Episode 38

Kurama's Stand
Kanji	蔵馬無惨! 死の化粧
Rōmaji	Kurama Muzan! Shi no Keshō (A Desperate Kurama! Bodypaint of Death)
Japan Air Date	July 10, 1993
English Air Date	April 24, 2003
Episode	38
Manga	Chapters 68-69 (first half)
Saga	Dark Tournament Saga
Opening Song	Smile Bomb
Ending Song	Sayonara Bye Bye
Previous Episode	←Master of Disguise
Next Episode	Crushing Revenge→

Kurama's Stand is the thirteenth episode of season 2 of YuYu Hakusho. It aired on July 10, 1993 in Japan and April 24, 2003 in the United States.

Short Summary

Kurama's arms and legs still tethered down by Gama's first curse, and his energy sealed inside him by the dying efforts of Gama. He barely defeats the ice master Touya by implanting his plants into his own body to use as a weapon, but then the brutish Bakken steps into the ring.

Detailed Summary

Kurama has just had his arms and legs frozen, but used his spirit energy through his hair when he used the rose whip to slice Gama apart. Gama tries to hit Kurama despite his condition, splattering his blood all over him. Right before he dies, Gama tells Kurama that his blood has sealed his spirit energy. To make matters worse, the next member, Touya, is ready to fight and avenge his dead teammate.

Touya attacks just as Gama's first spell wears off, allowing him to move, but with his energy still sealed, he is still in a bad situation. Kurama spends all of the time trying to keep himself from getting killed by Touya's attacks, namely Touya's powerful ice attack "Shards of Winter".

Kurama realizes that he can access his own energy through his blood. Despite this, he soon also finds that to release enough energy to defeat Touya he would have to bleed himself dry. Eventually, he forms a plan to defeat Touya, and gets himself cut on purpose by Touya's Ice Sword to plant one of his death plant seeds inside his own body so it can manifest as a weapon. Right as Touya as is about to deliver a death blow, Kurama's death plant finally sprouts, and he has it slice right through Touya, ending the fight. A defeated Touya asks Kurama to kill him, but he refuses.

But the battle has taken its toll on Kurama, and his severe injuries cause him to fall unconscious right in the middle of the ring. Yusuke wants to fight next since he knows Kurama can't fight now, but Team Masho's owner once again bribes the committee, and they rule that since Kurama is still standing, he must participate in the next match. The next fighter is Bakken, a huge, muscle-bound brute. Bakken then grabs Kurama and begins to beat him to death.

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