The manga was originally serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Shōnen Jump" from December 1990 to July 1994. The series consists of 175 chapters collected in 19 "tankōbon" 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.
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Yu Yu Hakusho
Yu Yu Hakusho | Introduction
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October 1992
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Yusuke Urameshi
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Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising, and Studio Pierrot
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The episodes of the Japanese animated television series , part of the "Yu Yu Hakusho" media franchise are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising and Studio Pierrot. They are based on the "YuYu Hakusho" manga series by Yoshihiro Togashi, incorporating nineteen volumes of the source material over one hundred and twelve episodes. The series concentrates on the adventures of Yusuke Urameshi, who after his death becomes a Spirit Detective, the protector of the Living World against supernatural threats. The series aired weekly from October 10, 1992 to December 17, 1994, on Fuji Television in Japan.
List of Yu Yu Hakusho episodes | Introduction
The second season of the "Yu Yu Hakusho" anime series, known as the Dark Tournament Saga, was directed Noriyuki Abe and produced by Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising and Studio Pierrot. The episodes were released in North America by Funimation. Like the rest of the series, it adapts Yoshihiro Togashi's "Yu Yu Hakusho" manga from the through the thirteenth volumes over forty episodes. The episodes cover the story of Yusuke Urameshi and how his tenure as Spirit Detective led him to participate in the "Dark Tournament," a competition between demons to determine the strongest supernatural inhabitants of the Living World. The season initially ran from April 17, 1993, to January 29, 1994, in Japan on Fuji Television.
Yu Yu Hakusho (season 2) | Introduction
The fourth and final season of the "Yu Yu Hakusho" anime series, known as the Saga of the Three Kings, was directed Noriyuki Abe and produced by Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising and Studio Pierrot. The episodes were released in North America by Funimation. It adapts Yoshihiro Togashi's "Yu Yu Hakusho" manga series by Yoshihiro Togashi from the seventeenth through volumes over eighteen episodes. The episodes cover Yusuke Urameshi's journey to Makai to meet his demon ancestor, and his attempts to resolve the unstable political situation in Makai. The season initially ran from August 20 to December 17, 1994, on Fuji Television in Japan.
Yu Yu Hakusho (season 4) | Introduction
The manga was originally serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Shōnen Jump" from December 1990 to July 1994. The series consists of 175 chapters collected in 19 "tankōbon" 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.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Introduction
The first season of the "Yu Yu Hakusho" anime anime series, the Spirit Detective Saga, was directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising and Studio Pierrot. The episodes were released in North America by Funimation. The season adapts Yoshihiro Togashi's "Yu Yu Hakusho" manga from the through volumes over twenty-five episodes. The episodes follow the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage boy who dies in an accident, and is resurrected as a Spirit Detective, Spirit World's protector of the Living World against demons and other supernatural threats. The season ran from October 10, 1992, to April 10, 1993, on Fuji Television in Japan.
Yu Yu Hakusho (season 1) | Introduction
The third season of the "Yu Yu Hakusho" anime series, known as the Chapter Black Saga, was directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising and Studio Pierrot. The episodes were released in North America by Funimation. Like the rest of the series, it adapts Yoshihiro Togashi's "Yu Yu Hakusho" manga from the thirteenth through seventeenth volumes over twenty-eight episodes. The episodes follow Spirit Detective Yusuke Urameshi and his conflict with a former Spirit Detective, Shinobu Sensui, and the latter's desire to open the gateway to Makai. The season initially ran from February 5 to August 13, 1994, on Fuji Television in Japan.
Yu Yu Hakusho (season 3) | Introduction
He described the episodes as trying too hard to draw sympathy from the audience for anime's villains. Despite his overall praise of "Yu Yu Hakusho", Divers noted in a review about one DVD release that the show "[walks] that fine line of a solid long running series or being a broken record". He also called the artwork of the first few episodes "dated" and pointed out questionable script choices regarding the English dub.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Anime
The anime has been given mostly positive reviews by critics in North America, complimenting its writing, characters, and amount of action.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Introduction
The English episodes aired from February 2002 to April 2003. The first twenty-one episodes were shown on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block, with re-runs playing after July 2002. New episodes began airing in April 2003, when the episodes began showing on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block. Two pieces of theme music are used for the episodes; one opening theme and one closing theme. The opening theme is by Matsuko Mawatari. Another of Mawatari's works, is the closing theme.
Yu Yu Hakusho (season 1) | Introduction
The manga's shift from occult detective fiction to the martial arts genre after Yusuke's death and revival in the early chapters was planned by Togashi from the beginning. He took this idea from the series "Kinnikuman", which began largely as a comedy before concentrating more on action. Togashi's intention was to establish the main characters and familiarize the reader with them before placing them in tense, physical conflicts. His editor at the time was nervous of him beginning the manga this way and recommended he transition to a battle-focused plot after about 30 chapters. "Yu Yu Hakusho" borrows many elements from Asian folklore, particularly Buddhist beliefs in the afterlife.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Production
The English episodes were shown from December 2005 to April 2006 on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block. Three pieces of theme music are used for the episodes; one opening theme and two closing themes. The opening theme is by Matsuko Mawatari. The closing themes are by Hiro Takahashi, used for the first eight episodes, and Mawatari's "Daydream Generation" for all remaining episodes except episode 112, which uses "Hohoemi no Bakudan" as the closing theme.
