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YuYu Hakusho (幽★遊★白書 YūYū Hakusho, literally "The Playful Ghost White Paper," meaning "Ghost Files"/"Poltergeist Report") is a manga and anime series by Yoshihiro Togashi.

The anime, produced by Studio Pierrot consists of 112 TV episodes and two movies, "The Golden Seal" and "Bonds of Fire" (Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltergeist Report).

In Japan, the series ran in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump. In North America, the manga currently runs in Viz's Shonen Jump.

The name of the series is spelled Yu Yu Hakusho in FUNimation's distribution of the anime that airs on Cartoon Network while the series's name is spelled YuYu Hakusho in Viz manga.

Contents 1 Background 2 Characters 3 Story Arcs 4 Terms 5 Classes 5.1 Spirit Detective Saga 5.2 Dark Tournament Saga 5.3 Chapter Black Saga 5.4 Saga of the Three Kings 6 Theme songs 7 See also 8 External links

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's mother Atsuko is an alcoholic. She had him at the age of 14 and shows little interest in raising her son. Since every single punk in the city is trying to take him on, Yusuke is pretty fed up with life.

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 (霊界探偵 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 (玄武), Byakko (白虎), Seiryu (青竜) (Seiryū), and Suzaku (朱雀). In that mission, he is assisted by Kazuma Kuwabara, Kurama (Shuichi Minamino) and Hiei.

The next mission involves the Kōrime, Yukina, who has been kidnapped by the evil Gonzo Tarukane (Tarukane Gonzō). Yusuke and Kuwabara have to fight the Toguro brothers, who fake their deaths. After Toguro threatens to hunt their loved ones down Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei have no choice but to join 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 Mashotsukai a.k.a. Shadow Channelers a.k.a. Team Masho (Gama, Touya, Bakken, Jin, The Master of Wind; and Risho), and Team Uratogi (Momotaro/Black Peach Boy, Urashima, Shishi Wakamaru, Suzuka, and Makintaro/Evil Kintaro). Genkai is killed by the younger Toguro and Yusuke gains all of Genkai's power. In the finals Sakyo makes a bet and risks his life on Yusuke and Toguro's fight. He loses the bet and sets the stadium to blow up within ten minutes. The team and their loved ones barely make it out alive. Yusuke's wish for winning the dark tournament was to bring Genkai back to life.

Next is the Black Chapter Saga, which is the story of Sensui and his humans with Yokai powers. Kuwabara, and Yusuke must fight through the five human psychics who are helping Sensui open the portal to the Makai Realm. The seven members on Sensui's team are (in the order they appear): Dark Angel (Sensui), Sniper (human), Doctor (human), Itsuki (demon), Seaman (human), Game Master (human), Gourmet (human). 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. 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 distantly related to a powerful demon called the Mazoku, 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. The possessed Yusuke fires a barrage of attacks on Sensui and ends of with a spirt gun. Yusuke regains his consciousness right before he fires his spirit gun and yell, "Sensui, dodge it!", but Sensui gets hit anyway. When Yusuke finds Sensui, Sensui tells him 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. Yusuke has a choice to either stay in Makai or go back to human world. He decides to go back.

The series ends off with the Demon World Tournament. Yusuke begins to question his existence. There are no more difficult challenges for him to face and he is now regarded as too dangerous to stay in the Human World by King Yama. Genkai advises him to go talk to the first spirit detective. He gets a little insight before two demons arrive and try to persuade Yusuke to go back to Makai. Yusuke accepts, wanting to learn more about his Raizen and face off with stronger demons. There is a war going on in Makai between the three strongest demons: Raizen, Mukuro, and Yomi. The war was started when there was a dispute over eating habits. Raizen felt that it was wrong to eat humans, and that all demons should stop. Mukuro and Yomi disagreeed, which led to a standstill for over many centuries. Raizen is about to die from starving himself, and they need Yusuke to help lead the territory. Yusuke trains his hardest to try and beat his father. The story then turns to Hiei and his history. Hiei was abandoned by the ice apparitions and had to fend for himself in the harsh Makai world. He grew to be ruthless. Hiei received his jagan eye because he lost his jewel his mother had given him and he wanted to find where the ice world was. When Hiei goes to the ice world, he finds out he has a sister and goes off searching for her. Hiei is summoned to Makai by Mukoro. Then it switches off to Kurama, and we learn of his past. It is summoned by his co-commander, Yomi. Kurama faces with his past as Yoko Kurama, when he was a thief. He blinded Yomi because he was a huge risk to his group. After three months, Yusuke's father dies and he goes to Yomi to suggest holding a tournament to see who would rule all of Makai. Yomi agrees, along with Mukuro. Yusuke, Hiei, and Kurama all particpate and each one deal with their conflicts. They all lose in the end, and Enki becomes the champion. He declares that all demons shall not harm or cause problems in human world and that there will be another demon tournament to see who becomes the ruler. Yusuke goes back to human world in the last episode. Hiei decides to stay in Makai. It's been a couple of months and everyone is going to Genkai to discuss about the opening to Makai. Genkai wants to set up a neutral place for demons to live. Yusuke still has not returned. They decided to go to the beach. The sun is going down when Keiko shouts that she will no longer wait for Yusuke. Yusuke appears and Keiko runs toward at him, leaping on top of him. They kiss and a wave washes them away. The series ends with a water fight between the friends, and a very memorable message: Forever Fornever.

