#rando yu yu hakusho

[pannacottababy]

*Just One Yesterday by Fall Out Boy plays in the background*

I thought of angels choking on their halos, get them drunk on rose water

See how dirty I can get them pulling out their fragile teeth

And clip their tiny wings

To be continued...

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So basically I was listening to Just One Yesterday on repeat in internship and suddenly inspiration struck. My first drawing was actually of Rando and it wasn't going to be anything other than that but I decided to continue with other YYH characters.

The next line only requires one character and if you happen to know the song, you might guess who it is...

[kazimakuwabara]

Returning Home

Summary: Yusuke sponsors a demon who was once brainwashed by Enma. (one of those stories I would turn into an epic longfic if got the time. So maybe one day?)

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“You gonna hide in the dark forever?” Yusuke asked, stepping out onto the balcony, his brow raised as he watched Rando, who had been about to jump from said balcony.

Rando stared at Yusuke disdainfully, his nose wrinkling with distaste.

“Of course, you were a demon.”

Yusuke rolled his eyes, “Yeah, yeah, I know Koenma went over it all with you in his office. Don't act so surprised. Look man, I’m your sponsor now, and I’m looking after you. You can’t ditch. Now get in there and mingle with the other demons. I hear you got some family in there waiting to see you again.”

Rando visibly shriveled, clutching the balcony as he snarled, “No. I dishonored them! I dishonored them-”

“You did not! Enma brainwashed you into being a fucking asshole and abusing your powers,” Yusuke said firmly, his eyes narrowed in on Rando’s back.

“I turned away from my family,” Rando snapped.

“Enma was the one who made you do that. He made you into something you’re not and then unleashed you on the human world because he wanted humans and demons to constantly remain in fear of one another. You served some time, but you should hold your head up. You’re a victim just as much as any of the people you hurt and killed.”

Rando shriveled, as if Yusuke's words were a lash upon his back. He leaned forward, as if he would run, but stayed put. He howled his frustrations, “Dammit! Dammit! I don't want to do this!”

Yusuke sighed, “Look, I know it’s hard. But get out there. Your family wants to see you. We’ll take it one day at a time.”

Rando took a hard breath and released the balcony. He turned back towards the waiting room, the light framing Yusuke and blocking out his face. Rando stared into the darkness of Yusuke’s face and he said, “I wanted to kill some of those people I did kill. I wasn't entirely innocent.”

“Yeah, I know.”

“Some of those humans I killed, I wanted to do it!”

“I know.”

“...Why forgive me?”

Yusuke stepped closer to Rando, his face understanding in a way Rando wasn’t prepared to see. “Because the first thing you did after you were broken out of Enma’s control was cry as you remembered what you did. And you apologized to Kuwabara as soon as you saw the guy.”

Yusuke poked Rando in the chest, “There’s a nice guy under all that shit. You were just handed a bad lot. But that’s over now. You’re starting over. And I’m not letting you puss out about it.”

And then Yusuke stepped behind Rando and pushed him into the light of the warm room waiting to welcome him back.

[vintagehakusho]

Triangle Super Card || Rando

[nubelo]

Sending your soul out of your body to give one final pep talk to your homie is kinda sus ngl.

[redhatmeg]

Holy shit, the Krillin knock-off broke Kuwabara's arm like a twig!

[mistleaneous-chaos]

Ok so now that Hunter x Hunter has started to pick back up and Togashi has gotten back to ripping our hearts out and shooting us down like dogs while telling us to read his manga (which we will), I wanted to talk about the significant number of parallels between aspects of Yu Yu Hakusho and parts of Hunter x Hunter that show how much Togashi laid the groundwork for HXH in YYH. As well as how he improved and revised many aspects of his previous work.

Originally, I was going to make this one whole post, but because of how much I wrote in this one, I figured I would just make it multiple parts.

Spoilers for HXH and YYH

Part 1: The Power Systems and their similarities/differences, and how Togashi demonstrates Limits

Nen and Spirit Energy are both very similar in multiple ways. For example, both have very similar sources, with Spirit Energy being something all humans have, and Nen being something all beings have.

Now then, what I want to talk about is the differences between them first.

Spirit Energy is something everyone can use, but unlike Nen, signature techniques are just that, techniques. For example, let's take a look at one of the best examples of this and wasted potential: Rando

Rando is a demon whose whole thing is that he steals techniques, but not like Chrollo(Trust me, we will get into Chrollo), but in that he just learns them. To put it in a way that makes sense, Spirit Energy is malleable, anyone who has Spirit Energy (or Demon Energy) can replicate and learn other techniques with the only setback being that you would run the risk of not mastering them and not knowing how to use them all efficiently like Rando did.

Unlike another character who is a master with Spirit Energy without overextending themselves: Genkai

Despite knowing nowhere near as many techniques as Rando, Genkai is a much better fighter than him, able to use her techniques in nearly every situation in ways that allow her to fight on a level that is nearly unbeatable, or at least was before she gave away the majority of her power to Yusuke, but even then she was able to go toe-to-toe with Shishiwakamaru, a demon who had the ability to summon hundreds of dead souls to attack indiscriminately.

Genkai is a master of Spirit Energy, even if she doesn't have as much power as the rest of the main characters.

