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Background

In the beginning of the manga, Yusuke Urameshi is nothing more than a street-brawling delinquent who only goes to school about every ten days. His teachers hate him and he has few friends. Yusuke also has an alcoholic mother who is too drunk to direct him on the right path. Since every single punk in the city is trying to take him on, Yusuke is pretty fed up with life. Yusuke Urameshi Yusuke Urameshi (浦飯幽助 Urameshi Yūsuke) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series YuYu Hakusho. ...

However, no one could foresee his most famous deed: he dies trying to save a little boy from a speeding car. When he arrives in the afterlife, the people in the afterlife inform him that, since no one expected him to die in that way, they are not prepared for his arrival. Eventually, Yusuke gets his life back and discovers a new power, he can see beings from the spirit world (yōkai). This is when the series really kicks off. He is enlisted as a spirit realm detective (Reikai Tantei), to help control the actions of spirits in the real world. His first assignment is to round up three demon prisoners (Goki (Gōki, spelled Gouki in the anime), Kurama, and Hiei) who escaped and stole three terribly powerful artifacts. His second is to participate in a contest to choose the next disciple of an aged fighter (Psychic in the English Dub) named Genkai, and to defeat a demon, Rando (Randō), who is posing as a contestant so he can win Genkai's powers. Yusuke's next assignment is to kill the four Saint Beasts, Genbu, Byakko, Seiryu (Seiryū), and Suzaku. In that mission, he is assisted by Kazuma Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei. The next mission involves the Kōrime, Yukina, who has been kidnapped by the evil Gonzo Tarukane (Tarukane Gonzō). Yusuke then fights the Toguro brothers, who in the end fake their deaths. After Toguro threatens to hunt their loved ones down now Yusuke, Kazuma, Kurama, and Hiei are forced to fight in the Dark Tournament. They encounter the Jolly Devil Six a.k.a. Team Rokuyukai (Rinku, Chu (Chū), Roto, Zeru, Ichikia, and Gouta), Team Ichigaki (Dr. Ichigaki, M1, M2, M3 (see below) ), Team Masho (Gama, Touya, Bakken, Jin, and Risho), and Team Uratogi (Kuro Momotaro, Ura Urashima, Shishi Wakumaru, Zuzuka, and Makintaro). after Sakyo makes a bet and risks his life on Yusuke and Toguro's fight, he sets the stadium to blow up within ten minutes, they barely make it out alive. Genkai is revived as the wish of Yusuke for winning the tournament. Next is the Black Chapter Saga, which is the story of Sensui and his humans with Yokai powers. Kuwabara, and Yusuke must fight through seven humans who were tricked by Sensui, due to their hatred of the human race. Yusuke later confronts Sensui head-on in the fight of the Spirit detectives to stop Sensui's plans of breaking the barrier and unleashing havoc upon the Human world. Yōkai (Often spelled Youkai, Japanese: 妖怪) (apparitions, spirits or demons) are class of creatures in Japanese folklore ranging from the evil oni to the mischievous kitsune. ... Suzaku can refer to: Emperor Suzaku of Japan, the 61st Emperor of Japan. ...

Yusuke learns there is no other way to beat Sensui and the charges head on at the fallen Spirit detective planning to get killed to bring out the limits of his friend, who get out of Itsuki's creature just in time to see Yusuke smile at them as Sensui punches a hole through Yusuke's heart. Enma (King Yama) tells Botan how Yusuke is related to a evil demon clan, and has sent his spirit guards to make sure Yusuke can never revive. But at that exact moment, Yusuke starts to glow, and out comes an unusually long haired Yusuke( a hanyou) . Yusuke and Koenma travel to Makai to help his friends. But at that same moment Yusuke is taken over by his "Father" Raizen, the war god of Makai. Raizen tells Yusuke that he is too weak and Raizen shows Yusuke his own potential. This makes Yusuke shoot a Reigun at Sensui. Yusuke regains his consciousness just in time to yell, "Sensui, dodge it!" , but Sensui gets hit anyways. When Yusuke finds Sensui, Sensui tells Yusuke that this was his dream. Sensui says, "After all the demons I killed, I wanted to travel and die in Makai, after seeing how horrible humans are to Yokai." Yusuke starts yelling at Sensui to live so they can continue their fight, but Sensui dies because of his wounds as well as a pre-existing terminal illness.

