"Yu Yu Hakusho"
In a crowded city, as I bump shoulders, I'm all alone.
On an endless prairie, as the wind whistles by, I'm all alone.
Which one is it that makes me want to cry more, I wonder.
Marking it with twin circles, I feel a bit more grown-up!
It must be, that when I run into these terribly difficult walls,
and unexpectedly, for whatever reason,
The courage and power to break through rises up from within,
All because of how, when I run into these terribly difficult people,
they show me kindness, I bet!
Thank you very much!
One day, Urameshi Yusuke dies in a traffic accident in order to save a child's life.
Having become a ghost, Yusuke learns from Botan, his guide to the Spirit Realm,
that there is a chance to be returned to life.
At first, he has no interest, but after seeing his wake,
he makes up his mind to undergo a trial to be resurrected.
"Koenma of the Spirit Realm! A Trial Toward Resurrection"
Hey, hey, where exactly are we going!?
To the Other World!
The Other World?
We're going to a place where there's a gentleman
who can explain the trial to return you to life!
Who is this person?
If he has something to say to me, then he can very well come to me!
Yama-sama.
Y- Yama-sama!?
Listen up! I'll warn you ahead of time! Don't be impolite to Yama-sama!
Never mind returning to life, you'll be plunged into Hell!
You've gotta be joking! I'm going back, okay? I'm going back!
Wow, it's so vast! So this is the River Sanzu?
You guessed it!
And over there is the Gate of Judgment.
It's huge!
It's Botan! I'm coming in!
--It's so long... --Let's go!
Hey!
Yama-sama, huh? I doubt I could beat him in a fight...
No, hold on! Before he conks me, I'll surprise him with a head-butt!
Then, while he's stunned, I'll slide around behind him, and blind him!
After which, if I can squeeze his balls, it'd be perfect!
What are you muttering about?
Nothing! Nothing important!
It's Botan. I've brought Urameshi Yusuke.
Okay, come on in.
Hey, I'm just saying, Gen-san is going critical!
He's earlier than scheduled?
Bring a copy of that by, would you?
What is this place, a stock exchange!?
Yama-sama, I have brought him.
W- where is he?
Here! Here!
Here! Here, here!
This guy is Yama!?
Thanks for coming. Go ahead and relax.
Right.
Ups-a-daisy...
This boy is Urameshi Yusuke.
Hey, don't just stand there! At least say hello to him!
Hey, Botan, stop joking.
Idiot, why should I lie to you!?
Then, you're telling me this puny kid here is Yama?
Don't ever point your finger at him!
Aw, here I'm the worse for having been scared!
To be precise, I am Yama the Great, Jr., or Koenma.
Despite how I appear, I've lived 50 times longer than you have. So watch your mouth!
Anyway you cut it, you do not look older than me!.
I told you to respect him!
As you can see, we are busy to death here in the Spirit Realm right now,
so I'll get right to the matter.
Urameshi Yusuke,
The trial that you are to undergo is this!
What sort of egg is this?
It's the egg of a Reikai-ju, a Spirit Realm Beast. You don't even have to keep it warm.
You just have to keep it with you at all times.
How is that a trial?
In short, a Reikai-ju grows by consuming the energy
that is radiated from a human's heart.
Depending on the energy of the person,
the Reikai-ju can become either a devil or an angel.
If your heart was to continue radiating evil power...
You can expect a monster to come out of it and appear before you!
Your spiritual body will then be devoured! That will be the end of you.
It will be impossible for you to return to life.
I'll keep your body's heart beating. The rest is up to your own soul.
Yusuke, there's no time to be loitering around!
First of all, you have to rescue your body before the funeral.
As it stands, your body will be burned up!
Ah! That can't happen!
You can return to life only so long as you have a body, after all.
I can't just stay here!
What's wrong?
But how do we tell them?
Is there any way for a ghost to speak with a regular human being?
Yes, there is!
