Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 8/10SupernaturalGhosts, demons and powers beyond nature in our own world.This show: 7/10FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Nozomu SasakiJustin CookCynthia CranzKent WilliamsShigeru ChibaTomomichi Nishimura
Written by
Yoshihiro Togashi
Starring
Nozomu SasakiJustin CookCynthia CranzKent WilliamsShigeru ChibaTomomichi Nishimura
Written by
Yoshihiro Togashi
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"Scrappy delinquent turned demon-hunter, tournament arcs and heart"
A teenage delinquent named Yusuke dies saving a child and is given a second chance as a spirit detective, hunting demons and supernatural threats alongside a ragtag crew of former rivals and afterlife officials. What starts as episodic monster-of-the-week action gradually deepens into elaborate tournament arcs with real stakes and surprisingly emotional character work. The tone swings from goofy humor to genuine melancholy, the fights are inventive and escalate cleverly, and the found-family dynamic between the leads carries the show even when pacing sags. A foundational shonen classic that still holds up.
Watch it for
the escalating tournament arcs and the genuinely moving bonds between former enemies turned friends.
Maybe skip if
you find early-90s pacing and filler-heavy episodic stretches hard to sit through.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
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The Spirit Detective1992
7.735K11244h 47m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
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| ▶ | 1 | Shindara Odoroita! | 8.1 | 747 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Reikai no Koenma! Fukkatsu e no Shiren | 7.5 | 569 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Oitsumerareta Kuwabara! Otoko no chikai | 7.7 | 556 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Atsuki Hono! Koibito no Kizuna | 7.3 | 513 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Yusuke Fukkatsu! Aratanaru Shimei | 7.6 | 495 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Sanbiki no Yokai! Hiei, Kurama, Goki | 7.3 | 464 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Kurama no Himitsu?! Haha To Ko no Kizuna | 7.6 | 453 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Keiko Ayaushi! Jaganshi Hiei | 7.7 | 461 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Genkai no Keishosha Tonamento Kaishi | 7.5 | 425 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Kurayami no Shito! Kuwabara Reiki no Ken | 7.7 | 418 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Yusuke Kurusen! Kizudarake Hangeki | 7.6 | 412 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Rando Arawaru! Kuwabara Munen no Haiboku | 7.6 | 412 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Yusuke vs. Rando Midariretobu Yojitsu | 7.7 | 408 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Meikyujo no shi seiju! Reikai e no chosen | 7.3 | 394 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | Utsukushiki Bara no Mai! Karei Naru Kurama | 7.5 | 388 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Tobi Yo Reiken! Kuwabara Otoko no Shobu | 7.6 | 377 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 17 | Byakko Jigoku no Otakebi | 7.7 | 382 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 18 | Hiei Shusen! Kirisaku Ken | 7.3 | 402 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 19 | Saigo no Shiseiju Suzaku | 7.3 | 375 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 20 | Okugi Gekitotsu! Shichi Nin no Suzaku | 7.3 | 366 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 21 | Yusuke Inochi o Kaketa Hangeki | 7.5 | 362 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 22 | Kanashimi Bishojo Yukina | 7.4 | 350 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 23 | Yami no Shisha! Toguro Kyodai | 7.4 | 348 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 24 | Osoroshiki Kyoteki! San Kishu | 7.5 | 355 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 25 | Moero Kuwabara! Ai no Sokojikara | 8.0 | 368 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 26 | Ankoku Bujutsukai e no Shotaisha | 7.4 | 348 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 27 | Shi no Funede! Jigoku no Shima e | 7.3 | 329 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 28 | Chiisana Kyoteki! Rinku no Higi | 7.3 | 331 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 29 | Chi no Hana o Sakasu Kurama! | 7.7 | 347 