Characters

Yusuke Urameshi

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• Yusuke Urameshi (浦飯幽助 Urameshi Yūsuke) - Yusuke is the toughest kid in Sarayashiki Junior High School and has a typical tough guy approach to everything. He becomes a spirit detective after he had died and was revived by Keiko's kiss. His main attack is the Rei Gun (Spirit Gun in the Dub) where he can manipulate his Reiki into a projectile. He learns many other attacks from Genkai including the spirit gun double and shot gun. He mainly grows in strength from all of his different battles, because he responds to danger by unleashing his full strength. Near the end of the series, it is revealed that Yusuke is in fact a demon. His demon ancestor copulated with a human female and arranged so that a descendant of his, born under a certain star, would be a demon. This explains Yusuke's incredible spirit powers.

• Kazuma Kuwabara (桑原和真) - Kuwabara (Which is what most people call him- the only characters seen referring to him as Kazuma are his sister and Yukina) is the second toughest kid in the school and was always trying to get Yusuke's spot. He leads a gang consisting of himself and three other people. As the show progresses, Yusuke and Kuwabara cease being rivals and become great friends. His main powers are his high Reiki sensitivity and his Rei Ken (Spirit Sword in the Dub), Reiki he has manipulated into the shape of a sword. He picks up a new spirit sword towards the end of the dark tournament and in the beginning of the Chapter Black Saga, and his new sword increases in strength.

• Keiko Yukimura (雪村螢子 Yukimura Keiko) / Kayko Yukimura - Although Yusuke vehemently denies it, Keiko is his girlfriend. Her personality is almost the exact opposite of his and she keeps up with her schoolwork much better than Yusuke. Eventually, Keiko tags along with Yusuke to the Dark Tournament, and usually falls prey to any of Yusuke's enemies that are trying to kill him.

• Koenma (コエンマ) - Looks like an infant, but he is the ruler and general manager of spirit realm (Reikai). He hires Yusuke on as spirit detective after he helps him come back to life. His father is King Enma (Enma is named King Yama, the Hindu name, in the English anime). Koenma can also transform into a teenage form so he's not as suspicious looking in public and such, but he still retains his pasifier.

• Botan (ぼたん) - The ferrywoman of the Sanzu River (River Styx in Western Mythology). Originally assigned by Koenma to be Yusuke's spirit guide after the fatal car accident, she becomes his case manager when he becomes spirit detective and supplies him with equipment and information. She's a very bubbly and cheerful person, and cares greatly about those around her.

• Hiei (飛影) a.k.a. Hiei of the Evil Eye (Jaganshi Hiei) - Hiei is a fire demon/Kōrime (hi yōkai/Ice Maiden) who specializes in speed, swordsmanship and Black Dragon Technique (Jaou Ensatsu Kokoryuha). He possesses an Evil Eye, or Jagan, which amplifies his power and enables him to summon the fires of Makai (Demon Realm). Originally, he was the leader of an underworld crime ring and was one of the three demons Yusuke fought on his first case. Hiei became a valuable ally afterwards. His twin sister is Yukina. As the story goes on Hiei also learns that even though he thinks he doesn't need any friends, he's the one who needs friends the most.

• Kurama (蔵馬), also known as Shuichi Minamino as a human (南野秀一 Minamino Shū'ichi) - Kurama is a demon who has the power to use plants as lethal weapons. He was one of the three demons Yusuke faced on his first case, but he did not fight Yusuke, for he was trying to use the artifact to save his human mother. He was originally the kitsune, Yoko Kurama (Yōko Kurama) until he was trapped and only barely escaped into a human baby. He grew up as the human child Shuichi, and regrets the grief he has given his human mother. The "pretty boy" of the group, he is also the cleverest and wisest member.

