Younger Toguro - One of Early Anime's Best Villains (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Obviously none of this is my work. I wanted to add a discussion portion, but this video is long enough. Some of my favorite scenes for the intense and complex character, younger Toguro, from the 90's anime Yu Yu Hakusho. Clips are from episodes 23-65. Sorry for occasional low quality.
EDIT: For those who mention that it is not "early anime" in terms of year, that depends only on your criterion. While it's true that anime began many decades before YYH, it has increased in quantity over the years. The median-value year is some time in the early-mid 2000's, as in, 50% of anime were released before that time, and 50% came out after. In that YYH is a solid decade before this median-value year, it is comparatively older than the supermajority of existing anime.

[@ZETxZ4]

Guy makes an awesome compilation of the best scenes of Toguro, call it "Early Anime's". 80% of the comments: "eARly???LOL" Lol I feel so bad for you OP. This comment section is the epitomy of the social media nowadays, where the minority are the awesome people who will indulge in good analysis/comments and serious topics and you feel the connection with them, the other is just fuckers wanting to mock someone at the slightest sign of error and ignore everything else, because they only care about making themselves look better while mocking someone.

[@jordanashwood]

In all honesty, they're just embarrassing themselves; no worries. I'm glad you enjoyed the compilation!

[@AmericanPitBullTerrier1987]

"Lol" .............................................................................................................................lol..............The early to mid 2000s with anime like Yu Yu Hakusho were special times. I wasn't around during the 2010s and still barely on the scene now during the mid-2020s. People say Cowboy Bebop has the best dub but I think I like YYH as well....probably YYH and the Dragonball series more.

[@DiddyKongVsLuigi]

“eARly???LOL” I would think that implied “Tugoro best in ONLY EARLY?” As in Tugoro wasn’t just a king of anime in early anime, but a king forever! Never forget the man who helped make Anime what it is today, and still being talked about decades later ❤

[@niceguyofgames9490]

"Toguro is a complex case. He's like an anthill - the deeper you dig the more tunnels appear, and inside each is a creature ready to bite. Layer upon layer of bravado, facades, contradicting desires, and intensely wrought obsessions. But beneath it all I suspect you would find just a normal man with a wounded heart...and a broken dream."

[@nathanmueller119]

holy shit dude that was so well said

[@aaroncameron406]

​@nathanmueller119 lol duh it's quoted from Koenma

[@edwardgaines6561]

_"He's such an awkward man."_ -From the Japanese dub.

[@robertbode2716]

I prefer Sensui. His story arc really made me feel for him.

[@thefallisallweknow]

@@robertbode2716right

[@supac7328]

Its not just his character, demeanor, and story. The voice actor really nailed the role

[@chrys_stone8716]

Same guy did cell and handsome jack

[@Sssoneca]

Yuyu Hakusho had one of the best dubs in Brazilian Portuguese aswell. Very funny. Toguro's voice is also VERY badass and threatening in my language. What an amazing anime with outstanding characters

[@amuroray9115]

@@chrys_stone8716I hear Cell but there’s no way this guy was Handsome Jack holy moly.

[@R3TR0--93]

@@chrys_stone8716 He also voiced Proxy One in Ergo Proxy

[@bibingkanidaling344]

When he took off the shades at the end, dude had one of the kindest eyes given to this anime

[@AmericanPitBullTerrier1987]

Amazing, indeed! Legitimately tough man and can afford to be soft.

[@themaestro2572]

A reminder that he was once human.

[@Trippleskullpirates]

The ending was ingenious in that togoro planned all of this beforehand. What an amazing character. Top 5 for me.

[@Quicktwosteps]

So he is your #5. Who are the rest of your tops?

[@BBoysAndTrickers]

its so dumb that people think genkai staying dead would be more impactful well its clearly more than just plot armor that she lives

[@innocentorphan1213]

Toguro: "Turn me into the highest class of demon." The next arc: "Heh Toguro was just a mediocre B-class!"

[@donnellvictor3670]

Lol facts😂

[@LedosKell]

He hadn't unlocked the Demon World expac to level up in

[@ISeeNoCheezburger]

I've read somewhere that it's because the B-class demons are the highest class the commitee have known during that time. They don't have any idea that the god-like A- and S-classes do exists

[@jmaurice72]

Compared to demon world he was only B level. Kurama used to be Aclass so yea it was actually a good Frame of reference for Sensui and the demon world arc

[@monokomomo4977]

to be fair he was the highest class of demon, atleast one thats allowed to enter the human world, but still a shit deal given theres higher ranks at the price of never returning to human world due to the barrier

[@richardkusimenkah]

The fact homie chose limbo shows that he knows how much he wrecked his life becoming a demon. He was too deep in it to go back.

[@megaman37456]

And even Koenma tried to convince him that his doings stopped Sakyo's plan and that his punishment would've been light, but Toguro was set on limbo himself.

[@SoulHero7]

@@megaman37456 Even worse is that Limbo is the censored version. In the original Japanese anime Toguro demanded to be sent to the pits of Hell. Dude walked himself into eternal damnation, all while making sure Yuskue was set to be a better fighter and person than he was.

[@ethanblair7351]

@@SoulHero7 Limbos Possiblely Worse Then Hell I Think The Dub Was Infinitely Better

[@ChaosDraguss]

"Here just long enough to know what we want." He just needed a little more time; Toguro's story is the tragedy of a man who realized far too late just how much he messed up.

[@VixXstazosJOB]

Disagree. He took a bad decission (i remember i though the same as ). Hell would fit way better for him

[@lewisdutra6104]

The best Anti-Hero in Anime/Manga that did not become a Hero, but kept to his convictions and resolve to see things through his way. Never truly satisfied, but seeking his own form of justice and atonement.

[@krampusthestoryteller1416]

I agree with you except for that he was 100% a villain, not an anti-hero. Anti-hero would imply that he was a protagonist or ever heroic during the show. He's the bad guy, just a bad guy with depth and moral ambiguity. Maybe even a bit of an anti-villain, actually.

[@lordfrieza2073]

​@@krampusthestoryteller1416 agreed he was a anti villain I remember hating him then loving him more than any other character in anime a true emotional rollercoaster.

[@masonjordan5958]

lots of people don't give his character the credit it deserves, people see him as just the heavy that needs to be defeated by gaining more physical strength, but he is so much more complex than that, the older i get the more i understand him, not that i agree with his choices cause he made all the wrong ones, but i mean just look at what people will do these days to try and stay young and keep their relevance I don't think it's out of the realm of possibilities to say many people would be willing to sacrifice things they love in their life for the same opportunities, even though he eventually came to the right conclusion he refused to be persuaded, he needed to find someone that was the exact opposite of his ideology that could prove him wrong, there is so much to him it's amazing character writing

[@bryanthulbert7450]

​@krampusthestoryteller1416 but Toguro was a hero at one point prior to wishing to become a demon. Like Koenma said, at his core you would probably find just a simple man with a crushed heart and a broken dream

[@krampusthestoryteller1416]

That really doesn't change that he's a villain in the story itself. His backstory might make him more sympathetic, but he's not a hero.@@bryanthulbert7450

[@Paulman.K]

"Why don't you get to the point Muscles?" - Yusuke Yurabadass

[@JohnnyBlake-bu4hl]

Yusuke Yurameshi- Yurabadass lmfao GOLD!

