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wickedgrumpy 's review for:
Yu Yu Hakusho, Volume 1: Goodbye, Material World!
by Yoshihiro Togashi
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
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.
Content Warnings
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment