01x07 - Kurama no Himitsu?! Haha To Ko no Kizuna

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"Yu Yu Hakusho"

In a crowded city,
as I bump shoulders, I'm all alone.

On an endless prairie, as the
wind whistles by, I'm all alone.

Which one is it that makes
me want to cry more, I wonder.

Marking it with twin circles,
I feel a bit more grown-up!

It must be, that when I run
into these terribly difficult walls,

and unexpectedly, for whatever reason,

The courage and power to
break through rises up from within,

All because of how, when I run
into these terribly difficult people,

they show me kindness, I bet!

Thank you very much!

The Demon Realm Tournament was the
greatest of all martial arts tournaments,

with the control of
the Demon Realm at stake.

In preliminary matches that
gave rise to all sorts of drama,

128 contestants won their way through.

And then, in the first match of the
first round of the main tournament,

Yusuke gained victory
in a magnificent display.

However, the skirmishes between
tough customers continued.

Who will it be that lives
through this survival tournament?

"Fierce Fighting!
Men Fighting for Their Dreams"

Shin makokumeizan-ken
secret technique...

Kaidoku shokuhazan!!
("Spinning Destroy-on-Contact Skulls")

Reiko saga-dan!!
("Spirit Light Scatter Blasts")

Yo! How does it look?

Suzuki has been beaten. His opponent's
Yoki was in a whole other league.

And after he trained that much, too.

Contestant Shishiwakamaru gives up!

The winner of C Block's 8th match
is Contestant Hokushin!

Well, I guess there's
always a bigger fish.

Yeah. I know that 'cause
I've had it beaten into me

over all the fights
I've had up to now, y'know?

Yeah.

All right! My turn is up next!

Yusuke, don't you go losin'
before you come up against me!

R- right. I'll do my best not to.

Okay then, I'm off!

He's the same as ever, huh?

Though his strength has
increased remarkably.

And now, it's just about time
for A Block's 6th match!

The contest between Contestant Jin
and Contestant Soketsu...

...is about to get underway!

This guy may be lanky,

but he's got an awful lot of
spectral power hidin' inside there..

If I underestimate him, somethin'
pretty nasty is sure to happen to me.

Wait up!

Geez, that boy is persistent!

But then, that just goes to show
how charming I am, huh?

Wait up, Sasuga-chan!

Watch it!

Chu?

Was that you, Rinku?

Stop chasing after some girl's tail,
cheer on Jin a little, would you?

Ha! You're a fine one to talk!

W- what the hell are you talking about?
The match! The match!

We've got to do our part
to cheer Jin on!

For crying out loud, whenever things
go against you, you always do this!

Okay then, begin!

Oh, a Wind-tamer, huh?
This should be fun.

The wind of the Demon Realm
is an unruly one!

This is a nice breeze. It's almost
like I have its blessin' for victory!

Okay then, away I go!

Ya b*stard...!

W- what?

He's fast!

Contestant Soketsu's dive-b*mb
attack connects squarely!

Will this turn out to be an
unexpectedly disappointing finish?

Yow-ow-ow...! You're pretty good.

That was my calling card,
by way of greeting.

I'll be going at you with something
even rougher this time.

Oh, that's tellin' me! Flyin'
techniques are my specialty, too!

Contestant Jin, controlling the wind,
is flying at an incredible speed!

Now then, commence counterattack!

H- he's gone! Where'd that guy go to!?

What are you looking at?

W- when did you manage to...!?

Being a Wind-tamer
has its limits, you see.

You cannot exceed the
speed of wind, after all.

That's good. You're pretty sharp.

Contestant Jin is going
after Contestant Soketsu!

The tournament has turned
into the kind of mid-air battle

that you don't get to see very often,
courtesy of both contestants!

To think that Jin there
would be outmaneuvered

when it comes to flying techniques...!

Sure enough, my pop's
old-time pals are strong.

R- Raizen's pal, is he?
It's no wonder, then.

Your friend appears to be having
quite a difficult fight of it.

Friend? Hmph, as long as I'm up
against them, everyone is my enemy.

Is that right?

Does that go for whoever
you're fighting?

Of course it does.

Why, you dirty...!

It's over now!

W- what!?

Shura senpu-ken, powered-up version!!