Characters

Names are in Western order, with the surname after the given name. The English anime name is to the right of the Japanese name if it applies.

• 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. In the Three Kings saga, Kuwabara makes the decision that he will not try to ruin his life and retires from fighting so he can focus on his schoolwork.

• 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. She has a fiery personality and is quick to berate Yusuke when he strays out of line.

• Koenma (コエンマ) - Though he looks like an infant, but he actually the son of the ruler of the 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 Yemma, 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 pacifier. He soon loses his pacifier when he tries to use a sealing spell on Sensui. Sensui proves he is immune to it by using the Sei Kou Ki (Sacred Energy in the English Dub), a type of Holy energy that few can master. The attack disintegrates it. It isn't until later in the Three Kings saga after Koenma returns to the Spirit Realm that the pacifier is seen again.

• Botan (ボタン)- One of the hundreds of ferry girls of the spirit realm who are responsible for guiding the souls of the recently departed to eternal judgement (in the American version, she is referred to as the "grim reaper"). Originally assigned by Koenma to be Yusuke's spirit guide after his fatal car accident, she becomes his case manager and supplies him with equipment and information. She is a very loving and warm hearted woman who has a tendency to put herself in peril in order to protect the people she cares about.

• Hiei (飛影) a.k.a. Hiei of the Evil Eye (Jaganshi Hiei) - Hiei is a fire demon (hi yōkai) born of a Kōrime (氷女 Ice Maiden) who specializes in speed, swordsmanship and "Jagan" (Evil Eye) skills (邪眼術). He possesses an Evil Eye, or Jagan, which amplifies his power and enables him to summon the fires of Makai (Demon Realm). He 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 Shūichi) - 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 powerful and infamous kitsune thief, Yoko Kurama (妖狐蔵馬 Yōko Kurama) until he was shot by a hunter and only barely escaped by inhabiting the body of an unborn human baby. He grew up as the human child Shuichi, and regrets the grief he has given his human mother, Shiori, who once saved him from harm by allowing herself to be gravely injured. The "pretty boy" of the group, he is also the cleverest and wisest member. Despite his good looks and soft-spoken nature, Kurama can become a ruthless killer who will destroy anything that stands in his way or threatens what he loves. Although very noble, he is not above using cruelty and torture if he feels his enemy deserves it. (See Gourmet below.) Kurama has a wide variety of techniques, because of his ability to control a wide variety of plants, including the oft-seen Shimanekiso (シマネキ草 Shimanekisō).

• 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 (霊光波導拳 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. In the past, she was one of the most powerful human fighters ever to be known in both Ningenkai and Makai, alongside with her fighting parter and suggested lover, Younger Toguro. However, Toguro turned depressed and changed after a demon named Kairen (there are alternate spellings) killed all of his students that he taught at his dojo. When he was invited to the Dark Tournament by Kairen, he and Genkai along with some other fought and won. His wish was to be given a powerful body, the body of a demon that would serve him for whatever purposes he wanted. Because of this, Genkai became angry and her wish was simply never to ever have to be involved in the tournament again. She left to her own temple, and did not speak to Toguro until when he pushed her apprentice Yusuke into the Dark Tournament. There, Toguro kills her, but she is wished back to life by Yusuke. When manipulating her Spirit Energy to a certain extent, Genkai can temporarily revert to the state of a twenty year old woman. This is due to the fact that her cellular makeup automatically shifts to the form of the time of their life when the individual in question was at the peak of their power. Although Genkai is of advanced age, she is still a fighter to be respected and feared.

