Yu Yu Hakusho
Seen it?1992 | 4 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences rate it highly (8.5 out of 10). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Charmed, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- 4 seasons, but most episodes stand on their own, so you can dip in anywhere (about 24 minutes each).
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14: scary moments. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
After dying to save a boy, delinquent tough guy Yusuke Urameshi is granted another chance at life by redeeming himself as a "Spirit Detective."
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesStrong
8.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 4 seasons and reached a modest audience; spent 4 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 86K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; The Spirit Detective is the high point.
The Spirit Detective1992 · 25 episodes · 7.9 out of 10Saturday- The Dark Tournament1993 · 41 episodes · 7.6 out of 10Sunday
Chapter Black1994 · 28 episodes · 6.9 out of 10Weeknight- Saga of the Three Kings1994 · 18 episodes · 7.0 out of 10Sunday
Trailer
More like this
Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks
Cast & crew
- Nozomu SasakiYūsuke Urameshi (voice)
- Shigeru ChibaKazuma Kuwabara (voice)
- Megumi OgataKurama/Shūichi Minamino (voice)
- Nobuyuki HiyamaHiei (voice)
- Yuri AmanoKeiko Yukimura (voice)
- Hisako KyodaGenkai (voice)
- Mayumi TanakaKoenma (voice)
- Ai OrikasaShizuru Kuwabara (voice)
- Tomomichi NishimuraNarration (voice)
- Sanae MiyukiBotan