[@Wormpuller]

this show starts out decent and slowly transforms into one of the best anime. hands down the best tournement in all of anime

[@ajaltonwilliams1986]

Both tournaments

[@Wormpuller]

@@ajaltonwilliams1986 the second one is great but the first one was different. Idk how to explain it

[@ajaltonwilliams1986]

⁠100 percent facts

[@ajaltonwilliams1986]

@@Wormpullerfacts

[@Justpassingby204]

Togashi started as a romance writer, so this series was his evolution into battle manga/shonen

[@greygremlin1248]

I always like the English actor of Tagoro. He puts alot of soul into his characters

[@Spicy-James-Comedy]

He played OG Cooler and was apex at it

[@thereaver8083]

@@Spicy-James-Comedy Was the VA for Cell too. Dude's great at voicing villains.

[@javiernarvaez5297]

Younger Toguro is one of the best villains in anime. But he’s also one of the most complex characters in anime. He’s a villain yet he’s sympathetic. He lost all of his students in a demon attack, and in trying to find atonement he wished to become a demon himself. Toguro sought out to end his journey his own way. He wanted to die but for his own reasons. In the end, he got what he wanted. We got the chance to understand Toguro as a person. Toguro is a remarkable character.

[@Dogmaguy74]

Just when we believed that he was pure evil he turned out to be broken.

[@beridledodopidop4822]

Isn't that the same?

[@Dogmaguy74]

@@beridledodopidop4822 no

[@AmericanPitBullTerrier1987]

@@beridledodopidop4822 Nope. Evil - Intentional pain and suffering caused to others. Broken - Misguided and confused.

[@dragonchampionacheron1064]

The man is the greatest anti-hero the world has ever known, this newer generation will never know the amazing and awesome person who Toguro was., the man had planning levels as high as Madara

[@ValAllenSamonte]

funny you brought madara, which has limbo ability.

[@Ontiming2023]

Nah itachi is the best villain I ever seen he planned 50 times ahead

[@demonzero677]

So am I the only one who wishes instead of any continuation or remake, we could get a prequel series of young Toguro and Gen Kai? Like seriously, see where this particular story ark really began.

[@RejectHumanityReturn2Monke]

Togashi can't even continue Hunter x Hunter and you want a prequel to YYH? 🤣🤣

[@tatianabrant6406]

Same I’ve been wanting a backstory on them for years

[@maybeitsyou1317]

Yeah YYH is like the Mona Lisa. Just gotta enjoy what we got. The artist that made this is struggling with health issues and even finish his current series. Im afraid we won't see anymore YYH from him.

[@SatanUchiha-z6y]

*”You’ve gotten old, it’s bizarre.”* AYOOO this is Pure Negative White Air-Force energy inside this man 😭

[@themaestro2572]

Bruh, Little Toguro slaughtered the entire air force!

[@helix7773]

That scene in the parking garage was the most memorable I've seen of any anime. Toguro told Yusuke, "You and Kuwabara are special guests in this competition. If you refuse, I will immediately kill you and everyone you know." First time I heard a threat like that from a villian and knew he meant EVERY WORD OF IT. Family? Killed by Toguro. Friends? Killed by Toguro. Kind old lady on the way to school everyday? Killed by Toguro. Mailman? Killed by Toguro. Not showing up was NEVER an option for Yusuke....at least in Yusuke's own mind. Toguro didn't really have a habit of killing the innocent, so I wonder now if he would have really done it...

[@ethanblair7351]

Yes He Wanted To Die But Suicide Is Not Honorable So He Made A Worthy Fighter Do It

[@djmcdonald9109]

Well.....he killed damn near everyone in the arena just because 🤷😂

[@tadsnyder2756]

There will never be another anime like this the way the cloud animation blows by during the dramatic scene is top notch.

[@MllG0]

I know , and it hurts so bad 🥲

[@chilleverest]

the way his jacket flings in the blowing wind while he takes it off is some god tier animation work.

[@treywashington9768]

Grew up watching this show with my big brother rest in piece to him this show will always remind me of the memories we had thank you Yu Yu Hakushow ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@bob_the_plumber]

He is happy to see yuskie not go down the same path as his but toguro had honor in a screwed up way but was happy to see he was proven wrong

[@Fadeddreams5]

This dude flexed how he only used a small percentage of his power to win battles the entire season, only for him at 100% to be considered a B-level demon the next arc. I will never not be mad over them doing my boy dirty like that.

