Yuyu Hakusho

Yū Yū Hakusho (幽★遊★ 白書, lit. The Report of the Playful Ghost^?) is a manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. The story centers on Yusuke Urameshi, a rebellious boy who dies saving a child from dying in a car accident. When going to the world of the dead, they conclude that his time to die had not yet arrived, so he cannot enter heaven or hell and consequently must remain on Earth on the condition that he helps solve various cases associated with often with paranormal phenomena or demonic entities.

Yū Yū Hakusho was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from 1990 to 1994. It received the award for best shōnen at the 1993 Shōgakukan Awards. The anime adaptation began to be broadcast on October 12, 1992, ending on January 17, 1995. It also consists of two films and three OVAs.

Plot

Yū Yū Hakusho tells the story of Yūsuke Urameshi, a rebellious and violent teenager who often misses school. Unexpectedly, Yūsuke is struck by a car while trying to help a boy in danger, he soon learns that the boy was going to survive anyway, and that the Spirit World did not expect him to die for an altruistic act. For this reason, he is offered the chance to be revived by Botan, a Shinigami who transits the dead from one world to another. Yusuke meets Koenma, son of the ruler of the spirit world Enma, who orders him a series of tasks to recover his body.Yusuke manages to return to the world of the living, thanks to his friends Keiko Yukimura and Kazuma Kuwabara. Koenma reveals that Yusuke is now a spirit detective, and must use his unique abilities to battle demons and other threats to protect the human world. In addition, he gives Yusuke a mission to recover three artifacts stolen by three thieves from the spirit world: Hiei, Kurama and Goki. Yusuke manages to recover the objects, thanks to his newly acquired technique, the 'Rei Gun', an aura bullet coming out of his index finger. Yusuke enters a martial arts tournament on Koenma's orders. Genkai, an old martial arts master, organized this tournament to find a successor to her techniques. Together with Kuwabara, Yusuke faces the other candidates, and in the final round he meets Rando, a demon who steals the techniques of martial arts masters and then kills them. Yusuke manages to defeat Rando and becomes a student of Genkai, training for several months and gaining greater mastery of his aura. After returning, Yusuke along with Kuwabara head to the Demon World (魔界, Makai^?, lit. "Demon world"), a place inhabited only by demons, where along with Kurama and Hiei they manage to defeat the four sacred beasts, a quartet of demons who try to blackmail Koenma into removing the barrier that keeps them out of the human world.

On their next mission, Yusuke, along with Kuwabara, must rescue Yukina, a Kōrime (maiden capable of wielding ice) kidnapped by a man named Tarukane deep in the mountains. She reveals that she is Hiei's sister. Yusuke and Kuwabara meet Toguro, a human turned demon, who after an apparent defeat by Yusuke, meets him again and, in order to test his potential, forces him to participate in the Dark Tournament (暗黒武術会, Ankoku Bujutsukai^?, "Dark Martial Arts Association& #34;), an event organized by rich and corrupt humans, in which teams of demons, and occasionally humans, fight fierce battles and are given the chance to receive whatever they want. Team Urameshi, consisting of Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, Hiei, and Genkai (disguised in a mask) go through the arduous rounds of the tournament to reach the finals and face Team Toguro, winning the tournament. After the defeat, it is revealed that the owner of the Toguro team, Sakyo, was attempting to win in order to create a large hole from the Human World to the Demon World and allow countless demons to pass through. Sakyo commits suicide, blowing up the stadium., with the participants and spectators inside, barely able to escape.

After his return to the normal world, Yusuke comes into conflict with three high school boys, Asato Kido, Mitsunari Yanagisawa, and Yu Kaito. Using his psychic abilities, Kido paralyzes Yusuke by stepping on his shadow, kidnapping him in the process. Kuwabara and Botan decide to rescue Yusuke, and meet up with Kurama and Hiei. After rescuing Yusuke, it turns out that everything was arranged by Genkai as a test, and that Kido, Yanagisawa, and Kaito were acting under his mastermind. Genkai and Koenma then explain the new threat: Shinobu Sensui, Yusuke's predecessor as a spirit detective, has recruited six other powerful beings to help him continue the work Sakyo left behind, blasting a hole into the Demon World to cause the genocide of the race. human. Yusuke and his friends challenge and defeat each of Sensui's henchmen, culminating in a final battle between the two detectives. Sensui kills Yusuke and then retreats to the newly created portal to the Demon World. Yusuke is partially reborn as a demon, discovering that his ancestor passed down a recessive gene that would be hidden until an heir with sufficient power emerged, when his demon lineage was revealed. Yusuke travels to the Demon World and defeats Sensui with the help of the spirit of Sensui. his ancestor who takes control of Yusuke's body to end the fight.

