The Worst Episodes of Yu Yu Hakusho
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One day, 14-year-old Yusuke Urameshi suddenly finds himself dead, having died pushing a child out of the way of oncoming traffic. Since he has such a bad personality, even the Spirit World was caught by surprise that he would sacrifice himself. Yusuke soon finds out he wasn't supposed to die and has a chance for resurrection and bringing his body back to life. After being resurrected, Yusuke becomes a Spirit Detective, along with his comrades, and one adventure after another happens, whether it be an investigation or a fighting tournament.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Yu Yu Hakusho" is "The Dark Tournament Begins", rated 7/10 from 1 user votes. It was directed by Junya Koshiba and written by Shikichi Ohashi. "The Dark Tournament Begins" aired on 4/24/1993 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "First Fight".
7.0/10 1 votes#1 - The Dark Tournament Begins
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/24/1993
As Team Urameshi boards the ship, the preliminary round begins. The Masked Fighter is the one to fight, as she knocks out the demons with a Shotgun, causing a riot against Team Urameshi on the ship. The team then begins to fight, knocking out many demons, even killing a few, when they reach Hanging Neck Island. When they reach their hotel room, they are greeted by two mysterious characters, from Team Rikkuyukai, the team they are to face in the first round of the tournament.
Director: Junya Koshiba
Writer: Shikichi Ohashi
7.0/10 1 votes#2 - First Fight
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 5/1/1993
Botan, Keiko, and Shizuru, Kuwabara's sister, arrive at the tournament site to watch Team Urameshi duke it out with their first opponents, Team Rikkuyukai. Koenma is there as well, and reveals an adult form, to impress everybody since he's tired of being called a toddler. Everyone takes their seats, and the kid with the colorful outfit, whom Team Urameshi met last night, Rinku, steps up to take the first match. Since Yusuke still seems to be asleep, Kuwabara takes the first match. The match begins, and Rinku demonstrates his incredible speed by running in flashes around Kuwabara. Kuwabara's training pays off, however, when he can easily detect Rinku's movements. He deals him a few crushing blows, and it looks like Rinku is down. He grins, though, standing back up and telling Kuwabara he was just playing around to begin. He reveals his true weapon, eight Yo-Yos, four for each hand. He launches them forward to Kuwabara. Kuwabara reveals his newly-improved weapon, double Spirit Swords.
Director: Kazunori Mizuno
Writer: Sukehiro Tomita
7.0/10 1 votes#3 - Flowers of Blood
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/8/1993
Kurama takes on Roto after the end of Kuwabara and Rinku's fight. Roto earns Kurama's wrathful vengeance by taking his mother hostage.
Director: Haruo Nakayama
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
7.0/10 1 votes#4 - Dragon of the Darkness Flame
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/15/1993
Hiei takes on Rokuyukai’s leader, Zeru, whose explosive fire attacks ravage the stadium. Hiei must resort to an unbelievable technique, one that could take his life as well: he must summon the power of a dragon.
Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
Writer: Hiroshi Hashimoto
7.0/10 1 votes#5 - Knife Edge Death-Match
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 5/29/1993
Yusuke and Chu, both drained of their Spirit Energy, struggle to win the first round of the Dark Tournament for their team. They agree to settle it with a Knife Edge Death-Match, an intense and fatal arena of combat.
Director: Kazunori Mizuno
Writer: Shikichi Ohashi
7.0/10 1 votes#6 - A Day in Waiting
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/29/1993
When he’s ambushed by a loose-cannon competitor, Yusuke learns that even quiet moments on Hanging-Neck Island are dangerous. Meanwhile, Hiei faces the consequences of his deadly dragon attack.
Director: Shigeru Ueda
Writer: Sukehiro Tomita
7.0/10 1 votes#7 - Percentage of Victory
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 6/12/1993
Round two of the tournament arrives and Team Urameshi must face Dr. Ichigaki’s fighters, a group with a habit of chopping off their opponent’s heads! Will Yusuke be the doctor’s next guinea pig?
Director: Junya Koshiba
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
7.0/10 1 votes#8 - Glimpse Beneath the Mask
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 6/19/1993
During a three-on-three battle, a rip on the Masked Fighter’s headdress gives a surprising peek into the warrior’s true identity! But there’s little time to ponder the ramifications, as Kuwabara now refuses to fight!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 1 votes#9 - Ambition Destroyed: A Trial by Light
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 6/26/1993
The doctor’s human experiments are clearly fighting against their will! As Yusuke prepares to put them out of their misery, the Masked Fighter intervenes and suggests a peculiar plan.