Yu Yu Hakusho (season 4) | Introduction
Author Yoshihiro Togashi stated that he began working on "Yu Yu Hakusho" during a period of time around November 1990, though he forgot the exact time. He had recently completed the serialization of his romantic comedy "Ten de Shōwaru Cupid" in "Weekly Shonen Jump". Having felt somewhat intimidated by some of his more popular fellow authors during this manga's run, Togashi realized he would need to create a fighting manga to both gain popularity and write something he enjoyed. As a fan of the occult and horror films, he desired to write and illustrate a new manga based on his interests.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Production
The music for the "Yu Yu Hakusho" anime adaptation was composed by Yusuke Honma. The series has one opening theme, by Matsuko Mawatari, as well as five closing themes: , and "Daydream Generation" also by Mawatari; and and by Hiro Takahashi. When Funimation gained rights to the series, English language versions of each of these songs were produced and arranged by musician Carl Finch. The localized opening theme is sung by Sara White and the closing themes are sung by members of the English cast including Stephanie Nadolny, Jerry Jewell, and Meredith McCoy. A number of audio CDs have been released in Japan.
Yu Yu Hakusho | CDs
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 "shōnen" 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.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Introduction
This came in the form of the supernatural, fighting manga series "Yu Yu Hakusho", which began its serialization late that same year.
Ten de Shōwaru Cupid | Production
The "Yu Yu Hakusho" manga was written and drawn by Yoshihiro Togashi and was published by Shueisha in the Japanese-language magazine "Weekly Shōnen Jump". The series concentrates on the adventures of young delinquent Yusuke Urameshi, who after his death becomes a Spirit Detective, the protector of the Living World against supernatural threats. The manga consists of 19 "tankōbon"; the first "tankōbon" was released on April 10, 1991, and the last one was released on December 2, 1994. An anime adaptation of the series of 112 television episodes was directed by Noriyuki Abe and co-produced by Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising, and Studio Pierrot.
List of Yu Yu Hakusho chapters | Introduction
Polley also discounted the manga's comedy, considering the "bit gags or fairly lame jokes" to be "too much" at times.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Manga
The second season was broadcast in 2012. A third season was announced titled with filming planned in the later half of 2016, and it broadcasts in 2016.
Yūsha Yoshihiko | Introduction
The first seventeen English episodes were originally shown from July 2004 to November 2004 on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block. New episodes began airing in September 2005, with the saga concluding in November 2005. Three pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: one opening theme and two closing themes. The opening theme is by Matsuko Mawatari. The closing theme for the first seventeen episodes is Hiro Takahashi's , with , also by Takahashi, used for the remaining episodes.
Yu Yu Hakusho (season 3) | Introduction
The "Yu Yu Hakusho" television series was voted the best anime of the year in the 1994 and 1995 "Animage" Anime Grand Prix and the second best in 1993 after "Sailor Moon". Additionally, the publication declared the series number 53 on its top 100 anime listing in 2001. In a 2006 web poll conducted in Japan by the network TV Asahi, "Yu Yu Hakusho" was voted as the 15th best anime of all time. The Japanese magazine "Brutus" voted it the sixth best anime of all time. The hit show garnered a large number of viewers during its run in Japan.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Anime
Though he felt there was an "air of authenticity" from the new dialogue, he admitted it would "probably just come off sounding like some silly anime acting." Davis additionally felt the sound design and "rather understated music" was aimed for consistency with the source material rather than a strive for high-quality.
Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament | Reception
Allen Divers of the Anime News Network identified "Yu Yu Hakusho" as "one of the best action series out there", and noted consistently good storytelling and character development throughout his critique of key points of the series. Todd Douglass Jr. of DVD Talk declared, "It's a fun show with a great cast, a sense of humor, and a lot of action so there's no excuse not to at least give it a chance." He recommended the first three-season box sets of "Yu Yu Hakusho", as well as the original boxset of the Three Kings Saga, but enjoyed the show's third season more than the others because of its multiple plotlines.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Anime
Funimation president Gen Fukunaga remarked that "Yu Yu Hakusho" "came 'out of nowhere' to surprise people with huge ratings", which were just below those achieved by the popular series "Dragon Ball Z". "Yu Yu Hakusho" was frequently watched by several age groups during its early run in North America. When it aired on Adult Swim, the anime, along with others such as "Inuyasha" and "Cowboy Bebop", met with male audiences ages 18–34. During its Toonami debut in May 2003, "Yu Yu Hakusho" placed in seven out of the top 111 Nielsen ratings for Cartoon Network telecasts, with the highest being number 30 on May 13 at a two percent share of all viewing televisions in the country.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Anime
Voiced by: Hisako Kyoda (Japanese), Megumi Hayashibara (Japanese, young); Linda Young (English, TV Series; Funimation dub), Candice Moore (English, TV Series; Animax Asia dub), Caryl Marder (English, second film; Central Park Media dub) Played by: Elizabeth Marry
List of Yu Yu Hakusho characters | Genkai
, produced by Teruyoshi Uchimura, is a Japanese TV comedy program that aired from 2000 to 2005 on TV Asahi.
Uchimura Produce | Introduction
A collectible card game based on the franchise was released by Movic. In North America, the series saw licensing for apparel from ODM, lines of action figures by IF Labs and Jakks Pacific, a Skannerz electronic toy from Radica Games, and an activities book from Scholastic. Score Entertainment created the "Yu Yu Hakusho Trading Card Game" for release in the United States. An English guidebook to the series titled "Yu Yu Hakusho Uncovered: The Unofficial Guide" was published by Cocoro Books on October 12, 2004. A stage play adaptation produced by Office Endless was announced in May 2019. The play is written and directed by Chūji Mikasano, a screenwriter for the "Tokyo Ghoul" anime series.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Other media
Like the television series, it features the songs "Smile Bomb" and "Sayonara Bye Bye" by Matsuko Mawatari (Sarah White and Stephanie Nadolny in the FUNimation English version) for its opening and closing credits respectively.
