Yu Yu Hakushou is an older anime. It aired in the nineties and, well, nineties anime is my absolute favourite! The art style is beautiful, I love the exaggerated shading, the glassy eyes and long lashes. The female characters, in my opinion seemed a lot more interesting back then.
Anyways, fun fact, the guy who wrote Yu Yu Hakushou is the same guy who wrote Hunter x Hunter. He is also married to the woman who wrote Sailor Moon.
Yu Yu Hakushou aired at around the same time as Dragon Ball, so it was kind of overshadowed. People didn't start paying it any attention until the two thousands. Highly recommend it, especially if you like Hunter x Hunter. I kind of had a hard time deciding which one I should put in the Animetopoeia. I chose this one kind of on a whim. But I did write in a Hunter x Hunter crossover in my Dark Animetopoeia to make up for that. I just thought…A lot of the people in Hunter x Hunter are kind of psychopaths and I really wanted an assassin Harry who could use Rhythm Echo.
This was a tough decision. Really, it was. The 2011 Hunter x Hunter followed the story more closely, but the original 90s anime was so much grittier and explored these really dark corners that the remake just…didn't.
I do not own Harry Potter, Yu Yu Hakushou or Fairy Tail
The next day, Harry sat in class listening to the teacher's lecture on plant biology. He noticed that Keiko looked a bit dazed. She kept glancing over at Kuwabara's seat uncertainly. The door to the classroom slid open revealing the principal.
"Yukimura-san. Keiko Yukimura-san?" he called.
Keiko stood up in her seat,
"Yes, sir?"
"Would you come with me?" he asked, "There's something wrong with your mother."
Keiko looked alarmed, then quickly gathered her bag and walked out the door quickly. Harry's eyes drifted off to the side, wondering what that was all about…
Harry made his way up to the roof at lunch and opened up his bento.
"Harry!" Harry looked up to see Boton flying down on her oar.
"Oh, hey." Harry said, he was certain he was alone, so it wasn't like anyone would tell him he was crazy.
"You can see me, I knew it!" Boton exclaimed.
Harry nodded,
"Yeah, I can see spirits…Are you a ghost? You seem to be helping out Yusuke but you also seem different from him somehow…"
"Oh no. I'm not just a ghost. I'm a ferry girl, or a Shinigami if you want to get technical." She giggled.
"Oh." Harry blinked a few times, trying to connect this bubbly oar ridding girl to the Shinigami he'd seen in the previous world, "That sounds like an interesting job."
"And what about you?" Boton asked, "You're obviously not a normal human."
Harry hummed at this,
"I guess not. Sorry, would you like something to eat? I made plenty."
"Oh, thank you." She said, grabbing two egg rolls and popping them in her mouth, "This is delicious, did you make it yourself?"
"Yes, I did."
Then Boton shook herself,
"Oh, I'm getting distracted, bad Boton." She knocked herself over the head, "In any case, Yusuke needs your help!"
"My help?" Harry blinked, wondering what sort of help Yusuke could possibly need.
"Yes, he's coming back to life today." Boton explained, "But in order for him to come back, he needs life energy to start up the process."
"Life energy?" Harry wondered.
"He needs someone to kiss him." She explained.
"You want me to kiss him?" Harry asked her, not at all looking put out by this, "Alright, his mother already got a place, right? I guess I can make my way there." He began packing up his lunch.
"Just like that?" Boton asked disbelievingly.
Harry shrugged,
"I want him to wake up. It's sad seeing Keiko and Kuwabara so unhappy. Besides, I knew someone that died not long ago…I can understand."
Boton nodded, looking at him a little curious,
"You certainly are strange, Harry."
Harry smiled, it seemed people would be telling him that in every world he entered.
"So, I've been told. Let's go."
He walked back into the classroom and grabbed his bag and things. He jumped on a bus, Boton hung around him, watching him the whole time.
When he got off at the stop closest to Yusuke's apartment, Harry said out loud.
"You know; you don't have to keep staring at me like that."
"Sorry." Boton apologised, "It's just…the fact that you can see me so clearly proves that you must have immense spiritual power."
