Yu Yu Hakusho (Japanese: å¹½â˜†é Šâ˜†ç™½æ›¸, Hepburn: YÅ« YÅ« Hakusho)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro
Togashi. The series tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage
delinquent who is struck and killed by a car while attempting to save
a child's life. After a number of tests presented to him by Koenma,
the son of the ruler of the afterlife Underworld, Yusuke is revived
and appointed the title of "Underworld Detective", with which he must
investigate various cases involving demons and apparitions in the
human world. The manga becomes more focused on martial arts battles
and tournaments as it progresses. Togashi began creating Yu Yu Hakusho
around November 1990, basing the series on his interests in the occult
and horror films and an influence of Buddhist mythology.The manga was
originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly ShÅ nen Jump from December
1990 to July 1994. The series consists of 175 chapters collected in 19
tankÅ bon volumes. In North America, the manga ran completely in Viz's
Shonen Jump from January 2003 to January 2010. An anime adaptation
consisting of 112 television episodes was directed by Noriyuki Abe and
co-produced by Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising, and Studio
Pierrot. The television series originally aired on Japan's Fuji TV
network from October 1992 to December 1994. It was later licensed in
North America by Funimation in 2001, where it aired on popular Cartoon
Network blocks including Adult Swim and later Toonami. The television
series has also been broadcast in various other countries around the
world. The Yu Yu Hakusho franchise has spawned two animated films, a
series of original video animations (OVAs), audio albums, video games,
and other merchandise.Yu Yu Hakusho has been well received, with the
manga selling over 50 million copies in Japan alone and winning the
prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award for shÅ nen manga in 1993. The
animated series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize for best anime
in 1994 and 1995. Yu Yu Hakusho has been watched by a large audience
in Japan and a wide range of age groups in the United States. The
anime has been given mostly positive reviews by critics in North
America, complimenting its writing, characters, and amount of action.
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro
Togashi. The series tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage
delinquent who is struck and killed by a car while attempting to save
a child's life. After a number of tests presented to him by Koenma,
the son of the ruler of the afterlife Underworld, Yusuke is revived
and appointed the title of "Underworld Detective", with which he must
investigate various cases involving demons and apparitions in the
human world. The manga becomes more focused on martial arts battles
and tournaments as it progresses. Togashi began creating Yu Yu Hakusho
around November 1990, basing the series on his interests in the occult
and horror films and an influence of Buddhist mythology.The manga was
originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly ShÅ nen Jump from December
1990 to July 1994. The series consists of 175 chapters collected in 19
tankÅ bon volumes. In North America, the manga ran completely in Viz's
Shonen Jump from January 2003 to January 2010. An anime adaptation
consisting of 112 television episodes was directed by Noriyuki Abe and
co-produced by Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising, and Studio
Pierrot. The television series originally aired on Japan's Fuji TV
network from October 1992 to December 1994. It was later licensed in
North America by Funimation in 2001, where it aired on popular Cartoon
Network blocks including Adult Swim and later Toonami. The television
series has also been broadcast in various other countries around the
world. The Yu Yu Hakusho franchise has spawned two animated films, a
series of original video animations (OVAs), audio albums, video games,
and other merchandise.Yu Yu Hakusho has been well received, with the
manga selling over 50 million copies in Japan alone and winning the
prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award for shÅ nen manga in 1993. The
animated series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize for best anime
in 1994 and 1995. Yu Yu Hakusho has been watched by a large audience
in Japan and a wide range of age groups in the United States. The
anime has been given mostly positive reviews by critics in North
America, complimenting its writing, characters, and amount of action.
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