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie and Yu Yu Hakusho the Movie: Poltergeist Report | "Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie"
Pink Pineapple produced and released a four-episode hentai anime original video animation series during 1998–1999. A new, 26-episode anime adaptation began airing on April 2, 2019 for half a year. Announced in 2016, it was produced by Feel in collaboration with MAGES and Genco and was broadcast on AT-X, Tokyo MX, ABC, and BS Fuji, with Crunchyroll and Funimation streaming outside Japan with an additional English dub. The anime is directed by Tetsuo Hirakawa, and the characters are designed by Mai Otsuka. Kazuya Tanaka is the sound director, and Keishi Yonao and Ryu Takami were assigned to compose the series' music.
YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World | Anime
"Yu-Gi-Oh! GX" is produced by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo, and the animation is handled by Studio Gallop. The series was directed by Hatsuki Tsuji and scripts were prepared by an alternating lineup of writers–Shin Yoshida, Atsushi Maekawa, Akemi Omode, Yasuyuki Suzuki–with music arrangements by Yutaka Minobe. Takuya Hiramitsu is in charge of sound direction, supervised by Yūji Mitsuya. Character and monster designs are overseen by Kenichi Hara, while Duel layout is overseen by Masahiro Hikokubo. The "GX" in the series' title is short for the term "Generation neXt". "GENEX" was conceived as the series' original title, as can be evidenced in early promotional artwork.
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Production
There are two feature films based on the manga and anime series "Yu Yu Hakusho" by Yoshihiro Togashi. The films were produced by Studio Pierrot and released in Japan theatrically, the first "Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie" in 1993 and the second "Yu Yu Hakusho the Movie: Poltergeist Report" in 1994. Before Funimation Entertainment acquired the rights to the anime in 2001, the films were dubbed and released in North America by two other companies. The first by Anime Works and the second by US Manga Corps, both released in 1998. However, the first film and the OVAs ("Eizou Hakusho" I and II) have since been acquired by Funimation and they produced a new English dub of the film using their original cast from the anime.
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie and Yu Yu Hakusho the Movie: Poltergeist Report | Introduction
Atari stated in December 2003 that the anime was one of the top-rated television programs in North America for males ages 9–14. Nielsen additionally reported that "Yu Yu Hakusho" tied with "Dragon Ball GT" as the top-rated Cartoon Network program for the same demographic during the week of September 28, 2004. It was the second highest-rated show among ages 12–17 the same week. Cartoon Network dropped the show from Toonami in March 2005 due to declining ratings. "Yu Yu Hakusho" proved to be popular in the Philippines, where it was rerun several times and managed to draw more viewers in the prime time slot than both local and foreign soap operas.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Anime
The series adapts the first 59 chapters of the manga series in a heavily abridged format; skipping many chapters and featuring several key differences from the manga. It also adds a new regular character to the group, Miho Nosaka, who was originally a one-shot minor character in the manga. The series was broadcast on TV Asahi from April 4, 1998 to October 10, 1998 and was followed by a theatrical movie released on March 6, 1999. It has not been ever localized in the west, possibly due to its mature subject matter, though the series has been spread across the internet on many unofficial anime streaming sites as well as YouTube.
Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998 TV series) | Introduction
The first eighteen episodes of the English adaptation of the anime were aired between April and July 2003 on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block. "Yu Yu Hakusho" was then removed from Toonami's listings until January 2004, when re-runs of the old episodes were shown. New episodes began airing in April 2004, with the last episodes of the saga shown in July 2004. Four pieces of theme music are used for the episodes; one opening theme and three closing themes. The opening theme is by Matsuko Mawatari. The closing themes are , also by Mawatari, used for the first four episodes of the saga, Mawatari's , for the next thirty episodes, Hiro Takahashi's in the last seven episodes.
Yu Yu Hakusho (season 2) | Introduction
The series was adapted into two anime television series by Pierrot and Studio Hibari. The series was licensed by Crunchyroll for online streaming with English subtitles. The anime has since been licensed by Maiden Japan.
Yumeiro Patissiere | Introduction
They also contain video montages from the anime, image songs, voice actor interviews, and satirical animated shorts focusing on the four protagonists. The OVAs consist of three volumes as well as an opening and ending encyclopedia. A four-DVD box set containing this series was released in Japan by Pony Canyon on December 15, 2004. Funimation dubbed the OVAs (though not the anime montages) and (re)dubbed the first theatrical film with their original cast from the anime, and released them both in North America in a two-disc DVD bundle titled " Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie & Eizou Hakusho" on December 13, 2011.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Films and original video animations
The anime television adaptation is produced by Kinema Citrus and is directed by Kaori. Series composition is done by Natsuko Takahashi and character design by Hisayuki Tabata. The series aired between April 9 and June 26, 2013 and was simulcast with by Crunchyroll. The opening theme is by Rumi Ōkubo, Minami Tsuda and Risa Taneda while the ending theme is "Affection" by Mayumi Morinaga. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America and released it on subtitled DVD on July 1, 2014. An original video animation episode was released in Japan on February 22, 2017. The opening and ending themes respectively are and , both performed by Ōkubo, Tsuda, and Taneda.