I can't allow myself to be beaten here!
Not until I go against Yusuke again!

Is that so? That's a shame, isn't it?

I- Impossible!

This is where you lose!

Jin...!

I enjoyed that more than I expected.
You've got some pretty good skills.

Contestant Jin goes down!
Contestant Soketsu has demonstrated

an overwhelming difference
between their two powers!

No sweat, no sweat!
I can still keep goin'!

You surprise me. I haven't met
anyone as tough as you since Raizen.

T- the wind...!

You're still going to fight,
even like that?

'Course I am!

What do you think you
accepted Kurama's invitation,

and went through all that trainin'
at Genkai Ba-san's place for!?

I can't let myself get beaten here!

Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!

Dammit!

This is turning into
a bit of a pained battle.

Contestant Jin is powerless
before Contestant Soketsu!

You're just like I used to be.

W- what?

This goes back 1500 years ago...

I was fighting Raizen.

At the time, I confronted him
again and again,

just like you are now,
even knowing that I would be beaten.

No, I had already been beaten.

I felt lucky just to
be able to fight with him.

I would defeat Raizen someday...
I wanted to fight Raizen again...

That's all I ever thought about up
to now. But Raizen is no longer here.

S- Soketsu...

You wanted to fight the
son of Raizen again so badly

that you've worked as hard as you have.

You feel the same way I did, don't you?

Yeah. He can make you feel
somethin' so totally hot, you know?

That's it, all right.

I've changed my mind. I'm going
to defeat you at my full power!

You're something else. I haven't
felt this hot in a long time.

I will take your feelings upon me,
and fight the son of Raizen in your place!

Y- you gotta be jokin'!

Y- you can't mean...!

I- I'm goin' to be the
one who faces Yusuke!

Impossible! You can still stand,
after taking that kind of attack?

I'm goin' to take you on again! Come on!

Hey, referee! This guy is unconscious!

Contestant Jin has passed out while
still standing! Such fearsome tenacity!

He is second to nobody

when it comes to the fighting spirit
he brings to the battle!

You're pretty popular, Yusuke.

Jin...

Contestant Jin being judged
unable to continue the match,

Contestant Soketsu
is declared the victor!

Ups-a-daisy...

I ain't gonna lose...

My, my, what a lucky b*stard you are.

"B Block"

"B Block"
In B Block, in the 11th match,
Contestant Toya and...

...Contestant Kujo's match is
being held in a violent fashion!

In this vast natural arena,
they are able to choose the location

where they can make ample
use of their own abilities!

So then, which one of them will find
this lake area more to their advantage!?

What's the matter? Are you still intent
on not showing me your specialty moves?

I can't believe I have to use
this technique in the first round.

There it is! Toya's surefire frozen hell!

He can bottle up his
opponent's moves with this.

What is Kujo goofing around for?

N- Natsume-san! H- how are you
involved with that Kujo b*stard?

D- don't tell me you're lovers!

Ridiculous. He's my brother.
We're twins.

I- is that right? Whew...
But unfortunately for him,

Toya has it all over him right now.

Yeah, for now.

For now?

So beautiful...

What are you, stupid?

Hold on now, Rinku-chan.

I heard that right now, in A Block,
Sasuga-chan's younger brother is fighting!

Eh? Really!?

Mm-hmm, no doubt about it.

So, which one is her brother?

There, on the upper-rightmost screen.

Sasuga-chan's brother! Good luck!

Your new big brother, Rinku,
is rooting for you!

Say, is that really
Sasuga-chan's brother?

It's obvious that I'm lying
about that, isn't it?

And it's just a little white lie, mm-hmm.

I knew there was something weird.

The chilling power to freeze
a lake this size all at once,

as well as your speed just now,
is something else.

Hmph, I'll show you right now
that that's not all I've got.

W- what!?

M- my power...!

My ice deprives you of your Yoki.
No matter how strong your Yoki may be,

once you're caught in my ice,
you're through.

You won't be able to use
your spectral power any longer!

You're good.

This means the difference between
our spectral powers has disappeared.

Contestant Toya has
Contestant Kujo's hemmed in!

This places Contestant Kujo
in a great pinch!

Brace yourself! Mateki sandansha!!

Toya's doing pretty well, huh?