• Genkai (幻海) - The aged fighter who held a tournament to decide who would be her successor. Yusuke wins and defeats the demon, Rando. She trains Yusuke in the Spirit Light Wave Fist (Reikō Hadō Ken) aka the Spirit Wave in the English Dub and coaches him to the extreme. Though she may appear to hate Yusuke and the others because she is not very kind, she truly cares about all of them, and tries to lead them down the right road.

• Yukina - She is an ice yōkai (apparition) who was captured by a mobster, Tarukane, who wanted to use her tears to produce jewels. Yusuke, Botan, and Kuwabara rescue her from the compound. She returns later during the Dark Tournament (Ankoku Būtsukai) looking for her brother (she isn't aware that Hiei is her brother). She is also naïve of Kuwabara's affection towards her.

• Hinageshi - Hinageshi is the guide to the spirit world. She gets around by flying on an oar, just like Botan does. Hinageshi is an expert on information about the nether world (Hinageshi only appears in the Poltergeist Report movie).

• Atsuko Urameshi - Atsuko is Yusuke's alcoholic mother. She tries to raise him into a respectable citizen despite her questionable private life.

• The teachers (Mr. Akashi, Mr. Iwamoto, Mr. Takenaka) - Yusuke doesn't get along too well with his teachers at school. Mr. Akashi and Mr. Iwamoto hate him and his friends. They try every trick in the book to expel them. Mr. Takenaka (Spelled Takanaka in the English anime) believes that Yusuke is a truly good person, and only scolds him when needed. During the Four Beasts saga, Mr. Iwamoto is infested with a roundworm monster/makai insect. Since Suzaku commanded all of the infested people to kill Keiko Yukimura, Iwamoto stalks Keiko around Sarayashiki Junior High School before Yusuke destroys the whistle, which causes the insect inside him to die; he returns to normal after the whistle is destroyed.

• Shizuru Kuwabara - Kazuma Kuwabara's tough older sister. Like her younger brother she also has a high level of Reiki sensitivity. She wants Kazuma to grow up and get a education so he can make something of himself. Is also a chain smoker and the biggest part she plays in the series is during the Ankoku Būtsukai (Dark Tournament) where she falls in love with Sakyo, the owner of Team Urameshi's rival team, Team Toguro. He saves her life twice, but she is unaware of his true identity until the end. She also knows Yukina's connection to Hiei because she saw a videotape that provided the details for the mission that Yusuke and Kuwabara had to rescue Yukina from Tarukane (only she, Botan, and Yusuke saw the details that Yukina is Hiei's sister).

• Rokuyukai Team / Jolly Devil Six
  • Rinku - Rinku is a child-demon who uses a Yo-Yo. He defeats Kuwabara, because Kuwabara couldn't get back in the ring on time.

• • Roto - Roto is a dishonorable fighter. Roto faces Kurama in the Second round of the Dark Tournament. Kurama has the upper hand as Roto try's to punch him, but throughout the fight Roto calls Kurama by his human name " Shuichi Minamano". Just as Kurama was about to finish him, Roto say's he hold's Kurama's mother's life in his hand. Thus brings out the evil in Kurama killing Roto by a Death Seed.

• • Zeru - The "Captain" Of Jolly Devil Six a.k.a. Team Rokuyukai. His power is based around fire, his only attacks he uses are Fire Aurora, and a fire blast attack. He seemingly punches Hiei through the stomach, then shoots a fire blast at him, yet again seemingly killing him. Then Hiei appears behind Zeru, Zeru is stunned, not knowing that a fire-based attack won't work on other fire demons. Thus he is killed by the infamous Black Dragon Hell Fire (Jao Ensatsu Koku Ryu Ha).

• • Chu (Chū) - Chu is the true captain of the Jolly Devil Six a.k.a. Team Rokuyukai. He kills two teammates, Imajin and Gao, for being cowards and trying to run away after seeing Zeru killed. One of his types of fighting styles is the Drunken Fist. He fuses his spirit energy with the alcohol to form his Sui Ken, which is a ball of energy he throws at his opponent. The other form of fighting he uses is favorite type- a Knife Edge Death Match, in which he put his knives into the floor of the arena, and he and his opponent put their feet to the knife. The first one to slip his foot off the knife loses, and the winner has the right to kill the loser. He later falls in love with a demon girl named Natsume, in the Makai Tournament and surrenders automatically when fighting in the preliminaries.