Yuyushiki | Anime
, was released in Japanese theaters on April 9, 1994. The plot revolves around Yusuke and his friends defending the human world against inhabitants of a fourth plane of existence called the "Netherworld". This full-length feature received its first English dubbed version by Central Park Media, which released it on VHS on March 3, 1998, and on DVD on October 8, 2002, under the name "". A series of "Yu Yu Hakusho" OVAs collectively titled was released in Japan in VHS format between 1994 and 1996. The OVAs feature very short clips that take place after the end of the series.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Films and original video animations
Shinbo's involvement with "Yu Yu Hakusho" lessened over time, and it was in 1994, in the middle of "Yu Yu Hakusho"s production, that he was chosen to direct J.C.Staff's anime-original television series "Metal Fighter Miku" after their initial director had dropped the project. Shinbo said that he was only chosen as the series director out of "coincidence" when an executive producer had "accidentally" watched the 74th episode of "Yu Yu Hakusho", which he episode directed. The series received mixed to negative reactions from reviewers. Shinbo then directed the sixth and final episode of Madhouse's "Devil Hunter Yohko", which garnered mixed reception for the series overall, but was again cited by Shinbo as being a major point in his development as a director.
Akiyuki Shinbo | Developing as a director (1994–2000)
Reviewing the 2002 DVD release, Allen Divers of Anime News Network gave the subtitled version a "B" and the dubbed version a "C." He noted that the film has all the action, drama and comedy that makes the TV series great, but with higher animation and artwork due to a theatrical budget. Divers stated that the dub was well-done and close to the original Japanese, but said it was disappointing that a different English voice cast from the TV series was used. The VHS version was the 31st-best selling video during its release week in North America. It fell to number 37 the following week and rose to number 34 the third week.
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie and Yu Yu Hakusho the Movie: Poltergeist Report | Reception
The author claimed to not have been involved in the production of the "Yu Yu Hakusho" anime adaptation due to his own work schedule. He stated that he was greatly impressed by Shigeru Chiba's voice depiction of Kuwabara, admitting that the voice actor understood the character better than Togashi himself.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Production
When the anime series aired on Fuji TV in the early 1990s, games were released on both home and handheld consoles. These include a group by Tomy on the Nintendo Game Boy, a group by Namco on the Super Famicom, releases on Sega consoles, and a few miscellaneous platform titles. In May 2003, following the show's western debut, Atari acquired the rights to distribute new "YuYu Hakusho" games in North America and PAL regions. The company published three games exclusive to those locations. More Japan-exclusive games have since been released by Banpresto and Takara Tomy. Games in the series are of several different genres, though many are action or fighting-themed in relation to the manga's story arcs.
List of Yu Yu Hakusho video games | Introduction
"Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS" is the fifth main spin-off anime series in the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" franchise. It is the sixth "Yu-Gi-Oh!" anime series. It is produced by Gallop and broadcast by TV Tokyo. The series is directed by Masahiro Hosoda. The series follows Yusaku Fujiki. It takes place in a high school environment in Den City. The series features Charisma Duelists who use VR and are similar to YouTubers. The show's theme is "Let's take one step forward and try it!" This season uses three pieces of theme music. From episodes 1-46, the first opening theme is by Hiroaki "Tommy" Tominaga. From episodes 1-24, the first ending theme is by Royga.
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS (season 1) | Introduction
An anime television series adaptation was announced in the 19th issue of Shinchosha's "Go Go Bunch" magazine. The series is directed by Tomomi Kamiya at Zexcs, with scripts written by Deko Akao and character designs by Kei Anjiki, and aired from April 10 to June 26, 2018. The opening theme is , performed by former SKE48 member Aki Deguchi.
Rokuhōdō Yotsuiro Biyori | Anime
The animated series received a generally positive reception in North America. In January 2004, "Yu Yu Hakusho" was named the second best action-adventure anime by "Anime Insider". It was voted by the users of IGN as the tenth best animated series of all time. Critical reviews focused on the series' attempt at a versatile balance of narrative, character development, and action sequences. "Animerica's" Justin Kovalsky defined "Yu Yu Hakusho" as a character-driven series and compared it to other anime like "Phantom Quest Corp.", "Rurouni Kenshin", and "Flame of Recca" in that it successfully combines different ideas such as martial arts battles, character dynamics, the supernatural, and mythology.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Anime
A note on the "season" nomenclature: The seasons that comprise the following list correspond to the box sets released in North America by Funimation. However, these "seasons" only correspond to story arcs, and not to the pattern in which the show actually aired in either Japan or the United States. In Japan, Yu Yu Hakusho was aired year-round continuously, with regular pre-emptions for sporting events and television specials taking place, not split into standard seasonal cycles. In the United States, the show did indeed have four seasons, but those contained different episodes than on the DVDs. Season One contained episodes 1~21, Season Two contained 22~53, Season Three contained 54~83, and Season Four contained 84~112.
List of Yu Yu Hakusho episodes | Episode list
"Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS" is the fifth main spin-off anime series in the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" franchise. It is the sixth "Yu-Gi-Oh!" anime series. It is produced by Gallop and broadcast by TV Tokyo. The series is directed by Masahiro Hosoda. The series follows Yusaku Fujiki. It takes place in a high school environment in Den City. The series features Charisma Duelists who use VR and are similar to YouTubers. The show's theme is "Let's take one step forward and try it!" This season uses four theme songs. From episodes 47-102, the first opening theme is "Go Forward" by Kimeru. From episodes 47-70, the first ending theme is "BOY" by uchuu.
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS (season 2) | Introduction
Produced by Studio Pierrot, the fifty-two episode "Fushigi Yûgi" anime series premiered on TV Tokyo on April 6, 1995. The series aired weekly, until the final episode that was aired on March 28, 1996. The series was licensed for English-language release to Region 1 DVD and VHS format by Geneon Entertainment, then named Pioneer, under the expanded title "Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play." It has been suggested that Geneon chose to license the series based on its popularity among the fansub community. The main series was released in eight individual volumes and as two box sets, the "Suzaku" and "Seiryū" sets.
