Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho (Two Shots, 幽☆遊☆白書), 1990-1994, Togashi, Yoshihiro, Shounen Jump (Weekly)
STORY: 4
Meet Yusuuke Urameshi, your tough-delinquent-with-a-pure-heart from the 90s, as he embarks with his friends on an adventure that is dated, cliche and inconsistent (from high school delinquents to martial art tournament to demons from hell).
One can feel the constant pressure of editors, in bringing in or changing characters and arcs that don’t give any coherence to the series. The storytelling rhythm is also quite chaotic with some events that drag on and some major developments that just pop out suddenly. Sorry but this title did not age well.

ART: 5
A weak copy of Dragon Ball.

POLITICAL POTENTIAL: 4
Ultra generic shonen.

FEMINISM: 4
Love interest, damsel in distress, casual rape attempt, the usual sexist shonen package.

CONCLUSION: 4
Clearly, the popularity of the series is only due to the anime being put out to capitalize on the success of Dragon Ball at that time. If you need a shonen from the past, just read Dragon Ball! And if you have already you can skip to more modern titles.
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