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Yu Yu Hakusho S2E17 — A Matter of Love and Death

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Yu Yu Hakusho•Season 2•Episode 17

A Matter of Love and Death

7.4/10 · 5 votesAug 7, 199323 min

Ranked #27 of 41 in Season 2•−0.2 vs season avg

This episode begins with the fight between Risho and Kuwabara underway. Risho is beating the crap out of Kuwabara, who can't even use his spirit sword. Outside Shizuru, Kayko, Botan and Yukina are trying to get back inside. The demon security guard won't let all

Directed byMasami Shimoda

Written byKatsuyuki Sumisawa

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Season 2 Episodes41

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Toguro Returns

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The Dark Tournament Begins

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First Fight

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Flowers of Blood

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Reverse Decisions

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A Matter of Love and Death

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Cast9

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)

Tomomichi Nishimura

Tomomichi Nishimura

Narration (voice)

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Katsuyuki Sumisawa

Katsuyuki Sumisawa

Writer

Masayuki Yoshihara

Masayuki Yoshihara

Key Animation

Noriyuki Abe

Noriyuki Abe

Storyboard Artist

Masami Shimoda

Masami Shimoda

Director

Y

Yoshinori Tokiya

Animation Director

H

Hiroyuki Okuno

Key Animation

M

Mayumi Hirota

Key Animation

N

Nobuyuki Fukuchi

Key Animation

K

Katsuichi Nakayama

Key Animation

H

Haruo Miyagawa

Key Animation

K

Kazuyo Nakamura

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"A Matter of Love and Death" is episode 17 of Yu Yu Hakusho season 2. It scored 7.4/10 from 5 votes, ranking #27 of 41 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Masami Shimoda and written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa, it aired on August 7, 1993.

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