Fushigi Yûgi | Anime
2017 2018
Yukihiro Nozuyama | TV Anime
Voiced by: Yuri Amano (Japanese); Laura Bailey (English, TV Series; Funimation dub), Andrea Kwan (English, TV Series; Animax Asia dub), Shannon Conley (English, second film; Central Park Media dub) Played by: Mirai
List of Yu Yu Hakusho characters | Keiko Yukimura
Born in Tokyo, Fujiki graduated from Doshisha University and joined the Toho studio in 1954. He began by playing straight male leads, but later shifted to more comical roles, especially in combination with Tadao Takashima. He left the studio in 1974 and found success on television in such series as "G-Men '75".
Yū Fujiki | Career
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Yamato Takeru (TV series) | Japanese Production Staff
"Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS" is the fifth spin-off anime series in the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" franchise and the ninth anime series overall. It is produced by Gallop and broadcast by TV Tokyo. The series is directed by Masahiro Hosoda. The series follows Yusaku Fujiki. It takes place in a high school environment in Den City. The series features Charisma Duelists who use VR and are similar to YouTubers. The show's theme is "Let's take one step forward and try it!" The series uses 8 pieces of theme music, including three opening themes and five ending themes. From episodes 1-46, the first opening theme is by Hiroaki "Tommy" Tominaga.
List of Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS episodes | Introduction
He does his best to keep the others from referencing copyrighted material, and often calls out the low-budget elements of the show.
Yūsha Yoshihiko | Merebu
"Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V" is the fourth spin-off anime in the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" franchise, produced by Nihon Ad Systems and broadcast by TV Tokyo. It is directed by Katsumi Ono and produced by Studio Gallop. Its plot focuses on Yuya Sakaki. Yuya is a boy seeking to become the greatest entertainer in Action Duels who brings forth a new summoning method to Duel Monsters known as Pendulum Summoning. This season takes place right after Yuya, Zuzu, Gong, Shay, and Sylvio got sucked into a wormhole that sent them to two different dimensions. Yuya, Gong, Shay, and Sylvio were sent to the Xyz Dimension, while Zuzu was sent to the Fusion Dimension.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V (season 3) | Introduction
As the series progressed, he would draw figures and faces very detailed or "cartoony, sketchy and jumping with action" whenever he desired such effects. During the years he worked on "Yu Yu Hakusho", Togashi would calculate the personal time he had based on a formula of four hours per page without scripting and five hours of sleep per night. He wrote in his own dōjinshi "Yoshirin de Pon!" that he stopped the production on "Yu Yu Hakusho" out of selfishness. The author had originally wanted to end the manga in December 1993, at the climax of the Sensui arc. Although there was not a large demand from the editorial staff, Togashi was under a great deal of personal stress at certain points of the series' run, particularly during its final six months of publication.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Production
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Yū Asakawa | Anime television
Two drama albums have been released by Shueisha, the first of which has an audio adaptation of the chapter "Yu Yu Hakusho Tales: Two Shot". A CD soundtrack for the second film and a maxi single with the vocal songs of Mawatari and Takahashi have also been published.
Yu Yu Hakusho | CDs
The "Yū Yū Hakusho Original Soundtrack" was released in two separate volumes by Pony Canyon on January 18, 1997. The discs contain the show's instrumental tracks and some vocal themes. Also released on that day is "Yū Yū Hakusho: Music Battle", a series of three albums featuring vocal tracks sung by the Japanese voice actors as their corresponding characters. Compilations of vocal songs including "Yū Yū Hakusho Super Covers", "Yū Yū Hakusho Super Dance Mix", and "" were released on December 16, 1995, March 21, 1996, and March 21, 1997, respectively. "Yū Yū Hakusho: Collective Songs" and "Yū Yū Hakusho: Collective Rare Trax", which contain covers of the theme songs performed by the series' voice actors, were both released on March 17, 1999.
Yu Yu Hakusho | CDs
Production I.G produced an animated film of the series titled "" (×××HOLiC: 真夏ノ夜ノ夢 - xxxHOLiC: Manatsu no Yoru no Yume) which premiered on August 20, 2005 alongside "". The DVD version was released on November 24, 2006. In the film, Yūko receives a request from a woman to help her back into her mansion, which does not allow her to enter. Yūko says that since Watanuki was the one who brought the client to her, he should be the one to grant her wish and therefore is brought along with her and Dōmeki. Yūko also attends because she has been invited to the mansion with many other famous collectors by the same letter, with the mansion filled with strange rooms and mysterious letters telling its guests what to do in place of a host.
XxxHolic | Film
The play ran from August 8 to September 22, 2019 in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Aichi. In September 2019 Yu Yu Hakusho joined the Universal Fighting System CCG, this marked the second anime license to make it into the system.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Other media
An anime television series adaptation was animated by J.C.Staff and directed by Masami Shimoda, with Kenichi Kanemaki handling series composition, Kazunori Iwakura designing the characters and Toshio Masuda composing the music. The anime was broadcast on Fuji TV in 2002. A second season titled was set two years later and aired in 2003. There are 37 episodes total, counting an alternate-continuity Christmas special. The anime was released in North America by Geneon and the manga was released in English by Tokyopop. Four visual novels were also released for the PlayStation 2 and Windows 98.
Ai Yori Aoshi | Introduction
"Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS" was first announced on December 16, 2016. It began airing on TV Tokyo in Japan on May 10, 2017. The series is being directed by Masahiro Hosoda at Studio Gallop with screenplay by Shin Yoshida and character design by Ken'ichi Hara. The series ended on September 25, 2019. The series is being simulcast with English subtitles outside of Asia by Crunchyroll. This makes it the first series in the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" franchise to receive an official simulcast alongside its Japanese broadcast. An English adaptation was produced by Konami Cross Media NY. The pilot episode was previewed along with a digitally remastered screening of "" on March 11, 2018 and March 12, 2018 in the US, and on June 13, 2018 in the UK.
