Yu Yu Hakusho

Aired: 1992

A landmark battle shounen anime broadcast on Fuji Television, based on Yoshihiro Togashi's hit Weekly Shonen Jump manga. After delinquent middle schooler Yusuke Urameshi dies in a heroic accident and is given a second chance as the Spirit World's Spirit Detective, he is plunged into supernatural cases alongside the brawler Kuwabara and the mysterious demons Kurama and Hiei. The series unleashes inventive battle staging — Spirit Gun, Spirit Sword, and more — and develops into ambitious tournament arcs such as the Dark Tournament and the Three Kings Saga, generating immense popularity. Matsuko Mawatari's opening theme Hohoemi no Bakudan became one of the most enduring anime theme songs of its era. Produced by Studio Pierrot, the show stands as a defining monument of the Shonen Jump anime golden age.