Yu Yu Hakusho Ghostfiles - Rescue Yukina (2002)

The Adventure Continues.....

WARNING! This review may contain spoilers for episodes 1-21. If you do not wish to be spoiled then stop reading and check out these awesome episodes first! Okay, now on to the review!

Yusuke and the gang have finally defeated the deadly Four Saint Beasts in Demon World and restored humanity to normal. Now Yusuke can finally take that much needed vacation of his, right? Wrong!

Koenma sends Hiei to deliver a mysterious unmarked VHS tape to Yusuke informing him of his next big case; and this one's even more dangerous than his last mission!

An ice apparation named Yukina has been kidnapped and is being held prisoner by the greedy human crime lord Tarukane who wants the precious jewels created from her tears to get rich! Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Botan set off for Tarukane's stronghold to rescue Yukina. But why isn't Hiei allowed to know? And what will happen when Yusuke and Kuwabara come face to face with Tarukane's new bodyguards---The Toguro Brothers!

Overall, this DVD isn't bad at all. The fights are very interesting and surprisingly very funny too and the climatic final fight between Yusuke and Kuwabara and the Toguro Brothers will keep fans on the edge of their seats till the very end! The humour is top-notch, classic YYH humour! There were a few parts in this DVD that really had me cracking up! And for all you Hiei fans, let's just say ep. 25 is especially good! ;)

My only grip about this disc is the severe lack of Kurama! He definitely needs more screen time! It kind of felt like the writers kept him out of most of the story deliberately in order to give Yusuke and Kuwabara more character development/screentime. But, there is a really cute moment between Hiei and Kurama in the last episode (of this disc) in which many rabid, crazy yaoi fangirls will find inspiration for their very interesting fanfics. *lol*

The four episodes on this DVD are episodes 22-25:

Lamenting Beauty
The Toguro Brothers Gang
The Deadly Triad
Kuwabara's Fight of Love

I really enjoyed watching this DVD! The humor is excellent and the fights bloody and exciting and the conclusion is very cool too! I definitely recommend it to any YYH fan who wants to collect the whole series! It is definitely worth the price! So what are you waiting for? Get on over to your local Sam Goody, Suncoast, fye, or wherever and buy this enjoyable DVD! You won't be disappointed! ;) September 14, 2008

Enter Yukina

Yu Yu Hakusho: The Spirit Detective: Vol. &: - Rescue Yukina contains four episodes, 22 - 25. Here the lovely aqua-haired ice apparition is introduced. Kuwabara instantly falls in love with her when he sees her on the mission videotape sent by Koenma. His "mission of love" is fueled by his desire to meet the girl he feels will be his true love. Little does Kuwabara know that Yukina is also his arch-rival Hie's sister!

Yukina is being held prisoner by a despicable Yakuza boss who is not only aware of the Spirit World, but employs demons. He wants Yukina's tears, which turn into priceless pearl-like jewels.

This DVD has a LOT of laughs mostly provided by Koenma and George! May 10, 2005

Perfect.

I ordered this at Christmas, it was a nice gift for myself, I love watching it around my friends, its nice but it does have alot of bloodshed in it. Also it shows what Yukina goes through during the movie, and we all know that Hiei and Yukina are brother and sister. I was disappointed I saw it on Cartoon Network thinking it would stop there but the dark tournament came, but yes, Rescue Yukina is a great DVD with four episodes in it, plus there is alot of stuff packed into it. Watch it in Japanese, or English, and also in Subtitles. Also it also shows Kuwabara acting goofy which I think you all know he usually does that. Anyway if you buy it...good choice. May 19, 2003

Recommended to Hiei fans

In this volume of the great anime Yu Yu Hakusho, Yusuke's back from Genkai's training and recieves a video tape from Hiei with the details of a new mission from Koenma. He and Kuwabara have to save a koorime or female ice demon who was captured by a greedy business man Tarukane who wanted to invest on the Tear Gems that koorimes can produce with their tears. Kuwabara falls head over heels for the koorime named Yukina who turns out to be Hiei's twin sister (but Kuwa never finds out) and so starts the humorous rivalry between Kuwabara and Hiei ^_^ Yusuke, Kuwabara and Botan go to Tarukane's mansion, and have to fight off demons at the gate, and also have to face 3 stronger ones once inside the mansion. But all those demons were prepared by the 2 Toguro Brothers that Tarukane hired. The infamous Toguro Brothers are really powerful, the older one can transform himself into a weapon and the younger one can become stronger by his muscles. Yusuke and Kuwabara manage to defeat the brothers somehow... or do they? Recommended to Hiei fans, cuz it's his sis's first appearence, and you also get to see his soft side ^_^ Though the downside to it is that Hiei and Kurama's appearences are quite brief. October 8, 2002

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