The Edit List
Yu Yu Hakusho 64, 65
by Mike Majeski,
64. Toguro's Desire
1. IN RECAP – Toguro striking Kuwabara in the chest REPLACED WITH Close-up of Tuguro
2. IN RECAP – Shot of Toguro's fingers sticking out of Kuwabara's chest REPLACED WITH Tuguro's Fist
3. IN RECAP – Shot of Toguro pulling his fingers out of Kuwabara's chest in a shower of blood REPLACED WITH Toguro striking Kuwabara in the chest
4. IN RECAP – Shot of Kuwabara and Toguro, Kuwabara is covered in blood and clutching his chest REPLACED WITH a close-up shot of Yusuke reacting to Kuwabara being struck down.
5. IN RECAP – During Kuwabara's last message, blood from the corners of his mouth has been removed.
6. Shot of Toguro and Kuwabara in the foreground (Kuwabara's about to collapse) changed with a shot of Kuwabara already collapsed on the ground.
7. In the shot of Kuwabara collapsing on to the ground, all blood has been removed.
8. Yusuke's “You know that's a load of crap, Toguro.” changed to “You know that's just a lie, Toguro.”
9. Shot of Toguro's punch landing on Yusuke's cheek – CUT.
10. After Yusuke punches Toguro, and he tumbles out of control. Blood is removed from the shot of Toguro's face hitting the ground.
11. As Yusuke's Spirit Gun blast hits the stadium wall. The splash of what seems to be blood is removed.
12. Yusuke's “Damn, you're stupid. You didn't throw it away. You just ran away from it. Like a frightened little child.” changed to “Man, you're stupid. You didn't throw it away. You just ran away from it. Like a frightened little child.”
13. Koenma's “I guess all we can do now is pray and let the man upstairs decide.” changed to “I guess all we can do now is cross our fingers and hold our breath.”
14. Close-up shot of Toguro's hand, the one trying to hold back Yusuke's blast, as blood squirts out of it – CUT.
15. Close-up shot of Toguro's face as he strains to hold back Yusuke's blast – CUT.
16. Shot of Toguro as electricity runs up his arm from trying to hold back Yusuke's blast – CUT.
17. Panning shot of Toguro's back as blood vessals pop under the strain of holding back Yusuke's blast – CUT.
18. Shot of Toguro holding back Yusuke's blast as blood sprays out from his back – CUT.
19. Panning shot up Toguro's arm as blood squirts out of it – CUT.
20. Fan's “Urameshi couldn't do it. We're screwed” changed to “Urameshi couldn't do it. We're through!”
21. In the close-up of Toguro, blood from the corner of his mouth was removed.
22. As Toguro collapses, blood from the corner of his mouth and forehead has been removed.
23. In the shot of Hiei, Kurama, Koenma, and Kuwabara, the bloodstains on Kuwabara's clothes have been removed.
24. ENDING TITLES – Third ED are replaced with the Second ED.
Strange edit here, in edits 6 & 7, why show Kuwabara on the ground and then a few seconds later show him collapse on to the ground. I guess it was cheaper, or easier (or both) to change out the scene than to edit out the blood.
65. Out With A Bang
1. Yusuke's “Damn, you're stupid. You didn't throw it away. You just ran away from it. Like a frightened little child.” changed to “Man you're stupid. You didn't throw it away. You just ran away from it. Like a frightened little child.”
2. Panning shot up Toguro's arm as blood squirts out of it – CUT.
3. Shot of Toguro, after suppressing Yusuke's Spirit Gun, the blood on his arm and shoulders are darkened to conceal what they are.
4. In the close-up of Toguro, blood from the corner of his mouth was removed.
5. Yusuke's “Damn it!” changed to “Kuwabara!”
6. Close-up shot of Toguro's open hand moving toward its target REPLACED WITH a close-up shot of Toguro's Fist.
7. Shot of Toguro with his fingers impaled into Kuwabara's chest REPLACED WITH a close up shot of Yusuke reacting to Kuwabara's fall.
8. The shot of Yusuke reacting to Kuwabara's fall REPLACED WITH a shot of Kuwabara staggering, clutching his chest after Toguro pull out his fingers.
9. The shot of Toguro Pulling his fingers out of Kuwabara's chest in a fountain of blood REPLACED WITH a close-up another shot of Yusuke reacting to Kuwabara's fall.
