When you ask anime fans what their favorite series are, chances are you'll hear Yoshihiro Togashi's Yu Yu Hakusho among their many responses. Capturing a zeitgeist in both Japan and the United States, there are many reasons why this series stands on the top.
In a doujinshi (unofficial manga) that Togashi released called Yoshirin de Pon!, he further explained his reasoning, saying that while he still cared for the work, the stress and how it dominated his life simply became too much, and so he ended the series with such finality that no one could continue it.
Quite possibly the most popular and well-known show on this list, Yu-Yu Hakusho is a little different from the other shows on this list. It did have an ending, yes.
Yu Yu Hakusho is one of the darkest shonen anime of the 1990s, primarily due to Yoshihiro Togashi's love of the occult and horror movies. He always finds a way to incorporate these darker elements into his anime, but they seem most prominent in Yu Yu Hakusho.
The series, which began filming in the summer of 2021, won't be arriving until December 2023, but we'll be keeping you up to date with everything you need to know about Yu Yu Hakusho season 1 on Netflix.
Voice. Botan (ぼたん, Botan?) is a guide to the Spirit World and close friend to Yusuke Urameshi. She is a spirit charged with ferrying souls of the deceased to the Spirit World to face their final judgment. As opposed to the idea of there only being a single one, she is one of many grim reapers.
Yu-Yu-Hakusho also uses the style of fighting found in DBZ, which draw heavily on Hong Kong action films and tiered opponent fighting matches (tournaments). A theme which is commonly found in a majority of the anime on this list.
Yu Yu Hakusho - Season 5.
Now, fans of Yoshihiro Togashi's '90s Weekly Shōnen Jump classic YuYu Hakusho have reason to celebrate as it has just been announced that a live-action adaptation is slated for a December 2023 release.
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YuYu Hakusho has been well received, with the manga selling over 50 million copies in Japan alone and winning the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga in 1993. The animated series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize for best anime in 1994 and 1995.
Overall, Yu Yu Hakusho is a very fun and enjoyable series. This anime is not something that everybody is going to like, but most people should at least find something about it that keeps them interested. Its not a DBZ clone, and its not just a mindless excuse for intense action scenes.