Episode 112

EPISODE 112

フォーエバー！幽遊白書 (Fooebaa! Yuu Yuu Hakusho)

Forever! Yu Yu Hakusho

First Broadcast: January 7, 1995

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): parts of chapter 170 (WSJ #27, 1994, June 20), parts of chapter 172 (WSJ #29, 1994, July 4), loose adaptation of chapter 175 (WSJ #32, 1994, July 25)

Summary: Back in the Human World, Kuwabara learns the outcome of the tournament from Kurama.  They meet up with Shizuru and Keiko and head for Genkai’s temple.  With the Demon World now maintaining a peaceful relationship with the Human World under Enki’s rule, the barrier between the two worlds has been taken down.  Hiei is still with Mukuro and her servants, helping save humans who are accidentally sucked into the Demon World now that the inter-world barrier has been removed; he says he’ll return to the Human World when he feels like it.  Kuwabara and co. reach the temple, where Genkai explains that after she dies, they will all inherit her massive estate, which she wants turned into a habitat for demons as they become increasingly common in the Human World.  The gang heads for the beach, where Yusuke suddenly returns.  He and Keiko share a kiss before getting soaked by a huge wave.  Fini.

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Episode 111

EPISODE 111

決着！激闘の果てに (Ketchaku! Gekitou no Hate ni)

Concluded! The End of the Conflict

First Broadcast: December 24, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): small part of chapter 170 (WSJ #27, 1994, June 20)

Summary: Yusuke and Yomi continue their fight, which ends in a huge explosion.  Yusuke wakes up a week later in the hospital, and learns that he lost to Yomi.  But Yomi was in turn defeated by Koko (one of Raizen’s old friends), due to having used up much of his stamina fighting Yusuke.  The tournament was ultimately won by Enki, Koko’s husband and yet another friend of Raizen, and Yusuke is just in time to see his victory speech.  Enki says that as ruler of the Demon World he wants to ensure peace with the Human World.  The tournament over, everything winds down.  Kurama heads back to the Human World, while Yusuke has to take care of some lose ends before he can do the same.

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Episode 110

EPISODE 110

俺の力・これが全てだ！(Ore no Chikara・Kore ga Subete da!)

My Power—This is My All!

First Broadcast: December 17, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 169 (WSJ #26, 1994, June 13)

Summary: Mukuro and Natsume have a close fight, as do 2 other of Raizen’s friends, Shu and Soketsu.  Meanwhile, Yusuke begins to fight Yomi.  Discouraged at first, a vision of Raizen helps him regain his determination.  He manages to break through Yomi’s force field technique, and the two begin pummeling each other at close range.

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Episode 109

EPISODE 109

対決！飛影とムクロ (Taiketsu! Hiei to Mukuro)

Showdown! Hiei and Mukuro

First Broadcast: December 10, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): very loosely adapted from parts of chapter 172 (WSJ #29, 1994, July 4)

Summary: Hiei goes up against Mukuro in the tournament.  Mukuro began her life as a prisoner, and even now retains shackles on her arms.  Outmatched by Mukuro’s power (including her ability to cut space itself) Hiei fires his Koku-Ryu-Ha, which she manages to completely destroy.  However, the attack breaks her shackles.  Though Hiei has lost, he and Mukuro both seem more at peace with their past.

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Episode 108

EPISODE 108

蔵馬、過去との決別 (Kurama、Kako to no Ketsubetsu)

Kurama, A Break With the Past

First Broadcast: December 3, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): none

Summary: Kurama fights Shigure and is initially overwhelmed, but shifts into his Yoko form in the nick of time.  However, Kurama decides to settle things in his human form, and narrowly wins by using his plant-manipulating powers to take control of the gigantic tree that serves as their fighting arena.  Shamed, Shigure jumps to his death.

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Episode 107

EPISODE 107

激闘！夢に賭けた男たち (Gekitou! Yume ni Kaketa Otoko-tachi)

Fierce Fighting! Men Fighting for Their Dreams

First Broadcast: November 26, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): none!  The first episode of pure filler.

Summary: With the main tournament in full swing, Shishi-Wakamaru loses to Hokushin.  Jin goes up against Soketsu, while Toya fights Kujo.  The two put up a heroic struggle but are no match for Soketsu and Kujo, who are really two of Raizen’s old friends and therefore extraordinarily powerful. 

