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.
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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 | |
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Main Characters | |||||
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Yusuke Urameshi | Nozomu Sasaki | Justin Cook | 1-4 | |
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Kazuma Kuwabara | Shigeru Chiba | Christopher Sabat | 1-4 | |
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Kurama / Yoko Kurama | Megumi Ogata | John Burgmeier | 1-4 | |
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Shigeru Nakahara | 2-4 | |||
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Hiei | Nobuyuki Hiyama | Chuck Huber | 1-4 | |
Allies | |||||
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Koenma | Mayumi Tanaka | Sean Michael Teague | 1-4 | |
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Keiko Yukimara | Yuri Amano | Laura Bailey | 1-4 | |
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Botan | Sanae Miyuki | Cynthia Cranz | 1-4 | |
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Genkai | Hisako Kyōda | Linda Young | 1-4 | |
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Megumi Hayashibara (young) |
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Shizuru Kuwabara | Ai Orikasa | Kasey Buckley | 1-4 | |
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Yukina | Yuri Shiratori | Jessica Dismuke | 1-4 | |
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Atsuko Urameshi | Yōko Sōmi | Meredith McCoy | 1-2 | |
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Puu | Yuri Shiratori | Justin Cook | 2-4 | |
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Jorge Saotome | Tomomichi Nishimura | Kent Williams | 1-2, 4 | |
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Narration | 1-4 | |||
The Four Saint Beasts | |||||
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Suzaku | Nobuo Tobita | Jerry Jewell | 1 | |
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Seiryu | Mitsuo Senda | Justin Cook | ||
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Byakko | Takeshi Watabe | Andrew Chandler | ||
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Genbu | Yū Shimaka | Chris Forbis | ||
Team Toguro | |||||
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Younger Toguro | Tesshō Genda | Dameon Clarke | 1-2 | |
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Elder Toguro | Katsumi Suzuki | Bill Townsley | 1-3 | |
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Sakyo | Nobuyuki Furuta | Eric Vale | 1-3 | |
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Karasu | Ryō Horikawa | Kyle Hebert | 2 | |
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Bui | Tetsuo Kanao | Vic Mignogna | ||
Team Rokuyukai | |||||
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Chu | Norio Wakamoto | Kent Williams | 2, 4 | |
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Zeru | Mitsuaki Madono | Jeremy Loris | 2 | |
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Rinku | Reiko Kondo | Kimberly Grant | 2, 4 | |
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Roto | Toshiyuki Morikawa | Sean Schemmel | 2 | |
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Gaou | ¿? | Phillip Wilburn | 2 | |
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Imajin | ¿? | Justin Cook | 2 | |
Team Masho | |||||
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Risho | Aruno Tahara | Mike McFarland | 2 | |
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Jin | Kappei Yamaguchi | Jerry Jewell | 2, 4 | |
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Touya | Yasunori Matsumoto | Daniel Katsük | 2, 4 | |
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Gama | Kazuyuki Sogabe | Christopher Sabat | 2 | |
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Bakken | Hajime Koseki | Andrew Chandler | ||
Team Uraotogi | |||||
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Onji / Suzuki / Suzuka | Takashi Taguchi | James T. Fields | 2 | |
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Kazuyuki Sogabe | Jeremy Inman | |||
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Shishi Wakamaru | Toshiyuki Morikawa | Christopher Bevins | 2, 4 | |
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Kuro Momotaro | Shin Aomori | Justin Cook | 2 | |
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Ura Urashima | Issei Futamata | Vic Mignogna | 2 | |
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Makintaro | Hidenari Ugaki | Shane Ray | 2 | |
Team Ichigaki | |||||
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Dr. Ichigaki | Ryūji Saikachi | James T. Fields | 2 | |
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Yen / M1 | Yoshiko Kamei | Chris Cason | 2 | |
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Ryo / M2 | Tarô Arakawa | Kyle Hebert | 2 | |
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Kai / M3 | Daiki Nakamura | Mike McFarland | 2 | |
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M4 | ¿? | Christopher Bevins | 2 | |
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M5 | Tomomichi Nishimura | Sonny Strait | 2 | |
Team Gorenja | |||||
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Akarenjya | Mitsuru Miyamoto | Robert McCollum | 2 | |
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Aorenjya | Tomomichi Nishimura | Bob Carter | 2 | |
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Momorenjya | Megumi Ogata | Libby Smith | 2 | |
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Kirenjya | Hidenari Ugaki | Chris Forbis | 2 | |
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Midorenjya | Takehiro Koyama | Ed Blaylock | 2 | |
Sensui Seven | |||||
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Shinobu Sensei | Rokurō Naya | Robert McCollum | 3 | |
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Akira Ishida (younger) | ||||
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Itsuki "Gatekeeper" | Kōji Tsujitani | Brandon Bristow | 3 | |
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Minoru "The Doctor" Kamiya | Tarô Arakawa | Sonny Strait | 3 | |
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Kiyoshi "Seaman" Mitarai | Rica Matsumoto | Justin Pate | 3 | |
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Kaname "Sniper" Hagiri | Eiji Sekiguchi | Aaron Hatch | 3 | |
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Tsukihito "Game Master" Amanuma | Yoshiko Kamei | Monica Rial | 3 | |
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Sadao "Gourmet" Makihara | Atsushi Ishida | E. Bailey | 3 | |
The Three Kings | |||||
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Raizen | Takayuki Sugō | Christopher Sabat | 3-4 | |
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Mukuro | Minami Takayama | Wendy Powell | 4 | |
