Yu Yu Hakusho

Yu Yu Hakusho
Original Title	幽☆遊☆白書 (Yū Yū Hakusho)
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio 1	FUNimation Entertainment
Voice Director	Justin Cook
Translation & Adaptation	Steven J. Simmons
Recorded	2001-2003 2011 (remaster)
Dub Country 1	United States
Dub Country 2	Hong Kong
Original Country	Japan
Episodes	112
Year	1992-1995

Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (幽☆遊☆白書, Yū Yū Hakusho) is a Japanese anime based on the manga created by Yoshihiro Togashi. It consists of 112 television episodes and 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 Television network from October 10, 1992 to January 7, 1995.

Synopsis One day, 14-year-old Yusuke Urameshi suddenly finds himself dead, having died pushing a child out of the way of oncoming traffic. Since he has such a bad personality, even the Spirit World was caught by surprise that he would sacrifice himself. Yusuke soon finds out he wasn't supposed to die and has a chance for resurrection and bringing his body back to life. After being resurrected, Yusuke becomes a Spirit Detective, along with his comrades, and one adventure after another happens, whether it be an investigation or a fighting tournament.

Dubbing History

Yu Yu Hakusho was licensed in North America by FUNimation Entertainment in 2001, being among the first anime properties outside of the Dragon Ball franchise to be dubbed by them. ADR director Justin Cook made significant contributions to the dub, not only directing and producing the dub, but also providing the voice of the main protagonist.

The American-produced English dubbed episodes aired from February 23, 2002 to April 1, 2006 on Cartoon Network, initially airing on its Adult Swim block, before being moved to its Toonami block. Some of the show's original depictions of mature content including violence, sexual humor, and coarse language, as well as some controversial cultural discrepancies were edited out for broadcast.

For the series' Blu-Ray re-release in 2011, the dub was given a remaster, with Cook stating that the production staff made minor improvements to their recordings, such as redubbing certain lines, cleaning up the dialogue, and removing "arrant anomalies". One example, the character Suzuki's name was originally dubbed as "Suzuka" in an attempt not to conflict with the Suzuki Motor Corporation. The remastered version undid this.

An English dub produced by Animax was aired in English-speaking territories in Asia, based on FUNimation's scripts.

