Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 1 Times Watched: 2,652 | Comments: 0

Yusuke Urameshi is hit by a car after saving a child who was playing with a ball in the street. He soon learns that the child would have lived anyway, and that the Spirit World was not expecting him to die. For this reason, he is then offered the chance to be revived by the mysterious Botan, Guardian of the river Styx. He initially refuses but accepts after seeing the people he thought did not care for him, including his childhood friendKeiko Yukimura, his mother Atsuko, and his rival Kazuma...

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 2 Times Watched: 1,159 | Comments: 0

Yusuke meets Koenma, son of the ruler of the Spirit World, and is given the task of raising a spirit egg that, when hatched, may return him to his body. Yusuke possesses Kuwabara's body to inform Atsuko about his attempting to come back to life so that his body will not be cremated.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 3 Times Watched: 1,012 | Comments: 0

Yusuke discovers that Kuwabara has been forced by a teacher into a policy of strict nonviolence for a week " otherwise his best friend risks losing his job and being unable to support his family. Kuwabara bears the attacks, and when the teacher puts an additional stipulation that he and his friends must get more than 50 points on the next test, Yusuke helps him study by talking to him in his dreams. The teacher attempts to cheat his way out of the promise by altering Kuwabara's paper, and...

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 4 Times Watched: 859 | Comments: 0

A house fire means that Yusuke has to decide between saving the girl he loves most, Keiko, and having any chance of returning to life. Yusuke chooses to throw his spirit egg into the fire to save Keiko, and in so doing, earns the right to return to life.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 5 Times Watched: 892 | Comments: 0

Yusuke is told by Koenma that he has one final chance to come back to life, but only if someone close to him kisses him within twenty-four hours. Trying to solicit Keiko's aid, Yusuke manages to have Keiko kiss him just before the deadline.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 6 Times Watched: 999 | Comments: 0

Koenma reveals that Yusuke is a Spirit Detective, and must use his unique abilities to battle demons and other threats to the Living World. Koenma additionally gives Yusuke a mission: he must recover three artifacts stolen by master thieves of the Spirit World.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 7 Times Watched: 1,036 | Comments: 0

Yusuke discovers the first and second thieves, and the artifacts. Gouki, the first thief, possesses the Orb of Baast, and Kurama, the second thief, has the Forlorn Hope. Yusuke defeats Gouki, recovering his artifact. He meets with Kurama, and learns that he plans to use the Forlorn Hope to sacrifice himself to save his human "mother". Yusuke, believing that Kurama's sacrifice would cause his mother pain, gives some of his life force so that Kurama will not have to die, and claims the mirror.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 8 Times Watched: 940 | Comments: 1

Yusuke battles the last thief, Hiei, who has taken Keiko hostage to get the last threet treasures. With Hiei's Jagan eye affording him additional perception, Yusuke finds his fight difficult, but he manages to trick Hiei by firing his Spirit Gun off a mirror in order to hit Hiei in his blind spot, defeating him.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 9 Times Watched: 961 | Comments: 2

Yusuke enters a fighting tournament at Koenma's behest. The winner of the tournament gets to learn the secret techniques of Genkai, a master psychic, and Koenma knows that there is a demon named Rando will be after Genkai's techniques. To his surprise, Yusuke finds his old rival Kuwabara at the tournament, seeking to learn more about his powers. Yusuke and Kuwabara inadvertenly qualify for Genkai's tournament due to their high amount of spirit energy.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 10 Times Watched: 1,125 | Comments: 3

Eight finalists are entered into a tournament, and the first round takes place in complete darkness. Kuwabara discovers that he has his own special technique " a sword formed of energy. Using this technique, he defeats his first opponent, moving onto the next round of the tournament.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 11 Times Watched: 901 | Comments: 0

Yusuke defeats his first opponent by placing a lit cigarette on him, allowing him to see him and shoot him in the darkness. The finals then take place on a hill, and Yusuke has to face an opponent whose preferred weapon, shuriken, have the ability to home in on their targets. Yusuke ultimately manages to overcome him, proceeding onto the final round of the tournament.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 12 Times Watched: 857 | Comments: 0

