The Desperate Kurama!
A Final Measure

Yu Yu Hakusho episode 56
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Kurama loses his demon fox form, and must find a way to defeat Karasu without it.
Original Japanese broadcast date: November 13th, 1993

Contents
1) Synopsis
2) Manga differences


Synopsis

Despite his best efforts, Karasu is unable to completely destroy the plant, and it catches him. It starts eating him alive, causing his mask to burst off his face. Juri declares Kurama the winner, but then the plant explodes. Karasu has survived, and uses a technique that greatly increases his demon energy, whilst also turning his hair yellow. His entire body becomes a bomb.

He charges straight into Kurama, causing an explosion so large that a good chunk of the stadium is destroyed, killing numerous spectators. Kurama survives the explosion, but for reasons he doesn't know, he finds that he has reverted to his previous form. He no longer has energy to change his plants into weapons, as he finds out when he fails to create a rose whip. With no choice left, he attacks Karasu with punches and kicks, and eventually lands a twin palm strike on him.

Karasu sees through what he's doing however, and removes the seed Kurama had implanted into his chest. Karasu destroys the seed, and then starts to torture Kurama slowly, by pelting him with numerous bombs. As Kurama falls, he decides he will take Karasu with him, and summons energy for one last attack.

He is able to summon a blood sucking Demon Realm plant, which enters Karasu's chest wound and sucks all of his blood, killing him. Kurama then starts to get up, and is surprised that he's still alive himself. He thinks that, without him realizing it, his power has been increasing. It must have been the effect of the previous world's fruits -its effect hadn't gotten weaker on him, rather, the power of his demon fox form is returning to Shuichi's body.

Manga differences

-The scenes with Keiko's group in this episode aren't in the manga.

-The rowdy fans who harass Koto in this episode aren't in the manga either.