Cast

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor		Season
			Original	Blu-Ray Remix
Main Characters
	Yusuke Urameshi	Nozomu Sasaki	Justin Cook		1-4
	Kazuma Kuwabara	Shigeru Chiba	Christopher Sabat		1-4
	Kurama / Yoko Kurama	Megumi Ogata	John Burgmeier		1-4
		Shigeru Nakahara			2-4
	Hiei	Nobuyuki Hiyama	Chuck Huber		1-4
Allies
	Koenma	Mayumi Tanaka	Sean Michael Teague		1-4
	Keiko Yukimara	Yuri Amano	Laura Bailey		1-4
	Botan	Sanae Miyuki	Cynthia Cranz		1-4
	Genkai	Hisako Kyōda	Linda Young		1-4
		Megumi Hayashibara (young)			2
	Shizuru Kuwabara	Ai Orikasa	Kasey Buckley		1-4
	Yukina	Yuri Shiratori	Jessica Dismuke		1-4
	Atsuko Urameshi	Yōko Sōmi	Meredith McCoy		1-2
	Puu	Yuri Shiratori	Justin Cook		2-4
	Jorge Saotome	Tomomichi Nishimura	Kent Williams		1-2, 4
	Narration				1-4
The Four Saint Beasts
	Suzaku	Nobuo Tobita	Jerry Jewell		1
	Seiryu	Mitsuo Senda	Justin Cook
	Byakko	Takeshi Watabe	Andrew Chandler
	Genbu	Yū Shimaka	Chris Forbis
Team Toguro
	Younger Toguro	Tesshō Genda	Dameon Clarke		1-2
					2
	Elder Toguro	Katsumi Suzuki	Bill Townsley		1-3
	Sakyo	Nobuyuki Furuta	Eric Vale		1-3
	Karasu	Ryō Horikawa	Kyle Hebert		2
	Bui	Tetsuo Kanao	Vic Mignogna
Team Rokuyukai
	Chu	Norio Wakamoto	Kent Williams		2, 4
	Zeru	Mitsuaki Madono	Jeremy Loris		2
	Rinku	Reiko Kondo	Kimberly Grant		2, 4
	Roto	Toshiyuki Morikawa	Sean Schemmel		2
	Gaou	¿?	Phillip Wilburn		2
	Imajin	¿?	Justin Cook		2
Team Masho
	Risho	Aruno Tahara	Mike McFarland		2
	Jin	Kappei Yamaguchi	Jerry Jewell		2, 4
	Touya	Yasunori Matsumoto	Daniel Katsük		2, 4
	Gama	Kazuyuki Sogabe	Christopher Sabat		2
	Bakken	Hajime Koseki	Andrew Chandler
Team Uraotogi
	Onji / Suzuki / Suzuka	Takashi Taguchi	James T. Fields		2
		Kazuyuki Sogabe	Jeremy Inman
					4
	Shishi Wakamaru	Toshiyuki Morikawa	Christopher Bevins		2, 4
	Kuro Momotaro	Shin Aomori	Justin Cook		2
	Ura Urashima	Issei Futamata	Vic Mignogna		2
	Makintaro	Hidenari Ugaki	Shane Ray		2
Team Ichigaki
	Dr. Ichigaki	Ryūji Saikachi	James T. Fields		2
	Yen / M1	Yoshiko Kamei	Chris Cason		2
	Ryo / M2	Tarô Arakawa	Kyle Hebert		2
	Kai / M3	Daiki Nakamura	Mike McFarland		2
	M4	¿?	Christopher Bevins		2
	M5	Tomomichi Nishimura	Sonny Strait		2
Team Gorenja
	Akarenjya	Mitsuru Miyamoto	Robert McCollum		2
	Aorenjya	Tomomichi Nishimura	Bob Carter		2
	Momorenjya	Megumi Ogata	Libby Smith		2
	Kirenjya	Hidenari Ugaki	Chris Forbis		2
	Midorenjya	Takehiro Koyama	Ed Blaylock		2
Sensui Seven
	Shinobu Sensei	Rokurō Naya	Robert McCollum		3
		Akira Ishida (younger)
	Itsuki "Gatekeeper"	Kōji Tsujitani	Brandon Bristow		3
	Minoru "The Doctor" Kamiya	Tarô Arakawa	Sonny Strait		3
	Kiyoshi "Seaman" Mitarai	Rica Matsumoto	Justin Pate		3
	Kaname "Sniper" Hagiri	Eiji Sekiguchi	Aaron Hatch		3
	Tsukihito "Game Master" Amanuma	Yoshiko Kamei	Monica Rial		3
	Sadao "Gourmet" Makihara	Atsushi Ishida	E. Bailey		3
The Three Kings
	Raizen	Takayuki Sugō	Christopher Sabat		3-4
	Mukuro	Minami Takayama	Wendy Powell		4
	Yomi	Masashi Ebara	Rick Robertson		4
Raizen's Friends
	Kokō	Sakiko Uran	Clarine Harp		4
	Enki	Shōzō Iizuka	Jay Jones		4
	Kujo	Mitsuaki Madono	Donnie Franks		4
	Natsume	Shinobu Satō	Colleen Clinkenbeard		4
	Saizō	¿?	Orion Pitts		4
	Tetsuzan	¿?	Chad Cocuzza		4
	Soketsu	Jūrōta Kosugi	Dameon Clarke		4
	Shuu	Eiji Itō	Orion Pitts		4
Other Characters
	Mr. Iwamoto	Minoru Inaba	Ed Blaylock		1, 4
	Mr. Yukimura	Tarô Arakawa	Brad Jackson		1, 4
	Koto	Ai Orikasa	Amber Cotton		2-4
	Juri	Katsuyo Endō	Jamie Marchi		3-4
	Yu Kaito	Issei Futamata	Jakie Cabe		3-4
	Mr. Tankanaka	Tomomichi Nishimura	Brice Armstrong		1
	Mr. Akashi	Ikuo Nishikawa	Sean Schemmel		1
	Komada / Sawamura	Eiji Sekiguchi	Mike McFarland		1
	Miyamoto / Kirishima	Mitsuaki Madono	Chris Cason		1
	Okubo	Hidenari Ugaki	Kyle Hebert		1
	Sayaka	Yuri Shiratori	Susan Huber		1
	Rando	Yō Inoue	Eric Vale		1
	Kibano	Hidetoshi Nakamura	Chris Rager		1
	Musashi	Tarô Arakawa	Bill Townsley		1
	Gonzo Tarukane	Kenichi Ogata	Brad Jackson		1
	Butajiri	Yū Shimaka	Mike McFarland		1
	Miyuki	Ako Mayama	Peggy Paterson		1 (eps. 23-24)
	Ruka	Chiharu Suzuka	Laurie Steele		2
	Ayame	Yoshiko Kamei	Elise Baughman		2-3
	Kido Asato	Takehito Koyasu	Ethan Rains		3
	Mitsunari Yanagisawa	Mitsuaki Madono	Travis Willingham		3
	Shigeru Murota	Nobuaki Fukuda	Sean Schemmel		3
	Rui	Yūko Mizutani	Susan Huber	Mariela Ortiz	4
	Hina	Maria Kawamura	Lauren Goode	Kelsey Lewin	4
	Shura	Ikue Ōtani	Aaron Dismuke		4
	Kudakusushi	Mika Doi	Colleen Clinkenbeard		4
	Sasuga	Mika Kanai	Meredith McCoy		4
	Kuroko Sanada	Kazuko Yanaga	Gwendolyn Lau		4
	Shogo Sato	Ken Shiroyama	Duncan Brannan		4
	Kaisei Sato	Urara Takano	Kate Bristol		4
	Fubuki Sato	Ikue Ōtani	Alison Viktorin		4
	King Enma	Nobuaki Fukuda	R. Bruce Elliott		4
	Shigure	Takashi Taniguchi	Jerry Jewell (ep. 23)	Pete Webber	1
			Pete Webber		4
	Kirin	Hajime Koseki	Jeremy Loris		4
	Hokushin	Kenyū Horiuchi	Brandon Bristow	J. Michael Tatum	4
	Touou	Hidenari Ugaki	Travis Willingham		4
	Seitei	Eiji Itō	Michael Terry		4

