GHOST FIGHTER

YuYu Hakusho (幽☆遊☆白書, Yū Yū Hakusho^?, or "YYH", lit. "Ghost Files" or "Poltergeist Report"^[1]) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi with an anime adaptation. The name of the series is spelled Yu Yu Hakusho in Funimation's distribution of the anime and YuYu HakushoViz manga. YuYu Hakusho tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage delinquent who is struck and killed by a car while attempting to save a child's life.

After a number of tests presented to him by Koenma, the son of the ruler of the afterlife Underworld, Yusuke is revived and appointed the title of "Underworld Detective", with which he must investigate and solve various cases involving demons and apparitions in the Human World. in the
The manga was originally published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. The series consists of 175 chapters collected in 19 tankōbon volumes. In North America, the manga currently runs in Viz's Shonen Jump. The anime, directed by Noriyuki Abe and co-produced by Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising, and Studio Pierrot, consists of 112 television episodes. The TV series originally aired on Japan's Fuji Television network from October 10, 1992 to January 7, 1995. It was later licensed in North America by Funimation Entertainment in 2001, where it aired on various Cartoon Network blocks including Adult Swim and Toonami. The television series has also been broadcast across Japan, other parts of Asia, and Eastern Europesatellite television network Animax. The YuYu Hakusho franchise has spawned two animated films, a series of OVAs, drama CDs, video games, and other merchandise. by the anime
YuYu Hakusho has been well received since its debut, with the manga selling over 44,000,000 copies in Japan alone and winning the prestigous Shogakukan Manga Award in 1994. The anime series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1993 and 1994 and has been voted by various publications as one of the greatest anime of all time.


STORY


Yusuke Urameshi is a street-brawling delinquent attending the fictional Sarayashiki Junior High. His mother Atsuko, an alcoholic, had him at the age of 14 and raised Yusuke as a single mother. He is constantly in trouble in school, when he goes at all, and is targeted by many of the other local delinquents. His only apparent friend is Keiko, a girl who he has known for many years and his eventual love interest.

In an uncharacteristic act of altruism Yusuke is hit by a car and killed, saving a young boy by pushing him out of the way. His ghost is greeted by Botan, a blue haired woman who introduces herself as the pilot of the River Styx, who ferries souls to the underworld where they may be judged for the afterlife. Botan informs Yusuke that his act had caught even the Underworld by surprise and that there was no place made yet for him in either heaven or hell. 

Thus Koenma, son of the Underworld's ruler, offered Yusuke a chance to return to his body. After returning to life, Koenma hires Yusuke as the Underworld Detective, charging him with investigating supernatural activity within the Human World. Soon Yusuke is off on his first case, retrieving three treasures stolen from the Underworld by three demons: Hiei, Kurama and Goki. 

Yusuke collects the three treasures with the help of his new technique, the Rei Gun, a shot of aura energy fired mentally from his index finger. He then travels to the mountains in search of the reiki master Genkai. Together with his rival Kuwabara Yusuke fights through a tournament to become the heir to Genkai's techniques, as well as trying to find Rando, a demon who steals the techniques of martial arts masters and kills them. Yusuke defeats Rando in the final round of the tournament and trains with Genkai for several months, gaining more mastery over his aura. He is then sent to Demon city in the underworld where Kuwabara, Kurama and Hiei aid him in defeating the Four Beasts, a quartet of demons attempting to blackmail Koenma into removing the barrier keeping them out of the Human world.

Yusuke's next case sent him on a rescue mission to save Yukina, an Ice Maiden. During the rescue he meets Toguro a human turned into the strongest of demons. Toguro invites Yusuke to the Dark Tournament, an event put on by corrupt rich humans in which teams of demons, and occassionally humans, fight fierce battles for the chance to receive any wish they choose. Team Urameshi, consisting of Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, Hiei and Genkai (initially disguised as the Masked Fighter), fights through the early rounds to face Team Toguro and come out on top, finding that Team Toguro's owner, Sakyo, was attempting to win prize money in order to create a large hole to the Demon Plane, but with his loss, destroys the tournament arena, killing himself in the process. 

Yusuke returns home, but has little time to rest as he is challenged to a fight by three teenagers who end up taking him hostage with new superhuman powers. Kuwabara and the others rescue him as they learn that the whole scenario was a test by Genkai. It is revealed that Shinobu Sensui, Yusuke's predecessor as Underworld Detective, has recruited six other powerful beings to help him take over where Sakyo left off, boring a hole to the Demon Plane. Yusuke and his friends fight Sensui's minions one by one making their way to the final fight between the two detectives. Sensui kills Yusuke then retreats into the newly opened portal to Demon World, followed by Kurama, Hiei and Kuwabara. Yusuke is reborn as a partial demon, finding out that his ancestor passed down a recessive gene that would hide until an heir with sufficient power surfaced, when his demonic lineage would be revealed. Yusuke travels to the Demon plane and defeats Sensui, aided by the spirit of his ancestor who takes control of his body to finish the fight.

As they return to Human World, Yusuke is stripped of his detective title as King Enma orders he be captured and executed, afraid his demon blood could cause him to go on a rampage in the human world. Yusuke, unhappy with having been controlled by his ancestor, Raizen, accepts an offer by Raizen's followers to go back to Demon World. It is revealed that Raizen is on the brink of death, a death that would topple the delicate balance of the three ruling powers of the Makai Realm. Hiei and Kurama are summoned by the other two rulers, Mukuro and Yomi, respectively. The three train in the Makai Realm for a year, at which time Raizen dies and Yusuke inherits his territory. Yusuke takes the initiative and proposes a tournament to name the true ruler of the Makai, which is eventually agreed upon by all. The tournament progresses, as Yusuke and Yomi meet in the 2nd elimination round where Yusuke is defeated and knocked unconscious. Yusuke awakes days later to find that the tournament was won by Raizen's old friend Enki. Yusuke stays in the Demon Plane for a while longer, but eventually returns to the Human world to be with Keiko.

CHARACTERS

• Yusuke Urameshi (浦飯 幽助, Urameshi Yūsuke^?) - Yusuke is a student at the fictional Sarayashiki Junior High School and has a typical tough guy approach to everything. He becomes the Underworld Detective after he dies and is revived by Keiko's kiss. His main attack is the Rei Gun (Spirit Gun in the English anime) where he can manipulate his aura (spiritual energy) and fire it as a projectile. He learns many techniques and abilities from Genkai. He mainly grows in strength from all of his different battles, because he responds to danger by unleashing his full strength.

• Kazuma Kuwabara (桑原 和真, Kuwabara Kazuma^?) - Kuwabara is the second toughest kid in the school, and resents Yusuke for it. Originally rivals, Yusuke and Kuwabara start a grudging friendship that only strengthens throughout the series. Although human, Kuwabara has high aura sensitivity and is able to manifest a Spirit Sword (Rei Ken^?), aura energy manifested and molded into a sword.

• Kurama (蔵馬, Kurama^?), also known as Shuichi Minamino (南野 秀一, Minamino Shūichi^?) in his human form, Kurama has the ability to summon and control plants. He was originally the powerful and infamous demon thief, Fox Demon Kurama, Yoko Kurama (妖狐蔵馬, Yōko Kurama^?) in the English anime dub. He often wields a whip of thorns, created from a rose, which is said to be sharp enough to cut steel.

• Hiei (飛影, Hiei^?) - A hi yōkai (hi yōkai, lit. "fire demon") who was born of a ice maiden (Korime (氷女, Kōrime^?, 氷女) lit. "Ice Woman").^[2] He specializes in the Jagan (邪眼術, lit. "Evil Eye"^?) skills, as well as swordsmanship, and can move at superhuman speeds. His sister, Yukina, is unaware of their relationship, and Hiei has gone as far as to threaten harm to others to prevent Yukina from realizing that he is actually her brother.

• Genkai (幻海, Genkai^?) - The aged Reiki fighter who rigorously trains Yusuke in the Spirit Light Wave Fist (霊光波動拳, Reikō Hadō Ken^?, Spirit Wave in the English anime). Though her manner is often gruff, she cares for Yusuke and the others, and constantly tries to help them grow stronger. In the past, she was feared as one of the most powerful human fighters in both Ningenkai and Makai.

