"YuYu Hakusho" was a good action anime series, in my opinion.
While it had many of the usual archetypes commonly associated with other similar series (Such as the obligatory tournament arc) what made this series work so well where the characters, which were likable and interesting, disregard if they were (anti)heroes or villains. Like "Dragonball Z", this series was mostly focused in the action, something which I prefer to the angst excess in "Naruto" (Fortunately, unlike in that series "YuYu Hakusho" didn't have a lot of flashbacks about the sad past of the characters in every episode) There were a couple of dramatic moments, but nothing way too cheesy or melodramatic.
For all those who liked this series I would also recommend "Hunter X Hunter" (Which was done by the same creator of "YuYu Hakusho", Yoshihiro Togashi) a highly underrated but totally worth-watching anime.
While it had many of the usual archetypes commonly associated with other similar series (Such as the obligatory tournament arc) what made this series work so well where the characters, which were likable and interesting, disregard if they were (anti)heroes or villains. Like "Dragonball Z", this series was mostly focused in the action, something which I prefer to the angst excess in "Naruto" (Fortunately, unlike in that series "YuYu Hakusho" didn't have a lot of flashbacks about the sad past of the characters in every episode) There were a couple of dramatic moments, but nothing way too cheesy or melodramatic.
For all those who liked this series I would also recommend "Hunter X Hunter" (Which was done by the same creator of "YuYu Hakusho", Yoshihiro Togashi) a highly underrated but totally worth-watching anime.