8.5/102 votes#1 - Yusuke's Destiny
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 8/20/1994
Yusuke Urameshi suffers from a recurring nightmare that he just can't shake. Is this a mere inconvenience? Or are there deeper meanings hidden behind the bizarre occurrences? Genkai sends Yusuke to the home of a former Spirit Detective. But what he doesn't know is that someone knows his destination... and more about his past than he ever thought possible!
Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
8.5/102 votes#2 - Three Strangers, Three Kings
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 8/27/1994
As the three strangers in Kuroko's house explain the reason for their presence, Yusuke begins to sense that something is amiss. These demons have come to him to reveal one thing: that Yusuke's ancestor resides as a king of Demon World! And unless Yusuke travels to Demon World soon, the balance of power could shift and spell the end of humans reign at the top of the food chain.
Director: Haruo Nakayama
Writer: Shikichi Ohashi
7.0/101 votes#3 - Departing Living World
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/3/1994
Hiei and Kurama are visited by two of the kings of Demon World with a very dangerous proposition. Meanwhile, Yusuke prepares himself for his own long journey home. He finds out that the only thing more difficult than making an irreversible decision is trying to convince Kayko that everything will be all right. Won't it?
Director: Junya Koshiba
Writer: Sukehiro Tomita
7.0/101 votes#4 - Return to Demon World
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/10/1994
Control of Demon World is divided among three rulers: Raizen, Yomi and Mukuro. From his deathbed, Raizen has invited his descendant, Yusuke Urameshi, to return to Demon World to train under him for one climactic battle. Yusuke's first challenge is to defeat his ancestor. If he cannot defeat one of the three kings, how could he expect to stand up to the other two?!
Director: Shigeru Ueda
Writer: Hiroshi Hashimoto
7.0/101 votes#5 - Haunted by the Past
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 9/17/1994
After years of searching, Hiei finally returns to his homeland. Hiei clearly remembers the traumatic banishing he was forced to endure. But despite his many losses, one thing was never far from his mind: complete and utter revenge! But to complete his mission Hiei must first survive an encounter with yet another demon from his past.
Director: Masami Shimoda
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
7.0/101 votes#6 - The Secret of the Jagan
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 9/24/1994
During a duel with Shigure, Hiei has a flashback to his childhood. The origin of his Jagan is revealed.
Director: Junya Koshiba
Writer: Shikichi Ohashi
7.0/101 votes#7 - Reunion of the Bandits
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/1/1994
Just as Yusuke and Hiei were forced to confront their demons, Kurama boldly ventures through his own past. Yomi, one of the three Kings of Demon World has summoned his former partner in crime to his inner sanctum. What secrets haunt Kurama? And why has Yomi prepared for the worst?
Director: Hitoyuki Matsui
Writer: Hiroshi Hashimoto
7.0/101 votes#8 - Torn Between Identities
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 10/8/1994
In a brutal power play, Yomi has forced Kurama to serve as his advisor. If he doesn't, Yomi will destroy the one person Kurama loves more than anyone. But the alliance is hardly stable, for ancient seeds of hatred lie between them. Meanwhile, a group of familiar faces from the past return for one more shot against Yusuke!
Director: Junya Koshiba
Writer: Sukehiro Tomita
7.0/101 votes#9 - Inheritance
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 10/15/1994
It's been nearly a year since Yusuke, Hiei and Kurama arrived in Demon World, each firmly enmeshed in its tense power struggle. Now, the three former teammates are in high positions on conflicting sides, as they head towards an inevitable clash. With Raizen's time drawing to an end, Yusuke must act fast in order to keep the tenuous peace in Demon World.
Director: Haruo Nakayama
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
7.0/101 votes#10 - Every Demon For Himself
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 10/22/1994
Raizen's death has upset the balance of power in Demon World. Now it is up to Yusuke to prevent the threat of total upheaval. As Mukuro and Yomi prepare their next move, Yusuke arrives at a brilliant decision that just might preserve the peace. But at what cost?
Director: Shigeru Ueda
Writer: Shikichi Ohashi
7.0/101 votes#11 - The Preliminaries
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 10/29/1994
Yomi and Mukuro, preventing a full-scale Demon War, have embraced Yusuke's unlikely proposal. Peace is secured for the moment. But the battle for control of Demon World must begin. Who will win the tournament, and grasp complete power?
Director: Masami Shimoda
Writer: Sukehiro Tomita
7.0/101 votes#12 - The Battle of Father and Son
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 11/5/1994
As the tournament to decide the king of Demon World wraps up it's preliminary round, one match continues to wage on. A father and son were pitted against each other in the random drawing. Now the vigor of youth has to beat out the patience of age. Which one will come out on top? Who will finally advance to the main tournament?
Director: Junya Koshiba
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
7.0/101 votes#13 - The Demon World Tournament Begins
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 11/12/1994
As the main bouts of the Demon World tournament get underway, some of the best and most familiar fighters are removed rather quickly. While it looks like some of the fighters' motivations for entering aren't exactly what they seemed, they all have their eyes on one warrior as the prize--Yusuke.
Director: Hitoyuki Matsui
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
7.0/101 votes#14 - Farewell, Kurama
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 11/19/1994
Kurama faces down Shigure in the ring! But Kurama has to deal with the demons of his past: namely his choice to remain in the Human World. With the boiling up of tempers and anxieties comes the resurgence of Yoko Kurama! But will Kurama find a way to keep his anger from taking over?
Director: Masami Shimoda
Writer: Sukehiro Tomita
7.0/101 votes#15 - Love and War
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 11/26/1994
In the next match of the tournament, Hiei steps into the ring of battle against his former ally, Mukuro. But Mukuro has already explored the horrors of Hiei's past and knows his thirst for revenge. Will this give the bizarre, shackled fighter the advantage? As a last result Hiei prepares his ultimate weapon: the Dragon of the Darkness Flame!
Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
Writer: Shikichi Ohashi
7.0/101 votes#16 - A Reason to Fight
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 12/3/1994
As the fighters make their way through the main bracket of the Demon World Tournament, Yusuke Urameshi finds himself staring down Yomi. Both powerful warriors had their own reasons for entering, but one soon learns that he may not have any reason to continue. Which will be left standing when the dust settles?
Director: Shigeru Ueda
Writer: Hiroshi Hashimoto
7.0/101 votes#17 - Closure
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 12/10/1994
Yusuke struggles to continue his fight with Yomi and as his demon blood continues to flow through him, his demon engery also flows out.
Director: Masami Shimoda
Writer: Yukiyoshi Ôhashi
7.0/101 votes#18 - To the Future
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 12/17/1994
High school student Kazuma Kuwabara is having a typical day. He is studying hard for his college entrance exams and fending off the flirtatious glances from his female admirers. But nothing could prepare him for what happens when he arrives at a mysterious meeting with Genkai. Surprise follows surprise as one by one each member of the old gang shows up! But where is Yusuke?
Director: Junya Koshiba
Writer: Yukiyoshi Ôhashi
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Yusuke's Destiny" is the best rated episode of "Yu Yu Hakusho" season 4. It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa, it aired on 8/20/1994. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Three Strangers, Three Kings".