The YuYu Hakusho anime and manga are basically a 1:1 but starts to split a bit post Sensui. The Anime gives a more indepth look at the tournament while the manga skips a lot and gives you a summary of what happened at the tournament. The thing I don't like about the anime is post the tournament ending. Demons who not only are displayed to be actually evil (killing/torturing for the fun of it), but even a common C class can wreak havoc decide to not kill humans because the new demon king says so. These beings who have acted seemingly on their own now listen to authority.
In the manga there is a different twist, after the defeat of Sensui Koenma decides to investigate spirit world and figures out something else. A year and a half after the tournament Kurama does some exposition.
This twist changes the entire context of the story and brings it much closer to reality. Exploited people who are painted as evil and crimes against them are seen as necessary to stop their evil. This changes Yusuke from a savior to a soldier who fights on the beliefs based on what his superiors tell him. The best part is that it makes Yusukes journey really worthless as he mainly fought brainwashed demons and humans, Toguro being the only exception. In a world with beings just trying to exist the ones with power will use that power to exploit one group and use another group to pit them against each other, the moral reasons are generally made up, especially the ones pushed by the ones in power. My favorite frames are these ones that show that the victories of the past aren't even moral ones and should just be in the past
I also enjoy the different epilogue (which I think is covered in the new OVA) but this twist is what makes the manga superior to the anime for me. (Both are excellent mediums for this series)
In the manga there is a different twist, after the defeat of Sensui Koenma decides to investigate spirit world and figures out something else. A year and a half after the tournament Kurama does some exposition.
This twist changes the entire context of the story and brings it much closer to reality. Exploited people who are painted as evil and crimes against them are seen as necessary to stop their evil. This changes Yusuke from a savior to a soldier who fights on the beliefs based on what his superiors tell him. The best part is that it makes Yusukes journey really worthless as he mainly fought brainwashed demons and humans, Toguro being the only exception. In a world with beings just trying to exist the ones with power will use that power to exploit one group and use another group to pit them against each other, the moral reasons are generally made up, especially the ones pushed by the ones in power. My favorite frames are these ones that show that the victories of the past aren't even moral ones and should just be in the past
I also enjoy the different epilogue (which I think is covered in the new OVA) but this twist is what makes the manga superior to the anime for me. (Both are excellent mediums for this series)