SAILORMOON

Sailor Moon (Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn^?, officially translated as Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon) is the title of a Japanese media franchiseNaoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a sentai ("team") of magical girls,^[1][2] and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical girl genre itself.^[3] created by 
Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a sentai ("team") of magical girls,^[1][2] and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical girl genre itself.^[3]

The story of the various metaseries revolves around the reincarnated defenders of a kingdom that once spanned the solar system, and around the evil forces that they battle. The major characters—the Sailor Senshiteenage girls—can transform into heroines named for the moon and planets (Sailor Moon, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, etc). The use of "Sailor" comes from a style of girls' school uniform popular in Japan, the sērā fuku (sailor outfit), after which the Senshi's uniforms are modeled. The elements of fantasy in the series are heavily symbolic and often based on mythology. (literally "Sailor Soldiers"; frequently called "Sailor Scouts" in many Western versions),

 STORY

The protagonist of Sailor Moon, Usagi Tsukino, lives as an ordinary middle school girl until she is found by a talking cat named Luna. Through Luna, Usagi learns that the world is about to be attacked by a Dark Kingdom that had appeared once before, long ago, and destroyed the kingdom of the moon. Her dormant powers are then awakened to defend the Earth against the coming onslaught, and she is led to a number of friends who join her in the battle.
Usagi fights using the identity of Sailor Moon, and as the story progresses she learns more and more about the enemies which face her and the evil force that is sending them. Gradually she discovers the truth about her own past life, her destined true love, and the possibilities for the future of the Solar System.

The plot spans five major story arcs, each of them represented in both the manga and anime, usually under different names:

1. the Dark Kingdom arc (Sailor Moon)
2. the Black Moon arc (Sailor Moon R)
3. the Death Buster arc (Sailor Moon S)
4. the Dead Moon arc (Sailor Moon Supers)
5. the Stars arc (Sailor Stars)

The anime added an additional minor arc at the start of the second series, and spent the first few episodes of Sailor Stars wrapping up the plot from the previous series.


CHARACTERS

Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon (月野 うさぎ, Tsukino Usagi^?)

 

 

The main character of the series, called Serena in the English anime and Bunny in the English manga. Usagi, a ditzy carefree schoolgirl with an enormous capacity for love, transforms into the heroine called Sailor Moon. At the beginning of the series she is portrayed as an immature crybaby who hates having to fight evil and wants nothing more than to be a normal girl.^[6][7] As she progresses, however, she embraces the chance to use her power to protect those she cares about.^[8][9]

Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask (地場 衛, Chiba Mamoru^?)

 

 

A student somewhat older than Usagi, called Darien in the English adaptations of the series. As a young child he experienced a terrible car accident that robbed him of his parents and of his knowledge of who he is.^[10] During the series he has some precognitive ability,^[11][12] including dreams that inspire him to take on the guise of Tuxedo Mask and fight alongside the Sailor Senshi. After an initially confrontational relationship,^[7] he and Usagi remember their past lives together and fall in love again.

Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury (水野 亜美, Mizuno Ami^?)

 

 

 

A quiet bookworm in Usagi's class, called Amy in the English adaptations of the series. Highly intelligent, with a rumored IQ of 300,^[13] she can transform into Sailor Mercury, acquiring power over all phases of water. Ami's shy exterior masks a passion for knowledge and for taking care of the people around her.^[14] She hopes to become a doctor one day, like her mother, and tends to be the practical one in the group. Secretly, she is also a fan of pop culture and romance novels, and becomes embarrassed whenever this is pointed out.

Rei Hino/Sailor Mars (火野 レイ, Hino Rei^?)

 

 

An elegant miko (shrine maiden), called Raye in the English versions. Because of her work as a Shinto priestess, Rei can sense and dispel evil even in civilian form.^[15] When she transforms into Sailor Mars she can also manipulate fire. She is very serious and focused, but although easily annoyed by Usagi's flightiness, cares about her very much. Rei is portrayed as boy-crazy in the early anime,^[15] but is uninterested in romance in both the manga and live-action series.^[16] She attends a private Catholic school, separate from the other girls.

Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter (木野 まこと, Kino Makoto^?)

 

 

A tomboy who transfers into Usagi's school, called Lita in the English versions. Very tall and strong for a Japanese schoolgirl,^[17] she can transform into Sailor Jupiter, attacking with lightning and with some control over plants. Both Makoto's parents died in a plane crash years ago, so she lives alone and takes care of herself. She cultivates her physical strength as well as more domestic interests, including housekeeping, cooking, and gardening. She wants to marry young and to own a flower-and-cake shop.^[18]  

Minako Aino/Sailor Venus (愛野 美奈子, Aino Minako^?)

 

 

A perky dreamer who acted on her own as Sailor V for some time.^[19][20] Called Mina in the English versions, she has a companion cat called Artemis who works alongside Luna in guiding the Sailor Senshi. Minako transforms into Sailor Venus, Soldier of Love, and leads Sailor Moon's four inner guardians. She also dreams of becoming a famous singer and idol and attends auditions whenever she can.^[21] At the start of the live-action series, she is already these things, but has poor health and separates herself from the other Senshi.^[22]  

Chibiusa/Sailor Chibi Moon (ちびうさ^?)

 

 

The future daughter of Usagi and Mamoru, Chibiusa travels from the 30th century to seek help to save her parents, then later to train with Sailor Moon to become a soldier.^[23] She learns to transform into Sailor Chibi Moon. At times she has an adversarial relationship with her mother in the 20th century,^[24] as she considers herself more mature than Usagi, but as the series progresses they develop a deep bond. Chibiusa wants to grow up to become a lady like her mother.^[25] In the English adaptations, she is called Rini, and her alter ego is called Sailor Mini Moon.

 

 

 

 

 

Setsuna Meioh/Sailor Pluto (冥王 せつな, Meiō Setsuna^?)

 

 

A mysterious woman, called Trista in the English anime. She appears first as Sailor Pluto, the Guardian of Time, who has the task of protecting the Space-Time Door from unauthorized travelers. It is only later that she appears on Earth, living as a college student. She has a distant personality and can be very stern, but can also be quite friendly and helps the younger Sailor Senshi when she can.^[26] After so long at the gate of time she carries a deep sense of loneliness, although she is close friends with Chibiusa.

Michiru Kaioh/Sailor Neptune (海王 みちる, Kaiō Michiru^?)

 

 

A talented violinist with some precognition, called Michelle in the English anime. A year older than most of the other Sailor Senshi, she can transform into Sailor Neptune, channeling the power of the ocean. She worked alone for some time before finding her partner, Sailor Uranus, with whom she fell in love.^[27] Michiru is elegant and personable, already well-known for her music as well as her painting, but has given up her own dreams for the life of a Senshi. She is fully devoted to this duty and willing to make any sacrifice for it.

Haruka Tenoh/Sailor Uranus (天王 はるか, Ten'ō Haruka^?)

 

 

A good-natured, masculine-acting girl, called Amara in the English anime. Haruka, of an age with her partner, Michiru, transforms into Sailor Uranus, Soldier of the Sky. Before becoming a Sailor Senshi, she dreamt of being a racer, and is skilled at driving.^[28] She tends to dress and, in the anime, speak like a man. She is so friendly and genial that nearly everyone she meets is attracted to her. When it comes to fighting the enemy, however, she distrusts outside help and prefers to work solely with Sailor Neptune and, later, Pluto and Saturn.

Hotaru Tomoe/Sailor Saturn (土萠 ほたる, Tomoe Hotaru^?)

 

 

A sweet, lonely young girl whose name remains unchanged in English (though pronounced slightly differently). Daughter of a possessed mad scientist, a terrible lab accident in her youth significantly compromised her constitution. After overcoming the darkness that has surrounded her family, she is able to become the Soldier of Silence, Sailor Saturn.^[23] She wields forces of destruction so powerful that she is rarely called upon to use them, and unlike the others, her Senshi and civilian personae seem somewhat disconnected. She is often pensive, and as a human has the inexplicable power to heal others.

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