Yu Yu Hakusho: Season Four [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Good anime season

great

I imagine that if you're thinking about getting this it's because you've already seen the series and have liked it enough to get it physically. So rather than this being a review of the show this is going to be a review of the case and extras.I'll tell you about all 4 seasons you can buy, so you don't have to go searching.Something that you be stated that these are "remastered" versions made for blu-rays. This means, if you're listening to the English version, some of the audio has been tweaked to sound better, and they replaced some of the voices for the minor characters. So if you're wanting the truly original, untouched, sound you'll need watch it on the original DVD. That being said these remastered versions for the blu-rays are great and it seems all the tweaks they made were for the better.All 4 seasons come in a standard size Blu-ray case and cardboard sleeve. Each season is also split into 3 discs.For seasons 1, 2 & 3 the only special features you get are the textless opening and closing + trailers, which you can found on the third disc.For season 4 you start to get some proper special features in the way of a bunch of commentaries.On disc two there's a commentary for episode 99 from the English cast and crew, recorded for the 2011 Blu-ray.Disc three has a lot of commentaries from the English cast. One recorded for the 2011 blu-ray for episode 108, and another 6 from the original 2003 DVD from the English cast and crew, 2 of these are for episode 110, two for episode 111 and the last two for episode 112.Also the textless opening and closing + trailers.Overall I wouldn't say these are brilliant, as I would've like to have some bonus features or behind the scenes for seasons 1-3, but season 4 does give you a lot of commentaries, and from two different time periods, which is unique.

The climactic battles of "Yu Yu Hakusho" are finally here, and Yusuke's team has only mere minutes to prevent a demon invasion into our world.In fact, the penultimate arc of the supernatural adventure series punches all the buttons to keep itself from getting boring -- tragedy, surprise, action and some truly unexpected transformations. The rest of "Yu Yu Hakusho: Season Four" is a bit less interesting, but it's an action-packed and suitable way of finishing off the classic series.Yusuke and former Spirit Detective Sensui start duking it out, but Yusuke quickly learns that he hasn't got a chance against Sensui's attacks. But he keeps fighting and prevents Koenma from interfering with him, even as Kurama, Hiei and Kuwabara are unable to help him. And in a matter of seconds, Yusuke Urameshi is brutally killed by Sensui.Enraged and grief-stricken, his three friends' power rises up more fearsomely than before, and they attack Sensui despite not having enough power to beat him. And a group of soldiers appear from Spirit World with a shocking revelation about Yusuke Urameshi -- just in time for the former delinquent and Spirit Detective to undergo a bizarre transformation. With new power (and a new Puu), Yusuke decides to settle the score with his predecessor!Afterwards, Yusuke is dealing with the revelations about himself when he learns of a war in the Demon Realm -- and the identity of one of the three demon kings there. As he deals with his own problems, Hiei and Kurama are forced to deal with the horrible consequences of their pasts -- and all three boys become tightly wound in a power struggle for the ultimate power over the Demon Realm."Yu Yu Hakusho's" fourth season is a solid one -- although after the seamless, harrowing finale of the whole Black Chapter arc, it's a bit of a letdown when the demon lads get involved in months-long politics. Still, the entire fourth season does a great job wrapping up the various plot threads -- including character arcs, such as Kurama's division between his human and fox sides.But before that ending, there's a lot of slam-bang action -- Yusuke's unexpected physical transformation, a savage duel, and a rage-fueled attack on Sensui by Yusuke's three friends. But there are plenty of quieter moments woven in (Itsuki's thoughts on Sensui) as well as some truly insane comedy (we finally discover why Koenma has been using that pacifier throughout the whole series).After the harrowing penultimate arc, it feels a bit anticlimactic to have a tournament and lots of political strife. But they manage to make it stay interesting with lots of top-notch fights (especially Kurama's) and the relationships between the cast and their demon friends/relatives -- both old and new.Yusuke becomes more mature and more powerful here -- and aware of how threatening his newfound power is. Kuwabara is absent for much of the fourth season, butwe get to see how close he and Yusuke have become. But Kurama and Hiei get the most attention: Kurama faces his past as a ruthless bandit and his split personality, while Hiei has to face his cruel past. And our favorite three-eyed demon becomes close to a woman with a past even more ghastly than his -- which is saying something. Remember when he wouldn't have ANY friends?And it ends on a mellow note, winding down the various character arcs and revealing how the characters are doing, wherever they are. A few of these are actually a bit surprising, but it all fits nicely.The fourth season of "Yu Yu Hausho" is an all-around solid ending to a much-beloved series, with loads of brutal action and surprising revelations.