Completed Anime
Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files

“Delinquent teen dies saving child, becomes Spirit Detective, fights evil with ex-rival and reformed demons.”

Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files

8.46
188 rank · 755,445 viewers · 24,731 favorites
Action Supernatural Martial Arts Mythology Shounen
112 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Fall 1992 · Studio Pierrot · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Episodes · 112 112/112 aired
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Synopsis

Delinquent teen dies saving child, becomes Spirit Detective, fights evil with ex-rival and reformed demons.

One fateful day, Yuusuke Urameshi, a 14-year-old delinquent with a dim future, gets a miraculous chance to turn it all around when he throws himself in front of a moving car to save a young boy. His ultimate sacrifice is so out of character that the authorities of the spirit realm are not yet prepared to let him pass on. Koenma, heir to the throne of the spirit realm, offers Yuusuke an opportunity to regain his life through completion of a series of tasks. With the guidance of the death god Botan, he is to thwart evil presences on Earth as a Spirit Detective. To help him on his venture, Yuusuke enlists ex-rival Kazuma Kuwabara, and two demons, Hiei and Kurama, who have criminal pasts. Together, they train and battle against enemies who would threaten humanity's very existence.

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Community consensus

Derived from 152 sampled reviews

8.6 /10

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95% recommend
Score distribution
median 9 mode 10 σ 1.77
1510
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σ 1.77 · some divergence

mixed
The polarity gap

5.6 pts

Recommenders 9.2 · others 3.6

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↓ 1.40

Running avg · Jun 2007 → Jan 2026

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A Tv Production · Fall 1992

Studio Pierrot.
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Yomiko Advertising · Fuji TV

  • Format 112 × 23′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 42h 56m all episodes
  • Aired Oct 1992 – Jan 1995 Fall 1992
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-0369 catalog

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