Monday, October 17, 2011

Manga Chapter Guide: Three Treasures


[I. SPIRIT WORLD DETECTIVE STORY ARC]

[2. THREE TREASURES]
Chapters: 18-24 (7 chapters)
Equivalent episodes: 6-8 (3 episodes)
Ratio: 2.34 chapters an episode

Chapter info after the jump.




*CHAPTER 18
新たなる使命!! (Arata-Naru Shimei!!)
New Orders!!
Pages: 20 (7 limited color palette, 13 black and white)
Published: WSJ #17, 1991 (April 15)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 5 (November 7, 1992)
Summary: Yusuke saves Kuwabara and his cat from the demon Jaki, and Botan informs him that he will become a Spirit World Detective, solving cases involving demons. 

CHAPTER 19
出動!! (Shutsudou!!)
Marching Out!!
Pages: 19 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #18, 1991 (April 22)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 6 (November 14, 1992)
Summary: Yusuke returns to school, where a teacher frames him for theft, but he clears his name with his detective tools and new Spirit Gun technique.

CHAPTER 20
三匹の妖怪!! (Sanbiki no Youkai!!)
The Three Demons!!
Pages: 20 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #19, 1991 (April 29)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 6 (November 14, 1992)
Summary: Yusuke goes after the demons Hiei, Kurama, and Goki, who have stolen 3 Spirit World treasures. Goki reveals his true form and overpowers Yusuke.

CHAPTER 21
魂を喰う男! (Tamashii wo Kuu Otoko!)
The Man Who Eats Souls!
Pages: 21 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #20, 1991 (May 6)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 7 (November 21, 1992)
Summary: Beaten by Goki, Yusuke recovers and goes after him again, managing to beat him by shooting a Sprit Gun off inside his mouth

CHAPTER 22
母と子の絆!! (Haha to Ko no Kizuna!!)
The Bonds Between Mother and Child!!
Pages: 19 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #21-22, 1991 (May 13)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 7 (November 21, 1992)
Summary: Yusuke meets Kurama, who reveals his origin and motives (he’s a former demonic Yoko fox, now a human), and Yusuke saves Kurama from sacrificing his life to cure his mother.

CHAPTER 23
邪眼師・飛影!! (JaganshiHiei!!)
Hiei, Master of the Jagan!!
Pages: 19 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #23, 1991 (May 27)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 8 (November 28, 1992)
Summary: Hiei kidnaps Keiko, and Yusuke tracks them down to a warehouse. Hiei dodges Yusuke’s attacks at first, but Yusuke finally manages to smack him square in the face.

CHAPTER 24
恐怖の呪縛獄!! (Kyoufu no Jubaku-Goku!!)
The Terrifying Prison Spell!!
Pages: 21 (all black and white)
Published: WSJ #24, 1991 (June 3)
Equivalent Anime Episode(s): episode 8 (November 28, 1992)
Summary: Unfazed, Hiei transforms and gains the upper hand, but Yusuke wins with Kurama’s help and some quick thinking. The 3 treasures are returned.

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