Yu Yu Hakusho

A manga about delinquent Yusuke Urameshi who dies saving a child. Since it was not his time to pass on, he is offered a chance at reviving and goes on the become a spirit detective for the Underworld.

We’ve done a Retrospective on this series.

This is an absolute classic. While is starts as a ghost procedural, once Yu Yu Hakusho shifts into battle manga it really takes off. The dark tournament is one of the best arcs out of all shonen manga. It’s really such a shame that Yoshihiro Togashi struggled so much with health issues and pushback from editors while he was drawing this series. At least now with Hunter x Hunter he’s given free reign over his chapter release schedule.

English editions are available from VIZ.

~dakazu