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Yomi | Masashi Ebara | Rick Robertson | 4 | |
Raizen's Friends | |||||
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Kokō | Sakiko Uran | Clarine Harp | 4 | |
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Enki | Shōzō Iizuka | Jay Jones | 4 | |
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Kujo | Mitsuaki Madono | Donnie Franks | 4 | |
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Natsume | Shinobu Satō | Colleen Clinkenbeard | 4 | |
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Saizō | ¿? | Orion Pitts | 4 | |
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Tetsuzan | ¿? | Chad Cocuzza | 4 | |
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Soketsu | Jūrōta Kosugi | Dameon Clarke | 4 | |
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Shuu | Eiji Itō | Orion Pitts | 4 | |
Other Characters | |||||
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Mr. Iwamoto | Minoru Inaba | Ed Blaylock | 1, 4 | |
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Mr. Yukimura | Tarô Arakawa | Brad Jackson | 1, 4 | |
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Koto | Ai Orikasa | Amber Cotton | 2-4 | |
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Juri | Katsuyo Endō | Jamie Marchi | 3-4 | |
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Yu Kaito | Issei Futamata | Jakie Cabe | 3-4 | |
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Mr. Tankanaka | Tomomichi Nishimura | Brice Armstrong | 1 | |
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Mr. Akashi | Ikuo Nishikawa | Sean Schemmel | 1 | |
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Komada / Sawamura | Eiji Sekiguchi | Mike McFarland | 1 | |
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Miyamoto / Kirishima | Mitsuaki Madono | Chris Cason | 1 | |
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Okubo | Hidenari Ugaki | Kyle Hebert | 1 | |
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Sayaka | Yuri Shiratori | Susan Huber | 1 | |
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Rando | Yō Inoue | Eric Vale | 1 | |
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Kibano | Hidetoshi Nakamura | Chris Rager | 1 | |
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Musashi | Tarô Arakawa | Bill Townsley | 1 | |
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Gonzo Tarukane | Kenichi Ogata | Brad Jackson | 1 | |
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Butajiri | Yū Shimaka | Mike McFarland | 1 | |
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Miyuki | Ako Mayama | Peggy Paterson | 1 (eps. 23-24) | |
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Ruka | Chiharu Suzuka | Laurie Steele | 2 | |
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Ayame | Yoshiko Kamei | Elise Baughman | 2-3 | |
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Kido Asato | Takehito Koyasu | Ethan Rains | 3 | |
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Mitsunari Yanagisawa | Mitsuaki Madono | Travis Willingham | 3 | |
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Shigeru Murota | Nobuaki Fukuda | Sean Schemmel | 3 | |
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Rui | Yūko Mizutani | Susan Huber | Mariela Ortiz | 4 |
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Hina | Maria Kawamura | Lauren Goode | Kelsey Lewin | 4 |
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Shura | Ikue Ōtani | Aaron Dismuke | 4 | |
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Kudakusushi | Mika Doi | Colleen Clinkenbeard | 4 | |
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Sasuga | Mika Kanai | Meredith McCoy | 4 | |
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Kuroko Sanada | Kazuko Yanaga | Gwendolyn Lau | 4 | |
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Shogo Sato | Ken Shiroyama | Duncan Brannan | 4 | |
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Kaisei Sato | Urara Takano | Kate Bristol | 4 | |
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Fubuki Sato | Ikue Ōtani | Alison Viktorin | 4 | |
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King Enma | Nobuaki Fukuda | R. Bruce Elliott | 4 | |
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Shigure | Takashi Taniguchi | Jerry Jewell (ep. 23) | Pete Webber | 1 |
Pete Webber | 4 | ||||
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Kirin | Hajime Koseki | Jeremy Loris | 4 | |
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Hokushin | Kenyū Horiuchi | Brandon Bristow | J. Michael Tatum | 4 |
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Touou | Hidenari Ugaki | Travis Willingham | 4 | |
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Seitei | Eiji Itō | Michael Terry | 4 |
Additional Voices
Original
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Animax Dub 
Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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Yusuke Urameshi | Nozomu Sasaki | Darren Pleavin |
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Kazuma Kuwabara | Shigeru Chiba | Russell Wait |
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Kurama / Yoko Kurama | Megumi Ogata | Candice Moore |
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Shigeru Nakahara | ||
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Hiei | Nobuyuki Hiyama | David Bridges |
Allies | |||
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Koenma | Mayumi Tanaka | Candice Moore |
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Keiko Yukimara | Yuri Amano | Andrea Kwan |
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Botan | Sanae Miyuki | Sarah Hauser |
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Genkai | Hisako Kyōda | Candice Moore |
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Megumi Hayashibara (young) |
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Shizuru Kuwabara | Ai Orikasa | Andrea Kwan |
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Narration | Tomomichi Nishimura | Rik Thomas |
Team Toguro | |||
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Elder Toguro | Katsumi Suzuki | Victor Lee |
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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 | |
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2002-2006 | Cartoon Network (Adult Swim/Toonami) |
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2006 | Colours TV |
Video Releases
Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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FUNimation Entertainment | 2002-2005 | ![]() |
The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
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32 Volumes | ||||||
2008-2009 | The Complete Series | |||||
4 Volumes | ||||||
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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