Yu Yu Hakusho season 1

The first season of the Yu Yu Hakusho 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 first through sixth 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.

Yu Yu Hakusho
Season 1
No. of episodes	25
Release
Original network	Fuji Television
Original release	October 10, 1992 (1992-10-10) – April 10, 1993 (1993-04-10)
Season chronology

The season ran from October 10, 1992, to April 10, 1993, on Fuji Television in Japan. 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 reruns playing after the broadcast night of July 6, 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 "Hohoemi no Bakudan" (微笑みの爆弾, lit. "Smile Bomb") by Matsuko Mawatari. Another of Mawatari's works, "Homework ga Owaranai" (ホームワークが終わらない, Hōmuwāku ga Owaranai, lit. "The Homework Never Ends") is the closing theme.

Seven DVD compilations, containing either three or four episodes, have been released by Funimation. The first was released on April 16, 2002, with the seventh released on December 10, 2002. In addition, a full collection, containing all seven DVD compilations of the saga, was released on January 14, 2003. A Blu-ray compilation was released by Funimation on May 31, 2011.

Episode list

No.	Title	Director	Storyboard	Writer	Original air date	English air date
1	"Surprised to be Dead" Transliteration: "Shindara Odoroita!" (Japanese: 死んだらオドロいた)	Noriyuki Abe	Noriyuki Abe	Yoshiyuki Ōhashi	October 10, 1992 (1992-10-10)	February 23, 2002
2	"Koenma Appears" (Koenma of the Spirit Realm! A Trial Towards Resurrection) Transliteration: "Reikai no Koenma! Fukkatsu e no Shiren" (Japanese: 霊界のコエンマ! 復活への試練)	Shigeru Ueda	Akihiro Enomoto	Yoshiyuki Ōhashi	October 17, 1992 (1992-10-17)	March 2, 2002
3	"Kuwabara: A Promise Between Men" (Kuwabara in a Corner! A Man's Oath) Transliteration: "Oitsumerareta Kuwabara! Otoko no Chikai" (Japanese: 追いつめられた桑原! 男の誓い)	Kazunori Mizuno	Kazunori Mizuno	Yoshiyuki Ōhashi	October 24, 1992 (1992-10-24)	March 9, 2002
4	"Requirements for Lovers" (Hot Flames! Ties of the Beloved) Transliteration: "Atsuki Honō! Koibito no Kizuna" (Japanese: 熱き炎! 恋人のきずな)	Akiyuki Shinbo	Motosuke Takahashi	Sukehiro Tomita	October 31, 1992 (1992-10-31)	March 16, 2002
5	"Yusuke's Back" (Yusuke's Resurrection! A New Trial) Transliteration: "Yūsuke Fukkatsu! Aratanaru Shimei" (Japanese: 幽助復活! 新たなる使命)	Junya Koshiba	Junya Koshiba	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	November 7, 1992 (1992-11-07)	March 23, 2002
6	"Three Monsters" (The Three Yokai! Hiei, Kurama, and Gouki) Transliteration: "Sanbiki no Yōkai! Hiei Kurama Gōki" (Japanese: 三匹の妖怪! 飛影·蔵馬·剛鬼)	Hitoyuki Matsui	Hitoyuki Matsui	Hiroshi Hashimoto	November 14, 1992 (1992-11-14)	March 30, 2002
7	"Gouki and Kurama" (Kurama's Secret!? The Ties Between Mother and Son) Transliteration: "Kurama no Himitsu?! Haha To Ko no Kizuna" (Japanese: 蔵馬の秘密?! 母と子のきずな)	Akiyuki Shinbo	Akiyuki Shinbo	Yoshiyuki Ōhashi	November 21, 1992 (1992-11-21)	April 6, 2002
8	"The Three Eyes of Hiei" (Keiko in Peril! Hiei, the Jagan Master) Transliteration: "Keiko Ayaushi! Jaganshi Hiei" (Japanese: 螢子あやうし! 邪眼師·飛影)	Junya Koshiba	Takeshi Mori	Sukehiro Tomita	November 28, 1992 (1992-11-28)	April 13, 2002
9	"The Search Begins" (The Successor to Genkai! The Tournament Begins) Transliteration: "Genkai no Keishōsha Tournament Kaishi" (Japanese: 幻海の継承者トーナメント開始)	Junya Koshiba	Takeshi Mori	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	December 5, 1992 (1992-12-05)	April 20, 2002
10	"Kuwabara's Spirit Sword" (Death Battle in the Dark! Kuwabara's Reiki Sword) Transliteration: "Kurayami no Shitō! Kuwabara Reiki no Ken" (Japanese: 暗闇の死闘! 桑原·霊気の剣)	Kazunori Mizuno	Kazunori Mizuno	Hiroshi Hashimoto	December 12, 1992 (1992-12-12)	April 27, 2002
11	"Hard Fights for Yusuke" (Yusuke's Hard Battle! A Bruised and Bloody Counterattack) Transliteration: "Yūsuke Kurusen! Kizudarake Hangeki" (Japanese: 幽助苦戦! 傷だらけの反撃!!)	Hitoyuki Matsui	Hitoyuki Matsui	Yoshiyuki Ōhashi	December 19, 1992 (1992-12-19)	May 4, 2002