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 30 | Mikan no Oshigi Ensatsu Kokuryuha | 8.0 | 326 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 31 | Yoidore Senshi! Chu no Suiken | 7.5 | 327 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 32 | Naifu Ejji Desu Matchi | 7.6 | 349 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 33 | Gekitotsu! Best 8 Dero | 7.2 | 299 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 34 | Shoritsu Maru Ten Maru Go Pasento no Shito | 7.1 | 299 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 35 | Fukumen no Shotai?! Utsukushiki Senshi | 7.7 | 325 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 36 | Yabo o Funsai! Hikari no Senrei | 7.5 | 321 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 37 | Yami no shinobu · masho tsukai chimu | 8.3 | 435 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 38 | Kurama Muzan! Shi no Kesho | 8.5 | 370 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 39 | Funsai! Yusuke Ikari no Tekken | 7.6 | 291 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 40 | Kazetsukai Jin! Arashi no Kuchusen | 7.7 | 289 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 41 | Reikodan! Igai Na Ketchaku?! | 7.6 | 290 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 42 | Kesshi no Kuwabara! Ai no Totsugeki | 7.9 | 292 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 43 | Fukumen Senshi no Kubishiki Sugao | 7.5 | 281 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 44 | Genkai Kara no Saidai no Shiren | 7.8 | 290 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 45 | Hiei Rensen! Gekite Kokuryuha! | 7.4 | 291 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 46 | Senritsu! Kuromomotaro no Henshin | 7.9 | 289 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 47 | Densetsu no Tosoku! Yoko Kurama | 8.0 | 307 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 48 | Yami Aitemu · Shide no Hagoromo | 7.6 | 282 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 49 | Sareta Chikara! Genkai no Shito | 7.8 | 282 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 50 | Matoka · Suzuki no chosen! | 8.0 | 274 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 51 | Shukumei no Taiketsu! Toguro no Kage | 7.4 | 276 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 52 | Genkai Chiru! 50 Nen Me no Ketchaku | 8.6 | 365 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 53 | Arashi no Mae! Kanashimi o Koete | 7.4 | 282 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 54 | Haran no Kessho Sen Kaishi! | 7.2 | 278 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 55 | Bakuretsu! Mezame Ta Yoko | 7.7 | 290 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 56 | Kesshi no Kurama! Saigo no Te | 8.3 | 324 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 57 | Kyo! Yoroi o Hazushi Ta Bui | 8.0 | 283 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 58 | Kyukyoku Ougi! Hoero Kokuryuha | 8.8 | 404 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 59 | Toguro Kei no Bukimi na Kage | 8.1 | 278 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 60 | Ikari Bakuhatsu! Kuwabara no Hangeki | 7.9 | 284 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 61 | Shukumei no Taiketsu! Arashi no Taisho Sen Kaishi | 8.0 | 291 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 62 | Toguro Hyaku Pasento no Kyofu! | 8.3 | 326 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 63 | Yusuke Jo! Genkai He no Kanashii Shiren | 8.4 | 338 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 64 | Shito Ketchaku! Saigo no Furu Pawa | 8.8 | 416 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 65 | Togi Jo Totomoni Kieru Yabo | 8.0 | 267 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 66 | Toguro no Tsugunai. Ichiban no Nozomi | 8.0 | 286 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 67 | Aratanaru Purorogu | 6.9 | 270 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 68 | Yon Jigen Yashiki Ni Hisomu Wana | 6.6 | 264 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 69 | Kinku no Pawa! Kurama no Zuno | 7.2 | 268 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 70 | Osorubeki Shinjitsu! Arata Na Nazo | 7.1 | 254 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 71 | Semari Kuru Kyofu! Makai no Tobira | 6.8 | 250 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 72 | Makai no Shisha! Nananin no Teki | 7.2 | 254 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 73 | Shinobiyoru Dokuta no Ma no Te | 8.3 | 300 