yuyu hakusho

YuYu Hakusho (幽★遊★白書 YūYū Hakusho, literally "The Playful Ghost White Paper," meaning "Ghost Files"/"Poltergeist Report") is a manga and anime series by Yoshihiro Togashi. The anime, produced by Studio Pierrot consists of 112 TV episodes and two movies. One movie is a 30 minute special episode and the other is a feature length film titled . In Japan, the series ran in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump. In North America, the manga currently runs in Viz's Shonen Jump. The name of the series is spelled Yu Yu Hakusho in FUNimation's distribution of the anime that airs on Cartoon Network while the series's name is spelled YuYu Hakusho in Viz manga. The anime is distributed by 20th Television.

Background

In the beginning of the manga, Yusuke Urameshi is nothing more than a street-brawling deliquent who only goes to school about every ten days. His teachers hate him and he has few friends. Yusuke also has an alcoholic mother who is too drunk to direct him on the right path. Since every single punk in the city is trying to take him on, Yusuke is pretty fed up with life. However, no one could forsee his most famous deed: he dies trying to save a little boy from a speeding car. When he arrives in the afterlife, the people in the afterlife inform him that, since no one expected him to die in that way, they are not prepared for his arrival. Eventually, Yusuke gets his life back and discovers a new power, he can see beings from the spirit world (yōkai). This is when the series really kicks off. He is enlisted as a spirit realm detective (Reikai Tantei), to help control the actions of spirits in the real world. His first assignment is to round up three demon prisoners (Goki (Gōki, spelled Gouki in the anime), Kurama, and Hiei) who escaped and stole three terribly powerful artifacts. His second is to participate in a contest to choose the next disciple of an aged fighter (Psychic in the English Dub) named Genkai, and to defeat a demon, Rando (Randō), who is posing as a contestant so he can win Genkai's powers. Yusuke's next assignment is to kill the four Saint Beasts, Genbu, Byakko, Seiryu (Seiryū), and Suzaku. In that mission, he is assisted by Kazuma Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei. The next mission involves the Kōrime, Yukina, who has been kidnapped by the evil Gonzo Tarukane (Tarukane Gonzō). Yusuke then fights the Toguro brothers, who in the end fake their deaths. After Toguro threatens to hunt their loved ones down now Yusuke, Kazuma, Kurama, and Hiei are forced to fight in the Dark Tournament. They encounter the Jolly Devil Six a.k.a. Team Rokoyukai (Rinku, Chu (Chū), Roto, Zeru, Ichikia, and Gouta), Team Ichigaki (Dr. Ichigaki, M1, M2, M3 (see below) ), Team Masho (Gama, Touya, Bakken, Jin, and Risho), and Team Uratogi (Kuro Momotaro, Ura Urashima, Shishi Wakumaru, Zuzuka, and Makintaro). after Sakyo makes a bet and risks his life on Yusuke and Toguro's fight, he sets the stadium to blow up within ten minutes, they barely make it out alive. Genkai is revived as the wish of Yusuke for winning the tournament. Next is the Black Chapter Saga, which is the story of Sensui and his humans with Yokai powers. Kuwabara, and Yusuke must fight through seven humans who were tricked by Sensui, due to their hatred of the human race. Yusuke later confronts Sensui head-on in the fight of the Spirit detectives to stop Sensui's plans of breaking the barrier and unleashing havoc upon the Human world. Yusuke learns there is no other way to beat Sensui and the charges head on at the fallen Sprit detective planning to get killed to bring out the limits of his friend, who get out of Itsuki's creature just in time to see Yusuke smile at them as Sensui punchs a hole through Yusuke's heart. Enma (King Yama) tells Botan how Yusuke is related to a evil demon clan, and has sent his sprit guards to make sure Yusuke can never revive. But at that exact moment, Yusuke starts to glow, and out comes an unusally long haired Yusuke. Yusuke and Koenma travel to Makai to help his friends. But at that same moment Yusuke is taken over by his "Father" Raizen, the war god of Makai. Raizen tells Yusuke that he is too weak and Raizen shows Yusuke his own potential. This makes Yusuke shoot a Reigun at Sensui. Yusuke regains his consious just in time to yell, "Sensui, dodge it!" , but Sensui gets hit anyways. When Yusuke finds Sensui, Sensui tells Yusuke that this was his dream. Sensui says, "After all the demons I killed, I wanted to travel and die in Makai, after seeing how horrible humans are to Yokai." Yusuke starts yelling at Sensui to live so they can continue their fight, but Sensui dies because of his wounds.

