The Saint Beasts arc ends. Then something genuinely new begins and it introduces two of the most important figures in the entire series.

This week on Toonami Absolution, Alyx, Jon, and Sam cover Yu Yu Hakusho Episodes 21 and 22: "Yusuke's Sacrifice" and "Lamenting Beauty."

Episode 21 brings the Suzaku fight to its conclusion as Yusuke, running on almost nothing, blasts all seven of Suzaku's clones simultaneously with his Spirit Shotgun in one of the most cathartic moments in the entire arc. Also one of the most romantic, as Kuwabara once again shows that he is the ultimate best buddy.

Then Episode 22 pivots to a new mission entirely: a beautiful ice apparition named Yukina is being held captive by a human crime lord named Tarukane. Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Botan are dispatched to rescue her. But turns out this mission has a strange link to Hiei, one that will cause a lot of problem. Plus, the Toguro Brothers, Tarukane’s new bodyguards seem to know way more than they’re letting on about the whole thing.

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📌 Topics covered this episode:

– Yu Yu Hakusho Episode 21 "Yusuke's Sacrifice" recap & review

– Yu Yu Hakusho Episode 22 "Lamenting Beauty" recap & review

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Toonami Absolution is a weekly podcast where Alyx, Jon, and Sam revisit the Toonami and Adult Swim shows that made them, and you, you.

From the block's early days with shows like Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Transformers: Beast Wars to the imported anime that made Toonami and Adult Swim appointment television for a generation of kids, such as Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, and Dragon Ball.

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