Films and original video animations[edit]

Main article: List of Yu Yu Hakusho films

Two animated films based on Yu Yu Hakusho have been produced. Both films have original
storyline content that is not canonical to the manga. The first, simply titled Yu Yu Hakusho
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was released in Japan on July 10, 1993, as part of a seasonal film festival. In the movie,
the protagonists Yusuke and Kuwabara are on a mission to rescue a kidnapped Koenma
from a pair of demons who desire the Golden Seal, a stamp used for finalizing the sentencing
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of souls in the afterlife. AnimeWorks released an English dubbed version of the half-hour
film on VHS in both English-dubbed and subtitled formats on May 5, 1998, and on DVD on
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January 30, 2001. Yu Yu Hakusho: Chapter of Underworld's Carnage – Bonds of Fire (幽
☆遊☆白書 冥界死闘篇 炎の絆, Yū Yū Hakusho: Meikai Shitō Hen – Honō no Kizuna), was
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released in Japanese theaters on April 9, 1994. The plot revolves around Yusuke and
his friends defending the human world against inhabitants of a fourth plane of existence
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called the "Netherworld". This full-length feature received its first English dubbed version
by Central Park Media, which released it on VHS on March 3, 1998, and on DVD on October 8,
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2002, under the name Yu Yu Hakusho the Movie: Poltergeist Report.
A series of Yu Yu Hakusho OVAs collectively titled Eizou Hakusho (映像白書, Eizō Hakusho,
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lit. "Image Report") was released in Japan in VHS format between 1994 and 1996.
The OVAs feature very short clips that take place after the end of the series. They also
contain video montages from the anime, image songs, voice actor interviews, and satirical
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animated shorts focusing on the four protagonists. The OVAs consist of three volumes
as well as an opening and ending encyclopedia. A four-DVD box set containing this series
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was released in Japan by Pony Canyon on December 15, 2004. Funimation dubbed the
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OVAs (though not the anime montages ) and (re)dubbed the first theatrical film with their
original cast from the anime, and released them both in North America in a two-disc DVD
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bundle titled Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie & Eizou Hakusho on December 13, 2011. This
version splits up parts of the OVAs and does not include the Japanese voice actor
interviews.
A brand new OVA of Yu Yu Hakusho was released with a Blu-ray box set of the series on
October 26, 2018, in Japan. It adapts the "Two Shot" bonus chapter from the manga's
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seventh volume and the manga's penultimate chapter "All or Nothing". In October 2019,
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Funimation announced the OVA release with an English dub.