Characters

Names are in Western order, with the surname after the given name. The English anime name is to the right of the Japanese name if it applies.

Yusuke Urameshi (浦飯幽助 Urameshi Yūsuke) - Yusuke is the toughest kid in Sarayashiki Junior High School and has a typical tough guy approach to everything. He becomes a spirit detective after he had died and was revived by Keiko's kiss. His main attack is the Rei Gun (Spirit Gun in the Dub) where he can manipulate his Reiki into a projectile. He learns many other attacks from Genkai including the spirit gun double and shot gun. He mainly grows in strength from all of his different battles, because he responds to danger by unleashing his full strength. Near the end of the series, it is revealed that Yusuke is in fact a demon. His demon ancestor copulated with a human female and arranged so that a descendant of his, born under a certain star, would be a demon. This explains Yusuke's incredible spirit powers.

Kazuma Kuwabara (桑原和真) - Kuwabara (Which is what most people call him- the only characters seen referring to him as Kazuma are his sister and Yukina) is the second toughest kid in the school and was always trying to get Yusuke's spot. He leads a gang consisting of himself and three other people. As the show progresses, Yusuke and Kuwabara cease being rivals and become great friends. His main powers are his high Reiki sensitivity and his Rei Ken (Spirit Sword in the Dub), Reiki he has manipulated into the shape of a sword. He picks up a new spirit sword towards the end of the dark tournament and in the beginning of the Chapter Black Saga, and his new sword increases in strength.

Keiko Yukimura (雪村螢子 Yukimura Keiko) / Kayko Yukimura - Although Yusuke vehemently denies it, Keiko is his girlfriend. Her personality is almost the exact opposite of his and she keeps up with her schoolwork much better than Yusuke.
Koenma (コエンマ) - Looks like an infant, but he is the ruler and general manager of spirit realm (Reikai). He hires Yusuke on as spirit detective after he helps him come back to life. His father is King Enma (Enma is named King Yama, the Hindu name, in the English anime).

Botan (ぼたん) - The ferrywoman of the Sanzu River (River Styx in Western Mythology). Originally assigned by Koenma to be Yusuke's spirit guide after the fatal car accident, she becomes his case manager when he becomes spirit detective and supplies him with equipment and information.

Hiei (飛影) a.k.a. Hiei of the Evil Eye (Jaganshi Hiei) - Hiei is a fire demon/Kōrime (hi yōkai/Ice Maiden) who specializes in speed, swordsmanship and Black Dragon Technique (Jaou Ensatsu Kokoryuha). He possesses an Evil Eye, or Jagan, which amplifies his power and enables him to summon the fires of Makai (Demon Realm). Originally, he was the leader of an underworld crime ring and was one of the three demons Yusuke fought on his first case. Hiei became a valuable ally afterwards. His twin sister is Yukina. As the story goes on Hiei also learns that even though he thinks he doesn't need any friends, he's the one who needs friends the most.

Kurama (蔵馬), also known as Shuichi Minamino (南野秀一 Minamino Shū'ichi) - Kurama is a demon who has the power to use plants as lethal weapons. He was one of the three demons Yusuke faced on his first case, but he did not fight Yusuke, for he was trying to use the artifact to save his human mother. He was originally the kitsune, Yoko Kurama (Yōko Kurama) until he was trapped and only barely escaped into a human baby. He grew up as the human child Shuichi, and regrets the grief he has given his human mother. The "pretty boy" of the group, he is also the cleverest and wisest member.

Genkai (幻海) - The aged fighter who held a tournament to decide who would be her successor. Yusuke wins and defeats the demon, Rando. She trains Yusuke in the Spirit Light Wave Fist (Reikō Hadō Ken) aka the Spirit Wave in the English Dub and coaches him to the extreme.

