Editing YuYu Hakusho (section)

===Manga===
By 2013, ''YuYu Hakusho'' had over 50&nbsp;million copies in circulation in Japan alone, making it one of ''Weekly Shonen Jump'''s best-selling manga series.<ref name=jump2013>{{cite web|url=http://adnavi.shueisha.co.jp/mediaguide/2013/pdf/boys.pdf|title=Shueisha Media Guide 2013: Boy's & Men's Comic Magazines|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=December 5, 2013|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404160031/http://adnavi.shueisha.co.jp/mediaguide/2013/pdf/boys.pdf|archive-date=April 4, 2014}}</ref> Patricia Duffield, a columnist for ''[[Animerica Extra]]'', acknowledged the manga as "one of the kings of popularity in the mid-1990s" in the region where it saw mass availability from large bookstore chains to small train station [[kiosk]]s.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Duffield|first=Patricia|date=September 2001|title=Yû Yû Hakusho|journal=[[Animerica Extra]]|volume=4|issue=10|url=http://www.mindspring.com/~theduffields/resume/articles/indepths/yu_yu_hakusho.htm|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|issn=1533-1822|access-date=January 5, 2010|archive-date=October 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001154122/http://www.mindspring.com/~theduffields/resume/articles/indepths/yu_yu_hakusho.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''YuYu Hakusho'' earned Yoshihiro Togashi the [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] for {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} in 1993.<ref name="ShogakukanAward">{{cite web|url=http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html|script-title=ja:小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者|trans-title=Shogakukan Manga Award: Past winners|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|access-date=August 19, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805112042/http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html|archive-date=August 5, 2015}}</ref> Towards the end of the series' run, Togashi was publicly criticized for not meeting chapter deadlines and for lower quality art.<ref name="yoshirinessay"/><ref>{{cite book|author=Amano, Masanao|author2=Wiedemann, Julius|title=Manga Design|publisher=[[Taschen]]|year=2004|pages=366–369|isbn=978-3-8228-2591-4}}</ref> On [[TV Asahi]]'s Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, ''YuYu Hakusho'' ranked seventeenth.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:テレビ朝日『国民15万人がガチで投票!漫画総選挙』ランキング結果まとめ！ 栄えある1位に輝く漫画は!?|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746|website=animate Times|publisher=[[Animate (retailer)|Animate]]|access-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210103023119/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746|archive-date=January 3, 2021|language=ja|date=January 3, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

In North America, several volumes of the manga have ranked within the weekly [[Nielsen BookScan]] graphic novels list, including volume five at both sixth and ninth in October 2004, volume six at sixth in February 2005, and volume seven at seventh in June 2005.<ref>{{cite web|date=October 14, 2004|title='Fruits Basket' Stays on Top|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/5856.html|publisher=ICv2|access-date=December 3, 2009|archive-date=January 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118222136/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/5856.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=November 1, 2004|title=Negima Tops Bookstore GN Chart|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/5938.html|publisher=ICv2|access-date=December 3, 2009|archive-date=February 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229020847/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/5938.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=February 18, 2005|title=D.N.Angel Tops BookScan List|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/6457.html|publisher=ICv2|access-date=December 3, 2009|archive-date=February 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220163420/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/6457.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=June 24, 2005|title='Fruits Basket' Tops Bookstore Sales|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/7091.html|publisher=ICv2|access-date=December 3, 2009|archive-date=October 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003054844/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/7091.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004, the ''YuYu Hakusho'' manga serialization sparked a controversy when a Florida grade school teacher issued a complaint about material found in an issue of the American ''Shonen Jump'' magazine purchased by a fifth-grade student at a [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic Book Fair]]. The complaint centered around portions of the manga containing violence, mild profanity, a character wearing a [[swastika]], and another character smoking a cigarette. About 18,000 copies of the publication (out of 120,000) were returned from the fairs as a result of the matter. A Viz spokesperson defended the manga, clarifying that it is intended for older teens and that the alleged swastika is actually a [[Swastika#Buddhism|Buddhist ''manji'']].<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Reid, Calvin|date=April 5, 2004|title=Viz manga pulled from some Scholastic Fairs (Cultural Clash)|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-20978253_ITM|magazine=[[Publishers Weekly]]|access-date=April 23, 2010|archive-date=January 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112074934/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-20978253_ITM|url-status=live}}</ref>

The ''YuYu Hakusho'' manga publication has received mixed criticism from reviewers in English-speaking regions. Martin Ouellette of the Canadian ''[[Protoculture Addicts]]'' compared the progression of the series to ''[[Dragon Ball#Dragon Ball Z|Dragon Ball Z]]'' and stated, "Togashi's art, while simple, is extremely efficient and the story is really fun."<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Protoculture Addicts|publisher=Protoculture Inc.|title=Manga Reviews: Yu Yu Hakusho, Vol. 1|issue=79|url=http://www.protoculture.ca/PA/PA79Rwm.htm#15|date=November–December 2003|issn=0835-9563|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406145622/http://www.protoculture.ca/PA/PA79Rwm.htm#15|archive-date=April 6, 2016}}</ref> An older article by the same reviewer disagreed with the notion that ''YuYu Hakusho'' was similar to ''Dragon Ball'', stating that the former franchise has better-developed characters, more interesting action sequences, and more humor.<ref name="protoc"/> Eduardo M. Chavez of Mania.com enjoyed the manga's artwork and found that the supporting characters tend to be illustrated with more detail than the main characters. He praised Lillian Olsen's English translation but disliked Viz's use of overlaying English words to translate the expression of sound effects. In later volumes, Chavez was dismayed by the transition of the manga from the early detective cases to the Dark Tournament arc. He asserted, "Seeing fight, after fight, after fight gets boring and this seriously is only the start of this trend."<ref>{{cite web|author=Chavez, Eduardo M.|date=May 24, 2005|title=Yu Yu Hakusho Vol. #05|url=http://www.mania.com/yu-yu-hakusho-vol-05_article_82225.html|website=Mania.com|access-date=December 6, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011161557/http://www.mania.com/yu-yu-hakusho-vol-05_article_82225.html|archive-date=October 11, 2012}}</ref> Dan Polley, a staff reviewer of Manga Life, gave an average grade to the fifth volume, which entails Yusuke's battle with Suzaku, the leader of the Four Beasts. Although he found some battle sequences engaging, Polley judged the chapters as lacking in characterization and development. Polley also discounted the manga's comedy, considering the "bit gags or fairly lame jokes" to be "too much" at times.<ref>{{cite web|author=Polley, Dan|title=Yuyu Hakusho v5 Review|url=http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/YuyuHakushov5.htm|work=Manga Life|access-date=January 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013065516/http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/YuyuHakushov5.htm|archive-date=October 13, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>