[@Next-xm2dh]

That's the usual shonen power scalling for you

[@SoulHero7]

All the A and S class demons were still deep in Spirit World, which basically meant that Toguro was the strongest demon on Earth at the time. That's still a huge acomplishment in my book.

[@chrys_stone8716]

This show is a masterpiece

[@edyc1989]

For real bruh. I remember how dumb i was for not wanting to watch the show when the tv station that i watched for anime and cartoons was showing the trailer. But once i started i was sad it was only 112 episodes, i wanted more.

[@JammyJam5588]

I really like how after everything He fucking SHATTERS The toughest of tough demons, but it was brittle in the end, when something finally overcomes that strength it instantly shatters.

[@mustafanaseem3368]

Younger Toguro Best Villain in Anime Yu Yu Hakusho of course.

[@SASUKEUCHIHA-dt3cg]

Toguro the only one that had yusuke urameshi shook and in fear more then any villian that came before or after.

[@unknown9zz0]

we'll just pretend Sensui doesn't exist

[@marztenacity9444]

Sensui lol

[@tristanward9937]

@@unknown9zz0yeah but he wasmt as intimidating. That fight was like goku vs freiza, I had no idea how he would win. Sensui was stronger but was lacking the fear factor.

[@unknown9zz0]

@@tristanward9937 i disagree, Sensui was menacing in a creepy way, the way he carried himself all the way through the arc and the way he spoke with such conviction was letting you know that he is going to be a big deal, he was the only one who managed to kill Yusuke ( aside from the driver at the start of episode 1 xd ) and in the grand scheme of things actually won. But I agree that Toguro was physically more intimidating

[@jlogan2228]

Toguro always had the best "super stregnth" gimmick of anyone in fiction imo. Its just neat seeing it be from raw natural power and not an enhancement of radiation, magic, energy, etc. even other demons that have natural enhanced or super stregnth pale i compariaon to his power and the fact he has precise control over it is just a perfect exectuition of a concept

[@joejoejoej9763]

It's spiritual energy enhanced

[@zaberfang]

His Super Strength is his Spirit abilities that's was alchemically / Super Science enhanced.

[@AndoThree]

It's also somewhat unique in that it's kind of gross. There's a body horror element that I think really adds to it. There's nothing glamorous about his power.

[@chrys_stone8716]

It's nen! He's an enhancer 🤣

[@miqueldelrio91]

The main issue is he could not forgive himself for not being able to protect his students from being murdered. He did what he did to punish himself lying to others saying it was about getting stronger... Villain still yet you can't avoid feeling some sympathy for him

[@potatortheomnipotentspud]

Between Hokuto No Ken and Yu Yu Hakusho, 80's anime is fucking peak. I need to start watching that shit.

[@nickthompson318]

Yu Yu is from the 90s.

[@SoulHero7]

They are Legends among Shonen anime for a reason, you won't be dissapointed.

[@potatortheomnipotentspud]

@@nickthompson318 Either way I still gotta watch it.

[@wowalamoiz9489]

Nah, Yu Yu Hakusho is better written. HNK is all over the place but piecemeal is pretty emotional.

[@SSGHAKAI]

Fun Fact: Toguro and Cell’s voice actor are the same person, Dameon Clarke🔥 (eng version).

[@alexanderblack389]

So it was cell killed freeza?

[@ZackGamesaLot]

@@alexanderblack389 lol

[@freezasama5802]

​@@alexanderblack389yeah and then Super Buu killed Cell

[@harrisonlichtenberg3162]

Toguro really was something special. Don't get many villains written like him

[@diadiecisse3089]

What Togashi is the best manga creator of all time for me. He portrays so many different emotions throughout his characters that you can’t really help but be subjugated. Toguro, Sensui, Chrollo, Hisoka, Meruem, tzsereidneich… and that’s just the vilains!