Yukina - She is an ice yōkai (apparition) who was captured by a mobster, Tarukane, who wanted to use her tears to produce jewels. Yusuke, Botan, and Kuwabara rescue her from the compound. She returns later during the Dark Tournament (Ankoku Būtsukai) looking for her brother (she isn't aware that Hiei is her brother). She is also nave of Kuwabara's affection towards her.

Hinageshi - Hinageshi is the guide to the spirit world. She gets around by flying on an oar, just like Botan does. Hinageshi is an expert on information about the nether world.
Atsuko Urameshi - Atsuko is Yusuke's alcoholic mother. She tries to raise him into a respectable citizen despite her questionable private life.

The teachers (Mr. Akashi, Mr. Iwamoto, Mr. Takenaka) - Yusuke doesn't get along too well with his teachers at school. Mr. Akashi and Mr. Iwamoto hate him and his friends. They try every trick in the book to expel them. Mr. Takenaka (Spelled Takanaka in the English anime) believes that Yusuke is a truly good person, and only scolds him when needed. During the Four Beasts saga, Mr. Iwamoto is infested with a roundworm monster/makai insect. Since Suzaku commanded all of the infested people to kill Keiko Yukimura, Iwamoto stalks Keiko around Sarayashiki Junior High School before Yusuke destroys the whistle, which causes the insect inside him to die; he returns to normal after the whistle is destroyed.

Shizuru Kuwabara - Kazuma Kuwabara's tough older sister. Like her younger brother she also has a high level of Reiki sensitivity. She wants Kazuma to grow up and get a education so he can make something of himself. Is also a chain smoker and the biggest part she plays in the series is during the Ankoku Būtsukai (Dark Tournament) where she falls in love with Sakyo, the owner of Team Urameshi's rival team, Team Toguro. He saves her life twice, but she is unaware of his true identity until the end. She also knows Yukina's connection to Hiei because she saw a videotape that provided the details for the mission that Yusuke and Kuwabara had to rescue Yukina from Tarukane (only she, Botan, and Yusuke saw the details that Yukina is Hiei's sister).

Rokoyukai Team

Rinku - Rinku is a child-demon who uses a Yo-Yo. He defeats Kuwabara, because Kuwabara couldn't get back in the ring on time.

Roto - Roto is a dishonorable fighter. Roto faces Kurama in the Second round of the Dark Tournament. Kurama has the upper hand as Roto try's to punch him, but throughout the fight Roto calls Kurama by his human name " Shuichi Minamano". Just as Kurama was about to finish him, Roto say's he hold's Kurama's mother's life in his hand. Thus brings out the evil in Kurama killing Roto by a Death Seed.

Zeru - The "Captain" Of Jolly Devil Six a.k.a. Team Rokoyukai. His power is based around fire, his only attacks he uses are Fire Aurora, and a fire blast attack. He seemingly punches Hiei throught the stomach, then shoots a fire blast at him, yet again seemingly killing him. Then Hiei appears behind Zeru, Zeru is stunned, not knowing that a fire-based attack won't work on other fire demons. Thus he is killed by the infamous Black Dragon Hell Fire (Jao Ensatsu Koku Ryu Ha).

Chu (Chū) - Chu is the true captain of the Jolly Devil Six a.k.a. Team Rokuyukai. He kills two teammates, Imajin and Gao, for being cowards and trying to run away after seeing Zeru killed. One of his types of fighting styles is the Drunken Fist. He fuses his sprit energy with the alcohol to form his Sui Ken, which is a ball of energy he throws at his opponent. The other form of fighting he uses is favorite type- a Knife Edge Death Match, in which he put his knives into the floor of the arena, and he and his opponent put their feet to the knife. The first one to slip his foot off the knife loses, and the winner has the right to kill the loser. He later falls in love with a demon girl named Natsume, in the Makai Tournament and surrenders automatically when fighting in the preliminaries.

