YuYu Hakusho Vol. 15
- ISBN
- 9781421515168
- Publisher
- VIZ
- English release
- Pages
- 208
YuYu Hakusho 15 puts Kuwabara’s kidnapping at the center of the group’s next rescue effort. Yusuke sets off after him, making the rescue the immediate reason to continue. Continue here for a shift in what an unusual ability can mean to its owner: a power may make someone valuable to an enemy before its bearer understands it. The reason for the kidnapping belongs in the spoiler note, as does the distinction between strength and control.
Spoilers — why this volume matters. Tap to reveal.
Kuwabara’s aura sword can cut holes between dimensions, an ability unknown even to him. Sensui wants precisely that capacity. The kidnapping therefore turns a teammate’s strength into something another person seeks to possess and use. Knowing what a power can do becomes an advantage separate from having it: the captor understands its relevance while the captive does not. That is the specific change worth following here, rather than treating every new ability as a straightforward gain for its owner. The premise does not establish that Kuwabara could have prevented the kidnapping if he had known more, or that Sensui succeeds in exploiting him. It establishes unequal knowledge and incompatible purposes around the same capability. A stronger sword can create another person’s reason to deprive its bearer of freedom.
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