10. The shot of Kuwabara coughing up blood – CUT.
11. In the shot of Toguro and Kuwabara, the blood from Kuwabara's chest and Toguro's finger has been removed.
12. In the close-up of Kuwabara, blood from the corners of his mouth has been removed.
13. As Kuwabara collapses, the blood from his chest has been removed.
14. Yusuke's “What the hell do I say to that, huh?” changed to “What the heck do I say to that, huh?”
15. Yusuke's “The heart! The finger poking!” – CUT.
16. Kurama's “You're a moving public speaker, by the way.” – CUT.
17. Yusuke's “We're in front of about a million people, including Kayko and my boss and hardcore demon fighters, and you make me say all that sissy crap? I really thought you were dead you stupid ass! It's freaking embarrassing!” changed to “We're in front of about a million people, including Kayko and my boss and hardcore demon fighters, and you make me say all that sissy stuff? I really thought you were dead you stupid jerk! It's freaking embarrassing!”
18. In the close-up of Shizuru, her cigarette has been removed.
19. After Yusuke finishes beating the crap out of Kuwabara, the blood from the corner of Kuwabara's mouth and nose has been removed.
20. Yusuke's “What the hell?” changed to “What do you want?” to Sakyo as he interjects his thoughts.
21. NOT AN EDIT – The small patch of blood on Kuwabara's chest was left in.
22. Demon Fan's “What the hell are we standing around for?” changed to “What the heck are we standing around for?”
23. Juri's “No! I don't want to die as a virgin!” changed to “No! I barely even kissed a boy!”
24. In the shot of Sakyo, his cigarette and resulting smoke has been removed.
25. The shot of Sakyo putting out his Cigarette with his foot – CUT.
26. Shizuru's “Damn it, Sakyo, don't leave! Get off me, you ass!” changed to “No, Sakyo, please. No! Get off me!”
27. Yusuke's “Snap out of it, will you! A thousand tons of rock is about to fall on our heads! And I'm sure you already know this, but that's a lot!” as he tries to slap Kayko out of her Shock – CUT. (Hmm, I wonder why that was cut, maybe because it shows violence towards women?)
28. Yusuke's “It doesn't matter. Those bastards up in the Tournament Committee, they couldn't have given us what we wanted anyway.” changed to “It doesn't matter. Those cowards up in the Tournament Committee, they couldn't have given us what we wanted anyway”
29. ENDING TITLES – Third ED are replaced with the Second ED.
Wow, in the first 13 edits, I could have just cut and pasted the entries (I didn't though). I just love recap episodes (NOTE: Sarcasm). The next episode should be rather light (edit-wise) considering all it's doing is tying up the Dark Tournament.
1. IN RECAP – Toguro striking Kuwabara in the chest REPLACED WITH Close-up of Tuguro
2. IN RECAP – Shot of Toguro's fingers sticking out of Kuwabara's chest REPLACED WITH Tuguro's Fist
3. IN RECAP – Shot of Toguro pulling his fingers out of Kuwabara's chest in a shower of blood REPLACED WITH Toguro striking Kuwabara in the chest
4. IN RECAP – Shot of Kuwabara and Toguro, Kuwabara is covered in blood and clutching his chest REPLACED WITH a close-up shot of Yusuke reacting to Kuwabara being struck down.
5. IN RECAP – During Kuwabara's last message, blood from the corners of his mouth has been removed.
6. Shot of Toguro and Kuwabara in the foreground (Kuwabara's about to collapse) changed with a shot of Kuwabara already collapsed on the ground.
7. In the shot of Kuwabara collapsing on to the ground, all blood has been removed.
8. Yusuke's “You know that's a load of crap, Toguro.” changed to “You know that's just a lie, Toguro.”
9. Shot of Toguro's punch landing on Yusuke's cheek – CUT.
10. After Yusuke punches Toguro, and he tumbles out of control. Blood is removed from the shot of Toguro's face hitting the ground.
11. As Yusuke's Spirit Gun blast hits the stadium wall. The splash of what seems to be blood is removed.
12. Yusuke's “Damn, you're stupid. You didn't throw it away. You just ran away from it. Like a frightened little child.” changed to “Man, you're stupid. You didn't throw it away. You just ran away from it. Like a frightened little child.”
13. Koenma's “I guess all we can do now is pray and let the man upstairs decide.” changed to “I guess all we can do now is cross our fingers and hold our breath.”