Upon returning to the Human World, Yusuke is stripped of his title as spirit detective when King Enma orders him captured and executed, fearing that Yusuke's demon blood might awaken and cause a rampage in the Human World. Yusuke, uneasy, after learning that the one who interrupted the fight with Sensui was his Raizen ancestor, agrees to travel to the world of Demons. Raizen, searching for a successor to his territory, is about to die of starvation, a death that would topple the delicate political balance of the three ruling powers of the Demon World. Hiei and Kurama are summoned by the other two rulers, Mukuro and Yomi respectively, for an eventual and inevitable war. Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei train in the kingdom for a year, at which time Raizen dies and Yusuke, left alone and Knowing nothing about how to carry out a Kingdom in conflict with the rest, he proposes to hold a tournament to decide who will rule the 3 kingdoms, a proposal accepted by Mukuro and Yomi. In the final phase of the tournament, Yusuke faces Yomi and after a brutal and very even fight, Yusuke loses, it is worth mentioning that Yomi decreased his power to enjoy the battle. When he wakes up, Yusuke finds out that the winner of the tournament turns out to be Enki, one of Raizen's best friends, who makes his only rule "do not disturb the Human World". He would only rule for three years until after that time a new tournament would be held. Hiei decides to stay in the Demon World permanently, while Kurama returns to the Human World. Yusuke returns after two years to the Human World, to reunite with his friends.

Main characters

Yusuke Urameshi ( 幽 幽 の 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 幽 。, Yusuke Urameshi^?)

Seiyū: Nozomu Sasaki

Yusuke Urameshi is a 14 -year -old (18 at the end of the anime/manga) with great spiritual and demonic power, for being the heir of Raizen, one of the kings of the Makai (the world of evil). His main technique, called rei-gun , allows him to accumulate spiritual energy on his index finger to shoot. At first, it can only shoot once a day but, as it gains power, it comes to make several shots. Despite being a rebel towards others, he is actually a good person, as the cause of his death confirms.

Kazuma Kuwabara (أعر بي م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م م , Kazuma Kuwabara^?)

Seiyū: Shigeru Chiba

Kuwabara is a 14-year-old boy (18 at the end of the anime/manga), Yūsuke's schoolmate. Initially rivals, Yūsuke and Kuwabara end up forging a solid friendship throughout the series. Despite being human, Kuwabara has a high level of Reiki as he is able to manifest his Rei Ken (霊剣, Rei Ken ^? Spirit Sword), a type of Reiki which normally takes the form of a glowing sword. After the "martial arts tournament saga", he is considered the strongest human. He shows a soft spot for cats and Yukina.

Yōko Kurama ( 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵 蔵, Kurama Yōko^?)

Seiyū: Megumi Ogata, Shigeru Nakahara (Yōko Kurama)

Kurama is a legendary yōkai over 1,200 years old. He had to escape to the human world after being seriously injured by a spirit hunter, fusing his soul with that of Shiori Minamino's unborn child, thus allowing himself to retain most of his powers, albeit diminishing, at first., the demonic rank of him. He is initially introduced as Shūichi Minamino (南野 秀一, Shūichi Minamino^?), a 15-year-old boy (19 at the end of the anime/manga), with red hair and emerald green eyes. He is polite and calm, liked by most of the girls in his class thanks to his physical attractiveness, although he remains aloof and lonely. He is one of the best students in his school, especially liking biology. Kurama uses his demon powers to manipulate plants, his main weapon being a rose that turns into a whip of thorns, capable of cutting through steel. Starting a fight against Shinobu Sensui, he can use Yōko's power if he wishes. Yōko is very powerful, often being insensitive and prideful. Pragmatic in nature, he does whatever it takes to achieve his goals. He maintains a good relationship with Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Hiei. With the latter he is closer since they have known each other for 1 year before the series began.