• Yukina (雪菜) - She is an ice yōkai who was captured by a mobster, Gonzo Tarukane (name meaning "stooping monkey"). When ice maidens cry, their tears harden into rare, priceless jewels. Yusuke, Botan, and Kuwabara rescue her from Tarukane, who is torturing Yukina to force her to produce the gems. 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. As a koorime, she has the ability to cause cold temperatures, as well as use powers of healing.

• 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 Bonds of Fire movie).

• Atsuko Urameshi (浦飯温子) - Atsuko is Yusuke's alcoholic mother. She tries to raise him into a respectable citizen despite her questionable private life. She wants nothing more than her son to turn out better than her, but she has a hard time with that, and doesn't really succeed. However, she shows that she really does care about Yusuke when she cries at his funeral.

• 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 afterwards. Yusuke once tested his new spiritual powers by firing his rei gun into the back of Iwamoto's head, knocking him out.

• 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). Like Keiko, she's a woman who is unafraid to speak her mind or deliver a beat-down where needed.

Characters from the Dark Tournament Saga

• Koto (小兎), Juri (樹里), and Luka (English manga) /Ruka (English anime) (瑠架 Ruka) the barrier creator (結界師) - Koto and Juri were the announcers for the Dark Tournament which Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei, and Kuwabara fought in. Koto originally served as the referee for the Tournament, but later in the semifinals Koto was replaced by Juri as referee and was transferred to the announcer's booth. Ruka was the barrier creator (initially dressed as a nurse) who was to keep Hiei and Genkai at bay during the Masho/Shadow Channelers match. Koto also worked as the announcer in the Makai Tournament. Ultimately they become idols of the human (and youkai) worlds, appearing often on television and garnering many fans.

• Rokuyukai Team / Jolly Devil Six
  • Rinku (鈴駒) - Rinku is a child-demon who uses a Yo-Yo. He defeats Kuwabara, because Kuwabara couldn't get back in the ring on time. He later trains under Genkai and becomes an A-class demon and enters the Makai Tournament, but loses.

• • Roto - Roto is a dishonorable fighter. Roto faces Kurama in the Second round of the Dark Tournament. Kurama has the upper hand as Roto tries to punch him, but throughout the fight Roto calls Kurama by his human name "Shuuichi Minamino". 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 (火炎術), 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) (it is also referred to as Dragon of the Darkness Flame).

• • Chu (酎 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 (Japanese version) / Shadow Channelers (English manga) / Team Masho (English anime)

• Gama (画魔) - He is a demon who knows the "secret art" of make-up, using paint made of blood to bring out spiritual abilities and increase strength. 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 yōki (aura, or 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.

• Toya (凍矢 Tōya) (English manga) or Touya (English anime) - Toya 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 Toya uses his Ma Teki Sandansha to try to kill Kurama, but loses after trying his ice sword, the Sei no ken, on Kurama, who countered by placing a Death Seed in his body in order to use his powers. He, along with Jin also train under Genkai to enter the Makai Tournament.

• Bakken - The third fighter on Team Mashotsukai, a hulking brute with little brains or honor. Thanks to the Team Mashotsukai's owner, Bakken was able to fight against Kurama, who was unconscious from the previous round. Yusuke 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 Master of Wind (陣) - A famous wind master and the most honorable player on Team Mashotsukai, he fights Yusuke after Yusuke beats Bakken. Jin has a cheerful, upbeat personality and feels fighters should enjoy themselves in the ring, especially if they are battling for their lives. Jin fights by dodging Yusuke's punches and flying out of his reach while attacking Yusuke form the air. Both fighters are equally matched, and although Yusuke manages to eventually knock Jin out, the match officially called a draw on a technicality.

• Risho - He is the dishonorable leader of Team Mashotsukai, he cheats to advance his team in the tournament and isn't above attacking his own teammates if they disagree with him. 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 injured Kuwabara.

• Team Uraotogi / Fractured Fairy Tales (English manga only)

It is interesting to note that the members of this team were named for or inspired by famous Japanese legends. The team name can be translated as "reversed fairytale".

• Kuro Momotaro (黒桃太郎) / Black Peach Boy - He uses one of the first of many strange items from Team Uraotogi, enchanted Millet Dumplings. First he turns himself into a monsterous ape (Buju Soko: Maen No So (Armor of the Demon Monkey), then a bird (Buju Soko: Machi No So (Armor of the Demon Rooster) and finally a dog (Buju Soko: Maken No So (Armor of the Demon Dog). Before using each of these, he allows Hiei to attack him, thus learning each attacks' strentghs and weaknesses so he knows what animal form can best counter it. Hiei defeats him using the Jaou Ensatsu Ken ("Sword of black fire").

