Yu Yu Hakusho Anime Special Coming Soon 2018

Yoshihiro Togashi's fans get a double treat next year. After the news of the Hunter x Hunter manga continuation set on January 29, 2018, another masterpiece loved by anime fans will make a big comeback.

Yu Yu Hakusho will celebrate its 25th anniversary soon and to have a blast, they included something in the upcoming Blu-ray box release — a special original video animation.

A guest from Jump Festa's event this weekend caught a snap of these banners and shared it via Twitter.

【朗報】Blu-rayボックスに完全新作アニメーション収録！！！！ pic.twitter.com/UwYQY5RwRe

— 天海屋 (@amamiya_megumu) December 16, 2017

Translation: [Good news] Completely new animation recorded on Blu-ray box! ! ! !

本当に戸風呂だ…その発想は無かった… pic.twitter.com/AFUsw1Iucx

— 天海屋 (@amamiya_megumu) December 16, 2017

Translation: It's really a door bath ... that idea was not ...


Yu Yu Hakusho, also known as Ghost Fighter in some countries, generally received positive feedback from fans and critics due to its epic story, character growth, animated fight scenes and sense of style.

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The plot follows the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a badly behaved student who sacrificed his life to save a child in a car accident. He was allowed to go back to the living world as a "spirit detective" or "underworld detective". Given strong spiritual powers, he must solve different cases of crimes made by wandering spirits with cruel intentions.

The series originally created by Yoshihiro Togashi debuted in Shueisha's Jump on December 1990 and ended in 1994. Its English version was released and aired by Viz Media from 2003 to 2010. The anime had a total of 112 which ran from October 1992 to December 1994.

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