The Iconic Music used in the series was released on Japanese CDs but it was only a tiny bit of music, a YouTuber by the name of Alex Ryuu Has uploaded A playlist with the unreleased music which could be found on his channel. The localized opening theme is sung by Sara White and the closing themes are sung by members of the English cast including Stephanie Nadolny, Jerry Jewell, and Meredith McCoy. When Funimation gained rights to the series, English language versions of each of these songs were produced and arranged by musician Carl Finch. The series has one opening theme, "Smile Bomb" by Matsuko Mawatari, as well as five closing themes: "Homework Never Ends", "Sayonara ByeBye" and "Daydream Generation" also by Mawatari and "Give Me An Unbalanced Kiss" and "When The Sun Shines Again" by Hiro Takahashi. The music for the Yu Yu Hakusho anime adaptation was composed by Yusuke Honma. Togashi began creating YuYu Hakusho around November 1990, basing the series on his interests in the occult and horror films and an influence of Buddhist mythology. The manga becomes more focused on martial arts battles and tournaments as it progresses. After a number of tests presented to him by Koenma, the son of the ruler of the afterlife Underworld, Yusuke is revived and appointed the title of "Underworld Detective", with which he must investigate various cases involving demons and apparitions in the human world.
The series tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage delinquent who is struck and killed by a car while attempting to save a child's life. YuYu Hakusho is a Japanese anime series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi.