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Yu Yu Hakusho S1E11 — Hard Fights for Yusuke
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Yu Yu Hakusho•Season 1•Episode 11

Hard Fights for Yusuke

7.6/10 · 424 votesDec 19, 199224 min

Ranked #10 of 25 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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In his first match of the tournament, Yusuke faces an impossible disadvantage. He can't see a thing in the pitch-black arena, but a hi-tech helmet allows Kibano to follow Yusuke's every move. Even if the battle-worn detective can survive Kibano, he'll have to fight his

Directed byHitoyuki Matsui
Written byShikichi Ohashi
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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)

Crew10

S

Saburo Masutani

Animation Director

H

Hitoyuki Matsui

Director

H

Hitoyuki Matsui

Storyboard Artist

S

Shikichi Ohashi

Writer

Y

Yasunari Nitta

Key Animation

E

Emi Sugai

Key Animation

M

Masaru Yoshioka

Key Animation

T

Tomoya Iida

Key Animation

M

Masahiko Matsuyama

Key Animation

J

Junichi Hayakawa

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Hard Fights for Yusuke" is episode 11 of Yu Yu Hakusho season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 424 votes, ranking #10 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Hitoyuki Matsui and written by Shikichi Ohashi, it aired on December 19, 1992.

Next: E12 · Rando Rises, Kuwabara FallsBest of Season 1