Monday, October 17, 2011

Manga Chapter Guide: The Demon World Unification Tournament


[IV. DEMON WORLD STORY ARC]

[2. THE DEMON WORLD UNIFICATION TOURNAMENT]
Chapters: 164-169 (6 chapters)
Equivalent episodes: 104-111 (8 episodes)
Ratio: 0.75 chapters per episode

Chapter info after the jump.


CHAPTER 164
幽助の土産 (Yuusuke no Dosan)
Yusuke’s Souvenir
Pages: 19 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #19, 1994 (April 25)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 103 (October 29, 1994), episode 104 (November 5, 1994)
Summary: Yusuke proposes a simple tournament to decide who will rule the Demon World. Kurama and co. agree, and even Mukuro accepts the proposal, leaving Yomi no choice.

CHAPTER 165
来訪者たち (Raihousha-Tachi)
Visitors
Pages: 19 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #20, 1994 (May 2)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 104 (November 5, 1994)
Summary: Yomi creates a son, Shura, to help him in the tournament. Raizen’s old friends come to pay respects, and all rival Yomi in power. Moved, Yomi decides to abandon his strategies.

CHAPTER 166
魔界統一トーナメント (Makai Tou-Itsu Toonamento)
The Demon World Unification Tournament
Pages: 19 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #21-22, 1994 (May 9)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 105 (November 12, 1994)
Summary: The Demon World Unification Tournament begins. Everyone who’s anyone enters, including all of Raizen’s old friends. Yomi must fight Shura in the preliminaries.

CHAPTER 167
トーナメント予選 (Toonamento Yosen)
The Tournament Preliminaries
Pages: 19 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #23, 1994 (May 23)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): parts are found in episode 105 (November 12, 1994) and episode 106 (November 19, 1994)
Summary: Yomi easily but unhappily beats Shura. Yusuke quickly passes the preliminaries, and gives a speech opening the main tournament.

CHAPTER 168
一回戦の喜怒哀楽 (Ikaisen no Kido’airaku)
Mixed Emotions in Round One
Pages: 19 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #24, 1994 (May 30)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): parts are found in episode 105 (November 12, 1994) and episode 106 (November 19, 1994)
Summary: Raizen’s friend Natsume beats Chu, and Rinku loses to the cute Sasuga. The thug Zakuro threatens to kill Yusuke in the 2nd round. Yusuke passes the 1st round; Zakuro doesn’t.
                                  
CHAPTER 169
三回戦の目玉 (Sankaisen no Medama)
The Highlight of Round Three
Pages: 19 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #26, 1994 (June 13)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 110 (December 17, 1994)
Summary: Mukuro and Natsume have a close fight, as do 2 other of Raizen’s friends. Yusuke begins to fight Yomi. Yomi has the upper hand, but Yusuke manages to hold his own.

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