Team Ichigaki
Dr.Ichigaki - He is a demon scientist who took advantage of three martial art students by poisoning their master. Dr. Ichigaki then appeared and offered to heal their master if they agreed to participate in an experiment of his. Dr. Ichigaki turned them into Makai minions (Usually called M1, M2, M3, or Dr. Ichigaki's minions. He uses them as a team in the Dark Tournament).

M1, M2, M3 - En, Ryo, Kai - The three gave their freedom up to get Ichigaki to heal their master. Later used as a Team in the Dark Tournament (Team Ichigaki).

Team Mashotsukai
Gama - He is a demon who knows the "secret art" of make-up. His two attacks are the Make-up of Chains (Gokujono Sho) and the Make-up of the Seal (Nembaku Fuji no Sho). He fights Kurama in the opening team match, and uses his attacks to chain Kurama down and then seal his youki (demon energy) within him. Kurama's only choice, because of the Gokujo no Sho, is to use his Rose Whip. He ends up killing Gama, and becomes unable to move off of the arena, and ends up fighting three consecutive matches.

Touya - Touya is a somewhat honourable fighter. He fights Kurama right after Gama is killed, seeing how the Gokujono no Sho is still in effect. Kurama was unable to leave the ring and was officially the next fighter. With the Nembaku Fuji No Sho on him Kurama is at a diadvantage Touya uses his Shards of Winter to try to kill Kurama, but loses after trying his ice sword on Kurama, who countered by placing a Death Seed in his body in order to use his powers.

Bakken: The third fighter on Team Masho (Team Mashotsukai in the Japanese Version). Thanks to the Team Masho's owner, Bakken was able to fight against Kurama, who was uncouncious from the previous round. Yususke was ready to break the rules to save Kurama, but luckily Risho ordered Bakken to stop. Bakken then faced Yusuke next but it didn't take long for Yusuke to defeat him.

Jin - The most honorable player on Team Masho, he fights Yusuke after Yusuke beats Bakken. Jin fights by dodging Yusuke's punch and starts flying and seemingly teleporting (due to his immense speed) while trying to attack Yusuke. The match officially ended in a draw.

Risho - He is the dishonourable fighter of Team Masho. his attacks are based around earth, Armor of Clay (a defence and offence raise), and Spiked Armor of Clay (another boost), as well as a general control of the earth around him. He loses to a badly injuried Kuwabara.

Team Uriatogi
Kuromomantaro- He uses one of the many strange items from Team Uraotogi. (Everybogy has one.) His items are the Steaming Spheres (Millet Dumplings). First he turns himself into a beast(Buju Soko: Maen No So (Armor of the Demon Monkey). Next is Beast Armor: Armor of the Phoenix (Buju Soko: Machi No So (Armor of the Demon Rooster). Last is Beast Armor: Armor of the Wolf, (Buju Soko: Maken No So (Armor of the Demon Dog). Before using each of these, he allows Hiei to attack him and thus becomes immune. Hiei defeats him using "Sword of Darkness Flame" (Jaou Ensatsu Ken).

Ura Urashima- He fights Kurama in the Semi-Final. He tricks Kurama into believing that he's fighting for his sick grandmother, and using the Idunn Box (Reverse Treasure Box), unwittingly unleashes Youko Kurama. He was killed by Shishiwakumaru before he could tell Kurama the secret behind Team Uriatogi.

Shishiwakamaru- He first fights Kuwabara and uses his own attack called the Cape of No Return, which sends its victim anywhere, even a different dimension. He then fights against Genkai. He steals people's souls using his Banshee Sword, using an attack called Chourus of a 1,000 Screams (Bakuto Doku Shoku Sou). He is defeated after Genkai used her Reihado-ken, and steals some of his power, and then uses her Sprit Reflection Blast (Rei Kou Kyou Han Shyo).

Team Toguro
Karasu - Fights Kurama in the first round of the finals. Most of his attacks are bomb-like things that surround their opponent and gather in on command. He is defeated by Kurama using The Bloodsucking Plant (Kyuuketsu Shokubutsu).