[@AmericanPitBullTerrier1987]

"Togashi is the best manga creator of all time for me" - I KNOW you like creativity when you say "best of all time" - Well, the best is still yet to come, friend, these are timeless animes we're watching. In terms of story and character, YYH far surpasses Cowboy Bebop even.

[@djmcdonald9109]

Often when your vengeance mission is complete....you still often feel empty. I love toguro✊ goat of anime villains

[@Razer5542]

After all these years, the part that still get's me is the "Just a normal man, with a wounded heart. And a broken dream" as i can heaily relate towards that.

[@sleepyhorse9817]

“But it would of been a beautiful life” kills me everytime

[@Razer5542]

@@sleepyhorse9817 That entire scene just get's me everytime not because of how good it was delivered by one of the best anime characters there is, but also because i see myself in it.. Btw, i've just watched the netflix adaptation and boy.. Let me put a *"spoiler"* in here just incase: They completely screwed up THIS particular scene.. Toguro walks past genkai in the afterlife and doesn't even say these lines.. He does turn around to take his sunglasses off but that's it, he doesn't even turn around with that iconic smile towards Genkai.. Nothing... It just ends there.. Netflix completely fucked up the adaptation..

[@Ontiming2023]

Most of the most evil people alive now was hurt severely by something that told them they have to be this way to survive an so they changed completely but nobody I mean nobody is born evil the behaviors humans have is from life experiences an life experiences are created by the evil world not by god god doesn’t make evil people he sends pure babies here

[@chaddross1920]

Prob the first fighter in anime to actually score his power

[@nujabeez6573]

“But beneath it all I suspect you would find just a normal man with a wounded heart and a broken dream” 💔

[@Jomael954]

Lmao man he sounds so badass “Must’ve been a misunderstanding “ 😂😂😂

[@ricocase298]

Toguro wasn’t really a villain though he just wanted to die

[@Phantomsx-]

Pure strength surpassing any technique gotta love younger toguro

[@Divadtube]

He was the first time in anime I saw the classic, "I lied that wasn't my full power", and "I just wanted to go all out against someone" tropes. Classic villain.

[@thomasavensjr.2790]

My favorite villain from the whole Yu Yu Hakusho series, Younger Toguro had an intimidating presence with his physical body structure and his specific muscular strength increase percentages of full power that he displayed during the first two seasons. Toguro debuted late in season one and was the main antagonist along with his entire team during the Dark Tournament saga ; I enjoyed the Toguro's personal background story and his relationship with Genkai as both had a shared history of being former fighting teammates. The Dark Tournament saga was incredible along with team Toguro and Toguro's final battle with Yusuke at the end of the tournament was amazing & is my personal favorite fight in the entire YYH series and one of my all time favorite anime fights of any anime series.

[@as-zm8pt]

Freeza Saga also very good

[@islandboy9381]

I think it's fair to say that Yu Yu Hakusho still has some of the best dialogue of any shonen?

[@masonjordan5958]

lots of people don't give his character the credit it deserves, people see him as just the heavy that needs to be defeated by gaining more physical strength, but he is so much more complex than that, the older i get the more i understand him, not that i agree with his choices cause he made all the wrong ones, but i mean just look at what people will do these days to try and stay young and keep their relevance I don't think it's out of the realm of possibilities to say many people would be willing to sacrifice things they love in their life for the same opportunities, even though he eventually came to the right conclusion he refused to be persuaded, he needed to find someone that was the exact opposite of his ideology that could prove him wrong, there is so much to him it's amazing character writing

[@AsianVideoGamer]

Hes such a cool villian but i hate how he's only a rank B

[@generaldane]

Power levels doesn't mean anything in the face of good writing

[@inyourgranmaass3605]

​@generaldane he has great writing but at the end of the day he was just a b class

[@seanhammond9253]

Truly a great villain... and an awesome character. The writers of this series always did great work, but Toguro-the-younger really knocked it out of the park. Bravo! .

