Monday, October 17, 2011

Manga Chapter Guide: Genkai Tournament


[I. SPIRIT WORLD DETECTIVE STORY ARC]

[3. GENKAI TOURNAMENT]
Chapters: 25-32 (8 chapters)
Equivalent episodes: 9-13 (5 episodes)
Ratio: 1.6 chapters per episode

Chapter info after the jump.
CHAPTER 25
潜入捜査開始!! (Sen’nyuu Sousa Kaishi!!)
Commence the Undercover Investigation!!
Pages: 19 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #25, 1991 (June 10)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 9 (December 5, 1992)
Summary: Yusuke enters the old martial arts master Genkai’s discipleship tournament to stop the demon Rando. He meets Kuwabara there, and the two pass the preliminary lottery.

CHAPTER 26
魔性の森!! (Mashou no Mori!!)
The Diabolic Forest!!
Pages: 19 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #26, 1991 (June 17)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 9 (December 5, 1992)
Summary: The pair passes the arcade game test, moving on to the Diabolic Forest. Kuwabara reaches the goal first, while Yusuke beats the Bat Tamer along the way.

CHAPTER 27
闇の中の死闘!! (Yama no Naka no Shitou!!)
A Death-Match in the Darkness!!
Pages: 19 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #27, 1991 (June 24)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 10 (December 12, 1992)
Summary: A tournament between the 8 finalists begin. Kuwabara beats the samurai Musashi with his new Spirit Sword technique.

CHAPTER 28
武道家・牙野!! (BudoukaKibano!!)
Kibano, the Martial Artist!!
Pages:  (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #28, 1991 (July 1)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 10 (December 12, 1992), episode 11 (December 19, 1992)
Summary: In the 4th match, Yusuke beats the martial artist Kibano through the clever use of cigarettes.

CHAPTER 29
忍者・風丸!! (NinjaKazemaru!!)
Kazemaru, the Ninja!!
Pages: 19 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #29, 1991 (July 8)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 11 (December 19, 1992)
Summary: In the semi-finals, Yusuke faces the ninja Kazemaru, winning by accidently turning Kazemaru’s exploding shuriken against him.

CHAPTER 30
少林=乱童!? (Shourin=Randou!?)
Shorin=Rando
Pages: 19 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #30, 1991 (July 15)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 12 (December 26, 1992)
Summary: Kuwabara fights Shorin, who turns out to be Rando in disguise. Rando shrinks him down and severely injures him.

*CHAPTER 31
怒りの鉄拳!! (Ikari no Tekken!!)
Iron Fists of Rage!!
Pages: 20 (3 full color, 17 limited color palette)
Published: WSJ #31, 1991 (July 22)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 12 (December 26, 1992), chapter 13 (January 9, 1993)
Summary: Enraged, Yusuke pummels Rando in the finals, but Rando reveals his true form, ties Yusuke up, and drops him into a lake of killer fish.

CHAPTER 32
奥義継承者決定!! (Ougi Keishosha Kettei!!)
The Secret Technique’s Successor is Determined!!
Pages: 21 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #32, 1991 (July 29)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 13 (January 9, 1993)
Summary: Yusuke escapes, but Rando uses his shrinking spell again. It backfires and shrinks Rando himself. Yusuke wins and must now train with Genkai.

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