Bui- He is the one that fights Hiei. At first he wears his armor, which contains some of his energy, so he's powered down a little. Then takes off his armor saying "I swore to take this off only to him.", then his Sprit Class is moved from B- to B. Later he's killed after taking a direct hit from the Dragon of the Darkness Flame. (Jao Ensatsu Koku Ryuu Ha).

Elder Toguro (Toguro Ani)- The elder Toguro brother, he has the power to manipulate his body into any wepon, and can move around his internal organs, making him difficult to kill. He fights Kuwabara during the final match.

Younger Toguro (Toguro Otouto)- Toguro was once human upon winning a Dark Tournament wished for a demon (Youkai) body, seeing how he was scared to become old. He was killed by Yusuke after Yusuke shot a fully powered sprit gun at Toguro.

Shinobu Sensui - Being the previous Spirit Detective, he killed many youkai. But Koema sent Sensui to a mission where he came face to face with the BBC (Black Book Club), where he witnessed them torturing a youkai. Sensui went insane, creating seven personalities and deciding to destroy all humans. He recruited seven people who inherited Sprit Power from the Kikai Barrier's opening. As pawns in his plan he recruited: Tsukihito Amanema, The Game Master; Hagari Kaname, The Sniper; Itsuki, The Gate Keeper; Minoru Kamiya, The Doctor; Sadao Makihara, The Gourmet; Kiyoshi Mitari, The Sea Man; and last was Sensui himself, Black Angel.

Tsukihito Amanema A.K.A. The Game Master - Is a seven-year-old who is obsessed with games and is a part of Sensui's seven. He has the power to make any game he wants a reality; he is unaware of Sensui's true plans. Kurama is forced to kill the boy during one of his games. He is later resurrected by Koenma's pacifer with some of the Mafukan energy.

Kaname Hagari, The Sniper - He's seventeen years old, and has the power to (A) Make any object in his Territory to a bullet-like object and then flick it at his target or (B) Put a Bullseye-sign curse on a person's body. Objects from all around the person fly at the cursed person. Hagari is defeated by Hiei rams his Katana into Hagari's stomach but deliberatily missed Hagari's vital organs. He is later found by his former teammate Kamiya who performs surgery to save Hagari's life. Afterwards Hagari returns to his High School but disappears after graduation.

Itsuki, The Gate Keeper - Itsuki is a demon who was once "stalking" Sensui, simply because Itsuki liked the way he fought. One day he was caught, Itsuki asked Sensui if he'd kill him tomorrow, as he was wanting to watch the finale of his favorite T.V. show. Sensui laughed and decided not to kill him. He loves the girl personality of Sensui.

Minoru Kamiya, The Doctor - Kamiya is the oldest human in Sensui's seven. He is able to produce poisinous Makai bug that kill the people they bite. If Kamiya isn't beaten or killed within ten minutes, those infected will die. He's able to use his fingers as a scalpel, can reattach part of his body, and is has lost all sense of pain. After he was defeated by Yusuke he was taken into police custody, but later escaped. Afterwards he altered his face and began to use his medical knowledge for good.

Sadao Makihara, The Gourmet - When we first meet Sensui we saw Elder Toguros head in a fish tank. Later he was eaten by Makihara. Later, Toguro overpowered Makihara and took control of his body and mind.

Kiyoshi Mitari, The Sea Man - Mitari was always teased in school, causing him to hate his own race, making it easy for Sensui to get the human to join his side. Mitari later battles Kuwabara, who severly injures him after Kuwabara forms the Demension Blade and cuts Mitari and his territory. After Kuwabara helped save his life, and with some convincing, Mitari decided to help the group. He leads Yusuke and the others to Sensui's hideout after Sensui kidnaps Kuwabara. After the battle against Sensui, Mitari is accepted into a school of his choice.

Yomi - He was one of Yoko's companions along with Kuronue. One time Yomi raided the castle of a Demon Assassin who killed all of Yomi's men. The assassin was unable to kill Yomi, so he blinded him instead. Yomi grew four new ears to overcome this weakness, and despite that Yomi achieved a S class rank and became a Makai ruler along side Mukuro and Raizen. He captured the assassin to torture him for a while, but when Kurama came to see Yomi, the assassin said that Youko had hired him to kill Yomi. Infuriated Yomi killed the assassin with a single punch. Tora is one of Yomi's generals, he was killed when attacking Kurama unaware that Kurama could change into Yoko at will.