Hiei ( 국, Hiei^? also known as Jaganshi Hiei, lit. "Hiei of the demonic eye")

Seiyū: Nobuyuki Hiyama

A young yokai who was born from a Korime (氷女 , ' Korime'^? Ice Woman). Being a male and a fire demon, he was disowned by his tribe and his mother was forced to get rid of him at birth, having to grow up and survive on his own since he was a baby, which led him to become a powerful warrior specialized in the & #34;Jaganjutsu" (邪眼術, "Jaganjutsu"^? lit. Demon Eye Technique), being also a good swordsman capable of moving at superhuman speeds. He constantly argues with Kuwabara, although he seems to get along with him because they are teammates, especially with Kurama since he is the closest friend he has. Even so, Hiei prefers to work alone, enjoying a very good reputation in the demon realm. However, he is honest and always keeps his word. He has a sister named Yukina who has the ability to manipulate ice.

Terminology

Glossary

• Ningenkai (▪, Ningenkai^?): the world of humans, planet Earth.
• Reikai (界 margin, Reikai^?): world of spirits, they can live humans and demons.
• Makai ( evidence, Makai^?): the world where demons reside.
• Meikai (界 margin, Meikai^?): the underworld, analogous to hell. The beyond demons, but was sealed after the attempt of these to conquer other kingdoms.
• Reikai Tantei ( の , Reikai Tantei^? lit. Detective of the spiritual world)They are responsible for defending the human world from the interference of demons, beasts and yōkais from Makai. They are normally chosen by Koenma, the prince of Reikai.
• Reiki (気, Reiki^?): spiritual energy of human beings.
• Seikōki (光 devoted, Seikōki^?): energy Shinobu Sensui and some inhabitants of the Reikai.
• Yōki (気, Yōki^?): spiritual energy of yōkai. Also known as demonic energy.

Classes of Demons

Demons and apparitions are sorted in alphabetical order. Class E is the weakest of the devils, human beings somewhat stronger than ordinary ones. Instead, the S class is the most powerful. Each class is further subdivided into three categories, upper (or +), center, and lower (or -). So, for example, class A is divided into A-, A, and A+.

These classes are not used to classify humans; When the energy of a human being is measured, it is said that the energy of the characters is equivalent to a certain class of the devil.

In the hell saga many demons surpass class S, so a number system is adopted. 36,000 units are equivalent to a Class S, although as said class is the highest it includes the greatest range of energies. The strongest S-class demons whose power we know of in the series are Yomi and Mokuro (1,550,000 and 1,575,000 units respectively). Probably Hiei and Kurama belong to class S, and Yusuke with an equivalent power belonging to the range mentioned above, it should be noted that Yusuke is half human.

Media

Manga

Created by Yoshihiro Togashi, Yū Yū Hakusho was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine between issue 51 of 1990 and issue 32 of 1994 and has sold more than 50 million copies. copies only in Japan. It consists of 19 tankōbon and has been licensed in several countries, including the United States (VIZ Media), Spain (Glénat Ediciones), Argentina (Editorial Ivrea) and Mexico (Grupo Editorial Vid).

Anime

Series of 112 chapters. It originally aired on the Fuji Television network, from October 10, 1992 to January 7, 1995; it was later released on satellite television by the Animax network for various Asian regions, in English. It was licensed in 2001 by Funimation for North America. The series began airing in February 2002 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block; in March of the following year, she was moved to the Toonami block due to her popularity with children. Two years later, its schedule was changed to Saturdays, until the end of its broadcast. It was then broadcast on the Funimation Channel block on the American channel Colors TV. As of Tuesday, August 9, 2011, the series has returned to air on the Funimation Channel and now in high definition for the first time (where this available).

In Brazil it was broadcast on the Rede Manchete channel in 1997. At the beginning of February 2004, it was broadcast for that country (with new dubbing) and for all of Latin America on Cartoon Network. In Spain it was released on channel 33 in Catalonia in 2004. Subsequently, it was also broadcast by the local channel Urbe TV and La Sexta.

