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Yusuke Urameshi
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Year/Event debuted

2009

Championships earned

SCAW Tag Team Championship

Past affiliations

Animation Evolution

YuYu Hakusho (Japanese: 幽☆遊☆白書, Hepburn: Yū Yū Hakusho) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. The series 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 various cases involving demons and apparitions in the Human World. The manga becomes more focused on martial arts battles and tournaments as it progresses. Togashi began creating YuYu Hakusho around November 1990, basing the series on his interests in the occult and horror films and an influence of Buddhist mythology.

The manga was originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 1990 to July 1994. The series consists of 175 chapters collected in 19 tankōbon volumes. In North America, the manga ran completely in Viz's Shonen Jump from January 2003 to January 2010. An anime adaptation consisting of 112 television episodes was directed by Noriyuki Abe and co-produced by Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising, and Studio Pierrot. The television series originally aired on Japan's Fuji TV network from October 1992 to December 1994. It was later licensed in North America by Funimation in 2001, where it aired on popular Cartoon Network blocks including Adult Swim and later Toonami. The television series has also been broadcast in various other countries around the world. The YuYu Hakusho franchise has spawned two animated films, a series of original video animations (OVAs), audio albums, video games, and other merchandise.

YuYu Hakusho has been well received. The manga had over 78 million copies in circulation by 2022, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. It won the 39th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category in 1993. The animated series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize for best anime in 1994 and 1995. The anime series has been watched by a large audience in Japan and a wide range of age groups in the United States. The anime has been given mostly positive reviews by critics in North America, complimenting its writing, characters, comedy, and amount of action.

Championships[]

Championships Event Date Notes Days held
2009
SCAW Tag Team Championship SCAW Superstar Clash 44 August 20, 2009 (with Kuwabara)
defeated Shaquille O'Neal & LeBron James
0
SCAW Tag Team Championship SCAW Superstar Clash 50 December 7, 2009 (with Kuwabara)
defeated Jay & Silent Bob and Optimus Maximus (Optimus Prime & Gladiator) in a Ladder Match
76
2016
SCAW Tag Team Championship Reckless Randomness 2016 February 29, 2016 (with Drax the Destroyer)
defeated Spider-Man & Homer Simpson
153
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