Mukuro - A Makai ruler. When Mukuro was younger she enslaved by an obese demon who mistreated her severly. She poured acid over the left side of her body to make herself undesirable him, and she later traind with her chains still on and a deformed body. She reached S class then became a Makai ruler. She appears with Shigure, the demon surgeon who implanted Hiei's Jagan. Mukuro forces Hiei to fight Shigure. Hiei defeats him but does not kill him. Hiei is forced to be the sponser/adviser for Mukuro.

Raizen - He is Yusuke's ancestor.He explains how hundreds of years ago when raiding a village he was injured. A woman nursed him back to health. As he was about to eat her, she said, "Feast on other humans better than me," and revealed that in order to make antidotes, she continuously poisoned herself, and could not be eaten. They fell in love, and Raizen vowed never to eat human flesh again, thus setting himself up to starve to death. He trains Yusuke, expecting Yusuke to take his place as a Makai ruler. After Raizen dies, Yusuke learns that if Raizen had eaten human flesh all those years, he would've been the most powerful demon in all of Makai. During the last episode of the anime, Raizen's ghost makes an appearance.

Enki - One of Raizens old friends. He is one of the many competetors in the Makai Tournament. You don't see a lot of him, but after the fight of Yuske and Yomi, Yomi must fight Enki right after he beats Yusuke. He makes the law that no demon is allowed to go into the human world to terrorize it.

Classes

In YuYu Hakusho the ranking of demons and apparitions is done by grade letters. E-class is the weakest class of demons. Meanwhile, S, which indicates "Super A-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+. http://www.pojo.com/yuyu/spiritclass.shtml

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                                 Sprit class's

SPIRIT DETECTIVE SAGA Three Artifacts CHARACTER SPIRIT CLASS Yusuke Urameshi Class E* Hiei Class D* Kurama Class D Gouki Class D- Kazuma Kuwabara Class E-* Jyaki Class E- Genkai's Tournament CHARACTER SPIRIT CLASS Yusuke Urameshi Class D- Kazuma Kuwabara Class E Bat Keeper Class E+ Rando Class C- Musashi Class E Shorin Class D- Holy Beasts CHARACTER SPIRIT CLASS Yusuke Urameshi Class C-/C Kazuma Kuwabara Class D+ Hiei Class C Kurama Class C Genbu Class D+ Byakko Class C- Seiryuu Class C Suzaku Class C+ Rescue Yukina CHARACTER SPIRIT CLASS Yusuke Urameshi Class C Kazuma Kuwabara Class C- Hiei Class C Younger Toguro (40%) Class C+ Toguro's Minions Class D Helen Class C-