• Ura Urashima (裏浦島) / Reverse Urashima - He fights Kurama in the Semi-Final. He tricks Kurama into believing that he's fighting against his will, and uses the Idunn Box (Reverse Treasure Box) in an attempt to turn him back into a helpless child before killing him. The magic works too well however, turning Kurama back into the ruthless Yoko thief, who attempts to torture him to learn the secrets of the box and Team Uraotogi. He was killed by Shishiwakumaru before he could tell.

• Shishiwakamaru (English manga) or Shishi Wakamaru (English anime) (死々若丸) - 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 sword, the Ma Koku Mei Zan Ken, using an attack called Bakuto Doku Shoku Sou. He is defeated after Genkai used her Reihado-ken, stole some of his power, and then uses her Sprit Reflection Blast (Rei Kou Kyou Han Shyo). He then trains under her to enter the Makai Tournament and win his stardom.

• Team Toguro
• Karasu (鴉) - Fights Kurama in the first round of the finals. He can create explosives out of thin air and force his reiki into another person's body, causing it to blow up from the inside. Karasu is a sadist who finds pleasure in torturing his victims slowly, often exploding parts of their bodies piece by piece before they die. He targets Kurama early in the tournament before their match, promising to destroy him painfully but not to harm his lovely face.

• Bui (武威) - Bui fights Hiei. At first he wears his armor, which controls his energy, powering him down. Finally he removes the armor, saying "I swore to take this off only to him.", then his Sprit Class is moved from B- to B. Hiei eventually attacks him with Dragon of the Darkness Flame (Jao Ensatsu Koku Ryuu Ha), but Bui repels it. The Dragon of the Darkness Flame then seems to attack Hiei, but Hiei absorbs it instead, and becomes much more powerful. Hiei then easily defeats Bui, but when Bui asks Hiei to finish him off Hiei only replies "If you want to die, do it yourself."

• Elder Toguro (戸愚呂(兄) Toguro Ani in Japanese) - 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. Then, Younger Toguro kicks him out of the way and finishes him off for being too nosy. 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 (邪念樹 Janen Ju) that gradually absorbs the body/energy of its victims while torturing them with hallucinations until they die. Since Elder Toguro's body continues to regenerate after sustaining damage and is in a perpetual state of rage, the plant will continue to feed off his body forever while his mind is constantly focused on the hallucinations about his opponent. His hallucination is that he is killing Kurama who eerily isn't feeling a thing and isn't dying. The fact that Kurama is staying alive is what is making Elder Toguro so angry.

• Younger Toguro (戸愚呂(弟) Toguro Ototo in Japanese) - Toguro was once a human with unfathomable strength and power, even matching Genkai's strength. He was also Genkai's fighting and training partner, and her hinted love interest. But one night, after defeating a group of demons, he and Genkai were invited to a martial arts competition after a high-class demon called Kairen killed all of Toguro pupils. After Toguro killed Kairen in the final match of the Dark Tournament, he wished to become a demon of the highest class. Toguro betrayed Genkai and his friends for eternal youth and strength because he was scared of growing old and weak. Now, nearly 50 years later, he confronts Yusuke Urameshi and invites him to the Dark Tournament, fighting Genkai in the process and killing her for not making the same decision he did. Yusuke finds out about the 50-year conflict and it becomes very personal. He eventually kills Toguro with a fully charged Spirit Gun blast, winning the Dark Tournament, and returning home with his friends and Genkai.