Meanwhile let's take a look at a Nen User from Hunter x Hunter, a character you may or may not know (/j): Hisoka

Now setting aside Hisoka's.... """tendencies""", when it comes to his proficiency in Nen, he's one of the best in the series, with his Nen Type being Transmutation, which would make his nen chart look something like this

Now then, his Main Nen Ability is known as Bungee Gum, which contains the properties of Rubber and Gum, which is known. He Transmutes his Aura into an elastic and stretchy material which he can stick onto anything, and can do multiple things such as catch objects, immobilize opponents, or create flail-like weapons to swing around with. That is Hisoka's Hatsu, his personal expression of Nen. That is his main weapon until the day he dies, and cannot be changed as far as we know.

But that doesn't mean he can't do things that aren't too far from Transmutation, such as Conjuration, which he exemplifies with Texture Surprise, a technique which allows him to create images and textures on top of flat surfaces, such as paper, and can change its appearance. He uses this technique in creating fake tattoos or even fake skin all over his body to make himself look normal, when really he looks like this

So needless to say, Hisoka is an extremely adept Nen user. But the fact is, like everyone else, he has to stay in his lane, or else he'll end up like another Nen User in the series: Kastro

Kastro is an Enhancer, he was born one, which means that his potential is limited to that of an Enhancer's, which looks like this

According to an extremely talented Nen Teacher: Wing, Kastro could have been a master of a technique that most Enhancers can use, the Tiger Bite Fist, which may have helped him achieve his goal... But instead of developing his Hatsu and enhancement abilities he chose to use a technique that was completely incompatible with his own: The Double Technique.

The Double Technique is fairly self-explanatory, you make a double of yourself out of Nen, and manipulate its actions into fighting alongside you. It's an amazing technique, but the fact of the matter is that for a majority of Nen Users, it's one that is either lopsided, or just more trouble than it's worth, because it is a combination of Manipulation and Conjuration. The only type of Nen User that it would work perfectly for is a Specialist, which are one in a million in the world of Hunter x Hunter, and even then it requires an extremely high amount of focus due to the amount of precision the management of an entire second body requires, because it is not an automated body, or a clone of your mind, you have to use Manipulation Nen in order to make it do anything, and that is why Kastro was doomed when he tried to make it work.

Because of his status as an Enhancer, while Kastro technically has an equal amount of proficiency in Conjuration and Manipulation Nen, he is restricted to mainly lower-level techniques, or he has to use every bit of his Nen if he wants to even touch higher level techniques of those types, which is what he does with the Double Technique, and because of it, he dies.

In both series, Togashi demonstrated the consequences of overreaching when it comes to the amount you can do, and the consequences of trying to do more than what you can handle, but he demonstrated it in Hunter x Hunter in a much more detailed way than Yu Yu Hakusho, not to discredit Yu Yu Hakusho, as it also does a swell job of it. But yeah, that's all I wanted to say about the power system for now.

For Part 2, I'll be discussing the differences between the dynamics of the Main 4 in each show, With Yu Yu Hakusho having Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei, and Hunter x Hunter having Gon, Killua, Kurapika, and Leorio

[yyh4ever]

Yu Yu Hakusho GENKAI Battle Spirit

Part 3

Spirit Detective Saga

Master Genkai & The Genkai Tournament

[fiddletwix]

SSBS - Yu Yu Hakusho Episode 9: The Search Begins Review

Plot: Yusuke’s next case is on the table – an undercover mission. The powerful psychic, Genkai, is passing on her strongest ability, the Spirit Wave, to a successor before she dies, and hundreds of people are vying for the chance to become her pupil – some with noble motives and others with malicious intent. The Spirit World fears there is a powerful demon named Rando, known for stealing the…

[genkais-arcade]

Yu Yu Hakusho 幽☆遊☆白書 013 "Yusuke vs. Rando, 99 Attacks" 幽助VS乱童 乱れとぶ妖術!!

[dw-writes]

not my love of yu yu hakusho being summoned back from the DEAD by netflix with their live action version.

am i excited? eh, i don’t really trust netflix with anime adaptations into live action. will i see how it goes? yes

so far, i’m vibing with the casting choice for yusuke? if hiei isn’t smaller than a 14 year old girl i will riot. and if they give him some stupid bullshit story about why he’s edgy and dark and brooding i will riot let the manlet be evil for the sake of being evil and sulk because some rando 14 year old kicked his shit in

and if they fuck up kurama’s story ima be so fucking furious kurama’s entire reasoning for joining the team is so out of left field and so him and if they change that i will drive to the studio myself i swear to FUCK

and if they fuck up kuwabara im gonna THROW HANDS!!!!!! THROW H A N D S!!!!

keep yyh in the time period that it was made in, too!!!! it makes a difference!!!!

yyh is such a staple anime its so good its kitchy yes but fuck if it hasn’t held up for so long.

anyway if you’re here and you love anime pls give yu yu hakusho a try its worth it i promise its a shonen but its silly and heartwarming and lovely i promise its good.

[rainbow-filmnerd]

I'm already 13 episodes in of Yu Yu Hakusho, and I already have a favorite arc (ep 9-13 Genakai's Tournament). That might change once I get further into the series, but it's still gonna be a favorite going forward. Favorites are still Kuwabara, Yusuke, Botan, Keiko, and Kurama (whom I'm excited to see more of!)

Plus, Eric Vale as Rando?!?! Why was he SO GOOD?!?!?!?!

[pannacottababy]

Baby girl pt. 2

I just can't seem to get his body right, oh well I will keep trying

[yyh-revival]

[reikaidetective]

[yu-yu-hakusho-memes]

Does anyone know what shampoo or conditioner he uses? If so, please let me know

[grimtwin]

Botan holding Rando!