DARK TOURNAMENT SAGA Rokuyokai Team CHARACTER SPIRIT CLASS Yusuke Urameshi Class C+ Kazuma Kuwabara Class C Hiei Class C+ Hiei's Dragon of the Darkness Flame Class B- Kurama Class C+ Chuu Class C+ Rinku Class C- Zeru Class C+ Imajin Class D Gaoa Class D Roto Class D- Spirit Warriors CHARACTER SPIRIT CLASS Topaz Class C Rugby Class C- Other Spirit Warriors Class D+/C- Younger Toguro (45%) Class C+ Dr. Ichigaki Team CHARACTER SPIRIT CLASS Yusuke Urameshi (Exhausted) Class C- Yusuke Urameshi (Restored) Class C+ Kurama Class C+ Hiei Class C+ Kazuma Kuwabara Class C Dr. Ichigaki Class C- M1, M2, M3 Class C Masked Fighter Class B Masho Team CHARACTER SPIRIT CLASS Yusuke Urameshi Class C+ Kazuma Kuwabara Class C Kurama Class C+ Touya Class C+ Jin Class C+ Risho Class C+ Bakken Class D Gama Class C- Uraotogi Team CHARACTER SPIRIT CLASS Hiei Class B- Kurama Class C+ Yoko Kurama Class B Old Genkai Class C Young Genkai Class B Makintaro Class C Kuro Momotaro Class C-/C/C+ Ura Urashima Class C- Shishiwakumaru Class C+ Onji/Suzuka Class C- Gorenjya Team CHARACTER SPIRIT CLASS Akarenjya Class C+ Aorenjya Class C+ Midorenjya Class C+ Momorenjya Class C+ Kirenjya Class C+ Toguro Team (Finals) CHARACTER SPIRIT CLASS Yusuke Urameshi Class C+ Yusuke Urameshi (Without Spirit Cuffs) Class B Yusuke Urameshi (Full Power) Class B+* Kazuma Kuwabara Class C+ Kurama Class B-* Yoko Kurama Class B+ Hiei Class B-* Hiei's Dragon of the Darkness Flame Class B Hiei merged with the Dragon Flame Class B+ Karasu Class B* Karasu (Without Mask) Class B (Higher) Bui (With Armor) Class B-* Bui (Without Armor) Class B Elder Toguro Class B-* Younger Toguro (80%) Class B-* Younger Toguro (100%) Class B* Younger Toguro (120%) Class B+* CHAPTER BLACK SAGA Terrible Truths CHARACTER SPIRIT CLASS Yusuke Urameshi Class B+ Kurama Class B* Hiei Class B* Genkai Class C Yuu Kaito Class E Yanasigawa Mistunari Class E Asato Kido Class E- The Seven / Dark Indulgence:

   CHARACTER                              SPIRIT CLASS

Yusuke Urameshi Class B+ Genkai Class C Kamiya Minoru, The Doctor Class D- Asato Kido Class E- Mitarai Kiyoshi, The Sea Man Class E Kazuma Kuwabara Class B Sensui Shinobu Class A-* Dangerous Games:

   CHARACTER                             SPIRIT CLASS

Yusuke Urameshi Class B+ Kazuma Kuwabara Class B Kurama Class B* Hiei Class B* Amanema Tsukihito, The Game Master Class D- Hagari Kaname, The Sniper Class D+ Itsuki, The Gate Keeper Class B Makihara Sadao, The Gourmet Class B- Old Rivals, New Problems / In the Blood / Born Anew:

  CHARACTER                               SPIRIT CLASS

Yusuke Urameshi Class B+ Resurrected Yusuke Urameshi Class A- Possessed Yusuke Urameshi Class S+* Sensui Shinobu Class A-* Kazuya Class A+* Sei Kou Ki Sensui Class S-* Defense Armor Sensui Class S Offense Armor Sensui Class S- Hiei Class A* Kurama Class B* Yoko Kurama Class A- Kazuma Kuwabara Class A Itsuki, The Gate Keeper Class B The Makai Tournament Saga The Three Makai Rulers: CHARACTER SPIRIT CLASS Yusuke Urameshi Class S- Yusuke Urameshi (After Hokushin's Training) Class S+ Kurama Class A Hiei Class A Kazuma Kuwabara Class A Hokushin Class S Kurou Sotou Class B Kurou's Children Class C-/C- Yomi Class S+ Mukuro Class S+ Raizen Class S+ (Low) Tora Class A+ Yoko Kurama Class S- Shigure Class S- Hiei (After Mukuro's Training) Class S- Hiei (After Shigure Fight) Class S Kiri Class A+ Chuu Class C+ Jin Class C+ Touya Class C+ Rinku Class C- Suzuka Class C- Shishiwakumaru Class C+ Chuu (After Genkai's Training) Class A+ Jin (After Genkai's Training) Class A+ Touya (After Genkai's Training) Class A+ Rinku (After Genkai's Training) Class A Suzuka (After Genkai's Training) Class A Shishiwakumaru (After Genkai's Training) Class A+ The Makai Tournament: CHARACTER SPIRIT CLASS Yusuke Urameshi Class S+* Yusuke Urameshi Sei Kou Ki Class S+ (Higher)* Hiei Class S Hiei's Dragon of the Darkness Flame Class S+ Mukuro Class S+* Yomi Class S+* Shigure Class S- Kurama Class A+ Yoko Kurama Class S- Nastume Class S+* Enki Class S+* Chuu Class A+ Touya Class A+ Jin Class A+ Movie 01: The Golden Seal: CHARACTER SPIRIT CLASS Yusuke Urameshi Class C/C+ Kazuma Kuwabara Class D+ Hiei Class C- Kurama Class C- Garuga Class D+ Yasha Class C+ Koashura Class E Movie 2: Bonds of Fire: CHARACTER SPIRIT CLASS Yusuke Urameshi Class B/A- Kazuma Kuwabara Class B- Hiei Class B Kurama Class B Kurama Angry Class B+ Kuronue Class A Mekai God A Class B Yakumo Class A Majari Class B+ Raigo Class B+ Mekai Demon A/B Class C+