14. Close-up shot of Toguro's hand, the one trying to hold back Yusuke's blast, as blood squirts out of it – CUT.
15. Close-up shot of Toguro's face as he strains to hold back Yusuke's blast – CUT.
16. Shot of Toguro as electricity runs up his arm from trying to hold back Yusuke's blast – CUT.
17. Panning shot of Toguro's back as blood vessals pop under the strain of holding back Yusuke's blast – CUT.
18. Shot of Toguro holding back Yusuke's blast as blood sprays out from his back – CUT.
19. Panning shot up Toguro's arm as blood squirts out of it – CUT.
20. Fan's “Urameshi couldn't do it. We're screwed” changed to “Urameshi couldn't do it. We're through!”
21. In the close-up of Toguro, blood from the corner of his mouth was removed.
22. As Toguro collapses, blood from the corner of his mouth and forehead has been removed.
23. In the shot of Hiei, Kurama, Koenma, and Kuwabara, the bloodstains on Kuwabara's clothes have been removed.
24. ENDING TITLES – Third ED are replaced with the Second ED.
Strange edit here, in edits 6 & 7, why show Kuwabara on the ground and then a few seconds later show him collapse on to the ground. I guess it was cheaper, or easier (or both) to change out the scene than to edit out the blood.
65. Out With A Bang
1. Yusuke's “Damn, you're stupid. You didn't throw it away. You just ran away from it. Like a frightened little child.” changed to “Man you're stupid. You didn't throw it away. You just ran away from it. Like a frightened little child.”
2. Panning shot up Toguro's arm as blood squirts out of it – CUT.
3. Shot of Toguro, after suppressing Yusuke's Spirit Gun, the blood on his arm and shoulders are darkened to conceal what they are.
4. In the close-up of Toguro, blood from the corner of his mouth was removed.
5. Yusuke's “Damn it!” changed to “Kuwabara!”
6. Close-up shot of Toguro's open hand moving toward its target REPLACED WITH a close-up shot of Toguro's Fist.
7. Shot of Toguro with his fingers impaled into Kuwabara's chest REPLACED WITH a close up shot of Yusuke reacting to Kuwabara's fall.
8. The shot of Yusuke reacting to Kuwabara's fall REPLACED WITH a shot of Kuwabara staggering, clutching his chest after Toguro pull out his fingers.
9. The shot of Toguro Pulling his fingers out of Kuwabara's chest in a fountain of blood REPLACED WITH a close-up another shot of Yusuke reacting to Kuwabara's fall.
10. The shot of Kuwabara coughing up blood – CUT.
11. In the shot of Toguro and Kuwabara, the blood from Kuwabara's chest and Toguro's finger has been removed.
12. In the close-up of Kuwabara, blood from the corners of his mouth has been removed.
13. As Kuwabara collapses, the blood from his chest has been removed.
14. Yusuke's “What the hell do I say to that, huh?” changed to “What the heck do I say to that, huh?”
15. Yusuke's “The heart! The finger poking!” – CUT.
16. Kurama's “You're a moving public speaker, by the way.” – CUT.
17. Yusuke's “We're in front of about a million people, including Kayko and my boss and hardcore demon fighters, and you make me say all that sissy crap? I really thought you were dead you stupid ass! It's freaking embarrassing!” changed to “We're in front of about a million people, including Kayko and my boss and hardcore demon fighters, and you make me say all that sissy stuff? I really thought you were dead you stupid jerk! It's freaking embarrassing!”
18. In the close-up of Shizuru, her cigarette has been removed.
19. After Yusuke finishes beating the crap out of Kuwabara, the blood from the corner of Kuwabara's mouth and nose has been removed.
20. Yusuke's “What the hell?” changed to “What do you want?” to Sakyo as he interjects his thoughts.
21. NOT AN EDIT – The small patch of blood on Kuwabara's chest was left in.
22. Demon Fan's “What the hell are we standing around for?” changed to “What the heck are we standing around for?”
23. Juri's “No! I don't want to die as a virgin!” changed to “No! I barely even kissed a boy!”
24. In the shot of Sakyo, his cigarette and resulting smoke has been removed.
25. The shot of Sakyo putting out his Cigarette with his foot – CUT.
26. Shizuru's “Damn it, Sakyo, don't leave! Get off me, you ass!” changed to “No, Sakyo, please. No! Get off me!”
27. Yusuke's “Snap out of it, will you! A thousand tons of rock is about to fall on our heads! And I'm sure you already know this, but that's a lot!” as he tries to slap Kayko out of her Shock – CUT. (Hmm, I wonder why that was cut, maybe because it shows violence towards women?)
28. Yusuke's “It doesn't matter. Those bastards up in the Tournament Committee, they couldn't have given us what we wanted anyway.” changed to “It doesn't matter. Those cowards up in the Tournament Committee, they couldn't have given us what we wanted anyway”
29. ENDING TITLES – Third ED are replaced with the Second ED.
Wow, in the first 13 edits, I could have just cut and pasted the entries (I didn't though). I just love recap episodes (NOTE: Sarcasm). The next episode should be rather light (edit-wise) considering all it's doing is tying up the Dark Tournament.