YuYu Hakusho, Vol. 1: Goodbye, Material World!

This is one of the best volumes in the whole series. It hasn't ramped up to the full excitement of the story yet, but Togashi is really in his element with each of the brief chapters and brings a lot of heart to the narrative, and a bit more than the anime allowed viewers to experience. Overall I find the YYH manga disappointing at times due to its tendency to completely skip important battles and dialogue in exchange for some crummy narration. This is more obvious toward the end of the series and happens most of often to Hiei. That being said, the art is varying stunning and hilarious, and there are few better examples of character design (or ability design) I know of in manga. The early volumes in particular are very special and worth a look, even if you get burned out in the later ones where it seems like Togashi himself was burning out...

This is a wonderful martial arts / adventure / occult fiction manga. I read some of these as a teenager, over ten years ago. I would go the the library in my small town, and try to find as much manga as I could from local libraries. Sometimes they wouldn't be in stock so I had to wait for weeks to get the manga I wanted. I didn't have money back then so I wasn't able to read much of this series, but as an adult, I'm glad I can catch up on my childhood. I bought the manga because there was a Yu Yu Hakusho anime produced in the 1990s, and the artstyle is too archaic for my liking. I prefer to read this manga instead. Yu Yu Hakusho is the story of a young man who gets hit by a car and dies (not a spoiler - it happens right at the beginning). This book contains the first eight chapters of Yu Yu Hakusho's story. Since he is dead, he is about to go to the afterlife. Along the way, you'll read stories about how he helps restless spirits move on from being stuck on this world. But Yu Yu Hakusho isn't a story about a man helping ghosts move on from this world. This is not filler content either. This book's "side stories" help develop the main character and his friends and family. Through these side stories, you get to see the main character grow as a person, from a troubled youth to someone who wants to help people. The stories are written wonderfully, and tug at your emotions. The only drawback, or something you might not like, is the main character has, as a lot of characters in manga do, is that he's a pervert. He flipped his female friend's skirt up more than once. This was written around 1991, when people weren't very sensitive to being respectful to women. The lack of respect for the boundaries of women is a problem that comes up in manga like Dragon Ball as well. I'd give this a PG-13 warning. If you're letting your children read this, it's important to teach them to be respectful to women, because being a pervert in real life is morally wrong, will get you fired, etc. In the 21st century having a main character be a pervert is not a redeeming quality. The rest of the books won't take place on Earth so you shouldn't have to read about the main character being a pervert in the rest of the series. The main character is dead, so he can't interact with living humans. Later on, this will be a martial arts series involving fighting. But for now, get this book. It's worth it.

Not much needs to be said - the main reason people start reading YuYu Hakusho is either because they loved the anime or because they've heard the name around before. YuYu Hakusho is one of the manga standards, and with good reason. It's a shonen manga, meaning it's intended for males around 10-16; but with clever and humorous dialogue, touching character development, engaging plot and action sequences, and great artwork, YuYu Hakusho can be enjoyed by pretty much anyone who appreciates a few laughs curled with genuine emotion. A lot of my friends - guys and girls in their 20s - stand by YuYu Hakusho as one of the greatest mangas of all time, and I stand along with them.

I watched part of the anime before I started reading. I enjoyed the story nonetheless: although Yusuke is a punk, a trope that got overused after awhile, he does have a small good side plus he and Botan have a few minor adventures that didn’t appear in the anime adaptation. My manga arrived when it was supposed to and came in great condition. Don’t let the punk kid with the heart of gold gimmick throw you off; it’s a great read.

Purchased the digital version after hearing that the manga featured stories that never made it into the anime adaptation. The stories are worth the price of purchase, they are emotional and offer additional entertainment for those looking to experience more of the universe after watching the anime series.

If you've seen the anime and want a more insightful glimpse into the world of the ghost detective, you will not be disappointed. It is different, yes, as most manga-to-anime ports have shown there must be change in order to fit 3 books into 30 minutes of awesome. It's not so different that it's like seeing into another dimension, or reading another anime entirely, however. Current fans of the anime will not be disappointed; and fans newly discovering it wanting to read the manga first.. you are in for a treat; don't be fooled by the title. It's not a detective show per-say; nothing like Case Closed. It's a fantasy scifi fighter anime with tons of character development and emotional insight from all character perspectives.

YuYu Hakusho translates to "Ghost Files," and that's what this manga is about. Stories of death and loss. But it isn't told in a depressing way at all, the stories are fun and uplifting. The main plot doesn't advance much in this volume, but the little sidestories are really high quality. Gotta love it

I remember watching this anime years ago but I couldn't finish watching it so I figured I'd try the manga. It's my first manga and it wasn't disappointing at all. The art is great and it's worth the purchase. Didn't take me long to read since it's 200 pages. Came in great condition and can't wait to move on to the next one.

I love YuYu Hakusho. Growing up surrounded by Shonen anime akin to the likes of One piece, Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures and Hunter x Hunter 1999, YuYu Hakusho alongside these famous series became a fan favourite amongst my friend group and family. I like to think that I don't review with rose tinted glasses of nostalgia, but with YuYu Hakusho I find it hard to critically review the Manga as its become such a cult classic to me. I remember crying for 3 hrs when the YuYu Hakusho's 5th episode aired on TV and I had to go to my extra classes, because I kept watching anime all day, I was 4 year old at that time. The vol.1 arrived in an excellent condition. No complaints

Everything in description was accurate. Very fast shipping! Thanks!

I only know Yu Yu Hakusho from the Anime Series and have never look the Manga in a Understand able Way! So, I have look on the Manga now in Englisch! The First Band has only Story Typ Aktion and not, what Yu Yu Hakusho has do with the Fighters! But on the Good Way, the Manga has much Different and not Showing Story Element, that makes better as the Anime was. It is better Understand and better Story writing, so I can see, how this Story is about and its much Understandable! For the Xirst Band, its not so a Bad Drawing Style and on the next 3 Capter, its even Emproving the Drawing! For me, it was Nice to Read and for Fans its a Must Have!

The book is great Only problem is there was a sticker on the back which left some sticky residue after I took it off. Please make more of this series accessible to buy

I am happy with my purchase.