"Yû yû hakusho" (2002) TV series 2002-2006

Director:

Noriyuki Abe

Writer:

Yoshihiro Togashi (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

23 February 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Who will be left standing when the smoke clears?

Cast

Justin Cook	...	Yusuke Urameshi / ... (35 episodes, 1993-2003)
Laura Bailey	...	Keiko Yukimura / ... (35 episodes, 1993-2003)
Christopher Sabat	...	Kazuma Kuwabara / ... (35 episodes, 1993-2003)
Sean Teague	...	Koenma (35 episodes, 1993-2003)
Cynthia Cranz	...	Botan (34 episodes, 1993-2003)
Kent Williams	...	Narrator (29 episodes, 2002-2003)
Chuck Huber	...	Jaganshi Hiei / ... (24 episodes, 2002-2003)

Also Known As:

Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

USA:25 min (112 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG (some episodes) | Australia:M

Company:

FUNimation Entertainment

Trivia:

Yusuke's last name, Urameshi, is pronounced Yur-a-mesh-i throughout the English dub of the show, while it's supposed to be pronounced, Oo-ra-me-shi.

Quotes:

Yusuke Urameshi: [upon seeing Hiei run someone through with his sword] Hiei!
Hiei: What? Now I'm not even allowed to kill the bad humans?

Movie Connections:

Alternate language version of "Yû yû hakusho" (1992)

Hardcore Action...sheer perfection!!!

Yu Yu Hakusho is a truly excellent anime. Sure, people compare it to the Dragon Ball series, but the story is original and laden with humor, drama and romance.The characters are diverse and interesting, the voice cast is excellent, the animation is fluid and bold and...I can't say it enough...it's terrific!

Yusuke Urameshi is your typical teenage delinquent: cutting class, getting into fistfights and being overall unpleasant are his trademarks. But, that all changes when he gives up his life to save a little boy from being hit by a car. He, in floating spirit form, is greeted by the cheerful "Grim Wreaper," Botan. She takes him to see the great lord Koenma, who looks like a toddler, but is actually over 600 years old. From there, he is appointed spirit detective, one who is assigned to protect all three worlds from evil. Before he knows it, he is swept up into being a spirit detective...and it gets better and more interesting from there.

The characters have many different abilities and classes. For instance, two of my favorite characters are demons. One, Kurama, in an especially handsome human body, and, even though he is one of the weaker ones in his team, he relies on sharp stealth to defeat the enemy...and usually wins. One of the weaker ones? HA! One of the weaker ones indeed! The other, Hiei, looks human, but is, indeed, demon...trust me. But, later in the anime, his dark past is revealed and you see why his is so sharp and distant.

The animation gets better as the series progresses. You can see the anime is more detailed in the final episode compared to the very first episode. Not only that, the plot becomes more and more twisted and intense, leading up to the climactic final saga.

You can't miss Yu Yu Hakusho!