• Team Ichigaki
• Dr.Ichigaki - He is a demon scientist who took advantage of three martial art students by poisoning their master. Dr. Ichigaki then appeared and offered to heal their master if they agreed to participate in an experiment of his. Dr. Ichigaki turned them into Makai minions (Usually called M1, M2, M3, or Dr. Ichigaki's minions. He uses them as a team in the Dark Tournament).

• M1, M2, M3 - En, Ryo, Kai - The three gave their freedom up to get Ichigaki to heal their master. Later used as a Team in the Dark Tournament (Team Ichigaki).

• Team Mashotsukai
• Gama - He is a demon who knows the "secret art" of make-up. His two attacks are the Make-up of Chains (Gokujono Sho) and the Make-up of the Seal (Nembaku Fuji no Sho). He fights Kurama in the opening team match, and uses his attacks to chain Kurama down and then seal his youki (demon energy) within him. Kurama's only choice, because of the Gokujo no Sho, is to use his Rose Whip. He ends up killing Gama, and becomes unable to move off of the arena, and ends up fighting three consecutive matches.

• Touya - Touya is a somewhat honourable fighter. He fights Kurama right after Gama is killed, seeing how the Gokujono no Sho is still in effect. Kurama was unable to leave the ring and was officially the next fighter. With the Nembaku Fuji No Sho on him Kurama is at a disadvantage Touya uses his Shards of Winter to try to kill Kurama, but loses after trying his ice sword on Kurama, who countered by placing a Death Seed in his body in order to use his powers.

• Bakken: The third fighter on Team Masho (Team Mashotsukai in the Japanese Version). Thanks to the Team Masho's owner, Bakken was able to fight against Kurama, who was unconscious from the previous round. Yususke was ready to break the rules to save Kurama, but luckily Risho ordered Bakken to stop. Bakken then faced Yusuke next but it didn't take long for Yusuke to defeat him.

• Jin - The most honorable player on Team Masho, he fights Yusuke after Yusuke beats Bakken. Jin fights by dodging Yusuke's punch and starts flying and seemingly teleporting (due to his immense speed) while trying to attack Yusuke. The match officially ended in a draw.

• Risho - He is the dishonourable leader of Team Masho. his attacks are based around earth, Armor of Clay (a defence and offence raise), and Spiked Armor of Clay (another boost), as well as a general control of the earth around him. He loses to a badly injuried Kuwabara.

• Team Uriatogi
• Kuromomantaro- He uses one of the many strange items from Team Uraotogi. (Everybogy has one.) His items are the Steaming Spheres (Millet Dumplings). First he turns himself into a beast(Buju Soko: Maen No So (Armor of the Demon Monkey). Next is Beast Armor: Armor of the Phoenix (Buju Soko: Machi No So (Armor of the Demon Rooster). Last is Beast Armor: Armor of the Wolf, (Buju Soko: Maken No So (Armor of the Demon Dog). Before using each of these, he allows Hiei to attack him and thus becomes immune. Hiei defeats him using "Sword of Darkness Flame" (Jaou Ensatsu Ken).

• Ura Urashima- He fights Kurama in the Semi-Final. He tricks Kurama into believing that he's fighting for his sick grandmother, and using the Idunn Box (Reverse Treasure Box), unwittingly unleashes Youko Kurama. He was killed by Shishiwakumaru before he could tell Kurama the secret behind Team Uriatogi.

• Shishiwakamaru- He first fights Kuwabara and uses his own attack called the Cape of No Return, which sends its victim anywhere, even a different dimension. He then fights against Genkai. He steals people's souls using his Banshee Sword, using an attack called Chourus of a 1,000 Screams (Bakuto Doku Shoku Sou). He is defeated after Genkai used her Reihado-ken, and steals some of his power, and then uses her Sprit Reflection Blast (Rei Kou Kyou Han Shyo).