[@markhumphreys4496]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="675">11:15</a> Helped me with a lot of suicidal ideations/intrusive thoughts I’ve had growing up.

[@HoshizakiYoshimasa]

When I think "early anime" I certainly don't think 1990s anime. I think 1960s and early 1970s anime

[@beezowdoodoozoppitybopbopb9488]

I think speed racer. Yuyu is early in the sense of early for it to really catch on in the us.

[@bryanjacob186]

Seems like toguro has lots of jackets to throw away

[@DiddyCanFly]

Toguro is one of my favorite characters in the series.

[@jwest88]

The live action crunched so much into so few episodes it lost so much significance. Toguro was this terrifying, insurmountable monster in the anime. In the show somehow yusuke powered up enough to win in 6 episodes. Genkais death was also a lot less impactful because we hardly got to know her before she got killed. I need to rewatch this soon. I hear there is a remake coming out next year. If they nail it it will be amazing. I hope they get the original English cast.

[@kingdoge69]

A remake? No way

[@jwest88]

@@kingdoge69 a quick Google said there will be one, supposedly this year sometime. Don't know much beyond that but I think the Netflix adaptation did okay, so probably didn't get canceled.

[@felipe6040]

Togashi is a genius, probably the only shounen mangaka I'd put above Akira, unfortunately the average anime fan only cares for HXH, and the watered down 2011 version on top of that.

[@RejectHumanityReturn2Monke]

Do you even know shonens outside the mainstream ones? 😅

[@felipe6040]

I should have said battle shounen to be more specific, but which ones would you suggest?

[@felipe6040]

@@RejectHumanityReturn2Monke Like, I'd love some recommendations of non-mainstream shounens to watch/read.

[@redpapa859]

Truly The Platinum Age of anime when the story mattered turning the characters into Legends

[@juanjotoledogimbert7188]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="628">10:28</a> demon energy flowing from yusuke.

[@trollzone1]

This is not an early anime. Early anime was from the 60s-70s. 80s-90s is the golden era.

[@carlosraul6578]

After 20 years this characters means a lot for me

[@Isellsimpsandsimpaccessories]

With how long anime's been around, would Toguro be like a peak dark age villain? Maybe I'm thinking too much about it.

[@SoulHero7]

Anyone that knows about Toguro can see why he's one of the best old school villians. Top 5 easily.

[@Elitiller66]

This was Batista for me growing up lol

[@jackcrater9725]

Easily one of the most respectable anime villains ever

[@Kojin1104]

The best Villain in Yu Yu knows who he is. He can speak for himself.

[@danielsirois8006]

Where does he keep getting all these damn coats?

[@warzone-dblegends2388]

And that old lady that trained us yesterday that’s the voice actor, a freezer from Dragon Ball Z, the Namic battle

[@thomaspeters1994]

Tugoro look like Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator movie, look up google lol

[@hanschristianben505]

according to Togashi himself, he did based Toguro on Arnold Schwartzenegger’s Terminator… heck even the character’s OG voice actor in Japan was the one that performed in the Japanese dub of the Terminator franchise…

[@YOUR_DEATH_8_8]

I used 23.5667% of my brain to watch this...😏

[@icaroareba9716]

Toguro was a beast in the early anime. A class A demon is actually pretty strong, if I´m not mistaken only by the time of Sensui Saga the team Urameshi was able to reach this kind of power and surpass it

[@jasonung8808]

What I don't understand is definitely his wish. He became like Kairen. But why didn't he just wished his apprentices all back?

[@randombs8496]

My take on this is that bringing his pupils back would give him the opportunity to be hurt again. But a demon is supposed to be something stripped of all such burdens, which I think is reinforced by Sensui’s revelation coming in the arc AFTER this

[@SageoftheForlornPath]

I doubt the Black Black Club was capable of bringing all of those people back to life.

