Episode 112

To The Future
Kanji	フォーエバー!幽遊白書
Rōmaji	Fōebā! YūYūHakusho (Forever YuYu Hakusho!)
Japan Air Date	December 17, 1994
English Air Date	April 1, 2006
Episode	112
Manga	Chapters 170, 172, 175
Saga	Three Kings Saga
Opening Song	Smile Bomb
Ending Song	Smile Bomb (extended ver.)
Previous Episode	←Closure
Next Episode	Two Shots / All or Nothing→

To the Future is the eighteenth episode of season 4 and the final episode of YuYu Hakusho. It aired on December 17, 1994 in Japan and April 1, 2006 in the United States.

Short Summary

Two years after the tournament, Yusuke's friends have found peace in their lives. They all decide to go to the beach, where Keiko yells for Yusuke at the beach. Yusuke suddenly appears, and is tackled by Keiko, who kisses him.

Detailed Summary

About two years have passed since Yusuke left for the Demon World. The episode starts with Kurama and Kuwabara in the train station, discussing the outcome of the Demon World Tournament. They are approached by two of Kuwabara's high school classmates, who mistake Kurama for a young woman and tease Kazuma that Kurama is dating him (to the unease of Kazuma). As the two school girls take a train, Kurama mentions Kuwabara's popularity, and Kuwabara reveals that in the first day at Gaikou Fuzoku High School (Gai Tech), he predicted an earthquake, and this was the cause of his popularity. As the two boys take a second train, they talk about Yusuke and what happened in the Demon World Tournament. The scene changes to Keiko's high school, as Keiko herself makes her leave to an unknown place.

Back to Kurama and Kuwabara, they are eating a meal while Kurama explains to Kuwabara about the agreement made among the demons not to invade the Human World. Then Keiko and Shizuru arrive, and the four take a third train, and as they see a photo of a possible E.T. in the newspaper, Keiko finds out this E.T. is in fact Hiei. Kurama explains that after the end of the tournament, the losers were invited to work in a patrol to rescue possible humans who unwillingly stepped into the Demon World, and return them. It is revealed that not only Hiei is working in the patrol, but also visits Mukuro constantly.

The four arrive in Genkai's house, where they are received by Botan, Genkai herself, and Yukina. As Koenma join the group, Genkai announces the proximity of her death, and when this happens, she will give her home and it's vast land to them, as a good refuge if there is a possible invasion of demons.

As the group head down to the beach beyond Genkai's house, Genkai and Koenma remain inside. Keiko and Yukina watch sunset, while Botan and Kuwabara take off their shoes in order to search for seastars and seashells, and Kurama and Shizuru watch them from the distance. Suddenly Keiko outbursts a statement that she is tired of waiting for Yusuke, and, to her surprise, Yusuke answers that she needn't wait too much. Yusuke finally got back from Demon World as he promised. Keiko is excited to see Yusuke and earlier than she have thought. In this point the events of Two Shots / All or Nothing OVA have happened.

Immediately after, Keiko runs into Yusuke, knocking him down, and the two share a kiss. Yusuke starts chasing her for stealing that "lip time" from him. Keiko starts splashing water on him and Yusuke retaliates by splashing back. She then chases Yusuke far out in the beach and happily plays with him with the ocean waves.

Team Urameshi at the final scene of the anime series.

Kuwabara and Yusuke start getting each other in headlocks and Yusuke tells him that he will go to Demon World and be their king someday, since there will be a new tournament.

The series ends with the guys playing in the beach as the rest of the cast in shown. After the credits, Yusuke does his trademark shooting sign, ending the series. The ending tagline reads "Forever Fornever".

Characters in Order of Appearance

Kazuma Kuwabara Kurama Gai Tech female high schoolers (debut) Keiko Yukimura Unknown girls-only high schoolers (debut) Shizuru Kuwabara Hiei Big nose demon (debut) Kirin (cameo) Zakuro (debut)

Unnamed lost human (cameo) Mukuro Yukina Genkai Botan Koenma Yusuke Urameshi Jorge Saotome Pu

Anime Notes

• Hiei remains in the demon world.
• While Yusuke does not perform the Spirit Gun, he indeed does his trademark sign.
• In the manga's final chapter, Keiko, through Kuwabara, learns that Yusuke made a confession that she (Keiko) is his "goddess" (the term used by Yusuke himself). Because of this, Keiko confirms once and for all that Yusuke really loves her very much. This is where the kissing scene in the last episode of the anime could have happened.
• In the scene where Kurama and Kuwabara are talking in the train, a sign in a building shows the message: YUYUHAKUSHOEND (the end of Yu Yu Hakusho).

Trivia

• In the scene where Keiko is leaving the school, a truck passes by her, with the name "Narlboro" written in the side. This is a clear reference to the Marlboro cigarettes.

• Keiko's schoolmates bear some resemblance to Michiru Kaiou (Sailor Neptune) and Haruka Tenou (Sailor Uranus) from Sailor Moon. Yoshihiro Togashi and Naoko Takeuchi, Sailor Moon's author, are married in real-life.

• The original English dub had Yusuke be silent in the final shot when making his Spirit Gun stance, but the Blu-ray version adds a "Bang!" just before it closes out.

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