"Yu Yu Hakusho"
In a crowded city, as I bump shoulders, I'm all alone.
On an endless prairie, as the wind whistles by, I'm all alone.
Which one is it that makes me want to cry more, I wonder.
Marking it with twin circles, I feel a bit more grown-up!
It must be, that when I run into these terribly difficult walls,
And unexpectedly, for whatever reason,
The courage and power to break through rises up from within,
All because of how, when I run into these terribly difficult people,
They show me kindness, I bet!
Thank you very much!
Having easily overcome the preliminary tournament aboard the boat,
Yusuke and his 5 member team arrived at Kubikukuri Island as guests.
That evening, as they rested in their hotel,
members of the Tokuyukai, whom they would fight in the first round,
suddenly appeared before the five of them.
However, exhausted from his training with Genkai,
Yusuke continued to sleep soundly.
The Little Mighty Foe! Tinku's Secret Technique
Ladies and gentlemen, we apologize for the long delay.
I am Koto, your ring announcer, at your service!
We now commence the Dark Tournament!
Get the hell started already!
All of us Yokai stopped eating people,
and kept ourselves from stealing while we waited for this day!
--That's right! --Whew! There's an amazing number of spectators! I'm fired up!
We've been delayed long enough! We're tired of waiting!
Stop dawdling around!
I don't know if you can call it the special privilege of us humans who have taken to the underworld,
and sold our souls over to the devil...
...but to be able to see hell on earth is a feeling that the decent,
poor populace cannot understand.
The contestants for the first match of the first round are now making their entrance.
The Rokuyukai Team!
We've been waiting for this, Rokuyukai!
Our stars of hope for a slam!
What do you think, Sakyo-san?
These guys are folks we found in the heart of the amusement district.
Their names are still not well known,
but they are the new power behind a dark mythology I am creating.
They are the only ones who are capable of overthrowing your Toguro Team.
Never mind that Urameshi and his bunch are no match for them.
Facing them are our guests, the Urameshi Team!
Here they come!
Go on, Urameshi! Burn in hell!
Show your faces so calmly, will you, you bunch of hicks!?
Don't think you're going home alive!
You traitors, Hiei and Kurama! You can get blown to pieces too!
What a terrible bloodthirst!
That's some long pent-up anger, all directed at us!
It's unexpected to be called traitors by these guys,
since they don't have any sense of fellowship.
Both teams, to the center!
Kill them all!
You're sure they're here somewhere, right?
Go easy on him, Keiko-chan!
Listen, Botan-san! Because of Yusuke, we nearly died!
For him to get us both so deeply involved,
and then say nothing and go off to do something else dangerous is unpardonable!
Shizuru-san, let's go.
Just what you'd expect of Yusuke's childhood friends!
She's got a lot of guts!
By the way, isn't Koenma-sama here yet?
Koenma-sama, the matches are about to begin.
Yeah...
Come on, let's hurry.
But...
Stop joking around! This puny kid here is Yama?
Hey, hey, this is that bigwig Spirit Tealm guy? This puny little kid?
I don't want to be made fun of!
This calls for...!
There are still tickets for good seats! The matches are about to start!
Oh, hey there, sonny!
I've got good tickets!
Right on the edge of the gallery! You'll be able to see the whole fight!
How about two million for it?
As far as tickets go, I have a VIP seat.
You're Koenma, aren't you?
Are you here as a spectator, sir?
I am the Urameshi Team owner.
Oh, goodness...
We were able to suspend the tournament in the Sprit Realm,
however, special privileges were invoked, and it was overturned.
You don't say...
I can't dispute that this tournament will be a place to vent some stress,
and the number of crimes in the Human Realm has been reduced.
I can't ignore it.
Just as I thought, sir.
You do understand- these grounds are a black sanctuary.
You're also aware that fighting is the only dialogue spoken here.
Of course he is.
He who wins is the law. Even you are an ordinary spectator here, sir.
Even if your own parents were being killed, you can only watch on silently.
I am aware of that.
Koenma-sama! Yusuke and the others have already come out!
Botan...
You sure are popular, sir! Are all three of these your sweethearts?
They're the guests' relative and girlfriend.
My dimwit assistant here let word slip out,
and was forced to bring them along with her.
He said I was a dimwit!
Nice to meet you. Please accept my regards.
Well, shall we be going?
What do you know! They have valiant women in the Human Realm, too!
Kill them!
Go to hell, humans!
That guy's still asleep!
We will have the captains of both teams consult to decide the methods of battle and the terms of victory.
However, if an understanding cannot be reached,
then each of the five members will fight one-on-one,
and whichever team has the most number of wins will be counted the victors.
Shut up!
Captain? But this blockhead is asleep!
In that case, only you, Kuwabara-kun, could take his place!
Me?
That's right, you big numbskull.
I, the leader, am asleep. You do it in my place.
That can't be so! I guess it is, huh?
I don't like that I have to be next after Urameshi, but all right!
I'll decide for the time being!
Idiot...
I don't care what method we use. If possible, one-on-one is best.
I'd like to draw out the pleasure of the game, after all.
That's just how I want it! One-on-one is best in a fight among men!
The matches will be one-on-one, best-of-five style!
Now you've done it!
What could this be?
All of a sudden, extraordinary flames are being radiated around contestant Zeru!
I- it's like his Yoki is ablaze! Are you challenging Urameshi too?
An icy-cold stare, and Yoki that appears to burn up everything-
what a fierce bloodlust!
There's a guy like this in the Human Tealm, huh? Interesting...
Hey, Urameshi, wake up, would you? Urameshi!