Director: Kazuhiro Ozawa
Writer: Shikichi Ohashi
7.0/10 1 votes#10 - Master of Disguise
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 7/3/1993
After Yusuke and the others make it to the third round, Hiei and the masked fighter get tricked and trapped inside a force field.
Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
Writer: Sukehiro Tomita
7.0/10 1 votes#11 - Kurama's Stand
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 7/10/1993
Okay, brief recap to what happened last episode: Kurama has just had his arms and legs frozen, but used his spirit energy through his hair when he used the rose whip to slice Gama apart. And like in the last episode, Gama tries to hit Kurama through his wounds, splattering his blood all over him. Right before he dies, Gama tells Kurama that his blood has sealed his spirit energy. Uh-oh. To make matters worse, the next member, Touya is ready to fight and avenge his dead teammate. Touya attacks just as Gama's first spell wears off, allowing him to move, but with his energy still sealed, he's still in a bad situation. Kurama spends all of the time trying to keep himself from getting killed by Touya's attacks. Eventually, he forms a plan to defeat Touya, and gets himself cut on purpose to plant one of his death plant seeds inside his own body right so it can manifest as a weapon.
Director: Hitoyuki Matsui
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
7.0/10 1 votes#12 - Crushing Revenge
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 7/17/1993
Kurama is unconscious, and getting beaten to death by Baken. The announcer Koto tries to give a 10-count to stop the fight, but Baken ignores her and kicks her out of the ring. Just as Baken is about to kill Kurama, the team captain, Risho, tells him to stop. As it turns out, Yusuke was about to fire his spirit gun right at Baken if he had tried to kill Kurama. Kurama then is tossed out of the ring. Baken is declared the winner. Yusuke then gets onto the ring to confront him. Baken uses a technique built from his sweat to cover the entire arena in mist, so Yusuke won't be able to see now. Baken delivers a few blows, but the barely harm Yusuke, and he then fires a spirit gun through the arena, causing the mist to vanish.
Director: Kazunori Mizuno
Writer: Hiroshi Hashimoto
7.0/10 1 votes#13 - Jin, the Wind Master
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 7/24/1993
The episode starts with Jin in the air, admiring the island. He swoops down and flys by Yusuke. Yusuke turns around and takes a punch to the face. He tries to counter with a kick but misses. Jin pulls out his signature move, the Tornado Fist. It is literally a tornado on his wrist. The punch misses Yusuke but the force pushes him back. Yusuke goes the hand to hand combat. Jin blocks everything but one punch. He flees into the air and recovers. While he is recovering, Yusuke shoots a spirt gun. Jin makes a tornado around him and deflects it. On the sideline, Botan realizes the Yusuke can't fight close and far away. Koenma is concerned because Jin uses wind for offense and defense. Jin comes down with another Tornado Fist. Yusuke doesn't even move. When Jin is at pointblank, Yusuke fires spirit gun into the Tornado. There is a huge explosion. Yusuke is blown back to the medical tent. Hiei tells him that Jin blocked with the Tornado Fist, saving both of their lives.
Director: Junya Koshiba
Writer: Shikichi Ohashi
7.0/10 1 votes#14 - Reverse Decisions
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 7/31/1993
This episode starts with Jin in the air with his Double Tornado Fist ready for the kill. All of a sudden Yusuke says, ""Time for something stupid."" His body becomes surrounded with spirit energy. Everyone is surprised-Botan, Kuwabara, Kayko, Koenma. Then Jin attacks with the first tornado fist. Yusuke somehow catches the fist. Jin exclaims, ""No one can catch a tornado!"" Yusuke throws the fist, rendering it useless. When Jin attacks with the second fist, Yusuke catches it with his foot. He also makes the Tornado Fist useless. He yells, ""SPIRIT WAVE"" and a punch full of blue energy nails Jin right in the stomach. Jin goes flying in the air. The Masked Fighter explains that the Spirit Wave is like Yusuke's shotgun attack and that he must have learned it from Genkai. In the stands, Kayko is shocked, but Shizuru says, ""Let's move."" All of a sudden, a sparkle is seen in the sky and Jin's body comes crashing down in the stands. Koto makes a ten count, and Yusuke is the winner.
Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
Writer: Sukehiro Tomita
7.0/10 1 votes#15 - A Matter of Love and Death
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 8/7/1993
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 four back in, so they show him some human butt kicking. They get chased by more security guards unless they see Toguro. Yukina has flashback to her kidnapping. Toguro, however, lets the four go by. He wants the Urameshi team to win because he wants a rematch with Yusuke, as Sakyo promised. Eventually Kuwabara get cocky and forces Risho to show his Shinobi strength. Risho is the Master of Earth. He holds up his finger and the ground shakes. Risho uses his Armor of Clay techinique to cover his body with earthen armor. He jumps up in the air and crashes into the ring like a giant meteor. Kuwabara refuses to go down. Eventually Kuwabara realizes he can't win. He decides to use his life energy like Yusuke did against the final Saint
Director: Masami Shimoda
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
7.0/10 1 votes#16 - The Masked Fighter Revealed
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 8/14/1993
After talking to Kayko, Yusuke is confronted by Botan. She tells him his Spirit Beast will hatch soon. Koenma startles the two and show Yusuke his big egg. Koenma reminds him that the egg will consume every part of him if he was evil. The egg hatches and no one sees where the beast is. They look at Yusuke and they see the beast. It is a small blue bird with big floppy ears. Everyone mocks him. The next day, the team trys to scope out the competition. Team Uraotogi takes care of Team Gokki 6 in two minutes. Only the badly injured Hiei and Kurama watch the fight. Kuwabara tells them to go to Yukina for healing, not knowing she is Hiei's sister. He mentions her quest and Yusuke and Kurama starts mocking Hiei. Then, Team Toguro shows up. Toguro and his younger brother are there, as well as a guy in black with mask (Karasu) and a guy clad in armor (Bui). The crowd gives them praise. Then Yusuke and the Masked Fight get into a fight. She says she would be a better leader than Yusuke.
Director: Shigeru Ueda
Writer: Hiroshi Hashimoto
7.0/10 1 votes#17 - Yusuke's Final Test
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 8/21/1993
Genkai tells Yusuke his final test is to kill her. Yusuke has second thoughts. He meets Genkai in a cave and says he can't do it. She tells him that was the first part of the test. She would not give her power to someone who would kill her. She reveals her source of power is her Spirit Wave Orb. She takes out a bright ball of energy. Yusuke's test is to absorb it. He agrees to the terms, though the test could kill him. She puts it in him. He feels nothing at first, but then he collapses and pain. In a new ring, the semifinals begin. Team Urameshi enters, missing two of their members (Genkai and Yusuke). They are facing Team Uraotogi. Hiei and Shishiwakamaru agree to choose the fight by dice. The first fight is Hiei vs Makintaro. Hiei wips out his katana. Makintaro asks him to make a move. Hiei holds up Makintaro severed arm. Makintaro reveals his attack, the Axe-blade fist. Hiei is too quick for him and stabs his head. Meanwhile, Genkai watches Yusuke suffer through her test.
Director: Hitoyuki Matsui
Writer: Yukiyoshi Ôhashi
7.0/10 1 votes#18 - Hiei Battles On
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 8/28/1993
Yusuke is still in the midst of Genkai's Spirit Wave Orb absorbtion test. After a while, Genkai realizes that this is too much for Yusuke. She tries to take the orb back, but Yusuke takes it back. He wants to finish the test. Back in the ring, Shishiwakamuru rolls the dice. It lands on Kuro Momotaro and a free space for team Urameshi. Hiei volunteers to fight. Both fighters step in, and Kuro asks for Hiei's katana. Kuro licks the blade and cuts himself with it. The fight begins. Kuro pulls something called a steaming sphere out of his belt and squeezes it. Kuro inhales the fumes from the sphere and hair starts to grow from his body. This is the first beast armor, the Armor of the Ape. Hiei tries to attack with his sword, but it breaks in three pieces. Kuro gives him a few punchs and sends him into the wall. Kuro explains once his body is hit with an attack it memorizes the pain and steaming spheres are a catalyst to make his body immune to the attack.
Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
Writer: Sukehiro Tomita
7.0/10 1 votes#19 - Many Faces, Many Forms
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 9/4/1993
Hiei continues his struggle against Kuro Momataro, who has just transformed to his second armor of beast, the Phoenix Armor. Kuro decides to show off by transforming into his third, and most powerful armor, the Wolf Armor. Kuro throws his last Steaming Sphere, and he turns into his hideous wolf form. Hiei draws his broken blade, and Kuro laughs, and tells him if his sword didn't work on the first armor, how could it work on the third. Hiei uses the power he stored for his Dragon of the Darkness Flame, and puts into his sword, creating the Sword of the Darkness Flame. Kuro jumps to bite him, and Hiei kills him in midair. Next, it's Ura Urashima vs. Kurama. Ura is a small boy who fights with a fishing pole. He starts swinging it in a circle, and Kurama does the same with his Rose Whip. T
Director: Junya Koshiba
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
7.0/10 1 votes#20 - Legendary Bandit: Yoko Kurama
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 9/11/1993
With both Ura Urashima and the newly transformed Yoko Kurama trapped in the ring, the true battle begins. Yoko finally shows himself, and unleashes an attack known as the Death Tree. Yoko Kurama demands that Ura Urashima tell him the secret of the Idunn Box. Ura says he doesn't know, and that he only joined Team Uratogi because Shishiwakamaru promised him riches. Yoko knows he's lying, and threatens to kill him. Ura finally starts telling the truth. He says that he's not even Ura Urashima,and both Kuro Momotaro and Makintaro weren't who they seemed either. That they were together when Shishi and Onji showed up, and he's about to say something else when a sword flies into the ring, and hits Ura, changing into a wolf-like creature. As the smoke clears, we see that it was Shishi that threw the sword. Juri then declares Kurama the winner. Shortly after the smoke clears, Kurama turns back into his regular form.
Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
Writer: Hiroshi Hashimoto
7.0/10 1 votes#21 - The Cape of No Return
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 9/18/1993
Kuwabara starts his battle against Shishiwakamaru. It's a duel between a sword of energy and a sword of steel.shishi is obviously the more skillful of the two. They battle on and on until Shishi unleashes one of his two special items known as the Cape of No Return. Shishi throws the cape at Kuwabara and it surrounds him. He falls through a dimensional portal into the ring that was used before the semi-finals. He finds Botan, Kayko, Yukina, and his sister there; lost. He leads them to the new ring. Meanwhile, they roll the dice again to decide the fight. It comes up on a free space for Team Uratogi, and the Masked Fighter for Team Urameshi. Hiei is prepared to take her place when she magically shows up behind him and stops him. Shishi is curious about the identity, and cuts the mask. Shishi tries to get them disqualified by saying that they're using the mask to sneak in fighters. But Toguro steps in and the comittee finds nothing wrong. A new chapter in the semi-finals is set to begin.
Director: Masami Shimoda
Writer: Shikichi Ohashi
7.0/10 1 votes#22 - Genkai's Strength
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 9/25/1993
The match between Shishiwakamaru and Genkai begins. Genkai is very weak because she has given Yusuke her Spirit Wave power through the Spirit Wave Orb. Genkai however, has a great deal more wit than Shishi, and really nails him a few times. Shishi then decides to use his second item: the Banshee Shriek. Shishi is really excited beacause he thinks by using his sword to defeat Genkai, he'll become famous. He then shows off his power of the Chorus of a Thousand Skulls on the audience, killing many. Genkai is able to dodge it. After one more chorus, Shishi uses another of his new sword's power, the Death Cage. Genkai and Shishi are surrounded by a barrier of energy. Shishi goes in for the kill with an attack in which he puts his spirit energy into his sword when Genkai catches it and fires the Spirit Reflection Blast, blasting Shishi right through the cage.
Director: Shigeru Ueda
Writer: Sukehiro Tomita
7.0/10 1 votes#23 - Suzuka's Challenge
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 10/2/1993
In the last match against Team Uraotogi, Genkai overwhelmed Suzuka, an old demon with many tricks and specialties, but little strength. Meanwhile, Yusuke recovers from the torturous absorption of Genkai's Spirit Wave Orb, which promises to give him unfathomable power. Yusuke's team has claimed their spot in the Dark Tournament's final round. Now Team Toguro must try to do the same.
Director: Junya Koshiba
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
7.0/10 1 votes#24 - Arch-Rivals
Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 10/9/1993
The members of Team Toguro demonstrate their power in the semifinals by utterly defeating another team with minimal effort.
Director: Hitoyuki Matsui
Writer: Hiroshi Hashimoto
7.0/10 1 votes#25 - The Death of Genkai
Season 2 Episode 27 - Aired 10/16/1993
Fifty years ago, Genkai and Toguro were actually teammates who fought and won their own Dark Tournament, before becoming violently estranged. Yusuke Urameshi arrived just in time to see his teacher slain, and assaulted Toguro in a rage, only to be knocked away by one devastating blow. With the final round of the tournament soon to begin against Toguro, Yusuke must find a way to keep that from happening again.
Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
Writer: Yukiyoshi Ôhashi