H, how?
By appearing to them in their dreams!
--In their dreams? --Right.
The dead person appears in their dream, and tells them about important things.
I get it...
Lousy bastard!
"Urameshi Atsuko, Yusuke"
Die on me, will you?
Yusuke, you fool!
People who get hit by cars don't usually die! Of all the...
I don't remember raising you to be so weak!
My, my...
It's no use. She's completely drunk. Which means...
I have no choice but to intrude into Keiko's dreams.
"Yukimura's Diner"
Would you look at that! I don't come by for a while, and this room becomes all cute.
Okay, she is sleeping well... Huh?
She's crying...
Yusuke!
Wait...!
Wait...
Yusuke, wait...
Hey, Keiko! Being upset is your own business!
My spirit has a matter to take care of with the Other World,
but I'll return soon enough, okay!?
Yusuke...
Hey, are you even listening to me?
T- too heavy...
You tell that alcohol-guzzling old lady of mine that I am coming back to life!
Be sure you don't burn me up.
Well, that's what I came to say....
I don't wanna see that look on your face.
Yusuke!
Yusuke... Yusuke appeared in my dream!
I- it wasn't a dream...!
Atsuko-san...!
Atsuko-san...?
Keiko-chan?
Yes... Erm...
I was just having a dream about Yusuke.
Yusuke, you see, was fighting with the ogres in the next world,
and before long became a leader of them.
Pretty funny, huh?
Atsuko-san....
Keiko-chan, did you have one too?
A dream about that boy?
No...
She's thinking about your mother's feelings,
so Keiko-chan can't say anything about the dream, I'm sure.
Damn! A dream just isn't strong enough.
Botan! What the hell should I do? At this rate, my body will be burned tomorrow!
Let's see...
Hmm...
Hey! What are we gonna do!? We can't very well just wait until they go to sleep again!
All right, Yusuke. At this point, there's one final method.
A final method?
This time, see, you speak to Keiko-chan by borrowing someone's body!
I get you. You mean I possess someone, and then talk to Keiko, right?
That's what I mean.
Will anybody do?
No, there are some regulations to it.
It has to be a person close to you, the one that has the strongest spiritual sensitivity.
The person with the strongest spiritual sensitivity? Who could that be?
Is something wrong, Kuwabara-san?
Is something the matter?
I just felt a shiver...
--Is it a cold? --N- no...
Could it be that one thing again?
What?
Fact is, see, Kuwabara-san has uncommonly strong spiritual sensitivity.
It's true. When I am assaulted by these chills......
I see the spirits of the dead,
and become paralyzed,
and get chased by the ghosts of nasty old women, and stuff.
Anyhow, bad things happen to me.
This is unexpected.
This is awfully unexpected!
Even now, they're right behind me.
--Really!? --Is it that creepy old woman again?
No, it must be raccoon or a monkey-- some lower level animal's ghost.
Who are you calling...!? You bastard!
You've gotta be kidding! Who would ever posses that wuss!?
If you don't want to, that's fine. Your body will just go "sizzle sizzle!" is all!
Going on in?
All right...
What is it, Kuwabara-san?
What's the matter?
Kuwabara-san! Hey!
There! You can go on in now.
However, you have a time limit of one hour. In other words, until sunset.
Kuwabara's body can't bear any more than that.
If you miss this chance, you won't get another, okay? Got it?
Yeah!
This is a blast! I can move freely!
What's happened?
Oh yeah, I can't just stay here!
What in the world is up with him?
I have no time... No time!
Pops! Auntie! Is Keiko here?!
Who are you?
I'm in a hurry, here! Where's Keiko!?
Keiko is out at the moment.
It's me! It's me! Yusuke!
Listen, you! Yu-chan ain't no ugly punk, like you!
Yeah, yeah!
What's more, you jerk, Yu-chan ain't of this world no more!
How can you say such a thing right before the funeral tomorrow!?