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 74 | Teritori o Uchi Yabure!! | 8.0 | 262 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 75 | Shiman. U Ni Hisomu Wana | 6.8 | 248 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 76 | Kuwabara Fukkatsu?! Mezame Ta Chikara | 7.3 | 250 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 77 | Reikai Tantei no Kuroi Kako | 7.3 | 245 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 78 | Shutsugeki! Daku Enjeru | 7.2 | 247 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 79 | Yusuke Jo Gekisou! Kuwabara o Sukue! | 6.9 | 249 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 80 | Hagiri no Hyoteki! Shi Mon Juji Madara | 7.3 | 249 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 81 | Dokutsu no Naka no Gemu Warudo | 6.7 | 244 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 82 | Gemu Masuta Kyoi no Jitsuryoku | 6.7 | 247 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 83 | Nokosa Re Ta Shudan! Kurama no Ketsudan | 7.4 | 258 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 84 | Kurama no ikari! Shoutai wa dareda?! | 8.2 | 258 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 85 | Reikai Tantei. Shukumei no Ichi Ki Uchi | 7.5 | 246 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 86 | Yusuke Jo Kusen! Ketteiteki Na Sa | 7.9 | 244 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 87 | Koenma - Kakugo no Mafukan! | 7.8 | 247 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 88 | Sensui - Tokihanata Re Ta Hijiri Hikari Ki | 7.5 | 244 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 89 | Yokan! Subete ga tomarutoki | 8.2 | 263 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 90 | Tomo no Ishi o Tsuge! | 7.8 | 242 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 91 | Kakusei no Toki! Batoru Futatabi | 7.9 | 250 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 92 | Kyukyoku no Tatakai! Mazoku no Akashi | 8.1 | 255 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 93 | Ketchaku! Makai no Shito! | 8.2 | 268 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 94 | Epirogu! Ashita e! | 7.2 | 241 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 95 | Yusuke no Unmei. Kiken no Ashioto | 7.2 | 236 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 96 | Yami no Homon Sha - Fukamaru Nazo | 7.1 | 240 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 97 | Wakare - Sorezore no Tabidachi | 7.5 | 247 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 98 | Makai he! Chichi to no Taimen | 7.5 | 236 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 99 | Wasure e nu Kioku. Tanjo no Toki | 8.1 | 253 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 100 | Akasareru Jagan no Himitsu | 8.6 | 310 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 101 | Makai Tozoku - Sennen me no Saikai | 7.8 | 233 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 102 | Yoko Henka! Shinobiyoru Satsui | 7.7 | 239 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 103 | Inheritance | 7.4 | 240 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 104 | Igai na Teian - Makai no Hendo | 7.2 | 237 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 105 | Makai Taisen - Yosen Kaishi! | 7.2 | 233 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 106 | Tatakau Oyako! Yomi to Shura | 7.0 | 234 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 107 | Gekito! Yume ni Kake ta Otoko Tachi | 7.1 | 232 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 108 | Kurama, Kako to no Ketsubetsu | 7.7 | 237 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 109 | Taiketsu! Hiei to Mukuro | 7.6 | 240 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 110 | Ore no Chikara. Kore ga Subete Da! | 7.9 | 254 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 111 | Ketchaku! Gekito no Hate Ni | 7.8 | 246 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 112 | Foeba! YuYu Hakusho | 8.3 | 315 | 24 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Nozomu Sasaki Yûsuke Urameshi, Yusuke Urameshi
Justin Cook Yusuke Urameshi (FUNimation dub), Yusuke Urameshi
Cynthia Cranz Botan (FUNimation dub), Botan
Kent Williams Narrator (FUNimation dub), Narrator
Shigeru Chiba Kazuma Kuwabara, Kuwabara, Kazuma
Tomomichi Nishimura Narration, Narrator
Sanae Miyuki Botan
Sean Teague Koenma, Additional Voices, Koenma (FUNimation dub)
Mayumi Tanaka Koenma
Chuck Huber Hiei (FUNimation dub), Hiei, Hokushin
Crew
Yoshihiro Togashi
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