Hiei! We knew you were in love with Kurama from day one! 🤗 ❤️ 🦊 🌹 🐉 🔥

[@ciyonwright9852]

@@jessiemedina2188 what? You weird

[@ajrenaissance]

2023 and still my favorite anime character. Yoko Kurama was THAT dude. I wanted so much more of him in the show. He was so fascinating. The duality of him a Shuichi was always so intriguing. Yoko being this legendary and powerful demon who was humbled and learned compassion for a human woman. Everytime he appeared it was such a hype moment for me as a kid.

[@tristantaylor1123]

to the point that even Hiei fears him. if you remember, Hiei feared him so greatly that he joined forces with him to avoid his wrath

[@romell06]

Also having him as an ally is huge asset. Besides Kurama saves Hei's life during their first meeting.

[@rashadidani8143]

And this is, 15 years earlier, when my obsession with silver haired fox demon anime characters started.

[@SeeE2ps]

"Yoko has returned they cry!"

[@rbents2067]

That moment when kurama officially became my number 1 fav anime character of all time

[@chadsanchez508]

I agree but not of all time but definitely of this anime.

[@touhoumanty9131]

I just realized the main driving force behind Hei teaming up with Kurama is the fact that they were both A class demons reduced in power due to circumstance. Kurama reincarnating and Hei getting the Jagan eye

[@alster724]

Kurama drinking the potion is like me drinking coffee. It makes me more powerful.

[@themondoshow]

One of the best anime ever

[@dominiquepowell3158]

Agreed

[@lordroyaltee]

The

[@Luv4Jay1]

Facts

[@kassandrarodriguez4056]

Wow yoko kurama looks so amazing and gorgeous💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖🌹🌹

[@ericfisher9513]

Well if there is one thing I learn about anime is to not make men who rock red roses as a weapon angry...

[@OktaviaVon]

at that very moment I became a anime fangirl..

[@captainjoji827]

"an anime"

[@angreys]

Anime Loader best in english 😄

[@katymbeke8400]

3:20 The realist reaction I've ever seen in an anime.

[@iumiedearest]

Shown this to my friend that doesn't know yyh and now he is in love and fangirling with me about Kurama ❤❤❤

[@c.galindo9639]

This really is an epic way of presenting Yoko Kurama here. I really like how he summons his Death Tree. The art is amazing in that display

[@mapulembalkr2996]

2019 anybody here

[@winniediallo4118]

yes

[@agravain9006]

Sup

[@JohnnyDominion]

Right over here

[@afrosharkboy]

Same

[@terrorbladesunder2133]

Yeah

[@hi-there-]

"Red haired princess-" Damn right dude he a princess

[@anduril38]

If only Yoko was for the whole dark tournament, he would have wrecked everybody inc Younger Toguro. Yoko as a high A class at least would have smoked upper B class Toguro.

[@romell06]

He can only stay in the form in a short amount time. But yeah he is a A class demon before he merge with a human body. But at the end of the series he was already a S class along with Hei. Could have gone to super S class if they trained just like Yomi.

[@pforgottonsoul]

that would have been boring though.

[@jcw034]

I'm not sure if he was an A class demon here. I believe he was the highest level of B. Because they all got a Power boost once Yusuke died.

[@Arctioa]

@@jcw034 yeah toguro was a lower class A demon and kurama in his demon form and hiei at the end of the dark tournament was an upper class b demon. When yusuke died hiei and kurama went to an A tier .

[@TheShapeH31]

@@Arctioa Actually, Toguro was a high B-Class.

[@RavenVargas27]

Badass awesomeness of Kurama, one of my favorite scenes from the series

[@Aenygma_]

Yoko scared the absolute piss out of that guy roflmao

[@CrowAndTheSun]

one does not simply got sexy ears and dreamy tail without being a youko xD

[@triv4555]

I love how Koto fangirls over Youkokurama lo, I ship it

[@snehat6336]

When someone say Kurama I think of this silver haired tall Bishounen, not the big orange beast that every other person thinks of 💀

[@christiandavis4502]

I'm a simple man I see Yoko Kurama, I cream my pants

[@perfectlyfueled]

Yoko Kurama is a demon who is very brutal. Not evil but brutal

[@theskyrax670]

I can't unhear Tien whenever Kurama speaks

[@Vinepie]

I know. I kept hearing 17 from hiei

[@charlottesphie7037]

Kurama is the best at giving a punishment. The opponent will die slowly till no soul left.