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS | Production
This version splits up parts of the OVAs and does not include the Japanese voice actor interviews. A brand new OVA of "Yu Yu Hakusho" was released with a Blu-ray box set of the series on October 26, 2018, in Japan. It adapts the "Two Shot" bonus chapter from the manga's seventh volume and the manga's penultimate chapter "All or Nothing". In October 2019, Funimation announced the OVA release with an English dub.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Films and original video animations
He claimed that, beginning with the Dark Tournament arc, inconsistent sleep resulting from overwork was causing him health problems. He noted himself as being very ill while working on the color pages for Yusuke's match with Chu. There were also many instances where he would create nearly entire manuscripts by himself, such as Yusuke's meeting with Raizen and the battle between Kurama and Karasu. The editors of the publication tried to make Togashi reconsider cancelling "Yu Yu Hakusho", though he justified his decision by stating that it would simply be replaced by another popular series. Togashi was relieved at the conclusion of the manga.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Production
"Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V" is the fourth spin-off anime in the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" franchise, produced by Nihon Ad Systems and broadcast by TV Tokyo. It is directed by Katsumi Ono and produced by Studio Gallop. Its plot focuses on Yuya Sakaki. Yuya is a boy seeking to become the greatest entertainer in Action Duels who brings forth a new summoning method to Duel Monsters known as Pendulum Summoning. This season covers Yuya and his friends battling in the Synchro Dimension. Four themes songs are used for this season: two openings and two endings. From episodes 50-75, the third opening theme is by Gekidan Niagara, while the third ending theme is "Arc of Smile!" by Boys And Men.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V (season 2) | Introduction
"Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS" is the fifth main spin-off anime series in the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" franchise. It is the sixth "Yu-Gi-Oh!" anime series. It is produced by Gallop and broadcast by TV Tokyo. The series is directed by Masahiro Hosoda. The series follows Yusaku Fujiki and takes place in a high school environment in Den City. The series features Charisma Duelists who use VR and are similar to YouTubers. As of 2020 this is the shortest season in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise with 18 episodes The show's theme is "Let's take one step forward and try it!" This season uses two theme songs. From episodes 103 to 120, the opening theme is by Kimeru, while the ending theme is by BiS.
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS (season 3) | Introduction
N. S. Davidson of IGN concluded that having several concurrent plot branches is not enough for an anime to succeed, but that good writing, interesting characters, and action are also necessary. He proclaimed in his review of the anime's final episodes that "Yu Yu Hakusho" possesses all of these qualities. This was concurred upon by Joseph Luster of "Otaku USA", who summed up his feelings about the universe of "Yu Yu Hakusho" by stating, "Togashi's world is eternally hellish and dark, but wildly varied. The only thing that doesn't change throughout its run is the fact that you'll still be rooting for the well-defined protagonists until the credits run on the last episode." Jeffrey Harris of IGN was more critical when looking at later episodes, and felt that the end of the show's third arc involving the villain Sensui is too similar to the finale of the second arc with Toguro.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Anime
It was created by Mitsuru Kaneko, and was directed by Masaaki Ōsumi (episodes 1-26) and Yoshiyuki Tomino (episodes 27-39). It was written by Sōji Yoshikawa, while the character designer was Akio Sugino. The music for the series was composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi.
La Seine no Hoshi | Introduction
Kyohei Shibata appeared as regular cast for the first time in TV drama series. The final episode was directed by Toru Murakawa who was simultaneously directing the film "Satsujin Yūgi" featuring Yūsaku Matsuda and Yutaka Nakajima, and thus pulled them in for cameo roles.
Daitsuiseki | Introduction
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie, also known as "The Golden Seal", is a 30-minute film that was released theatrically in Japan on July 10, 1993 at the seasonal Toei Anime Fair. The movie was directed by Noriyuki Abe. The movie was English dubbed by Anime Works and Animaze and released on VHS on June 9, 1998 and on a single DVD with "Ninku: The Movie" on January 30, 2001. Funimation Entertainment later released the film to DVD, along with the "Eizou Hakusho" OVAs, on December 13, 2011 as "Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie & Eizou Hakusho", featuring a new English dub with their original voice cast from the anime.
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie and Yu Yu Hakusho the Movie: Poltergeist Report | "Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie"
The opening to the first series was performed by mihimaru GT, while the closing credits is by TEE. The audio was composed by anime and video game composer Eishi Segawa. A soundtrack CD was bundled with the first series DVD. A new release containing additional tracks from the other seasons was sold separately in 2017.
Yūsha Yoshihiko | Music
The series is currently licensed by 4K Media Inc.. Hulu and Crunchyroll are currently streaming dubbed episodes, with the latter beginning to stream the subtitled Japanese version of the series in August 2015.
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Anime
The "Yu Yu Hakusho" manga series features a diverse cast of fictional characters created by Yoshihiro Togashi. It follows fourteen-year-old junior high school delinquent Yusuke Urameshi, who dies and is resurrected in order to become the Underworld's detective of paranormal events in the Human World. Yusuke begins his work in the Human World, but ends up traveling to the Underworld and then eventually to the Demon Plane. In each case he undertakes, Yusuke meets several new enemies and allies. Other predominant characters include Yusuke's rival delinquent Kazuma Kuwabara, the fox demon Kurama, and the sword-wielding fire demon Hiei. While several characters are humans, many are demons, and both have different supernatural abilities due to harnessing their Reiki, one's own aura or life energy.