CDs[edit]
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The music for the Yu Yu Hakusho anime adaptation was composed by Yusuke Honma.
The series has one opening theme, "Hohoemi no Bakudan" (微笑みの爆弾, Hohoemi no
Bakudan, lit. "Smile Bomb") by Matsuko Mawatari, as well as five closing themes: "Homework
ga Owaranai" (ホームワークが終わらない, Hōmuwāku ga Owaranai, lit. "Homework Never
Ends"), "Sayonara ByeBye" (さよならＢｙｅＢｙｅ, Sayonara ByeBye, lit. "Goodbye ByeBye") and
"Daydream Generation" also by Mawatari; and "Unbalance na Kiss o Shite" (アンバランスなＫ
ｉｓｓをして, Anbaransu na Kiss wo Shite, lit. "Give Me An Unbalanced Kiss") and "Taiyō ga Mata
Kagayaku Toki" (太陽がまた輝くとき, Taiyō ga Mata Kagayaku Toki, lit. "When The Sun
Shines Again") by Hiro Takahashi. When Funimation gained rights to the series, English
language versions of each of these songs were produced and arranged by musician Carl
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Finch. The localized opening theme is sung by Sara White and the closing themes are
sung by members of the English cast including Stephanie Nadolny, Jerry Jewell, and
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Meredith McCoy.
A number of audio CDs have been released in Japan. The Yū Yū Hakusho Original
Soundtrack was released in two separate volumes by Pony Canyon on January 18, 1997. The
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discs contain the show's instrumental tracks and some vocal themes. Also released on
that day is Yū Yū Hakusho: Music Battle, a series of three albums featuring vocal tracks sung
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by the Japanese voice actors as their corresponding characters. Compilations of
vocal songs including Yū Yū Hakusho Super Covers, Yū Yū Hakusho Super Dance Mix, and
Legend of Yu Yu Hakusho: "Sai-Kyou" Best Selection Album were released on December 16,
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1995, March 21, 1996, and March 21, 1997, respectively. Yū Yū Hakusho: Collective
Songs and Yū Yū Hakusho: Collective Rare Trax, which contain covers of the theme songs
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performed by the series' voice actors, were both released on March 17, 1999. Two
drama albums have been released by Shueisha, the first of which has an audio adaptation of
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the chapter "Yu Yu Hakusho Tales: Two Shot". A CD soundtrack for the second film
and a maxi single with the vocal songs of Mawatari and Takahashi have also been published.
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Video games[edit]
Main article: List of Yu Yu Hakusho video games
A number of video games have been developed that tie to the Yu Yu Hakusho series, most of
which have been produced for and released exclusively in Japan. Prior to the launch of the
franchise in North America, games were released on the Game Boy, Super Famicom, Sega
consoles, and various platforms. North America only saw three video game releases. Two
releases for the Nintendo's Game Boy Advanced handheld console, and one release for
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Sony's PlayStation 2 console. A single Mega Drive game, Yū Yū Hakusho Makyō
Tōitsusen, was published in Brazil by Tectoy in 1999 under the title Yu Yu Hakusho: Sunset
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Fighters. When Atari gained publishing rights to Yu Yu Hakusho video games in 2003,
the company created and released three games in these regions: Yu Yu Hakusho: Spirit
Detective, an action-adventure game for the Game Boy Advance; Yu Yu Hakusho:
Tournament Tactics, a tactical role-playing game also for the Game Boy Advance; and Yu Yu
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Hakusho: Dark Tournament, a 3D fighting game for the PlayStation 2.

Other media[edit]
An encyclopedia titled Official Yū Yū Hakusho Who's Who Underworld Character Book (幽☆
遊☆白書　公式キャラクターズブック　霊界紳士録, Yū Yū Hakusho Koushiki Kyarakutāzubukku
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Reikai Shinshiroku) was published by Shueisha on March 4, 2005. It contains extensive
character profiles, story summaries, and an exclusive interview with Yoshihiro Togashi. An
art book, Yu Yu Hakusho Illustrations (幽☆遊☆白書 画集, Yū Yū Hakusho Gashū), was
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published by Shueisha on April 27, 2005. It is composed of pieces of artwork from the
series, including illustrations created for the kanzenban edition reprints and an index of print
material where each image was first used. Shueisha has also released two volumes of a
guide book titled Yū Yū Hakusho Perfect File (幽☆遊☆白書 パーフェクトファイル, Yū Yū
Hakusho Pāfekutofairu) and books based on both films, each containing screenshots
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organized in manga-style panels. In Japan, various collectibles such as trading
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figures, plush dolls, and gashapon toys also exist. A collectible card game
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based on the franchise was released by Movic. In North America, the series saw licensing
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for apparel from ODM, lines of action figures by IF Labs and Jakks Pacific, a
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Skannerz electronic toy from Radica Games, and an activities book from Scholastic.
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Score Entertainment created the Yu Yu Hakusho Trading Card Game for release in the
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United States. An English guidebook to the series titled Yu Yu Hakusho Uncovered: The
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Unofficial Guide was published by Cocoro Books on October 12, 2004.
A stage play adaptation produced by Office Endless was announced in May 2019. The play is
written and directed by Chūji Mikasano, a screenwriter for the Tokyo Ghoul anime series. The
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play ran from August 8 to September 22, 2019 in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Aichi.
In September 2019 Yu Yu Hakusho joined the Universal Fighting System CCG, this marked
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the second anime license to make it into the system.