Rating: 
Summary: Middle Episode -- BAD ART!
Review: This volume of the 2nd season of Yu Yu Hakusho sadly contains only three episodes."Beneath Bui's Armor" had Hiei fight the heavily armored Bui. However, Bui's armor isn't to protect him, but to contain his powers. "Wielder of the Dragon" shows Hiei's mastery of the Kokuryu-ha technique which had before eluded him. NOTICE: The artwork/animation for this episode is completely different and is awful. I don't know what happened here, but it is shockingly different and unpleasant! "The Shadow of the Elder Toguro" has Kuwabara facing the shape-shifting eldist Toguro brother. As this season draws to a conclusion, many things are what you'd expect from this shounen series. FUNimation does its usual excellent job with subtitles in which all honorifics (but family ones) are included as well as the fun Japanese phrases attached to the series. And the English dub voice actors have the spirit of the original Japanese seiyuu down, making it pretty good. There are some issues of domestication with the English dub script, but since they Japanese subtitles are so well done, I can't complain. The only complaint is the middle episode which frankly isn't FUNimations fault. But you should know about the shocking change in art styles just the same.
Rating: 
Summary: MUST BUY!
Review: This volume of the 2nd season of Yu Yu Hakusho sadly contains only three episodes. "Beneath Bui's Armor" had Hiei fight the heavily armored Bui. However, Bui's armor isn't to protect him, but to contain his powers. "Wielder of the Dragon" shows Hiei's mastery of the Kokuryu-ha technique which had before eluded him. NOTICE: The artwork/animation for this episode is completely different and is awful. I don't know what happened here, but it is shockingly different and unpleasant! "The Shadow of the Elder Toguro" has Kuwabara facing the shape-shifting eldist Toguro brother. As this season draws to a conclusion, many things are what you'd expect from this shounen series. FUNimation does its usual excellent job with subtitles in which all honorifics (but family ones) are included as well as the fun Japanese phrases attached to the series. And the English dub voice actors have the spirit of the original Japanese seiyuu down, making it pretty good. There are some issues of domestication with the English dub script, but since they Japanese subtitles are so well done, I can't complain. The only complaint is the middle episode which frankly isn't FUNimations fault. But you should know about the shocking change in art styles just the same.
Rating:
Summary: Middle Episode -- BAD ART!
Review: This volume of the 2nd season of Yu Yu Hakusho sadly contains only three episodes. "Beneath Bui's Armor" had Hiei fight the heavily armored Bui. However, Bui's armor isn't to protect him, but to contain his powers. "Wielder of the Dragon" shows Hiei's mastery of the Kokuryu-ha technique which had before eluded him. NOTICE: The artwork/animation for this episode is completely different and is awful. I don't know what happened here, but it is shockingly different and unpleasant! "The Shadow of the Elder Toguro" has Kuwabara facing the shape-shifting eldist Toguro brother. As this season draws to a conclusion, many things are what you'd expect from this shounen series. FUNimation does its usual excellent job with subtitles in which all honorifics (but family ones) are included as well as the fun Japanese phrases attached to the series. And the English dub voice actors have the spirit of the original Japanese seiyuu down, making it pretty good. There are some issues of domestication with the English dub script, but since they Japanese subtitles are so well done, I can't complain. The only complaint is the middle episode which frankly isn't FUNimations fault. But you should know about the shocking change in art styles just the same.
Rating:
Summary: worthwhile, but with a nasty surprise
Review: Well, I don't know what version of this DVD the previous reviewer watched, but his summary extends well beyond what happens in the three episodes contained on this disc. This volume contains Hiei's fight and the beginning of Kuwabara's. No farther. That being said, the first two episodes on this disc are an absolute MUST for Hiei fans. He is as arrogant, sexy, and just as cool as hell as always. However, and this is a big however, for whatever reason the animators decided to play a cruel sadistic joke on the viewers and play around with a different style for the characters during some parts of the episodes. That means that during my beloved Hiei's big fight he alternates between looking like his normal lovable demon self and some demented kewpie doll. It's horrid. I certainly hope that the animators don't make this style a habit in future episodes. Just thought I should warn others. It was rather disconcerting when I saw it.
Rating:
Summary: MUST BUY!
Review: YES! I LOVED this dvd! It was the most awesome thing I've ever seen! *of course, I'm a big hiei fan, so that's no surprise* Lots of destruction, punching, fighting: and hardly any talking. Action action action! Yes, I admit, the animation's a bit screwed up in one part, the second episode, but it makes Hiei so adorable!!! ^_^
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