Kuwabara's Spirit Sword is the tenth episode of season 1 of YuYu Hakusho. It aired on December 12, 1992 in Japan and April 27, 2002 in the United States.
Short Summary[]
Eight finalists are entered into a tournament, and the first round takes place in complete darkness. Kuwabara discovers that he has his own special technique — a sword formed of energy. Using this technique, he defeats his first opponent, moving onto the next round of the tournament.
Detailed Summary[]
The eight qualified fighters made it to the final round where they will match up against each other. The catch, however, is that they will fight in the dark. Genkai insisted that the fighters should be able to see with their spirit energy. The first match was between a ninja bodyguard named Kazemaru, and a contract hitman named Kuroda. Kuwabara could glimpse flashes of the match, in which Kuroda initially seemed to have the upper hand, but Kazemaru claimed victory in the end, by emitting a spirit blast from his hand. The second match was between a young psychic-in-training named Shorin, and a wanderer named Chinpo, in which Shorin was victorious in a close battle. The third battle was between Kuwabara and a swordsman named Musashi. Musashi was a samurai expert, and needless to say he beats Kuwabara fiercely. But at one point Kuwabara uses brute strength making Musashi's sword break in half. Enraged, Musashi attacks Kuwabara, but suddenly out of desperation his spiritual powers form in the broken sword he is holding and unleashes his special technique — the Spirit Sword which knocks out Musashi for good as Kuwabara advances to the semi-finals.
During the break, Koenma reminds Yusuke that his job wasn't done, as he has to find Rando and prevent him from gaining Genkai's power. Then out of nowhere a familiar face comes in for Yusuke, who happens to be Botan. Botan then says she will help Yusuke find the person (or demon) he was looking for. Kuwabara notices Yusuke talking to a cute girl and, being the playboy that he is, breaks in and asks Botan for a date as Genkai calls in the competitors for the next bout.
The next match was between Yusuke and the guy who scored 175 points in the punching machine challenge - Kibano. Genkai, seeing how overconfident Yusuke is, throws a lit cigarette in front of his face and barely misses him and as it rolls into the darkness. Kibano then wears a strange helmet and, together with Yusuke, they enter the darkness where they would fight. However, as they start their battle, Kibano easily gains the upper hand and almost sees everywhere Yusuke moves in the dark. Kibano easily beats up Yusuke, much to his shock. A concerned Botan and Kuwabara cheers on Yusuke, as he tries to counterattack with his devastating punches, but he only hits the air. Kibano again nails Yusuke hard and brings him down. Kibano then explains that the helmet he is wearing is a night vision gadget, and he can see his every move in the dark, making it a one-way battle. Yusuke gasps for air as the episode ends.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
Relevant Techniques[]
- Massive Discharge (by Kazemaru)
- Flight (by Botan)
- Energy Concealment (by Musashi)
- Shibatto Shining Sword (by Musashi)
- Spiritual awareness (by Kuwabara and Kibano)
- Spirit Sword (by Kuwabara)
- Physical Intensification (by Kibano)
- Big Arm Bomber (by Kibano)
Anime Notes[]
- This marks Kuwabara's first use of the Spirit Sword.
- This marks the first appearance of Jorge Saotome, though he wouldn't be named properly until "Toguro's Atonement".
- In the Japanese dub, Jorge's voice here is noticeably higher-pitched than what he would become known for going forward.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Gallery
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