Watch Order (Release = Chronological)Recommended
0 / 5 watchedRelease order matches story order. Watch the TV series straight through, then the extras in any order with the 2018 OVA last.
- 1 Yu Yu Hakusho (TV series) 112 episodes, 1992 to 1995. Studio Pierrot. The full manga story in four arcs.
- 2 Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie Standalone 30-minute film. Koenma rescue plot. Non-canon; watch after episode 30 or after the series.
- 3 Yu Yu Hakusho the Movie: Poltergeist Report Standalone feature. Netherworld invasion story. Non-canon; best watched after the Dark Tournament.
- 4 Eizou Hakusho OVAs VHS OVA series released 1994 to 1996. Recaps, image songs and short comedy sketches. Optional.
- 5 Yu Yu Hakusho: Two Shots / All or Nothing Two-part anniversary release with the 2018 Blu-ray box. Adapts Two Shot and All or Nothing. Watch last.
About Yu Yu Hakusho
Yusuke Urameshi, a 14-year-old delinquent, dies saving a child and earns a second life as a Spirit Detective who hunts demons in the human world. Studio Pierrot animated all 112 episodes for Fuji TV from October 1992 to January 1995, adapting Yoshihiro Togashi's 19-volume manga across the Spirit Detective, Dark Tournament, Chapter Black and Three Kings arcs.
Release order is the watch order. The two 1990s films tell standalone stories outside manga canon, the Eizou Hakusho tapes mix recaps with short comedy sketches, and the 2018 two-part OVA adapts the Two Shot bonus chapter plus the manga's penultimate chapter.
Good to know
The TV run has no full filler arc. Early Spirit Detective episodes add anime-original expansions, but all four major arcs follow the manga, so nothing is skipped. Both films are non-canon and can be watched after the series. The 2023 Netflix live-action series is a separate adaptation and stays out of this list. No new anime had been announced as of September 17, 2026.
