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Yu Yu Hakusho S1E4 — Requirements for Lovers
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Yu Yu Hakusho•Season 1•Episode 4

Requirements for Lovers

7.3/10 · 529 votesOct 31, 199224 min

Ranked #20 of 25 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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The Spirit World forgot an important question -- does anyone want Yusuke back? Koenma sends an Investigator to find out, and Yusuke's friends answer quickly when a fire threatens to char his earthly body. But will Yusuke give up the Spirit Beast, his one chance

Directed byAkiyuki Shinbo
Written bySukehiro Tomita
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Season 1 Episodes25

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Yusuke's Back stillE5 7.6

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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

Genbu, the Stone Beast

Byakko, the White Tiger stillE16 7.6

Byakko, the White Tiger

Byakko's Lair stillE17 7.7

Byakko's Lair

Seiryu, the Blue Dragon stillE18 7.3

Seiryu, the Blue Dragon

Suzaku, Leader of the Beasts stillE19 7.3

Suzaku, Leader of the Beasts

Seven Ways to Die stillE20 7.3

Seven Ways to Die

Yusuke's Sacrifice stillE21 7.5

Yusuke's Sacrifice

Lamenting Beauty stillE22 7.4

Lamenting Beauty

The Toguro Brothers Gang stillE23 7.4

The Toguro Brothers Gang

The Deadly Triad stillE24 7.5

The Deadly Triad

Kuwabara's Fight of Love stillE25 8.1

Kuwabara's Fight of Love

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)

Crew8

S

Sukehiro Tomita

Writer

M

Motosuke Takahashi

Storyboard Artist

Akiyuki Shinbo

Akiyuki Shinbo

Director

H

Hiroko Furuya

Key Animation

Y

Yuu Otsuka

Key Animation

K

Kazumi Ishibashi

Key Animation

H

Hideaki Kudo

Art Designer

M

Motosuke Takahashi

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"Requirements for Lovers" is episode 4 of Yu Yu Hakusho season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 529 votes, ranking #20 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and written by Sukehiro Tomita, it aired on October 31, 1992.

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