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Episode 106

EPISODE 106

闘う親子！黄泉と修羅 (Tatakau Oyako! Yomi to Shura)

A Father and Son Battle!  Yomi and Shura

First Broadcast: November 19, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): parts of chapter 167 (WSJ #23, 1994, May 23) and chapter 168 (WSJ #24, 1994, May 30)

Summary: In the preliminaries Yomi easily but unhappily beats Shura.  Yusuke quickly passes the preliminaries, and gives a speech opening the main tournament.  To start things off, he fights the cat monster Nekotama, who looks impressive but gives him little trouble.

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Episode 105

EPISODE 105

魔界大戦・予選開始!  (Makai Taisen・Yosen Kaishi!)

Great Battle in the Demon World—The Preliminaries Commence!

First Broadcast: November 12, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 166 (WSJ #21-22, 1994, May 9), certain parts of chapter 167 (WSJ #23, 1994, May 23) and chapter 168 (WSJ #24, 1994, May 30)

Summary: The Demon World Unification Tournament begins.  Everyone who’s anyone enters, including all of Raizen’s old friends.  Yomi must fight Shura in the preliminaries, while Chu has the misfortunate of going up against Raizen’s friend Natsume.  Natsume easily beats Chu, but he falls in love with her.

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Episode 104

EPISODE 104

意外な提案・魔界の変動 (Igai-na Teian・Makai no Hendou)

An Unexpected Proposal—A Change in the Demon World

First Broadcast: November 5, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): second half of chapter 164 (WSJ #19, 1994, April 25), chapter 165 (WSJ #20, 1994, May 2)

Summary: Yusuke proposes to Yomi a simple tournament to decide who will rule the Demon World.  Kurama and co. threaten to mutiny if Yomi doesn’t go along with this idea, and even Mukuro (who has snuck into Gandara) accepts the proposal, leaving Yomi no choice.  Yomi uses his advanced technology to create a powerful son, Shura, to help him win the tournament.  Meanwhile, Raizen’s old friends come to pay their respects.  They want to enter the tournament too and show off their power.  In truth each one is on par with Yomi, and together they create a massive surge of energy felt throughout the Demon World.  Yomi and the embryonic Shura sense this, and Yomi realizes there have been powerful people out there living quietly and without ambition, something he never calculated on.  Moved, he decides to abandon his strategies and fight in the tournament as a single man.

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Episode 103

EPISODE 103

父の遺言・遠い日の想い (Chichi no Igon・Tooi Hi no Omoi)

A Father’s Last Words—Memories of a Distant Day

First Broadcast: October 29, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 163 (WSJ #18, 1994, April 18), first half of chapter 164 (WSJ #19, 1994, April 25)

Summary: Yusuke has vastly powered up, and can now easily defeat Hokushin and the rest of Raizen’s followers.  He goes to take on Raizen again, but Raizen has gone mad from hunger and attacks him.  After subduing Raizen (who’s getting constantly weaker) Yusuke demands that he explain why he stopped eating humans.  The truth is that 700 years ago Raizen met and fell in love with a “Kuda-Kusushi” woman, an ancient kind of doctor, and vowed not to eat until he met her again.  However, she died giving birth to their child (Yusuke’s ancestor), and he hasn’t eaten since.  After explaining this and his views on the relationship between the three worlds, Raizen finally dies.  Yusuke and Hokushin set off the see Yomi.

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Episode 102

EPISODE 102

妖狐変化！忍び寄る殺意 (Youko Henge！Shinobi-yoru Satsui)

Yoko Transformation! A Creeping Bloodlust

First Broadcast: October 22, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 162 (WSJ #17, 1994, April 11)

Summary: Kurama returns to the Human World, saying he has a plain to raise six powerful warriors for Yomi.  To keep him in line, Yomi’s right-hand man Shachi sends a demon to possess Kurama’s new step-brother and keep him hostage.  Kurama is actually having Genkai train some of the fighters Yusuke and co. defeated in the Dark Tournament: Chu, Rinku, Jin, Toya, Suzuki, and Shishi-Wakamaru.  In a year’s time they all grow as powerful as Kurama promised.  Impressed, Yomi gives Kurama Shachi’s job.  Enraged, Shachi ambushes Kurama later.  Turning Yoko, Kurama kills him easily.

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Episode 101

EPISODE 101

魔界盗賊・千年目の再会 (Makai Touzoku・Sen-nenme no Saikai)

Demon World Thieves—A Thousand-Year Reunion

First Broadcast: October 15, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 161 (WSJ #16, 1994, April 4)

Summary: : Kurama goes to the Demon World himself to Yomi’s city Gandara, where he takes part in Yomi’s war council.  Yomi was once Kurama’s subordinate, but after being blinded by an assassin he heightened his remaining senses to the extreme and grew in power until his influence in the Demon World rivaled Raizen and Mukuro.  Yomi has captured the assassin who blinded him so long ago, and forces Kurama to see him.  In reality it was Kurama who hired the assassin to kill Yomi, after getting fed up by Yomi’s reckless actions.  Yomi threatens to kill Kurama’s mother and new step-father if he doesn’t help him with his plans to unify the Demon World.

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Episode 100

EPISODE 100

明かされる邪眼の秘密 (Akasareru Jagan no Himitsu)

The Secret of the Jagan Revealed

First Broadcast: October 1, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 160 (WSJ #15, 1994, March 28)

Summary: Hiei fights Shigure to a draw, with both critically wounded.  Mukuro taps into Hiei’s mind, learning his past.  She puts him into a medical machine to heal his injuries, and shows him her true form.

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Episode 99

EPISODE 99

忘れ得ぬ記憶・誕生の時 (Wasure-enu Kioku・Tanjou no Toki)

Unforgettable Memories! A Time of Birth

First Broadcast: September 24, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 159 (WSJ #14, 1994, March 21)

Summary: While Yusuke trains with Hokushin and the rest of Raizen’s followers, Hiei spends half a year fighting hundreds of Mukuro’s A-class underlings to get stronger.  To join the ranks of Mukuro’s elite fighters, he fights Shigure, the surgeon who gave him his third eye, which he needed to find his sister Yukina and the keepsake Hirui Stone his mother gave him.

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Episode 98

EPISODE 98

魔界へ！父との対面 (Makai he! Chichi to no Taimen)

To the Demon World! A Meeting With Father

First Broadcast: September 17, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 158 (WSJ #13, 1994, March 14)

Summary: Everyone gathers at Genkai’s temple, where the Spirit World Special Defense Squad opens a portal for Yusuke to travel to the Demon World.  Kurama and Hiei announce their intention to join up with Yomi and Mukuro, the Demon World’s two other major powers.  Five days later, Yusuke reaches Raizen’s country and finally meets his “true” father, who he attacks for meddling in his fight with Sensui.  However, despite being on the verge of death, Raizen is still so powerful that Yusuke can’t even budge him from his throne.

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Episode 97

EPISODE 97

別れ・それぞれの旅立ち (Wakare・Sore-Zore no Tabi-dachi)

Parting—Our Respective Departures

First Broadcast: September 10, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): second half of chapter 156 (WSJ #11, 1994, February 28), chapter 157 (WSJ #12, 1994, March 7)

Summary: Hokushin explains that while he wants to give up human flesh like Raizen, he also needs strength to fight Raizen’s enemies.  He tells Yusuke to think over whether to come to the Demon World or not, then leaves.  Kuroko has watched the whole fight, and she advises Yusuke to go to the Demon World.  An envoy from the Spirit World had tasked her with killing Yusuke, and while she refused, seeing Yusuke calmly discussing the matter of eating humans with Hokushin has profoundly disturbed her.  Meanwhile, Kurama and Hiei are themselves approached by headhunters from the other two kings, Yomi and Mukuro, asking for their help in the coming war.  Yusuke breaks the news to Keiko that he’ll be leaving for three years, and asks her to marry him when he returns, but she dumps him instead.

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Episode 96

EPISODE 96

闇の訪問者・深まる謎 (Yami no Houmonsha・Fukamaru Nazo)

Visitors of Darkness—The Mystery Deepens

First Broadcast: September 3, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): most of chapter 155 (WSJ #10, 1994, February 21), first half of chapter 156 (WSJ #11, 1994, February 28)

Summary: The visitors say Yusuke’s “true” father, Raizen, is one of three kings who keep the Demon World in political balance.  Though Raizen can only survive on human flesh, he gave up eating humans hundreds of years ago and has been slowly dying of hunger ever since.  His death now imminent, he wants Yusuke to come help his country in the war which will envelop the Demon World once he’s gone.  Yusuke is unconvinced by the visitors’ story though, and fights the group’s leader, Hokushin, who defeats him with a psychological trick.  Still unconvinced, Yusuke can tell that Hokushin has recently eaten human flesh, despite supposedly following Raizen’s example in abstaining from it.  He punches Hokushin and asks him to explain himself.

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Episode 95

EPISODE 95

幽助の運命・危険の足音 (Yuusuke no Unmei・Kiken no Ashi’oto)

Yusuke’s Destiny—Footsteps of Danger

First Broadcast: August 27, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 154 (WSJ #9, 1994, February 14), little bit of chapter 155 (WSJ #10, 1994, February 21)

Summary: As Yusuke continues to feel dissatisfied and lost following the battle with Sensui, Genkai tells him to go seek the advice of Kuroko Sato (née Sanada), the first Spirit World Detective. While Yusuke enjoys himself with Kuroko and her family, mysterious figures enter the house, saying they have come from the Demon World to meet Yusuke.

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Episode 94

EPISODE 94

エピローグ！明日へ！ (Epiroogu! Ashita he!)

Epilogue!  Towards Tomorrow!

First Broadcast: August 20, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): almost all of chapter 153 (WSJ #8, 1994, February 7)

Summary: Yusuke and the gang return home.  Exiting Irima Cave, they reunite with Genkai and co., who have been anxiously waiting for them.  The Special Defense Squad threatens Koenma for his disobedience, but Yusuke scares them off and they go back to sealing up the portal.  The case is closed.  Everyone lives more or less happily ever after (even Amanuma was resurrected by Koenma), save for Yusuke, who feels lost and unable to fit back in to everyday life.

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Episode 93

EPISODE 93

決着！魔界の死闘！ (Ketchaku! Makai no Shitou!)

A Conclusion! Deathbattle in the Demon World

First Broadcast: August 13, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): most of chapter 151 (WSJ #5-6, 1993, January 17), chapter 152 (WSJ #7, 1994, January 31), tiny part of chapter 153 (WSJ #8, 1994, February 7)

Summary: In his new form Yusuke is in full control of his power, but seems possessed by a foreign intelligence.  He easily (but unconsciously) defeats Sensui, firing a massive Spirit Gun blast to finish the job.  Regaining his senses, Yusuke begs Sensui to survive and get better so that they can fight a proper rematch.  Itsuki suddenly appears and explains that Sensui has a fatal illness and never had more than half a month left to live anyway.  Sensui’s true motive was simply to come to the Demon World before he died.  Mortally wounded from Yusuke’s Spirit Gun, Sensui dies and Itsuki takes his body, vanishing into another dimension.  Yusuke figures that the being who triggered his transformation and possessed him must be his demonic ancestor.  Dissatisfied that his duel with Sensui was interrupted in this way, he considers staying in the Demon World to track his ancestor down, but ultimately opts to return to the Human World. 

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Episode 92

EPISODE 92

究極の戦い！魔族の証 (Kyuukyoku no Tatakai! Mazoku no Akashi)

The Ultimate Battle! Proof of Demonkin

First Broadcast: August 6, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): second half of chapter 149 (WSJ #2 1994, published December 27 1993), chapter 150 (WSJ #3-4, 1993, January 3), little bit of chapter 151 (WSJ #5-6, 1993, January 17)

Summary: With Yusuke there again, the group regains their spirits.  Yusuke starts his rematch with Sensui, much stronger now, and pierces Sensui’s spirit armor with his Spirit Gun.  The pair’s evenly matched battle ravages the landscape, but Yusuke is unable to properly control his new power.  Hearing a strange voice, Yusuke begins to more fully awaken as a demon, gaining long hair and strange markings all over his body.

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Episode 91

EPISODE 91

覚醒の時！バトル再び (Kakusei no Toki! Batoru Futatabi)

A Time of Awakening! The Battle Re-Commences

First Broadcast: July 30, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 148 (WSJ #1 1994, published December 20 1993), first half of chapter 149 (WSJ #2 1994, published December 27 1993)

Summary: The Spirit World Special Defense Squad arrives and gets to work sealing the portal back up.  They reveal to Koenma that Yusuke is a demon’s descendent and will soon be reborn as a demon himself.  As the squad prepares to execute Yusule, Puu (now a huge bird creature) shields Yusuke from their attacks.  Yusuke is reborn, and he terrifies the squad with his new S-class power.  He and Koenma set off on Puu for the Demon World, where they join up with Kurama, Hiei, and Kuwabara just as Sensui was about to finish them off.

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Episode 90

EPISODE 90

友の意志を継げ！ (Tomo no Ishi wo Tsugu)

Carrying On Their Friend’s Will!

First Broadcast: July 23, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): last 2/3rds of chapter 146 (WSJ #51, 1993, December 6), chapter 147 (WSJ #52, 1993, December 13)

Summary: As demons start to stream out from the newly opened portal, Hiei, Kurama (now in his Yoko form), and Kuwabara confront Sensui between dimensions.  Yusuke’s death has indeed triggered a power-up in the group, and Hiei and Kurama are now too strong to pass through the barrier between the Human and Demon Worlds, which blocks all demons with A-class power or higher.  Sensui is on the other side (his sacred power allows him to pass right through), and to reach him Kuwabara uses his Dimensional Sword to cut through the barrier.  In the afterlife, King Enma dispatches his strongest warriors, the Spirit World Special Defense Squad, to deal with the situation. Hiei and co. reach the Demon World and begin to fight Sensui, but are absolutely no match.  Meanwhile, Shizuru and Keiko notice something odd is happening to Puu.

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Episode 89

EPISODE 89

予感！全てが止まる時 (Yokan! Subete ga Tomaru Toki)

A Premonition! When Everything Comes to a Halt

First Broadcast: July 16, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 145 (WSJ #50, 1993, November 29), first third of chapter 146 (WSJ #51, 1993, December 6)

Summary: Still claiming to be on the brink of something new, Yusuke continues to fight Sensui with seemingly suicidal determination.  Frightened and enraged, Kuwabara uses his Dimensional Sword to escape from Itsuki, but the group arrives too late: Sensui has killed Yusuke.  The portal finally cracks open, and Sensui assures them all that the real finale is just getting started.

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Episode 88

EPISODE 88

仙水・解き放たれた聖光気 (Sensui・Toki-hanatareta Seikouki)

Sensui—Seikoki Unleashed

First Broadcast: July 9, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): second half of chapter 143 (WSJ #48, 1993, November 15), chapter 144 (WSJ #49, 1993, November 22)

Summary: It turns out that as Shinobu, Sensui wields “Sekoki”, sacred light energy not even Genkai was able to master.  He attacks Yusuke with this unthinkable power, which Hiei declares to be on par with that of an S-class demon.  Koenma finally fires the Mafukan, but Sensui deflects it.  Yusuke still wants to fight and says he’s on the verge of “something”.  Watching the fight, Kurama suspects Yusuke is trying to use his own death as a catalyst to power them all up, the same way Kuwabara’s (supposed) death gave Yusuke the strength to defeat Toguro.

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Episode 87

EPISODE 87

コエンマ・覚悟の魔封環！ (Koenma・Kakugo no Mafuukan!)

Koenma, Primed With the Mafukan!

First Broadcast: July 2, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 142 (WSJ #47, 1993, November 8), first half of chapter 143 (WSJ #48, 1993, November 15)

Summary: Koenma plans to close the portal with the “Mafukan”, a powerful sealing technique he’s spent centuries storing energy for, sacrificing himself and Sensui in the process. Yusuke stops him at the last moment and beats “Kazuya”, causing Sensui’s “Shinobu” personality to finally emerge.  Being the central personality, Shinobu is vastly stronger than the others and easily outclasses Yusuke.  When Yusuke stubbornly declares he’ll still win, Shinobu starts laughing uncontrollably, emitting even more powerful energy.

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Episode 86

EPISODE 86

幽助苦戦！決定的な差 (Yuusuke Kuusen! Kettei-teki-na Sa)

Yusuke’s Tough Battle! A Decisive Difference

First Broadcast: June 25, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): second half of chapter 140 (WSJ #45, 1993, October 25), chapter 141 (WSJ #46, 1993, November 1)

Summary: Sensui reveals two more reasons Yusuke can’t defeat him.  First is that Yusuke is weak against attacks that come from many different directions at once, while Sensui specializes in them due to constantly fighting multiple opponents.  Most important of all though is that Sensui has ten times the amount of spiritual energy as Yusuke, allowing him to constantly fire powerful spiritual attacks.  Still not impressed, Yusuke pummels Sensui with a surprise attack.  Sensui, who really has seven different personalities, suddenly switches over to his “Kazuya” personality and catches Yusuke off-guard (Yusuke has previously been fighting Sensui’s “Minoru” personality).  Just as “Kazuya” is about to finish Yusuke off, Koenma arrives on the scene.

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Episode 85

EPISODE 85

霊界探偵・宿命の一騎討ち (Reikai Tantei・Shukumei no Ikki’uchi)

Spirit World Detectives—A Fated One-on-One Battle

First Broadcast: June 18, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 139 (WSJ #44, 1993, October 18), first half of chapter 140 (WSJ #45, 1993, October 25)

Summary: The group (sans Yusuke) is swallowed by Itsuki’s pet extra-dimensional demon, the Ura-Otoko, leaving Yusuke and Sensui to fight one-on-one. Itsuki explains his history with Sensui to Kuwabara and the others.  As the fight begins, Sensui says that while Yusuke is physically more powerful than him, he still can’t win for several reasons, the first of which is Sensui’s superior fighting experience.  Unimpressed, Yusuke knocks Sensui into a nearby lake inside the cave.  Sensui soon emerges, his clothes torn up but otherwise unfazed.  It turns out Sensui’s body is covered in countless scars as a side-effect of his rigorous training.

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Episode 84

EPISODE 84

蔵馬の怒り！正体は誰だ?!  (Kurama no Ikari! Shoutai wa Dare da?!)

Kurama’s Fury! Who Is That, Really?!

First Broadcast: June 11, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): second half of chapter 137 (WSJ #42, 1993, October 4), chapter 138 (WSJ #43, 1993, October 11)

Summary: Sensui explains that only 30 minutes remain until the portal opens.  Kurama fights “Gourmet”, who absorbs others’ abilities by eating them.  Though Kurama decapitates Gourmet in a matter of seconds, his body is really being controlled by Elder Toguro, one of his earlier meals.  After being critically injured by his brother, Elder Toguro met up with Sensui and plotted revenge against Yusuke and co., giving him the idea of the Demon World portal.  He was ultimately fed to Gourmet, but took over his body from the inside.  Still furious over having to kill Amanuma, Kurama beats Elder Toguro with a parasitic tree that imprisons him in a world of illusion.

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Episode 83

EPISODE 83

残された手段！蔵馬の決断 (Nokosareta Shudan! Kurama no Ketsudan)

The Remaining Measure! Kurama’s Resolve

First Broadcast: June 4, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 136 (WSJ #41, 1993, September 27), first half of chapter 137 (WSJ #42, 1993, October 4)

Summary: Kurama realizes Amanuma is just being manipulated by Sensui, and doesn’t understand the true fearsomeness of his own abilities.  These abilities faithfully bring to life the rules of the video game, meaning that while Yusuke and co. can continue as many times as they want even if they lose, and will only die if they give up, Amanuma will die if defeated even once.  But with the world on the line, Kurama has no choice but to defeat Amanuma anyway. With Amanuma dead, the gang moves on deeper into the cave.  Outside the cave, Koenma arrives and heads inside to join the group, while Yusuke and co. finally reach Sensui’s group at the portal.

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Episode 82

EPISODE 82

ゲームマスター脅威の実力 (Geemu Masutaa no Kyoui no Jitsuryoku)

Game Master’s Fearsome Strength

First Broadcast: May 28, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): last 1/3^rd of chapter 134 (WSJ #39, 1993, September 13), chapter 135 (WSJ #40, 1993, September 20)

Summary: Next up, Genkai easily wins a shooting game, while Yusuke narrowly manages to win a fighting game with some advice from Genkai.  Kaito and Kurama are left to take on Amanuma himself.  Kaito loses a quiz game, so Kurama must face Amanuma in a Tetris-like building block game.  Kurama explains to Yusuke that if the team loses this round they must go on playing these games against Amanuma until they win; giving up means death. Meanwhile, Sensui’s partner Itsuki says his portal will open in 2 hours.

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Episode 81

EPISODE 81

洞窟の中のゲームワールド (Doukutsu no Naka no Geemu Waarudo)

The Game World Inside the Cave

First Broadcast: May 21, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): all but the first page of chapter 133 (WSJ #38, 1993, September 6), first 2/3rds of chapter 134 (WSJ #39, 1993, September 13)

Summary: In the cave, the group encounters the child Tsukihito Amanuma, “Game Master”, whose ability brings the popular “Game Battler” video game to life.  The group must win 4 of 7 different randomly selected mini-games.  Mitarai’s up first, and manages to win at tennis against Amanuma’s genie henchmen despite Amanuma’s taunting.

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Episode 80

EPISODE 80

刃霧の標的！死紋十字斑 (Hagiri no Hyouteki！Shimon-juuji-han)

Hagiri’s Targets! Shimon-Juji-Han

First Broadcast: May 14, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): last 3/4ths of chapter 131 (WSJ #35, 1993, August 16), chapter 132 (WSJ #36-37, 1993, August 23), first page of chapter 133 (WSJ #38, 1993, September 6)

Summary: Yusuke deals with the knives, but Hagiri next sends an exploding truck.  Fortunately, Hiei saves Yusuke in the nick of time and stabs Hagiri.  Hiei fights Yusuke to help calm him down, and decides to aid him and the others in stopping the portal from opening. The two join Genkai and co. at the mouth of Irima Cave, the site of the portal and Sensui’s hideout.

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Episode 79

EPISODE 79

幽助激走！桑原を救え！ (Yuusuke Gekisou! Kuwabara wo Sukue!)

Yusuke’s Mad Dash! Save Kuwabara!

First Broadcast: May 7, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 130 (WSJ #34, 1993, August 9), first quarter of chapter 131 (WSJ #35, 1993, August 16)

Summary: Mitarai switches sides, joining Yusuke and co. Yusuke almost catches up with Sensui’s truck, but Hagiri (riding a motorcycle) destroys his bike and affixes him with odd markings.  These markings attract whatever projectiles Hagiri sends, and countless knives bear down on Yusuke.

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Episode 78

EPISODE 78

出撃！ダークエンジェル (Shutsugeki! Daaku Enjeru)

Charge! Dark Angel

First Broadcast: April 30, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): second half of chapter 128 (WSJ #32, 1993, July 26), chapter 129 (WSJ #33, 1993, August 2)

Summary: It turns out Sensui has not only mastered Resshu-ken, supposedly the strongest form of martial arts, but he’s even improved it by combining it with his spiritual powers to create a unique fighting style, “Reiko Resshu-ken”.  Yusuke is soon overwhelmed, and even Kuwabara and Kurama joining the fight doesn’t help much.  Sensui and his comrades cleverly split the three up, with “Gourmet” and “Game Master” kidnapping Kuwabara.  The gang flees via truck with Kuwabara in tow, and Sensui easily counters Yusuke’s Spirit Gun, forcing him to pursue on bike.

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Episode 77

EPISODE 77

霊界探偵の黒い過去 (Reikai Tantei no Kuroi Kako)

The Dark Past of the Spirit World Detective

First Broadcast: April 23, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 127 (WSJ #31, 1993, July 19), first half of chapter 128 (WSJ #32, 1993, July 26)

Summary: Koenma travels to the Human World and explains to Yusuke and co. all about Sensui’s past.  Gifted with high spiritual powers but an overly strong sense of justice, Sensui began harboring doubts about humanity after witnessing human atrocities against demons.  No sooner is the story finished then Sensui himself suddenly attacks, along with “Sniper” (Kaname Hagiri, the one who shot Murota).  Sensui tells Yusuke that the portal will open in 2 days, and the two begin to fight.

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Episode 76

EPISODE 76

桑原復活?!目覚めた力 (Kuwabara Fukkatsu?! Mezameta Chikara)

Kuwabara Restored?! A Power Awakened

First Broadcast: April 16, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): second half of chapter 125 (WSJ #29, 1993, July 5), chapter 126 (WSJ #30, 1993, July 12)

Summary: Desperate to save his friends, Kuwabara’s spiritual powers suddenly return and he gains the Dimensional Sword ability, defeating Seaman.  Seaman realizes that Kuwabara is the kind of person their group has been searching for, someone capable of cutting down the barrier preventing truly powerful demons from crossing over to the Human World.  Kuwabara spares Seaman’s life, taking him back to Yusuke’s apartment, where his injuries are treated.  Under questioning, Seaman reveals that he supports this plot to destroy the Human World due to having his view of humanity warped by watching the “Black Chapter”, a secret Spirit World video documenting the worse aspects of human nature.  This confirms for Koenma the ringleader’s identity: formal Spirit World Detective Shinobu Sensui, who vanished ten years ago after stealing the Black Chapter tape.

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Episode 75

EPISODE 75

シーマン・雨に潜む罠 (Shiiman・Ame ni Hisomu Wana)

Seaman—A Trap Lurking in the Rain

First Broadcast: April 9, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): most of chapter 124 (WSJ #28, 1993, June 28), first half of chapter 125 (WSJ #29, 1993, July 5)

Summary: Some time later, Botan catches up with Yusuke and Kuwabara, and gives them a message from Koenma saying that the portal will open over a week sooner than expected.  At this critical time Kuwabara decides to attend a concert, much to Yusuke and Botan’s disgust, but there he is attacked by another of the 7, “Seaman” (Kiyoshi Mitarai).  Seaman can create liquid monsters by mixing his own blood with water.  He has one of these monsters take Kuwabara’s friends hostage, while another attacks Kuwabara, who is helpless since his spiritual powers apparently disappeared after the Dark Tournament.

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Episode 74

EPISODE 74

テリトリーを打ちやぶれ!!  (Teritorii wo Uchi-yabure!!)

Destroy his Territory!!

First Broadcast: April 2, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): chapter 123 (WSJ #27, 1993, June 21), little bit of chapter 124 (WSJ #28, 1993, June 28)

Summary: Yusuke struggles with the prospect of killing a human like Doctor (as opposed to a demon), but manages to knock him out with Mitsunari, Murota, and Genkai’s help.  Yusuke and co. reunite with Kurama’s group, and they flee the hospital before the police arrive.  Doctor is arrested and under questioning reveals his motives.

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Episode 73

EPISODE 73

忍び寄るドクターの魔の手 (Shinobi-yoru Dokutaa no Ma no Te)

The Stalking, Demonic Hand of the Doctor

First Broadcast: March 26, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): last 2/3rds of chapter 121 (WSJ #25, 1993, June 7), chapter 122 (WSJ #26, 1993, June 14)

Summary: “Doctor”, one of the seven opening the portal, actually works at the hospital and begins attacking Yusuke and the gang with disease bugs.  Asato Kido (one of Yusuke’s former abductors) learns Doctor’s identity, and though paralyzed by Doctor his shadow-based abilities allow him to warn Yusuke just in time.  Yusuke begins fighting Doctor (Minoru Kamiya), who in addition to creating virus bugs also has hands which can cut human skin as easily as a scalpel, with which he has surgically enhanced his own body to give him further superhuman abilities.  Yusuke blows Doctor’s arm off, but he uses his surgical powers to quickly reattach it.

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Episode 72

EPISODE 72

魔界の使者！七人の敵 (Makai no Shisha! Shichi-nin no Teki)

Envoys of the Demon World! Seven Enemies

First Broadcast: March 19, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): last quarter of chapter 119 (WSJ #23, 1993, May 24), chapter 120 (WSJ #24, 1993, May 31), first third of chapter 121 (WSJ #25, 1993, June 7)

Summary: Yusuke and co. start investigating Mushiyori City, and split into two groups.  Kurama’s group investigates the center of the portal-opening and finds only an empty field; the true center must be underground.  Meanwhile, Yusuke’s group discovers someone else with an ability: the mind-reader Murota.  They use him to search for the group opening the portal. He seems to find the ringleader, but is apparently shot by someone.  At the hospital, Murota explains what he read in the ringleader’s mind: a group of 7 is behind the plot, and they want to kill everyone in the world.  Nearby, one of those 7 is watching...

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Episode 71

EPISODE 71

迫り来る恐怖！魔界の扉 (Semari-kuru Kyoufu! Makai no Tobira)

The Terror Approaches! A Doorway to the Demon World

First Broadcast: March 12, 1994

Equivalent Manga Chapter(s): second half of chapter 118 (WSJ #21-22, 1993, May 10), first 3/4ths of chapter 119 (WSJ #23, 1993, May 24)

Summary: The Demon World portal is in nearby Mushiyori City, and will fully open in 3 weeks. Koenma explains that if it does then demons of Toguro’s caliber (B-class) will be able to freely enter the Human World.  A special barrier prevents even stronger demons (A and S-class) from entering even if the portal opens, but if this final barrier is destroyed it will mean the end of the Human World, as even the Spirit World can’t stop S-class demons.  Hiei leaves the others, vowing to return to the Demon World, and the group decides to rest and plan their next move.

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