Kuwabara faces Shorin, who reveals more that his initial demeanor entails. Using techniques of spirit mediums and masters of centuries past, Shorin is identified to be Rando by Genkai. Rando proves too powerful for Kuwabara, and he shrinks and defeats him.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 13 Times Watched: 918 | Comments: 0

Rando reveals himself to Yusuke, using a barrage of stolen techniques against him. Yusuke manages to overcome Rando by tricking him, turning his technique against him, and he becomes Genkai's student.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 14 Times Watched: 883 | Comments: 0

Yusuke returns from training with Genkai to discover that his home city has been invaded by Makai Insects controlled by the four Saint Beasts. Kurama and Hiei, with the offer of pardons from their past crimes, have been sent to help Yusuke and Kuwabara with this new mission.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 15 Times Watched: 1,076 | Comments: 0

Kurama faces off against Genbu, the first of the four Saint Beasts and a master of stone-based abilities. Using his plant abilities and intuition, Kurama identifies Genbu's weakness and defeats him.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 16 Times Watched: 627 | Comments: 0

Kuwabara demands to fight the next opponent himself, and encounters Byakko, the second Saint Beast. With Byakko's ability to absorb energy, Kuwabara's attacks prove fruitless. Determined to win, Kuwabara overwhelms Byakko's absorption ability, defeating him.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 17 Times Watched: 576 | Comments: 0

Byakko is seemingly defeated, but appears once more to fight Kuwabara in a room full of molten lava. Using a new technique, Byakko turns the tables on Kuwabara, who desperately claims victory by sending Byakko into the lava.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 18 Times Watched: 575 | Comments: 0

The third Saint Beast, Seiryu, appears, and battles Hiei. Although Seiryu seems to have the advantage, Hiei reveals that he has been merely toying with him, and easily reverses all of his ice attacks. As Seriyu attempts to respond, Hiei cuts him down with his sword.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 19 Times Watched: 525 | Comments: 0

Yusuke fights with the last of the Saint Beasts, Suzaku, who controls the Makai Insects. Despite his determination to win, Yusuke has difficulty in dealing with Suzaku's lightning abilities. Elsewhere the Makai Insect-infected humans begin closing in on Keiko.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 20 Times Watched: 553 | Comments: 0

Suzaku reveals his secret technique " the ability to split himself into seven entities, overwhelming Yusuke. In the human world, Keiko and Botan try to remain safe from attack from the insect-infested humans.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 21 Times Watched: 546 | Comments: 0

Yusuke, confronted with an image of Keiko with her life threatened, finally defeats Suzaku by using the last of his life energy to destroy all of his clones, and barely survives with Kuwabara transferring some of his own energy.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 22 Times Watched: 495 | Comments: 0

Yusuke, Kuwabara and Botan are recruited to rescue the ice spirit, Yukina, from the human crime lord, Gonzo Tarukane. However, Yusuke and Botan are told by Koenma that Yukina is Hiei's sister, and Hiei will kill Tarukane if he arrives there first.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 23 Times Watched: 501 | Comments: 0

Yusuke and his friends fight their way through the human and demon guards surrounding Tarukane's stronghold. Meanwhile, Tarukane bets on his demon guards killing Yusuke's group with the BBC, losing money every round to Sakyo, who bets on Yusuke's side.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 24 Times Watched: 465 | Comments: 0

Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Botan must face three demons known throughout the Spirit World as the Triad. All three are overwhelmed by Yusuke's group. At the same time, Sakyo's successful bets on Yusuke's group have earned him an enormous amount of money.

Anime, YuYu Hakusho, Season 1 | Episode 25 Times Watched: 555 | Comments: 0

Yusuke and Kuwabara encounter the powerful Toguro Brothers while Kurama tries to keep Hiei from carrying out his own plans. At the same time, Sakyo has bet an enormous fortune on Yusuke and Kuwabara's victory, constituting all of his assets. Kuwabara's determination enables them to defeat the Toguro Brothers, and Yukina prevents Hiei from killing Tarukane.