List of Yu Yu Hakusho characters | Introduction
The mostly amateur cast also included adult video actress Mihiro.
Yu Irie | Introduction
"Yu Yu Hakusho" has sold more than 50 million copies in Japan alone, making it one of "Weekly Shonen Jump"'s best-selling manga series. Patricia Duffield, a columnist for "Animerica Extra", acknowledged the manga as "one of the kings of popularity in the mid-1990s" in the region where it saw mass availability from large bookstore chains to small train station kiosks. "Yu Yu Hakusho" earned Yoshihiro Togashi the Shogakukan Manga Award for "shōnen" in 1993. Towards the end of the series' run, Togashi was publicly criticized for not meeting chapter deadlines and for lower quality art. In North America, several volumes of the manga have ranked within the weekly Nielsen BookScan graphic novels list, including volume five at both sixth and ninth in October 2004, volume six at sixth in February 2005, and volume seven at seventh in June 2005.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Manga
"Yū Yū Hakusho" is a fighting game based on the "Yuu Yuu Hakusho" anime. The player has a choice of 15 characters, each of which has their own special and hyper moves. The animation for the characters was drawn by the animation studio responsible for the TV animation.
Yū Yū Hakusho (1994 video game) | Gameplay
The series ranked 52 in Tokyo Anime Award Festival in Best 100 TV Anime 2017 category.
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS | Reception
A second season was announced by Shogakukan in 2014. The season, titled "Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Zoku", is produced by Feel and directed by Kei Oikawa, with character designs by Yuichi Tanaka and series composition by Shōtarō Suga. It aired between April 3 and June 26, 2015. The opening theme is by Yanagi. The ending theme is by Yukino Yukinoshita (Hayami) and Yui Yuigahama (Tōyama). The second season has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks. An OVA episode, titled , is bundled with the limited edition of the second video game, which was released on October 27, 2016.
My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Anime
, or Detective Story, is an action Japanese TV series starring Yūsaku Matsuda that was originally broadcast on Nippon TV in 27 forty-five-minute episodes from September 18, 1979 to April 1, 1980. The show had various directors including Toru Murakawa, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Yukihiro Sawada and Yasuharu Hasebe.
Tantei Monogatari | Introduction
The manga was adapted into a 28-episode live action series, which was broadcast on TV Asahi between September 1, 1980 and March 30, 1981. Produced by Toei, the drama was directed by Kimio Hirayama and Takahashi Masaharu, with the script written by Masaki Tsuji and Ryō Nakahara and Takeyuki Suzuki and Yoshiaki Koizumi as producers. The series' theme musics, , with lyrics by Kayoko Fujimori and , with lyrics by Yōko Shōji, were both composed by Asei Kobayashi, arranged by Masahisa Takeichi and performed by Satoko Yamano. A live action television special, produced by Production Reed, was broadcast on Fuji TV on February 23, 1986.
Seito Shokun! | Live action dramas
Voiced by: Masashi Ebara (Japanese); Rick Robertson (English; Funimation dub), Victor Lee (English; Animax Asia dub)
List of Yu Yu Hakusho characters | Yomi
An anime television adaptation of the manga series was announced in the May 2011 issue of "Comic Yuri Hime". Animated by Doga Kobo and directed by Masahiko Ohta, the series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between July 5 and September 20, 2011. A second season, titled "YuruYuri♪♪", aired in Japan between July 2, 2012 and September 17, 2012. Both series were simulcast by Crunchyroll. The series won the Television award at the 17th Animation Kobe Awards. NIS America have licensed both seasons in North America, releasing the first two seasons subtitled Blu-ray Disc on September 3, 2013, and January 7, 2014, respectively.
YuruYuri | TV Anime
The first "Yu-Gi-Oh!" anime adaptation was produced by Toei Animation and aired on TV Asahi between April 4, 1998 and October 10, 1998, running for 27 episodes and one theatrical movie released on the 6th March, 1999. This adaptation was never released outside Japan. This series is heavily abridged from the manga, skipping many chapters, and often changes details of the manga stories it does adapt, featuring several key differences from the manga. It also adds a new regular character to the group, Miho Nosaka, who was originally a one-shot minor character in the manga. This adaptation is not related to any other works in the franchise.
Yu-Gi-Oh! | "Yu-Gi-Oh!" (1998 TV series)
, is a tokusatsu superhero series that aired in 1977. Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, this 32-episode series (which aired on TV Tokyo from 2/2/1977 to 9/28/1977), harkens back to tokusatsu superhero shows of the 1950s, but with a late-1970s twist. The series was first released on DVD in 2008.
Kaiketsu Zubat | Introduction
The album features opening and ending theme songs to "YuYu Hakusho" series, namely "Sayonara Bye Bye", "Hohoemi no Bakudan", "Daydream Generation" and "Unbalanced kisses". Numerous tracks are sung by voice actors who originally portrayed the "YuYu Hakusho" characters including Kurama (Megumi Ogata), Yusuke (Nozomu Sasaki), Kuwabara (Shigeru Chiba) and Hiei (Nobuyuki Hiyama).
Yu Yu Hakusho: Sai-Kyou Best Selection Album | Content
A 10-episode sixth season premiered on Netflix on October 31, 2019.
Shin'ya Shokudō | Japanese television drama
Yu-Gi-Oh! is a manga series by Kazuki Takahashi and its subsequent media franchise. Yu-Gi-Oh! may also refer to:
Yu-Gi-Oh! (disambiguation) | Introduction
The OVA is actually from Morimura's perspective (as are the novels and the majority of the drama CDs), and is set after things have begun, so Yuuki explains the situation in retrospect.
