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This is a list of episodes of the YuYu Hakusho anime, covering the first season of the series, known as the Spirit Detective Saga. The episodes are directed by Akiyuki Arafusa and Noriyuki Abe and produced by Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising and Studio Pierrot.[1] The episodes were released in North America by FUNimation.[1] They are based on the YuYu Hakusho manga series by Yoshihiro Togashi, and adapt the first through sixth volumes of its source material over twenty-five episodes. The episodes follow the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage boy who dies in an accident, and is resurrected as a Spirit Detective, Spirit World's protector of the Living World against demons and other supernatural threats.
The episodes aired from October 1992 to April 1993 on Fuji Television in Japan.[2] The English episodes aired from February 2002 to April 2003.[2] The first twenty-one episodes were shown on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block, with re-runs playing after July 2006.[3][1] New episodes began airing in April 2003, when the episodes began showing on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block.[4]
