Episode 5

## Episode 5 Screenshots

**Yusuke's Back** (幽助復活! 新たなる使命, *Yūsuke Fukkatsu! Aratanaru Shimei*?, lit. **Yusuke's Resurrection! A New Trial**) is the fifth episode of the Yu Yu Hakusho anime and the Spirit Detective Saga.

## Summary

Yusuke has reclaimed his life, but has only one day to be revived by someone’s kiss—And that someone might be Kuwabara! Back in the flesh, Yusuke finds he can see supernatural creatures hiding in the living world, and quickly hunts down a demon criminal. With this move, he learns his adventure is only beginning. Yusuke is a Spirit Detective.

## Plot Details

Yusuke complains to Botan about constantly waiting and being rushed, two things he can't stand. Botan claims Koenma is a busy man but Yusuke replies that a toddler can't be that busy. Koenma appears and reminds Yusuke that they agreed to bring him back to life under the condition that Yusuke stops referring to him like a toddler. This surprises Yusuke, who prepares to lash back out but Botan stops him and allows Koenma to explain the next steps of Yusuke's revival.

Koenma takes Yusuke to his body and explains that the body and soul must be on the same exact wavelengths in order to be rejoined. Yusuke's wavelengths are particularly low for a human and he must rejoin his body tomorrow or be forced to wait another fifty-two years before his next chance. In order for Yusuke to be able to revive himself, Yusuke's body must receive energy from someone he cares about via a kiss.

Yusuke must try to send a message to the three people who care about him the most and tell them how to revive him. His mother is too drunk to understand and Kuwabara receives the message through a nightmare. Even Keiko believes Yusuke's message was just a dream and doesn't kiss him because his body isn't fully glowing yet. Annoyed, Yusuke decides to tell wait until Keiko gets out of school.

However, Keiko's mother falls sick and Keiko remains at her bedside. Meanwhile, Yusuke's body is glowing and fully linked to the Spirit World. Yusuke visits Kuwabara at the arcade but Kuwabara is too dense to decipher his message. At the same time, Atsuko is partying with her friends and ignoring her son completely.

Fifteen minutes before the established time, Botan gets an idea to help save the day. Botan sends a message through Keiko's mother and the young girl understands what she must do to save Yusuke. Keiko rushes to Yusuke's side with only one minute to spare. She finds the light fading from Yusuke's body and kisses him as the clock strikes midnight.

She begs for Yusuke to return as Koenma believes that she didn't make it in time. However, Botan notices Yusuke's ghost missing and his body actually wakes up shortly after. Botan is relieved but Koenma reminds her that Yusuke's toughest trials are still yet to come.

The next day, Yusuke walks around simply happy to be alive. He's even ecstatic to be threatened by a group of thugs. He's asked to talk with a fortune teller but he ignores her to celebrate his returned life. After leaving, he overhears a group of students talking about a new gang that's pushing into Kuwabara's territory, taking advantage of Yusuke's absence. He investigates a cafe and finds students from Rugafuji Junior High waiting inside for Kuwabara. Yusuke is surprised to notice their leader, Sakamoto, has horns but decides to ignore it.

Sakamoto has kidnapped Kuwabara's pet and has been blackmailing him into stealing. Kuwabara arrives and instead of stealing, he buys the products he was supposed to take. However, Sakamoto isn't satisfied and forces Kuwabara to apologize. Afterward, Sakamoto brings his gang outside and puts another stipulation on Kuwabara to receive his kitten. He orders Kuwabara to beat on his own friends but he refuses. Sakamoto threatens the life of Kuwabara's kitten, putting him in a bad spot.

Just in the nick of time, Yusuke arrives to rescue Kuwabara's kitten. This turns the tables on Sakamoto's gang, forcing him to retreat. Yusuke chases him into a tunnel and beats him unconscious. Small creature exits Sakamoto's body but Yusuke catches it. The fortune-teller returns to explain that this creature is Jyaki and he's a criminal from the Spirit World. He can borrow into the darkest portion of a living soul and force humans to do his bidding.

The fortune-teller says they've been tracking Jyaki for weeks but have been unable to catch him. She admits she's impressed by Yusuke's instincts and says he fits the role perfectly to become a detective of the Spirit World. The mysterious woman reveals herself to be Botan and Koenma reveals that Yusuke has been accepted to become a Spirit Detective.

Botan takes Jyaki away after Koenma explains Yusuke's role going forward. Now a newly commissioned Spirit Detective, Yusuke realizes his time for rest and relaxation is over.

## Credits

### Cast

* Cast
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