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Yu Yu Hakusho S1E2 — Koenma Appears
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Yu Yu Hakusho•Season 1•Episode 2

Koenma Appears

7.5/10 · 584 votesOct 17, 199224 min

Ranked #13 of 25 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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Pulled by the sprightly, pink-robed Botan, Yusuke enters a realm that is not quite normal -- the Spirit World. There, Yusuke meets Koenma, a 700 year-old ruler with the body of a toddler, pacifier and all! But there's no rom for laughs as Koenma gives

Directed byShigeru Ueda
Written byYukiyoshi Ôhashi
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Gouki and Kurama

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Rando Rises, Kuwabara Falls

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The Beasts of Maze Castle

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Cast12

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)

Sanae Miyuki

Sanae Miyuki

Botan

Yuri Shiratori

Yuri Shiratori

Yukina (voice)

Crew10

Y

Yukiyoshi Ôhashi

Writer

A

Atsuko Inoue

Key Animation

A

Akihiro Enomoto

Storyboard Artist

Tetsuya Nishio

Tetsuya Nishio

Key Animation

S

Shigeru Ueda

Director

A

Akihiro Enomoto

Animation Director

M

Michiko Igarashi

Key Animation

H

Hideki Hosokawa

Key Animation

T

Tetsuya Yamamoto

Key Animation

M

Masaaki Takahashi

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Koenma Appears" is episode 2 of Yu Yu Hakusho season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 584 votes, ranking #13 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Shigeru Ueda and written by Yukiyoshi Ôhashi, it aired on October 17, 1992.

Next: E3 · Kuwabara: A Promise Between MenBest of Season 1