• Team Toguro
• Karasu - Fights Kurama in the first round of the finals. Most of his attacks are bomb-like things that surround their opponent and gather in on command. He is defeated by Kurama using The Bloodsucking Plant (Kyuuketsu Shokubutsu).

• Bui- He is the one that fights Hiei. At first he wears his armor, which contains some of his energy, so he's powered down a little. Then takes off his armor saying "I swore to take this off only to him.", then his Sprit Class is moved from B- to B. Later he's killed after taking a direct hit from the Dragon of the Darkness Flame. (Jao Ensatsu Koku Ryuu Ha).

• Elder Toguro (Toguro Ani)- The elder Toguro brother, he has the power to manipulate his body into any weapon, and can move around his internal organs, making him difficult to kill. He fights Kuwabara during the final match of the Dark Tournament. Also, he later returns after taking over the body of "Gourmet," at which point his regenerative powers are so strong that he is virtually immortal. Kurama defeats him by feeding him to a plant called the "Sinning Tree" (in the English dub version) that gradually absorbs the body/energy of its victims while torturing them with hallucinations. Since Elder Toguro is immortal and in a perpetual state of rage, the plant will continue to feed off his body forever while his mind is constantly focus on the hallucinations about his opponent.

• Younger Toguro (Toguro Otouto)- Toguro was once human upon winning a Dark Tournament wished for a demon (Youkai) body, seeing how he was scared to become old. He was killed by Yusuke after Yusuke shot a fully powered spirit gun at Toguro.

• Shinobu Sensui - Being the previous Spirit Detective, he killed many youkai. But Koema sent Sensui to a mission where he came face to face with the BBC (Black Book Club), where he witnessed them torturing a youkai. Sensui went insane, creating seven personalities and deciding to destroy all humans. He recruited seven people who inherited Sprit Power from the Kikai Barrier's opening. As pawns in his plan he recruited: Tsukihito Amanema, The Game Master; Hagari Kaname, The Sniper; Itsuki, The Gate Keeper; Minoru Kamiya, The Doctor; Sadao Makihara, The Gourmet; Kiyoshi Mitari, The Sea Man; and last was Sensui himself, Black Angel.

• Tsukihito Amanema A.K.A. The Game Master - Is a seven-year-old who is obsessed with games and is a part of Sensui's seven. He has the power to make any game he wants a reality; he is unaware of Sensui's true plans. Kurama is forced to kill the boy during one of his games. He is later resurrected by Koenma's pacifer with some of the Mafukan energy.

• Kaname Hagari, The Sniper - He's seventeen years old, and has the power to (A) Make any object in his Territory to a bullet-like object and then flick it at his target or (B) Put a Bullseye-sign curse on a person's body. Objects from all around the person fly at the cursed person. Hagari is defeated by Hiei, who rams his Katana into Hagari's stomach but deliberately missed Hagari's vital organs. He is later found by his former teammate Kamiya who performs surgery to save Hagari's life. Afterwards Hagari returns to his High School but disappears after graduation.

• Itsuki, The Gate Keeper - Itsuki is a demon who was once "stalking" Sensui, simply because Itsuki liked the way he fought. One day he was caught, Itsuki asked Sensui if he'd kill him tomorrow, as he was wanting to watch the finale of his favorite T.V. show. Sensui laughed and decided not to kill him. He loves the original personality of Sensui (Shinobu Sensui).

• Minoru Kamiya, The Doctor - Kamiya is the oldest human in Sensui's seven. He is able to produce poisonous Makai bug that kill the people they bite. If Kamiya isn't beaten or killed within ten minutes, those infected will die. He's able to use his fingers as a scalpel, can reattach part of his body, and is has lost all sense of pain. After he was defeated by Yusuke he was taken into police custody, but later escaped. Afterwards he altered his face and began to use his medical knowledge for good.

• Sadao Makihara, The Gourmet - When we first meet Sensui we saw Elder Toguros head in a fish tank. Later he was eaten by Makihara. Later, Toguro overpowered Makihara and took control of his body and mind.

