Although Kuwabara displays his newfound ability to wield two spirit swords at once, he is unable to overcome Rinku's assault of yo-yos. Kuwabara is overwhelmed by Rinku's acrobatic maneuverability, almost being knocked out. Kuwabara faces off against Rinku, the first member of Team Rokuyukai.

Koenma as well as Botan, Keiko Yukimura and Shizuru Kuwabara, come to witness the Dark Tournament. Transcription: ' Chiisana Kyōteki! Rinku no Higi' ( Japanese: 小さな強敵! 鈴駒の秘技) 'First Fight' (The Little Mighty Foe! Rinku's Secret Technique)

Upon arriving at the hotel, the five are briefly visited by Rinku and Zeru, two members of Team Rokuyukai. While Yusuke sleeps due to exhaustion from training, Kuwabara, Kurama, Hiei, and the masked fighter quickly dispose of the attacking competitors, qualifying for the next level of the tournament in the process. Team Urameshi finds out that the preliminary competition is on the ship itself. Transcription: ' Shi no Funede! Jigoku no Shima e' ( Japanese: 死の船出! 地獄の島へ) 'The Dark Tournament Begins' (Departure of Death! To The Island of Hell) Soon after, Yusuke, along with Kazuma Kuwabara, Kurama, Hiei, and a mysterious masked fighter, band together a board a ship leading to the Dark Tournament grounds. Left no choice and feeling helpless, Yusuke and his allies begin a two-month training period. Yusuke is given an ultimatum, in that he must participate in the Dark Tournament two months ahead, organized by human crime lords and drawn in by fierce apparitions, or have him and his friends killed. Yusuke Urameshi unexpectedly crosses paths with the Younger Toguro on a street intersection, who shows Yusuke a demonstration of his true strength in a parking garage. Transcription: ' Ankoku Bujutsukai e no Shōtaisha' ( Japanese: 暗黒武術会への招待者) 'Toguro Returns' (Invitees To The Dark Tournament) A Blu-ray compilation was released by Funimation on August 9, 2011. The first was released on July 27, 2004, and the second on October 26, 2004. Two DVD collection boxes, each containing six of the twelve compilations, have also been released by Funimation. The first compilation was released on Decemand the twelfth on December 9, 2003. Twelve DVD compilations, each containing either three or four episodes of the saga, have been released by Funimation. 'Unbalanced Kissing') by Hiro Takahashi for all remaining episodes. 'Goodbye, Bye Bye'), also by Mawatari, used for the first twenty-five episodes, and ' Unbalance na Kiss o Shite' ( アンバランスなKISSをして, Anbaransu na Kisu o Shite, lit. The closing themes are 'Sayonara Bye Bye' ( さよならbye bye, lit. The opening theme is 'Hohoemi no Bakudan' ( 微笑みの爆弾, lit. New episodes began airing in May 2004, with the last episodes of the saga shown in July 2004.įour pieces of theme music are used for the episodes one opening theme and two closing themes. Yu Yu Hakusho was then removed from Toonami's listings until January 2004, when re-runs of the old episodes were shown. The first twenty-eight episodes of the English adaptation of the anime were aired between April and May 2003 on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block. The season initially ran from April 17, 1993, to January 29, 1994, in Japan on Fuji Television. The episodes cover the story of Yusuke Urameshi and how his tenure as Spirit Detective led him to participate in the 'Dark Tournament,' a competition between demons to determine the strongest supernatural inhabitants of the Living World.

Like the rest of the series, it adapts Yoshihiro Togashi's Yu Yu Hakusho manga from the sixth through the thirteenth volumes over forty-one episodes. The episodes were released in North America by Funimation. Please remove this message once the section has been expanded.The second season of the Yu Yu Hakusho anime series, known as the Dark Tournament Saga, was directed Noriyuki Abe and produced by Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising and Studio Pierrot. Please help improve this article by expanding this section. Even if he can somehow defeat Gama, there are still four more fighters left to defeat. Kurama states that he will fight for as long as he can, and faces off against his first opponent, Gama. Without getting any rest between rounds, the masked fighter and Hiei low on energy, and Kuwabara in no shape to fight, the situation is not looking good for Team Urameshi. The tournament committee makes an announcement, Team Urameshi's next match will begin immediately, against the lethal Team Masho. Ichigaki and put an end to his scheme, but they don't have time to celebrate this victory. With Hiei and the Masked Fighter trapped by a disguised medical attendant, and Kuwabara badly injured, only Yusuke and Kurama are left to battle Team Mashoutsukai.

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