Fujimi Orchestra | Media
Voiced by: Megumi Ogata (Japanese, normal form); Shigeru Nakahara (Japanese, demon form); John Burgmeier (English, TV series and first film; Funimation dubs), Candice Moore (English, TV Series; Animax Asia dub), Chris Orbach (English, second film; Central Park Media dub, as "Hideo Seaver"), David Hayter (English, first film; Anime Works dub) Played by: Hiroki Suzuki Kurama was Megumi Ogata's first voice acting role. She stated that while auditioning it was a requirement by the anime's production company that the character's voice sound like a 17-year old male but also like that of a member of Takarazuka Revue, an all-female musical theatre group that portrays both men and women.
List of Yu Yu Hakusho characters | Kurama
The "Yu Yu Hakusho" manga publication has received mixed criticism by reviewers in English-speaking regions. Martin Ouellette of the Canadian "Protoculture Addicts" compared the progression of the series to "Dragon Ball Z" and stated, "Togashi's art, while simple, is extremely efficient and the story is really fun." An older article by the same reviewer disagreed with the notion that "Yu Yu Hakusho" was similar to "Dragon Ball", stating that the former franchise has better developed characters, more interesting action sequences, and more humor. Eduardo M. Chavez of Mania.com enjoyed the manga's artwork and found that the supporting characters tend to be illustrated with more detail than the main characters.
Yu Yu Hakusho | Manga
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Yoko Yamamoto | TV dramas
Show Yanagisawa is a Japanese film director, painter and animation director.
Show Yanagisawa | Introduction
The film is directed by Tomoki Kyoda, who had directed six episodes of the TV series (1, 8, 11, 16, 22 & 26) and acted as assistant director with Soichi Masui. Izubuchi acted as Chief Director on this movie, but was not heavily involved in its production. Most of the staff members involved with the TV series worked on the movie, and it was distributed by Shochiku. The producers were Masahiko Minami, Shiro Sasaki, Maki Horiuchi, Kenji Shimizu and Tatsuji Yamazaki. The movie quickly reveals mysteries that were developed slowly in the TV series and makes changes to the plot.
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio | Production
Later NIS America released on Blu-ray and DVD on January 7, 2014. An original video animation titled was screened in five theaters in Japan on November 29, 2014 before being released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 18, 2015. Unlike the series, the OVA is animated by TYO Animations instead of Doga Kobo, with Hiroyuki Hata replacing Ohta as director, Michiko Yokote replacing Takashi Aoshima as scriptwriter, and Motohiro Tanaguchi replacing character designer Chiaki Nakajima and serving as chief animation designer. Two additional episodes, titled "Nachuyachumi!+", aired on August 21 and September 18, 2015.
YuruYuri | TV Anime
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation produced by AIC and directed by Hiroaki Sakurai aired in Japanese between July 6 and September 21, 2009, on Yomiuri TV.
GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class | Anime
Fans of the show have referred to this series as "Season Zero", due to it adapting the first seven volumes of the manga, whereas "Duel Monsters" picks up from Volume 8 onwards.
Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998 TV series) | Introduction
The first season of "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters", based on the manga by Kazuki Takahashi, premiered in Japan on April 18, 2000, and concluded on April 3, 2001, on TV Tokyo. An English adaptation of the series was made and premiered in the United States on September 29, 2001, and concluded on November 9, 2002, on Kids' WB. It was renamed Yu-Gi-Oh!, due to the fact that the first "Yu-Gi-Oh!" TV series was never released outside Japan. The season was directed by Kunihisa Sugishima, and written by Junki Takegami, Masashi Sogo, and Shin Yoshida. The original version features vocals from Shunsuke Kazama, Hiroki Takahashi, Hidehiro Kikuchi, Maki Saito and Kenjiro Tsuda as the main characters.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (season 1) | Introduction
ANN notes that the fourth season is "a return to dramatic form" after the relaxation of the OVA series, but it is not as melodramatic as the second season, due to the increased maturity of the cast. Chris Beveridge, writing for Mania.com, found it odd that Yumi and Sachiko did not spend so much time together in the fourth season, and felt that the series needed an epilogue, but enjoyed seeing Yumi taking on some "adult responsibilities."
Maria-sama ga Miteru | Reception
"Yu Yu Hakusho Makyō Tōitsusen" was developed by Treasure and was produced in association with "Yu Yu Hakusho" author Yoshihiro Togashi, the manga's publisher Shueisha, the anime adaptation's Studio Pierrot, and its television broadcaster Fuji TV. The home console market of the early 1990s was in the midst of a fighting game craze thanks to hits such as "". The simultaneous popularity of "Yu Yu Hakusho" in Japan led to games in this genre showing up on several home and handheld gaming platforms. After Treasure's debut on the Mega Drive with "Gunstar Heroes", "Makyō Tōitsusen" was one of four games in simultaneous development by the company for the system with Sega as publisher.
Yu Yu Hakusho Makyō Tōitsusen | Development and release
The 12-episode anime television series was produced by Studio Gokumi and directed by Seiji Kishi. Planned by Takahiro, the anime's screenplay was written by Makoto Uezu, and the character design was provided by Takahiro Sakai. The series aired in Japan on MBS from October 16 to December 25, 2014 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The opening theme is and the ending theme is "Aurora Days"; both are performed by Sanshū Chūgaku Yūsha-bu (Haruka Terui, Suzuko Mimori, Yumi Uchiyama, Tomoyo Kurosawa, and Juri Nagatsuma). The ending theme for episode four (acoustic version) and episode nine is by Tomoyo Kurosawa. The anime has been licensed by Pony Canyon's North American label Ponycan USA and released the series with an English dub on Blu-ray Disc and DVD from April 10, 2015.
Yuki Yuna Is a Hero | Anime