I have watched this anime in its entirety 3 times. And I enjoy it more and more every time I watch it. I am currently on my 4th re-watch and I am really enjoying it. I am currently right at the end of the Dark Tournament (aka Ankakou Bujutsu). Each time I have re-watched I've started to appreciate different parts that I might not have appreciated as much in my past watches.
Story wise it is about a deliquent boy who dies performing a good deed. He has to go through certain trials to re-gain his life. Once his life is regained he is now a tapped to be a spirit detective. Someone who protects humanity against demons from a demon realm. From that point it becomes more about fighting with DBZ style tournaments as well as fights to save humanity.
The characters are easy to care about. The fights are very entertaining. The story is very well done. Some aspects of the animation/artwork are kind of crummy. For example towards the end of the chapter black saga the animation in the fight with Yusuke and Sensui while they are still in the cavern looks freaking awful. The part where Yusuke fucks with sensui by randomly swimming in a lake is not aesthetically pleasing to the eye what so ever. It is violent and has some adult aspects to it as well. I love the music. The opening theme song is great I watch it all the way through every episode. I like the re-cap music as well. And I like the sad song too.
If you like DBZ or shonen anime/manga in general you should definatly check it out. This show is regarded as a classic on many peoples lists. If you do watch this stick it out at least until the end of the first tournament that it is when it is really peaking. If you dont enjoy it at the point to make it through the final 2 arcs then you honestly have no taste and should go watch some crum bum shit like american horror story lol.
I have only seen this in the original Japanese audio with english subtitiles. Honestly it is a Japanese show and I think its best to watch it as how it is originally. Ive heard the English Dub is good but I wouldn't know as because I generally avoid English Dubs.
My fav fights are:
1. Kurama vs Shigure (this is my favorite one).
2. Kuwabara vs Elder toguro at the ankaku Bujutsu
3. Yusuke vs Togure at the ankaku Bujutsu
Ive also read the manga in its entirety but I did not find it as enjoyable. Mostly because I dont think the artwork was that great. The story is fantastic however so it is a better choice then most others.
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