Additional Voices

Original Brice Armstrong Greg Ayres E. Bailey Laura Bailey Troy Baker Steve Baptista Amber Barnes Elise Baughman Ed Blaylock Connie Booth Kate Bristol Brandon Bristow Amy Brown Kasey Buckley Chris Cantrell Bob Carter Chris Cason Miranda Check Dameon Clarke Chad Cline Colleen Clinkenbeard Chad Cocuzza Justin Cook Amber Cotton Cynthia Cranz Steve Cutter Aaron Davidson Ceyli Delgadillo Richie DeMeglio Aaron Dismuke Kara Edwards R. Bruce Elliott Melissa Ellis Parissa Fakhri James T. Fields Chris Forbis Clint Ford Jim Foronda Julie Franklin Caitlin Glass Mark Harbor Clarine Harp Aaron Hatch Kyle Hebert Jenny Holland Jeremy Inman Brad Jackson Vaughn Jackson Grant James

Jerry Jewell Jeremy Jimenez Alese Johnson Jeff Johnson Evan Jones Timothy Kans Todd King Bill Kirkley Melodee Lenz Karen Lockwood Jeremy Loris Julie Mayfield Scarlett McAlister Robert McCollum Meredith McCoy Mike McFarland Amanda Menix Carlos Moreno Jeff Munsterman Stephanie Nadolny Patti Nichol-Ringler Mark Orvik Ricky Page Justin Pate Lane Pianta Orion Pitts Jacob Preissinger Chris Rager Shane Ray Monica Rial Antimere Robinson Andrew Rye Christopher Sabat Steve Sanders Sean Schemmel Jake Sorkin Laurie Steele Sonny Strait Michael Terry Brian Thomas Bill Townsley David Trosko Alison Viktorin Tiffany Vollmer Brandon White Phillip Wilburn Kent Williams Troy Williams Travis Willingham

Blu-Ray Remix Christopher Ayres Kate Bristol Juli Erickson Scott Freeman Josh Grelle Cherami Leigh Joel McDonald Stephanie Nadolny Brina Palencia Alexis Tipton Eric Vale Stephanie Young

Animax Dub

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Main Characters
	Yusuke Urameshi	Nozomu Sasaki	Darren Pleavin
	Kazuma Kuwabara	Shigeru Chiba	Russell Wait
	Kurama / Yoko Kurama	Megumi Ogata	Candice Moore
		Shigeru Nakahara
	Hiei	Nobuyuki Hiyama	David Bridges
Allies
	Koenma	Mayumi Tanaka	Candice Moore
	Keiko Yukimara	Yuri Amano	Andrea Kwan
	Botan	Sanae Miyuki	Sarah Hauser
	Genkai	Hisako Kyōda	Candice Moore
		Megumi Hayashibara (young)	Andrea Kwan (young)
	Shizuru Kuwabara	Ai Orikasa	Andrea Kwan
	Narration	Tomomichi Nishimura	Rik Thomas
Team Toguro
	Elder Toguro	Katsumi Suzuki	Victor Lee
The Three Kings
	Yomi	Masashi Ebara	Victor Lee

Music

Openings

• "Hohoemi no Bakudan" ("Smile Bomb")

Original Singer: Mawatari Matsuko

Produced by: Carl Finch

Vocals: Sara White

Endings

• "Homework Ga Owaranai" ("Homework Never Ends") (episodes 1-29)