Harry smiled a bit at this,
"I've had experience with spirits before…all though most of them weren't particularly friendly." He admitted.
He walked up to the apartment door and tried to open up the door. It was locked. Of course, Harry thought. He took out a pen from his bag, then drew a ruin on the lock. He pressed his fingers against it. The ruin glowed green a moment, then Harry opened up the door.
"What was that?" Boton wondered.
"Don't worry, the lock should work again." Harry dismissed her concern, though Boton protested,
"That's not what I was worried about…" she trailed off.
Harry walked up the stairs. Then hummed to himself, stopping outside one of the doors.
"This is the apartment, right? I'm afraid I wasn't paying too much attention yesterday." He admitted.
"Yes, this is the place." Boton confirmed.
Harry juggled the door handle, but it was locked too. He pulled out his pen again and drew the same ruin on the handle. The lock disengaged and Harry walked into the apartment, taking off his shoes.
"I feel like this is super illegal." Harry sighed, "I'd better not get into trouble for this."
"Don't worry, Harry. Once Yusuke wakes up it will all be good."
Harry shrugged, then walked down the hall and opened up a sliding door. Yusuke wasn't there…
"Over here." Boton said, gesturing to another room.
Harry opened up the door and noted that Yusuke's body appeared to be glowing with a yellow-golden hue. Yusuke's spirit, and the toddler from before were there, waiting at Yusuke's bedside.
"So Boton was right." The toddler said, turning to face Harry, "You are unusually attuned to the spirit world, more so than even Kuwabara."
Harry looked between them then gave a small nod,
"I don't really know Yusuke. But I don't want to see those closest to him remain so sad. I want to help him come back."
"R-really?" the spirit of Yusuke asked disbelievingly.
Harry shrugged,
"I'll help however I can." He walked over to where Yusuke was, he could feel the strange energy that surrounded the body, connecting it to the spirit world. It just needed energy. Harry knelt down, and kissed the boy right on the lips. It was quick, and Harry drew away pretty fast. But he noticed that Yusuke's spirit had disappeared. Harry could see the energy inside Yusuke jump start. The boy's eyes flickered open, and the previously unconscious body rose up from his bed.
Boton and the toddler seemed to disappear, though Harry could tell they were floating somewhere above the apartment complex. He could still feel their presence.
"How you feeling?" Harry asked him.
Yusuke looked around, flexed his hand, looking down as though he had no real way to explain just how he was feeling. He quickly wiped his lips though.
"You tell anyone we kissed and you'll regret it." The growled.
Harry rolled his eyes. This guy was a lot like Ichigo in the whole 'upholding his image' sort of way.
"Do I look like I care? And how about a bit of thanks? I did just help bring you back from the dead you know." Harry watched in amusement as Yusuke looked away, crossing his arms over his chest.
It was clear to Harry that he wasn't about to say 'thank you.'
"Oh well, you hungry? You haven't eaten in a while. I can make something for you if you want." He suggested.
Yusuke shot him a strange look,
"Why are you being so nice to me? It's not like we've met before or anything."
Harry rolled his eyes,
"I don't know. 'Because you don't seem like much of a cook, your body might be a little weak, and I happen to be pretty good at cooking and can do something about it?" Harry suggested, "Why shouldn't I help someone who needs it?"
Yusuke just shot him a strange look. Harry sighed, then turned and walked out of his bedroom, moving off to the kitchen. He looked through the fridge and found some eggs, some milk, but not much else.
"You don't have much in terms of ingredients." Harry noted, but there was some stuff there that he could use.
He settled on making beef stew. He'd gotten the recipe from Tatsuki's mother and it was simple enough with few ingredients.
"That smells good." Yusuke said coming out of his room, "So, you can really cook?"
"Yup." Harry said, "I've been living on my own for a couple of years now. Plus, I like cooking."
He turned the element on the stove off and got out a bowl from the cupboard. There was a pile of dirty dishes on the counter. It was clear that Yusuke and his mother weren't particularly good at cleaning.
Harry gave Yusuke the bowl of stew.