[@senormonkey98]

@@SageoftheForlornPatheither that or if I could find a “lore friendly” explanation: they would’ve went with the Faustian Bargain route and yes he would be able to wish them back, just not as Toguro expected or hoped for.

[@dgcardoso]

If he wished them back they could be killed again. He wanted to become as strong as to never be a victim again.

[@jasonung8808]

@@dgcardoso Sucks what that guy had to go through

[@grump9001]

Goodness, his voice, makes me sweat everytime

[@larrychandler607]

I won't it go even I have to give up my life. This is pure honor and love. That is why Toguro took the that spirit gun full face.

[@princetetteh9809]

These are good times anime had more meaning. Things where few and people where mostly weight lifted. Nowadays everything seems a bit too much. Wonderful anime , amazing story and art made of love hard work and compassion. So simple so peaceful. To good old times

[@damienkun8786]

Cell & Frieza inspiration I see

[@nickthompson318]

Frieza predates Yu Yu Hakusho

[@damienkun8786]

@@nickthompson318 oh fr ?

[@OriginalKasym]

​@@damienkun8786 He's right. Frieza was debuted in Chapter 53 in 1989. Toguro first appeared in Chapter 46 2 full years after Frieza.

[@metal079]

Dude has literally nothing in common with them lol

[@damienkun8786]

@@metal079 he mentions he hasn't used his full power. Said this isn't 100% of my power.. that's a Frieza reference. His (togoro) whole existence is literally wanting to fight the strongest so he can use his full power.. Cell.

[@freezasama5802]

For people complaining about the title the early anime is supposed to be that's it's with the OG's such as dragon ball, naruto and one piece not that it's one of the first anime stop getting angry over trivial things

[@haven600]

Villains seeking immortality to reserve their rank and expressing power reveals theough percentages was such a vibe in the 80-90-00's era anime. Wasnt till naruto i stopped hearing numerical analysis for power level and just visual demonstration for scale. Frieza using 1% was bonkers tho I really wanna meet genkai/friezas voice actress. She did such great work.

[@AnchorOfTime]

On todays episode of "Villains i refuse to hate"

[@BluDevil93]

Younger Toguro = how Semi-Perfect Cell should have sounded!

[@johncleveland3924]

Okay, Fine. I'll rewatch Yu Yu Hakusho.

[@SithLordNefaar022]

"Why don't you get to the point, Muscles⁉️" Ahh, Yusuke, always the wise ass 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dekoflores3637]

One of the best villian

[@gabrielsyme4550]

Calling Yu Yu Hakusho "Early anime" is so unfair. Did people from the US really think anime was creared when it began broadcasting on Toonami or the US?

[@khallous]

Do you think YYH was made in the 2000’s?

[@gabrielsyme4550]

@@khallous I it didn't but how can you call early anime a work produced when the industry already had like 50 years going. Is like calling 'parasite' early Korean cinema jus because is the one people is more likely to be familiar with.

[@TheGrades90]

This

[@SoulHero7]

Toonami was the main reason most Westeners saw good anime like this. As kids growing up, with the internet just hitting mainstream, we didn't know there *was* anything else until much later. But we never would have even cared if Toonami didn't exist and show us a glimpse of what we were missing.

[@rustyshackleford1062]

No but from the perspective of a westerner who was introduced to anime through those things it was early anime. There simply wasn't much of a legal market for anime before the 2000s when you think about it, I remember buying anime bootlegs at the flea market as a kid in the late 80s because there really wasn't really any other means of obtaining it available to me at the time.

[@MichaelSpikes-pv6kl]

Great video

[@darthfear7280]

Sensui is the most complex villain in the entire series but younger Toguro is the most relatable villain...if Sensui is real he could be a criminal even without murdering by just controlling others do his bidding whereas younger Toguro could be anyone who is loyal to his employer under contract with strong sense of honor and hated cheating ...Sensui is disturbingly insane

[@dayvonlouis5187]

If I remember correctly wasn’t Toguro at best only was a B class threat?

