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Yu Yu Hakusho S1E17 — Byakko's Lair
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Yu Yu Hakusho•Season 1•Episode 17

Byakko's Lair

7.7/10 · 393 votesFeb 6, 199324 min

Ranked #7 of 25 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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After a harrowing fight on a collapsing bridge, Byakko is seemingly defeated. But as soon as the Spirit Detective team enters the castle's next wing, a fearsome tiger roar bids Kuwabara to round two -- in Byakko's secret lair. Can this Beast be beaten once

Directed byJunya Koshiba
Written byKatsuyuki Sumisawa
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Three Monsters

Gouki and Kurama stillE7 7.6

Gouki and Kurama

The Three Eyes of Hiei stillE8 7.7

The Three Eyes of Hiei

The Search Begins stillE9 7.5

The Search Begins

Kuwabara's Spirit Sword stillE10 7.7

Kuwabara's Spirit Sword

Hard Fights for Yusuke stillE11 7.6

Hard Fights for Yusuke

Rando Rises, Kuwabara Falls stillE12 7.6

Rando Rises, Kuwabara Falls

Yusuke vs. Rando: 99 Attacks stillE13 7.7

Yusuke vs. Rando: 99 Attacks

The Beasts of Maze Castle stillE14 7.3

The Beasts of Maze Castle

Genbu, the Stone Beast stillE15 7.5

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Lamenting Beauty stillE22 7.4

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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)

Crew11

Katsuyuki Sumisawa

Katsuyuki Sumisawa

Writer

H

Hiroki Kanno

Animation Director

J

Junya Koshiba

Director

K

Kazumi Minahiro

Key Animation

K

Kunihiko Ito

Key Animation

T

Takeshi Mori

Storyboard Artist

A

Akihide Saito

Key Animation

S

Shinsuke Uchiyama

Key Animation

N

Naoko Takenawa

Key Animation

S

Sachiko Kouno

Key Animation

H

Hiroyuki Yamada

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Byakko's Lair" is episode 17 of Yu Yu Hakusho season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 393 votes, ranking #7 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Junya Koshiba and written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa, it aired on February 6, 1993.

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