Yuyu Hakusho, Vol. 1

by Yoshihiro Togashi

A delinquent's gotta do what he's gotta do...in the afterlife.

Yusuke Urameshi was a tough teen delinquent until one selfless act changed his life...by ending it. When he died saving a little kid from a speeding car, the afterlife didn't know what to do with him, so it gave him a second chance at life. Now, Yusuke is a ghost with a mission, performing good deeds at the beshest of Botan, the spirit guide of the dead, and Koenma, her pacifier-sucking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569319049
• ISBN13: 9781569319048
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

One word: great

I'll tell you, no matter if it sounds harsh: at first, the artwork is quite questionable. I've said at first, and I mean at the very first, only the first act. Besides that, I gave it 5 stars because, all in all, it's a great manga, with an original storyline, GREAT character design, and wonderful artwork (besides the fact I've mentioned before).

Wonderful with 2 'l's!

This manga was excellent! I wasn't impressed with the manga, when I saw it in Shounen Jump, because I didn't know what was going on! But when I got this graphic novel, I was reading it every other day, just to feel the thrills of it.For younger audiences, there are what parents would call 'bad words' in it (as in many manga), so if you don't want your child or yourself, for that matter, to be exposed to these words, then stay away. ;) I liked the art in this book. And how the artist expresses everyone's feelings so well. Especially how a kid would act when he or she doesn't understand the concept of death. I was sad when I read some parts of it, but some things are humorous, all the same.

Ghost Files Rocks

YuYu Hakusho is an awesome manga. It is about a kid named Yusuke. Yusuke starts out his day normally. He goes to school, gets kicked out, goes home, gets lectured by his drunken mother, beats up Kuwabara (his rival), and that's just a normal day. Then Yusuke meets this kid who is playing in the street. Yusuke does one selfless act by saving the kid from a car that would have hit him. Yusuke dies and meets Botan, or death in english. Yusuke learns that if he wants to live again, then he has to raise an egg. But he needs to do good deeds or the egg will eat him when it hatches. So Yusuke, with the help of Botan, goes around doing selfless acts. Yusuke encounters a spirit dog and his over-attached owner, Kuwabara his rival, and a "temporary resurection." YuYu Hakusho (ghost files in english) is truly a great manga. Read it.

You can tell why it's a classic

This book is the perfect start to a great series! It's the kind that can make you laugh and cry in just the first two chapters. For those who have only seen the anime, you have to read the manga! There are differences, but it's mostly the same. Viz did a good job of translating it, making all the characters sound like themselves. You meet most of the main (and priceless) characters. It's a great introduction to a great story.

Once again, the manga's better!!

Don't get me wrong, I LOVED the yu yu hakusho anime. But then they... EDITED IT!! (softly crying);_;I mean come on!! They just tore that show apart! It would have been better off canceled....ANYways, back to topic. This manga is one of the better ones. It truly sucks you in and keeps you there. And fans of the former show will be impressed to see how things differ from the two but still keep you liking both. I originally read this in Shonen Jump, which is an AWESOME magazine. (with the exceptoin of DBZ.)Tho it's sligtly different, all the touching moments in the story are still there.All in all a truly wonderful manga with heartfelt moments now, and non stop action in the future!!...I am not twelve, and KURAMA RULES!!!!!!!!!