Characters from the Black Chapter Saga

• Shinobu Sensui, a.k.a. Dark Angel - Born with the ability to see otherworldly beings and having incredible spiritual power, Sensui was the Spirit Detective before Yusuke and killed many demons under Koenma's orders. He had strong beliefs as to the nature of demon, which were, however, shaken when meeting his later partner Itsuki, as Itsuki made a joke, when Sensui was about to kill him, showing a more gentle, humorous side of demon. One night Koenma sent Sensui to attack a group of youkai smugglers, BBC (Black Black Club). Upon entering their headquarters, he discovered they were humans who were torturing scores of youkai and bathing in their blood. Everything he'd come to believe about humans and youkai, that one was wholly good and the other wholly evil, was wrong. Unable to handle this discovery and the knowledge of his own acts, he was driven insane. He created seven individual personalities, each one accountable for one of his crimes - dishonesty, violence, weakness, and so forth. Three personalities were used for fighting (including Kazuya, the murderer, who had the ability to use the Reikoujuu, or spirit rifle), while three were used for other abilities (including Naru, a girl who often cried, and only appeared in front of Itsuki). He recruited six gifted humans who'd inherited Sprit Power from the Kekkai Barrier's opening. As pawns in his plan he recruited: Tsukihito Amanema, The Game Master; Hagari Kaname, The Sniper; Minoru Kamiya, The Doctor; Sadao Makihara, The Gourmet; and Kiyoshi Mitari, The Sea Man. His youkai partner Yaminade Itsuki, The Gatekeeper made six, and last was Sensui himself, the Black Angel. Together they planned to destroy all the humans on Earth. Sensui fought using the most advanced martial art in existence, which required the learning of all other forms of martial arts first before it could be studied, Resshuuken (Breaking kicks style), which was a style using the hands to ward away attacks while using the more powerful legs to inflict heavy blows. Mixing his powerful spirit power to this style, he called his own style Reikouresshuuken, which used the powerful style of Resshuuken, as well as special abilities like Koukyuuha (Resshuu Scarlet Ball Wave), a ball of powerful energy thrown at opponents, and Resshuushiendan (Resshuu Purple Flame Shots), a cluster of many energy balls that bombard opponents. Finally, Sensui was the only one capable of Seikouki, or a special kind of holy energy that is neither Reiki (霊気 spirit energy) or Youki (妖気 demon energy), but that is superior to both in quality, and of a golden color. Since it is holy, Reiki has almost no effect on it, in particular, but extremely powerful Youki can affect it (S+ class).He is pummled by Raizen Yusuke in Makai and dies from heavy blows, a spirit gun blast, and a terminal illness.

• Tsukihito Amanuma, a.k.a. Game Master - An eleven-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 (魔封環) energy.

• Kaname Hagiri, a.k.a. Sniper - One of the more callous members of Sensui's entourage, Sniper has the ability to launch objects at incredible velocities. In his battle against Yusuke, he employs a bizarre attack that tattoos Yusuke's skin; the tattoos, as it turns out, attract any object that Sniper launches at Yusuke. After several failed attacks (Consisting of a volley of rocks, then a volley of knives), he launches a semi truck at Yusuke. When it becomes obvious that this will fail as well, Sniper pulls out a gun and blasts the gas tank. Fortunately, Hiei pulls Yusuke away from the explosion. Hiei then routs Sniper by ramming his Katana into his chest, but deliberately misses his vital organs. He is later found by his former teammate Kamiya, who revives him. Afterwards, Hagiri returns to his High School, only to disappear after graduation.

• Yaminade no Itsuki, a.k.a. Gate Keeper - Itsuki is a rare-breed yokai called a yaminade ("hand that strokes the darkness"). He had been captured by the young detective Sensui, but when asked if he had any last words, Itsuki asked Sensui if he'd kill him tomorrow, as he was wanting to watch the finale of his favorite T.V. show. Sensui was so surprised to hear such a human thing from a creature he'd thought to be wicked, he laughed and decided not to kill him. After Sensui's fall into madness, Itsuki stayed by the young man's side as a faithful partner and compainion. It is implied that he is Sensui's lover (this information was cut out in the American edited version). He can open up dimensional portals and control shadow beasts such as the Uraotoko (裏男 "reversed man"). To prevent the Reikai from sending Sensui's soul to hell after the detective's death, Itsuki takes his body into the dimensional void, sealing them away for eternity where they can finally be alone together, in peace.

• Minoru Kamiya, a.k.a. Doctor - Kamiya is the oldest human in Sensui's seven. He is able to produce poisonous Makai bugs that disease 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 parts of his body, and 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 skills to run a plastic surgery clinic.

• Sadao Makihara, a.k.a. Gourmet - He is able to eat the flesh of others and absorb their power. When we first meet Sensui we saw Elder Toguro's head in a fish tank. Later he was eaten by Makihara. Later, Toguro overpowered Makihara and took control of his body and mind. Kurama later pulled off (Uncut): The top half of his head, (Edited CN version): His whole head. Kurama then reveals that Elder Toguro was controlling Gourmet and tells him to come on out. The rest goes under the Elder Toguro category.

