Yu Yu Hakusho Episode 1: Surprised to be Dead
死んだらオドロいた
Shindara Odoroita
Japanese air date: October 10, 1992
English air date: February 23, 2002
Episode Summary
Spirit Detective Saga
After what he would consider a normal day of skipping school, Yusuke Urameshi is hit by a car while trying to save a little boy’s life. He has just set into motion a large cycle of events that will set his life into a whirlwind of chaos. Upon meeting the sprightly pink-robed mystical being Botan, who claims to be the Grim Reaper, it is discovered that Yusuke’s sacrifice is a complete surprise to Spirit World and that they don’t have a place for him. Tragically, it is revealed that if Yusuke didn’t sacrifice himself, not only would the boy have avoided the car, but he would have one less scratch on his right arm. Botan makes Yusuke an offer to restore himself back to life. Yusuke initially refuses because he’s convinced that everyone would be better off without him. But after going to his wake and seeing his mother, his childhood friend Keiko, principal Takenaka, and even his rival Kazuma Kuwabara grieving for him, Yusuke makes the decision to go through with the ordeal.