OVAs

Two series of OVAs were made, which were only released in Japan:

• Eizō Hakusho: Ankoku Bujutsukai: There are 2 OVAs that describe the characters in the series. The episodes include scenes of the television series in video clips (similar to an AMV), new shorts, as well as interviews with the seiyūs.

• Eizō Hakusho II: 4 OVAs in which each episode shows a review of one of the main characters. The episode includes scenes of the television series, in the form of video clip, and interview the respective seiyū.

• Eizō Hakusho II: Yūsuke
• Eizō Hakusho II: Kurama
• Eizō Hakusho II: Hiei
• Eizō Hakusho II: Kuwabara

A new series of OVAs was bundled in the series' Blu-ray Box on October 26, 2018, to commemorate its 25th anniversary. It adapts the bonus chapter "Two Shots" from the manga's seventh volume and the penultimate chapter. from the manga "All or Nothing".

Movies

Yū Yū Hakusho: Koenma's Kidnapping

Directed by Noriyuki Abe, it was released in 1993. It is 30 minutes long and, due to its short run time, was shown in Japan along with two other spin-off shorts from the series.

In this film, Koenma is kidnapped by a pair of demons known as Koashura and Garuga, who demand possession of an item from Enma - Koenma's father - called the "Golden Seal" (Gold Seal). Botan finds Yūsuke and Kuwabara on their vacation, and asks for his help in rescuing Koenma.

Yū Yū Hakusho: The Movie - Invaders from Hell

It was directed by Masakatsu Iijima, premiered in 1994 and has a duration of 93 minutes. It was broadcast for the first time in Latin America on Cartoon Network on October 26, 2006. And later only for Mexico on August 13, 2009, on channel 5 of Televisa.

The plot is about the "King of Hell," Yakumo, who orders a flood in the Spirit World and plans to take over the human world. For this he needs the power of an evil gem that is kept hidden by Botan 's disposal. If he seizes her, the energy latent within him will be enough to make the spirit world disappear forever.

Soundtrack

Yū Yū Hakusho presents throughout the series a single opening performed by the singer Matsuko Mawatari and composed by Rīsha Uron, who together performed the 1st, 2nd and 5th ° ending. The third ending was in charge of Hiroshi Yamada and was interpreted by the singer-songwriter Hiro Takahashi; the fourth ending was composed and performed by him. Matsuko Makawari would also be in charge of interpreting the opening of the first film and the ending of the second.

Opening of the series

• Hohoemi no Bakudan ( , '"Hohoemi no Bakudan"^?)

Interpreted by: Matsuko Mawatari

Endings of the series

• "Homework ga Owaranai" (▪ أ مع مع مع مع مع مع مع مع مع مع مع مع من, Hōmu Wāku ga Owaranai^?)

Interpreted by: Matsuko Mawatari

Episodes: 1-29

• "Sayonara bye bye" (♪♪, '"Sayonara bye bye"^?)

Interpreted by: Matsuko Mawatari

Episodes: 30-59

• "Unbalance na Kiss wo Shite" (Етик ти ти ти ти та ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти ти стастастастанистананистанистанистананистананананананананисстиссссстанананананананананананисссссссстисстанананананананананананананананананананананананананананананананананананананисстистистистистиссссстистиссти, Anbaransu na KISS wo shite^?)

Interpreted by: Hiro Takahashi

Episodes: 60-83

• "Taiyō ga Mata Kagayaku Toki" (أع Русский, '"Taiyō ga Mata Kagayaku Toki"^?)

Interpreted by: Hiro Takahashi

Episodes: 84-102

• "Daydream Generation" (Етистистистии танититистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистистист, Deidorīmu Generēshon^?)

Interpreted by: Matsuko Mawatari

Episodes: 103-111

• Hohoemi no Bakudan ( , '"Hohoemi no Bakudan"^?)

Interpreted by: Matsuko Mawatari

Episodes: 112

Opening and ending 1 movie

• "A smile that's a bomb"

Interpreted by: Matsuko Mawatari

• "Sayonara bye bye" (♪♪, '"Sayonara bye bye"^?)

Interpreted by: Matsuko Mawatari

Ending of the 2nd film

• "Sayonara wa Iwanai"

Interpreted by: Person Z