I don't have to take no vile jokes, you dirty brat!
Why you, get the hell out of here!
P-Pops, listen, I can explain!
Don't ever come again!
Damn! He wouldn't give me his ear or the time to explain!
I've already used fifteen minutes!
Dammit! Where did that Keiko go off to!?
You're Kuwabara, from Sarayashiki Middle School, huh?
Shut your mouth! I may look like Kuwabara right now, but I'm not Kuwabara!
Ah? What kind of nonsense are you saying?
In any case, I don't have time right now! Come back later!
Hey! We're gonna settle this!
W- why you...!
Out of my way!!
You punk!
Hey, you!
You piece-of-crap brat!
He's so strong! It was almost like being punched by Urameshi Yusuke...!
Really! Bother me, will you!?
Kuwabara, I'm here to pay back for last time!
Many times over!
Dammit, Kuwabara! You've been fighting everyone without any reason!
Let 'em have it!
Stupid bastards!
I don't have time... to play around... with you!!
Damn, I spent too much time on that!
Ah, it's that pair that is always with Keiko!
All right!
I hope Keiko is okay.
Yeah, this sure has to be hard on her, after all.
Hey, you two!
Hey, wait! Why are you running away!?
Damn!
I've only got ten minutes!
At this rate, even if I find do Keiko, I won't have time to explain it all to her!
I'm sorry to keep you waiting! Huh?
Keiko!
That's strange...
How should I call her?
Looking like this, nothing I say will get through to her!
There's no more time! Isn't there any way that she'll know it's me in just one shot?
There has to be something! Something- That's it!
All right!
Keiko!
Guess who!?
You... idiot, Yusuke!!
O-ow-ow...
Huh? I mistook you for...
No, no! It's me, it's me! Yusuke!
Sure enough, your punches land hardest!
Y- Yusuke! I'm seeing double!
Is it really you, Yusuke?
Listen, don't doubt! Just believe me!
Listen, Keiko, you're the only one...!
Believe nothing! Yusuke's the only one who would pull such a stupid stunt!
Besides which...
...the manner of speaking, the gestures--
It's the same Yusuke that I've been watching for years.
Hold on! Don't get all weepy! Do that after I disappear!
But why are you...!?
I didn't wanna enter into this guy's body myself, but...
Oh, hell, there's no time left!
I gotta get out of this guy's body already!
Anyhow, listen up!
I'll just say this straight-out, 'cause I have to.
I'm gonna be coming back for sure!
Believe me, and wait for me!
Until I do, please take care of my body, okay?
I'll be waiting! I'll wait forever!
This time for sure, it'll be okay.
What was I doing?
I don't quite get this, but she's so soft...!
I'm sorry!
W- what the hell happened?
Atsuko-san! Open up! Atsuko-san!
Atsuko-san, please listen to me! Yusuke was...
Yusuke was just now, you know...
Just now, I was about to pound on him one last time, and when I opened the coffin,
Yusuke's face had color in it!
His heart, you see, it's beating!
Yusuke is...!
Well, your body is more or less saved, now.
Yeah.
Hey, It's taking life!
Mm hmm.
Say, what I did today-those were good things, right?
I don't know... You did fight and roughhouse around a lot.
Oh? Kuwabara's become hell-bent for studying?
And he's utterly given up fighting to boot?
You've gotta be kidding! You're sure something's not broken somewhere?
However, if he's doing such a thing, it must mean there's another side to it all!
All right, looks as though I'll have to lend him a hand with this!
Next time, "Kuwabara In a Corner! A Man's Oath"
The Other World's not watching for nothing!
The second hand is sharp again tonight, as it chops up time,
Chi chi chi...
I'll never be able to finish this homework, so I toss it away!
Son of a gun!
It's the dreams that tumble away, oh,
That are the ones I want to go after,
And if I stop, they will get away, oh,
So I can't ease up on them!
It's the dreams that tumble away, oh...!