Terminology

Evil Eye, or Jagan- The Spirit item possesed by Hiei and Raigo. Not only does it give Hiei the Dragon of the Darkness flame, but it also can see over miles away. But as everything it has a downfall, Hiei's Spirit energy was greatly decreased. However Raigo's Evil Eye is able and supposed to go deep into a persons body and then bring it out in them when used on Hiei it brings out the evil in him.

Sprit cuffs - This is one section of Yusukes final test. When the cuffs are put on a user, he or she cannot move until his/or her spirit energy is mastered. Yusuke uses the cuffs in his fight against Toguro. The user's spirit energy increases when he or she removed the cuffs.

Spirit Wave Orb - The sprit wave orb (Rei Ko Gyoku) was the final test for Yusuke. The sprit wave orb is all of Genkais power into an orb shaped enrgy ball. Yuske later gets the orb into his body after a couple of hours.

Trial Sword - The Trial Sword (Tameshi no Ken) is one of the two items Suzuka gives to team Urameshi. The user's Rei (Ki, or Sprit energy) determines the way the Trial sword looks. Seeing how ShiShi Wakumaru was part Banshee it was the Banshee Shriek. For kuwabara it just greatly powered up his Sprit Sword, and also turned into the Giant Energy Staff.

Theme songs

Opening

"Hohoemi no Bakudan" (Smile Bomb) by Matsuko Mawatari

     "Running in a crowd in a faceless town,

I need to feel the touch of a friend. In the country side I wander far and wide, The isolation gets me again. I don't know where to go, When I feel like crying oh my, It's time to open myself to something new, I want to stop- and grow up a bit. Then suddenly my power and confidence starts swelling up magically erupt, And it's all because of kindness that I feel, From people I don't even know. Then suddenly my intuition and my wisdom grow, And then I know, That most of all I sense compassions wield into strangers wherever I go, Thank you for waking me up."

English version is dubbed.
During the Chapter Black Saga the images of the entire opening have been replaced with new updated ones. Also some of those images are updated during the Saga of the Three Kings.

Ending

"Homework ga Owaranai" (Neverending Homework) by Matsuko Mawatari (1-29)

     "The pointed second hand counts down the life I lead,

Marking off my legacy of worldly deeds, Tick Tock, Tick Constantly I think of things I can't complete, Well it's time to throw them into the back seat... Son of a Gun! Life's a fleeting dream don't let it go... Ya gotta make the most of it you know. Don't stop now, don't let it slip away, Live it up while you can and don't delay, For the fleeting dreams they never stay..."

English version is dubbed.

"Sayonara Byebye" by Matsuko Mawatari (30-59) - Used for 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 but with the English lyrics and music from Ending #4
"Taiyō ga Mata Kagayaku Toki" (The Sun is Shining Again) by Hiro Takahashi (84-103)
"Daydream Generation" by Matsuko Mawatari (104-112)

Note: Endings 4 (Mainly the Images) and 5 are not heard in the Cartoon Network version as yet.
On the DVDs, there is a flaw in Dvds 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 fault, by not turning on the Japanese Subtitles (English Subtitles that follow the Japanese Version) in the menu it will only play the english version of Ending #1 for the end credits. The reason behind this flaw is that no english track was produced at that time during the Dvd releases.