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Yu Yu Hakusho S1E1 — Surprised to be Dead

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Yu Yu Hakusho•Season 1•Episode 1

Surprised to be Dead

8.1/10 · 768 votesOct 10, 199224 min

Ranked #1 of 25 in Season 1•+0.5 vs season avg

Yusuke Urameshi is having a typical day. He's cutting class, arguing with teachers and getting into fights with his rival Kuwabara. But then Yusuke does something that betrays his killer rep. He dives in front of a speeding car to push a little boy out

Directed byNoriyuki Abe

Written byYukiyoshi Ôhashi

Next episodeE2 · Koenma Appears

Seasons4

Cast10

Nozomu Sasaki

Nozomu Sasaki

Yūsuke Urameshi (voice)

Shigeru Chiba

Shigeru Chiba

Kazuma Kuwabara (voice)

Megumi Ogata

Megumi Ogata

Kurama/Shūichi Minamino (voice)

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Hiei (voice)

Yuri Amano

Yuri Amano

Keiko Yukimura (voice)

Hisako Kyoda

Hisako Kyoda

Genkai (voice)

Mayumi Tanaka

Mayumi Tanaka

Koenma (voice)

Ai Orikasa

Ai Orikasa

Shizuru Kuwabara (voice)

Sanae Miyuki

Sanae Miyuki

Botan (voice)

Tomomichi Nishimura

Tomomichi Nishimura

Narration (voice)

Crew12

Y

Yukiyoshi Ôhashi

Writer

Noriyuki Abe

Noriyuki Abe

Director

S

Saburo Masutani

Animation Director

Masayuki Yoshihara

Masayuki Yoshihara

Key Animation

Noriyuki Abe

Noriyuki Abe

Storyboard Artist

Y

Yoshinori Tokiya

Key Animation

Tatsuya Oishi

Tatsuya Oishi

Key Animation

Y

Yoshiharu Fukushima

Key Animation

T

Takemi Tanemoto

Key Animation

Y

Yasunari Nitta

Key Animation

H

Haruo Miyagawa

Key Animation

N

Nobukazu Sakuma

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Surprised to be Dead" is episode 1 of Yu Yu Hakusho season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 768 votes, ranking #1 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Noriyuki Abe and written by Yukiyoshi Ôhashi, it aired on October 10, 1992.

Next: E2 · Koenma Appears Best of Season 1