Yu Yu Hakusho was a '90s shonen triumph, and there are more recent anime like Blue Exorcist and Flame of Recca that capture its same energy.

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Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...

Tournament arcs have always been pretty common in shonen manga and anime. They are a fantastic format for authors to do two important things simultaneously: introduce a large ensemble cast, and ...

The new OVA will be bundled along with the fourth part of its 25th Anniversary Blu-ray, with part four shipping at an as of yet unconfirmed date in October (which includes the final Demon World arc of ...

Yu Yu Hakusho knows how to drop big surprises, and the anime will do so again soon. Despite years away from the animation scene, the iconic shonen is making a comeback this fall, and a few stills for ...

With Hunter x Hunter having claimed dominance in discussion of shōnen battle anime as of late, it's easy to forget that its author, Yoshihiro Togashi, had already left his mark on the world of shōnen ...

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