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Yu Yu Hakusho, Volume 1: Goodbye, Material World! by Yoshihiro Togashi
2 reviews
scoobygirl93's review
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Car accident, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Bullying, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
wickedgrumpy's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
It's been ages since I read the manga or watched the anime so this is another nostalgic read for me. I had low-key forgotten how much Japan has a tendency to sexualize girls which, when I was 14 and reading/watching this, I thought it was a little creepy to normalize harassing teens, but as an adult I am just sad. For reference, the ages of our main character Yusuke is 14, his mom is 29, so she had him at 15.
Overall, I still love the premise of the story. I legitimately unexpectedly teared up even knowing that Yusuke dies right at the beginning. I'm trying not to let my familiarity color my rating too much, but I am so excited to delve back into this world.
Overall, I still love the premise of the story. I legitimately unexpectedly teared up even knowing that Yusuke dies right at the beginning. I'm trying not to let my familiarity color my rating too much, but I am so excited to delve back into this world.
Minor: Addiction, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Infidelity, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
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