Episode 1

## Episode 1 Screenshots

**Surprised to be Dead** (死んだらオドロいた, *Shindara Odoroita!*?, lit. Surprised to be Dead!) is the pilot episode of the Yu Yu Hakusho anime and the first episode of the Spirit Detective Saga.

## Summary

Fourteen-year-old Yusuke Urameshi is having a typical day. He’s cutting class at school, having arguments with his teachers, and getting into fistfights with his rival Kuwabara. "Hey – when you’re the toughest kid in town, you have a reputation to maintain!" But then Yusuke does something that betrays his killer rep. He dives in front of a speeding car to push a little boy out of harm’s way! Yusuke makes the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of another, but is it really time for this brash young man’s life to come to an end?

## Plot Details

In what appears to be a quiet and calm down, suddenly a car crash kills a young man who dived in front of a little boy to save his life. This fourteen-year-old young man was Yusuke Urameshi and his soul watches from above down on the scene that took his life. Confused, Yusuke doesn't understand he's dead and is irritated when they move his body away from the area. In order to get to the bottom of what's happening to him, Yusuke recalls how this strange day started out.

For the first time in a while, Yusuke went to school, even though he was still cutting classes. A girl named Keiko caught Yusuke on the roof and scolded him as their class representative. Yusuke rarely comes to school and doesn't even wear the proper color for his uniform. Yusuke ignores Keiko and looks under her skirt instead. Irritated by his pervert-like behavior, Keiko slaps and Yusuke storms off back into the school.

Keiko finds her friends scared and hiding nearby the stairs. They're afraid of Urameshi because of his dangerous rep but Keiko seems to believe in his softer side. Yusuke leaves school and catches two bullies talking about him after using his rap for their own gains. A teacher confronted Yusuke, believing he bullied the two other boys for their wallets. Irritated, Yusuke tries to leave, only to be caught by the school's principal.

Mr. Takenaka tries to bring Yusuke to his office, but the young man leaves while complaining about the school and everyone there. He comes home to his mother doing nothing and gets into an argument with her. Angry, Yusuke storms into town and gets confronted once again, but this time by his rival Kuwabara. Yusuke beat up Kuwabara to blow off some steam. Kuwabara's friends continuously tell him to stop trying to confront Urameshi, but he's still determined to win someday.

Shortly after, Yusuke meets a young boy playing with his soccer ball near the road. Yusuke scolded the little boy and told him that its dangerous to use a ball near a busy street. The boy seems sad, So Yusuke uses funny faces to try and get along with him. He makes the little boy laugh and returns the ball to the boy after reminding him again that it's unsafe to play near the street.

Despite Yusuke's warning, the child kicks their ball into the road. Yusuke notices a speeding car and jumps into the road to save the little boy, costing him his own life. Now a ghost, Yusuke puts all the pieces together and figures out that he's dead. Impressed, a blue-haired woman riding on a broomstick commends Yusuke.

Botan, the Grim Reaper, explains that when people die unexpectedly and they can't accept it, they are often turned into a ghost, as is the case with Yusuke. She guides Yusuke to the hospital where he confirms that the little boy is okay. Instead of Botan taking Yusuke away to another world, she asks if he'll accept an ordeal that can return his life.

The Spirit World quite literally isn't prepared for Yusuke's death. His personality profile doesn't fit the actions he took to save someone else and the little boy wouldn't have died even if Yusuke didn't intervene. Due to these circumstances, Botan explains that Yusuke can earn a second chance.

Yusuke declines the deal, believing that everyone will be happier without him due to his pathetic life. Botan is surprised by Yusuke's response and asks that Yusuke think it over after his wake. Yusuke says he's already made a decision but Botan disappears. He attends his own wake expecting no one to be there and expects those who are there to be happy he's dead.

What Yusuke finds at his wake is actually very shocking for him. His mother appears almost in a comatose state and Keiko is crying. Most surprising of all, Kuwabara arrives to mourn Urameshi in his own way. Cursing his rival for leaving before he gets a chance to beat him, even shedding tears before getting dragged out by his friends. Two teachers comment on Kuwabara's outburst and use the chance to make fun of Yusuke's death. However, Principle Takenaka interrupts them and calls them out for their disrespect.

Mr. Takenaka mourns Yusuke and believes he had the potential to be someone great. The little boy and his mother also attend the wake and use the chance to honor the life he gave. They leave and the mother listens as her son ask if he can play with Yusuke again. Yusuke realizes that he's actually impacted these people's lives in a positive way. When Botan returns, Yusuke agrees to the ordeal to return his life. Immediately after, Botan escorts Yusuke toward the Spirit World.

## Credits

* Cast
* Staff