12	"Rando Rises, Kuwabara Falls" (Rando Appears! Kuwabara's Grievous Defeat) Transliteration: "Randō Arawaru! Kuwabara Munen no Haiboku" (Japanese: 乱童あらわる! 桑原無念の敗北)	Akiyuki Shinbo	Motosuke Takahashi	Sukehiro Tomita	December 26, 1992 (1992-12-26)	May 11, 2002
13	"Yusuke vs. Rando: 99 Attacks" (Yusuke vs. Rando, Sorcery Thrown Into Chaos!!) Transliteration: "Yūsuke vs. Randō Midariretobu Yōjitsu" (Japanese: 幽助VS乱童 乱れとぶ妖術!!)	Junya Koshiba	Junya Koshiba	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	January 9, 1993 (1993-01-09)	May 18, 2002
14	"The Beasts of Maze Castle" (The Four Holy Beasts in the Labyrinthine Castle! A Challenge to the Spiritual Realm) Transliteration: "Meikyū Shiro no Shiseijū! Reikai e no Chōsen" (Japanese: 迷宮城の四聖獣! 霊界への挑戦)	Shigeru Ueda	Akihiro Enomoto	Hiroshi Hashimoto	January 16, 1993 (1993-01-16)	May 25, 2002
15	"Genbu, the Stone Beast" (The Beautiful Dance of the Rose! The Elegant Kurama) Transliteration: "Utsukushiki Bara no Mai! Karei Naru Kurama" (Japanese: 美しきバラの舞! 華麗なる蔵馬)	Kazunori Mizuno	Noriyuki Abe	Yoshiyuki Ōhashi	January 23, 1993 (1993-01-23)	June 1, 2002
16	"Byakko, the White Tiger" (Grow, Rei-ken! Kuwabara — A Man's Fight) Transliteration: "Tobi Yo Reiken! Kuwabara Otoko no Shōbu" (Japanese: 伸びよ霊剣! 桑原·男の勝負)	Akiyuki Shinbo	Akiyuki Shinbo	Sukehiro Tomita	January 30, 1993 (1993-01-30)	June 8, 2002
17	"Byakko's Lair" (Byakko's Hellish Roar) Transliteration: "Byakko Jigoku no Otakebi" (Japanese: 白虎·地獄の雄叫び)	Junya Koshiba	Takeshi Mori	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	February 6, 1993 (1993-02-06)	June 15, 2002
18	"Seiryu, the Blue Dragon" (Hiei Comes Forward to Battle! A Slashing Sword) Transliteration: "Hiei Shusen! Kirisaku Ken" (Japanese: 飛影出戦! 切り裂く剣)	Hitoyuki Matsui	Hitoyuki Matsui	Hiroshi Hashimoto	February 13, 1993 (1993-02-13)	June 22, 2002
19	"Suzaku, Leader of the Beasts" (The Last of the Four Holy Beasts, Suzaku!) Transliteration: "Saigo no Shiseijū Suzaku" (Japanese: 最後の四聖獣·朱雀!)	Shigeru Ueda	Akihiro Enomoto	Yoshiyuki Ōhashi	February 20, 1993 (1993-02-20)	June 29, 2002
20	"Seven Ways to Die" (Secret Techniques Clash! The Seven Suzaku) Transliteration: "Okugi Gekitotsu! Shichi Nin no Suzaku" (Japanese: 奥義激突! 七人の朱雀)	Kazunori Mizuno	Kazunori Mizuno	Sukehiro Tomita	February 27, 1993 (1993-02-27)	July 6, 2002
21	"Yusuke's Sacrifice" (Yusuke's Life or Death Counterattack) Transliteration: "Yūsuke Inochi o Kaketa Hangeki" (Japanese: 幽助·命を賭けた反撃)	Akiyuki Shinbo	Motosuke Takahashi	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	March 6, 1993 (1993-03-06)	July 6, 2002
22	"Lamenting Beauty" (A Sorrowful Young Beauty — Yukina) Transliteration: "Kanashimi no Bishōjo Yukina" (Japanese: 悲しみの美少女·雪菜)	Haruo Nakayama	Takeshi Mori	Hiroshi Hashimoto	March 13, 1993 (1993-03-13)	April 3, 2003
23	"The Toguro Brothers Gang" (Envoys of Darkness! The Toguro Brothers) Transliteration: "Yami no Shisha! Toguro Kyōdai" (Japanese: 闇の使者! 戸愚呂兄弟)	Noriyuki Abe	Noriyuki Abe	Yoshiyuki Ōhashi	March 20, 1993 (1993-03-20)	April 4, 2003
24	"The Deadly Triad" (Terrifyingly Mighty Foes! The Sankishu) Transliteration: "Osoroshiki Kyōteki! San Kishū" (Japanese: 恐ろしき強敵! 三鬼衆)	Akiyuki Shinbo	Akiyuki Shinbo	Sukehiro Tomita	March 27, 1993 (1993-03-27)	April 5, 2003
25	"Kuwabara's Fight of Love" (Burn, Kuwabara! The Underlying Power of Love) Transliteration: "Moero Kuwabara! Ai no Sokojikara" (Japanese: 燃えろ桑原! 愛の底力)	Hitoyuki Matsui	Hitoyuki Matsui	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	April 10, 1993 (1993-04-10)	April 6, 2003

References

General

• "Official Funimation site for the saga". Funimation. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-11-04.

Specific

External links

• Studio Pierrot's YuYu Hakusho website (in Japanese)
• Funimation's YuYu Hakusho website (in English)