Larissa's Notes on her Stories
Some general notes about all stories I write based on the YYH series. Usually, longer stories will also have notes specific to that particular story following the end.
Almost all my stories are based on facts from anime eps 1-25, manga vol 1-4. I like to cut my timeline off at that point because I think the series diverges from its original intent after that.
Where I get my information from: I have seen the fan-subtitled episodes of Yu Yu Hakusho #s 1-32, 55-58, and 73-76 (the fansubbing groups have divided up the series and are working on different parts concurrently). In addition, I have all the Japanese mangas (#s 1-19) and can look at the pictures and sequences, though I don't yet read any Japanese.
I don't use facts from later episodes of the manga/anime if they seem to contradict earlier parts. Some of the ones to know before reading my stories are:
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From the way it looked to me in the anime and the manga - "Yoko" is used as a name for Kurama's previous life, "Kurama" is a new name, and his race is kitsune (fox, spirit fox). ((I know that later episodes call him 'Yoko Kurama,' and "Yoko" is used as his 'species' name, but I really think that it wasn't intended that way in the beginning.)) |
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I discard the later story about Hiei and Kurama meeting five years before the beginning of the story, because it is very definitely stated in the first episode that Kurama meets Yusuke, "two demons I'd never seen before approached me." ... |
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In the manga, the bit about Hiei's jagan being implanted wasn't mentioned until way late in the series. I choose to think that the 'implant' was an add-on and that originally the jagan was intended to be his natural power, something he was born with. (The later series ignores a LOT of Hiei's powers that he had in the beginning...) |
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In the same way, I think Yukina, as Hiei's sister, was an add-on... but I like her so I kept that part of it. (But most of the rest of that storyline in the anime differs from the manga, and I follow more of the manga, especially with the part relating to Hiei.) It is unclear to me if Hiei and Yukina are suppose to be literal 'twins' born at the same time, or just siblings. With the disclarity, it's more convenient for me to use separate birth dates. |
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I do, however, keep things from later part of the series if they don't contradict earlier - there is nothing in the earlier to discount Kurama being a plant controller (and the rose whip seems to be a good indicator that it's possible) so I take that as fact. |
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Originally, the series seemed to portray Hiei as a very powerful experienced demon... so that is how I choose to portray him. |