This is the details page for the manga "Yu Yu Hakusho". Here you can see what the manga is about and what the main characters are. You can also read the manga.

Plot synopsis:

Yusuke Urameshi is a street-brawling delinquent with a tough guy approach to everything. Yusuke's mother Atsuko, an alcoholic, had him at the age of 15 and took a backseat in raising her son. He has a reserved seat in the guidance counselor's office, and numerous other delinquents in the city are constantly trying to take him on. Yusuke is pretty fed up with his life. However, no one expects a sudden act of heroism on his part: he dies trying to save a little boy from a speeding car. When he arrives in the afterlife, he is informed that the child would have miraculously survived, and had it not been for him the child would have one less scratch on his right arm. His act of heroism, therefore, was "completely pointless". Yusuke's premature death was unexpected and unnecessary, and the afterlife was not prepared for his arrival. He subsequently got into many adventures towards his resurrection and his life thereafter.

Main characters:

Yusuke Urameshi (Urameshi Yusuke)
The toughest kid in Sarayashiki Junior High School and has a typical tough guy approach to everything. He becomes a spirit detective after he dies and is revived. His main attack is the Rei Gun (Spirit Gun) where he can manipulate his Reiki (spiritual energy) and fire it into a projectile. He learns many techniques and abilities from Genkai. He mainly grows in strength from all of his different battles, because he responds to danger by unleashing his full strength.


Kazuma Kuwabara (Kuwabara Kazuma)
He is the second toughest kid in the school, and resents Yusuke for it. Originally rivals, Yusuke and Kuwabara start a grudging friendship that only strengthens throughout the series. Although human, Kuwabara has high Reiki sensitivity, he is able to manifest a Rei Ken (Spirit Sword).


Kurama (Kurama)
Also known as Shuichi Minamino (Minamino Shuichi) in his human form. Kurama is a demon with the ability to summon and control plants. Kurama has a wide variety of techniques, because of his ability to control a wide variety of plants, including the often seen Rose Whip.


Hiei (Hiei)
a hybrid fire and ice demon who befriends Yusuke. His mother is forced to abandon him as a child because of his mixed nature, which leads to him kill to survive most of his life. He specializes in the Jagan (Evil Eye), swordsmanship, and can move at superhuman speeds.


Genkai (Genkai)
The aged Reiki fighter who rigorously trains Yusuke in the Spirit Light Wave Fist (Reiko Hado Ken), Spirit Wave in the English anime). Though her manner is often gruff, she cares for Yusuke and the others, and constantly tries to help them grow stronger.

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