[@JustMarty]

They started power scaling and went full DBZ in the later arcs, completely diminished the value of the first 3 seasons.

[@SoulHero7]

Seeing as though A and S class threats were still trapped in Spirit World until the rift broke, Toguro was still the strongest demon on Earth, despite being B class.

[@uhmmjawsh]

He said upper b class tho I think he should’ve been A tbh

[@jessehernandez7984]

I don't remember seeing some.of these scenes in the show

[@user-po3ul9yq4x]

That moment when the villain motivate the hero to fight.

[@krampusthestoryteller1416]

Would people define this guy as an anti-villain?

[@LitereallyNobody7]

An anti-hero is a hero with good intentions and goals basically So an anti-villain would someone with evil/bad goals/intentions with good methods

[@krampusthestoryteller1416]

I'd say arguably yes?@@LitereallyNobody7

[@SoulHero7]

Anti-villian is a perfect discription of him. Hell, his entire plan, even down to the deaths, all relied on him wanting Yuskue to reach his true potential and beat Toguro at his own game just so Toguro could prove himself wrong about his life choices. Dude is a legend.

[@fernandotrevinocastro1018]

@@SoulHero7 the whole tournament is the most elaborated soicide note

[@Ontiming2023]

No such thing he’s either a villain or he’s not an based on the final product he wasn’t a villain he just portrayed to be one that’s the difference

[@cliffordparraway8900]

One of my favorite anime series ever top 3 I’m standing on that

[@therealhardrock]

This is one of the many English dubbed anime that mistranslates "妖怪" as "demon" when in reality only the Japanese word "魔" means demon with all the connotations that English speakers attach to the word. At least in Dragon Ball Z, Funimation translated "鬼" as "ogre" instead of "demon" like many other localizers do.

[@robertbode2716]

Only thing wrong is when you said “early anime”😂 Come on early anime would be Astro Boy or even Dororo. Maybe even OG DragonBall.

[@kenm2709]

He literally played the long con, it’s like he became yusuke’s enemy just to help him and protect him.

[@taiteakopyte1504]

Dont get me wrong. Toguro's character is like Jesus Christ but in a twisted type of way, i.e. the Gnostic type

[@jamesmedina3297]

It’s called anti christ

[@rumblingprune1525]

Toguro probably chose limbo cause he probably hated what he became. He just kept finding a way to punish himself even though he didn’t deserve it.

[@R3TR0--93]

Anyone ever notice that Yusuke was emitting his red demon energy auro at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="705">11:45</a>? This was way before he was even admitted a half demon.

[@OgundimuNinjaArts]

Did Genkai come back? What happenEd? What did he mean ‘take good care of her body? Just friendly advice.’ Whaaaaat?! Fix my heart with answers!

[@NinjonLazarus]

Might be late, but yes. Koenma brought her back.

[@B.C.Stefan]

From wich episodes are scenes in forest with yusuke and toguro fight?

[@florinvoicu7801]

Toguro would've been the Vegeta of Dragon Ball Z if the writer would give him another path and chance in the story

[@StomachPlug]

_"Early anime" _ he says. 😅 Bro, Yu Yu Hakusho was created near the center of _Astro Boy_ and today.

[@DioBrando90]

Genkai should’ve stayed dead after the Togoro arc.

[@Tatvashastramu]

Taguro was bigger in attitude. Bigger than Sensui's all personalities.

[@frostnova2144]

I can't not think of JC denton everytime I hear/look at him

[@themaestro2572]

I always kind of find it funny how Big Toguro just hangs onto his brother's shoulders, looking like a monkey. I mean i get he's diminutive compared to Little Toguro but still.

[@mikeyalleyne8810]

Dud Yuske have Demon energy (red) during the fight?

[@DuskyThePupcake]

True 100%...at least his pants stayed on....

[@pablingotenciano9606]

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