Original Singer: Mawatari Matsuko

Produced by: Carl Finch

Vocals: Sara White

• "Sayonara Bye Bye" (episodes 30-59)

Original Singer: Mawatari Matsuko

Produced by: Carl Finch

Vocals: Stephanie Nadolny

• "Anbaransu na Kiss o Shite" ("Unbalanced Kiss") (episodes 60-83)

Original Singer: Hiro Takahashi

Produced by: Carl Finch

Vocals: Jimi Tunnel

• "Taiyou Ga Mata Kagayaku Toki" ("The Sun Will Shine Again") (episodes 84-102)

Original Singer: Hiro Takahashi

Produced by: Carl Finch

Vocals: Jerry Jewell

• "Deidoriimu Jenereeshon" ("Daydream Generation") (episodes 103-111)

Original Singer: Mawatari Matsuko

Produced by: Carl Finch

Vocals: Meredith McCoy

Notes

• Susan Huber is mis-credited as having voiced Yukina in Episodes 22-26. Further episode appearances correctly credit Jessica Dismuke. This mistake is still retained in the remastered credits.
• King Enma is incorrectly referred to as "King Yama" in the English dub. Similarly enough, this error is also present in FUNimation's Dragon Ball Z dub for King Yemma (both characters are based on the same diety).
• The various additions and redubbing done to the series for the 2011 Blu-Ray release include;
  • The referring to Suzuki as "Suzuka" was redubbed, with Jeremy Inman redubbing all his work as the character. Characters that mention his name are also redubbed, though some mentions of him as "Suzuka" still slip in on occasion.
  • Jerry Jewell originally provided the voice of Shigure during a flashback in Episode 25. However, he was replaced by Pete Webber for the rest of the series. For the remastered edit for the Blu-Ray, Webber redubbed Jewell's dialogue. In addition, Webber also redubbed his own dialogue for a more refined performance.
  • J. Michael Tatum replaces Brandon Bristow as Hokushin. This is likely due to the latter's performance sounding too similar to Itsuki, who he also voiced.
  • Aaron Hatch also redubbed his work as Sniper for a less-flat sounding performance.
  • In the original version of the dub, Seiryu's voice was deepened somewhat from its original pitch. The blu-ray release left the voice unaltered. Ironically, this also happened with Super Buu from Dragon Ball Z who was also voiced by Justin Cook.
  • A muffled effect was added to Karasu's voice during all scenes with his mask on in the blu-ray release, whereas it was not present in the original version.
  • Kelsey Lewin and Mariela Ortiz replace Lauren Goode and Susan Huber as Hina and Rui, respectively.
  • Near the end of the Chapter Black arc, several members of the Spirit Defense Force squad were redubbed with more recent actors from FUNimation's current talent pool. Alexis Tipton replaces Melissa Ellis as Oho, Joel McDonald replaces Ricky Page as Sorai, Stephanie Young replaces Clarine Harp as Ryohi, and Scott Freeman replaces Jim Foronda as Godai.
  • Juli Erickson replaces Cynthia Cranz as The Ice Elder in Episode 99. Likely due to Cranz already voicing Botan.
  • Kirin's voice was given a filter to deepen it. In the original version, the voice had no filter. This was most likely done in order to make him sound less like Zeru, whom his actor Jeremy Loris also voiced earlier in the series.
• For King Enma's voice over cameo in Episode 11, he is voiced by Andrew Chandler. This was left unchanged for the Blu-Ray remaster, likely due to it being a gag with his dialogue mainly unintelligible garbling.
• Much of the main cast initially auditioned for each others characters. Chuck Huber originally auditioned for Yusuke, John Burgmeier originally auditioned for Kuwabara, Justin Cook originally auditioned for Kurama, and Christopher Sabat originally auditioned for Hiei.
• Mukuro has a deep voice while under her bandages, talking in unison with her normal voice. The end credits credit "Vaughn Jackson" as providing the deep voice, though the commentaries on the remastered blu-ray indicate that it's simply Wendy Powell's voice pitched down.

Transmission

Date(s)	Channel	Country
2002-2006	Cartoon Network (Adult Swim/Toonami)	United States
2006	Colours TV

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Contents	Region	Country
FUNimation Entertainment	2002-2005		The Complete Series	1 NTSC	United States
			32 Volumes
	2008-2009		The Complete Series
			4 Volumes
	2011		The Complete Series	A DVB-T
			4 Volumes

See Also

• Yu Yu Hakusho: The Golden Seal
• Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltergeist Report
• Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho

External Links

• Yu Yu Hakusho at the Internet Movie Database
• Yu Yu Hakusho (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia