Yu Yu Hakusho season 4

Yu Yu Hakusho
Season 4
No. of episodes	18
Release
Original network	Fuji Television
Original release	August 20 (1994-08-20) – December 17, 1994 (1994-12-17)
Season chronology

The fourth and final season of the Yu Yu Hakusho anime series, known as the Saga of the Three Kings, was directed Noriyuki Abe and produced by Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising and Studio Pierrot. The episodes were released in North America by Funimation. It adapts Yoshihiro Togashi's Yu Yu Hakusho manga series by Yoshihiro Togashi from the seventeenth through nineteenth volumes over eighteen episodes. The episodes cover Yusuke Urameshi's journey to Makai to meet his demon ancestor, and his attempts to resolve the unstable political situation in Makai.

The season initially ran from August 20 to December 17, 1994, on Fuji Television in Japan. The English episodes were shown from December 2005 to April 2006 on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block.

Three pieces of theme music are used for the episodes; one opening theme and two closing themes. The opening theme is "Hohoemi no Bakudan" (微笑みの爆弾, lit. "Smile Bomb") by Matsuko Mawatari. The closing themes are "Taiyō ga Mata Kagayaku Toki" (太陽がまた輝くとき, lit. "The Sun is Shining Again") by Hiro Takahashi, used for the first eight episodes, and Mawatari's "Daydream Generation" for all remaining episodes except episode 112, which uses "Hohoemi no Bakudan" as the closing theme.

Six DVD compilations, each containing three episodes of the saga, have been released by Funimation. The first compilation was released on November 23, 2004, and the sixth compilation was released on July 19, 2005. A DVD collection box, containing all six compilations of the saga, was released by Funimation on March 7, 2006. A Blu-ray compilation was released by Funimation on November 29, 2011.

Episode list

No.	Title	Director	Storyboard	Writer	Original air date	English air date
95	"Yusuke's Destiny" (Yusuke's Destiny — Footsteps of Danger) Transliteration: "Yūsuke no Unmei. Kiken no Ashioto" (Japanese: 幽助の運命・危険の足音)	Akiyuki Shinbo	Motosuke Takahashi	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	August 20, 1994 (1994-08-20)	December 3, 2005
96	"Three Strangers, Three Kings" (Visitors of Darkness — The Mystery Deepens) Transliteration: "Yami no Hōmonsha. Fukamaru Nazo" (Japanese: 闇の訪問者・深まる謎)	Haruo Nakayama	Shigeru Ueda	Yoshiyuki Ōhashi	August 27, 1994 (1994-08-27)	December 10, 2005
97	"Departing Living World" (Parting — Our Respective Departures) Transliteration: "Wakare. Sorezore no Tabidachi" (Japanese: 別れ・それぞれの旅立ち)	Junya Koshiba	Kazunori Mizuno	Sukehiro Tomita	September 3, 1994 (1994-09-03)	December 17, 2005
98	"Return to Demon World" (To the Demon Realm! A Meeting with the Father) Transliteration: "Makai e! Chichi to no Taimen" (Japanese: 魔界へ! 父との対面)	Shigeru Ueda	Akihiro Enomoto	Hiroshi Hashimoto	September 10, 1994 (1994-09-10)	December 24, 2005
99	"Haunted by the Past" (Unforgettable Memories! A Time of Birth) Transliteration: "Wasure e nu Kioku. Tanjō no Toki" (Japanese: 忘れ得ぬ記憶・誕生の時)	Masami Shimoda	Masami Shimoda	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	September 17, 1994 (1994-09-17)	December 31, 2005
100	"The Secret of the Jagan" (The Secrets of the Jagan Revealed) Transliteration: "Akasareru Jagan no Himitsu" (Japanese: 明かされる邪眼の秘密)	Junya Koshiba	Junya Koshiba	Yoshiyuki Ōhashi	September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)	January 7, 2006
101	"Reunion of the Bandits" (Demon Realm Thieves — A Thousand-Year Reunion) Transliteration: "Makai Tōzoku. Sennen me no Saikai" (Japanese: 魔界盗賊・千年目の再会)	Hitoyuki Matsui	Hitoyuki Matsui	Hiroshi Hashimoto	October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)	January 14, 2006
102	"Torn Between Identities" (Yoko Transformation! A Creeping Bloodlust) Transliteration: "Yōko Henka! Shinobiyoru Satsui" (Japanese: 妖狐変化! 忍び寄る殺意)	Junya Koshiba	Motosuke Takahashi	Sukehiro Tomita	October 8, 1994 (1994-10-08)	January 21, 2006
103	"Inheritance" (A Father's Last Words — Memories of a Distant Day) Transliteration: "Chichi no Yuigon. Tōi Hi no Omoi" (Japanese: 父の遺言・遠い日の想い)	Haruo Nakayama	Shigeru Ueda	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)	January 28, 2006
104	"Every Demon For Himself" (An Unexpected Proposal — A Change in the Demon Realm) Transliteration: "Igai na Teian. Makai no Hendō" (Japanese: 意外な提案・魔界の変動)	Shigeru Ueda	Akihiro Enomoto	Yoshiyuki Ōhashi	October 22, 1994 (1994-10-22)	February 4, 2006
105	"The Preliminaries" (Great Battle in the Demon Realm — The Preliminaries Commence!) Transliteration: "Makai Taisen. Yosen Kaishi!" (Japanese: 魔界大戦・予選開始!)	Masami Shimoda	Masami Shimoda	Sukehiro Tomita	October 29, 1994 (1994-10-29)	February 11, 2006
106	"The Battle of Father and Son" (Father and Son Battle! Yomi and Shura) Transliteration: "Tatakau Oyako! Yomi to Shura" (Japanese: 闘う親子! 黄泉と修羅)	Junya Koshiba	Junya Koshiba	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	November 5, 1994 (1994-11-05)	February 18, 2006
107	"The Demon World Tournament Begins" (Fierce Fighting! Men Fighting for their Dreams) Transliteration: "Gekitō! Yume ni Kaketa Otoko Tachi" (Japanese: 激闘! 夢に賭けた男たち)	Hitoyuki Matsui	Hitoyuki Matsui	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	November 12, 1994 (1994-11-12)	February 25, 2006
108	"Farewell, Kurama" (Kurama, A Break with the Past) Transliteration: "Kurama, Kako to no Ketsubetsu" (Japanese: 蔵馬, 過去との決別)	Masami Shimoda	Noriyuki Abe	Sukehiro Tomita	November 19, 1994 (1994-11-19)	March 4, 2006
109	"Love and War" (Showdown! Hiei and Mukuro) Transliteration: "Taiketsu! Hiei to Mukuro" (Japanese: 対決! 飛影とムクロ)	Akiyuki Shinbo	Motosuke Takahashi	Yoshiyuki Ōhashi	November 26, 1994 (1994-11-26)	March 11, 2006
110	"A Reason to Fight" (My Power — This is My All!) Transliteration: "Ore no Chikara. Kore ga Subete da!" (Japanese: 俺の力・これが全てだ!)	Shigeru Ueda	Akihiro Enomoto	Hiroshi Hashimoto	December 3, 1994 (1994-12-03)	March 18, 2006
111	"Closure" (Concluded! The End of the Conflict) Transliteration: "Ketchaku! Gekitō no Hate Ni" (Japanese: 決着! 激闘の果てに)	Masami Shimoda	Masami Shimoda	Yoshiyuki Ōhashi	December 10, 1994 (1994-12-10)	March 25, 2006
112	"To the Future" (Forever YuYu Hakusho!) Transliteration: "Fōebā! YūYūHakusho" (Japanese: フォーエバー!幽遊白書)	Junya Koshiba	Junya Koshiba	Yoshiyuki Ōhashi	December 17, 1994 (1994-12-17)	April 1, 2006

References

General

• "Official Funimation site for the saga". Funimation. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2007-11-04.

Specific

External links

• Studio Pierrot's YuYu Hakusho website (in Japanese)
• FUNimation's YuYu Hakusho website