[@dylanmckenzie8566]

I like how Hei just smirks when he can sense Yoko is in the ring. The first was over the second that change was made

[@Ykhraam]

one of the most epic moments in anime history or nah? :D

[@leondbleondb]

Agree 100%

[@martakavaliauskaite4566]

@@leondbleondb agree

[@DiscoCokkroach]

"I can smell when you're lying." Such a bone-chilling line.

[@iRazenrak]

Madara hypes up Hashirama like Hiei hypes up Kurama lol

[@finrille]

i wonder how Naruto will react if Yoko Kurama is inside him instead of Tailed Beast Kurama?

[@GTSFANDM]

Kishimoto jacked the name for HIS series' demon fox since Yoko Kurama is so epic.

[@lonewolfshinobi]

Naruto would be much smarter

[@Eltrio2]

Naruto: _Welp, I'm gay now._

[@forgottenvy]

Then he'd be reborn as naruto's split personality. Kushina, Minato would survive, Naruto would become a child prodigy like Itachi......rather boring setup for a main character.........Sasuke would be the main character.

[@KyeGuard]

They probably would have befriended each other a lot earlier, and Naruto would be smarter in battle but more sadistic. lol

[@thomasanderson2047]

The real OG Overpowered Anime character with the white hair. Decades before Archer(Fate Stay Night), Mastered Ultra Instinct Goku, and Gojo.

[@Raximus3000]

And he was a tecnique fighter to boot!

[@shay-o8473]

During my High school days, he was the most popular YuYu Hakushu character to the point that all the Photocopier vendor earned lots of money selling Kurama the fox’s photos!

[@blackblizzard5771]

I would rather be killed instantly by the Dragon of the Darkness Flame than being slowly melted away and devoured by Kurama’s plants.

[@Det.johnkimble]

Definition of Badass. This was the first and only time i could ever recall seeing a show give a protagonist the dark “bad guy” music.

[@mdc6386]

Nothing gonna be changed oldies but goodies Anime is the best TBT 80’s 90’s 20’s 2020

[@griver007able]

This full-powered Yoko could beat Toguro at his best.

[@TayDoe3]

Yoko is the full demon that inuyasha aspires to be.... Either that or he's definitely inuyasha's brother older or younger idk

[@pforgottonsoul]

yoko is a fox while inuyasha is a dog so same basic idea but different breed.

[@Theemumi]

Dtay C Inuyasha is a half dog demon

[@snehat6336]

Kurama and Sesshomaru 😍

[@donmiyagi8318]

@@snehat6336 my eyes no xD

[@GoldieTamamo]

The nine-tailed fox, versus a son of Panhu, and thereby a Japanese Inugami. They're both Chinese canine spirits, but from very different fairytales.

[@greenllama2856]

This gives me goosebumps 😬.

[@monkiyaz]

Kinda weird when you consider that Yoko was stronger than Toguro at full power...

[@hirampugosahara1534]

Yes because yoko was an upper A class demon but the problem is time

[@eatanotherzio6811]

@@hirampugosahara1534 I thought Yoko was S tier

[@hirampugosahara1534]

@@eatanotherzio6811 Eos he was Upper S class. Dark tournament saga he was at the middle of b class to A class

[@enterthekyuubi]

Well, Yoko wasn't actually at full power here. Same with Hiei after his Jagan operation. They had to gradually rebuild their original power.

[@uncannycerebro]

I love Koto's reaction to seeing Yoko for the first time. Makes it one of my top 5 moments.

[@PepeCoinMania]

Netflix couldn’t make it this time😂

[@VonTheStampede]

hey thats vic migonna

[@malikeclark1925]

Lol spit my drink

[@MrFable93]

He's literally is a prefect rose. Nothing but style and beauty with sharp thorns

[@brookshoftv]

Kurama is the 🐐

[@MizukiYuurei]

Did anyone notice Goki give the finger? Or were we just distracted by Kurama too much?

[@jcalma3594]

Yes he did.

