Yu Yu Hakusho/Episodes

Yu Yu Hakusho is a 112 episode Japanese anime series directed by Akiyuki Arafusa and Noriyuki Abe and produced by Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising and Studio Pierrot. The series is based on the Yu Yu Hakusho manga series by Yoshihiro Togashi, incorporating nineteen volumes of the source material over one hundred and twelve episodes. The series concentrates on the adventures of Yusuke Urameshi, who after his death becomes a Spirit Detective, the protector of the Living World against supernatural threats.

The series aired weekly from October 10, 1992 to December 17, 1994, on Fuji Television in Japan. In North America, the episodes aired from February 23, 2002 to April 1, 2006, on Cartoon Network. Initially, the episodes were shown on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block from February 2002 to March 2003, and switched to Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block until January, 2005. In october, 2005 the series aired early on Saturday mornings on Cartoon Network, and the final 24 episodes were finally aired.

The North American English dub producer, Funimation Entertainment, separated the series into four "seasons", each composing their own story arc, which they refer to as sagas. Thirty-two DVD compilations have been released by Funimation for the four sagas, with the first released on April 16, 2002, and the thirty-second on July 19, 2005. In addition, DVD collection boxes have been released for each saga, containing all the episodes of every saga, with the exception of the Dark Tournament Saga, which had two collection boxes.