Yeah, he's something else. I'm impressed
that he trained as much as he has.

They all had this grand goal
of defeating you, Yusuke.

Well, I'm grateful that they said so,

but there are guys even stronger
than me all over the place.

That's right.

But it's not because you are strong
that they want to fight you, Yusuke.

That's where the
fundamental difference lies.

Before this match started,
Toya told me...

As a Demon Realm Ninja, I gained
my light after the Dark Tournament.

It was tantamount to gaining freedom.

The desire to fight you
remained within me ever since.

Toya...

Earlier, you said that you would like
to know what I would seek after light.

A fight, where I could be ablaze
to within an inch of my life,

and utterly expend myself
until I had become pure white...

That's the kind of fight
I want to have between you,

or Yusuke, or Hiei, or even Kuwabara.

By doing so, I feel that I can find
what it is I'm seeking, after light--

No, I'm sure that after this fight,
I will find it.

Laugh if you will, but I've become
a foolish battling b*stard.

And without a doubt, it's you guys
that turned me into one!

His fighting aesthetics
have been influenced by you.

You could say the same
about me and Hiei, too.

Fighting aesthetics, eh?
Makes no sense to me.

I thought you might say that.

It's about time I brought
this to a conclusion!

Here goes!

Oh, my! Contestant Toya at last
moves in for close-quarter fighting!

Will this settle it?

Not even I could take
something like that head-on.

What!?

Why, you...! You still
have that kind of power!?

N- no, I just used the last of it up.

I couldn't even give
myself a nosebleed now.

That's quite a glare you've
got in your eyes, considering.

I just don't want to lose, same as you!

This should be interesting!

They're so fast! The eye cannot
follow the contestants' attacks!

Who will come out ahead!?

Toya...!

Even I can only faintly see them!

You allowed your Yoki
to be drained on purpose,

so you could challenge me
to an even fight,

but I didn't need you
to put on such an act!

I wanted this to be a good match.
Although, it was a risky gamble.

You're quite a man.

So are you.

I'm grateful to you. I've been
able to utterly expend myself.

Let's fight again sometime.

Yeah...

Toya!

Don't make me use up so much power.
It's going to cost me in the next match!

B Block's 11th match ends
in a come-from-behind victory

for Contestant Kujo!

Sheesh! What a shame!

No, Toya appeared to be content enough.

See? Look at his face.

Sure enough.

Those who fought Yusuke
at the Dark Tournament...

As well as Raizen, and those
who used to fight with him...

Is it really that thrilling
to fight against those two?

If there are many more fights
like that one,

the Demon Realm is going to change.

Did you say something?

No.

As of right now, we are finished
with the first round matches

for each of A, B, C, and D Blocks!

Those contestants who are scheduled
to appear in the second round,

please report to
your block's waiting room!

See you, Yusuke.

Yeah.

Kurama...

Don't you lose.

You either. You'll be
fighting Yomi soon enough,

and he'll be quite a powerful foe.

Let me handle it. The stronger
the guy, the hotter I burn!

That's just like you, Yusuke.

Not all fights are going
to be so invigorating.

I guess the real thing starts now.

The powerful opponents
from the Dark Tournament

were all eliminated in the first round.

However, what they took away from
their battles was something great.

What will Yusuke be showing us
in his next fight?

During a fierce battle with Shigure,

the silver-haired form of
Yoko Kurama appears once again!

However, Kurama is
wavering over something.

His friends... his family... and himself!

The cherry blossoms that
bloom over the b*ttlefield

will set Kurama's thoughts free!

Next time: "Kurama, A Break With the Past"

Behind closed eyes,
only longing arises,

as to the sleeping
season I bid good-bye.

More than kindness that
sparkles in the distance,

I'd rather have just
one thing that I want.

Having passed through
a city of cold glass,

I want to touch your hands,
and confirm your feelings.

It's just a dream I'm
having with my eyes open,

for me to be hugging you so tightly.

Although the wind may blow, the rain
may fall, and my heart may waver,

if it's a dream I'm
having with my eyes open,

it's okay if now I get hurt.

I can be as gentle as the
sky is unpredictable.

If it's a dream I'm
having with my eyes open,

it's okay if now I get hurt.

I can be as gentle as the
sky is unpredictable.