Yoshihiro Togashi

Yoshihiro Togashi is a Japanese manga artist. He began drawing manga at an early age, before being recognized for his talent by publishing company Shueisha while attending college. Togashi has authored several manga series in different genres during the past three decades. He is perhaps best known for writing and illustrating the YuYu Hakusho (1990–1994) and Hunter × Hunter (1998–present) series, both of which are some of the best-selling manga in history. Togashi is married to Naoko Takeuchi, the author of Sailor Moon.

Works

Hunter x Hunter

To fulfill his dreams of becoming a legendary Hunter like his dad, a young boy must pass a rigorous examination and find his missing father.

Release Date2011-10-02

DepartmentWriting

JobComic Book

Episode Count148

Vote Count1908

Yu Yu Hakusho

After dying to save a boy, delinquent tough guy Yusuke Urameshi is granted another chance at life by redeeming himself as a "Spirit Detective."

Release Date1992-10-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count18

Vote Count458

Hunter x Hunter

Gon Freecss discovers that the father he had always been told was dead was actually alive the whole time. Ging is a famous Hunter: an individual who has proven themself an elite member of humanity. Gon becomes determined to follow in his father's footsteps, pass the rigorous Hunter Examination.

Release Date1999-10-16

DepartmentWriting

JobComic Book

Episode Count62

Vote Count189

Level E

Earth has been populated by thousands of aliens from all over the galaxy. While all the other aliens are aware of their presence, it is a secret only from the Earthlings. Baka, the prince of the planet Dogra, crash lands on Earth and loses his memory. He forcibly moves in with Yukitaka Tsutsui, a first year high school student who had just moved out on his own. The normal life he once knew is quickly pulled away as he becomes the target of the prince's torment.

Release Date2011-01-11

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JobOriginal Series Creator

Episode Count13

Vote Count51

Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge

One day, Kurapika spots a child who looks very similar to his childhood friend, Pyro. However, when he catches up to him, the boy steals Kurapika's eyes with some kind of magical power. Gon, Leorio, and Killua promise to help find who took his eyes and get them back, but Killua is having his own problems when he is forced to face his past and whether he really is worthy to have Gon as a friend.

Release Date2013-01-12

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JobOriginal Series Creator

Vote Count207

Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission

Isaac Netero is the chairman of the Hunter Association. Decades ago he sealed away Jed, a Hunter who had mastered the use of On, the dark "shadow" of Nen. Now On users have reappeared at the Heaven's Arena "Battle Olympia" tournament. For Netero, this is the last mission: to protect the Association and the world from a threat driven by hatred and the thirst for revenge. And he's going to need all the help he can get in order to succeed.

Release Date2013-12-27

DepartmentWriting

JobOriginal Series Creator

Vote Count200

Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report

When the Spirit World is flooded due to an unusual rainfall which overflows the River Sanzu (aka the River Styx), Lord Koenma senses an extremely powerful enemy. He entrusts Death God Botan, to deliver to Spirit Detective Yusuke, a mysterious item which must be protected from the invading enemy. However, by the time Botan finds Yusuke, she's too weak to explain the situation. Yusuke and his friends are left in the dark about the new enemy, but not for long. Soon it is a battle for Earth between mere Spirit Detectives and the almighty king of the Netherworld.

Release Date1994-04-09

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JobOriginal Series Creator

Vote Count59

Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - The Golden Seal

While vacationing, Koenma is kidnapped by a pair of demons known as Koashura and Garuga, who demand the possession of Lord Enma's coveted "Golden Seal." Botan finds Yusuke Urameshi and Kazuma Kuwabara on their summer vacation as well, and asks for their assistance in Koenma's rescue.

Release Date1993-07-10

DepartmentWriting

JobOriginal Story

Vote Count70

Hunter × Hunter Pilot

The stand-alone pilot OVA which was shown as part of the "Jump Super Anime Tour" of 1998. Shortly before the TV series, a summary is presented of the story of Gon who wants to become a hunter and the friends he makes in the process.

Release Date1998-07-26

DepartmentWriting

JobComic Book

Vote Count35

Yu Yu Hakusho: Stage Drama

A delinquent teenager is killed in a car accident, and is resurrected as an investigator of the supernatural.

Release Date2020-02-27

DepartmentWriting

JobComic Book

Vote Count2

Yu Yu Hakusho - Two Shots / All or Nothing

Two Shots adapts the extra chapter of the same name, while All or Nothing adapts Chapter 174 of the same name and a scene of the final chapter of the manga, which also matches with the conclusion of the final episode of the anime series. Two Shots tells the story of how Kurama and Hiei met, while All or Nothing covers a story of the main characters coming back together to solve a hostage crisis in the spirit world.

Release Date2018-10-26

DepartmentWriting

JobOriginal Story

Vote Count2

Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho

Two recap specials that focus on Team Urameshi's matches in the Dark Tournament and four separate volumes focusing around one of the main characters; Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei, or Kuwabara.

Release Date1994-09-21

DepartmentWriting

JobComic Book

Vote Count40

HUNTER X HUNTER THE STAGE 2

“September 1st at York New City!!──” After completing the hunter exam, Gon, Killua, Kurapika, and Leorio acquire Nen abilities in their respective locations. They meet again in York New City, where the world's largest auction will be held. At the same time, the Phantom Troupe led by Chrollo also gathered in York New to steal all the auction items. The Phantom Troupe, commonly known as the "Spiders", was once a group of thieves who took the lives of Kurapika's entire clan, the Kurta tribe. Destiny intertwines like chains. Kurapika's eyes turn scarlet with anger and sadness. Constraints and Covenants. Eventually, Kurapika confronts the Phantom Troupe alone in order to exact his revenge. Will Gon and the others be able to guide the hearts of their precious friends to peace?

Release Date2024-04-14

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JobComic Book

Yu Yu Hakusho: Stage Drama Chapter 2

Yusuke Urameshi, revived as a spirit world detective, defeats the evil monsters that appear one after another with his reliable friends Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei in order to protect peace between the human world and the spirit world. In front of them, a formidable enemy stands in their way... The battles gradually become more intense as the stages change from the human world to the spirit world to the demon world, and what lies ahead as the story deepens...

Release Date2020-12-04

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JobComic Book

Hunter x Hunter: The Nightmare of Zoldyck

The second Hunter x Hunter musical. The story takes place after the Hunter Exam when Gon, Kurapika, and Leorio set off to Kukuroo Mountain to retrieve Killua from his family of assassins.

Release Date2002-08-01

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JobComic Book

Vote Count1

HUNTER X HUNTER THE STAGE

Hunter × Hunter: The Stage is a new upcoming play coming to Japan in May of 2023 and will be playing from the 12th - the 28th.

Release Date2023-05-12

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JobComic Book

Vote Count1

Hunter x Hunter: Real Stage

The stage play is an alternate retelling of the end of the Yorknew City arc, where Kurapika captures Chrollo and forces the Phantom Troupe to exchange their hostages of Gon and Killua for their leader. This play also features flashbacks of before the Phantom Troupe first came to be. Unlike the first two stage plays, this is not a musical.

Release Date2004-08-13

DepartmentWriting

JobComic Book