• Kiyoshi Mitari, The Sea Man - Mitari was always teased in school, causing him to hate his own race, making it easy for Sensui to get the human to join his side. Mitari later battles Kuwabara, who severely injures him after Kuwabara forms the Demension Blade and cuts Mitari and his territory. After Kuwabara helped save his life, and with some convincing, Mitari decided to help the group. He leads Yusuke and the others to Sensui's hideout after Sensui kidnaps Kuwabara. After the battle against Sensui, Mitari is accepted into a school of his choice.

• Yomi - He was one of Yoko's companions along with Kuronue. One time Yomi raided the castle of a Demon Assassin who killed all of Yomi's men. The assassin was unable to kill Yomi, so he blinded him instead. Yomi grew four new ears to overcome this weakness, and despite that Yomi achieved a S class rank and became a Makai ruler along side Mukuro and Raizen. He captured the assassin to torture him for a while, but when Kurama came to see Yomi, the assassin said that Youko had hired him to kill Yomi. Infuriated Yomi killed the assassin with a single punch. Tora is one of Yomi's generals, he was killed when attacking Kurama unaware that Kurama could change into Yoko at will.

• Mukuro - A Makai ruler. When Mukuro was younger she enslaved by an obese demon who mistreated her severely. She poured acid over the left side of her body to make herself undesirable him, and she later trained with her chains still on and a deformed body. She reached S class then became a Makai ruler. She appears with Shigure, the demon surgeon who implanted Hiei's Jagan. Mukuro forces Hiei to fight Shigure. Hiei defeats him but does not kill him. Hiei is forced to be the sponsor/adviser for Mukuro.

• Raizen - He is Yusuke's ancestor.He explains how hundreds of years ago when raiding a village he was injured. A woman nursed him back to health. As he was about to eat her, she said, "Feast on other humans better than me," and revealed that in order to make antidotes, she continuously poisoned herself, and could not be eaten. They fell in love, and Raizen vowed never to eat human flesh again, thus setting himself up to starve to death. He trains Yusuke, expecting Yusuke to take his place as a Makai ruler. After Raizen dies, Yusuke learns that if Raizen had eaten human flesh all those years, he would've been the most powerful demon in all of Makai. During the last episode of the anime, Raizen's ghost makes an appearance.

• Enki - One of Raizens old friends. He is one of the many competitors in the Makai Tournament. You don't see a lot of him, but after the fight of Yuske and Yomi, Yomi must fight Enki right after he beats Yusuke. He makes the law that no demon is allowed to go into the human world to terrorize it.

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Classes

In YuYu Hakusho the ranking of demons and apparitions is done by grade letters. E-class is the weakest class of demons. Meanwhile, S, which indicates "Super A-class", is the strongest demon classification. Each class also has sub-divisions of upper (or +), middle, and lower (or -). For example, A has three subclasses: A-, A, and A+. [1] (http://www.pojo.com/yuyu/spiritclass.shtml)

Spirit Detective Saga

Dark Tournament Saga

Chapter Black Saga

The Makai Tournament Saga

Movies

Terminology

• Evil Eye, or Jagan- The Spirit item possessed by Hiei and Raigo. Not only does it give Hiei the Dragon of the Darkness flame, but it also can see over miles away. But as everything it has a downfall, Hiei's Spirit energy was greatly decreased. However Raigo's Evil Eye is able and supposed to go deep into a persons body and then bring it out in them when used on Hiei it brings out the evil in him.

• Sprit cuffs - This is one section of Yusukes final test. When the cuffs are put on a user, he or she cannot move until his/or her spirit energy is mastered. Yusuke uses the cuffs in his fight against Toguro. The user's spirit energy increases when he or she removed the cuffs.

• Spirit Wave Orb - The spirit wave orb (Rei Ko Gyoku) was the final test for Yusuke. The spirit wave orb is all of Genkais power into an orb shaped energy ball. Yuske later gets the orb into his body after a couple of hours.

• Trial Sword - The Trial Sword (Tameshi no Ken) is one of the two items Suzuka gives to team Urameshi. The user's Rei (Ki, or Sprit energy) determines the way the Trial sword looks. Seeing how ShiShi Wakumaru was part Banshee it was the Banshee Shriek. For kuwabara it just greatly powered up his Sprit Sword, and also turned into the Giant Energy Staff.