"Go eat." He said, "I'm going to clean up the kitchen a bit. This is a mess." He said, filling the sink with warm water and dish soap.
"Uh, okay…geez, you're like a guy version of Keiko." He said in a huffy sort of tone.
He took the bowl of stew Harry had poured him and sat down at the dinning room table then started eating.
"It's good." He murmured and Harry knew he wasn't really meant to hear that, but he had, and smiled to himself.
He cleaned up the kitchen then dried off his hands and gave a small stretch as Yusuke went back for more of the stew Harry had made, and he had made plenty.
"There should be more there for tomorrow." Harry said, "Mind if I eat here? I haven't finished my lunch and I don't want it to go to waste. Boton came flying in all panicked like during my lunch period."
"Sure." Yusuke said, "Knock yourself out."
Harry sat down and took out his lunch, finishing up his meal as Yusuke ate his stew.
"Still though," the self-proclaimed punk said, "How is it you can see spirits? And why didn't you say anything early on?"
Harry shrugged,
"I've been able to see stuff like that a while. I'm not really used to letting other people know about that though, and I try to keep it a secret. I used to live with some relatives who hated anything strange." Harry grimaced, "They called me a freak…and they absolutely hated me. You can tell I don't have a good track record or anything."
"I see." Yusuke nodded, "I know some kids who have grown up in some pretty shitty situations. Most of the time they're distrustful of adults and…well, anyone really."
Harry raised an eyebrow,
"That's very insightful." He commented.
Yusuke sneered,
"You don't have to sound all surprised." His eyes narrowed in suspicion at Harry, "I don't particularly trust you…but you did save my life so…thanks."
Harry nodded,
"You're welcome. And you have a grounds for not trusting me. I do have some secrets that I don't particularly want to tell you, or anyone really. I'm not going to lie though."
Yusuke seemed to tilt his head, still not buying it,
"Fair enough." He said cautiously.
"Well…I guess I'll lie to get out of life threatening situations…or detentions." Harry grinned, "But I won't lie otherwise."
"Now that I believe."
Despite Yusuke's positive bill of health, he didn't return to class until a week after he had woken up.
Harry had met up with Kuwabara and his friends on the way to school and walked with them. When they got to the gates, Yusuke was there and everyone in the vicinity was looking at the green clad boy with fear.
Kuwabara placed a hand on his shoulder, causing Yusuke to turn around.
"Kuwabara?" he wondered.
Kuwabara smiled, his eyes sparkling,
"I hear ya, life's a drag." He jumped back and looked about ready to fight, "But don't worry. You'll be in ghost land soon!" he declared, "After I put you there myself!" he began laughing and Harry just raised an eyebrow at the behaviour.
"Kuwabara," Okubo said leaning in slightly, "Shouldn't you be thanking him for rescuing your kitten?"
"I'll thank him as soon as I've finished beating him up!" Kuwabara shouted, causing Okubo to cringe slightly.
Harry slapped a hand to his face and Yusuke just looked on with a deadpanned expression. Sometimes Kuwabara and logic just didn't seem to get along at all.
"No…" Yusuke said, "Not much has changed at all." A book was slapped over his head, it was the principal who had just walked in through the gates,
"Don't be foolish." He said, walking off towards the school. Yusuke rubbed the back of his head and glared at the man.
"First period begins in one and a half minutes." The man continued, "I'm sure you'll be in your seat by then."
"Dammit! Takenaka...I'm thinking I'm gonna have to skip." Yusuke huffed.
"You could at least go to your first day back!" Keiko shot back, not wanting him to miss classes at all.
"Yeah! I thought you'd be smarter after being dead." Kuwabara laughed.
"Kuwabara…that doesn't make any sense." Harry said, "How does being dead make someone smarter…wait, did he say a minute and a half? We're gonna be late!"
Harry and Keiko ran into the school, though it seemed Yusuke and Kuwabara made their way down slower, not really caring whether they made it or not.
Thankfully, Harry and Keiko made it to class right on time. Harry sat down at his desk, letting out a sigh or relief. That had been a close one…