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Anime Profile: Yu Yu Hakusho Updated Tuesday, August 8, 2006 Fields USA Info Japanese Info Image Title Yu Yu Hakusho Yuu Yuu Hakusho · · · The White Book on Ghosts Released 112 TV episodes, 2 movies 112 TV episodes, 2 movies Dates February 22, 2002 1992-1995 Company Funimation; U.S. Manga Corp. Studio Pierrot/Fuji TV Creator Yoshihiro Togashi Director Akiyuki Arafusa Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Eastern Fantasy Action, Adventure, Comedy, Eastern Fantasy Related Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltergeist Report Yu Yu Hakusho: Bonds of Fire This info came from Tru Gundam, and was edited by yours truly (contact me). The image came from Smooth Yu Yu Hakusho.

Classes

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, the S-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. In the Three Kings Saga, it seems that many demons surpass the Upper S-class rankings, so Yu Yu Hakusho adopts a numerical system. 80,000 on this system is equivalent to a Middle B-class, 120,000 to a Middle A-class, and 200,000 to a Middle S-class. However, the device used to record the energy levels aforementioned breaks before the Makai Tournament, so the exact class and energy readings of some of its contestants remain unknown. Middle E-class 25,000 Middle D-class 50,000 Middle C-class 60,000 Middle B-class 80,000 Middle A-class 120,000 Middle S-class 200,000

Theme Songs

Opening "Hohoemi no Bakudan" (Smile Bomb) by Matsuko Mawatari (originally used only on Adult Swim but now seen on regular Cartoon Network) 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. Ending "Homework ga Owaranai" (Neverending Homework) by Matsuko Mawatari (1-29) (Used on Cartoon Network up until Toonami moved to Saturday Nights) "Sayonara BYE BYE" by Matsuko Mawatari (30-59) - Used on the Cartoon Network version starting with the Finals of the Dark Tournament storyline. "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. "Taiyo ga Mata Kagayaku Toki" (The Sun is Shining Again/When the Sun Shines Again) by Hiro Takahashi (84-102) Used for the Cartoon Network Version finishing the Chapter Black Saga. "Daydream Generation" by Matsuko Mawatari (103-111) Used for the Cartoon Network Version starting the Three Kings Saga(episode 95) Main Character Songs Kurama (By Megumi Ogata) "Kurayami ni Akai Bara ~Romantic Soldier" (Red Rose in the Darkness ~Romantic Soldier) "Kyou no Sayonara wa Mirai no Hajimari" (Today's Goodbye is the Start of Tomorrow) "Nightmare" "Koori no Naifu o Daite" (Embracing the Ice Knife) Hiei (By Nobuyuki Hiyama) "Kuchibue ga Kikoeru" (I Hear a Whistle) "Manazashi no Aria" "Ryuusei no Solitude" (Solitude of a Shooting Star) "Tasogare ni Se o Mukete" Kuwabara (By Shigeru Chiba) "DACHI" (Buddies) "Eien ni THANK YOU!" (Thank You Forever) "Konjou Icchokusen" (Guts All the Way) "Otoko no Junjou" (The Simple Feelings of a Man) Yusuke (By Nozomu Sasaki) "All Right!" "Akatsuki no Chikai" (Rising Sun) "Dead or Alive ~Toshi Kami" (Dead or Alive ~Holy Battle) "FIRE" "Kokoro o Tsunaide" (Join our Hearts) "TOUGH" "Tsukanoma no Sunset" young Genkai (By Megumi Hayashibara) "Forever Dreamer" Other Character Songs Hinageshi "Anata o Dakishimeru Watashi de Itai" (I Want to Embrace You) Toguro "Cry Lonely Cry" "Icy Blood" Keiko "Donna Toki Demo Anata to Mezametai" "YELL" Touya "GLEAM ~Yami ni Hikaru" (GLEAM ~Shining in the Darkness~) Kaname Hagiri "Kiri no Naka no Sniper" (The Sniper in the Mist) Chuu "Maa, Nome yo" (Just Have a Drink) Itsuki "Never Ending Dreams" Mukuro "REBIRTH ~Saisei~" (REBIRTH ~Rebirth~) Yomi "Sennen no Yami no Hate" (The End of a Thousand Years of Darkness) Koenma "TOKOTON" Jin "Tsumujikaze de Fly Away" (Fly Away with a Whirlwind) Sensui "Unbelievable" Suzuki "Utsukushi Sugite..." (Too Beautiful...) Group/Duet Songs "Mienai Mirai" - Kurama, Yusuke, Hiei, Kuwabara, Yukina, Keiko, Botan, and Koenma "Wild Wind ~Yasei no Kaze no You ni (Wild Wind ~Like the Wind of the Wild) - Hiei and Kurama "Yasashisa Wa Nemuranai" (Kindness Never Sleeps) - Kurama, Yusuke, Hiei, and Kuwabara "Moonlight Party" - Botan and Koenma "EYE TO EYE" - Kurama, Hiei, and Kuwabara "Rocket Hanabi no LOVE SONG" - Kuwabara & Yukina "Omoide o Tsubasa ni Shite" (Turning Feelings into Wings) - Yusuke & Keiko "Love Song o Anata ni" (A Love Song for You) - Koto, Juri, Ruka "HOLD OUT!" - Botan, Keiko, Yukina "Hikari no Naka de" (Inside the Light) - Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, Hiei "Eien no Requiem" (Never Ending Requiem) - Sensui & Itsuki "Dark Side Stories" - Yoko Kurama & Hiei "Boku-tachi no Kisetsu" (Our Seasons) - Yusuke, Kurama, Kuwabara, Hiei 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 Three Kings Saga. "Hohoemi No Bakudan" and "Homework ga Owaranai" were re-made by Kurama on a special collecter item CD. The same applies for "Anbaransu na Kisu wo Shite" and "Taiyo ga Mata Kagayaku Toki" by Yusuke. Koenma re-sang "Daydream Generation". The dance re-mixes and karaoke versions of most of the character songs were also on this (and other) Yu Yu Hakusho CD's.