Theme songs

• Opening
  • "Hohoemi no Bakudan" (Smile Bomb) by Matsuko Mawatari
    • English version is dubbed.
    • During the Chapter Black Saga the images of the entire opening have been replaced with new updated ones. Also some of those images are updated during the Saga of the Three Kings.

Lyrics Running in a crowd in a faceless town I nee to feel the tounch of a friend, In country side i wander far and wide, The isolation gets me again, I don't know where to go, when i feel like crying, oh my, It's time to open my self to something new, I want to stop- and grow up a bit, Then suddenly my confidence starts swelling up magically erupt, and it all cause of the kindess that i feel, From strangers i don't even know, Then suddely my intution and my wisdom grow and then i know That most of all I sense compassions wield into strangers wherever I go, Thank you for waking me up. In filmmaking, dubbing refers to the recording of voices for a movie. ...

• Ending
  1. "Homework ga Owaranai" (Neverending Homework) by Matsuko Mawatari (1-29)
     • English version is dubbed.
  2. "Sayonara Byebye" by Matsuko Mawatari (30-59) - Used for the Cartoon Network version starting with the Finals of the Dark Tournament storyline.
  3. "Anbaransu na Kisu wo Shite" (Unbalanced Kiss) by Hiro Takahashi (60-83) Used for the Cartoon Network Version starting with the beginning of the Chapter Black Storyline but with the English lyrics and music from Ending #4
  4. "Taiyō ga Mata Kagayaku Toki" (The Sun is Shining Again) by Hiro Takahashi (84-103)
  5. "Daydream Generation" by Matsuko Mawatari (104-112)
  • Note: Endings 4 (Mainly the Images) and 5 are not heard in the Cartoon Network version as yet.
  • On the DVDs, there is a flaw in Dvds volumes 9-12. The English lyrics track for Ending #2 did not start until Episode #43, which is the first episode on Dvd Volume#13. On all the dvds that have this fault, by not turning on the Japanese Subtitles (English Subtitles that follow the Japanese Version) in the menu it will only play the English version of Ending #1 for the end credits. The reason behind this flaw is that no English track was produced at that time during the Dvd releases.

Video games

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Released in English

Game Boy Advance

• Yu Yu Hakusho: Spirit Detective

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PlayStation 2

• Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament

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Not released in English

3DO

• Yu Yu Hakusho

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Famicom

• Yu Yu Hakusho

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Game Boy

• Yu Yu Hakusho
• Yu Yu Hakusho Dai-Ni-Tama
• Yu Yu Hakusho Dai-San-Tama
• Yu Yu Hakusho Dai-Shi-Tama

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Sega Mega Drive

• Yu Yu Hakusho Gaiden
• Yu Yu Hakusho: Makyo Toitsusen

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Game Gear

• Yu Yu Hakusho
• Yu Yu Hakusho II

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Super Famicom

• Yu Yu Hakusho
• Yu Yu Hakusho 2
• Yu Yu Hakusho Final
• Yu Yu Hakusho Special
• Yu Yu Hakusho: Tokubetsuhen

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Turbo CD

• Yu Yu Hakusho Yamishōbu

See also

• Yu Yu Hakusho Trading Card Game
• List of YuYu Hakusho episodes
• Yu Yu Hakusho Attack List

The Yu Yu Hakusho TCG was first published in 2003 by Score Entertainment, and is based off of the anime and manga series YuYu Hakusho (the series is spelled Yu Yu Hakusho in FUNimations anime version and spelled YuYu Hakusho in the Viz English manga). ... Spoilers Some of the episode overviews may contain spoilers, but attempts are made to limit their spoilage. ...

External links

• English Yu Yu Hakusho website (http://www.yuyuhakusho.com)
• Studio Pierrot Yu Yu Hakusho website (http://pierrot.jp/title/yuyu/index.html)
• Maze Castle (fan site) (http://www.maze-castle.com/mc.php?mc=index2.htm)