, also known as
Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files, is a Japanese
manga series written and illustrated by
Yoshihiro Togashi. 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. 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 manga becomes more focused on
martial arts battles and tournaments as it progresses. Togashi began creating
Yu Yu Hakusho around November 1990, basing the series on his interests in the
occult and
horror films and an influence of
Buddhist mythology.