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 behest of Botan, the ferrywoman of the River Styx, and Koenma, the pacifier-sucking judge of the dead.
Yusuke Urameshi is back! When the teenage delinquent surprised the Underworld by dying heroically, he was given a chance--just one--to return to life. Now, having passed his trials in the spirit world, Yusuke is back in his body and ready to reclaim his turf from the other street punks. But for someone who's been to Hell and back, a normal life on the streets is no longer possible. Yusuke picked up some otherworldly powers while he was dead, and the Underworld is about to offer him a job as its official supernatural detective!
Reviews (21)
Honestly one of the best series that I've ever read
Honestly one of the best series that I've ever read. Any material by Yoshihiro Togashi is always amazing. If you're coming over from the anime you must know that there is a slight difference on certain scenes. The fighting is also a lot lighter, & not at all drawn out. Although the plots storyline is interesting enough to cover that. If you're solely wanting to read it for just the fights then you're out of luck. Although I'd still highly recommend this series to anyone who shows interest.
Great series
Absolutely love that my children are having so much fun reading and loving this series!
Great
Favorite read. Packaged well. Thank you.
amazing
good story
Five Stars
Good
Five Stars
Very Good
Yu Yu Hakusho
Excellent for teens and older who like fantasy, adventure and a bit of violence. Has a good storyline as well.
i bought used-very good
even though I bought used the pages weren't bent if fact looked good expect for minor tinting of the pages so very good was a great investment in my manga collection
Thanks!
Very happy with purchase, the book was as described and it was shipped promptly. Very pleased with this purchase. Thanks.
Best in the series so far.
Yoshihiro Togashi, YuYu Hakusho: In the Flesh (ViZ, 1991) All the sudden, YuYu Hakusho jumps up and makes a stab at "best manga I'm currently reading" with book three, In the Flesh. It's great to see that Togashi got back on track with his storyline, and man, what a storyline it's turning out to be. Yusuke, thanks to a meeting Koenma had with some other underworld bosses, has been allowed back into the mortal realm. This, of course, does not come without a price-- Koenma expects Yusuke to be an Underworld Detective, the human go-to guy for spiritually-related cases taking place in the human world. His first one is a doozy-- he has to track down three demons who've stolen items from Koenma's father's treasure room and retrieve the items. Botan, of course, comes along for the ride as an advisor (and when Keiko finds out about it, she's not exactly thrilled). This story arc is the best of the series yet-- fast-paced, well-plotted, with some unexpected (but not improbable) twists that drive the big story forward. Another mission also starts in this book, after that one's taken care of: Yusuke has to infiltrate the compound of a reiki master and attempt to become her disciple both in order to get himself some training and to stop a demon assassin from claiming the discipleship and putting himself in perfect position to simply kill her. Much to Yusuke's surprise, his arch-rival Kuwabara shows up for the challenge as well, which gives Yusuke something else to think about-- as if he didn't already have enough on his plate. (The depictions of the competitors in the section of the book alone are worth the price of admission-- Togashi is an equal-opportunity offender!) This one left me champing at the bit to get my hands on vol. 4. ****
Honestly one of the best series that I've ever read
Honestly one of the best series that I've ever read. Any material by Yoshihiro Togashi is always amazing. If you're coming over from the anime you must know that there is a slight difference on certain scenes. The fighting is also a lot lighter, & not at all drawn out. Although the plots storyline is interesting enough to cover that. If you're solely wanting to read it for just the fights then you're out of luck. Although I'd still highly recommend this series to anyone who shows interest.
Great series
Absolutely love that my children are having so much fun reading and loving this series!
Great
Favorite read. Packaged well. Thank you.
amazing
good story
Five Stars
Good
Five Stars
Very Good
Yu Yu Hakusho
Excellent for teens and older who like fantasy, adventure and a bit of violence. Has a good storyline as well.
i bought used-very good
even though I bought used the pages weren't bent if fact looked good expect for minor tinting of the pages so very good was a great investment in my manga collection
Thanks!
Very happy with purchase, the book was as described and it was shipped promptly. Very pleased with this purchase. Thanks.
Best in the series so far.
Yoshihiro Togashi, YuYu Hakusho: In the Flesh (ViZ, 1991) All the sudden, YuYu Hakusho jumps up and makes a stab at "best manga I'm currently reading" with book three, In the Flesh. It's great to see that Togashi got back on track with his storyline, and man, what a storyline it's turning out to be. Yusuke, thanks to a meeting Koenma had with some other underworld bosses, has been allowed back into the mortal realm. This, of course, does not come without a price-- Koenma expects Yusuke to be an Underworld Detective, the human go-to guy for spiritually-related cases taking place in the human world. His first one is a doozy-- he has to track down three demons who've stolen items from Koenma's father's treasure room and retrieve the items. Botan, of course, comes along for the ride as an advisor (and when Keiko finds out about it, she's not exactly thrilled). This story arc is the best of the series yet-- fast-paced, well-plotted, with some unexpected (but not improbable) twists that drive the big story forward. Another mission also starts in this book, after that one's taken care of: Yusuke has to infiltrate the compound of a reiki master and attempt to become her disciple both in order to get himself some training and to stop a demon assassin from claiming the discipleship and putting himself in perfect position to simply kill her. Much to Yusuke's surprise, his arch-rival Kuwabara shows up for the challenge as well, which gives Yusuke something else to think about-- as if he didn't already have enough on his plate. (The depictions of the competitors in the section of the book alone are worth the price of admission-- Togashi is an equal-opportunity offender!) This one left me champing at the bit to get my hands on vol. 4. ****
The real story begins.
Okay, Yusuke has spent 2 volumes trying to come back to life. Now that he's finally done so, we must ask ourselves: Okay, he's done that, so now what? Koenma comes in with the answer. It seems he's seen potential in our newly reborn Jr. High School student, and as a result, is now the official underworld detective, solving problems associated with the other world. His first assignment? Finding 3 stolen artifacts that could spell doom for mankind in 1 week, before Koenma's dad gets returns and raises heck! Continuing the trend of the previous volumes, the 3rd book's primary goal is introduce us to the major players in the storyline, something I consider it does so well. Here, the 3 major new characters introduced are pretty boy kitsune in disguise, Shuichi Minamino, or Kurama as he's truly known, 3-eyed swordsman Hiei, and the aging yet powerful psychic Genkai. Thankfully the series takes time bringing them all in and not rushing their welcome. Although it's the same excellent storyline the anime follows, there are a few differences, for example we go a bit deeper into Kurama's decision to stay by his human mother's side. And also, the artwork continues to excel. I actually prefer the "cutesy" design of the characters as opposed to the more serious designs used for the anime(although those are pretty cool too.). In the end we have another excellent volume of Yu Yu Hakusho, and I definitely suggest fans of the anime check it out.