Trivia

Volume 1 of the manga has an advertisement for a dojinshi manga created by Togashi titled Church! Volume 3 - We're Carried Away Here. According to the volume, the manga is no longer available. Kuwabara's favourite band is Megallica, the "Gods of Heavy Metal" as he calls them, in the Chapter Black saga; Megallica may possibly be a tribute/parody of both Megadeth and Metallica. Several references to the Sailor Moon metaseries is found throughout YuYu Hakusho, perhaps because series creator Yoshihiro Togashi was dating Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi at the time (whom he later married). In The Three Kings saga, Koenma appears at the tournament dressed incognito as Sailor Moon's Tuxedo Mask. In chapter 44 of the manga, Kurama states: "Just call me Tuxedo Mask." after breaking up a fight by throwing a rose. In the final episode of the series, two of Keiko's classmates bear strong resemblances to Haruka Tenoh (Sailor Uranus) and Michiru Kaioh (Sailor Neptune). In one chapter of the manga, Yusuke heads over to the local cafè and begins to read a comic-book magazine called "Weekly Chunen Jumbo". This could most likely be a reference to the magazine that distributes the manga, Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump" and Viz's "Shonen Jump Magazine". The images visible in this comic-book mirror an actual scene in a previous volume. In the last issue of Shonen Jump, a demon holds a banner that says "Togashi, pay me back!" In episode six of the anime series, the words "Mad Piero" can be seen as graffiti on one of the walls. This is a self-reference from the anime studio behind the production of the series, Pierrot, whose name is pronounced as Piero, and is the Japanese word for clown, derived from the French language. A villain by the name of "Mad Piero" also appears in the anime title Cowboy Bebop. In episode 9, The Successor to Genkai! The Tournament Begins, background characters that look remarkably like Zangief, Dhalsim and E.Honda from the fighting game franchise Street Fighter appear behind Yusuke and Kuwabara. In episode 21, when Yusuke reawakens in Kuwabara's room after the Maze Castle battle, we discover that he has an Oingo Boingo poster on his wall in the background. In episode 22, when Yusuke, Botan, Kuwabara and his sister Shizuru were watching a video (VHS) (sent by Hiei under orders from Koenma) about Yukina, Koenma spoofed (with trademarks of his own name) Columbia Pictures, with Koenma posing and holding a torch. Shortly afterwards, a stunted male oni appeared, meowing inside the name 'Koenma' as a parody of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lion. In Episode 44, while Kuwabara is playing cards, the Ace of Spades is printed with Nintendo's name, with Nintendo also coming up again other times throughout the series. The Idunn Box used during the Dark Tournament may have been named from the Norse goddess, Iðunn. In the final episode, while Kurama is speaking to Kuwabara on the train, a sign on a building reads in English "YUYUHAKUSHOEND!". Also in the final episode, in the scene where Keiko is walking home, a truck drives by with the name "Narlboro" on the side, a reference to the cigarette brand Marlboro. YuYu Hakusho is the only anime that debuted on Adult Swim to move to Cartoon Network's Toonami block. Other shows have transitioned from Toonami or the rest of Cartoon Network to Adult Swim, such as some of the Gundam series and The Big O, but this is so far the only example to do it in reverse. The kanji that were used by the author to spell Yuu Yuu Hakusho have 2 possible meanings. 1 is "Astral Visit Report", and the other is "Chronicle of Yuusukes Journey". The second is supported by the fact that the same kanji is used for the Yuu in the title, as for the Yuu in Yuusukes name (Yuusuke means lit. "Ghost Helper", Hakusho translates roughly to document, white paper, or report). The second meaning is also supported by the end of the anime, which states that the show is nothing but a record of Yuusukes travels, recorded by rei-kai intelligence. Originally in the English Dub, Spirit Energy was defined as the special power used by both Humans and Demons. However, the special power used by Demons was later given its own defination as Demon Energy. The Demon Energy term was first coined by Hiei in Episode 88. In episode 26 of the English Dub, Hiei says that he and his sister are half siblings and have different mothers. Yet in episode 100 in his reflections of his life, they have the same mother.