• Kiyoshi Mitarai, a.k.a. Sea Man - Mitarai is a young student who was always teased and tormented in school, causing him become misanthropic, making it easy for Sensui to coerce him. He is able to control water that has been tinged with his own blood. He uses this ability to creates insestructible water creatures. Mitarai later battles Kuwabara, who severely injures him after Kuwabara forms his Dimension Blade and cuts Mitarai and his territory. After Kuwabara helped save his life, and with some convincing, Mitarai decided to help the group. He leads Yusuke and the others to Sensui's hideout after Sensui kidnaps Kuwabara. After the battle against Sensui, Mitarai is accepted into a school of his choice.

Characters from the Makai and Exile Sagas

• Yomi (黄泉) - He was one of Kurama's companions in the past, when Kurama decided to try and take over the Makai. One time Yomi was sent to raids, but an assassin attacked Yomi, blinding him but unable to kill him. Yomi grew four new ears to overcome this weakness, and despite his lack of sight Yomi achieved an S class rank and became a Makai ruler along side Mukuro and Raizen. He later captured the assassin and tortured him for a while, but when Kurama came to see Yomi, the assassin revealed that it was a colder Kurama who had sent the assassin to kill the previously hot-headed and brash Yomi. Shachi (鯱) was one of Yomi's generals and second-hand-man, but he was killed when attacking Kurama unaware that Kurama could change into his original silver-haired fox form at will. Yomi soon has a son developed for him, named Shura (修羅), who is already similar to Yusuke in terms of power. In Yomi's battle with Shura, he displayed some of his techniques, like Makoiryu Renpahanshouheki (魔古忌流煉破反衝壁), a surrounding wall of energy that can absorb any other energy to add to his own.

• Mukuro (軀) - A Makai ruler. When Mukuro was younger she was enslaved as a plaything by an obese demon, who mistreated her severely. She poured acid over the left side of her body to make herself undesirable to him, but an implanted memory of one time of kindness from him stopped her from taking revenge and killing him. Her hatred of him, but her inability to decide to kill him caused great emotion, enabling her to reach S class and become one of the three rulers of Makai. She appears with Shigure (時雨), the demon surgeon who implanted Hiei's Jagan Eye. Mukuro forces Hiei to fight Shigure. Hiei and Shigure both manage to inflict lethal blows on the other, but Mukuro uses her machines to nurse both back to health. While Hiei is in recovery, she reveals her scarred body to Hiei. In the tournament, Hiei's kokryuuha breaks the shackle off her left wrist, and told her to leave the past behind. She still had more to live for...and so did he. It would seem that Mukuro may have feelings for the fire demon, and Hiei just might feel the same way.

• Raizen (雷禅) - He is Yusuke's ancestor. He is a man-eating demon (食人鬼), a demon that can only survive by eating humans. Hundreds of years ago, when stalking a human woman to eat, she told him to go ahead and eat her - she was a doctor who ate the flesh of corpses who had died of certain diseases, poisoning her stomach and bowels, from which she would cut pieces and feed the sick to cure the same diseases for potent effect, thus if Raizen ate her he would soon be poisoned himself and die. She also told him that if he did not eat her, he would lose all pride and potency as a man-eating demon, thus taking away all his choices - but he fell in love with her instead, resulting in intimate relations. As a flesh-eating demon, Raizen had no choice but to eat humans or die, but the woman chose to eat humans on her own, and thus he found himself weak and inconsequential compared to her. Upon separating, Raizen vowed not to eat human flesh until he met her again, but they had not promised to meet again, and not long after she gave birth and died. As a result, Raizen continually starved, weakening little by little, until his once immense power fell considerably. 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 have been the most powerful demon in all of the Makai. Raizen's followers include Hokushin (北神), who can stretch and soften his body at will, Saizan (西山), Touou (東王), and so on.

• Enki - One of Raizen's 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 Yusuke and Yomi, Yomi must fight Enki right after he beats Yusuke; before that, Enki defeated Mukuro, after Mukuro had defeated Hiei. After winning, he makes a law that no demon is allowed to go into the human world to terrorize it. Enki's wife Kokou was once in love with Raizen, but married Enki after Raizen refused her. Some of Raizen's other old friends include Natsume (who is later a romantic interest for Chu) and Kujou.

Story Arcs

Spirit Detective Saga
Dark Tournament Saga
Chapter Black Saga
Saga of the Three Kings

Terms

Reikai Tantei (literally Spirit Realm Detective) / Spirit Detective - "Spirit Detective" is the name given to those who defend the human world (Ningenkai) from interference from demons, beasts, and apparitions known as yōkai hailing from the Demon World (Makai). Reikai Tantei are usually picked by Koenma, the prince of Spirit World (Reikai), the realm of the dead or disembodied.