[@magictricks6235]

One of my favorite characters

[@trayshonriggins3748]

Yoko Kurama is the original Sesshomaru

[@rogine4262]

Kurama is my first anime crush. I was 8 then. I would draw him at the back of my notebook.😂❤️

[@Emperor_x8]

This has to be one of if not the greatest villain weapon backfires I've ever seen

[@kururuarelong2473]

2020 ... i miss the old anime ...

[@RisingDeath]

I kinda wish they reanimate yu yu hakusho with new animation just like shaman king. (please don't get the wrong idea i'm "not" saying yu yu hakusho's animation is bad. all i'm trying to say is they should bring back old anime so people can like it again) (i just realized yu yu hakusho had an ova in 2018 and the animation looks amazing)

[@KathleenMayTSurla-zx9ft]

Dennis And Kurama are both so beautiful I Love Them Both ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😊😊😊😊😊.

[@lRlElD]

he's a fox and inuyasha is a dog and got the same features. i see why people say they look alike.

[@BHG771]

It's completely obvious. Rumiko could've been much more discrete when drawing Inuyasha + Sesshomaru.

[@lianne961]

I simp for kurama.

[@eduardoventurosa]

yoko and raizen are the 2 i would pay to see again, they always do great stuff

[@Clarestovold]

Yoko Kurama is so cute... XD

[@medinabillyclients]

never mess with kurama

[@josephjoestar3627]

Oh shit is that Vic mignogna

[@skilex3573]

Kurama is one of the coolest anime character. Even Hiei the badazz would fanboy. Hek, if Sasuke sees him he'd leave Naruto for the real demon fox. 😂

[@romell06]

Well kurama was 300 plus years old in demon world. If he didnt escape to human world he could be as powerful as Yomi.

[@Ashberryvillage10]

So many F in the chat if the internet was a thing back in the early 90's late 80's

[@___chief866]

I had to come back and watch this bc the live action botched his first appearance 😩

[@surajkarki3511]

Dang seshommaru long lost brother

[@3mooryvip500]

Yoko kurama was way before him

[@timorcohen4641]

@@3mooryvip500 noy wayyy before. Inuyasha manga came out in 1996 not 2016 lol

[@kendraclewis6270]

@@timorcohen4641 not way before but definitely before

[@3mooryvip500]

@@timorcohen4641 Yu Yu Hakusho started in 1990

[@the757general2]

@@timorcohen4641 Yu Yu Hakusho started 6 years before Inuyasha. Hell, the anime was finished a year before the Inuyasha manga started.

[@FrostSoul-qs6kq]

This guy made boring ass plants look like nightmare fuel .

[@11saweetas11]

love the ambient themes in the back drop of the throw back stories.

[@Jedisage909]

If I was a girl I want Yoko to own me as his pet

[@MrRommaway]

I remember how epic this was when i saw this on tv when i was very young.

[@rhodoracal-agan9727]

HIS REALLY ATTRACTIVE!

[@TuTu-XX]

My first Crush,till now.

[@windymanaog4011]

Ikr? He's soooo dreamy! 😍😍😍

[@moonlightmusic8804]

He look like inyusha!

[@snehat6336]

For me Kurama looks more like Sesshomaru

[@Lirin]

Sneha A. Thampi me too. people just compared him to Inuyasha cause of the ears.

[@workliferecognition7002]

I instantly thought inuyasha and susshomaru as well

[@TuTu-XX]

First Crush😂

[@snehat6336]

@@Lirin i know right both are really sexy, classy and elegant...Inuyasha on the other hand is like our typical lovable shounen character

[@darkgun13]

nice,havent watched this anime in years O.o

[@abhishekkj9664]

R u still alive ?

[@Duy22]

Kurama is the reason I main Ivy in Soulcalibur !

[@zellwellfrgaming7665]

I haven’t heard nobody talk abt soulcaliber in soooooo long lol

[@moo_moon128]

Okay. Im still simping. Hahahahah.

[@kingkitty4893]

This is the best use of the song that they used in the background absolutely perfect

[@KipC-Sway]

I still remember seeing this as a kid. Just as hype now as it was back then

[@rafaelcastro5632]

My all time favorite! Wish they make a yuyuhakusho movie again