Yuu Yuu Hakusho

*Yu Yu Hakusho* follows Yusuke Urameshi, a 14-year-old street-brawling delinquent who, in an uncharacteristic act of altruism, is hit by a car and killed in an attempt to save a young boy by pushing him out of the way.[3][4][5] His ghost is greeted by Botan, a woman who introduces herself as the pilot of the River Styx, who ferries souls to the "Underworld" or Spirit World (霊界 *Reikai*) where they may be judged for the afterlife. Botan informs Yusuke that his act had caught even the Underworld by surprise and that there was not yet a place made for him in either heaven or hell. Thus Koenma, son of the Underworld's ruler King Enma, offers Yusuke a chance to return to his body through a series of tests.[3][4][5] Yusuke succeeds with the help of his friends Keiko Yukimura and Kazuma Kuwabara. After returning to life, Koenma grants Yusuke the title of "Underworld Detective" (霊界探偵 *Reikai Tantei*, lit. "Spirit World Detective"), charging him with investigating supernatural activity within the Human World (人間界 *Ningen Kai*). Soon Yusuke is off on his first case, retrieving three treasures stolen from the Underworld by a gang of demons: Hiei, Kurama and Goki.[4] Yusuke collects the three treasures with the aid of his new technique, the "Rei Gun", a shot of aura or Reiki (霊気 *Reiki*, "Spirit Energy") fired mentally from his index finger.[3][5] He then travels to the mountains in search of the aged, female martial arts master Genkai. Together with his rival Kuwabara, Yusuke fights through a tournament organized by Genkai to find her successor. Yusuke uses the competition as a cover to search for Rando, a demon who steals the techniques of martial arts masters and kills them.[4] Yusuke defeats Rando in the final round of the tournament and trains with Genkai for several months, gaining more mastery over his aura.[3] Yusuke is then sent to Maze Castle in the Demon Plane (魔界 *Makai*, lit. "Demon World"), a third world occupied solely by demons, where Kuwabara and the newly reformed Kurama and Hiei assist him in defeating the Four Beasts, a quartet of demons attempting to blackmail Koenma into removing the barrier keeping them out of the human world.

## Episode 26

Yuusuke is preparing for the upcoming tournament. Genkai is putting him into some hard training. While Yuusuke struggles to climb up a cliff, Genkai attacks him with a flurry of punches to the stomach to strengthen his physical resilience.

## Episode 31

During the Dark Tournament, Yuusuke is up against Chu whose strong side is close combat. In the beginning of the fight, Yuusuke can hardly keep up with Chu's speed who gives the boy a pounding to the gut. After inspecting the scene in slow motion, we can see that Yuusuke has to take 5 fast and furious hits to his stomach.

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## Episode 32

After both could not conclude their fight, Chu proposes a knife-edge deathmatch battle. In this total-melee battle, both oppenents pummel each other with strong blows to their bodies.

Yuusuke and Chu show great endurance and will. In the end, a mutual headbutt decides the match in favor of Yuusuke.

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