Classes

In YuYu Hakusho the ranking of demons and apparitions is done by grade letters. E-class is the weakest class of demons, only slightly stronger than ordinary humans. 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+. While the classes are intended for ranking demons, they are also used to classify powerful humans.
A * indicates that the particular character is at the highest level of that rank. [1]

Spirit Detective Saga

Three Artifacts

Character	Spirit Class
Yusuke Urameshi	Class E+
Hiei	Class D+
Kurama	Class D
Goki (Gouki)	Class D-
Kazuma Kuwabara	Class E-*
Jyaki	Class E-

Genkai's Tournament

Character	Spirit Class
Yusuke Urameshi	Class D-
Kazuma Kuwabara	Class E
Baldock	Class E+
Rando	Class C+
Musashi	Class E
Shaolin (Shorin)	Class D-

Four Saint Beasts

Character	Spirit Class
Yusuke Urameshi	Class C-/C
Kazuma Kuwabara	Class D+
Hiei	Class C
Kurama	Class C
Genbu	Class C-
Byakko	Class C
Seiryu	Class C
Suzaku	Class B-

Rescue Yukina

Character	Spirit Class
Yusuke Urameshi	Class C
Kazuma Kuwabara	Class C-
Hiei	Class C
Younger Toguro (20%)	Class B
Toguro's Minions	Class D
Helen	Class C-

Dark Tournament Saga

Team Rokuyokai

Character	Spirit Class
Yusuke Urameshi	Class C+
Kazuma Kuwabara	Class C
Hiei	Class C+
Hiei's Dragon of Hellfire Flame (Dragon of the Darkness Flame)	Class B-
Kurama	Class C+
Chu	Class C+
Rinku	Class C-
Zeru	Class C+
Imajin	Class D
Gaoa	Class D
Roto	Class D-

Spirit Warriors

Character	Spirit Class
Topaz	Class C
Rugby	Class C-
Other Spirit Warriors	Class D+/C-
Younger Toguro (45%)	Class B

Dr. Ichigaki Team

Character	Spirit Class
Yusuke Urameshi (Exhausted)	Class C-
Yusuke Urameshi (Restored)	Class C+
Kurama	Class C+
Hiei	Class C+
Kazuma Kuwabara	Class C
Dr. Ichigaki	Class C-
M1, M2, M3	Class D
Masked Fighter	Class B

Team Masho

Character	Spirit Class
Yusuke Urameshi	Class C+
Kazuma Kuwabara	Class C
Kurama	Class C+
Touya	Class C+
Jin	Class C+
Risho	Class C+
Bakken	Class D
Gama	Class C

Team Uraotogi

Character	Spirit Class
Hiei	Class B-
Kurama	Class C+
Yoko Kurama	Class B
Old Genkai	Class C
Young Genkai	Class B
Makintaro	Class D
Kuro Momotaro	Class C/C+/B-
Ura Urashima	Class C-
Shishiwakumaru	Class B-
Onji/Suzuka	Class D-

Gorenjya Team

Character	Spirit Class
Akarenjya	Class C+
Aorenjya	Class C+
Midorenjya	Class C+
Momorenjya	Class C+
Kirenjya	Class C+

Team Toguro (Finals)

Character	Spirit Class
Yusuke Urameshi	Class B-
Yusuke Urameshi (Without Spirit Cuffs)	Class B
Yusuke Urameshi (Full Power)	Class B+*
Kazuma Kuwabara	Class C+
Kazuma Kuwabara (with trial sword)	Class B
Kurama	Class B
Yoko Kurama	Class A
Hiei	Class B
Hiei's Dragon of the Darkness Flame	Class B
Hiei merged with the Dragon Flame	Class B*
Karasu	Class B
Karasu (Without Mask)	Class B*
Bui (With Armor)	Class B
Bui (Without Armor)	Class B*
Elder Toguro	Class B
Younger Toguro (80%)	Class B
Younger Toguro (100%)	Class B+
Younger Toguro (120%)	Class B+*

Chapter Black Saga

Terrible Truths

Character	Spirit Class
Yusuke Urameshi	Class B+
Kurama	Class B*
Hiei	Class B*
Genkai	Class C
Yuu Kaito	Class E
Mistunari Yanasigawa	Class E
Asato Kido	Class E-