Urameshi! Wake up! Wake up, would you!?
This is no use.
For him to not wake up after I gave off that much bloodlust,
he must be just a simple fool after all.
It appears that things have subsided.
Even so, what intense Yoki contestant Zeru had!
The stadium has fallen silent!
Now then, first contenders, come forward!
I'm off!
I'm the only one who could be tops, here!
Give it to him good, Kuwabara!
Hurry it up! They're about to begin, you know.
Yes, we're here, Koenma-sama.
This form sure is a lot easier! Ah, I'm so worn out!
Koenma-sama does look nicer that way. I sure like it.
What's this? The very weakest- looking one has come forward.
After all that playing around yesterday, you still haven't gotten it.
Aside from keeping this a one-on-one fight, there are no rules!
You are allowed to use any equipment as well.
Upon knockdowns and ringouts, I will begin to count.
A 10-count will result in a loss by K.O.
Begin!
All right!
Okay, come at me any way you like!
Come on, kid!
Kill him!
I guess I can have some fun with him.
Go get him!
Just like a kid!
Hey, there!
Damn! W- where are you?
Dammit! Make a fool of me, will you!?
That Rinku is incredibly light on his feet!
It looks like he can barely keep up with his movements!
Don't go spacing this off!
Kuwabara-kun!
Damn this guy...!
He's incredibly light on his feet!
It's all I can do to follow his movement like this.
This dude shouldn't be able to see me!
Your speed won't be of any use against me!
Way to go, Kuwabara.
W- what!?
Don't toy with me! Get me serious, and that's what happens.
What's up with that Rinku kid? He's utterly weak!
Idiot! Get out of there, you weakling!
No, it's just that Kuwabara-kun has gotten stronger.
I know I pushed him during his special training,
but he's the type that doesn't start putting out power until he's in a real fight.
Idiot! Is he pretending to abide by some code of honor?
He could run him through and kill him with his Tei-ken right now.
He's got him completely trapped! This is where he can finish it!
I'm not one to play around! I'm going to put you to rest!
Sleep well through your 10-count!
What!?
Did you enjoy your brief sense of superiority?
What!?
1...
2...
3... 4...
What do you think, Sakyo-san? This group I found will have no trouble.
Get up! Kuwabara, get up!
It may be hopeless!
5...
How about that? Were you on pins and needles?
If I had simply defeated him, it wouldn't have been much fun,
so I put on a little production.
He's an impudent bastard, enjoying fighting from the bottom of his heart.
6... 7...
It's no use counting. I broke his neck good, after all.
I'll bet he's just about dead.
That was some damn nice work, punk!
Way to go! Feels great!
8...
--Yeah, yeah, yeah! --9...
Thanks for cheering for me!
Whose neck... did you say you broke?
So, you can stand up to a beating, can you?
Kuwabara-kun!
He's got grit!
He's my little brother, after all.
Amazingly, he has gotten back up! The match continues!
I'll get you back 10,000-fold for making a mockery of me!
He's a tough bastard! He took that kick and still got back up!
Never mind, little guy! Kill him like you mean business!
One side uses a psychological strategy to catch the other off-guard,
and the other side takes it and gets back up!
This has turned out to be an interesting fight, huh?
Right from the first match of the first round,
a fine, white-hot battle has come about!
To be honest, it's true that I got outsmarted.
However, seeing as how you were unable to defeat me,
even after kicking me in the noggin while I was defenseless,
you must not have that much power, huh?
That's my "guest," all right.
Absolutely... if I couldn't defeat you with that kick,
then I'll just have to beat you with spectral powers...
...instead.
Devil Yo-yos!!
Devil Yo-yos?
What a tremendous Yoki!
You're finally displaying your specialty, are you?
In that case, so will I!
I won't hold back on you!
Tei-ken, double-blade style!!
Shot!!
I'll just take those things and whack them clean in half!
W- what?
Rinku's Yo-yos twisted their way in...!
--Awesome! --Whoa! Ladies and gentlemen, were you able to see that?
Just now, contestant Kuwabara was unmistakably thrown about by that peculiar motion!
Dummy! This isn't some child's squabble, you know!
Did you think all I can do is cast these?
Damn!
The Devil Yo-yos are receiving plenty of Yoki from my fingers.
All eight of them individually...
...move the way I want them to.
Just like this.
You can't even hurt the strings on my yo-yos with those blunt swords of yours!
Now this is walking the dog!
Dammit!
W- what!?
The force exhibited by those yo-yos,
which Rinku can intuitively use as weapons, is incomparable to his kick.
Kuwabara!
Incredibly, contestant Kuwabara's 180cm-frame is being raised by the yo-yos!
What fearsome spectral power!
Kuwabara is under the control of Tinku's dreadful secret technique, the Devil Yo-Yos.
However, not knowing the crisis Kuwabara is in,
Yusuke does nothing but continue his slumber!
Ah, Kurama! What the hell is wrong with you!?
Why don't you fight back!?
No matter how you look at it, you should be stronger than that guy!
So that's it! That Tokuyukai guy is using some dirty trick, huh?
But, it's going to take more than that to beat you!
Thrash that guy right there and now!
Next time: "Kurama Makes Blood Flowers Blossom"
The Other World's not watching for nothing!
The second hand is sharp again tonight, as it chops up time,
Chi chi chi...
I'll never be able to finish this homework, so I toss it away!
Son of a gun!
It's the dreams that tumble away, oh,
That are the ones I want to go after,
And if I stop, they will get away, oh,
So I can't ease up on them!
It's the dreams that tumble away, oh...