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And so my journey into Yu Yu Hakusho begins! In which I am reminded of Hunter x Hunter almost immediately, everyone is awesome but Kuwabara is the best, and I consider how the show differs from more modern anime.

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Mod opinion here, but Dub is flat out superior over the subs! Here’s some more opinion on why.

Some example lines that really make me love the dub over the sub, trying to keep spoiler free as possible!; 

Sub: Yusuke: Sorry, the weak willed guy right here is who I really am. (self-pitying, makes Yusuke look like he hasn’t learned to care about others yet imo)

Yusuke: Pain, you’re in my way! Get out! (makes him seem still so immature that he’s putting on a punk attitude now)

Same scenes, but in dubs:

dub: Yusuke: He’s in pain because I am. Because I couldn’t hold my weight. (To me, this shows that Yusuke is finally learning the lesson Genkai tries to teach him later – that no one is alone, and what happens to you will affect the people who care about you. He’s not centered on himself but on working as a team with those around him. His failing isn’t that he’s weak willed and it’s all about him boo-hoo and all that. His failing is that he’s giving up, and that giving up is affecting those he cares about in a negative way. It ties perfectly to what we get to see happen a few episodes later with Genkai’s lesson)

Yusuke: Screw this test, I’m getting us out of here! (Once again, he’s not putting on a fake punk attitude here. He’s completely raw in his emotions – someone he cares about, the lesson he is learning from season 1 till now (caring for people), is about to get hurt, and he is willing to himself lose at something in order to save them. In my opinion it’s just so much better, and again ties to the character theme of Yusuke. His arc, from season 1 until an episode or two after this scene, is learning to care for others, for himself, and to work as a team. Not to be a punk kid who does things his own way anymore. Whether he fully learns this lesson for the rest of the series is debatable, but in the dub, this is a clear theme in Yusuke’s character development.)

In addition to the line changes they made, the voice actor for Yusuke can scream so goddamn well. I can feel his pain, his frustration, and even his final success at the test he is given all through the screams the VA gives out (he likes to scream, apparently.) Whereas the Japanese actor sounds very generic, doesn’t scream or emote nearly enough, and just sounds sorta… meh. 

So yes! Mod Lola is for Dubs all the way!

(also Koenma doesn’t randomly have a woman’s voice…. why Japan, why do you give men women voices?)

For those curious, the clip I got this from is here. but warning! Spoilers.

Looking forward for more commentary from a new potential fan! 🙂

– Mod Lola