The Seven / Dark Indulgence

Character	Spirit Class
Yusuke Urameshi	Class B+
Genkai	Class C
Minoru Kamiya, The Doctor	Class D+
Asato Kido	Class E-
Kiyoshi Mitarai, The Sea Man	Class E
Kazuma Kuwabara	Class C+
Shinobu Sensui	Class A-*

Dangerous Games

Character	Spirit Class
Yusuke Urameshi	Class B+
Kazuma Kuwabara	Class A
Kurama	Class B+
Hiei	Class B+
Tsukihito Amanema, The Game Master	Class D-
Kaname Hagari, The Sniper	Class D+
Itsuki, The Gate Keeper	Class B
Elder Toguro	Class B

Old Rivals, New Problems / In the Blood / Born Anew

Character	Spirit Class
Yusuke Urameshi	Class A-*
Resurrected Yusuke Urameshi	Class S-*
Raizen Yusuke	Class S+*
Shinobu Sensui	Class A+*
Kazuya	Class A*
Sei Kou Ki Sensui	Class S-*
Defense Armor Sensui	Class S
Offense Armor Sensui	Class S*
Hiei	Class B+*
Hiei after Yusuke "dies"	Class A*
Kurama	Class B+*
Yoko Kurama	Class A*
Kazuma Kuwabara	Class A+
Itsuki, The Gate Keeper	Class B*

Saga of the Three Kings

The Three Makai Rulers

Character	Spirit Class
Yusuke Urameshi	Class S-
Yusuke Urameshi (After Hokushin's Training)	Class S+
Kurama	Class A
Hiei	Class A
Kazuma Kuwabara	Class A+
Hokushin	Class S
Kurou Satou	Class B
Kurou's Children	Class C/C
Yomi	Class S+
Mukuro	Class S+
Raizen	Class S*
Tora	Class A+
Yoko Kurama	Class S-
Shigure	Class S-
Hiei (After Mukuro's Training)	Class S-
Hiei (After Shigure Fight)	Class S
Kiri	Class A+
Chuu	Class C+
Jin	Class C+
Touya	Class C+
Rinku	Class C-
Suzuka	Class D
Shishiwakumaru	Class C+
Chu (After Genkai's Training)	Class A+
Jin (After Genkai's Training)	Class A+
Touya (After Genkai's Training)	Class A+
Rinku (After Genkai's Training)	Class A
Suzuka (After Genkai's Training)	Class A
Shishiwakumaru (After Genkai's Training)	Class A+

The Makai Tournament

Character	Spirit Class
Yusuke Urameshi	Class S+*
Yusuke Urameshi Sei Kou Ki	Class S+ (Higher)*
Shura	Class S
Hiei	Class S

Theme songs

• Opening
  • "Hohoemi no Bakudan" (Smile Bomb) by Matsuko Mawatari
    • In the English version, this and the ending themes are dubbed on the English tracks.
    • During the Chapter Black Saga, the images of the entire opening have been replaced with updated ones. Some of those images are updated during the Saga of the Three Kings.
    • The full song was used as the closing for the final episode "Forever, For Never".

• Ending
  1. "Homework ga Owaranai" (Neverending Homework) by Matsuko Mawatari (1-29) (Used on Cartoon Network up until Toonami moved to Saturday Nights)
  2. "Sayonara Byebye" by Matsuko Mawatari (30-59) - Used on 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 using the English lyrics and music from Ending #4.
  4. "Taiyō ga Mata Kagayaku Toki" (The Sun is Shining Again) by Hiro Takahashi (84-102) Used for the Cartoon Network Version finishing the Chapter Black Saga.
  5. "Daydream Generation" by Matsuko Mawatari (103-111) Used for the Cartoon Network Version starting the Three Kings Saga(episode 95)

• On the FUNimation DVDs, there is a flaw in DVD 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, it will only play the English version of Ending #1 for the end credits by not turning on the Japanese subtitles (English subtitles that follow the Japanese version) in the menu. The reason behind this flaw is that no English track was produced at that time during the DVD releases.

• "Daydream Generation"(Ending 5) first aired on episode 95 in the U.S. starting the Threee Kings Saga.

See also

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

External links

• Japanese works Database In Japanese section, Yu Yu Hakusho is keeping the highest reputation as Japanese anime. In English section, Yu Yu Hakusho is ranked no.7 in 2005.
• English Yu Yu Hakusho website
• Studio Pierrot Yu Yu Hakusho website
• Yu Yu Hakusho Fansite and Shop
• Pojo's Yu Yu Hakusho (fan site)
• Spirit Detective HQ (Forum)

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